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Civil War Podcast, Episode 125

SHILOH (Part the Fifteenth)

In which we conclude our discussion of the campaign and battle of Shiloh.

Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)
Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The West Point History of the Civil War” by the United States Military Academy.

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 112

SHILOH (Part the Second)

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862)
Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862)

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: Confederate High Tide in the Heartland” by Steven E. Woodworth.

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 111

SHILOH (Part the First)

Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)
Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh 1862” by Winston Groom.

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Civil War Podcast, Episode 89

FORTS HENRY & DONELSON (Part the First)

Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)


In which we give the background to Ulysses S. Grant’s February, 1862 campaign to capture Forts Henry & Donelson in northern Tennessee.


Our book recommendation for this episode is Forts Henry and Donelson: The Key to the Confederate Heartland by Benjamin F. Cooling.



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