Published: 9/18/15Would there have been a debate over the Confederate flag 100 years ago?By: Katie Brackett FialkaCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Dr. Karen Cox, Professor of History at UNC-Charlotte, about whether or not there would have been a debate over the Confederate flag 100 years ago. To learn...
Published: 7/10/15An Interview with Brian Matthew JordanBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Brian Matthew Jordan, a Lecturer at Gettysburg College and recent author of “Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War,” published by W.W. Norton. In this...
Published: 6/19/15An Interview with Lisa Tendrich FrankBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Lisa Tendrich Frank, historian and recent author of “The Civilian War: Confederate Women and Union Soldiers during Sherman’s March,” now out with Louisiana State University Press. In...
Published: 4/17/15An Interview with Brian Craig Miller (2015)By: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our Conversation with Brian Craig Miller, an Associate Professor of history at Emporia State University and recent author of “Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South,” now out with...
Published: 2/20/15Am Interview with Richard FoxBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Richard Fox, Professor of history at the University of Southern California and recent author of “Lincoln’s Body: A Cultural History,” now out with W.W. Norton. In this...
Published: 2/13/15An Interview with Martha HodesBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Martha Hodes, a Professor of history at New York University, and recent author of “Mourning Lincoln,” now out with Yale University Press. In this interview, Dr. Hodes...
Published: 1/23/15An Interview with Peter Carmichael (2015)By: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Peter Carmichael, the Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. In this interview, Dr. Carmichael touches on some of the events and speakers at this...
Published: 1/16/15An Interview with Barton MyersBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Dr. Barton Myers, an Assistant Professor of history at Washington and Lee University and the author of “Rebels Against the Confederacy: North Carolina’s Unionists.” In this interview,...
Published: 1/9/15An Interview with Don DoyleBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with Don Doyle, the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the recent author of “The Cause of All Nations: An International History of...
Published: 12/19/14An Interview with James StillBy: David K. ThomsonCategory: Behind The Lines Our conversation with James Still, a playwright whose most recent play “The Widow Lincoln” will debut at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. The play runs from January 23 to February...