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1824-1865. Learn about the Civil War battles and the impact of the war
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A Historic Time Capsule | Walter Edgar's Journal

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A Historic Time Capsule | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3
The Hunley is described as “a historic time capsule.” Sen. Glenn McConnell discusses using the clues found in the Hunley to piece together what happened the night it sank the U.S.S. Housatonic.
A Giant Puzzle | Walter Edgar's Journal

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A Giant Puzzle | Walter Edgar's Journal
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In this first segment on the Confederate submarine C.S.S. Hunley, Walter Edgar and Senator Glenn McConnell discuss how finding the submarine disproved all pre-conceived notions about its design...
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Civil War "Sensory History" | Walter Edgar's Journal
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One of the new fields in Civil War history is what is known as “sensory history:” what people experienced, thought, smelled, tasted, heard, etc. Dr. James McPherson and Dr. Mark Smith discuss these...
Vicksburg, Famine, and Tastes | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Vicksburg, Famine, and Tastes | Walter Edgar's Journal
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In this segment, Dr. Mark Smith discusses tastes, and what people typically ate during the Civil War. He uses Vicksburg, and foods, as examples to illustrate this aspect of sensory history.
The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Walter Edgar talks with Dr. McPherson about the increase in Civil War writings within the past thirty years. Writers have since expanded on aspects like civilian life, experiences for common soldiers...
Why We Fight | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Why We Fight | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Dr. James McPherson discusses the reasons and motivations behind what made common soldiers ("Billy Yank" and "Johnny Reb") go fight in the Civil War.