THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT’S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the First)
In which we look at the collapse of Grant’s peripheral strategy in Virginia. We look at the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain in western Virginia on May 9, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Rutherford B Hayes: Warrior and President” by Ari Hoogenboom.
SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Second)
SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Third)
In which we look at the fierce fighting at the Mule Shoe in May 12, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House” by Chris Mackowski & Kristopher D White.
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SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the First)
In which both armies break off the fight in the Wilderness and set out for Spotsylvania Court House.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7-12, 1864” by Gordon C Rhea.
THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fifth)
In which the fierce fighting in the Wilderness ends of May 6, with the opposing armies locked in a stalemate- but, as it turns out, Grant is not yet ready to call it quits.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864” by Noah Andre Trudeau.
THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fourth)
In which the fighting heats up on May 6 on the Brock Road/Orange Plank Road sector of the battlefield.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Voices of the Civil War: The Wilderness” by the editors of Time-Life Books.
THE WILDERNESS (Part the Third)
In which there is heavy fighting on May 5 at Saunders’ Field on the Orange Turnpike and at the Brock Road intersection on the Orange Plank Road.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Wilderness Campaign” edited by Gary W Gallagher.
THE WILDERNESS (Part the Second)
In which the Army of the Potomac advances across the Rapidan, into the Wilderness, and Robert E Lee responds by setting the Army of Northern Virginia into motion.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864” by Gordon C Rhea.
THE WILDERNESS (Part the First)
In which we set the stage for the start of the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia in the spring of 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Maps of the Wilderness” by Bradley M Gottfried.
ALL-OUT WAR
In which we look at Ulysses S Grant’s plans for the Federals’ Spring 1864 offensives.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Ulysses S Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865” by Brooks D Simpson.