FREDERICKSBURG (Part the Second)
In which Burnside’s campaign starts to fall apart for lack of pontoons. Plus, Fighting Joe Hooker sends a friend request to Edwin Stanton.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Voices of the Civil War: Fredericksburg” by the Editors of Time-Life Books.
FREDERICKSBURG (Part the First)
In which we look at Abraham Lincoln’s need for a military victory before the end of 1862 in order to sustain emancipation as a war aim, and how that led to Burnside’s winter offensive and the Battle of Fredericksburg (Virginia).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Fredericksburg: We Cannot Escape History” by James K. Bryant II.
“POOR BURN FEELS DREADFULLY”: BURNSIDE TAKES COMMAND
In which we look at Ambrose Burnside’s decision to accept command of the Army of the Potomac in early November, 1862. Plus, bloopers!
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Burnside” by William Marvel.
“AN AUGER TOO DULL TO TAKE HOLD”: LITTLE MAC IS SACKED
In which we look at the story behind President Abraham Lincoln relieving Major General George B. McClellan of command of the Army of the Potomac in November, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lincoln’s Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac” by Stephen W. Sears.
PRAIRIE GROVE (Part the Fourth)
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Prairie Grove (Arkansas), which took place on December 7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Civil War in the Southwest Borderlands, 1861-1867” by Andrew E. Masich.
PRAIRIE GROVE (Part the Third)
In which we look at the maneuvering that brought the armies to Prairie Grove (Arkansas), including the epic march of the Missouri Divisions to the battlefield.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation” by Earl J. Hess.
PRAIRIE GROVE (Part the Second)
In which we continue to set the stage for Prairie Grove- by looking at the Battle of Cane Hill (Arkansas), which took place on November 28, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Civil War Battlefields: Walking the Trails of History” by David T. Gilbert.
PRAIRIE GROVE (Part the First)
In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Prairie Grove, which took place in northwest Arkansas on December 7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign” by William L. Shea.
DAVIS BRIDGE
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Davis Bridge (Tennessee), which took place on October 5, 1862 in the aftermath of the Confederate defeat at Corinth.
Our book recommendation for this episode is a magazine back issue: Blue & Gray Magazine, Volume 24 Issue 4.
CORINTH (Part the Third)
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Corinth (Mississippi), which took place on October 3 & 4, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is a magazine back issue: Blue & Gray Magazine, Volume 19 Issue 6 (Summer 2002). Article “Corinth, Mississippi: Crossroads of the Western Confederacy” by Stacy D. Allen.