From books to barbecue, from current events to colonial history, Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. (A production of South Carolina Public Radio.)
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Dr. Smith outlines the decrease in morale in the South after Gettysburg. The South suffered heavy losses, and some critics made their feelings known regarding General Robert E. Lee, and Confederate...
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September 6, 1863: The final assault on Battery Wagner by Federal forces causes the Confederate troops to abandon the fort. With Battery Wagner now empty, the Union troops can now turn their guns on...
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Attacks by the Cherokee still occurred in 1776, in backcountry S.C. It was during the Cherokee Campaigns where Andrew Pickens earned his reputation as an Indian fighter. The Catawba Indians allied...
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In this segment, John Slaughter discusses the growing appreciation of smaller battles and skirmishes throughout the American Revolution. Smaller engagements such as these had just as much of an impact...
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Dr. Maria Jacobsen, the senior archaeologist on the Hunley project, discusses the excavation process of Hunley.
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General Robert E. Lee sends Gen. Jubal Early toward Washington D.C., in an attempt to divert attention away from the siege at Petersburg.
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In this segment, Winston Groom analyzes Grant’s mindset during the Civil War, and then briefly compares Grant to the other Union generals cycled through the Civil War..
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In this segment, Dr. Watson outlines the differences in management systems between rice plantations, and cotton plantations.
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In this segment, Dr. Morgan discusses morale for the troops in the Confederate army; why they fought, what kept them together, and the importance of their faith. Dr. Morgan recounts how troop morale...
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Cassandra King talks about Pat Conroy’s unfinished novel. He wrote over two hundred pages for this book, but passed away before it could be completed.
