Niels Eichhorn

War of the Rebellion Podcast

History EN ↓ 68 episodes

This podcast features authors talking about their new books. We discuss various topics related to the Civil War and Reconstruction Era (1840-1880), but we will also talk about non-U.S. history topics during the long nineteenth century.

Author

Niels Eichhorn

Category

History

Podcast website

networks.h-net.org

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

"Colonial Reckoning: Race and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Cuba" with Louis A. Pérez Jr. 16.07.2025

Today we chat with Louis A. Pérez Jr. about his book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Colonial Reckoning: Race and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Cuba

"Garden of Ruins: Occupied Louisiana in the Civil War" with J. Matthew Ward 02.07.2025

Today we chat with J. Matthew Ward about his book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Garden of Ruins: Occupied Louisiana in the Civil War

"The Forgotten Man: Walter Hines Page, New South Visionary" with Andrew R. Parnell 18.06.2025

Today we chat with Andrew R. Parnell about his book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ The Forgotten Man: Walter Hines Page, New South Visionary

"This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile" with Mike Bunn 04.06.2025

Today we chat with Mike Bunn about his book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile

"A Southern Underground Railroad: Black Georgians and the Promise of Spanish Florida and Indian Country" with Paul M. Pressly 21.05.2025

Today we chat with Paul M. Pressly about his book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ A Southern Underground Railroad: Black Georgians and the Promise of Spanish Florida and Indian Country

"A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam’s Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age" with Frank W. Garmon Jr. 07.05.2025

Today we chat with Frank W. Garmon about his book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam’s Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age

"Thoroughbred Nation: Making America at the Racetrack, 1791-1900" with Natalie A. Zacek 23.04.2025

Today we chat with Natalie A. Zacek about her book ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Thoroughbred Nation: Making America at the Racetrack, 1791-1900

"Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance" with Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown 09.04.2025

Today we chat with Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown about their book ⁠⁠ ⁠ Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance

Conversation about Gettysburg National Military Park and memory with Scott Hancock 26.03.2025

Today Andrew Houck and Niels Eichhorn chat with Gettysburg College Professor Scott Hancock about the memory landscape at Gettysburg National Military Park. We chat about various issue related to Gettysburg's memory landscape and Scott Hancock's work in complicating the Civil War history. Please check out this video, which we chat about as well:https://youtu.be/Fg9nX67WxjI?si=0KzE302QElVbzL...

"Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era" with Nicole Etcheson 12.03.2025

Today Andrew Houck and Niels Eichhorn chat with Nicole Etcheson about her book ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era ⁠⁠. As her book just had its Twentieth Anniversary, Andrew, Nicole, and Niels chat about the book's continued importance and Civil War Causation historiography.

"The Fabric of Civil War Society: Uniforms, Badges, and Flags, 1859–1939" with Shae Smith Cox 26.02.2025

Today we chat with Shae Smith Cox about her book ⁠⁠ The Fabric of Civil War Society: Uniforms, Badges, and Flags, 1859–1939

"Exporting Reconstruction: Ulysses S. Grant and a New Empire of Liberty" with Ryan P. Semmes 12.02.2025

Today we chat with Ryan P. Semmes about his new book ⁠ Exporting Reconstruction: Ulysses S. Grant and a New Empire of Liberty

"The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels" with Sandra E. Bonura 29.01.2025

Today we chat with Sandra E. Bonura about her new book The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels

"Freedom's Mirage: Virgil Bennehan's Odyssey from Emancipation to Exile" with Sydney Nathans 15.01.2025

Today we chat with Sydney Nathans about his new book Freedom's Mirage: Virgil Bennehan's Odyssey from Emancipation to Exile

"Tennessee's Radical Army: The State Guard and its Role in Reconstruction, 1867-1869" with Ben H. Severance 18.12.2024

Today Andrew Houck and Niels Eichhorn chat with Ben H. Severance about his book ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ Tennessee's Radical Army: The State Guard and its Role in Reconstruction, 1867-1869 ⁠. As his book approaches its Twentieth Anniversary, Andrew, Ben, and Niels chat about the book's continued importance and Reconstruction historiography.

"Dominican Crossroads: H. C. C. Astwood and the Moral Politics of Race-Making in the Age of Emancipation" with Christina Cecelia Davidson 04.12.2024

Today we chat with Christina Cecelia Davidson about her book Dominican Crossroads: H. C. C. Astwood and the Moral Politics of Race-Making in the Age of Emancipation

"The Legacy of the Filibuster War: National Identity and Collective Memory in Central America" with Marco Cabrera Geserick 13.11.2024

Today we chat with Marco Cabrera Geserick about his book The Legacy of the Filibuster War: National Identity and Collective Memory in Central America

"Adams and Calhoun: From Shared Vision to Irreconcilable Conflict" with William F. Hartford 30.10.2024

Today Andrew Houck and I chat with William F. Hartford about his new book ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Adams and Calhoun: From Shared Vision to Irreconcilable Conflict

"Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865" with Ian Delahanty 16.10.2024

Today we chat with Ian Delahanty about his new book ⁠ Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840-1865

"The American Transportation Revolution: A Social and Cultural History" with Aaron W. Marrs 02.10.2024

Today we chat with Aaron W. Marrs about his new book The American Transportation Revolution: A Social and Cultural History .

"Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past" with Maria R. Montalvo 18.09.2024

Today we chat with Maria R. Montalvo about her new book ⁠⁠⁠ Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past

"Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South" with Shannon Eaves 04.09.2024

Today we chat with Shannon Eaves about her new book ⁠⁠ Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South

"Empire Of Commerce: The Closing of the Mississippi and the Opening of Atlantic Trade" with Susan Gaunt Stearns 21.08.2024

Today we chat with Susan Gaunt Stearns about her new book ⁠ ⁠Empire Of Commerce: The Closing of the Mississippi and the Opening of Atlantic Trade

"A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868" with Anne Sarah Rubin 07.08.2024

Today we (Andrew Houck and Niels Eichhorn) chat with Anne Sarah Rubin about her book ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868 . As her book approaches its Twentieth Anniversary, Andrew, Anne, and Niels chat about the book's continued importance.

"Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire" with Raymond Jonas 24.07.2024

Today we (Andrew Houck and Niels Eichhorn) chat with Raymond Jonas about his new book ⁠ ⁠ Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire

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