Book Talk with Derek D. Maxfield – “Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War”
VirtualBy turns, he has been called a savior and a barbarian, a hero and a villain, a genius and a madman. Condemned …
Book Talk with Frank P. Varney – General Grant and the Verdict of History: Memoir, Memory and the Civil War
VirtualUlysses S. Grant is best remembered today as a war-winning general, and he certainly deserves credit for his efforts on behalf of …
Voices of Abolition Part I
VirtualThis is a live, virtual course hosted by Roundtable, which includes interactive opportunities and post-course recordings available for all course participants. Summary: …
Book Talk with Steve Goldman
VirtualSteve Goldman delves into the federal law under which the Virginia legislature commissioned the Lee figure within the Grand Army of the …
Voices of Abolition Part II
VirtualThis is a live, virtual course hosted by Roundtable, which includes interactive opportunities and post-course recordings available for all course participants. Summary: …
One Image, Two Freedom Fighters – Part I
VirtualThis is a FREE live, virtual course hosted by Roundtable, which includes interactive opportunities and post-course recordings available for all course participants. …
One Image, Two Freedom Fighters – Part II
VirtualThis is a FREE live, virtual course hosted by Roundtable, which includes interactive opportunities and post-course recordings available for all course participants. …
Book Talk with Doug Crenshaw
VirtualIn the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: …
Book Talk with Jon-Erik Gilot and Kevin R. Pawlak
VirtualJon-Erik Gilot has been indelibly fascinated with Harpers Ferry since his first visit as a child—so much so that he later proposed …
First Ladies of the Civil War
VirtualThis is a live, virtual course hosted by Roundtable, which includes interactive opportunities and post-course recordings available for all course participants. Summary: …
Book Talk with Fergus M. Bordewich
VirtualAt its peak in the early 1870s, the Klan boasted tens of thousands of members. To repel the virulent tidal wave of …
Solider of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant
VirtualJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness and The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee. He has taught European and American history …
Book Talk with Victor Vignola – “Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862”
VirtualVirtual Book Talk The two-day battle was fought near the Confederate capital, with more than 11,000 casualties and the loss of the …
Book Talk with John Hopkins – “The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913”
VirtualVirtual Book Talk The 1913 Gettysburg Reunion is a story of 53,000 old comrades and former foes reunited and of the tension, …
Book Talk with Jim Downs – “Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine”
VirtualVirtual Book Talk Join us as historian Jim Downs reveals that the study of infectious disease depended crucially on the unrecognized contributions …
Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter & the Civil War (virtual program)
With Richard W. Hatcher III This is an VIRTUAL PROGRAM Fort Sumter. Charleston. April 1861. The bombardment and surrender of Sumter were …
Virtual Book Talk: Never Such a Campaign
Follow Generals Robert E. Lee and John Pope as they converge on ground bloodied just thirteen months earlier. Since then, the armies …
The Unvanquished-(virtual book talk)
Join this virtual book talk, where author Patrick K. O'Donnell discusses his book, The Unvanquished. This book documents the untold story of Lincoln’s Special …
Virtual Book Talk: “A Wonderful Career in Crime”
Charles Cowlam’s career as a convict,spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, and con artist spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age. The …