On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Jared Frederick, of Reel History, for a conversation on how the historical movie reviews started as well as Jared's personal interests in Civil War History, from his favorite regiments to experiences as a Park Ranger at Gettysburg. Show Notes: Reel History https://www.youtube.com/c/ReelHistory Jared's website https://historymatters.biz/index.html "Into the Cold Blue: My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force," by John Homan and Jared Frederick https://www.amazon.com/Into-Cold-Blue-Journeys-Mighty/dp/1684515157 Scholastic Pictorial Biographies Martin Luther King Jr. https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/scholastic-first-biographies-lets-read-about-martin-luther-king-jr-9780439221122.html George Washington https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/scholastic-first-biographies-lets-read-about-george-washington-9780439281355.html "Absalom! Absalom!" by William Faulkner https://www.amazon.com/Absalom-Modern-Library-College-Editions/dp/0075536579 Jared's introduction of the movie Gettysburg on TCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmoBaeBq5Ic Reel History Episode on "The Red Badge of Courage" (Audie Murphy, 1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyiqqnc4QLY "Fife And Gun" from the Gettysburg Movie Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NonQZWWe1y8 Medal of Honor winner, James Levi Roush https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-l-roush 125th Pennsylvania Infantry https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/pennsylvania/125th-pennsylvania-infantry/ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UPA0125RI https://antietam.stonesentinels.com/monuments/pennsylvania/125th-pennsylvania/ 11th Mississippi Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CMS0011RI https://civilwarintheeast.com/confederate-regiments/mississippi/11th-mississippi-infantry-regiment/ https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/confederate-monuments/confederate-unit-monuments/11th-mississippi/

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Eric Mohney for a chat talking anything and everything about Pennsylvania regiments. Eric is an expert on the Pennsylvania Reserves and we deep dive in their 1862 campaigns, as well as their involvement at Gettysburg, among many other topics. I hope you enjoy this episode and become inspired to learn more about these fascinating Pennsylvania units! Show Notes: Regiments mentioned: 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, Company K 149th Pennsylvania Infantry 139th Pennsylvania Infantry 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry 118th Pennsylvania Infantry 111th Pennsylvania Infantry 147th Pennsylvania Infantry 3rd Wisconsin Infantry Bucktail Brigade Pennsylvania Reserves Battles/Battlefields Mentioned Gettysburg https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm Battle of Dranesville https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/dranesville Seven Days https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/seven-days-battles 2nd Manassas https://www.nps.gov/mana/learn/historyculture/second-manassas.htm South Mountain https://www.battlefields.org/visit/battlefields/south-mountain-battlefield Antietam https://nps.gov/anti/index.htm Fredericksburg https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/places/prospect-hill.htm Von Dettum & Co (Eric's leather goods shop) https://www.facebook.com/p/Von-Dettum-and-Co-100078917804929/ Joshua Chamberlain's July 6, 1863, original OR for the Battle of Gettysburg https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/4/ "Fighting Them Over: How the Veterans Remembered Gettysburg in the Pages of the National Tribune," edited by Richard Sauers https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-them-over-remembered-Gettysburg/dp/093552360X "Pennsylvania At Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments" book series

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Tom Travis and Aric Bruggeworth to discuss Genealogy and Ancestry. Tom and Aric share many stories of their ancestors in the war, the regiments they served in, as well as full circle moments doing living history events on the same ground they fought. We also discuss many tips, do's and don'ts on genealogy research. I hope this episode may help or be of inspiration in your own family history journey! Show Notes: Research sites: Connected Generations Genealogy https://www.cggenealogy.com/ Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ South Carolina Digital Library https://scmemory.org/ Fold3 https://www.fold3.com/ Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/ Library of Congress, Chronicling America https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/ Books: "Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers," by Dillon Carroll https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Wounds-Soldiers-Conflicting-Dimensions/dp/0807169668 "Blood On The Ohio: Frontier Tales of Terror," by Fritz Zimmerman "The Red Badge of Courage", by Stephen Crane "The Red Badge of Courage" 1951 film with Audie Murphy "The Red Badge of Courage" Wishbone episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPxHcgPK-Zg Battlefields: Fort Blakeley State Park https://www.blakeleypark.com/ Kings Mountain Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm Guilford Courthouse Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/guco/index.htm Resaca Battlefield http://www.resacabattlefield.org/FoRstart.html Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, AL http://www.magnoliacemetery.com/default.htm Wilson's Creek Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm Vicksburg Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm Appomattox Courthouse https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm Regiments: 24th Alabama Infantry https://legacy.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html Hardaway's-Hurt's Alabama Battery https://civilwarintheeast.com/confederate-regiments/alabama/hardaways-hurts-alabama-artillery/ 76th Illinois Infantry https://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/reg_html/076_reg.html 26th Illinois Infantry https://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/reg_html/026_reg.html Eufaula Light Artillery https://legacy.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html Kolb's Battery https://legacy.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html 201st Pennsylvania Infantry https://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/201st/201thorg.html

