CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Sixth)
In which we get Stonewall Jackson started on his famous flank march, which took place during the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Chancellorsville” by Stephen W. Sears.
CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifth)
In which we look at one of the most famous incidents during the Battle of Chancellorsville: the so-called “Cracker Box Meeting” between Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson on the night of May 1/2, 1863.
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CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fourth)
In which we see Robert E. Lee move to counter the threat from the Federal flanking force at Chancellorsville.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “That Furious Struggle: Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy” by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White.
CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Third)
In which we see that while the Federal flanking force was converging on the Chancellorsville crossroads, the left wing of Hooker’s army crossed the Rappahannock River just below Fredericksburg on April 29, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Voices of the Civil War: Chancellorsville” by the Editors of Time-Life Books.
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CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Second)
George Stoneman Jr (1822-1894)
In which we see the Army of the Potomac begin to move and open the spring campaign, which will lead to the Battle of Chancellorsville during the first week of May 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Chancellorsville 1863: The Souls of the Brave” by Ernest B. Ferguson.
CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the First)
In which we begin our coverage of the Battle of Chancellorsville, which took place in Virginia during the first week of May 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Campaign of Chancellorsville” by John Bigelow Jr.
“MEANWHILE, DOWN AT CHARLESTON…” (Part the Second)
In which we finish up our look at the Federal operations against Charleston, South Carolina during the summer of 1862 and spring of 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Commanding Lincoln’s Navy: Union Naval Leadership during the Civil War” by Stephen R. Taaffe.
“MEANWHILE, DOWN IN CHARLESTON…” (Part the First)
In which we look at the Federal operations against Charleston, South Carolina during the summer of 1862 and spring of 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage” by John D. Broadwater.
KELLY’S FORD
William Woods Averell (1832-1900)
In which we look at the story behind the cavalry fight near Kelly’s Ford on the Rappahannock River, which took place on March 17, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” by David W. Blight.
“BRAVO FOR JOE HOOKER!”
In which we talk about how the Army of the Potomac came to look at Fighting Joe Hooker as the best thing since sliced bread.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lincoln’s Men: How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation” by William C. Davis.