Tom McMillan

Historian and author

Boston, USA

About Tom

Tom McMillan is a historian and author specializing in American history. He has written several books on the subject, including his latest work, The Year That Made America. He is known for his meticulous research and ability to bring historical events to life.

Associated Podcasts

Western Civ

Guest

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast

Host

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Recent Appearances

Medal of Honor stories and Antietam insights with guide Jess Rowley

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast•Mar 13, 2026•57:51•host

William Griffing on transcribing 15,000 Civil War soldier letters and his Spared & Shared site

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast•Mar 4, 2026•46:19•host

Tom McMillan

About Tom

Associated Podcasts

Western Civ

The Antietam and Beyond Podcast

Connect

Recent Appearances

Medal of Honor stories and Antietam insights with guide Jess Rowley

William Griffing on transcribing 15,000 Civil War soldier letters and his Spared & Shared site

Key Topics

Lee invades the North: Brad Gottfried on Antietam, Gettysburg, Lincoln and the generals

First Corps at Antietam: Historian Darin Wipperman on Hooker, Burnside and Union command

Antietam’s forgotten front: Robert Dunkerly on Burnside Bridge, the Lower Battlefield and America’s Bloodiest Day

Armies of Antietam: Inside the regiments and leaders of America’s bloodiest day

From Antietam to Ireland: Thomas Meagher, the Irish Brigade and an American Civil War journey

Essential Antietam books: From Stephen Sears to William Frassanito

Historian George Rable explores Lincoln vs. McClellan and the high-stakes election of 1864

The untold story of Antietam’s Dunker Church: From battlefield icon to rubble and revival

Antietam guide Gary Rohrer on the 1962 centennial, battlefield bridges and South Mountain history

Gettysburg guide Jim Hessler talks about George Armstrong Custer, Antietam Lincoln photo and Libbie Custer

Civil War Breakfast Club co-hosts talk Antietam stories, generals and 'hidden' history

Best of The Antietam And Beyond Podcast: Scott Hartwig, Tom Clemens, Dennis Frye, Troy Cool, Dana Shoaf, Jennifer Murray

Antietam unearthed: Justin Martin on 'A Fierce Glory'

Mapping Antietam: Aaron Holley's GPS meets historic cartography

Preservation debate: Should all battlefields be saved?

Confederate gunner John Pelham: Valor on the Antietam battlefield

Michigan's role at Antietam: Generals Williams, Richardson legacies

Albion Brooks: A teen soldier's Civil War story at Antietam