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Civil War Podcast, Episode 146

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: McDOWELL (Part the Second)

Edward "Allegheny" Johnson (1816-1873)
Edward “Allegheny” Johnson (1816-1873)
Robert Huston Milroy (1816-1890)
Robert Huston Milroy (1816-1890)

In which we look at the Battle of McDowell, which took place on May 8, 1862.

TannerStonewall

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Stonewall in the Valley: Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Spring 1862” by Robert G. Tanner.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 145

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: McDOWELL (Part the First)

Francis I of France (1494-1547)
Francis I of France (1494-1547)
Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872)
Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872)

In which we lay out the background to the Battle of McDowell, which took place on May 8, 1862.

OpsreyShenandoah

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson Outmaneuvers the Union” by Clayton & James Donnell.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 144

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: RUDE’S HILL INTERLUDE

Richard Brooke Garnett (1817-1863) *Note: Some scholars think this image is actually his cousin, Robert S. Garnett, who was also a Confederate general and was killed in 1861
Richard Brooke Garnett (1817-1863) *Note: Some scholars think this image is actually his cousin, Robert S. Garnett, who was also a Confederate general and was killed in 1861

In which we look at the activities of the Confederate and Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley after the Battle of Kernstown (March 23, 1862).

Shenandoah1862Cozzens

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shenadoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign” by Peter Cozzens.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 143

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: KERNSTOWN (Part the Third)

KernstownRocco

In which we conclude our discussion of the Battle of Kernstown, which took place on March 23, 1862.

DecoyYanks

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Decoying the Yanks: Jackson’s Valley Campaign” by Champ Clark and the Editors of Time-Life Books.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 142

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: KERNSTOWN (Part the Second)

Nathan Kimball (1822-1898)
Nathan Kimball (1822-1898)

In which we look at the start of the action at the First Battle of Kernstown, which took place on March 23, 1862.

KernstownBook

Our book recommendation for this episode is “We are in for it! The First Battle of Kernstown” by Gary L. Ecelbarger.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 141

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: KERNSTOWN (Part the First)

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (1816-1894)
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (1816-1894)
James Shields (1806-1879)
James Shields (1806-1879)

In which we lay out the background to the First Battle of Kernstown (Virginia), which took place in March 1862.

NatGeoAtlas

Our book recommendation for this episode is National Geographic’s “Atlas of the Civil War: A Comprehensive Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle” edited by Neil Kagan with text by Stephen G. Hyslop.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 140

STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: The Romney Expedition

William Wing Loring (1818-1886)
William Wing Loring (1818-1886)

In which we look at Stonewall Jackson’s controversial winter-time expedition to capture Romney in January, 1862.

IntimateStrategies

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Intimate Strategies of the Civil War: Military Commanders and Their Wives,” edited by Carol K. Bleser and Lesley J. Gordon.

out-sick-post-it

On our podcast “to do” list this weekend was recording the next members episode (New Orleans) as well as doing the next regular episode (Stonewall in the Valley), but we both have colds and we didn’t think you’d appreciate listening to both of us snuffling & coughing into the microphone, so we’ll be back next weekend!

Civil War Podcast, Episode 139

STONEWALL JACKSON (Part the Second)

In which we continue with Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson’s story, taking him from the start of the Civil War in April, 1861 to his assumption of command in the Shenandoah Valley in November, 1861.

RebelYell

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson” by S.C. Gwynne.