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Season 20 Shows
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| 2001 | | Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss |
| | Angela Esco Elder | August 30, 2023 |
| | Angela Esco Elder, author of "Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss" |
| 2002 | | Gettysburg in Color: Volume 1 Brandy Station to the Peach Orchard & Volume 2: The Wheatfield to Falling Waters |
| | Patrick and Dylan Brennan | September 6, 2023 |
| | Patrick Brennan and Dylan Brennan, authors of "Gettysburg in Color: Volume 1 Brandy Station to the Peach Orchard & Volume 2: The Wheatfield to Falling Waters" |
| 2003 | | Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade |
| | Jonathan W. White | September 13, 2023 |
| | Jonathan W. White, author of "Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade" |
| 2004 | | I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign |
| | D. Scott Hartwig | September 20, 2023 |
| | D. Scott Hartwig, author of "I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign" |
| 2005 | | The Civil War Letters of Sarah Kennedy: Life under Occupation in the Upper South |
| | Minoa Uffelman | September 27, 2023 |
| | Minoa Uffelman, co-editor of "The Civil War Letters of Sarah Kennedy: Life under Occupation in the Upper South" |
| 2006 | | Shermans Woodticks: The Adventures, Ordeals and Travels of the Eighth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War |
| | Paul Hodnefield | October 4, 2023 |
| | Paul Hodnefield, author of "Shermans Woodticks: The Adventures, Ordeals and Travels of the Eighth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War" |
| 2007 | | Inheriting Heritage, LLC |
| | Gene Harmon | October 18, 2023 |
| | Gene Harmon, of Inheriting Heritage, LLC. "Inheriting Heritage, LLC provides professional interpretive consulting, interpretive training, and heritage interpretation to sites nationwide and is passionate about helping people connect to historical, cultural, and natural resources." Website: Inheriting Heritage, LLC |
| 2008 | | Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History |
| | Judith Sumner | October 25, 2023 |
| | Judith Sumner, author of "Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History" |
| 2009 | | Burnsides Boys: The Unions Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East |
| | Darin Wipperman | November 1, 2023 |
| | Darin Wipperman, author of "Burnsides Boys: The Unions Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East" |
| 2010 | | American Catholics and the Quest for Equality in the Civil War Era |
| | Robert Emmett Curran | November 8, 2023 |
| | Robert Emmett Curran, author of "American Catholics and the Quest for Equality in the Civil War Era" |
| 2011 | | Beyond the Battle Museum, Gettysburg |
| | Andrew Dalton | November 15, 2023 |
| | Andrew Dalton, executive director at Beyond the Battle Museum in Gettysburg, PA Website: Beyond the Battle Museum, Gettysburg |
| 2012 | | Wars Civil and Great: The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I |
| | Kornisorn Wongsrichanalai and David Sibey | November 29, 2023 |
| | Kornisorn Wongsrichanalai and David Sibey, editors of "Wars Civil and Great: The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I" |
| 2013 | | A Civil War Road Trip of a Lifetime: Antietam, Gettysburg, and Beyond |
| | John Banks | December 6, 2023 |
| | John Banks, author of "A Civil War Road Trip of a Lifetime: Antietam, Gettysburg, and Beyond" |
| 2014 | | Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta–and Then Got Written Out of History |
| | Howell Raines | December 13, 2023 |
| | Howell Raines, author of "Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta–and Then Got Written Out of History" |
| 2015 | | Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South |
| | Elizabeth Varon | January 10, 2024 |
| | Elizabeth Varon, author of "Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South" |
| 2016 | | A Contest of Civilizations: Exposing the Crisis of American Exceptionalism |
| | Andrew Lang | January 17, 2024 |
| | Andrew Lang, author of "A Contest of Civilizations: Exposing the Crisis of American Exceptionalism" |
| 2017 | | Oracle of Lost Causes: John Newman Edwards and His Never-Ending Civil War |
| | Matthew Christopher Hulbert | January 24, 2024 |
| | Matthew Christopher Hulbert, author of "Oracle of Lost Causes: John Newman Edwards and His Never-Ending Civil War" |
| 2018 | | When General Grant Expelled the Jews |
| | Jonathan Sarna | January 31, 2024 |
| | Jonathan D. Sarna, author of "When General Grant Expelled the Jews (Jewish Encounters Series)" |
| 2019 | | Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction |
| | Fergus M. Bordewich | February 7, 2024 |
| | Fergus M. Bordewich, author of "Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction" |
| 2020 | | Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration |
| | Harold Holzer | February 14, 2024 |
| | Harold Holzer, author of "Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration" |
| 2021 | | Sand, Science and the Civil War: Sedimentary Geology and Combat |
| | Scott Hippensteel | February 21, 2024 |
| | Scott Hippensteel, author or "Sand, Science and the Civil War: Sedimentary Geology and Combat" |
| 2022 | | The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era |
| | Cecily N. Zander | February 28, 2024 |
| | Dr. Cecily N. Zander, author of "The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era" |
| 2023 | | Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 |
| | Victor Vignola | March 13, 2024 |
| | Victor Vignola, author of "Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862" |
| 2024 | | Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant |
| | John Reeves | March 20, 2024 |
| | John Reeves, author of "Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant" |
| 2025 | | The Fifth Border State: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Formation of West Virginia, 1829-1872 |
| | Scott A. MacKenzie | March 27, 2024 |
| | Scott A. MacKenzie, author of "The Fifth Border State: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Formation of West Virginia, 1829-1872" |
| 2026 | | Land Stewardship Manager, American Battlefield Trust |
| | Tom Saielli | April 3, 2024 |
| | Tom Saielli, Land Stewardship Manager, American Battlefield Trust
Website: The American Battlefield Trust |
| 2027 | | Confederate Slave Impressment in the Upper South |
| | Jaime Amanda Martinez | April 10, 2024 |
| | Jaime Amanda Martinez, author of "Confederate Slave Impressment in the Upper South" |
| 2028 | | The Fabric of Civil War Society: Uniforms, Badges, and Flags, 1859-1939 |
| | Shae Smith Cox | April 17, 2024 |
| | Shae Smith Cox, author of "The Fabric of Civil War Society: Uniforms, Badges, and Flags, 1859-1939" |
| 2029 | | The Last Hurrah: Sterling Prices Missouri Expedition Of 1864 |
| | Kyle Sinisi | April 24, 2024 |
| | Kyle Sinisi, author of "The Last Hurrah: Sterling Prices Missouri Expedition Of 1864" |
| 2030 | | An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South |
| | Robert K. D. Colby | May 1, 2024 |
| | Robert K. D. Colby, author of "An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South" |
| 2031 | | We Fought at Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the Survivors of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry |
| | Carolyn Ivanoff | May 8, 2024 |
| | Carolyn Ivanoff, author of "We Fought at Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the Survivors of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry" |
| 2032 | | A Quaker Colonel, His Fiancee, and Their Connections: Selected Civil War Correspondence |
| | Richard Upsher Smith, Jr. | May 22, 2024 |
| | Richard Upsher Smith, Jr., editor of "A Quaker Colonel, His Fiancee, and Their Connections: Selected Civil War Correspondence" |
| 2033 | | Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves |
| | Brian Matthew Jordan | May 29, 2024 |
| | Brian Matthew Jordan, co-editor of "Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves" |
| 2034 | | A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlams Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age |
| | Frank Garmon | June 12, 2024 |
| | Frank Garmon, author of "A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlams Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age" |
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