{"podcast":{"title":"The Antietam and Beyond Podcast","slug":"the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast-6678601","podcast_index_feed_id":6678601,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast","website_url":"https://john-banks.blogspot.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dcfUQKBZpVis97GslYdOcfM9S6ho3DEIUQhtdsqWXq0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmE4/NTVjZTJiZGM5ZDQw/NDhjNWJmYjU0NmI1/MDQzMC5qcGVn.jpg","author":"John Banks","episode_count":20,"summary":"Authors John Banks and Tom McMillan dive deep into the Battle of Antietam — September 17, 1862, the bloodiest day in American history — as well as into the 1862 Maryland Campaign and other Civil War topics. Join these longtime journalists, who, along with their guests, share stories, knowledge and much more about the battle and the most compelling period in American history. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories across a network that now spans six states.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T06:19:53.076425+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast-6678601"},"episode":{"title":"Antietam’s forgotten front: Robert Dunkerly on Burnside Bridge, the Lower Battlefield and America’s Bloodiest Day","slug":"antietam-s-forgotten-front-robert-dunkerly-on-burnside-bridge-the-lower-battlefield-and-america-s-bloodiest-day","published_at":"2026-01-24T02:03:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast-6678601/antietam-s-forgotten-front-robert-dunkerly-on-burnside-bridge-the-lower-battlefield-and-america-s-bloodiest-day","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast-6678601","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b65ed19","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/3b65ed19/11bdc9dd.mp3","summary":"In Episode 54, historian Robert Dunkerly joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks for a discussion about his book, The Lower Battlefield of Antietam: The Forgotten Front of America's Bloodiest Day. Dunkerly takes us to Burnside Bridge, the 40-Acre Cornfield and beyond. Plus, he dishes on John's favorite regiment (16th Connecticut) and recounts an epic hike to the battlefield. This podcast is sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association 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 the recently released The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence and four other books . Banks is author of A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime and numerous magazine articles about the Civil War . Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan and John Banks' Civil War Blog . Banks' popular Civil War blog is here .","meta_description":"In Episode 54, historian Robert Dunkerly joins co-hosts Tom McMillan and John Banks for a discussion about his book, The Lower Battlefield of Antietam: Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3074,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast-6678601/episodes/antietam-s-forgotten-front-robert-dunkerly-on-burnside-bridge-the-lower-battlefield-and-america-s-bloodiest-day/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-antietam-and-beyond-podcast-6678601/antietam-s-forgotten-front-robert-dunkerly-on-burnside-bridge-the-lower-battlefield-and-america-s-bloodiest-day.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}