SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: THE RETREAT TO THE JAMES
In which we look at the aftermath of the Battle of Gaines’s Mill, which took place on June 27, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Mr. Lincoln’s Army” by Bruce Catton.
SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GAINES’S MILL (Part the Third)
In which we conclude our discussion of the third battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Gaines’s Mill (June 27, 1862).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula & the Seven Days” edited by Gary W. Gallagher.
SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GAINES’S MILL (Part the Second)
In which we continue our discussion of the third battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Gaines’s Mill (June 27, 1862).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Seven Days: The Emergence of Lee” by Clifford Dowdey.
SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GAINES’S MILL (Part the First)
In which we look at the third battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Gaines’s Mill (June 27, 1862).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Seven Days Battles 1862: Lee’s Defense of Richmond” by Angus Konstam (Osprey Campaign Series).
SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: OAK GROVE AND MECHANICSVILLE
In which we look at the first two battles of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Oak Grove (June 25, 1862) and Mechanicsville (June 26).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Davis & Lee at War” by Steven E. Woodworth.
LEE TAKES COMMAND
In which we set the stage for the Seven Days’ Battles (June 25- July 1, 1862) by looking at Jefferson Davis’s decision to appoint Robert E. Lee to command the Confederate army defending Richmond.
Our book recommendation for this episode isn’t a book! It’s The Great Courses’ “Robert E. Lee and His High Command,” which is a series of twelve lectures by Gary W. Gallagher.
BACK TO THE PENINSULA…
In which we review the important events of the Peninsula Campaign, up to the Battle of Fair Oaks (May 31- June 1, 1862), and Robert E. Lee’s appointment to command the Army of Northern Virginia.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference” edited by Margaret E. Wagner, Gary W. Gallagher, and Paul Finkelman.
Thanks to those of you who have sent messages or emails regarding Rich’s surgery. This is us last Thursday before the procedure was done. He has had a rough time on the road of recovery since then, but he turned a corner today and is definitely on the mend. He says, “Thanks, you guys!”
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: CONCLUSION
In which we wrap-up our discussion of Stonewall Jackson’s famous 1862 Valley Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Untold Civil War: Exploring the Human Side of War” by James Robertson (edited by Neil Kagan).
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: CROSS KEYS & PORT REPUBLIC (Part the Second)
In which we look at the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, which took place at the end of Jackson’s Valley Campaign on June 8 & 9, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier’s Life” by Donald C. Pfanz.