C-Span Civil War Series

Thanks for alerting us to all these programs, @JerseyBart . I spent the evening watching some of the older videos and am really coming to appreciate them. The ones I've seen so far were very informative and entertaining at the same time. The ones I liked best from the ones I watched tonight: @Eric Wittenberg about the Battle of Trevilian Station ("Custer's first Last Stand" :D) and William "Jack" Davis about Grant's and Lee's leadership ("If the war had been up to McClellan and Johnston, they would still be retreating from each other today until they bumped into each other from behind somewhere near Taiwan!" :rofl:).

Just picked out three more that I'm going to watch. This is gonna be a long night... :laugh:
 
Thanks for alerting us to all these programs, @JerseyBart . I spent the evening watching some of the older videos and am really coming to appreciate them. The ones I've seen so far were very informative and entertaining at the same time. The ones I liked best from the ones I watched tonight: @Eric Wittenberg about the Battle of Trevilian Station ("Custer's first Last Stand" :D) and William "Jack" Davis about Grant's and Lee's leadership ("If the war had been up to McClellan and Johnston, they would still be retreating from each other today until they bumped into each other from behind somewhere near Taiwan!" :rofl:).

Just picked out three more that I'm going to watch. This is gonna be a long night... :laugh:
I’m glad you’re interested!!! I do my best to update every Friday for the weekend.
 
Saturday, September 1
9:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg Heritage CenterThe Civil War Battle of Gettysburg - The WheatfieldThe Wheatfield was a 20-acre parcel on the Rose farm at Gettysburg and the site of intense ...

6:00 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union General George Meade at GettysburgAuthor and historian Kent Masterson Brown talked about Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign. He examined Meade's strategy and decision-making in the early part of the campaign leading into the start of the battle. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute.

Sunday, September 2
4:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union General George Meade at GettysburgAuthor and historian Kent Masterson Brown talked about Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded the ...
9:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg Heritage CenterThe Civil War Battle of Gettysburg - Devil's DenDevil's Den is a section of the Gettysburg battlefield dominated by
 
Saturday, September 1
9:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg Heritage CenterThe Civil War Battle of Gettysburg - The WheatfieldThe Wheatfield was a 20-acre parcel on the Rose farm at Gettysburg and the site of intense ...

6:00 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union General George Meade at GettysburgAuthor and historian Kent Masterson Brown talked about Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign. He examined Meade's strategy and decision-making in the early part of the campaign leading into the start of the battle. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute.

Sunday, September 2
4:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union General George Meade at GettysburgAuthor and historian Kent Masterson Brown talked about Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded the ...
9:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg Heritage CenterThe Civil War Battle of Gettysburg - Devil's DenDevil's Den is a section of the Gettysburg battlefield dominated by

Missed a few:

Friday, August 31
11:23 PM to 12:45 AM
Gettysburg National park, 1917-1918
From Gettysburg, Pa., the Eisenhower National Historic Site hosts a symposium on World War I.

Saturday, September 1
5:51 AM to 7:11 AM
Gettysburg National Park, 1917-1918

10:40 AM to 12:00 PM
Gettysburg National Park, 1917-1918

4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
History Bookshelf. Noah Andre Trudeau Southern Storm." Author Noah Andre Trudeau talks about his book, "Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea."

8:00 PM to 8:52 PM
Lectures in History. Pre-Civil War Anti-Slavery Movement. Professor Matt Harris teaches a class about the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.

Sunday, September 2
12:00 AM to 12:52 AM
Lectures in History. Pre-Civil War Anti-Slavery Movement. Professor Matt Harris teaches a class about the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.

2:00 AM to 3:15 AM
History Bookshelf. Noah Andre Trudeau Southern Storm." Author Noah Andre Trudeau talks about his book, "Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea."

6:00 AM to 6:52 AM
Lectures in History. Pre-Civil War Anti-Slavery Movement. Professor Matt Harris teaches a class about the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.

8:00 AM to 8:42 AM
History Bookshelf. Ann Blackman, Wild Rose. Author Ann Blackman talks about her book, "Wild Rose: Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War Spy."

1:11 PM to 2:00 PM
Dwight D. Eisenhower at Camp Colt
From Gettysburg, Pa., the Eisenhower National Historic Site hosts a symposium on World War I.

9:10 PM to 10:00 PM
Dwight Eisenhower at Camp Colt

Monday September 3
1:10 AM to 2:00 AM
Dwight D. Eisenhower at Camp Colt
 
Saturday September 8
10:25 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union General George Meade at GettysburgAuthor and historian Kent Masterson Brown talked about Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded the

6:00 PM EDTApprox. 55 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Gettysburg & Vicksburg as Turning PointsMatt Atkinson has worked as a ranger at both the Gettysburg and Vicksburg national military parks.

6:55 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Common Civil War SoldiersPeter Carmichael is director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. He talked about his

Sunday, September 9
4:00 AM EDTApprox. 55 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Gettysburg & Vicksburg as Turning PointsMatt Atkinson has worked as a ranger at both the Gettysburg and Vicksburg national military parks.

