Podcasts
Published: 8/5/25
Episode 9: Black Confederates
Kevin M. Levin discusses the nature of black men's service in the Confederate military during the Civil War.
Published: 7/29/25
Episode 8: McClellan’s Pursuit of Lee
Historian D. Scott Hartwig discusses Union general George McClellan’s slow pursuit of Robert E. Lee’s army after the Battle of Antietam.
Published: 7/22/25
Episode 7: McClellan and Special Orders 191
Historian D. Scott Hartwig weighs in on whether George McClellan acted swiftly enough after receiving a copy of Robert E. Lee's operational orders for the 1862 Maryland Campaign.
Published: 7/15/25
Episode 6: Forrest and Fort Pillow
Court Carney discusses why Nathan Bedford Forrest was not held accountable for the massacre of black soldiers at the Battle of Fort Pillow.
Published: 7/8/25
Episode 5: Soldiering and Weaponry
Historian Eric Michael Burke answers questions about the lives of Civil War soldiers and the weapons they used.
Published: 7/1/25
Episode 4: Chamberlain at Gettysburg
Licensed Battlefield Guide Jessie Wheedleton answers questions about Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's performance at Gettysburg.
Published: 6/24/25
Episode 3: Alcohol in the Armies
Historian Megan L. Bever discusses the prevalence of alcohol in Civil War armies and the many issues that resulted from its presence.
Published: 6/17/25
Episode 2: Turning Points
Historian Jennifer M. Murray discusses whether she views Antietam or Gettysburg as the more significant turning point in the U.S. Civil War.
Published: 6/10/25
Episode 1: Soldiers and Religion
Historian George Rable answers questions about the importance of religion during the Civil War, including how faith helped motivate soldiers on both sides.
Published: 5/16/25
Civil War Curious Trailer
We’re excited to announce that Civil War Curious, the Monitor’s latest podcast series in which expert historians answer your Civil War questions, is launching soon. Listen to the trailer for more.
Published: 1/16/25
Episode 7: The Freedom Seekers
Historian Amy Murrell Taylor talks about the experiences of those who escaped slavery during the Civil War, the role the Union army played in the process, and the establishment of "contraband" camps.
Published: 1/3/25
Episode 6: The Prisoner Experience
Historian Evan Kutzler discusses the state of Civil War prisons in 1864, from the POW experience to how the breakdown of the formal prisoner exchange system affected conditions.
Published: 12/19/24
Episode 5: Meade, Grant, and the Army of the Potomac
Historian Jennifer M. Murray talks about how the relationship between Union generals George Meade and Ulysses S. Grant operated during the Army of the Potomac's pivotal 1864 campaigns against Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.
Published: 12/5/24
Episode 4: The Women’s War
Historian Stephanie M. McCurry discusses the great diversity in women’s experiences—northern and southern, white and black—during the conflict.
Published: 11/21/24
Episode 3: The Western War
Historian Steven E. Woodworth talks about the war’s oft-overlooked western theater in 1864, with a focus on how the decisions made by Union and Confederate leadership affected outcomes on the battlefield.
Published: 11/7/24
Episode 2: Grant vs. Lee
Historian Cecily Zander discusses the challenges Robert E. Lee and his vaunted Army of Northern Virginia encountered when facing a new opponent in Ulysses S. Grant during the summer of 1864.
Published: 10/22/24
Episode 1: The 1864 Presidential Election
Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer talks about the 1864 presidential election, which pitted incumbent Abraham Lincoln against his Democratic challenger, George B. McClellan.