The Civil War & Reconstruction
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#299 GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN (Part the Third)
In which we look at Robert E Lee's reasons for launching an offensive strike north into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#298 GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN (Part the Second)
In which we look at the May 15, 1863 conference in Richmond attended by Jefferson Davis, James Seddon, and Robert E Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#297 GETTYSBURG (Part the First)
In which we kick-off the Gettysburg story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#296 VICKSBURG (Part the Twentieth)
In which Sherman scares off Johnston, Gardner surrenders Port Hudson to Banks, and we wrap-up the Vicksburg story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#295 VICKSBURG (Part the Nineteenth)
In which we see John Pemberton surrender Vicksburg to Ulysses S Grant on July 4, 1863, ending the forty-seven day siege. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#294 VICKSBURG (Part the Eighteenth)
In which we look at Confederate efforts to aid Pemberton and the besieged Vicksburg garrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#293 VICKSBURG (Part the Seventeenth)
In which we look at Federal siege operations at Vicksburg, May-June 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#292 VICKSBURG (Part the Sixteenth)
In which we look at Grant's failed attacks on Vicksburg on May 19 & 22, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#291- VICKSBURG (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we look at the decisive clash of the Vicksburg Campaign- the Battle of Champion Hill, which took place on May 16, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BONUS: Grierson Saves Sherman
In which we slip in a plug for joining the Strawfoot Brigade while sharing the story of how Benjamin Grierson saved William Tecumseh Sherman's life at Fort Sill in 1871. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#290- VICKSBURG (Part the Fourteenth)
In which the Confederates lose the Battle of Raymond, lose the Mississippi state capital of Jackson, and Pemberton- against his own better judgement- moves out to confront Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#289 VICKSBURG (Part the Thirteenth)
In which we see Grant's Army of the Tennessee set out on its epic march into the interior of Mississippi, in order to cut off Vicksburg from supplies & reinforcements. * This episode of the podcast was sponsored by Simon & Schuster, publishers of "Lincoln's Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation" by Douglas Waller. Available wherever you get your books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#288 VICKSBURG (Part the Twelfth)
In which we look at the Battle of Port Gibson, which took place on May 1, 1863, as Grant advanced inland after landing on the east side of the Mississippi River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#287 VICKSBURG (Part the Eleventh)
In which we see the Federals marching down the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River... Porter's gunboats get battered at Grand Gulf... and by the end of the show, Grant's army is finally ready to cross over to the east bank below Vicksburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#286 VICKSBURG (Part the Tenth)
In which we turn our attention back to Ulysses S Grant, who makes the fateful decision to march his army down the west side of the Mississippi River and then cross to the east bank below the Confederate strongpoint of Vicksburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#285 VICKSBURG (Part the Ninth)
In which we look at Banks' successful Bayou Teche Campaign in central Louisiana in the spring of 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#284 VICKSBURG (Part the Eighth)
In which we look at events downriver from Vicksburg, including the appointment of Major General Nathaniel Banks to command the Department of the Gulf and Rear Admiral David Farragut running the the Confederate batteries at Port Hudson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#283 VICKSBURG (Part the Seventh)
In which we look at the fate of USS Indianola and talk about the failure of the Yazoo Pass and Steele's Bayou expeditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#282 VICKSBURG (Part the Sixth)
In which we look at the Federal attack on Arkansas Post on January 11, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#281 VICKSBURG (Part the Fifth)
In which we look at Sherman's failed assault at Chickasaw Bayou, north of Vicksburg, at the end of December 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#280 VICKSBURG (Part the Fourth)
In which we start to look at Grant's first attempt to wrest Vicksburg from the Confederates. It didn't go well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#279 VICKSBURG (Part the Third)
In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#278 VICKSBURG (Part the Second)
In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#277 VICKSBURG (Part the First)
In which start to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#276 "MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE": How West Virginia Became a State (Part the Second)
In which we wrap-up our look at how West Virginia, in the midst of the Civil War, became the thirty-fifth state of the Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#275 "MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE": How West Virginia Became a State (Part the First)
In which we start to look at the story of how West Virginia became the thirty-fifth state of the Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#274 DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON
In which we look at the wounding and death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#273 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Sixteenth)
In which Hooker retreats, Lee stews, and we wrap-up our discussion of the Chancellorsville Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#272 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we see Robert E Lee fail in his attempt to "demolish" Sedgwick on May 4, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#271 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we look at the fighting at Salem Church on May 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#270 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Thirteenth)
In which our focus shifts to the fighting east of Chancellorsville, at Fredericksburg and Salem Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#269 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Twelfth)
In which the Confederate forces of Jeb Stuart & Robert E Lee capture the Chancellorsville intersection after furious fighting on the morning of May 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#268 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Eleventh)
In which there is fierce fighting on May 3, 1863 as the Confederates fight to reunite their divided forces at Chancellorsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#267 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Tenth)
In which Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire on the evening of May 2, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#266 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Ninth)
In which Stonewall Jackson's flank attack on the evening of May 2, 1863 stalls due to his command's increasing disorganization, the onset of night, and stiffening Federal resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#265 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Eighth)
In which Stonewall Jackson's flank attack on the evening of May 2, 1863 shatters the Eleventh Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#264 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Seventh)
In which Stonewall Jackson completes his famous flank march and prepares to launch his attack, which took place on the evening of May 2, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#263 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Sixth)
In which we get Stonewall Jackson started on his famous flank march, which took place during the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#262 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifth)
In which we look at one of the most famous events during the Battle of Chancellorsville- the so-called "Cracker Box Meeting" between Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson the night of May 1/2, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#261 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fourth)
In which Robert E. Lee moves to counter the threat from the Federal flanking force at Chancellorsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#260 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Third)
In which we see that while the Federal flanking force converges on Chancellorsville, the left wing of Hooker's army crosses the Rappahannock River just below Fredericksburg on April 29, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#259 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Second)
In which we see the Army of the Potomac begin to move and open the spring campaign, which will lead to the Battle of Chancellorsville during the first week of May 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#258 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the First)
In which we begin our coverage of the Battle of Chancellorsville, which took place in Virginia during the first week of May 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#257 "MEANWHILE, DOWN IN CHARLESTON..." (Part the Second)
In which we finish up with our look at the Federal operations against Charleston, South Carolina during the summer of 1862 and spring of 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#256 "MEANWHILE, DOWN IN CHARLESTON..." (Part the First)
In which we look at the Federal operations against Charleston, South Carolina during the summer of 1862 and spring of 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#255 KELLY'S FORD
In which we look at the story behind the cavalry fight near Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock River on March 17, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#254 "BRAVO FOR JOE HOOKER!"
In which we look at how the Army of the Potomac came to look at Fighting Joe Hooker as the best thing since sliced bread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#253 "I WILL RISK THE DICTATORSHIP"
In which we look at how Fighting Joe Hooker came to be given command of the Army of the Potomac in January, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GALVESTON (Postscript)- "MY FATHER IS HERE"
In which we share a short postscript to our coverage of the Battle of Galveston (Texas), which took place on January 1, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#252 GALVESTON (Part the Second)
In which we look at the action during the Battle of Galveston (Texas), which took place on January 1, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices