A Conversation with Jim Hessler

Ulysses S. Grant was known as a heavy cigar smoker. How does a living historian like Curt Fields deal with that? Curt joins Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War podcast to talk about Grant's ciga...

9 Mai 202340min

Historian Brian Steel Wills joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about his new book, Running the Race: The "Public Face" of Charlton Heston and Heston's love of history--including Heston's Civ...

25 Apr 202345min

Dive into a discussion about Civil War monuments and how they relate to our memory of the war. Emerging Civil War historians Jon Tracey and Chris Mackowski talk about the ECW 10th Anniversary Series b...

18 Apr 202347min

Explore the 22 critical decisions of the Shiloh Campaign with Dave Powell as he talks about his new book, Decisions at Shiloh.

4 Apr 202351min

Hit the Civil War Trails on the road to Richmond with Drew Gruber, who joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about a new trail brochure, The Civil War in Coastal Virginia. Drew Gruber, the exec...

28 Mar 202330min

The Adams County Historical Society is getting ready to open its new museum in Gettysburg. Executive Director Andrew Dalton joins Emerging Civil War to offer an update--including a bit of a sneak peek...

14 Mar 202334min

Camp Nelson National Monument, one of the newest sites in the National Park Service system, has a vibrant and complex Civil War and Emancipation history. Chief Interpreter Steve Phan joins the Emergin...

28 Feb 202340min

It's Black History Month, but Black history has found itself in the political crosshairs. Kevin Levin of Civil War Memory joins Emerging Civil War's Chris Mackowski to discuss.

25 Feb 202344min