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This year has been a wild one. The news has been filled with tragedy, such as in the story of the lives lost on the submersible Titan. There has also been talk about innovation in regards to artificial intelligence. Tonight we address those topics in regards to the cold case, the nautical mystery, H.L. Hunley. Joining us again is Archaeologist Michael Scafuri, leading expert on the Hunley. 

Please listen to our first interview on the Hunley here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/796715/3634123-h-l-hunley-a-nautical-mystery-of-the-civil-war

Special thank you to Kellen Butler for setting up this interview!

Learn more about the Hunley here:

https://www.hunley.org/

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

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The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
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Daniel See comes on the show to discuss the Asian-American experience during the Civil War and in the reenacting community!

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

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This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
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Master storyteller, Cody C. Engdahl, comes on the show to discuss those famous Civil War personalities who were veterans of a war many have forgotten. We will discussing the experience of Civil War leaders during their time in the Mexican American War.

Purchase Engdahl's most recent book here: https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Love-Swashbuckling-Adventure-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B0BH3HF4K8

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
One time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW
Monthly payment through Patreon and unlock unique perks!
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This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

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This is our tribute to the 160th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. Author and National Park Service Ranger, Matt Borders, is back on the show! This time he discusses his latest work with  Joseph Stahl, Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp's Hill: Gettysburg's Critical Defense.

More from Matt Borders here: https://historythingspodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
One time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW
Monthly payment through Patreon and unlock unique perks!
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This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

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This afternoon I sit with Charles Epting of H.R. Harmer Fine Stamp Auctions to discuss an amazing piece of Untold Civil War, a letter describing the feats of the U.S. Colored Troops.

Access the auction here: https://hrharmer.com/

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
One time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW
Monthly payment through Patreon and unlock unique perks!
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This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

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Have a passion for history? Want to honor those who served? Need a new reenacting "impression?" If you answered yes, then the Gettysburg Guard is for you!

More from the Gettysburg Guard here-https://www.instagram.com/thegettysburgguard/

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
One time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW
Monthly payment through Patreon and unlock unique perks!
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=tru

This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

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We sit with Artist Mark Maritato to discuss what it takes to bring a Civil War battle to life via the strokes of a paint-brush. 

For more information on Mark Maritato’s Artwork Please visit: https://www.maritato.com
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Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
One time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW
Monthly payment through Patreon and unlock unique perks!
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=tru

This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:
The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.
Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you.
Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers.
The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.
HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical video content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site.
1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!
POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

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I sit with Historian Michael Hardy to discuss the cavalrymen of the 39th Virginia who were specifically recruited to serve as scouts, guides, and couriers for General Robert E. Lee.

More from Michael Hardy Here: http://www.michaelchardy.com/

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
(The podcast receives monetary compensation from these options.)

Make a one time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW

Make a monthly payment through Patreon and get the most up to date news on the podcast!

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=tru

This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:

The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.

Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you. Follow Civil War Trails and create some history of your own.

Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers. In each quarterly issue of MI, readers find a mix of analysis, case studies, examinations of material culture and personal stories that offer a unique perspective on the human aspect of the Civil War.

The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.

1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!

POLR-Path of Least Resistance
Post-Service is a difficult transition.  One of the deficiencies during separation that we find difficult is the loss of camaraderie and relationships.  POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

Military Missives
Want to explore the great military campaigns in history? Military missives allows you to deep dive into a military campaign. Pick a campaign such as Sherman’s Atlanta campaign and each month you will receive one new battle map and two documents related to the operation. This makes a fantastic gift for any history buff! Use code, "untoldcivilwar" to get 10% off! 

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Untold Civil War at the movies! I sit with Ben Frail of the 2nd Rhode Island (reenacting) to discuss the movie Gettysburg! Do you agree with our review? What did we miss?

Interview with Patrick Falci-A.P. Hill: https://www.buzzsprout.com/796715/episodes/7625353

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
(The podcast receives monetary compensation from these options.)

Make a one time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW

Make a monthly payment through Patreon and get the most up to date news on the podcast!

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=tru

This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:

The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.

Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you. Follow Civil War Trails and create some history of your own.

Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers. In each quarterly issue of MI, readers find a mix of analysis, case studies, examinations of material culture and personal stories that offer a unique perspective on the human aspect of the Civil War.

The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.

1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!

POLR-Path of Least Resistance
Post-Service is a difficult transition.  One of the deficiencies during separation that we find difficult is the loss of camaraderie and relationships.  POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

Military Missives
Want to explore the great military campaigns in history? Military missives allows you to deep dive into a military campaign. Pick a campaign such as Sherman’s Atlanta campaign and each month you will receive one new battle map and two documents related to the operation. This makes a fantastic gift for any history buff! Use code, "untoldcivilwar" to get 10% off! 

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

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Season four has begun! Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen non-fiction books, as well as ten novels. On this episode we discuss Tom Custer, just one character covered in his book, The Other Custers. Tom would earn 2 Medals of Honor in the Civil War and would fall beside his brother, George, at the Little Bighorn.

Music is graciously provided by Craig Duncan.

Our website: https://untoldcivilwar.squarespace.com/

Our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMWx

Support the show:
(The podcast receives monetary compensation from these options.)

Make a one time donation of any amount here: https://www.paypal.me/supportuntoldCW

Make a monthly payment through Patreon and get the most up to date news on the podcast!

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51151470&fan_landing=tru

This show is made possible by the support of our sponsors:

The Badge Maker
Proudly carrying affordable, USA made products for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history.

Civil War Trails
The world's largest 'Open Air Museum' offering over 1,350 sites across six states. Paddle to Frederick Douglass's birthplace, follow the Gettysburg Campaign turn-by-turn in your car, or hike to mountain tops where long forgotten earthworks and artillery positions await you. Follow Civil War Trails and create some history of your own.

Military Images Magazine
America’s only magazine dedicated solely to the study of portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers. In each quarterly issue of MI, readers find a mix of analysis, case studies, examinations of material culture and personal stories that offer a unique perspective on the human aspect of the Civil War.

The Excelsior Brigade
Dealers in FINE CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA.
The goal of the "Brigade" is to offer high quality, original items while ensuring the best in service and customer satisfaction.

HistoryFix
Come enjoy history! Whether it’s a movie, short film, documentary or site visit - come find a way to get away for a bit! Explore stories from the Middle Ages to the early 21st century. Enjoy historical content always ad free and get a 7-day free trial as you explore our site. Be sure to check in on Fridays as that’s when new content is uploaded.

1863 Designs
Are you looking for Civil War themed graphic design, logo design, historical art and or hand drawn art? Look no further than 1863 Designs. Use the code, “UNTOLD” for 15% off your purchase!

POLR-Path of Least Resistance 
Post-Service is a difficult transition.  One of the deficiencies during separation that we find difficult is the loss of camaraderie and relationships.  POLR is dedicated to bring service members together to help facilitate programing that will bring the community together.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Support the show