The Civil War & Reconstruction

In which we look at the Federal timberclads' dramatic raid up the Tennessee River, and Albert Sidney Johnston's controversial decision to reinforce- but not to fully commit to the defense of- Fort Donelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the Battle of Fort Henry, which took place on February 6, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we give the background to Ulysses S. Grant's February, 1862 campaign to capture Forts Henry & Donelson in northern Tennessee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the Battle of Mill Springs, which took place in south-central Kentucky on January 19, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Mill Springs, which took place in Kentucky on January 19, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we use a couple of episodes to take a look back at what happened during the first year of the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we use a couple of episodes to take a look back at what happened during the first year of the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue our discussion of Union and Confederate diplomacy during the Civil War by looking at the Trent Affair, which took the U.S. and Britain to the brink of war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss Union and Confederate foreign relations early in the Civil War, especially the South's use of "King Cotton Diplomacy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we give you a short episode about the life of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we give you a short episode about the timberclads & city-class ironclads of the Union's "brown water navy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss (among other things) the Battle of Belmont, which took place on November 7, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Belmont (Nov. 7, 1861) by discussing Kentucky's neutrality early in the Civil War, and how the Confederate move to seize Columbus, KY pushed the Bluegrass State off the fence and into the Union camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our look at Ulysses S. Grant's life story, bringing him up to speed with the podcast timeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we set out to tell Ulysses S. Grant's life story and bring it up to speed with the point where we find ourselves on the podcast timeline- November, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the Port Royal Experiment on the South Carolina Sea Islands, which many people considered a dress rehearsal for the South's postwar reconstruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we set the stage for a discussion of the Port Royal Experiment, which took place on South Carolina's Sea Islands and which many people view as a "rehearsal for reconstruction." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the Battle of Port Royal Sound, South Carolina (November 7, 1861). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue our discussion of the ordeal of Brigadier General Charles P. Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the persecution of Brigadier General Charles Stone by the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the Battle of Ball's Bluff (October 21, 1861). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss George B. McClellan's arrival in Washington in July of 1861, and his taking command of the defeated & demoralized force that would become the Union's famed Army of the Potomac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at Robert E. Lee's Cheat Mountain campaign in western Virginia in September, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the Blockade Board, Confederate privateers, and the capture of Hatteras Island by a Federal joint army-navy task force in August, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at John C. Fremont's tenure as commander of the Federal's Western Department in 1861 and see how troubled Missouri proved to be his downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the successful siege of Lexington by Sterling Price's Missouri State Guard in September, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we cover the action at the Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the activities and maneuvering of both sides prior to the Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861) in southwest Missouri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue our look at the mayhem that broke out in Missouri at the start of the Civil War. In this episode we cover the 'Battle of Carthage,' and set the stage for the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the mayhem that broke out in Missouri at the start of the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss Chief Justice Roger Taney's dramatic challenge to Abraham Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue our discussion of medical issues affecting Civil War soldiers. In this episode we look at what happened to a soldier after he was wounded on the battlefield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at medical aspects of the Civil War. In this episode we focus on diseases, which killed many many more Civil War soldiers than did wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we take a quick look at the story behind the Confederacy's famous battle flag, and also the history behind each of the Confederate States of America's three national flags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we conclude our discussion of the First Battle of Manassas (July 21, 1861), looking at the Federal army's retreat and the failure of the Confederates to pursue, and then we offer some final thoughts on the war's first major battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our discussion of the First Battle of Manassas (July 21, 1861), looking at the fight for Henry Hill, and then we move over to the action at Chinn Ridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our discussion of the First Battle of Manassas (July 21, 1861), looking at the start of the pivotal fight for Henry Hill. Plus, we see how Stonewall Jackson got his famous nickname. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our discussion of the First Battle of Manassas (July 21, 1861), looking at how McDowell failed to maintain the initiative after he seized Matthews Hill, and as a result the Confederates had time to forge a defensive line on Henry Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we cover the start of the First Battle of Manassas (July 21, 1861)- including the Federals' flanking march to Sudley Ford and the fight for Matthews Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we cover the affair at Blackburn's Ford on July 18, 1861. Plus, we look at McDowell's decision to change his plan and attempt to turn the Confederate left flank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the start of the campaign that culminates with the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we set the stage for the beginning of the campaign that culminates with the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at why Northern & Southern men signed up to fight at the beginning of the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the importance of horses & mules to Civil War armies. Plus, we talk about Robert E Lee's horse- Traveller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the decision to declare runaway slaves "contraband of war," and then we look at the Battle of Big Bethel which took place on June 10, 1861. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we cover the third Civil War combat arm: the artillery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we give some book and other recommendations for the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln giving Gettysburg Address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at another one of the three Civil War combat arms: the cavalry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we conclude our discussion of Civil War infantry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss the principal shoulder arm used by Union & Confederate infantrymen during the Civil War: the rifle-musket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices