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.

• Listen to Episode 480: WildernessPartSecond

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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.

• Listen to Episode 479: WildernessPartFirst

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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.

• Listen to Episode 478: AllOutWar

GRANT CONQUERS WASHINGTON

In which we discuss Ulysses S Grant’s arrival in Washington DC in March 1864, his promotion to lieutenant general, and his elevation to general-in-chief of the armies of the United States.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S Grant” by Ronald C White.

• Listen to Episode 477: GrantConquersWashington

RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Tenth)

In which we wrap up our look at the Red River Campaign.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South” by Robert KD Colby.

• Listen to Episode 476: RedRiverPartTenth

RED RIVER CAMAPIGN (Part the Ninth)

In which we turn our attention back to the Louisiana portion of the campaign, and see if the Federal army & navy can make it safely back to Alexandria.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Civil War in Louisiana” by John D Winters.

• Listen to Episode 475: RedRiverPartNinth

RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Eighth)

In which we look at the fate of Steele’s column in Arkansas.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “All Cut to Pieces and Gone to Hell: The Civil War, Race Relations, and the Battle of Poison Spring” edited by Mark K Christ.

• Listen to Episode 474: RedRiverPartEighth

RED RIVER CAMAPIGN (Part the Seventh)

In which we look at what was happening with Frederick Steele’s column up in Arkansas, the second Federal ‘pincer’ that was supposed to converge on Shreveport, Louisiana.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Rugged and Sublime: The Civil War in Arkansas” edited by Mark Christ.

• Listen to Episode 473: RedRiverCampaignPartSeventh

BATTLE OF PLEASANT HILL

(Red River Campaign, Part the Sixth) In which we look at what happened at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, in Louisiana, on April 9, 1862.

• Listen to Episode 472: BattlePleasantHill

BATTLE OF MANSFIELD

(Red River Campaign, Part the Fifth) In which we cover the action at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Dark and Bloody Ground: The Battle of Mansfield and the Forgotten Civil War in Louisiana” by Thomas Ayres.

• Listen to Episode 471: BattleOfMansfield