John Banks’ Civil War Blog podcast

John Banks
  • 4.0 (6)
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Civil War

Episodes

  1. Jim Kay, Battle of Nashville Trust president

    06/26/2020

    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)

    38 min

  2. 06/24/2020

    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.

    48 min
  3. Brian Downey of Battle of Antietam on The Web

    05/01/2020

    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.

    50 min
  4. Guest: Rich Condon of Civil War Pittsburgh

    12/07/2019

    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!

    47 min
  5. Guest: Harry Smeltzer of Bull Runnings blog (45 min.)

    08/27/2019

    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.

    45 min

  6. 08/07/2019

    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.)

    52 min
  7. Debut podcast! John Banks talks about Nashville witness tree, 1893 Ford’s Theatre tragedy. (32 min.)

    08/03/2019

    Debut podcast! John Banks talks about Nashville witness tree, 1893 Ford’s Theatre tragedy. (32 min.)

    When rescue workers first arrived at Ford's Theatre after a section of the three-story building collapsed, they were struck by the eerie silence. Then the men began a frenzied search for survivors and the grim task of removing the dead. In all, 23 workers inside the building, including Civil War veterans, died in the June 9, 1893, tragedy. (32 min.)

    32 min
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