THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN: A Conclusion
In which we wrap-up our look at the Overland Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History” edited by Gary W Gallagher and Alan T Nolan.
This episode was sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Learn more at www.suvcw.org or contact them at join@suvcw.org
COLD HARBOR (Part the Third)
In which we look at the bloody & futile Federal attacks on June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor.
Our book recommendation for this episode is North & South Magazine, Volume 5 Issue 2 (2002).
COLD HARBOR (Part the Second)
In which we continue to look at the maneuvering & fighting the preceded the (in)famous Federal attack at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “No Turning Back: A Guide to the 1864 Overland Campaign, from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor” by Robert Dunkerly, Donald Pfanz, & David Ruth.
This episode was sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Find out more at www.suvcw.org or email them at join@suvcw.org
COLD HARBOR (Part the First)
In which we set the stage for the famous fight at Cold Harbor between the two armies.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Not War but Murder: Cold Harbor 1864” by Ernest B Furgurson.
“THE PRESIDENT THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF WHAT GRANT HAS DONE”
In which we look at what was being purchased by all the death & suffering during the Overland Campaign in Virginia in the spring of 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War” by Drew Gilpin Faust.
STEPPING INTO HELL: The Soldier’s Ordeal During the Overland Campaign
In which we talk about the physical misery and psychological strain endured by the soldiers during the Overland Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shook Over Hell: Post-Traumatic Stress, Vietnam, and the Civil War” by Eric T Dean Jr… “Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers” by Dillon J Carroll… and “Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War” by Brian Matthew Jordan.
THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN’S WOUNDED, PRISONERS, & DEAD
In which we look at the care of the wounded during the Overland Campaign, how both sides dealt with the large numbers of enemy soldiers taken captive, and what happened with the dead.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine” by Glenna R Schroeder-Lein.
TOTOPOTOMOY CREEK
In which Lee sees an opportunity to strike Warren’s Fifth Corps, and Grant tries (once again) to maneuver around Lee’s right and bring him to battle in the open.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864” by Gordon C Rhea.
“I FEEL THAT OUR SUCCESS OVER LEE’S ARMY IS ALREADY ASSURED”
In which the armies leave the North Anna, and there’s a clash at Haw’s Shop on May 28, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Robert E Lee: A Life” by Allen C Guelzo.
TO THE NORTH ANNA (Part the Second)
In which the armies reach the North Anna and Robert E Lee presents Ulysses S Grant with a problem to solve.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Echoes of Glory: Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War” by the Editors of Time-Life Books.