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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Fourth)
In which we continue with the story of the 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “One Damn Blunder from Beginning to End: The Red River Campaign of 1864” by Gary Dillard Joiner.
RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Third)
In which we continue with the story of the 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Red River Campaign: Politics & Cotton in the Civil War” by Ludwell H Johnson.