PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Third)
In which we continue our discussion of the Peninsula Campaign and see that George McClellan won Yorktown as he always hoped- without a fight.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Peninsula Campaign & the Necessity for Emancipation: African Americans & the Fight for Freedom” by Glenn David Brasher.
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Second)
In which we hit the pause button on the action during the Peninsula Campaign and take the time to discuss (1) McClellan’s special bond with the men of the Army of the Potomac, (2) McClellan’s suspicious arithmetic and the security of Washington, and (3) Lincoln’s decision to withhold McDowell’s corps from McClellan.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Forward to Richmond: McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign” by Ronald H. Bailey and the Editors of Time-Life Books.
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the First)
In which we see the Army of the Potomac disembark at Fort Monroe and begin its march up the Peninsula in April, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Peninsula Campaign of 1862: A Military Analysis” by Kevin Dougherty with J. Michael Moore.
“DO YOU SMELL BACON?”
In which we finish setting the stage for McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign.
Our book ecommendation for this episode is “Echoes of Glory: Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War” by the Editors of Time-Life Books.
“I SHALL GLADLY YIELD MY PLAN TO YOURS”
In which we continue to set the stage for McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Mr. Lincoln’s Army” by Bruce Catton.
“THE BOTTOM IS OUT OF THE TUB”
In which we continue to lay out the background to McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “McClellan’s War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union” by Ethan S. Rafuse.
“MEANWHILE, BACK EAST…”
In which we start to set the stage for McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign.
Our book ecommendation for this episode is “Lincoln and His Generals” by T. Harry Williams.
SHILOH (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we conclude our discussion of the campaign and battle of Shiloh.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The West Point History of the Civil War” by the United States Military Academy.
SHILOH (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we look at the second day of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. The battle took place over April 6-7, 1862. This is the next-to-last episode in our Shiloh story arc (so we’ll wrap things up next week!)
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: Conquer or Perish” by Timothy B. Smith.
SHILOH (Part the Thirteenth)
The “Lick ‘Em Tomorrow Though” Episode
In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place over April 6-7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War” by Charles Bracelen Flood.