William Griffing on transcribing 15,000 Civil War soldier letters and his Spared & Shared site
About this episode
William Griffing discusses his extensive work transcribing Civil War soldier letters on his Spared & Shared website.
In Episode 57, William Griffing joins co-host John Banks (with Tom McMillan off this week) for a conversation about his remarkable transcriptions of Civil War soldier letters — including many tied to Antietam — which he shares on his Spared & Shared website. “Griff” has transcribed and posted more than 15,000 letters so far — and he types every single one, one-handed. Read more about Griffing here . Find his Spared & Shared Facebook page here . 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 .
People in this episode
Hosts: John Banks, Tom McMillan
Guest: William Griffing
Topics covered
- Civil War
- letter transcriptions
- Antietam
- historical research
- digital history
Keywords
- Civil War letters
- transcription
- Antietam
- historical documents
- Spared & Shared
Sponsors
Michigan Civil War Association, Civil War Trails
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Year That Made America: From Rebellion to Independence, A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime
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