THE LAWRENCE MASSACRE (Part the First)
In which William Quantrill and his rebel bushwhackers descend upon the town of Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, and a massacre ensues.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Bloody Dawn: The Story of the Lawrence Massacre” by Thomas Goodrich
THE LAWRENCE MASSACRE (Part the First)
In which we look at the violence that wracked the Kansas/Missouri border after the start of the Civil War, and set the stage for the Lawrence (KS) Massacre, which happened in August 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Black Flag: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865” by Thomas Goodrich
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twenty-third)
In which we look at the aftermath of the battle.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Chickamauga Campaign: Barren Victory- the Retreat into Chattanooga, the Confederate Pursuit, and the Aftermath of the Battle… September 21 to October 20, 1863” by David A. Powell
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twenty-second)
In which the battle of Chickamauga comes to a fitful, confusing end on the evening of September 20, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “George Henry Thomas: As True as Steel” by Brian Steel Wills
CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Twenty-first)
In which the Confederates launch fierce attacks against Horseshoe Ridge, while the battered Federals struggle to hold onto the high ground.
In which we tell a tale of two generals…
Our book recommendations for this episode are “The Civil War in the East: Struggle, Stalemate, and Victory” by Brooks Simpson and “The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi” by Earl Hess
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