Category Archives: 1862

Civil War Podcast, Episode 247

YEAR IN REVIEW- 1862 (May-June)

Robert Smalls (1839-1915)

In which we continue with our look back at what happened during the second year of the Civil War.

Our book (re-) recommendation for this episode is “The Peninsula Campaign & the Necessity of Emancipation: African-Americans and the Fight for Freedom” by Glenn David Brasher.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 245

STONES RIVER (Part the Sixth)

John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875)

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West” by Steven E. Woodworth.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 244

STONES RIVER (Part the Fifth)

Depiction of Hazen’s Federals defending the Round Forest.

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “History Lover’s Cookbook: Over 150 full-color photos inspired by nineteenth century recipes, anecdotes, and the Civil War” by Roxe Ann Peacock.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 243

STONES RIVER (Part the Fourth)

Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888)

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat” by Christopher L. Kolakowski.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 242

STONES RIVER (Part the Third)

In which we look at the start of the Confederate attack on the morning of December 31, 1862 at the Battle of Stones River.

  • Note: At the 3:00 mark of the episode, one of us went a bit off script and what she should have said is “defend on the right and hit the enemy on the left…”

Our book recommendation for this episode is a back issue of Blue & Gray magazine: Volume 28 Issue #6 which features the Battle of Stones River.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 241

STONES RIVER (Part the Second)

William Starke Rosecrans (1819-1898)

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Stones River: The Forgotten Conflict between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the Cumberland” by Larry J. Daniel.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 240

STONES RIVER (Part the First)

Braxton Bragg (1817-1876)

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River” by Peter Cozzens.