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Civil War Podcast, Episode 171

CEDAR MOUNTAIN (Part the First)

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Stonewall Jackson on Little Sorrel.

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862 on the road to Second Manassas.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Second Manassas 1862: Robert E Lee’s Greatest Victory” by John Langellier.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 170

“I HAVE COME TO YOU FROM THE WEST”

John Pope (1822-1892)
John Pope (1822-1892)

In which we look at the circumstances surrounding John Pope’s appointment to command the Union’s Army of Virginia in June of 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “General John Pope: A Life for the Nation” by Peter Cozzens.

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“I see the Pope bubble is about to be suddenly collapsed…”

Civil War Podcast, Episode 169

A NEW WAR

In which we discuss how the Seven Days’ Battles and the failure of McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign in the summer of 1862 was a turning point in the Civil War.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Struggle for a Vast Future: The American Civil War,” edited by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 168

“IT IS DETERMINED TO WITHDRAW YOUR ARMY FROM THE PENINSULA”

In which we look at the aftermath of the Seven Days’ Battles, and the decision to withdraw the Army of the Potomac from the Peninsula.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution” by James M. McPherson.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 167

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: MALVERN HILL (Part the Second)

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In which we look at the action at the final battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Seven Days’ Battles: The War Begins Anew” by Judkin Browning.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 166

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: MALVERN HILL (Part the First)

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In which we set the stage for the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Voices of the Civil War: The Seven Days” by the Editors of Time-Life Books.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 165

THE SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GLENDALE (Part the Second)

Micah Jenkins (1835-1864)
Micah Jenkins (1835-1864)

In which we look at the action at the Battle of Glendale, which took place on Monday, June 30, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863” By jeffry D. Wert.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 164

SEVEN DAYS’ BATTLES: GLENDALE (Part the First)

George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885)
George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885)

In which we set the stage for the next battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign: Glendale (June 30, 1862).

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles” by Brian K. Burton.