Behind The Lines
Our interview series featuring conversations with prominent members of the American Civil War community
Published: 12/6/13
An Interview with Diane Sommerville
Our conversation with Diane Sommerville, an associate professor of history at Binghamton University and author of a recent article entitled “‘A Burden Too Heavy to Bear’: War Trauma, Suicide, and...
Published: 12/6/13
An Interview with Matt Dellinger
Our conversation with Matt Dellinger, a writer and author of a piece entitled “Why I Fight” in the Civil War Monitor’s Fall 2013 issue. In this interview, Dellinger touches on...
Published: 11/15/13
An Interview with Harold Holzer
Our conversation with Harold Holzer, esteemed Lincoln scholar and the Roger Hertog Fellow at the New York Historical Society. In this interview, Holzer details his thoughts on the meaning of...Published: 10/31/13
An Interview with David Gleeson
Our conversation with David Gleeson, a Reader in American History at Northumbria University and author of “The Green and the Gray: The Irish in the Confederate States of America,” now...
Published: 10/28/13
An Interview with Kathryn Shively Meier
Our conversation with Kathryn Shively Meier, an assistant professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of “Nature’s Civil War: Common Soldiers and the Environment in 1862 Virginia,” published...
Published: 10/18/13
An Interview with Elizabeth Varon
Our conversation with Elizabeth Varon, the Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia and author of “Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of...Published: 9/20/13
An Interview with Ben Wright and Zach Dresser
Our conversation with Ben Wright and Zach Dresser, editors of “Apocalypse and the Millennium in the American Civil War Era,” forthcoming from LSU Press. In the interview, Wright and Dresser...Published: 9/13/13
An Interview with Margaret Humphreys
Our conversation with Margaret Humphreys, the Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine at Duke University and author of Marrow of Tragedy: The Health Crisis of the American...Published: 9/6/13
An Interview with Cate Wyatt
Our conversation with Cate Wyatt, President of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. In the interview, Wyatt discusses the extensive work of the partnership over a 180 mile stretch from...Published: 7/5/13
An Interview with Timothy Wesley
Our conversation with Timothy Wesley, a lecturer in history and religious studies at Penn State University and affiliate of the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center. In...Published: 6/28/13
An Interview with Caroline Janney
Our conversation with Caroline Janney, an associate professor of history at Purdue University and author of Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation published by the...Published: 6/21/13
An Interview with J.P. Terry
Our conversation with J.P. Terry, CEO of Smartdoc Technologies and the developer of the Gettysburg150 app. In this interview, Terry discusses the features of the Gettysburg150 app as well as...Published: 6/14/13
An Interview with Allen Guelzo
Our conversation with Allen Guelzo, the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College and author most recently of Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, published by...Published: 6/7/13
An Interview with Ron Maxwell
Our conversation with Ron Maxwell, director of the forthcoming film “Copperhead.” In this interview, Ron discusses the motivation behind filming this work and its similarities and differences to his...Published: 5/31/13
An Interview with Michael David Cohen
Our conversation with Michael David Cohen, an assistant research professor of history at the University of Tennessee and author of Reconstructing the Campus: Higher Education and the American Civil...Published: 5/24/13
An Interview with John Marszalek
Our conversation with Dr. John Marszalek, the Executive Director and Managing Editor of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library. Dr. Marszalek is also the Giles...Published: 5/17/13
An Interview with William A. Link
Our conversation with William A. Link, author of Atlanta, Cradle of the New South: Race and Remembering in the Civil War’s Aftermath published by the University of North Carolina...
Published: 5/10/13
An Interview with CWI’s Peter Carmichael
Our conversation with Peter Carmichael, the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Pete offers his thoughts on the...