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.
ANTIETAM (Epilogue) & EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Prologue)
In which we look at the aftermath of the 1862 Maryland Campaign, and we set the stage for our discussion of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union” by Louis P. Masur.
We’re moved! And so are our thirty-one boxes of Civil War books. Soooo many books. We’re very glad the move is over and we’re in our new place, but we did want to let you guys know that I (Rich) recently found out that I have a detached retina and will be having surgery to repair it. The doctor wanted to do the surgery right away, last week, but with the move that wasn’t going to work, so it will be later this week instead. Unfortunately, that means you will have to wait a bit longer for Episode #200. Sorry!
ANTIETAM (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862.
Our book recommendations for this episode are “Antietam: Essays on the 1862 Maryland Campaign” edited by Gary W. Gallagher and “The Antietam Campaign” edited by Gary W. Gallagher.
ANTIETAM (Part the Thirteenth)
In which we look at the aftermath of the Federal assault on the Sunken Road, and also Ninth Corps’ capture of Burnside Bridge.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam” by James M. McPherson.
ANTIETAM (Part the Twelfth)
In which we look at Round 2 of the fight for the Sunken Road, aka Bloody Lane, at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam and Robert E. Lee’s Maryland Campaign, September 1862” by James V. Murfin.
ANTIETAM (Part the Eleventh)
In which we look at Round 1 in the fight for the Sunken Road, aka Bloody Lane, at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution” by Richard Slotkin.
ANTIETAM (Part the Tenth)
In which we look at the last major combat on the northern part of the battlefield, as Greene’s Federals gain a foothold in the West Woods near the Dunker Church. With next week’s episode, the action shifts to the Sunken Road.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Maryland Campaign of September 1862” by Ezra A. Carman, edited & annotated by Thomas G. Clemens.
ANTIETAM (Part the Ninth)
In which we look at the ill-fated attack into the West Woods by John Sedgwick’s division of Sumner’s Second Corps at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Field Guide to Antietam: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People” by Carol Reardon & Tom Vossler.