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Civil War Podcast, Episode 453

“EVERY MAN STOOD AT HIS POST AND DID HIS DUTY”: The Destruction of USS Underwriter

John Taylor Wood (1830-1904)

In which we look at the Confederate attack on USS Underwriter at New Bern, North Carolina, on February 2, 1864.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Civil War at Sea” by Craig L Symonds.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 452

ANNA E DICKINSON AND “THE PERILS OF THE HOUR”

In which we look at the life of Anna E Dickinson and the address she gave on Capitol Hill in January 1864.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “America’s Joan of Arc: The Life of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson” by J Matthew Gallman.

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.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 446

PADDY GRAYDON

From Steve Cottrell’s book “Civil War in Texas and New Mexico Territory”

In which we look at the life of James “Paddy” Graydon.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Desert Tiger: Captain Paddy Graydon and the Civil War in the Far Southwest” by Jerry D Thompson.