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Civil War Podcast, Episode 96

SIBLEY’S NEW MEXICO CAMPAIGN (Part the First)

In which we set the stage for Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign by discussing Texas’s secession from the Union in February, 1861 and looking at “Baylor’s Buffalo Hunt” (May-July, 1861).

Our book recommendation for this episode is The Civil War in the American West by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

“Marvelous, original… that great, adventurous, little-known side of the Civil War is all here for the first time: the clash of North and South set in the immense space of the West and peopled with some of the most vivid characters of that vivid time.” ~ David McCullough

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 81

MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Belmont (Nov. 7, 1861) by discussing Kentucky’s self-proclaimed neutrality early in the Civil War, and how the Confederate move to seize Columbus, KY pushed the Bluegrass State off the fence and into the Union camp.

Our book recommendation for this episode is Decision in the Heartland: The Civil War in the West by Steven E. Woodworth.

“Woodworth presents with precision and clarity a comprehensive overview of the war in the West. Penned with a unique level of intimacy and a highly focused perspective based on years of research and analysis, the book weaves a captivating narrative and is a delightfully good read.” ~ Journal of American History

Listen to Episode 81: MyOldKentuckyHome

Civil War Podcast, Episode 37

SIEGE OF WASHINGTON (Part the First)

In which we relate the events in the dark days of April, 1861 when Washington, D.C. was cut off from the loyal states of the North.

Our book recommendation for this episode is The Siege of Washington: The Untold Story of the Twelve Days that Shook the Union by John Lockwood & Charles Lockwood.

“The Lockwoods capture the sense of urgency that gripped the city during these 12 days when fear of rebel invasion was acute and the president waited anxiously for the promised reinforcements from the Northern states to arrive… An exciting blow-by-blow history of a tense, historically significant fortnight.” ~ Kirkus Reviews

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 36

SECESSION! PART DEUX

In which we talk about President Lincoln’s April 15th, 1861 call for 75,000 militia to suppress the rebellion, and the subsequent secession of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Our ‘book’ recommendation for this episode is actually two articles in back issues of North & South magazine.

In Volume 5 Number 4 (May 2002) there’s an article titled, “Virginia’s Reluctant Secession.” And in Volume 12 Number 1 (February 2010) is an article titled, “Secession in the Upper South.”

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 35

FORT SUMTER (Part the Fifth)

In which we discuss the bombardment of Sumter by the Confederate batteries, and then the fort’s evacuation by Major Robert Anderson & his men on April 14, 1861. Before the conclusion of the episode, we also answer the questions: “What caused secession?” and “What caused the war?”

Our book recommendation for this episode is actually a magazine article. In the Early Summer 2013/Premier Issue of Military Heritage Presents Civil War Quarterly (Sovereign Media), there is an article about Fort Pickens by Eric Niderost: “Second Sumter: The Struggle for Pensacola.”

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 34

FORT SUMTER (Part the Fourth): “AND THE WAR CAME.”

In which we discuss the expedition President Lincoln sent to relieve Sumter, the Confederate government’s decision to reduce the fort, and the opening shot of the bombardment on April 12, 1861.

Our book recommendation for this episode is Allegiance: Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the Beginning of the Civil War by David Detzer

“A superb popular history… bringing to life the men (on both sides) who were responsible for the first shots of the Civil War.” ~ Publishers Weekly

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 33

FORT SUMTER (Part the Third)

In which we continue our discussion of the escalating crisis over possession of Fort Sumter.

Our book recommendation for this episode is P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray by T. Harry Williams.

First published in 1955 to wide acclaim, T. Harry Williams’ P.G.T. Beauregard is universally regarded as “the first authoritative portrait of the Confederacy’s always dramatic, often perplexing” general (Chicago Tribune). Chivalric, arrogant, and of exotic Creole Louisiana origin, Beauregard participated in every phase of the Civil War from its beginning to its end.

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 32

LINCOLN’S INAUGURATION

In which we look at Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural journey from Illinois to Washington, D.C. and then his inauguration as the sixteenth President of the United States on March 4, 1861. Plus, we learn that the podcast is a team effort and that there’s no ‘I’ in Civil War.

Our book recommendation for this episode is Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr

“This magnificent biography finally provides what William Henry Seward so justly deserves- a full, terrific and complex portrait of his endlessly fascinating life.” ~ Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals

Listen to Episode 32: LincolnsInauguration

Civil War Podcast, Episode 31

FORT SUMTER (Part the Second)

In which we continue our discussion of the events surrounding the growing crisis over the possession of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.

Our book recommendation for this episode is A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865 by Russell F. Weigley

“Readers will find much to debate in this book- including its interpretations of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, its implication that a superficially united Confederacy was doomed to defeat, and its affirmation that, because of emancipation, ‘the Civil War calls for a rethinking of the attitude… that war is always futile, that its rewards never match its costs, that any conflict [must be] immediately decisive and virtually without loss of American lives.” ~ Gary W. Gallagher

Listen to Episode 31: FortSumterPartSecond