The American Civil War remains one of the most pivotal and complex periods in our history. While much has been written, countless fascinating questions still spark our curiosity. In our podcast Civil War Curious, we enlist expert historians to answer your lingering questions about the conflict.

On this episode, we're joined by Garry Adelman, the chief historian at the American Battlefield Trust, the vice president of the Center for Civil War Photography, and, since 1995, a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg. He discusses the enduring legacy of the 1993 movie Gettysburg, including what he thinks it got right and wrong historically.

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The American Civil War remains one of the most pivotal and complex periods in our history. While much has been written, countless fascinating questions still spark our curiosity. In our podcast Civil War Curious, we enlist expert historians to answer your lingering questions about the conflict.

On this episode, we're joined by Brooks D. Simpson, ASU Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University and author of a number of books on the Civil War, including Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction and Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity. He assesses Grant's best and worst military moments and addresses rumors of his wartime drinking.

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The American Civil War remains one of the most pivotal and complex periods in our history. While much has been written, countless fascinating questions still spark our curiosity. In our podcast Civil War Curious, we enlist expert historians to answer your lingering questions about the conflict.

On this episode, we're joined by Christian McWhirter, who serves as a historical initiatives consultant for the Lincoln Presidential Foundation and editor of The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. He is the author of Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War. He discusses the importance of music during the conflict, both in the armies and on the homefront.

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