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PODCAST 111: The Union Army of the Potomac Before Gettysburg

Listen to Kent Masterson Brown describe the plight of the Union Army for the twenty-one months before the Battle of Gettysburg, and give you a sneak peek of one of the themes from his new book, “Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command,” available from the University of North Carolina Press in June 2021. https://media.blubrry.com/witnessinghistory/content.blubrry.com/witnessinghistory/Tales_of_American_History_Podcast_111-Union_Army_of_the_Potomac_Before_Gettysburg.mp3Podcast: […]

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WITNESSING HISTORY WON 2020 SILVER TELLY AWARDS IN TWO CATEGORIES!

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Witnessing History was notified on May 28, 2020 that its most recent production, “In the Declaration All Men are Created Equal:” Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, 1830 to 1860, has been awarded 2020 Silver Telly Awards in two categories: “History Documentary” and “General Documentary.” . WHEF is extraordinarily proud; the Silver Telly is the highest award […]

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CAROLINE ELIZABETH WINDER MCGAVOCK: HEROINE OF THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN

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Franklin, just south of Nashville, is a beautiful Tennessee town.  On November 30, 1864, during the Nashville campaign in the American Civil War, the people and the land were impacted forever by a ferocious battle. Some say the attacking Confederate forces were larger in number than those involved Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. A heroine who […]

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS IS BEING SPONSORED ON PUBLIC TELEVISION IN ILLINOIS BY THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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In other amazing news, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, is sponsoring the broadcast of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois on the eleven PBS affiliates in Illinois!  Joseph Crane, the Public Relations Director at the museum called Kent Masterson Brown, WHEF’s President and CEO, to notify him of this fact, and to […]

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KATE SPERRY: WARTIME REPORTS FROM WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA

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Women in the American South during the Civil War offer a valuable perspective on war that is often overlooked. Southern women, slave and free, have a unique experience in the American historical landscape. They are the only women who experienced the Civil War, not as combatants, but by living in an occupied territory, the Southern […]

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Witnessing History’s First Film in the “Pageant of America” Series Will Be Viewed By Millions of Americans

“In the Declaration all men are created equal:” Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, 1830 to 1860 has been released, broadcast on eight different PBS affiliates in Illinois, on Kentucky Educational Television, and has been posted on the Witnessing History Education Foundation YouTube channel.  It will appear on four more streaming channels soon.  The National Educational Telecommunications […]

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Podcast 110: EMBATTLED FREEDOM: JOURNEYS THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR’S SLAVE REFUGEE CAMPS. Interview with Dr. Amy Taylor.

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Dr. Amy Murrell Taylor discusses with Kent Masterson Brown the fascinating stories of the legal ambiguities surrounding slaves during the Civil War, especially in Union-occupied Central Kentucky.  Dr. Taylor is a Professor of History at the University of Kentucky where she was honored with a “Great Teacher Award” from the U.K. Alumni Association.  Dr. Taylor’s […]

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Interview with Dr. Christopher Phillips

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Dr. Christopher Phillips is the John and Dorothy Hermanies Professor of American History and the University Distinguished Research Professor in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.  His research interests are in the area of the Civil War and Reconstruction – in the South and West, especially the border States and […]

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