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.
Thomas Paine
VIDEO | Jim Percoco of the American Battlefield Trust sheds light on one of the overlooked figures of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine. Paine was...
John Buford
VIDEO | Wayne Motts of the National Civil War Museum details the life and service of Union Brigadier General John Buford.
Wars for Independence
VIDEO | Jim Percoco describes the early years of the United States through the lens of the two major wars, the War for Independence and the War of...
Battlefield Fences of the Civil War
VIDEO | Ever wonder what is up with all of the different types fences on Civil War battlefields? Watch as Battlefield Guide Doug Douds explains both...
Freedmen and the Civil War
VIDEO | Caitlin Verboon discusses the transition from slavery to freedom that former slaves faced after the Civil War. Filmed at the slave quarters of...
Boston Tea Party
Sarah Kay Bierle of the American Battlefield Trust breaks down one of the most iconic scenes in the American epoch—defiant colonists dumping crates of...
