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The Antietam and Beyond Podcast

Tom McMillan and John Banks

Authors John Banks and Tom McMillan dive deep into the Battle of Antietam — September 17, 1862, the bloodiest day in American history — as well as into the 1862 Maryland Campaign and other Civil War topics. Join these longtime journalists, who, along with their guests, share stories, knowledge and much more about the battle and the most compelling period in American history. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across

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All Episodes

56:26

The untold story of Antietam’s Dunker Church: From...

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/10/28

In Episode 49, former Antietam National Park Service ranger Alann Schmidt joins co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan for a freewheeling discussion about the iconic Dunker Church on the battlefield. Schmidt, co-author of September Mourn | The Dunker Church of Antietam Battlefield, also dishes on the church's lesser-known post-war history (pile of rubble, convenience store). Plus. McMillan tells the story of an inscription by a veteran on the exterior of the church. This podcast is

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54:06

Antietam guide Gary Rohrer on the 1962 centennial,...

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/10/22

In Episode 48, Antietam guide and lifelong western Marylander Gary Rohrer joins co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan for a freewheeling discussion about the battlefield and his attendance at the centennial in 1962. Plus, he dishes on battlefield bridges, his family's connection to the South Mountain House (D.H. Hill HQ during battle) and gets teased about being the "mayor" of Rohrersville, Md. This podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small

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58:36

Gettysburg guide Jim Hessler talks about George...

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/09/30

In Episode 47, licensed Gettysburg battlefield guide Jim Hessler, an expert on George Armstrong Custer, joins co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan for a freewheeling discussion about "The Boy General" and the Maryland Campaign. He also weighs in on that famous post-Antietam photograph of President Lincoln and George McClellan that purportedly includes Custer. Plus, he dishes on Libbie Custer! This podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small

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55:33

Civil War Breakfast Club co-hosts talk Antietam...

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/09/11

In Episode 46, Darin Weeks and Mare Fincher, co-hosts of the excellent "Civil War Breakfast Club" podcast, join co-hosts John Banks (fresh from a trip to Ireland) and Tom McMillan for a freewheeling discussion of generals (O.O. Howard!) as well as lesser-known soldiers from the Battle of Antietam. Plus, they dish on their long-running podcast, favorite Antietam spots and much more. This podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and

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67:34

Best of The Antietam And Beyond Podcast: Scott...

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/08/14

In Episode 45, join co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan for a "Best Of" podcast featuring these previous guests:Historian Scott Hartwig on researching for his epic I Dread The Thought Of The Place, a nearly 1,000-page book on the Battle of Antietam.Dr. Tom Clemens on the Save Historic Antietam Foundation.Historian Dennis Frye and Troy Cool on their historic houses near the battlefield.Dana Shoaf of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine on Jonathan Letterman, "The Father of Modern

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56:37

Antietam unearthed: Justin Martin on 'A Fierce Glory'

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/08/06

In Episode 44, Justin Martin — author of A Fierce Glory about the Battle of Antietam and four other books — talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about the major personalities he weaved into his terrific book (Lincoln! Letterman! Gardner!). Plus, he dishes on the great lull in the fighting on Sept. 17, 1862 (and other surprises), Quentin Tarantino and driving a stick shift. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and

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51:02

Aaron Holley on mapping Antietam

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/07/15

On Episode 43, Aaron Holley — an Antietam Institute board member and West Virginia University graduate — talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about fields of fire, lost roads, hidden fence lines and other information derived from his fascinating battlefield mapmaking.Holley took the late 19th-century Ezra Carman-Emmor Cope Antietam maps and aligned them with locations on today's battlefield. Through remote and field-based work, dozens of locations were matched between those maps

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48:43

Battlefield preservation with John Banks, Tom McMillan

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/07/08

In Episode 42, co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan discuss battlefield preservation at Antietam, Gettysburg and elsewhere. Should all hallowed ground be saved? The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, 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

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58:21

Historian Sarah Kay Bierle on 'The Gallant' John Pelham

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/06/18

In Episode 41, author/historian/speaker Sarah Kay Bierle chats with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about Confederate artillerist John Pelham, who played a pivotal role at Antietam. Her latest book is Glorious Courage: John Pelham In The Civil War, published in May 2025 by Savas Beatie. You may not know much about "The Gallant" Pelham, but you've surely seen the remarkable circa-1858 image of him by Mathew Brady in dozens of publications. Plus, Bierle dishes on the role of "Hancock The

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54:18

Michigan at Antietam with Jack Dempsey, Brian James Egen

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/05/29

In Episode 40, Brian James Egen of The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn and author/historian Jack Dempsey join co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan to talk all things Michigan at Antietam. That includes stories about U.S. Army generals Alpheus S. Williams and Israel B. Richardson, who suffered a mortal wound in the attack on Bloody Lane on Sept. 17, 1862. Plus, the Michiganders — co-authors of Michigan At Antietam — dish on the effort to place a Michigan monument on the battlefield. Learn more

