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  • Civil War Soldier's Apple Sauce

    In a soldier's letter, he wrote about finding enough apples to fill his haversack. Let’s enjoy a hot meal that is a far cry from hardtack and coffee! This is an easy and delicious dish to make at home to connect with history.

  • Philadelphia Fish House Punch - Episode 3

    Enjoy a look at a punch recipe from Jerry Thomas' 1862 bartender's guide.

    If this looks tasty to you and you want to explore more, you can get a reprint of the 1862 Bartender's Guide here! https://amzn.to/3R0oF8x

  • Scythe & Reaper

    Civil War Digital Digest has combined two of its popular episodes into in larger story. By adding new still images, video footage, and re-mastering the audio a more complete discussion is had about how the scythe was used in the Civil War era as well as the reaper which replaced it in many circum...

  • 1816 Springfield Conversions

    Updated with new photography, stills, and audio remastered for HistoryFix in 2022!

  • Austrian Lorenz Musket

    Enjoy this updated, re-edited, and remastered version created specifically for HistoryFix in 2022!

  • Sword and Saber Nomenclature

    Updated with additional photography and remastered audio.

  • The Hall Rifle

    Enjoy a new edit updated and remastered for HistoryFix in 2022!

  • Hans Christian Heg - Union soldier

    Biographies often get made about people who seem almost larger than life in history. There are many others whose stories are equally as compelling that deserve to be told and remembered. In this episode one of those stories is told - that of Hans Christian Heg. There are many words that could de...

  • What's In the Box?

    Will is joined by Nick Picerno, he is a collector and Chairman Emeritus of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, with a special item from his collection. Nick’s collection centers on the 1st – 10th – 29th Maine Regiment. Yes, that is correct, a regiment with three number designations! Do...

  • The Story Behind: Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Join Civil War Digital Digest as will explores the history of Santa in the US, as brought here by many different traditions. Learn how Clement Moore's poem fits into the story. Then, sit back and enjoy a dramatic reading of that story accompanied by many wonderful Civil War era drawings of Santa ...

  • Cold Rooms

    In this episode, we return to the Civil War era farm. If you had a cellar in your home and you lived in a climate that froze part of the winter, chances were you had a cold room. What was that? Join us as we visit with Brian James Egen and take a tour of a typical cold room. We explore how it wor...

  • To Try (or Render) Lard

    Lard has many uses on the 19th century farm. Visit with Jeremy and Felicia from History Acres as they take you on the journey from harvesting lard, to preserving it, and then find out some of the uses!

    Enjoy this program, which was re-edited by Civil War Digital Digest and includes additional im...

  • Why Pork?

    Pork was an incredibly important part of the Civil War era farm. Journey to the basement of a 19th century farm house, a place where pork was cared for and preserved, to explore more about the topic!

    Enjoy this recut and remastered episode from Civil War Digital Digest!