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One of the new fields in Civil War history is what is known as “sensory history:” what people experienced, thought, smelled, tasted, heard, etc. Dr. James McPherson and Dr. Mark Smith discuss these...
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Dr. Mark Smith analyzes auditory experiences during the Secession Convention, and the sounds and voices in Charleston, S.C., during the Civil War.
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In this segment, Dr. Mark Smith discusses tastes, and what people typically ate during the Civil War. He uses Vicksburg, and foods, as examples to illustrate this aspect of sensory history.
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In this segment, Dr. McPherson details the impact of President Abraham Lincoln’s election victory on the South, before the Civil War. Lincoln's victory is seen as one of the key motivations the South...
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Walter Edgar talks with Dr. McPherson about the increase in Civil War writings within the past thirty years. Writers have since expanded on aspects like civilian life, experiences for common soldiers...
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What must it have been like to be a crew member on board the C.S.S. Hunley? Dr. Mark Smith opines.
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In this segment, Dr. Thomas discusses the attitudes and animosity the North showed the South, and vice-versa. He then discusses how many people on both sides did not consider the consequences of such...
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Dr. Thomas analyzes the impact of introducing African-Americans into Confederate military service near the end of the Civil War. African-Americans completely disproved the notion of “racial...
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Dr. Emory Thomas, the Regents Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia, joins Dr. Edgar for a discussion of the Civil War in this 150th year anniversary of its beginning. Thomas has...
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Dr. Thomas opines on how some ramifications from the Civil Still resonate in the present day.