MOUNTAIN TREK FROM CUMBERLAND GAP
In which Rich & Tracy, with scratchy throats and failing voices, power through the episode to share the story of the epic march of the Federal garrison that evacuated Cumberland Gap during the 1862 Kentucky Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia” by Brian D. McKnight.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY AT MUNFORDVILLE
In which we look at Braxton Bragg’s capture of Munfordville, Kentucky on September 17, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862” by Gerald J. Prokopowicz.
BATTLE OF RICHMOND (KENTUCKY)
In which we look at the fighting at the Battle of Richmond (Kentucky), which took place on August 30, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “When the Ripe Pears Fell: The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky” by D. Warren Lambert.
“KENTUCKY’S SIREN SONG OF GLORY”
In which we continue our march toward Perryville. In this episode we set the stage for the Battle of Richmond (Kentucky), which was one of the most lop-sided victories of the Civil War.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “General Edmund Kirby Smith, CSA” by Joseph H. Parks.
BLUEGRASS STATE OR BUST!
In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Perryville, which took place in Kentucky on October 8, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy” by Earl J. Hess.
“MEANWHILE, OUT WEST…”
In which we turn our attention back to the western theater of the war…
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The New York Times Disunion: A History of the Civil War” edited by Ted Widmer.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the Fourth)
In which Rich flies solo (Tracy is visiting family), but manages to wrap-up our discussion of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President” by Allen C. Guelzo.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the Third)
In which we discuss Abraham Lincoln’s release of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America” by Allen C. Guelzo.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the Second)
In which we continue setting the stage for Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” by Eric Foner.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the First)
In which we begin to trace the evolution of the federal government’s ideas & policies about slavery & emancipation during the Civil War.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South” by Bruce Levine.