4:55 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Common Civil War SoldiersPeter Carmichael is director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. He talked about his ...
 
Saturday, September 22

6:00 PM EDTApprox. 59 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Civil War Turning PointsA panel of historians explored the people and battles considered pivotal to the outcome of the ...

6:59 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 1 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union Spy Elizabeth Van LewUniversity of Virginia professor Elizabeth Varon talked about Elizabeth Van Lew, who operated a ...

Sunday, September 23

4:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Civil War Turning PointsA panel of historians explored the people and battles considered pivotal to the outcome of the ...

10:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Battle of Antietam, Lincoln and EmancipationScott Hartwig, the former supervisory historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, talked about ...

6:50 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.National Civil War MuseumThe Civil War Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and EspionageMilitary historian William Feis talked about his book, "Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence ...

10:50 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.National Civil War MuseumThe Civil War Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and EspionageMilitary historian William Feis talked about his book, "Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of September 29 through October 6
All times and durations are subject to change

Saturday, September 29

10:45 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.National Civil War MuseumThe Civil War Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and EspionageMilitary historian William Feis talked about his book, "Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence ...

6:00 PM EDTApprox. 50 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Civil War Turning Points OverviewHistorian and National Park Service ranger Robert Dunkerly listed his top 10 turning points of the ...

6:50 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War U.S. Colored Troops & DesertionHistorian Jonathan Lande talked about desertion among U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. ...

Sunday, September 30
4:00 AM EDTApprox. 50 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Civil War Turning Points OverviewHistorian and National Park Service ranger Robert Dunkerly listed his top 10 turning points of the ...

4:50 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War U.S. Colored Troops & DesertionHistorian Jonathan Lande talked about desertion among U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. ...

10:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Civil War Turning Points PanelA panel of historians explored the people and battles considered pivotal to the outcome of the ...

11:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Union Spy Elizabeth Van LewUniversity of Virginia professor Elizabeth Varon talked about Elizabeth Van Lew, who operated a ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of October 6 through October 13
All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, October 6
6:00 PM EDTApprox. 55 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War 1864 Presidential ElectionRea Andrew Redd talked about the presidential election of 1864. He outlined the Republican and

... 6:55 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Shenandoah Valley Battlefields FoundationThe Civil War Confederate Battle Flag DebatesAmerican Civil War Museum historian John Coski talked about the history of the Confederate battle ...

Sunday, October 7
10:00 AM EDTApprox. 50 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Civil War Turning Points OverviewHistorian and National Park Service ranger Robert Dunkerly listed his top 10 turning points of the ...

10:50 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War U.S. Colored Troops & DesertionHistorian Jonathan Lande talked about desertion among U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of October 13 through October 20
All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, October 13
6:00 PM EDTApprox. 55 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War Ulysses S. Grant as Union Army General in ChiefHistorian Chris Kolakowski talked about the events leading up to President Abraham Lincoln naming ...

6:55 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Gettysburg College | Civil War InstituteThe Civil War Dwight Eisenhower & GettysburgGettysburg College professor Michael Birkner looked at Dwight Eisenhower's interest in the Civil ...

Sunday, October 14
10:00 AM EDTApprox. 55 min.Emerging Civil WarThe Civil War 1864 Presidential ElectionRea Andrew Redd talked about the presidential election of 1864. He outlined the Republican and ...

10:55 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Shenandoah Valley Battlefields FoundationThe Civil War Confederate Battle Flag DebatesAmerican Civil War Museum historian John Coski talked about the history of the Confederate battle ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of November 3 through November 10
All times and durations are subject to change

Saturday, November 3

6:00 PM EDTApprox. 55 min.Shepherd UniversityThe Civil War Depictions of Violence at AntietamHistorian Peter Carmichael talked about the various ways violence at the 1862 Battle of Antietam ...

6:55 PM EDTApprox. 57 min.Shenandoah Valley Battlefields FoundationThe Civil War Confederate Monument ControversiesAmerican Civil War Museum CEO Christy Coleman looked at the controversies surrounding Confederate ...

Sunday, November 4

10:00 AM ESTApprox. 50 min.Shepherd UniversityThe Civil War Clara Barton & the Battle of AntietamNursing historian Amelia Grabowski talked about Clara Barton's experience as a field nurse at the ...

7:00 PM ESTApprox. 55 min.Shepherd UniversityThe Civil War Depictions of Violence at AntietamHistorian Peter Carmichael talked about the various ways violence at the 1862 Battle of Antietam ...

11:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Shepherd UniversityThe Civil War Depictions of Violence at AntietamHistorian Peter Carmichael talked about the various ways violence at the 1862 Battle of Antietam ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of November 30 through December 7
All times and durations are subject to change

Saturday, December 1

6:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Kansas City (MO) Public LibraryThe Civil War Female Civil War SoldiersPublic historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart explored the stories of women who defied ...

Sunday, December 2
3:10 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Kansas City (MO) Public LibraryThe Civil War Female Civil War SoldiersPublic historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart explored the stories of women who defied ...

10:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Politics and Prose BookstoreThe Civil War Violence in Congress & the Civil WarJoanne Freeman talked about her book, "The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of December 15 through December 22
All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, December 15
6:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War SoldierThe Civil War Women During the Civil WarHistorian Catherine Clinton talked about the wide range of roles women took on during the Civil ...

7:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War SoldierThe Civil War Women and African Americans at GettysburgAuthor Margaret Creighton talked about women and African Americans at Battle of Gettysburg and how ...

Sunday, December 16 4:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War SoldierThe Civil War Women During the Civil WarHistorian Catherine Clinton talked about the wide range of roles women took on during the Civil ...

5:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War SoldierThe Civil War Women and African Americans at GettysburgAuthor Margaret Creighton talked about women and African Americans at Battle of Gettysburg and how ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of January 18 through January 25

All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, January 19 6:00 PM ESTApprox. 48 min.Lincoln Forum (Abraham Lincoln Studies Group)The Civil War Ex-Confederates & Post-Civil War PardonsAuthor and former jurist Frank Williams looked at the question facing Union leaders in the ...

Sunday, January 20 10:00 AM ESTApprox. 55 min.Lincoln Forum (Abraham Lincoln Studies Group)The Civil War Lincoln and the Fugitive Slave ActAndrew Delbanco is the author of "The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of February 16 through February 23
All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, February 16

6:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 14 min.Frederick County Civil War RoundtableThe Civil War Women Soldiers in the Civil WarHistorical interpreters told stories of some of the women who disguised themselves as young men ...

Sunday, February 17

3:55 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Frederick County Civil War RoundtableThe Civil War Women Soldiers in the Civil WarHistorical interpreters told stories of some of the women who disguised themselves as young men ...

10:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.Lincoln Forum (Abraham Lincoln Studies Group)The Civil War Women During the Civil WarA group of historians discussed the different ways women experienced the Civil War, depending on ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of February 22 through March 1

All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, February 23 6:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 30 min.American Civil War MuseumThe Civil War Abraham Lincoln, Politics and the Supreme CourtRhodes College professor Timothy Huebner described how Abraham Lincoln changed the Supreme Court ...

Sunday, February 24 3:30 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 30 min.American Civil War MuseumThe Civil War Abraham Lincoln, Politics and the Supreme CourtRhodes College professor Timothy Huebner described how Abraham Lincoln changed the Supreme Court ...

10:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Frederick County Civil War RoundtableThe Civil War Women Soldiers in the Civil WarHistorical interpreters told stories of some of the women who disguised themselves as young men ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of March 16 through March 23
All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, March 16 6:00 PM EDTApprox. 58 min.Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe Civil War Clara Barton Missing Soldiers OfficeJake Wynn is the director of interpretation at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in ...

Sunday, March 17 4:20 AM EDTApprox. 58 min.Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe Civil War Clara Barton Missing Soldiers OfficeJake Wynn is the director of interpretation at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in ... 10:00 AM EDTApprox. 50 min.Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe Civil War USS Monitor's Wartime Service, Sinking & RecoveryJohn Quarstein is director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center and author of "The Monitor Boys: The ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of April 12 through April 19

All times and durations are subject to change
Saturday, April 13 6:00 PM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Virginia Museum of History and CultureThe Civil War Confederate Deserter John FutchGettysburg College history professor Peter Carmichael talked about Confederate soldier John Futch ...

Sunday, April 14 3:50 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr. 5 min.Virginia Museum of History and CultureThe Civil War Confederate Deserter John FutchGettysburg College history professor Peter Carmichael talked about Confederate soldier John Futch ...

10:00 AM EDTApprox. 1 hr.Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe Civil War Soldier Remains at ManassasBrandon Bies is the superintendent of Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. He talked ...

9:05 PM EDTApprox. 55 min.Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe Civil War Soldier Remains at ManassasBrandon Bies is the superintendent of Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. He talked ...

Monday, April 15 1:05 AM EDTApprox. 55 min.Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe Civil War Soldier Remains at ManassasBrandon Bies is the superintendent of Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. He talked ...
 
The Civil War Schedule
Week of April 27 through May 4
All times and durations are subject to change

Saturday, April 27
6:00 PM EDT Approx. 40 min. University of Virginia | Nau (John L.) Center for Civil War History The Civil War African Americans & the Union Army Oberlin College professor Tamika Nunley detailed the reasons behind African Americans joining the ...
6:40 PM EDT Approx. 45 min. American Civil War Museum, University of Virginia | Nau (John L.) Center for Civil War History The Civil War African Americans and the Civil War Cassandra Newby-Alexander talked about her book, "Standing on the Precipice of Change: Virginia's

Sunday, April 28
10:00 AM EDT Approx. 50 min. University of Virginia | Nau (John L.) Center for Civil War History The Civil War Comparing Civil War Theaters Author and historian Gary Gallagher analyzed the differences between the three major Civil War ...
3:17 PM EDT Approx. 43 min. Longwood University, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park The Civil War Paroling Gen. Lee's Army After Appomattox Caroline Janney is editor of the book, "Petersburg to Appomattox: The End of the War in Virginia." ...
 
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