The Civil War & Reconstruction

In which we look at the Confederate attack on USS Underwriter at New Bern, North Carolina, on February 2, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the life of Anna E Dickinson and her address on Capitol Hill in January 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the pay inequality between black and white soldiers in the Federal armies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne's controversial proposal, presented in January 1864, to arm and free the Confederacy's slaves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at how 1864 will be a pivotal year in the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the story of the 1500 Union cavalrymen who escaped from Harper's Ferry when Stonewall Jackson captured that place during the Antietam Campaign in September 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the time Robert E Lee spent in 1861 as commander of the Confederates' Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the life of James "Paddy" Graydon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we finish with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we start to take a look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Meade and Lee come 'this close' to fighting a major battle below the Rapidan River, at Mine Run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the affairs at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford on November 7, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Longstreet fails to eject Burnside from Knoxville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Longstreet arrives at Knoxville but he isn't sure he's strong enough to actually eject Burnside from the town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Longstreet tries to come to grips with the Federals and bring the campaign to an early end before Burnside can withdraw into the fortifications at Knoxville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we set the stage for the clash between Longstreet and Burnside at Knoxville, Tennessee in November 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the one bright spot in the Confederate retreat from Chattanooga is Cleburne's rearguard action at Ringgold Gap on November 27, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the Federals pull off one of the most astonishing feats of the war as they storm Missionary Ridge outside Chattanooga on November 25, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we start to look at yet another dramatic event in the battles for Chattanooga- the storming of Missionary Ridge by the Federals on November 25, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In which Hooker's Federals storm Lookout Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In which time runs out for Braxton Bragg. *This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Advertisers please contact sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In which the Confederates launch a night attack against the Federals at Wauhatchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In which Rich talks about some stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

In which we look at Wheeler's October Raid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In which we look at the aftermath of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

In which we tell a tale of two generals... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we get a start on the Chickamauga story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

In which we look at the story of the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In which Rosecrans' long-awaited campaign in Middle Tennessee finally gets started... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we continue to set the stage for the start of the Tullahoma Campaign, which took place in Tennessee in late June/early July 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we head back out west of the Appalachians to Tennessee and set the stage for the Tullahoma Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we wrap up our look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we start to look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In which we look at the Gettysburg Address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we wrap up the Gettysburg battle/campaign story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the aftermath of Pickett's Charge, and get the Confederates started off on their retreat from Gettysburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the Federals repulse Pickett's Charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the two wings of the great charge roll forward... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we get Pickett's Charge underway... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we say 'thank you!' for your many kind expressions of concern & support over the last several days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which with Tracy out of town, Rich takes the opportunity to ramble on about a few things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the big Confederate artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge and the Federal response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at what George Meade was up to the morning of July 3, and also talk about the remarkable series of messages between Longstreet and EP Alexander prior to the start of the big Confederate artillery bombardment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we talk about the preparations for the big Confederate artillery bombardment that would precede Pickett's Charge, and look at the Federal defenders on Cemetery Ridge who would be on the receiving end of that shelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the nine Confederate infantry brigades that made up the attacking force for Pickett's Charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we start to look at Pickett's Charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the fighting at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which there's an announcement and a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we get Jeb Stuart to Gettysburg and finish setting the stage for the fighting that took place at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we start to set the stage for the fighting that took place on July 3 at East Cavalry Field by taking a look at what Jeb Stuart was up to before he (finally) arrived at Gettysburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we return to Culp's Hill to look at the rest of the fighting there on the morning of July 3, as the Confederates struggled to make a dent in the strong Federal defenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the fighting for Culp's Hill is renewed on the morning of July 3, and Robert E Lee is forced to go with Plan B for Longstreet's part of the day's Confederate attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we look at the care of the wounded after the fighting on July 2, and we also see what a few of the civilians caught up in the battle were thinking about their predicament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we review the second's days fighting, look at Lee's decision to continue attacking the Federals the next day, and talk about Meade's council of war on the night of July 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the Confederates attack the keystone of the Federal defensive line and there's a fierce, confused struggle for Cemetery Hill in the darkness on the evening of July 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices