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Civil War Podcast, Episode 402

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.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 401

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.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 400

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.

Civil War Podcast, Episode 399

CHICKAMAUGA (Part the Ninth)

In which the combat continues to heat up on the second day of the battle as division after division, and brigade after brigade, are fed into the fight.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Civil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness” by Earl J Hess.