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.
Battlefield Generals in the Civil War
VIDEO | Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust discusses the role that each rank of general had during battles in the Civil War.
British Strategy
At the onset of the the American Revolution, the British took Patriot forces for little more than a localized rebellion, and aimed to cut New England...
How did Mercantilism lead to the American Revolution?
In return for military protection, the 13 American colonies supplied the British Empire with goods and exclusive trade routes, a practice known as...
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...
The Founding Documents
VIDEO | The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the 13th Amendment - each of which are frequently referred to in history...
The Shenandoah Valley
VIDEO | Stretching 180 miles from Harpers Ferry in the north to Rockbridge County in the south, Stonewall Jackson remarked in 1862 that "if this...
