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 below.
Transcript
This is Terry Johnston, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Civil War Monitor, a quarterly magazine that presents a fresh look at America’s greatest conflict.
Since 2011, we’ve been dedicated to sharing the rich and complex story of the Civil War. Now, we’re excited to bring that history to you in a new way—through podcasting. Our first series, The 1864 Project, is a podcast about one consequential year in the American Civil War. 1864 is the year that Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee faced off in Virginia, that President Abraham Lincoln ran for re-election, that women’s roles dramatically shifted on the homefront, and that African-Americans seized freedom in rapidly increasing numbers.
In this limited series, we’ll talk to leading historians about the year 1864, and why it was so important and transformative. They’ll help us put the events of that year in perspective and even link them to our current day culture and politics.
Welcome to The 1864 Project. We hope you’ll join us.
Additional Resources
CivilWarMonitor.com, the digital arm of The Civil War Monitor, is where you’ll find a variety of unique content about America’s greatest conflict:
- The Front Line has the latest in Civil War news, research, analysis, and events as relayed by a network of historians
- Behind the Lines features discussions with prominent members of the American Civil War community