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.
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.
The 54th Massachusetts
Join Historian Kevin Levin as he talks about the 54th Massachusetts, the most well known African American regiment of the Civil War. Watch now to...
Battle of New Market
In May 1864, as part of a major Union offensive, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered General Sigel to move up the Shenandoah Valley cutting the rail...
National Cemeteries
VIDEO | Don Pfanz, one of the founders of the American Battlefield Trust, details why National Cemeteries were made after the Civil War and describes...
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...
Historical Fiction
VIDEO | Author Jeff Shaara explains the importance of the Historical Fiction genre within the history community. This video is part of the American...
