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.
Kings Mountain
The fierce firefight at Kings Mountain pitted Loyalist militia elements under the command of British major Patrick Ferguson against 900 patriots. The...
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.
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...
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene 's rise to prominence as one of the most skilled and celebrated generals of the American Revolution was unlikely based upon his early...
America's Alliance with France
Impressed with their victory over the British at Saratoga , King Louis XVI of France agreed to join the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans...
