THE GREAT ESCAPE
In which we look at the mass escape from Libby Prison in Richmond in February 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure” by Douglas Miller.
PRISONERS OF WAR
In which we look at the experiences of POWs during the Civil War.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War” by Lonnie R Speer.
“EVERY MAN STOOD AT HIS POST AND DID HIS DUTY”: The Destruction of USS Underwriter
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.
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.
TEN DOLLARS A MONTH
In which we look at the pay inequality between black and white soldiers in the Federal armies.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era” by John David Smith.
CLEBURNE’S PROPOSAL
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.
1864: A YEAR OF CRISIS AND DECISION
In which we look at how 1864 will be a pivotal year in the Civil War.
Our book recommendations for this episode are “Confederate Ordeal: The Southern Home Front” and “Twenty Million Yankees: The Northern Home Front” by the Editors of Time-Life Books.
THE HARPER’S FERRY SKEDADDLERS
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.
LEE IN THE LOW COUNTRY
In which we look at Robert E Lee’s tenure as department commander in late 1861/early 1862 , when he was tasked with defending the Confederacy’s South Atlantic coastline (South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida).
PADDY GRAYDON
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.