“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.
CLASH OF THE IRONCLADS (Part the Fourth)
In which we conclude our discussion of the world’s first battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor & the CSS Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Duel Between the First ironclads” by William C. Davis.
THANKSGIVING DAY’S CIVIL WAR ORIGINS
In which we look at the Civil War origins of Thanksgiving Day, and share a few things for which we’re thankful.
Our book recommendation this time is #giveabook.
Listen to the bonus episode: http://civilwarpodcast.libsyn.com/bonus-episode-thanksgiving-days-civil-war-origins
McCLELLAN TAKES CHARGE
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| George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) |
In which we discuss George McClellan’s arrival in Washington in July of 1861, and his taking command of the defeated & demoralized force that would become the Union’s famed Army of the Potomac.
Our book recommendation for this episode is George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon by Stephen W. Sears.
“A dozen years after the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant said that ‘McClellan is to me one of the mysteries of the war.’ Historian Stephen Sears has finally unraveled most of that mystery. He has probed the puzzling personality of this complex, brilliant man of whom so much was expected but who delivered so little. A fascinating story of the reasons for the Union military failure in Virginia during the first half of the war.” ~ James M. McPherson
Listen to Episode 72: McclellanTakesCharge
EX PARTE MERRYMAN
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| John Merryman (1824-1881) |
In which we discuss Chief Justice Roger Taney’s dramatic challenge to Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of “the great writ of liberty” (habeas corpus).
Our book recommendation for this episode is The Body of John Merryman: Abraham Lincoln and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus by Brian McGinty.
“An original, comprehensive, and well-written narrative about the first constitutional crisis pitting Abraham Lincoln against Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. Anyone interested in American history, the Constitution, and the Civil War will be anxious to read this excellent book.” ~ Frank J. Williams, former Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding chair of The Lincoln Forum
Listen to Episode 63: ExParteMerryman
FIRST MANASSAS (Part the First)
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| Irvin McDowell (1818-1885) |
In which we set the stage for the beginning of the campaign that leads to the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June-October 1861 by Bradley M. Gottfried.
Listen to Episode 52: FirstManassasPartFirst
CONTRABANDS / BIG BETHEL
In which we discuss the decision to declare runaway slaves “contraband of war,” and then we look at the Battle of Big Bethel which took place on June 10, 1861.
Our book recommendation for this episode is The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner.
“While many thousands of books deal with Lincoln and slavery, Eric Foner has written the definitive account of this crucial subject, illuminating in a highly original and profound way the interactions of race, slavery, public opinion, politics, and Lincoln’s own character that led to the wholly improbable uncompensated emancipation of some four million slaves. Even seasoned historians will acquire fresh and new perspectives from reading The Fiery Trial.” ~ David Brion Davis
Big Bethel: The First Battle by John V. Quarstein
Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia by J. Michael Cobb, Edward B. Hicks, and Wythe Holt
Listen to Episode 50: ContrabandsBigBethel
Listen to Episode: http://civilwarpodcast.libsyn.com/gettysburg-address-book-recommendations
* Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills
* The Gettysburg Gospel by Gabor Boritt
* Writing the Gettysburg Address by Martin P. Johnson
* Long Remembered: Lincoln and the Five Versions of the Gettysburg Address with commentary by Douglas L. Wilson
http://www.levenger.com/Long-Remembered
* The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation… written by John Hennessey & art by Aaron McConnell
* The Gettysburg Story DVD produced & directed by Jake Boritt