A new season of The Civil War Regiments Podcast begins in this interview with Peter Vermilyea about Litchfield County (Connecticut) in the Civil War. Peter teaches history at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, he is a graduate of Gettysburg College and is the director of the student scholarship program at the Civil War Institute. He is also the author of many articles and books on Litchfield County, including his latest book "Litchfield County and the Civil War." In his book and through this interview, Peter describes the makings and organization of a regiment (19th Connecticut/2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery) and it's impact on a community during the war. We focus on the battlefield and the homefront, as well as a deep dive in the horrendous slaughter of the regiment at Cold Harbor in 1864. The Heavy Artillery regiments in the war is a personal passion of mine to study and so I thoroughly enjoyed this interview and a great way to kick off a new season! Show Notes: Books: "Litchfield County and the Civil War," by Peter Vermilyea https://www.amazon.com/Litchfield-County-Civil-War/dp/1467156213 "Hidden History of Litchfield County," by Peter Vermilyea https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-History-Litchfield-County-Vermilyea/dp/1626195773 "Wicked Litchfield County," by Peter Vermilyea https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Litchfield-County-Peter-Vermilyea/dp/1467119695 "Outside Lies Magic" by John Stilgoe https://www.amazon.com/Outside-Lies-Magic-Regaining-Awareness/dp/0802713408 "Lincoln's Mercenaries" by William Marvel https://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Mercenaries-Motivation-Conflicting-Dimensions/dp/0807169528 "Connecticut for the Union," by John Niven https://www.amazon.com/Connecticut-Union-Role-State-Civil/dp/0300007957 "The Old Nineteenth," by Richard Smith "Connecticut in the America Civil War," by Matthew Warshauer https://www.amazon.com/Connecticut-American-Civil-War-Sacrifice/dp/0819573647 "History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery," by Theodore Vaill https://www.amazon.com/History-Second-Connecticut-Volunteer-Artillery/dp/0656089121 Resources: Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/ Chronicling America-LOC Newspapers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Historic Sites and Battlefields: 2nd Connecticut Monument at Cold Harbor https://stonesentinels.com/cold-harbor/markers-monuments/2nd-connecticut-heavy-artillery/ Wadham Brothers Memorial https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=31161 John Sedgwick Gravesite https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6475/john-sedgwick Mustered Out Monument https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=31160 Site of Recruiting Camp https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=229361 Camp Dutton Monument https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camp_Dutton,_Litchfield_CT.jpg Cold Harbor Battlefield https://www.battlefields.org/visit/battlefields/cold-harbor-battlefield Cold Harbor National Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/virginia/cold_harbor_national_cemetery.html Fisher's Hill Battlefield https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/fishers-hill-battlefield New England Civil War Museum https://www.newenglandcivilwarmuseum.com/ Litchfield Historical Society https://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/

On this episode I'm joined in studio with fellow living historians Patrick Landrum, Mike Hoover, Whit Barr, and Chad Phillips. We discuss a variety of topics and shared experiences within our hobby of living history, from documentary projects, favorite living history events, battlefields and more. Show Notes: Time Magazine Article https://time.com/3776238/why-they-fight-civil-war-re-enactors-and-the-battle-over-historic-sites/ Battlefields Recommended: Chattanooga, Columbia, Tenn., Nashville, Tenn., Franklin, Tenn., Little Round Top Gettysburg, Pickett's Mill, GA.

