Podcasts

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission's podcast page features short lectures by authorities on different aspects of the war in the state. The podcasts are being produced in cooperation with the School of Mass Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Special thanks go to David Weekley and Rudy Aldor of the School of Mass Communication for their assistance.

The Arsenal Crisis
The Little Rock Arsenal Crisis: Stephan McAteer of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History discusses the 1861 crisis that almost sparked the Civil War.
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Men and Women in Crisis
Men and Women in Crisis: Dr. Michael B. Dougan discusses the people who attended the secession convention in Little Rock.
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The Arkansas Army
The Arkansas Army: Dr. Michael B. Dougan discusses the creation of Arkansas’s first military organization after the state seceded from the Union.
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The Arkansas Peace Society
The Arkansas Peace Society: James J. Johnston discusses a secret society of Unionists who opposed secession in 1861.
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Arkansas Politics, 1860
Dr. Carl Moneyhon of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock explains the political situation in Arkansas on the eve of the Civil War.
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Unionism in Arkansas
Dr. Thomas A. DeBlack of Arkansas Tech University explores the strong Union sentiment that prevailed in many parts of Arkansas during the Civil War.
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Why They Joined
Dr. Carl Moneyhon of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock explores the motivations of the Arkansas men who enlisted in the Confederate army at the beginning of the Civil War.
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War in the Southern Delta
Dr. Tom DeBlack of Arkansas Tech University discusses warfare along the Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas.
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Why They Continued to Fight
Dr. Carl Moneyhon of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock discusses the experiences of Arkansas Confederate soldiers as they endured years of warfare.
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