SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the First)

In which both armies break off the fight in the Wilderness and set out for Spotsylvania Court House.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7-12, 1864” by Gordon C Rhea.

• Listen to Episode 484: SpotsylvaniaPartFirst

THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fifth)

In which the fierce fighting in the Wilderness ends of May 6, with the opposing armies locked in a stalemate- but, as it turns out, Grant is not yet ready to call it quits.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864” by Noah Andre Trudeau.

• Listen to Episode 483: WildernessPartFifth

THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fourth)

In which the fighting heats up on May 6 on the Brock Road/Orange Plank Road sector of the battlefield.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Voices of the Civil War: The Wilderness” by the editors of Time-Life Books.

• Listen to Episode 482: WildernessPartFourth

THE WILDERNESS (Part the Third)

In which there is heavy fighting on May 5 at Saunders’ Field on the Orange Turnpike and at the Brock Road intersection on the Orange Plank Road.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Wilderness Campaign” edited by Gary W Gallagher.

• Listen to Episode 481: WildernessPartThird

THE WILDERNESS (Part the Second)

In which the Army of the Potomac advances across the Rapidan, into the Wilderness, and Robert E Lee responds by setting the Army of Northern Virginia into motion.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864” by Gordon C Rhea.

• Listen to Episode 480: WildernessPartSecond

THE WILDERNESS (Part the First)

In which we set the stage for the start of the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia in the spring of 1864.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Maps of the Wilderness” by Bradley M Gottfried.

• Listen to Episode 479: WildernessPartFirst

ALL-OUT WAR

In which we look at Ulysses S Grant’s plans for the Federals’ Spring 1864 offensives.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Ulysses S Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865” by Brooks D Simpson.

• Listen to Episode 478: AllOutWar

GRANT CONQUERS WASHINGTON

In which we discuss Ulysses S Grant’s arrival in Washington DC in March 1864, his promotion to lieutenant general, and his elevation to general-in-chief of the armies of the United States.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S Grant” by Ronald C White.

• Listen to Episode 477: GrantConquersWashington

RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Tenth)

In which we wrap up our look at the Red River Campaign.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South” by Robert KD Colby.

• Listen to Episode 476: RedRiverPartTenth

RED RIVER CAMAPIGN (Part the Ninth)

In which we turn our attention back to the Louisiana portion of the campaign, and see if the Federal army & navy can make it safely back to Alexandria.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Civil War in Louisiana” by John D Winters.

• Listen to Episode 475: RedRiverPartNinth