GETTYSBURG (Part the Tenth)

In which we get Ewell into the Valley and set the stage for the Second Battle of Winchester.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier’s Life” by Donald C. Pfanz.

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GETTYSBURG (Part the Ninth)

In which we finish up our discussion of the Battle of Brandy Station, which took place on June 9, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Brandy Station 1863: First Step Towards Gettysburg” by Dan Beattie.

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• This episode is sponsored by Scribner, publisher of “Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War” by S.C. Gwynne. “Hymns of the Republic” is available in hardcover, ebook, & audiobook. Get your copy today here

GETTYSBURG (Part the Eighth)

In which we look at the start of the action at the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Brandy Station: North America’s Largest Cavalry Battle” by Eric J. Wittenberg.

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• This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Scribner, publisher of “Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War” by S.C. Gwynne. “Hymns of the Republic” is available now in hardcover, ebook, and audio book. Get your copy here

GETTYSBURG (Part the Seventh)

In which Joe Hooker decides to do something about the concentration of rebel cavalry under Jeb Stuart at Culpeper.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee’s Invasion of the North, June-July 1863” by Thomas J. Ryan.

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GETTYSBURG (Part the Sixth)

In which the armies start to move. Well, one of the armies starts to move.

Our book recommendations for this episode are “The Maps of Gettysburg” by Bradley M. Gottfried and “Gettysburg Campaign Atlas” by Philip Laino.

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GETTYSBURG (Part the Fifth)

In which we turn our attention to the Army of the Potomac and the troubles in its high command after the fiasco at Chancellorsville.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lincoln’s Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac” by Stephen W. Sears

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GETTYSBURG (Part the Fourth)

In which we look at Robert E Lee’s reorganization of the Army of Northern Virginia prior to the start of the Gettysburg Campaign.

Our book recommendation of this episode is “Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command” by Douglas Southall Freeman.

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GETTYSBURG (Part the Third)

In which we look at Robert E Lee’s reasons for launching an offensive strike north into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E Lee Through His Private Letters” by Elizabeth Brown Pryor.

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• This episode of the podcast was sponsored by Simon & Schuster, publisher of “Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy” by Donald L Miller. Miller’s “Vicksburg” is available in hardcover, ebook, & audiobook. Get your copy today here

GETTYSBURG (Part the Second)

In which we look at the May 15, 1863 conference in Richmond attended by Jefferson Davis, James Seddon, & Robert E Lee.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Gettysburg” by Stephen W. Sears.

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• This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Simon & Schuster, publisher of “Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy” by Donald Miller. Order a copy today here