War Department Videos
The War Department™ is a web-based video series in which expert historians, educators, military veterans and enthusiasts debate, discuss and analyze the American Civil War. Episodes will cover a particular topic in some detail and run roughly 10 minutes in length. “Shorts” will highlight other aspects of the Civil War, in roughly two minutes.
Moderated discussions, battle animation, on-site analysis, and telestration will highlight the series. The War Department™ takes its name from the Union and Confederate entities responsible for the armies on both sides during the conflict and is a production of the American Battlefield Trust.
Featured Content
The Unknown of Little Round Top
You think you know Little Round Top? Licensed Battlefield Guides Garry Adelman and Tim Smith take viewers on a tour on some of the lesser known facts...
General Lee's Headquarters Artifacts at Gettysburg
VIDEO | Garry Adelman visits The Horse Soldier in Gettysburg to discuss some of the artifacts associated with Lee's Headquarters with museum owner Wes...
General Ulysses S. Grant's Coat
West Point Museum Curator Michael MacAfee describes one of the coats worn by General Grant.
The Clara Barton Collection
VIDEO | Jake Wynn of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine joins this American Battlefield Trust War Department episode to talk about the museum's...
Philip Sheridan and Gouverneur K. Warren Artifacts at Five Forks
VIDEO | Garry Adelman travels to the West Point Museum of History to examine objects and artifacts related to the fateful Battle of Five Forks...
John Hunt Morgan Artifacts at Perryville with Actor Steve Zahn
The American Battlefield Trust travels to the Perryville Battlefield in Kentucky to check out some Civil War artifacts with actor Steve Zahn. Joan Lee...