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by fellow living historians, Mike Hoover and Whit Barr, to discuss the soldiers, battles and battlefields of Tennessee during the Civil War. We also spend time on the story and controversial legacy of Sam Watkins and his famous memoir. Show Notes: Battlefields and Historic Sites mentioned: Stones River National Battlefield, The Battle of Franklin Trust, Carter House, Fort Negley, Spring Hill, St. John's Cemetery, Old City Cemetery-Nashville, Shy's Hill, Absalom Thompson House, Rippavilla Plantation, Lotz House, Carnton Plantation, McGavock Cemetery, Rest Haven Cemetery-Franklin, Winstead Hill Books mentioned: History of the Twentieth Tennessee, by William McMurray Civil War Regiments, by Stephen Lunsford Company Aytch, by Sam Watkins, edited by Ruth McAllister Confederate Veteran Magazine Southern Historical Society Papers For Cause and For Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill & the Battle of Franklin, by Eric Jacobson Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, by Lee White Twenty-five Hours to Tragedy: The Battle of Spring Hill, by Jamie Gillum

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I interview Patrick Landrum, of the Independent Rifles, a living history organization in Tennessee/Mississippi. We discuss the origins of the Independent Rifles, the work behind putting on events, cooking and commissary, as well as Western battlefields, favorite regiments, book recommendations and more! Show Notes: Battle of Franklin Trust https://boft.org/ McGavock Cemetery https://mcgavockcemetery.org/ Lotz House https://www.lotzhouse.com/ Confederate Memorial Park https://ahc.alabama.gov/properties/confederate/confederate.aspx Fort Blakeley https://www.blakeleypark.com/ Liberty Rifles article about Mess Equipment https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/confederate-mess-equipment "To Live and Die in Dixie: A History of the Third Mississippi" by H. Grady Howell, Jr. "Tuf as a Boiled Owl: The Civil War Letters of Proctor Swallow 7th Vermont Volunteer Regiment" by Kenena Spalding

On this special edition of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by my brother, Joey, to discuss our favorite facts, stories and aspects of the Battle and Battlefield of Chickamauga, in honor of the 160th Anniversary. Show Notes: American Battlefield Trust Animated Map https://www.battlefields.org/learn/maps/chickamauga-animated-map Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm 160th Anniversary Chickamauga Reenactment https://chickamauga160.com/ Dave Powell's Chickamauga Campaign Book Trilogy https://www.savasbeatie.com/search.php?search_query=Chickamauga+Campaign+Dave+Powell Civil War Combat: Chickamauga Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDUae2FuroE The History Company https://thehistorycompany.net/

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Steven Dacus to discuss the new website ResearchArsenal.com. We deep dive into all aspects and functions of the website and how it will help reenactors, historians, and history buffs with research! The search functions, keywords and databases are revolutionary, offering thousands of images, letters, reports and more! Show Notes: YouTube version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psKgnZIMJSU&t=1926s https://researcharsenal.com/ https://www.authentic-campaigner.com/ https://www.11thovc.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Rifles-Research-Compendium/dp/0974220132 https://billyyankjohnnyreb.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/list-of-soldiers-letters/ https://www.amazon.com/Guarding-Overland-Trails-Eleventh-Frontier/dp/0870623400

In this episode of the Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Ryan Alcaino to discuss movies and TV series that have featured and depicted Civil War regiments and soldier life. We discuss films that did or didn't get it right as well as films we would like to see made. We hope you enjoy the discussion and discover some rare and lesser-known films to check out! Let us know in the comments what your favorite Civil War film or series is and whether you agree or disagree with our assessments. Movies and TV series discussed: Gods And Generals, Gettysburg, Glory, The Red Badge of Courage, Wicked Spring, Waterloo, Andersonville, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Colt, The Horse Soldiers, The Blue and the Gray, North and South, Lincoln, Ride with the Devil, and Gangs of New York.