Bonus Q&A on the Civil War Series with Scott & James

History Unplugged Podcast · Dec 27, 2018 · 1h 4m

Two weeks ago we finished the 25-part series on the 10 most important battles in the Civil War. Some of you had follow-up questions. We ran a poll to so which ones were the most popular. In a recording of a live-streaming Q&A session, James and Scott answer the following questions:

How many civilians died due to battles getting close to population centers (e.g., the Gettysburg battle site is close to the town)?

What was going on with John Wilkes Booth during the Civil War?

Were people at the time aware of events like Harriett Tubman's involvement in the raid on Combahee Ferry? Did that effect…