The Chronicles of the American Civil War

Actress JoAnn Peterson will give a historical impersonation of Mary Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln is given voice and speaks of her experiences.

Author Kevin Rawlings continues part II of his discussion of Christmas traditions of the American Civil War. Kevin's book "We Were Marching on Christmas Day" outlines many instances of holiday traditions during the conflict.

Author Kevin Rawlings will present the Christmas traditions of the American Civil War. Kevin will discuss the drawings of Thomas Nast during the Civil War and how those drawings spoke of the hardships of the soldiers as they were away from their loved ones during the conflict.

Nathan Richardson will give a historical impersonation of Frederick Douglass. Douglass, the foremost African American leader during the war years, became a recruiter for the United States Colored Troops. His two sons fought in the American Civil War.

Author Tim Snyder explains the significance of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal during the American Civil War. The canal, located along the southern border of Maryland, basically was on the line dividing the north and south. The Confederate army continually attempted to disrupt the canal operations at the same time the Union attempted to keep it operational.

Award winning author Steve French discusses a guerilla band of Confederates known as McNeill's Rangers. Captain John Hanson McNeill's Confederate forces roamed western Virginia (now West Virginia) striking terror into Federal officers as they harassed them, keeping them off guard.

Award Winning author Steve French offers his take on Confederate Spy Belle Boyd. Belle Boyd, who lived in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) is one of the most interesting female characters of the entire war.

Dr, Edward Steers, the country's leading authority on the subject, discusses the military tribunal of the Lincoln Conspirators from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Steers gives the listeners his take on the controversial Dr. Mudd and about Mary and John Surratt.

Dr. Edward Steers Jr, the country's leading expert on the subject, discusses the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Steers has investigated this topic for 40 years. His book "Blood on the Moon" is one of the most respected accounts of the assassination

Author C.W. Whitehair talks about Pickett's Charge at gettysburg, that occurred on July 3rd, 1863. His impression of the battle comes from accounts of soldiers present, including one of his own relatives

Author C.W. Whitehair discusses the Union cavalry escape from Harpers Ferry in September 1862. His book chronicles the 1500 cavalry soldiers who fled the scene at the time that the Union forces on Bolivar heights were totally surrounded by Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson's army

Historian Ted Alexander continues to speak about the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American History. In today's program, Ted talks about immigrant soldiers, Native American Indian soldiers, and even mascots involved in Civil War battles

Ted Alexander talks about the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history. He discusses the three phases of the battle, plus some of his favorite stories from his 20 years experience working at the national park as their chief historian

Historian Kevin Frye talks about the role of Commandant Henry Wirz, warden of the prison, who became the scapegoat of the war. He eas tried and found guilty and was the only Confederate officer hanged for crimes. Kevin also discusses the Prisoner of War Museum that has been added to the National park to honor all American Prisoners of War from all wars.

Historian Kevin Frye brings to light the horrible condition of the Georgia prison set up for 10,000 prisoners but overcrowded to the point that there were 32,000 Union prisoners there. Over 100 died each day. It was the largest prison of the American Civil War and had almost 13,000 deaths.