Behind The Lines
Our interview series featuring conversations with prominent members of the American Civil War community
Published: 12/5/14
An Interview with Lesley Gordon
Our conversation with Lesley Gordon, Professor of History at the University of Akron and author of “A Broken Regiment: The 16th Connecticut’s Civil War,” published by LSU Press. In this...Published: 11/21/14
An Interview with Stephen Cushman
Our conversation with Stephen Cushman, the Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at the University of Virginia and recent author of “Belligerent Muse: Five Northern Writers and How They Shaped...Published: 11/14/14
An Interview with Glenn LaFantasie
Our conversation with Glenn LaFantasie, the Robert Frockt Family Professor of History at Western Kentucky University. In this interview, we discuss Dr. LaFantasie’s most recent article entitled “Broken Promise” that...
Published: 11/7/14
An Interview with Jonathan White
Our conversation with Jonathan White, an Assistant Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and author of “Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln,” published by...Published: 11/7/14
An Interview with William Blair
Our conversation with William Blair, the Liberal Arts Research Professor in U.S. History at Pennsylvania State University and author of “With Malice Towards Some: Treason and Loyalty in the Civil...
Published: 10/31/14
An Interview with Harold Holzer (2014)
Our conversation with Harold Holzer, the Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Roger Hertog Fellow at the New-York...Published: 10/27/14
An Interview with James Broomall
Our conversation with James Broomall, an assistant professor of history at the University of North Florida. In this interview, we discuss Broomall’s latest work, a journal article entitled “We are...Published: 10/3/14
An Interview with Craig Warren
Our conversation with Craig Warren, an Associate Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University at Erie, the Behrend College. In this interview, Warren discusses his recent article entitled “Rebel Yell”...Published: 9/26/14
An Interview with Graham Dozier
Our conversation with Graham Dozier, the Managing Editor of Publications at the Virginia Historical Society and recent editor of “A Gunner in Lee’s Army: The Civil War Letters of Thomas...Published: 5/9/14
An Interview with Nicholas Marshall
Our conversation with Nicholas Marshall, an associate professor of history at Marist College and recent author of “The Great Exaggeration: Death and the Civil War,” featured in the March issue...Published: 5/2/14
An Interview with Shauna Devine
Our conversation with Shauna Devine, Visiting Research Fellow in the department of the history of medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University and author of “Learning...Published: 4/18/14
An Interview with Michael Adams
Our conversation with Michael Adams, the Regents Professor of History Emeritus at Northern Kentucky University and author of “Living Hell: The Dark Side of the Civil War,” now out with...Published: 4/15/14
An Interview with Michael Frost Beckner
Our conversation with Michael Frost Beckner, the creator, writer, and executive producer of “To Appomattox,” an exciting new miniseries event. In this interview, Beckner details the history of this project...Published: 4/4/14
An Interview with CWI’s Jill Titus
Our conversation with Jill Titus, the Associate Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. In this interview, Dr. Titus discusses the plans for the 2014 CWI which centers...Published: 4/1/14
An Interview with Chris Wheeler
Our conversation with Chris Wheeler, the writer, producer, and director of “Civil War: The Untold Story,” a new five part mini series premiering on PBS nationwide in April 2014. In...Published: 3/28/14
An Interview with James Marten
Our conversation with James Marten, chair of the History Department at Marquette University and author of “The Ubiquitous Mr. Tanner,” an article published in the spring 2014 issue of The...Published: 3/7/14
An Interview with Susannah J. Ural
Our conversation with Susannah J. Ural, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi and recent author of “Don’t Hurry Me Down to Hades: The Civil War...Published: 2/7/14
An Interview with Jaime Martinez
Our conversation with Jaime Martinez, an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and author of “Confederate Slave Impressment in the Upper South,” now out...