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Season 5 Shows
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| 501 | | Stealing the General |
| | Russell S. Bonds | August 29, 2008 |
| | Russell S. Bonds, author of 'Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor.' |
| 502 | | Three Days in the Shenandoah |
| | Gary Ecelbarger | September 5, 2008 |
| | Gary Ecelbarger, author of 'Three Days in the Shenandoah: Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester.' |
| 503 | | Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea |
| | Noah Andre Trudeau | September 12, 2008 |
| | Noah Andre Trudeau, author of 'Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea.' |
| 504 | | Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign |
| | Peter Cozzens | September 19, 2008 |
| | Peter Cozzens, author of 'Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign.' |
| 505 | | Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! |
| | George C. Rable | September 26, 2008 |
| | George C. Rable, author of 'Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!' |
| 506 | | Lincoln's Labels: America's Best Known Brands and the Civil War |
| | James M. Schmidt | October 3, 2008 |
| | James M. Schmidt, author of 'Lincoln's Labels: America's Best Known Brands and the Civil War.' |
| 507 | | Major General Robert E Rodes Of The Army Of Northern Virginia: A Biography |
| | Darrell Collins | October 17, 2008 |
| | Darrell Collins, author of 'Major General Robert E Rodes Of The Army Of Northern Virginia: A Biography.' |
| 508 | | Identification Discs Of Union Soldiers In The Civil War |
| | Joseph W. Stahl | October 24, 2008 |
| | Joseph W. Stahl, author of 'Identification Discs Of Union Soldiers In The Civil War: A Complete Classification Guide and Illustrated History.' |
| 509 | | Lincoln's Sanctuary |
| | Matthew Pinsker | October 31, 2008 |
| | Matthew Pinsker, author of 'Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home.' |
| 510 | | Old Alleghany |
| | Gregg S. Clemmer | November 7, 2008 |
| | Gregg S. Clemmer, author of 'Old Alleghany: The Life and Wars of General Ed Johnson.' |
| 511 | | What Caused the Civil War?: Reflections on the South and Southern History |
| | Edward L. Ayer | November 21, 2008 |
| | Edward L. Ayer, author of 'What Caused the Civil War?: Reflections on the South and Southern History' and President of the University of Richmond. |
| 512 | | Civil War Roundtables |
| | Matthew Borowick | December 5, 2008 |
| | Matthew Borowick, Civil War Roundtable columnist for the Civil War News, joins Gerry to discuss Roundtables around the country |
| 513 | | Best & Worst in Civil War History |
| | Gerry Prokopowicz | January 9, 2009 |
| | Gerry discusses The State of Civil War History and events surrounding Lincoln in the past year and to celebrate the paperback release of Gerry's book, 'Did Lincoln Own Slaves.' |
| 514 | | The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg |
| | Lance Herdegen | January 16, 2009 |
| | Lance Herdegen, author of 'Those Damned Black Hats!: The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign.' |
| 515 | | Parallels between Lincoln's Time and our Own Time |
| | Edna Greene Medford | January 23, 2009 |
| | Dr. Edna Greene Medford, of Howard University and co-author of 'The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views,' joins Gerry to discuss parallels between Lincoln's time and our own time. |
| 516 | | The Age of Lincoln |
| | Orville Vernon Burton | February 20, 2009 |
| | Orville Vernon Burton, author of 'The Age of Lincoln.' |
| 517 | | Mutiny at Fort Jackson |
| | Michael D. Pierson | February 27, 2009 |
| | Michael D. Pierson, author of 'Mutiny at Fort Jackson: The Untold Story of the Fall of New Orleans.' |
| 518 | | Cumberland Blood |
| | Thomas D. Mays | March 6, 2009 |
| | Thomas D. Mays, author of 'Cumberland Blood: Champ Ferguson's Civil War.' |
| 519 | | The Confederate States of America: What Might Have Been |
| | Roger L. Ransom | March 13, 2009 |
| | Roger L. Ransom, author of 'The Confederate States of America: What Might Have Been.' |
| 520 | | Gender and the Sectional Conflict |
| | Nina Silber | April 3, 2009 |
| | Nina Silber, author of 'Gender and the Sectional Conflict.' |
| 521 | | Heroes and Cowards |
| | Dora L. Costa | April 10, 2009 |
| | Dora L. Costa and Matthew E. Kahn, authors of 'Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War.' |
| 522 | | Civil War Magazines |
| | Dana B. Shoaf | May 1, 2009 |
| | Dana B. Shoaf, editor of both America's Civil War and Civil War Times Magazines |
| 523 | | One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg |
| | Michael F. Nugent | May 8, 2009 |
| | Michael F. Nugent, co-author of 'One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863.' |
| 524 | | A Tribute to David Herbert Donald, Lincoln Scholar |
| | Gerry Prokopowicz | May 22, 2009 |
| | The late David Herbert Donald passed one week prior to this show. He was a Lincln scholar. A mentor and friend of Gerry Prokopowicz. Gerry talks about the life and works of David Herbert Donald. |
| 525 | | A British Confederate Widow's Citizenship |
| | Robert Kenzer | May 29, 2009 |
| | Robert Kenzer, Professor of History and American Studies at University of Richmond. |
| 526 | | Memoirs vs Fiction: Civil War Writing |
| | Craig A. Warren | June 5, 2009 |
| | Craig A. Warren, author of 'Scars to Prove It: The Civil War Soldier and American Fiction.' |
| 527 | | Apostles of Disunion |
| | Charles B. Dew | June 12, 2009 |
| | Charles B. Dew, author of 'Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War.' |
| 528 | | The New Civil War Handbook |
| | Mark Hughes | June 19, 2009 |
| | Mark Hughes, author of 'The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages.' |
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