STONES RIVER (Part the Fourth)

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Stones River and Tullahoma Campaigns: This Army Does Not Retreat” by Christopher L. Kolakowski.

• Listen to Episode 243: StonesRiverPartFourth

STONES RIVER (Part the Third)

In which we look at the start of the Confederate attack on the morning of December 31, 1862 at the Battle of Stones River.

• Note: At the 3:00 mark of the episode, one of us went a bit off script and what she should have said is “defend on the right and hit the enemy on the left…”

Our book recommendation for this episode is a back issue of Blue & Gray magazine: Volume 28 Issue #6 which features the Battle of Stones River.

• Listen to Episode 242: StonesRiverPartThird

STONES RIVER (Part the Second)

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Stones River: The Forgotten Conflict between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the Cumberland” by Larry J. Daniel.

• Listen to Episode 241: StonesRiverPartSecond

STONES RIVER (Part the First)

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River” by Peter Cozzens.

• Listen to Episode 240: StonesRiverPartFirst

THE MUD MARCH

In which we look at how Burnside’s January offensive succumbed to the Virginia mud.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History” by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler.

• Listen to Episode 239: MudMarch

“THE SADDEST HOUR”

In which we look at the political and military fallout after the Federal defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Over Lincoln’s Shoulder: The Committee on the Conduct of the War” by Bruce Tap.

• Listen to Episode 238: SaddestHour

FREDERICKSBURG (Part the Tenth)

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of Fredericksburg, which took place on December 13, 1862.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Don Troiani’s Civil War Soldiers” by Don Troiani and Earl J. Coates with Michael J. McAfee.

• Listen to Episode 237: FredericksburgPartTenth

FREDERICKSBURG (Part the Ninth)

In which we look at the series of increasingly futile assaults the Federals launched against Marye’s Heights at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.

Our book recommendation this week is a couple of back issues of Blue & Gray Magazine that deal with the Battle of Fredericksburg- Volume 25 Issues #4 & 5.

• Listen to Episode 236: FredericksburgPartNinth