Dr. Phil Payne, chair of the history department at St. Bonaventure University, invited Emerging Civil War's Chris Mackowski to team teach a course on the Civil War for the Spring 2025 semester. In this episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, they talk about their experience together in the classroom. This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.
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America 250: Lexington & Concord (with Rob Orrison)
Rob Orrison from ECW's sister-site, Emerging Revolutionary War, joins the ECW Podcast to talk about the start of the America 250 celebration in Lexington and Concord. Rob recaps ECW's round-the-clock coverage and talks about the events that sparked the American Revolution. This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.
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Feeding Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (with Michael Hardy)
An army fights on its stomach. Historian Michael C. Hardy joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to explain the ins and outs of feeding the Confederacy's most prominent army, how that differed from other armies, and how those challenges changed over time.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.
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The Siege of Spanish Fort (with Paul Brueske)
"Digging all night and fighting all day"—that's how one participant described the 1865 siege of Spanish Fort just outside Mobile, Alabama. We'll talk with Paul Brueske, author of a book about the siege.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.
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Appomattox 160, Part 02 (with Thomas Jessee and Curt Fields)
The second of a two-part conversation with living historians Thomas Jessee and Curt Fields, who portray R.E. Lee and U.S. Grant and respectively. They'll walk us through the experiences of both generals on the road to Appomattox Court House. This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world’s largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.
Get fresh perspectives and great insights on America’s defining event from the historians at Emerging Civil War. Co-hosted by Chris Mackowski and a revolving cadre of ECW’s contributors, the Emerging Civil War Podcast taps into an award-winning lineup of historians from a wide variety of backgrounds, with a wide variety of interests. Listen to the Emerging Civil War Podcast and be part of the conversation. We'll see you online and on the battlefield.
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