The Civil War & Reconstruction
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#431- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Thirteenth)
In which Grant's plan for November 25, 1863 is derailed when Sherman is unable to dislodge the Confederates from Tunnel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#430- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Twelfth)
In which Hooker's Federals storm Lookout Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#429- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Eleventh)
In which Grant's big attack to break the deadlock at Chattanooga finally gets underway on November 23, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#428- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Tenth)
In which time runs out for Braxton Bragg. *This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Advertisers please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#427- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Ninth)
In which Bragg decides to send Longstreet off to have a go at Burnside up at Knoxville. Meanwhile, Grant welcomes his buddy Sherman to Chattanooga. *This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Advertisers please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#426- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Eighth)
In which we finish looking at the action at the Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28/29, 1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#425- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Seventh)
In which the Confederates launch a night attack against the Federals at Wauhatchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#424- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Sixth)
In which the Federals strike at Brown's Ferry to open a new supply line into Chattanooga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"We are a people to whom the past is forever speaking"
In which Rich talks about some stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#423- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fifth)
In which Old Rosey is sacked and Ulysses S Grant rides in to save the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#422- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fourth)
In which the campaign for Chattanooga takes a decisive turn- not in that town but in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#421- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Third)
In which we look at Wheeler's October Raid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#420- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Second)
In which the Federals work to send substantial reinforcements to William Rosecrans, while- on the Confederate side- Braxton Bragg battles his own generals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#419- CHATTANOOGA (Part the First)
In which we look at the transition from the Chickamauga Campaign to the Chattanooga Campaign for the Army of Tennessee & the Army of the Cumberland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#418- BRISTOE STATION (Part the Third)
In which we talk about the fighting at the Battle of Bristoe Station (Virginia), which took place on October 14, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#417- BRISTOE STATION (Part the Second)
In which we continue looking at the Bristoe Station Campaign, which took place in Northern Virginia in October 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#416- "Meanwhile, Back East..."
In which we look at what was going on with the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia while Rosecrans and Bragg were locked in combat at Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#415- THE LAWRENCE MASSACRE (Part the Second)
In which William Quantrill and his rebel bushwhackers descend upon the town of Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, and a massacre ensues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#414- THE LAWRENCE MASSACRE (Part the First)
In which we look at the violence that wracked the Kansas/Missouri border after the start of the Civil War, and set the stage for the Lawrence (KS) Massacre, which took place in August 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#413- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twenty-third)
In which we look at the aftermath of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#412- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twenty-second)
In which the battle of Chickamauga comes to a fitful, confusing end on the evening of September 20, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#411- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twenty-first)
In which the Confederates launch fierce attacks against Horseshoe Ridge, while the Federals struggle to hold onto the high ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#410- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twentieth)
In which we tell a tale of two generals... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#409- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Nineteenth)
In which Longstreet's assault column rolls right through the hole in the Federal line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#408- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Eighteenth)
In which Rosecrans' decision to send a constant stream of reinforcements to sustain George Thomas' position on the northern end of the battlefield sets the stage for a fatal gap opening up on the right side of the Union line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#407- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Seventeenth)
In which the big Confederate attack on the morning of the twentieth finally gets underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#406- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Sixteenth)
In which we look at what was going on in both armies before the start of the fighting on the morning of the third (and final) day of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#405- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we look at what was going on with the Confederate high command on the night of September 19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#404- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we talk about the aftermath of the second day of fighting, including important decisions made that night by each army commander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#403- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Thirteenth)
In which we look at Cleburne's night attack that ended the fighting on the second day of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#402- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twelfth)
In which the fighting in and around Viniard Field consumes brigade after brigade, as Federals and Confederates continue their struggle for control of the vital La Fayette Road in this sector of the battlefield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#401- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Eleventh)
In which the action shifts south, as the fighting in & around Viniard Field heats up on the afternoon of the second day of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#400- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Tenth)
In which the two armies continue to slug it out on the northern part of the field on the afternoon of the second day of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#399- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Ninth)
In which the combat continues to heat up on the second day of the battle as division after division, and brigade after brigade, is fed into the fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#398- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Eighth)
In which the fighting continues to escalate on the morning of the battle's second day (September 19, 1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#397- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Seventh)
In which we look at the start of the fighting on the morning of the second day of the battle (September 19, 1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#396- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Sixth)
In which we finish talking about events on the first day of the battle (September 18, 1863), and set the stage for the next day's fighting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TEN YEARS LATER
In lieu of a regular episode, this is a talk that Rich gave this past week to a group in Denver when he & Tracy were invited to share about the podcast and the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#395- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Fifth)
In which the first shots of the Battle of Chickamauga are fired on September 18, 1863, as the Confederates force their way across the creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#394- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Fourth)
In which a frustrated Bragg misses out on a couple of opportunities to cripple the enemy by striking at isolated segments of the Yankee army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BATTLEFIELD VIDEOS
In which Rich was on the loose east of the Mississippi, visited some battlefields, and made some videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#393- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Third)
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#392- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Second)
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#391- CHICKAMAUGA (Part the First)
In which we get a start on the Chickamauga story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#390- BATTLE OF SABINE PASS (Part the Second)
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Sabine Pass (Texas), which took place on September 8, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#389- BATTLE OF SABINE PASS (Part the First)
In which we set the stage for the dramatic September 1863 battle at Sabine Pass, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#388- BATTLE OF HONEY SPRINGS
In which we look at the Battle of Honey Springs, which took place in Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) on July 17, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#387- CSS ATLANTA
In which we look at the story of the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#386- TULLAHOMA (Part the Third)
In which we wrap up our discussion of the Tullahoma Campaign and get ready to start in on the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#385- TULLAHOMA (Part the Second)
In which Rosecrans' long-awaited campaign in Middle Tennessee finally gets started... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices