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Civil War Podcast, Episode 125

SHILOH (Part the Fifteenth)

In which we conclude our discussion of the campaign and battle of Shiloh.

Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)
Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The West Point History of the Civil War” by the United States Military Academy.

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 124

SHILOH (Part the Fourteenth)

Shiloh Church building at Shiloh National Military Park.
Shiloh Church building at Shiloh National Military Park.

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!)

ConquerOrPerish

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: Conquer or Perish” by Timothy B. Smith.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 123

SHILOH (Part the Thirteenth)

Steamboats pulled up at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River.
Steamboats pulled up at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River.

The “Lick ‘Em Tomorrow Though” Episode

In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place over April 6-7, 1862.

FloodBook

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War” by Charles Bracelen Flood.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 119

SHILOH (Part the Ninth)

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862. In this episode, we discuss Sherman & McClernand’s counterattack on the Union right, and we look at the wayward march of Lew Wallace’s Third Division.

Lewis Wallace (1827-1905)
Lewis Wallace (1827-1905)

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Shiloh Campaign” edited by Steven E. Woodworth.

shiloh-campaign

Civil War Podcast, Episode 116

Shiloh (Part the Sixth)

John Alexander McClernand (1812-1900)
John Alexander McClernand (1812-1900)
William "Bull" Nelson
William “Bull” Nelson (1824-1862)

In which we continue with our look at the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

ShilohBloodyApril

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: Bloody April” by Wiley Sword.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 115

SHILOH (Part the Fifth)

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War” by Larry J. Daniel.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 111

SHILOH (Part the First)

Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)
Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

Shiloh

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh 1862” by Winston Groom.

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