CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Nineteenth)
In which Longstreet’s assault column rolls right through the hole in the Federal line.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Chickamauga Campaign: Glory or the Grave- The Breakthrough, the Union Collapse, and the Defense of Horseshoe Ridge, September 20, 1863” by David A Powell
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Eighteenth)
In which Rosecrans’ decision to send a constant stream of reinforcements to sustain George Thomas’ position on the northern part of the battlefield sets the stage for a fatal gap to open up on the right side of the Union line.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era” by James M McPherson
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Seventeenth)
In which the big Confederate attack on the morning of the twentieth finally gets underway.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Battle Maps of the Civil War: The Western Theater” by the American Battlefield Trust
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Sixteenth)
In which we look at what was going on in both armies before the start of the fighting on the morning of the third (and final) day of the battle.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “William S Rosecrans and the Union Victory: A Civil War Biography” by David G Moore
In which we look at what was going on with the Confederate high command on the night of September 19.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “General James Longstreet: The Confederacy’s Most Controversial Soldier” by Jeffry D Wert
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we talk about the aftermath of the second day of fighting, including important decisions made that night by both army commanders.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy” by Earl J Hess
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Thirteenth)
In which we look at Cleburne’s night attack that ended the fighting on the second day of the battle.
Our ‘book recommendation’ for this episode is a video- the excellent Battle of Chickamauga animated map on the American Battlefield Trust’s website… you can find it here
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CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twelfth)
In which the fighting in and around Viniard Field consumes brigade after brigade, as Federals and Confederates continue their struggle for control of the vital La Fayette Road in this sector of the battlefield.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Failure of the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign” by David A Powell.
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Eleventh)
In which the action shifts south, as the fighting in & around Viniard Field heats up on the afternoon of the second day of the battle.
Our book recommendation for this episode are back issues of Blue & Gray magazine- Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008- which cover the three days of the Battle of Chickamauga.
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Tenth)
In which the two armies continue to slug it out on the northern part of the field on the afternoon of the second day of the battle.
Our book recommendation(s) for this episode are “Shadows of Blue & Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce”… and also “Company Aytch: or a Side Show of the Big Show- A Memoir of the Civil War” by Sam Watkins.