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Civil War Podcast, Episode 167

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: MALVERN HILL (Part the Second)

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In which we look at the action at the final battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Seven Days’ Battles: The War Begins Anew” by Judkin Browning.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 166

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: MALVERN HILL (Part the First)

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In which we set the stage for the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862.

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

Civil War Podcast, Episode 165

THE SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GLENDALE (Part the Second)

Micah Jenkins (1835-1864)
Micah Jenkins (1835-1864)

In which we look at the action at the Battle of Glendale, which took place on Monday, June 30, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863” By jeffry D. Wert.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 164

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GLENDALE (Part the First)

George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885)
George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885)

In which we set the stage for the next battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Glendale (June 30, 1862).

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles” by Brian K. Burton.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 161

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GAINES’S MILL (Part the Third)

John Bell Hood (1831-1879)
John Bell Hood (1831-1879)

In which we conclude our discussion of the third battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Gaines’s Mill (June 27, 1862).

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula & the Seven Days” edited by Gary W. Gallagher.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 160

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GAINES’S MILL (Part the Second)

Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862)
Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862)

In which we continue our discussion of the third battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Gaines’s Mill (June 27, 1862).

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Seven Days: The Emergence of Lee” by Clifford Dowdey.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 159

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GAINES’S MILL (Part the First)

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Fitz John Porter (1822-1901)

In which we look at the third battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Gaines’s Mill (June 27, 1862).

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Seven Days Battles 1862: Lee’s Defense of Richmond” by Angus Konstam (Osprey Campaign Series).