PEA RIDGE (Part the Fourth)
In which we conclude our discussion of the Battle of Pea Ridge, which took place in northwest Arkansas on March 7-8, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode isn’t actually a book; it’s a CD. We’re pleased to recommend the album Dream of a Good Death: New Songs of the Old War by Clark Hansbarger. You can check out the website Clark has set up for the album at www.civilwarsong.com
Listen to Episode 104: PeaRidgePartFourth
PEA RIDGE (Part the First)
In which we set the stage for the Battle of Pea Ridge, which took place in northwest Arkansas on March 7-8, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Civil War Fight for the Ozarks” by James R. Knight.
Listen to PeaRidgePartFirst
“BATTLE OF THE HEMP BALES”
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| Sterling Price (1809-1867) |
In which we discuss the successful siege of Lexington by Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guard in September, 1861.
Our book recommendation for this episode is actually a back issue of North & South magazine. Issue #3 of the magazine, from February 1998, has an excellent article about the siege of Lexington by Jeff Patrick.
Listen to Episode 68: BattleHempBales
WILSON’S CREEK (Part the Second)
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| Ben McCulloch (1811-1862) |
In which we cover the action at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek (August 10, 1861).
Our book recommendation for this episode is Wilson’s Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It by William Garrett Piston & Richard W. Hatcher III.
“The definitive study of a long-neglected but important battle… It should be seen as a blueprint for the way all Civil War books ought to be written.” ~ Journal of American History
Listen to Episode 67: WilsonsCreekPartSecond
WILSON’S CREEK (Part the First)
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| Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861) |
In which we discuss the activities and maneuvering of both sides prior to the Battle of Wilson’s Creek (August 10, 1861) in southwest Missouri.
Our book recommendation for this episode is Campaign for Wilson’s Creek: The Fight for Missouri by Jeffrey L. Patrick.
Listen to Episode 66: WilsonsCreekPartFirst
MAYHEM IN MISSOURI (Part the Second)
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| Franz Sigel (1824-1902) |
In which we continue our look at the mayhem that broke out in Missouri at the start of the Civil War. In this episode, we cover the ‘Battle of Carthage,’ and set the stage for the Battle of Wilson’s Creek.
Our book recommendation for this episode is The Civil War in Missouri: A Military History by Louis S. Gerteis.
“Making a case for the national importance of Civil War military campaigns in Missouri, Louis Gerteis portrays the operations of Union and Confederate armies in vivid detail. Although Missouri was notable for the intensity of its guerrilla warfare, this book demonstrates that conventional armies largely determined developments in the state, forming the anchor of Union control in the trans-Mississippi theater.” ~ James M. McPherson
Listen to Episode 65: MayhemMissouriPartSecond