SOUTH MOUNTAIN (Part the First)
In which we discuss Napoleon’s victory over the Austrians at Castiglione in 1796. Oh, and we also talk about some Civil War stuff.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of South Mountain” by John David Hoptak.
LEE’S SPECIAL ORDERS No. 191
In which we look at the movements of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia after it crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. We also discuss the reaction of George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac to the Confederate strike north. And we talk about Lee’s Special Orders No. 191.
Our “book recommendation” for this episode is the Winter 2016 issue of The Civil War Monitor magazine, which contains an article about the Lost Order by Stephen Sears.
LEE STRIKES NORTH
In which we discuss Robert E. Lee’s decision to strike north after Second Manassas, and the great events that awaited the outcome of his invasion of Maryland.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy, 1861-1862” by Joseph L. Harsh.
“BOYS, McCLELLAN IS BACK IN COMMAND OF THE ARMY AGAIN!”
In which we look at what happened in the aftermath of the Second Battle of Manassas, including Abraham Lincoln’s decision to put George McClellan in command of the merged Union armies in northern Virginia.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Quartermaster: Montgomery C. Meigs- Lincoln’s General, Master Builder of the Union Army” by Robert O’Harrow Jr.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Fourth)
In which we wrap up our discussion of the Second Battle of Manassas, which took place August 28-30, 1862.
Our book recommendations for this episode are “Second Manassas: Longstreet’s Attack and the Struggle for Chinn Ridge” by Scott C. Patchan and “He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning: The Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) September 1, 1862” by Paul Taylor.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Third)
In which we look at some of the action on Saturday, August 30, 1862, the third day of the Second Battle of Manassas.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Summer Lightning: A Guide to the Second Battle of Manassas” by Matt Spruill III and Matt Spruill IV.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Second)
In which we look at the action on the second day of the Second Battle of Manassas (August 29, 1862).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas” by John j. Hennessy.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the First)
In which we look at the fight at the Brawner Farm, which took place on the evening of August 28, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Civil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness” by Earl J. Hess.
STONEWALL ON THE LOOSE (Part the Second)
In which we look at Stonewall Jackson’s capture of the huge Federal supply depot at Manassas Junction, and his subsequent march to the old battlefield of First Manassas nearby.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849” by Sidney Blumenthal.
JACKSON ON THE LOOSE (Part the First)
In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas, looking at Stonewall Jackson’s movement around John Pope’s right flank.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The American War: A History of the Civil War Era” by Gary W. Gallagher and Joan Waugh.