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Video: In4 Minutes

The In4 video series features historians discussing foundational topics about the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War. Videos are generally no more than four minutes long, and subjects range from a description of notable generals, to an explanation of artillery, to a description of the significance of the Western Theater, or Southern Campaign.

The Founding Documents

VIDEO | The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the 13th Amendment - each of which are frequently referred to in history...
Rev War  |  Video

Second Trenton

VIDEO | Garry Adelman highlights the importance of the Battle of Second Trenton, part of the Ten Crucial Days that kept the American Revolution alive...

Citizen Soldiers

VIDEO | This is the story of the regular, every day people who volunteered to leave their lives on the farm, the docks or their offices, to join...

Veterans of the Civil War

VIDEO | Author Brian Matthew Jordan details The Grand Review, which led to the formation of veterans organizations after the Civil War, specifically...
Rev War  |  Video

Washington's Crossing

VIDEO | Kristopher White of the American Battlefield Trust dives into the truths and myths of George Washington crossing the Delaware River on...

Terrain in the Civil War

VIDEO | Licensed Battlefield Guide Col. Doug Douds, USMC, Ret. explains how physical terrain shaped the strategies and outcomes of Civil War Battles.