The Antietam and Beyond Podcast

Guide Scott Kenepp explores Antietam photos, monuments and battlefield history

Antietam battlefield guide Scott Kenepp joins co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan for a wide-ranging conversation about iconic Antietam photographs, battlefield monuments — including those of the 125th and 132nd Pennsylvania — and much more.  This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association and Civil War Trails [https://www.civilwartrails.org/], which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states. Join McMillan and Banks for regular podcasts about Antietam, the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War — the most compelling period in American history. McMillan is author of The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Year-That-Made-America-Independence/dp/1493090585] and four other books. Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime [https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Road-Trip-Lifetime/dp/1734627670]and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War. Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan [https://www.facebook.com/authortommcmillan]and John Banks' Civil War Blog [https://www.facebook.com/johnbankscivilwar/]. Banks' popular Civil War blog is here [https://john-banks.blogspot.com/].

Decisions at Antietam: The 14 choices that shaped America's bloodiest day

Author Michael Lang joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks for a freewheeling discussion about his book, Decisions at Antietam: The Fourteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle. [https://www.amazon.com/Decisions-Antietam-Fourteen-Critical-Americas-ebook/dp/B0DXQFC4TH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1816X3MM2BLFP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NGQIOLw5GJK981pq9Ygqfw.QNlHMN5bBHg7E3FJvZ6KpPwMaRxudXK9ZRackPDdVps&dib_tag=se&keywords=14+decisions+antietam&qid=1782261677&s=books&sprefix=14+decisions+antietam%2Cstripbooks%2C291&sr=1-1] We hit on the major leaders — McClellan and Lee — and the other men who shaped America's bloodiest day. This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association and Civil War Trails [https://www.civilwartrails.org/], which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states. Join McMillan and Banks for regular podcasts about Antietam, the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War — the most compelling period in American history. McMillan is author of The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Year-That-Made-America-Independence/dp/1493090585] and four other books. Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime [https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Road-Trip-Lifetime/dp/1734627670]and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War. Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan [https://www.facebook.com/authortommcmillan]and John Banks' Civil War Blog [https://www.facebook.com/johnbankscivilwar/]. Banks' popular Civil War blog is here [https://john-banks.blogspot.com/].

Tom Clemens talks Antietam preservation and the McClellan HQ debate

In Episode 63, legendary historian Tom Clemens — longtime president of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation [https://shaf.org/] — joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks to discuss the latest in Antietam preservation news. Plus, we tackle the thorny subject of George McClellan’s HQ and get the lowdown from Clemens on his latest (and epic) Antietam book  This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association and Civil War Trails [https://www.civilwartrails.org/], which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states. Join McMillan and Banks for regular podcasts about Antietam, the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War — the most compelling period in American history. McMillan is author of The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Year-That-Made-America-Independence/dp/1493090585] and four other books. Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime [https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Road-Trip-Lifetime/dp/1734627670]and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War. Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan [https://www.facebook.com/authortommcmillan]and John Banks' Civil War Blog [https://www.facebook.com/johnbankscivilwar/]. Banks' popular Civil War blog is here [https://john-banks.blogspot.com/].

Revisiting Antietam’s aftermath: Jake Wynn on the vast hospital in Frederick, Pry House

In Episode 62, Frederick, Maryland-based public historian Jake Wynn joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks for a discussion about what happened in Frederick and beyond in the aftermath of Antietam. Plus, enjoy a lively discussion about the Pry House — McClellan HQ or not? — and some Abraham Lincoln chit-chat. Wynn writes online at wynninghistory.com [http://wynninghistory.com/] and is a co-host on the "Public History with Justin, Jake and Molly" podcast. This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association and Civil War Trails [https://www.civilwartrails.org/], which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states. Join McMillan and Banks for regular podcasts about Antietam, the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War — the most compelling period in American history. McMillan is author of The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Year-That-Made-America-Independence/dp/1493090585] and four other books. Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime [https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Road-Trip-Lifetime/dp/1734627670]and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War. Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan [https://www.facebook.com/authortommcmillan]and John Banks' Civil War Blog [https://www.facebook.com/johnbankscivilwar/]. Banks' popular Civil War blog is here [https://john-banks.blogspot.com/].

Cannons, maps and memory: Live from the Antietam Institute

In a freewheeling Episode 61, recorded in front of a live audience at the recent Antietam Institute spring symposium, distinguished military historian Carol Reardon, Antietam map expert Aaron Holley and artillery expert Jim Rosebrock join co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks. This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association and Civil War Trails [https://www.civilwartrails.org/], which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states. Join McMillan and Banks for regular podcasts about Antietam, the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War — the most compelling period in American history. McMillan is author of The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Year-That-Made-America-Independence/dp/1493090585] and four other books. Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime [https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Road-Trip-Lifetime/dp/1734627670]and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War. Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan [https://www.facebook.com/authortommcmillan]and John Banks' Civil War Blog [https://www.facebook.com/johnbankscivilwar/]. Banks' popular Civil War blog is here [https://john-banks.blogspot.com/].