John Banks’ Civil War Blog podcast John Banks
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Civil War
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Jim Kay, Battle of Nashville Trust president
Kay, a longtime student of the Dec. 15-16, 1864, battle, talks about the role of the U.S, Colored Troops, the fight at Peach Orchard Hill, key remaining battlefield sites and more (38 minutes)
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Ken Rutherford on Civil War landmines
The James Madison University professor talks about his recently released book, “America’s Buried History l Landmines in the Civil War,” his efforts to ban mines and his association with Princess Diana. Length: 48 minutes.
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Brian Downey of Battle of Antietam on The Web
We talk about his 24-year-old web site, which includes thousands of profiles of participants, battle maps and much more.
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Guest: Rich Condon of Civil War Pittsburgh
We talk about the 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion, forts in Pittsburgh, human interest stories, Mr. Rogers (!) and whiskey. Always whiskey!
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Guest: Harry Smeltzer of Bull Runnings blog (45 min.)
Smeltzer talks about Bull Runnings, a journal of the digitization of a Civil War battle, and his fascination with the First Battle of Bull Run. Smeltzer, from the Pittsburgh area, is a board member of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. (SHAF). Podcast: 45 min.
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Guest: Jake Wynn of Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office (51 min.)
Wynn, director of interpretation at Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office and Museum, discusses the Washington D.C. museum, Antietam and more. (51 min.)