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Niels Eichhorn

@nielseichhorn.bsky.social
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Civil War Historian, Editor H-CivWar, posting about history, my two cute little boys, and my two puppies, living in Germany working as an IB GloPo and History teacher, Website: nielseichhorn.com All views are my own.

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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
I have struggled to post social media updates in a timely manner when new podcast episodes are released and probably forgot to tag an author or two. Moving the family to Portugal and starting a new job have taken their toll in many ways. I do post interview shorts now www.youtube.com/@warofthereb...
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War of the Rebellion
This channel will tell stories of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865) era. The focus of the videos will range widely from military topics to political and social developments as well as the occasiona...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
Talking about socialism in the USA might raise some eyebrow, Ryan C. McIlhenny and I chat about the ideology of Laurence Gronlund, how religion impact his view and what lessons we can draw from Gronland @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/16yC... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
The Brown Water Navy or Mississippi River Squadron remains an understudied part of the Civil War. I had a chance to chat with Robert H. Gudmestad about the work and ever-changing challenges of these warships @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/43Wm... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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"The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron" with Robert H. Gudmestad
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
@ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to chat with one of the most prolific Civil War historians, Timothy B. Smith about political and military history but also the changing memory landscape of the Civil War era. open.spotify.com/episode/7oX0... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
The Colfax Massacre is one of the darkest episodes of Reconstruction. David T. Ballantyne and I chat about the problems of Reconstruction in Central Louisiana with the hope and violence faced by freedpeople @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0IWT... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
Robert Smalls is a well-known figure in Civil War history, but he was also an influential political figure in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Robert D. Bland and I chat about Smalls and Reconstruction @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4B3j... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23h
Mexico and the US struggled with the process of organizing and creating loyalty to the republic whether from conservatives in Mexico or slaveholders in US. Erika Pani and I chat about her book _Torn Asunder_ @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6kQn... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
How did the United States embrace, use, and alter the image of Napoleon Bonaparte? Mark Ehlers gives us much to think about in his new book _Napoleon in America_ @uvapress.bsky.social in how the French Emperor was symbol and enemy open.spotify.com/episode/0kEY... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What did French Imperialism learn from the United States? What did U.S. imperialism learn from the French in Algeria? I chat about these questions with Timothy Roberts and about his book _After Barbary_ @cornellupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/33br... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The rebel states faced major obstacles abroad but also had some loyal friends. Beau Cleland and I chat about the international Civil War and his new book _Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria_ @ugapress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2o9v... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Eran Zelnik @eranzelnik.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Was great to talk to @nielseichhorn.bsky.social about my book for his podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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"American Laughter, American Fury: Humor and the Making of a White Man's Democracy, 1750–1850" with Eran A. Zelnik
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Humor can take different forms and rely on cruelty with the victim suffering connecting to settler colonialism. Eran A. Zelnik and I chat about his thought-provoking book _American Laughter, American Fury_ @hopkinspress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/65rL... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Eric C. Smith took on the delicate task of writing a biography of a founder of his institution, Southern Baptist Seminary. _Between Worlds_ balances Old and New South, spiritual struggles, and the Lost Cause @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7em6... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Slavery was an American problem, and Brazil was the last slave society in the Americas to end the institution. Isadora Moura Mota and I discuss her fascinating book "Freedom's Horizon" @pennpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1z9S... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Mark M. Turner @markturner25.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. "The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism," co-authored by Dr. Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social, first published in 2024. You can listen to the authors talk about the book here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdUY....
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
How should we view Shelby Foote and his impact on the Civil War? How did his Nathan Bedford Forrest obsession impact public perspective with the Ken Burns' Civil War series? @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I chat with Court Carney. open.spotify.com/episode/2mBU... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Were Republican moderates or Democrats radicals? How did state parties differ from the national ones? Jack Furniss and I chat about _Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North_ @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0X9B... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Dissenters were an important group in shaping anti-slavery movements in the Atlantic, Bridget Bennett and I chat about her _Antislavery in the Dissenting Atlantic: Archives and Unquiet Libraries, 1776–1865_ @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1xlm... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The UDC has received significant attention, but widowhood in general less so. Jennifer Lynn Gross and I discuss her book _Sisterhood and the Lost Cause_ and how widows were used for Lost Cause propaganda @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2Oxb... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
With a long career in academia it's hard to find the most important work to discuss. Elizabeth Leonard joins @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and me to chat about Joseph Holt and the fascination of biography writing @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5k18... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
How do we remember a monster like Nathan Bedford Forrest? Court Carney and I discuss his book _⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory_ @lsupress.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... open.spotify.com/episode/7cOj...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
What did Irish do during the CW? Why did Irish migrants fight for the US? What motivates soldiers? Damian Shiels explores these questions in _Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861–1865_ @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0MST... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Mexico, Texas, US are an explosive combination. Sarah K. M. Rodríguez and I chat about her book _One National Family_ Hard to imagine Mexicans once thought their country was the beacon of democracy @johnshopkinsphoto.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4t6X... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Did slaves trick masters into a longer holiday break by soaking a large log? Where did this story come from? Robert E. May and I chatted for the holiday episode about his new book _Debunking the Yule Log Myth: The Disturbing History of a Plantation Legend_
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The story of the C.S.S. Alabama is relatively well known but how many people have heard of David Henry White? How to tell the story of a person without a record? Andrew Sillen and I chat about his new book _Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White_ @hopkinspress.bsky.social
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
For Part 2 of my conversation with @americanstudier.bsky.social we are joined by my co-host @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social _Of Thee I Sing_ Enjoy as we explore issues of nationalism and patriotism @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/131S... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Family is a crucial part of us, but how does it help us understand history? @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I discuss with Amy Murrell Taylor her book _The Divided Family in Civil War America_ @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6EI6... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
How do you tell the story of a person who told ever-changing stories of themselves? I chat with Craig Friend about his new book _Becoming Lunsford Lane: The Lives of an American Aeneas_ @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6pR3... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The Grand Army of the Republic supported reforms and discussed local issues, according Jonathan D. Neu and his book _Our Onward March: The Grand Army of the Republic in the Progressive Era_ @fordhampress.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... open.spotify.com/episode/4llb...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Hive mind: couple students and myself have taken on the school archive. We discovered a number of photos and negatives from the 1990s that are stuck together due to moisture or maybe getting wet. Is there anyway to salvage them?
