NPR captures the battlefield action, the personal struggles, and the moral dilemmas of the war that pitted brother against brother (and sometimes sister) and friend against friend. This revealing collection of Civil War stories features gripping history, expert commentary, and unforgettable voices:
Contents:Introduction by Neal ConanManassas/Bull RunHistorian Shelby FooteGeraldine Brooks’ Civil War MarchHistory of “Dixie”Confederates in the AtticAntietamViewing the Emancipation ProclamationGettysburg’s Hallowed GroundOld Army Friends, Divided At GettysburgGettysburg EyewitnessGettysburg Address Read by Sam WaterstonHenry Fleming, Reluctantly Wearing the Red BadgeWoman Fought Like a Man for FreedomCivil War ReportersHistorians Search for Civil War RelicsCivil War Relics Tempt ThievesLiving History at Lincoln’s Summer RetreatE.L. Doctorow on Sherman and The MarchApril 1865Letters from Civil War Era Tell the Price of FreedomIowa in the Civil WarWhat It Means to Be FreeThe Civil War Still Stirs the Southern SoulUnion Soldier Comes HomeAppomattoxAt Ford’s Theatre, Lincoln’s Death Revisited“O Captain! My Captain!”“Battle Hymn of the Republic,” the Other National Anthem
