David Blight on the Civil War

David Blight's lectures on the civil war are incredibly interesting and I would recommend listening to them. You can download them from i-tunes or from Yale's website. The transcripts are also available.

For a good summary of his research into the memory of the civil war : listen to this lecture.

Here's David Blight telling the story of two slaves that escaped from the South during the Civil War. It's a great example of the nature of historical inquiry.