All Episodes
Grammy Award winner Taylor Agan
On Episode 30, 2025 Grammy Award winner Taylor Agan, who has, like, one billion Civil War soldier ancestors, talks with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks about his ...
12th Corps at Antietam: Insights from Chris Bryan
On Episode 29, Chris Bryan — author of Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July-September 1862 — dives deep into the corps...
Antietam maps and guide life with Brad Gottfried
On Episode 28, Brad Gottfried — Antietam battlefield guide and Antietam Institute board member — talks about his Civil War map books, including The Maps Of Antietam, w...
Battle of Shepherdstown: Dr. Mike Nickerson on Maryland Campaign's finish
On Episode 27, Dr. Mike Nickerson — president of the Shepherdstown (W.Va.) Battlefield Preservation Association — dives into the fascinating final battle of the Maryla...
Antietam guide Jim Smith: Ballparks, Rush and battlefield tales
In a freewheeling Episode 26, Antietam guide Jim Smith visits with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks about his longtime interest in the battlefield (psst — it invol...
Turning One: NPS ranger Keith Snyder helps celebrate Antietam podcast anniversary
On the one-year anniversary of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," longtime National Park Service ranger Keith B. Snyder — chief of resource education at the battlefiel...
From Lost Cause to battlefield guide: Michael Hill's Antietam journey
In a freewheeling Episode 24, Antietam guide Michael Hill talks with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks about the ins and outs of becoming a battlefield guide, his f...
Battlefield guide Kevin Pawlak's 40-Acre Cornfield tour
In Episode 23, battlefield guide Kevin Pawlak talks with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks about the Antietam Institute's epic tour of the 40-Acre Cornfield and els...
Blood and valor: Battle of Antietam soldier stories
In this special 162nd battle anniversary edition of the podcast, co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks dive into some of their favorite soldier stories — from the Unite...
Battlefield farmsteads and Final Attack Trail with Chris Vincent of Antietam Institute
On Episode 21 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," Antietam Institute president Chris Vincent visits with co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks about battlefield farms...
Civil War photography: Shadows of Antietam with Bob Kalasky
On Episode 20 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," Bob Kalasky, author of Shadows of Antietam, talks with co-host John Banks about his groundbreaking photographic wor...
Civil War medicine at Antietam: Inside hospitals with Dana Shoaf
In a freewheeling discussion, Dana Shoaf talks with co-hosts (and fellow Pittsburghers) Tom McMillan and John Banks about Dr. Jonathan Letterman, medical services at A...
Antietam on the Web: Brian Downey's online battlefield resource
On Episode 18 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," Antietam On The Web creator Brian Downey talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about his remarkable web s...
Why we write: Tom McMillan, John Banks talk Antietam
In a freewheeling Episode 17 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," co-hosts and published authors John Banks and Tom McMillan talk about approaches to writing about hi...
Gettysburg and Antietam connections with battlefield guide Larry Korczyk
On Episode 16 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," Gettysburg licensed battlefield guide Larry Korczyk talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about the many ...
Historic homes: Dennis Frye & Troy Cool’s Antietam Preservation Stories
In Episode 15 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," renowned Antietam historian Dennis Frye and Troy Cool talk with podcast co-host John Banks about their historic pro...
Daniel Wise's well and Maryland Campaign secrets with Steve Stotelmyer
In Episode 14 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," author/historian Steve Stotelmyer — an Antietam battlefield guide and "Wise guy" — talks with co-hosts John Banks a...
Publishing Civil War history: Ted Savas on Antietam books, writing tips
In Episode 13 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," military history book publisher Ted Savas — who's also a historian and passionate rock musician — talks with co-hos...