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 Battles of Chattanooga
VIDEO | Douglas Ullman, Jr. of the American Battlefield Trust highlights the actions at Chattanooga in late 1863 that opened up the gateway to the...
The Siege of Petersburg
The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region...
Richmond During the Civil War
VIDEO | Mike Gorman of the Richmond National Battlefield Park details the happenings in and around Richmond during the Civil War, including why...
Military Rank & Insignia
VIDEO | Kristopher White of the American Battlefield Trust details the rank of soldiers in the Union and Confederate Armies during the Civil War, and...
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...