Published: 11/7/24Episode 2: Grant vs. LeeBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The 1864 Project Our host, John Heckman, talks to historian Cecily Zander about the challenges Robert E. Lee and his vaunted Army of Northern Virginia encountered when facing a new opponent in Ulysses...
Published: 10/22/24Episode 1: The 1864 Presidential ElectionBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: The 1864 Project Our host, John Heckman, talks to Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer about the 1864 presidential election, which pitted incumbent Abraham Lincoln against his Democratic challenger, George B. McClellan. Holzer discusses the...
Published: 10/16/24The 1864 Project TrailerBy: The Civil War MonitorCategory: Featured We’re excited to announce that the Monitor’s first-ever podcast series is launching later this month. The 1864 Project is a 7-part series that focuses on a vitally important year during the Civil War—1864. Listen to the trailer for more.