The Unlikely Occupiers (with Madeline Feierstein)
A military governor and his provost marshal—occupation duty in wartime Alexandria, Virginia, paired two unlikely partners, John Slough and Henry Horatio Wells. As we explore our theme of "Rivalries an...
24 Helmi 46min
Soldier of the South (with Edward Hagerty)
The Army of Northern Virginia was led by larger-than-life personalities. So how did the mild-mannered Lt. General Richard Anderson fit in once he rose to corps command? Edward Hagerty joins the Emergi...
17 Helmi 1h 14min
The GOP and Civil War Memory (with Tim Galsworthy)
During and in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, through the Civil War centennial, the Republican Party drew on America’s memories of the war in order to reorganize and reinvent itself. Tim Galswo...
10 Helmi 55min
Civil War Memories in a Polarized America (with Jen Murray and John Kinder)
Today’s political polarization has had an impact on how weremember the Civil War—and how we remember the Civil War impacts how we view today’s politics. In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podca...
3 Helmi 57min
Grant & Rawlins (with Curt Fields & Melissa Winn)
As Emerging Civil War prepares to examine "Partnerships & Rivalries" at our 2026 Symposium, we take a look at one of the most important relationships to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Curt Fields an...
20 Tammi 1h 12min
Remembering John Adams (with Marianne Holdzkom)
The Emerging Civil War Podcast steps back in history to the Revolutionary Era for a discussion with Dr. Marianne Holdzkom about Founding Father John Adams. How do we remember a man who often worried h...
13 Tammi 58min
Impressment (with Neil Chatelain)
Imagine being rounded up on land or captured at sea and then being forced to work on an enemy ship. The practice was called "impressment," and as Neil Chatelain explains, navies during the Civil War—N...
6 Tammi 52min