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51:14

Author Linda Zimmerman on Antietam soldier Albion Brooks

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/05/22

In Episiode 39, author Linda Zimmerman talks with John Banks (co-host Tom McMillan will be back soon) about her book, A Civil War Soldier and Me, the story of 8th Connecticut Sergeant Albion Brooks. Zimmerman devoted 30 years of research and traveled thousands of miles to learn about Brooks, who survived the bloodbath at Antietam as a teen but died at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. Months after Antietam, Brooks wrote, "Many poor fellows left with us who now are beneath the ground on the

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15:52

Listener spotlight: A Civil War-mad Canadian

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/05/14

In Episode 38, Canadian and long-suffering Toronto Maple Leafs fan Devan Sommerville, a fan of our podcast, joins co-host John Banks (Tom McMillan was off) for a 15-minute chat about his obsession with the American Civil War. Without prompting, he mentions John's favorite spot on the Antietam battlefield and educates us about an unheralded Canadian tie to the battle. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across

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48:21

Military historian Dr. Jennifer Murray

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/05/07

In a freewheeling Episode 37, Dr. Jennifer Murray — incoming director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at Shepherd University — joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks talks about her new role as well as the role of General George Gordon Meade at Antietam. Plus, they have a lively discussion about Meade's old warhorse, Old Baldy. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a

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9:18

Ashley Whitehead Luskey of Civil War Institute

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/04/22

In a mini-podcast, historian Ashley Whitehead Luskey — assistant director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College — chats with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks. On April 12, 2025, she was among the speakers at the Maryland Campaign Symposium at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Pa. It also included historians Scott Harwig ("I Dread The Thought Of The Place"), Dennis Frye, Harry Smeltzer, John Hoptak and Kevin Pawlak. The podcast is brought to you by

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13:24

Jon-Erik Girot on Maryland Campaign Symposium

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/04/20

In a mini-podcast, Jon Erik-Girot — curator at the Thomas Espy Post at the Andrew Carnegie (Pa.) Free Library And Music Hall — dishes with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks on the recently held Maryland Campaign Symposium he organized. It featured historians Scott Harwig ("I Dread The Thought Of The Place"), Dennis Frye, Harry Smeltzer, John Hoptak, Ashley Whitehead Luskey and Kevin Pawlak. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails.

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60:06

Antietam potluck: Historian Scott Hartwig, more

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/04/12

In a freewheeling Episode 34 — taped before an audience at the Maryland Campaign Symposium at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Pa. — historians Scott Hartwig (I Dread The Thought Of The Place), Kevin Pawlak and Harry Smeltzer, as well as Dana Shoaf and Melissa Hacker Winn of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Md., visit with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks.The podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails.

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49:29

Antietam hero Rufus Dawes of the Iron Brigade

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/03/24

In a freewheeling Episode 33, podcast hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks discuss Iron Brigade officer Rufus Dawes, who endured despite losing his best friend at Antietam. Plus, Tom dishes on his upcoming book, The Year That Made America, and John talks about staring into Ben Franklin's privy in Philadelphia and a post-Gettysburg battlefield tramping massage in Biglerville. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big

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54:05

Artillery expert Jim Rosebrock

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/03/06

On Episode 32, Antietam battlefield guide and author Jim Rosebrock — a retired U.S. Army officer and Department of Justice employee — talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about all things artillery at the Battle of Antietam. Plus, he dishes on two seldom-visited sites on the field and shares an unforgettable story about the horses of Antietam and .... oats! Rosebrock, author of Artillery Of Antietam, is president of the Antietam Institute. Check out the Institute site here.The

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54:00

Historian Rich Condon

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/02/18

On Episode 31, historian Rich Condon — editor of the Civil War Pittsburgh web site — talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about Robert Gould Shaw's role at Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation and another terrible event that occurred Sept. 17, 1862. Plus, he dishes on Robert Smalls, whose life story merits a Hollywood-produced move. (Are you listening, Steven Spielberg?) Visit Civil War Pittsburgh here.The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has

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47:22

Grammy Award winner Taylor Agan

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast ·

2025/02/11

On Episode 30, 2025 Grammy Award winner Taylor Agan, who has, like, one billion Civil War soldier ancestors, talks with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks about his deep interest in the Civil War period and researching his ancestry. At the Battle of Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862, John Francis Agan of the 23rd Georgia — Taylor's great great great grandfather — was captured near the Sunken Road/Bloody Lane. Plus, Taylor dishes on "That's My King," the Grammy Award-winning song that he

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