ECW's Neil Chatelain discusses Treasure and Empire: The Panama Route, the West, and the Campaigns to Control America's Mineral Wealth—gold, silver, and copper—during the Civil War.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to

The Civil War in Hawai'i (with Paul Taylor)

26 days ago 41m 18s

Aloha from Hawai'i! Author Paul Taylor joins the ECW Podcast to talk about the footprints the American Civil War left on the Pacific island kingdom.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the worl

Developing Leaders and Inspiring Kids (with Jaimee Umstaddt)

Apr 2nd, 2024 54m 55s

Jaimee Umstattd of the Gettysburg Foundation joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast as part of Women's History Month to talk about her work with the Foundation's Leadership program and "Children of 1863" museum.This episode of the Emerging Civi

Gettysburg Roundtable (with Michele Hessler)

Mar 19th, 2024 46m 8s

For Women's History Month, Michele Hessler, vice president of the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable, talks about Civil War life in the most famous small town in America.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil Wa

Incarceration, Occupation, and Insurrection (with Angela Zombek)

Mar 12th, 2024 54m 16s

In commemoration of Women's History Month, Dr. Angela Zombek from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about incarceration, occupation, insurrection, and more.This episode of the Emerging Civ

Army Under Fire (with Cecily Nelson Zander)

Mar 5th, 2024 53m 29s

Join Emerging Civil War's chief historian, Cecily Nelson Zander, for a discussion about her new book, "The Army Under Fire: Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era."This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trai

Never Such a Campaign (with Dan Welch and Kevin Pawlak)

Feb 27th, 2024 1h 9m

Join co-authors Dan Welch and Kevin Pawlak as they discuss their new title in the Emerging Civil War Series, "Never Such a Campaign: The Battle of Second Manassas."This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War T

Civil War Unforgettables (with John Waugh)

Feb 20th, 2024 38m 46s

Award-winning author John Waugh talks about some of the most colorful, best-known, and surprising personalities of the Civil War, collected in his new book "Unforgettables: Winners, Losers, Strong Women, and Eccentric Men of the Civil War Era."

The Cost of War (with Garry Adelman)

Feb 13th, 2024 32m 26s

How do you measure the cost of war? Garry Adelman, chief historian for the American Battlefield Trust, joins Chris Mackowski to talk about a new publication they collaborated on—available exclusively through the Trust—that offers a "visual summ

General George Meade (with Andy Waskie)

Feb 6th, 2024 59m 6s

Andy Waskie of the General Meade Society joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about the Union army's famous "goggle-eyed snapping turtle," George Gordon Meade, the victor of the battle of Gettysburg.This episode of the Emerging Civil W

Only a Matter of Time (with Nathan Provost)

Jan 23rd, 2024 53m 15s

Crunch the numbers at Cold Harbor with Dr. Nathan Provost as he joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to discuss casualties at one of the war's most controversial—and misrepresented—battles.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is bro

Civil War Videogaming (with Tyler McGraw)

Jan 16th, 2024 47m 35s

Tyler McGraw, the Unfiltered Historian, joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about his essay in the ECW hardcover "The Civil War and Pop Culture": Civil War video games and their effectiveness as a tool for introducing new audiences to

Conflict of Command (with George Rable)

Jan 9th, 2024 53m 47s

Historian George Rable, author of "Conflict of Command: George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War," joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion about his new book and his long career.This episode of the

The Iron Dice of Battle (with Tim Smith)

Dec 19th, 2023 56m 21s

Historian Timothy B. Smith returns to the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about "The Iron Dice of Battle," his new biography of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West.This episode of the Emerging Civil War

A Conversation with Jim Hessler

Dec 6th, 2023 47m 37s

Join the Emerging Civil War Podcast for a conversation with Jim Hessler—historian, author, Dan Sickles biographer, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide, and co-host of the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Po

Reevaluating John Schofield (with Joe Ricci and Sean Chick)

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 10m

Union General John Schofield was a major player in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and later one of the most consequential Generals in Chief of the U.S. Army. But was he also a snake in the grass? Join historians Joe Ricci and Sean Chick

Introducing Tonya McQuade and Evan Portman

Nov 21st, 2023 59m 15s

Join the Emerging Civil War Podcast for a conversation with the two most recent additions to ECW's stable of writers, Tonya McQuade and Evan Portman.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the worl

Confederate Cancel Culture (with Kevin Levin and Todd Groce)

Nov 19th, 2023 51m 12s

Confederate Gen. James Longstreet was one of the original victims of "cancel culture"—and he was "cancelled" by fellow Confederates. Historians Kevin Levin and Todd Groce join the Emerging Civil War Podcast for a discussion of Confederate Cance

Bayou Battles for Vicksburg (with Tim Smith)

Nov 7th, 2023 48m 54s

Historian Timothy B. Smith joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about the latest volume in his ongoing study of the Vicksburg Campaign. "Bayou Battles for Vicksburg" covers Ulysses S. Grant's operations from January–April 1863.This epi

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and "Gettysburg" (with Tom Desjardin)

Oct 17th, 2023 45m 46s

Did Little Round Top make Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's career? Did the movie "Gettysburg" make Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain? To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie "Gettysburg," historian Tom Desjardin joins the Emerging Civil War Pod

The Battle of Perryville (with Cecily Nelson Zander and Chris Kolakowski)

Oct 10th, 2023 58m 23s

October 8 marked the anniversary of the 1862 battle of Perryville. ECW Chief Historian Cecily Nelson Zander and historian Chris Kolakowski, author of "The Civil War at Perryville: Battling for the Bluegrass," join Chris Mackowski for a discussi

Bristoe Station (with Kevin Pawlak and Jeff Hunt)

Oct 3rd, 2023 1h 9m

The 160th anniversary of the battle of Bristoe Station is coming up on October 14. Join the Emerging Civil War Podcast for a conversation with historians Kevin Pawlak and Jeff Hunt--author of Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station--about this key pha

The Civil War and Pop Culture

Sep 26th, 2023 1h 13m

A discussion of the recent title in the Emerging Civil War 10th Anniversary Series, The Civil War and Pop Culture.

Wreaths Across America 2023

Sep 22nd, 2023 21m 42s

Emerging Civil War will be helping raise money and awareness for Wreaths Across America again for 2023. Chris Mackowski talks with ECW's Sarah Kay Bierle, who is co-leading the effort.