War Department Videos
The War Department™ is a web-based video series in which expert historians, educators, military veterans and enthusiasts debate, discuss and analyze the American Civil War. Episodes will cover a particular topic in some detail and run roughly 10 minutes in length. “Shorts” will highlight other aspects of the Civil War, in roughly two minutes.
Moderated discussions, battle animation, on-site analysis, and telestration will highlight the series. The War Department™ takes its name from the Union and Confederate entities responsible for the armies on both sides during the conflict and is a production of the American Battlefield Trust.
Featured Content
An Inside Look at Antietam
Featuring Park Ranger Keith Snyder as well as the Trust's own Garry Adelman, this War Department™ episode covers the varying command styles displayed...
Philip Sheridan and Gouverneur K. Warren Artifacts at Five Forks
VIDEO | Garry Adelman travels to the West Point Museum of History to examine objects and artifacts related to the fateful Battle of Five Forks...
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Artifacts at Appomattox
VIDEO | In this War Department™ episode, American Battlefield Trust Director of History and Education Garry Adelman visits the West Point Museum to...
Lincoln's Last Days
Garry Adelman travels to Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to find objects and stories associated with President Abraham Lincoln's last...
Shock and Awe at Bull Run
Trust and National Park Service staff analyze the Battle of Bull Run in this episode of the War Department™ video series.
Antietam: The Epicenter
In this War Department™ episode, Garry Adelman discusses the fighting on an this now preserved parcel at the heart of the Antietam (Sharpsburg)...