Civil War Podcast, Episode 456

MAKING MISSISSIPPI HOWL: Sherman’s Meridian Raid (Part the First)

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)

In which we look at Sherman’s raid on Meridian, Mississippi, in February 1864.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policies Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865” by Mark Grimsley.