Gerry Prokopowicz

Civil War Talk Radio

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Since October 2004, host Gerry Prokopowicz (East Carolina University history professor) has held weekly in-depth conversations about Civil War history with various historians, authors, curators, artists and other people whose work is of interest to students of the Civil War era. Guests have included James McPherson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gary Gallagher, Caroline Janney, Peter Carmichael, Carol Reardon, and many others. Although the show is named "talk radio," it has little in common with traditional talk radio, in that the guests do most of the talking, on subjects of their choosing. There's n...

Author

Gerry Prokopowicz

Category

History

Podcast website

www.impedimentsofwar.org

Latest episode

Jun 27, 2026

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Episodes

Civil War Talk Radio - February 19, 2014 (Richard Carwardine: Lincoln's Purpose and Power) 19.02.2014

Richard Carwardine, Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power .

Civil War Talk Radio - February 12, 2014 (Gerry Prokopowicz: Did Lincoln Own Slaves? Redux) 12.02.2014

Host Gerry Prokopowicz, discusses his book Did Lincoln Own Slaves? and Other FAQ About Abraham Lincoln , in this special call-in show where listeners ask any questions they may have about the Lincoln, the Civil War and more.

Civil War Talk Radio - February 5, 2014 (Martin Johnson: Writing the Gettysburg Address) 05.02.2014

Martin Johnson, Writing the Gettysburg Address .

Civil War Talk Radio - January 29, 2014 (Frank Varney: Grant's Revisionist History) 29.01.2014

Frank Varney, General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War .

Civil War Talk Radio - January 15, 2014 (Kristopher White: Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front) 15.01.2014

Kristopher White, Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church, May 3, 1863.

Civil War Talk Radio - December 11, 2013 (James Oakes: Freedom National) 11.12.2013

James Oakes, Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865.

Civil War Talk Radio - December 4, 2013 (Eric Jacobson: Baptism of Fire at Franklin) 04.12.2013

Eric Jacobson, Baptism of Fire: 44th Missouri, 175th Ohio and 183rd Ohio at the Battle of Franklin.

Civil War Talk Radio - November 20, 2013 (Charles W. Calhoun: The Bloody Shirt Era) 20.11.2013

Charles W. Calhoun, From Bloody Shirt to Full Dinner Pail: The Transformation of Politics and Governance in the Gilded Age.  

Civil War Talk Radio - November 13, 2013 (Col. Tom Vossler: Gettysburg Field Guide) 13.11.2013

Col. Tom Vossler, co-author (with Carol Reardon) of A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People. .

Civil War Talk Radio - November 6, 2013 (David S. Cecelski: Abraham Galloway's Civil War) 06.11.2013

David S. Cecelski, Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves' Civil War.

Civil War Talk Radio - October 30, 2013 (Thomas Horrocks: Going to the Sources) 30.10.2013

Thomas Horrocks, Director of Special Collections at Brown University.

Civil War Talk Radio - October 16, 2013 (Philip Leigh: Sam Watkins is Back) 16.10.2013

Philip Leigh, annotator and editor of Sam Watkins' classic memoir Company Aytch, or a Side Show of the Big Show .

Civil War Talk Radio - October 2, 2013 (Stephen Ramold: The Iron Hand of Union Army Discipline) 02.10.2013

Stephen Ramold, Baring the Iron Hand: Discipline in the Union Army.

Civil War Talk Radio - September 25, 2013 (Sarah Risty-Davis: The CSS Neuse Museum) 25.09.2013

Sarah Risty-Davis, Site Manager at CSS Neuse Civil War Museum and Governor Richard Caswell Memorial, Kinston, NC.

Civil War Talk Radio - September 18, 2013 (Louis Masur: Lincoln's Hundred Days) 18.09.2013

Louis Masur, Lincoln's Hundred Days .

Civil War Talk Radio - September 11, 2013 (Rodney Steward: The Worst Man in the CSA?) 11.09.2013

Rodney Steward, David Schenck and the Contours of Confederate Identity.

Civil War Talk Radio - September 4, 2013 (Tom Huntington: Searching for George Gordon Meade) 04.09.2013

Tom Huntington, Searching for George Gordon Meade.

Civil War Talk Radio - June 21, 2013 (Jake and Gabor Boritt: Gettysburg's First Family) 21.06.2013

Jake Boritt discusses his film "The Gettysburg Story," with an appearance by his father Gabor Boritt, author of The Gettysburg Gospel : The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows .

Civil War Talk Radio - June 7, 2013 (Megan Kate Nelson: Ruin Nation) 07.06.2013

Megan Kate Nelson, Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War.

Civil War Talk Radio - May 31, 2013 (Jonathan Wells: A House Divided) 31.05.2013

Jonathan Wells, A House Divided: The Civil War and Nineteenth Century America .

Civil War Talk Radio - May 24, 2013 (Bland Simpson: Two Captains from Carolina) 24.05.2013

Bland Simpson, Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt and the Coming of the Civil War .

Civil War Talk Radio - May 17, 2013 (Chris Mackowski: Simply Murder at Fredericksburg) 17.05.2013

Chris Mackowski, Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg.

Civil War Talk Radio - May 3, 2013 (Terry Johnston: Publishing the Civil War Monitor) 03.05.2013

Terry Johnston, creator/editor of the magazine Civil War Monitor .

Civil War Talk Radio - April 26, 2013 (Michael B. Ballard: Grant at Vicksburg) 26.04.2013

Michael B. Ballard, Grant at Vicksburg: The General and the Siege.

Civil War Talk Radio - April 19, 2013 (Earl F. Mulderink III: New Bedford's Civil War) 19.04.2013

Earl F. Mulderink III,  New Bedford's Civil War.

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