About the Program
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson presents a history of the use of naval forces by the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. The author reports on the impact that each navy made during the War, from Union naval support of numerous battles, including Vicksburg and New Orleans to the Confederate's use of naval mines and the militaristic deployment of a submarine. James McPherson speaks with historians Craig Symonds and Harold Holzer at the New York Historical Society in New York City.