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
North-South Skirmish Association
American Battlefield Trust Director of History and Education Garry Adelman visits the North-South Skirmish Association's Spring Nationals. At the...
Perryville Battlefield Artifacts 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. He is...
Artifacts at the Confederate Memorial Hall Museum
VIDEO | Join Kristopher White and Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust as they examine Civil War era artifacts housed at the Confederate...
Custer-Rosser Coat
Historians Sam Smith and Mike McAfee look at the coat of Confederate General Thomas L. Rosser, and explore the relationship he shared with Union...
The Woundings of Jackson and Longstreet
VIDEO | Douglas Ullman, Jr. and Kristopher White of the Civil War Trust are joined by Don Pfanz and Chris Mackowski to discuss which wounding was more...
The Battles at North Anna
In this War Department™ episode, our experts discuss the Battle of North Anna, a significant phase of the 1864 Overland Campaign. Historians Robert E...