Behind The Lines
Our interview series featuring conversations with prominent members of the American Civil War community
Published: 4/8/16
What is the connection between Abraham Lincoln and Walt Disney?
Learn about two of history’s most beloved figures, Abraham Lincoln and Walt Disney, in our latest Behind the Lines interview with Dr. Brian Craig Miller, Associate Professor at Emporia State...
Published: 3/25/16
How do the myths about Sherman’s March line up with the historical realities?
Sherman’s March remains one of the contentious and mythologized events of the Civil War. Learn about how some of these myths line up with the realities in this interview with...
Published: 3/11/16
How do we explain the continued endurance of the idea of black Confederates?
In this Behind the Lines interview, we talk with scholar Kevin Levin about where the phrase and idea of black Confederates came from and why it is so compelling for...
Published: 2/19/16
What was the seedy side of Richmond like during the Civil War?
We talk with Ashley Whitehead Luskey about how the Civil War changed the city of Richmond in terms of size and especially in terms of social customs. As the city...
Published: 1/29/16
What are the biggest myths surrounding the battle of Cold Harbor?
We talk with Mike Gorman, an historian and park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park about the many myths surrounding Cold Harbor. Did 3,000 men really die in one hour?...
Published: 11/13/15
What role did creative marketing play in financing the Civil War?
Wars are expensive, and the Civil War was certainly no exception! We talk with PhD Candidate, Dave Thomson, about how new marketing strategies for bonds helped finance the Civil War.
Published: 11/2/15
Why was the Civil War in the West important?
Published: 10/16/15
What type of combat did most Civil War soldiers face?
Were soldiers more likely to experience gigantic battles like Gettysburg or was the Civil War experience typically smaller in scale? Scott Nesbit and Andrew Fialka, both of the University of...
Published: 10/2/15
How did Civil War women deal with the loss of their husbands?
Angela Elder discusses how widows dealt with the loss of their husbands during and after the Civil War.
Published: 9/18/15
Would there have been a debate over the Confederate flag 100 years ago?
Our conversation with Dr. Karen Cox, Professor of History at UNC-Charlotte, about whether or not there would have been a debate over the Confederate flag 100 years ago. To learn...
Published: 7/10/15
An Interview with Brian Matthew Jordan
Our conversation with Brian Matthew Jordan, a Lecturer at Gettysburg College and recent author of “Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War,” published by W.W. Norton. In this...
Published: 6/19/15
An Interview with Lisa Tendrich Frank
Our conversation with Lisa Tendrich Frank, historian and recent author of “The Civilian War: Confederate Women and Union Soldiers during Sherman’s March,” now out with Louisiana State University Press. In...
Published: 4/17/15
An Interview with Brian Craig Miller (2015)
Our Conversation with Brian Craig Miller, an Associate Professor of history at Emporia State University and recent author of “Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South,” now out with...
Published: 2/20/15
Am Interview with Richard Fox
Our conversation with Richard Fox, Professor of history at the University of Southern California and recent author of “Lincoln’s Body: A Cultural History,” now out with W.W. Norton. In this...
Published: 2/13/15
An Interview with Martha Hodes
Our conversation with Martha Hodes, a Professor of history at New York University, and recent author of “Mourning Lincoln,” now out with Yale University Press. In this interview, Dr. Hodes...
Published: 1/23/15
An Interview with Peter Carmichael (2015)
Our conversation with Peter Carmichael, the Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. In this interview, Dr. Carmichael touches on some of the events and speakers at this...Published: 1/16/15
An Interview with Barton Myers
Our conversation with Dr. Barton Myers, an Assistant Professor of history at Washington and Lee University and the author of “Rebels Against the Confederacy: North Carolina’s Unionists.” In this interview,...Published: 1/9/15
An Interview with Don Doyle
Our conversation with Don Doyle, the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the recent author of “The Cause of All Nations: An International History of...