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Civil War Podcast, Episode 132
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.
- Listen to Episode 132: PeninsulaPartThird
Civil War Podcast, Episode 131
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.
- Listen to Episode 131: PeninsulaPartSecond
Civil War Podcast, Episode 130
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.
- Listen to Episode 130: PeninsulaPartFirst
Civil War Podcast, Episode 129
“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.
- Listen to Episode 129: SmellBacon
Civil War Podcast, Episode 128
“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.
- Listen to Episode 128: GladlyYield
Civil War Podcast, Episode 127
“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.
- Listen to Episode 127: BottomOutTub
Civil War Podcast, Episode 126
“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.
- Listen to Episode 126: MeanwhileBackEast
Civil War Podcast, Episode 125
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.
- Listen to Episode 125: ShilohPartFifteenth
Civil War Podcast, Episode 124
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.
- Listen to Episode 124: ShilohPartFourteenth