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.
RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Second)
In which we get the Federals started off on their Red River Campaign in March 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie” by T Michael Parrish.
RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the First)
In which we give some background to the 1864 Red River Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Pretense of Glory: The Life of General Nathaniel P Banks” by James G Hollandsworth Jr.
In which there’s an update about some of the major story arcs coming up on the podcast as we continue to make our way through 1864.
THE KILPATRICK-DAHLGREN RAID (Part the Second)
In which we look at the enduring controversy that erupted in the aftermath of the raid.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Cavalry Raids of the Civil War” by Robert W Black.
THE KILPATRICK-DAHLGREN RAID (Part the First)
In which we give the background to the failed Federal cavalry raid on Richmond in February/March 1864 that ignited one of the most enduring controversies of the Civil War.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Like a Meteor Burning Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren” by Eric J Wittenberg.
THE BATTLE OF OLUSTEE
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northern Florida on February 20, 1864.
Our book recommendation is “The Battle of Olustee: The Final Union Attempt to Seize Florida” by Robert P Broadwater.
WELCOME TO FLORIDA (Part the Second)
In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northeast Florida in February 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Thunder on the River: The Civil War in Northeast Florida” by Daniel L Schafer.