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87: Camp Wildcat and Lexington Oct 21, 2025

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On October 21, 1861, Union victory at Camp Wildcat in Kentucky, was overshadowed by the Federal debacle at Ball's Bluff in Virginia, which took place the same day. Join Kris White as he explores this out of the way Civil War action, which was the FIRST clash of arms in Kentucky during the Civil War. Then...

On October 18, 1862, ten days after the Battle of Perryville a battle erupts in Lexington, Kentucky. Henry Clay, Mary Todd Lincoln, and John Hunt Morgan are just a few of the Civil War-era personalities that called Lexington, Kentucky, home. Join Garry Adelman for a quick rundown of the battle and place just after Kris's tour of Camp Wildcat.

86: Perryville Battlefield & Artifacts Oct 14, 2025

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Artifacts rule in part 2 of our trip to Perryville, KY with Chris Mackowski leading the way along with Garry Adelman, Joan Lee House, Chad Greene and Steve Zahn.

85: Battle of Perryville Tour | Civil War Kentucky Oct 07, 2025

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We make our return to Perryville, Kentucky, to show off one of the most beautifully preserved battlefields in America. Chief Historian Garry Adelman is joined by Joan Lee House and Actor Steve Zahn. This is part one of two episodes.

84: Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge & Wilmington, NC Sep 30, 2025

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Join Kris White, Director of Education and Events, at the locations of Moores Creek Bridge and Wilmington. Five months before American Independence was declared in July, 1776, a patriot militia force defeated British Governor Josiah Martin and his troops at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina. The outcome is viewed as a turning point for the American Revolution in the state.

At the Burgin-Wright House in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kris gives us a brief rundown of all that the historic city has to offer. The Burgin-Wright House itself is best known as the headquarters of British Commander Charles Cornwallis after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

83: Battle of Alamance, Precursor to the American Revolution Sep 23, 2025

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Pre-Revolutionary War, the little known Battle of Alamance was the climax of the "Regulator Movement," which saw local citizens take up arms against colonial officials. Join Jeremiah Degennaro of North Carolina Historic Sites, Garry Adelman, and Kris White to learn more about this fascinating part of American History.

82: The Race to the Dan River of 1781 Sep 16, 2025

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In this episode we are "Racing to the Dan River," as Continental Army Generals Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan did in 1781. Kris White, Director of Education and Events, is our guide.

81: Saving the Guilford Courthouse Battlefield Sep 09, 2025

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In 1983, just over 200 years after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the Hoskins Farm came up for sale and was forever preserved by the Guilford Battleground Company. Kris White is joined by Jim Kirkpatrick to discuss this historic piece of land.

80: Guilford Courthouse In-Depth with Kris White Sep 02, 2025

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Kris White, Director of Education and Events at the Trust, gives an in-depth tour of the largest battle of the Southern Campaign during the Revolutionary War. Guilford Courthouse resulted in British Commander Charles Cornwallis taking his forces north to Yorktown, Virginia, leaving Nathanael Greene and his Continentals free rein to undo British control in the South. "I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Cornwallis.

79: Tour Guilford Courthouse with Kris White Aug 26, 2025

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In this episode American Battlefield Trust historian Kris White gives a tour of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, NC. Kris describes the March 15, 1781 Revolutionary War battle between Nathanael Greene's Continentals, and the British Army, led by Charles Cornwallis. Guilford Courthouse is a part of The Liberty Trail. Discover more at TheLibertyTrail.org.

78: Henry House Hill & Chinn Ridge at Manassas Aug 19, 2025

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The most sustained and costly combat on the Manassas Battlefield swirled on this little hill, named for the family, whose matriarch became the first civilian casualty of the Civil War. Join Garry Adelman for battle details including how Stonewall Jackson got his name, and discovering previously unknown photo locations on the battlefield.

Garry also visits Chinn Ridge, where the Union's last chance at victory in the first major land battle of the Civil War quickly turned into a retreat back through Sudley Springs Ford as the Confederate forces swept through the Ridge.

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