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.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
In which we look at what happened after Stonewall Jackson’s victory at the First Battle of Winchester in May, 1862 during the Valley Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lens of War: Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War,” edited by J. Matthew Gallman and Gary W. Gallagher.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: FRONT ROYAL & WINCHESTER (Part the Fourth)
In which we look at the First Battle of Winchester, which took place on May 25, 1862 during Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862,” edited by Gary W. Gallagher.
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Sixth)
In which we set the stage for the Battle of Fair Oaks, which took place outside Richmond over May 31-June 1, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Civil War: An Illustrated History” by Geoffrey Ward with Ric Burns & Ken Burns.
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Fifth)
In which we look at the First Battle of Drewry’s Bluff on May 15, 1862 and we also discuss the slow but steady march of the Army of the Potomac up the Peninsula as it closes in on Richmond.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Ships of the Civil War (1861-1865): An Illustrated Guide to the Fighting vessels of the Union and the Confederacy” by Kevin J. Dougherty.
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.
“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.