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
Berdan’s Sharpshooters at Gettysburg
VIDEO | Garry Adelman, Douglas Ullman Jr. and Kristopher White of the Civil War Trust are joined by Greg Goodell of the Gettysburg National Military...
An Inside Look at Antietam
Featuring Park Ranger Keith Snyder as well as the Trust's own Garry Adelman, this War Department™ episode covers the varying command styles displayed...
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Artifacts at Appomattox
VIDEO | In this War Department™ episode, American Battlefield Trust Director of History and Education Garry Adelman visits the West Point Museum to...
Antietam: The Epicenter
In this War Department™ episode, Garry Adelman discusses the fighting on an this now preserved parcel at the heart of the Antietam (Sharpsburg)...
Frederick Douglass
National Park Service Ranger Mark Malloy of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site answers questions about the life of America's premiere black...
Alonzo Cushing at Gettysburg
In this War Department™ episode, Garry Adelman and Sam Smith of the Civil War Trust are joined by Wayne Motts of the National Civil War Museum, in...