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War of the Rebellion Podcast

Niels Eichhorn

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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.

Recent Episodes

OCT 21, 2026
"The Age of the Borderlands: Indians, Slaves, and the Limits of Manifest Destiny, 1790–1850" with Andrew C. Isenberg
For this episode, we get to chat with Andrew C. Isenberg about his book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Age of the Borderlands: Indians, Slaves, and the Limits of Manifest Destiny, 1790–1850
76 MIN
SEP 23, 2026
"American Socialist: Laurence Gronlund and the Power behind Revolution" with Ryan C. McIlhenny
For this episode, we get to chat with Ryan C. McIlhenny about his book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠American Socialist: Laurence Gronlund and the Power behind Revolution
77 MIN
SEP 9, 2026
"The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron" with Robert H. Gudmestad
For this episode, we get to chat with Robert H. Gudmestad about his book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron
93 MIN
SEP 2, 2026
Civil War Battlefield, Politics, and Military History: A Conversation with Timothy B. Smith
For this episode, Andrew Houck and I chat with Timothy B. Smith about military history, working for the National Park Service, historic battlefields, and memory.
105 MIN
AUG 26, 2026
"Fractured Freedoms: Reconstructing Central Louisiana" with David T. Ballantyne
For this episode, we get to chat with David T. Ballantyne about his book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fractured Freedoms: Reconstructing Central Louisiana
80 MIN