Video: In4 Minutes
The In4 video series features historians discussing foundational topics about the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War. Videos are generally no more than four minutes long, and subjects range from a description of notable generals, to an explanation of artillery, to a description of the significance of the Western Theater, or Southern Campaign.
Logistics of the Civil War
VIDEO | Historian Chris Kolakowski discusses Civil War logistics. This video is part of the Civil War Trust's In4 video series, which presents short...
Hessians in the Revolutionary War
VIDEO | Cdr. J.J. Patterson explains the role of German mercenaries during the Revolutionary War, and dispels popular myths surrounding their service.
Zouaves in the Civil War
VIDEO | Historian James Taub discusses the role of Zouaves in the American Civil War. This video is part of the Civil War Trust's In4 video series...
Freedmen and the Civil War
VIDEO | Caitlin Verboon discusses the transition from slavery to freedom that former slaves faced after the Civil War. Filmed at the slave quarters of...
Winfield Scott
VIDEO | Historian Gary Gallagher describes the great, yet often overlooked, General Winfield Scott and the impacts his strategies ultimately had upon...
Thomas Paine
VIDEO | Jim Percoco of the American Battlefield Trust sheds light on one of the overlooked figures of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine. Paine was...