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67: Champion Hill, The Hill of Death May 20, 2025

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Often referred to as the most important battle of the Vicksburg Campaign, join us on our tour of the Champion Hill Battlefield with Kris White and Dr. Chris Mackowski. We'll also spend time at the Big Black River with Kris White on the site of the attack.

66: The Siege of Vicksburg & the Important Mississippi River May 13, 2025

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We begin our tour of the Vicksburg Campaign atop the Fort Hill stop at the Vicksburg National Military Park. Join Garry Adelman, Kris White and Dr. Chris Mackowski as they ponder the question, "What made the Mississippi River so Important?"

65: Unknown Antietam, The Forgotten Bridge of the Battle May 06, 2025

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While the old Antietam Iron Works Bridge did not witness any fighting at the Battle of Antietam, it played a crucial role in the movement of troops during the campaign. It was built in 1832 and is still in its original form.Dennis Frye is a retired Park Ranger and is a Co-Founder of the American Battlefield Trust. Garry Adelman is the Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust.

64: Unknown Antietam, Exploring the Northern Most Parts of the Battlefield, Only Available by Foot! Apr 29, 2025

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Check out the northern most monument of the Antietam Battlefield before exploring the grounds of the Poffenberger Farm. Dennis Frye shows us some new artillery that was recently placed by the National Park Service.Frye is a retired Park Ranger and is a Co-Founder of the American Battlefield Trust. Garry Adelman is the Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust.

63: Unknown Antietam, The Cornfield Apr 22, 2025

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Garry Adelman, Kris White and Bryan Cheeseboro come to you from the David Miller Farm at Antietam. Many people come to the Cornfield while visiting Antietam, but few people ever see it from the other side of the battlefield.

62: Burnside Bridge at Antietam Apr 15, 2025

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In this stop of our tour of Antietam for the 162nd anniversary of the battle (in September, 2024), we are joined by Dennis Frye as we debate the action at Burnside Bridge from the Confederate (high ground) perspective.

61: The Bloody Lane at Antietam Apr 08, 2025

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We were thrilled to be joined by Dennis Frye for our coverage of the 162nd Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. In this episode we focus on the "highlights" of the battlefield, detailing the bloodiest day in American history from start to finish. On our third tour stop we walk the Sunken Road also known as Bloody Lane.

60: Antietam's Dunker Church and West Woods Apr 01, 2025

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Chief Historian, Garry Adelman, and Dennis Frye were in Antietam for the 162nd Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. They focus on the highlights of the battlefield, detailing the bloodiest day in American history from start to finish. In this episode they visit the Dunker church and the West Woods.

You can help preserve this land forever here: https://www.battlefields.org/help-save-11-acres-antietam

59: The Cornfield and Epicenter, Antietam Battlefield Tour Mar 25, 2025

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We were thrilled to be joined by Dennis Frye for our coverage of the 162nd Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. In this episode we focus on the "highlights" of the battlefield, detailing the bloodiest day in American history from start to finish. We begin at the Epicenter of the battlefield, preserved forever by the members of the American Battlefield Trust.

58: Battle of Nashville, Redoubt One Mar 18, 2025

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Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood began his Tennessee Campaign with lofty, if not impossible, aspirations: if he could take Nashville — the base of Union operations in the West — he could prolong the war and force Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s recall from Georgia.

Garry Adelman and Kris White of the American Battlefield Trust, and Dr. Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War detail the beginning of the Battle of Nashville from a small, but important preserved part of the battlefield.

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