Civil War Podcast, Episode 450

CLEBURNE’S PROPOSAL

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864)

In which we look at Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne’s proposal, presented in January 1864, to arm and free the Confederacy’s slaves.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Stonewall of the West: Patrick Cleburne and the Civil War” by Craig L. Symonds.