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The movie Glory has introduced millions to the 54th MA, but few know John W. M. Appleton. Today, I chat with James Jewell and Eugene Van Sickle about Appleton and their book _Waging War for Freedom_ @utpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2fNo... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Do scholars have a crystal ball? It is a question you almost want to ask @americanstudier.bsky.social when you read his book _Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism_ @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3LYd... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Education is crucial. Reconstruction witnessed the opening of schools for many formerly enslaved. I chat w/ AnneMarie Brosnan about her book _A Contested Terrain: Freedpeople's Education in North Carolina_ @fordhampress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0emN... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
We look at medical history with Thomas Helling as we discuss his new book _Sickly Vapors: Disease and Doctoring in the Old South_ @upmississippi.bsky.social Southerners thought of their region as different, which impacted medicine. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... open.spotify.com/episode/1ozM...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
@ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I are back chatting with Scott Hancock about #gettysburg and Gettysburg NMP about the recent Gettysburg reenactment and other issues with commemoration and memory at the Gettysburg battlefield. open.spotify.com/episode/51k7... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
20 Years of Republican Party during the Civil War scholarship has changed. @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I chat with Michael S. Green about _Freedom, Union, and Power: Lincoln and his Party during the Civil War_ Fordham Press open.spotify.com/episode/6BdA... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I have enjoyed Louis A. Perez's work since I read _War of 1898_. I had a chance to chat with Lou about one of his new books _Colonial Reckoning_ @dukepress.bsky.social‬ that looks at the Ten Years War and Independence War in Cuba. open.spotify.com/episode/4erL... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Military Occupation is a major topic in Civil War scholarship, especially in Louisiana with the likes of Benjamin Butler. J. Matthew Ward and I chat about _Garden of Ruins: Occupied Louisiana in the Civil War_ @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7Bw3... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Today, Andrew R. Parnell and I dive into the history of Walter Hines Page, one time editor-in-chief of @theatlantic.com , as well as US Ambassador in London during WWI. We discuss Parnell's _The Forgotten Man_ @ugapress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5L3Y... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
#Mobile is a historic port city that was the cotton export center of Alabama, a seasonal commercial metropolis. Mike Bunn and I chat about Antebellum Mobile and his recent book _This Southern Metropolis_ @ugapress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2dDH... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
If you have access to C-Span 3, on Sunday May 25 at 2pm, you can watch the talk Duncan Campbell and I did at Shenandoah University about our book The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism. www.c-span.org/schedule/?ch... Or you can watch a recording here archive.org/details/CSPA...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Georgia's Sea Island, Spanish Florida, and the Muscogee Homeland offered runaway slaves different avenues to freedom. I chat with Paul Pressly about his provocative book _A Southern Underground Railroad_ @ugapress.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/3lqM... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The 19C was an era where conman thrived and could make fortunes but also make a career out of lying. I chat with Frank Garmon about his book _A Wonderful Career in Crime_ from @lsupress.bsky.social where he introduces Charles Cowlam open.spotify.com/episode/00Je... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
In 2015, I took students on a summer trip. In their reflections, one of my students, conservative and only desiring to get a history degree to be a school coach, wrote an "interesting" paper. See two passages below. As the #nationalparkservice faces major cuts, their prediction rings sadly true.
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
If you enjoy horse racing or #KentuckyDerby, you will enjoy my conversation with Natalie Zacek about her new book _Thoroughbred Nation: Making America at the Racetrack, 1791-1900_ with @lsupress.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/3O8u...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Zouave was a fancifully dressed, fiercely independent soldier with many imitators. I chat with Carol Harrison & Tom Brown about their book _Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance_ @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3AZi... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
#gettysburg and Gettysburg NMP are important sites in the nation's memory landscape. Today, @andrewhouck.bsky.social and I chat with Scott Hancock about Gettysburg especially inclusive remembering and Lost Cause celebration open.spotify.com/episode/0bpi... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
In another book anniversary podcast episode, @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I chat with Nicole Etcheson about her book _Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era_ open.spotify.com/episode/0DPD... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Can we know what Civil War uniforms looked like? Today we explore that and other material culture questions with @shaesmithcox.bsky.social as we talk about her book _The Fabric of Civil War Society_ @lsupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/05UI... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
How did the idea of Great Reconstruction expand into foreign policy? Today, I chat with @semmesryan.bsky.social about his new book _Exporting Reconstruction: Ulysses S. Grant and a New Empire of Liberty_ Check out the podcast below open.spotify.com/episode/2Vy2... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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