Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 20
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 583 subscribers
Contact Information
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jbankstx@comcast.net
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Host
Tom McMillan - Author of The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence and four other books, with a focus on American history and the Civil War.
John Banks - Author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War; he also writes a popular Civil War blog.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Brady Crytzer - The National Road As An Important Civil War Artery.
George Franks - The Battle Of Falling Waters, Its Connections To Antietam, And Confederate General James Pettigrew.
Scott Kenepp - Antietam Photographs, Battlefield Monuments, And Battlefield History.
Michael Lang - The Major Military And Leadership Decisions That Shaped The Battle Of Antietam.
Tom Clemens - Antietam Preservation, The Debate Over George Mcclellan's Headquarters, And His Antietam Book.
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Episodes
Federal Signal Service at Antietam with historian Cory Pfarr
October 09, 2026
Award-winning historian Cory M. Pfarr joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks for a conversation about the U.S. Signal Service at Antietam. Plus, Pfarr dishes on James Longstreet’s role in the battle — and that carpet-slippers story. Pfarr — who has written extensively about Longstreet — is the author of the 2026 book The Federal Signal Service at Antietam: Stations, Officers and Battlefield Intelligence on America’s Bloodiest Day.Join Tom McMillan and John Banks for regular podcasts about...
Shepherdstown battlefield preservation news with Dr. Mike Nickerson
September 29, 2026
Dr. Mike Nickerson — president of the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association — discusses important recent preservation news about the West Virginia battlefield. Plus, "Dr. Mike" weighs in on the battle (Sept. 19-20, 1862) — the final engagement of the Maryland Campaign — and confirms a cannonball story. Join Tom McMillan and John Banks for regular podcasts about Antietam, the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War — the most compelling period in American history.McMillan is author ...
Travel the National Road, a Civil War artery, with author Brady Crytzer
August 21, 2026
Travel with us on the National Road, an important Civil War artery, with the author of … The National Road, historian Brady Crytzer. This podcast is sponsored by the Antietam Institute and 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 Th...
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