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In which we wrap-up our look at the Federal assault on the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we start to look at the fierce fighting for the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue our discussion of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864, by setting the stage for the fierce fighting at the Dead Angle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue covering the action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at more of the action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the action starts at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we talk about the role each of us can play in ensuring that the American experiment in democracy survives through these perilous times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Sherman decides to launch an attack on the Confederate lines at Kennesaw Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we discuss the fight at Kolb's Farm on June 22, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the armies take up their positions along the Kennesaw line, near Marietta, Georgia, in June 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Kennesaw Mountain enters the discussion, Polk is killed, and there's a fight at Kolb's Farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we discuss three changes that took place in the campaign over late May/early June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals swing away from the railroad, out into the north Georgia countryside, and there are sharp fights at New Hope Church and Pickett's Mill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederates fall back, fall back again, have a very bad day at Cassville, then fall back again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the armies face off at Resaca, and the pattern of operations for the next couple of months is set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals seize Snake Creek Gap and score a major success at the start of the campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Sherman & Johnston get the opposing armies into position for the start of the campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the geography of the region where the Atlanta Campaign would open, and how it influenced Sherman's strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we take a closer look at the opposing armies, and discuss their strengths & weaknesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the importance of logistics, and the Western & Atlantic Railroad in particular, to the spring campaign in north Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals discover an important piece of in formation, and the command woes continue in the Confederates' Army of Tennessee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue setting the stage for the Atlanta Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue to set the stage for the Atlanta Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we begin to set the stage for the Atlanta Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we wrap-up our look at the Overland Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the bloody & futile Federal assaults on June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue to look at the maneuvering & fighting that preceded the (in)famous Federal attack at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we set the stage for the famous fight at Cold Harbor between the two armies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the physical misery & psychological strain endured by the soldiers during the Overland Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the care of the large numbers of wounded during the Overland Campaign, how both sides dealt with the many enemy soldiers taken captive, and what happened with the dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Lee sees an opportunity to strike Warren's Fifth Corps, and Grant tries to (once again) maneuver around Lee's right and draw him into battle in the open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the two armies leave the North Anna behind, and there is a clash at Haw's Shop on May 28, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the two armies reach the North Anna and Robert E Lee presents Ulysses S Grant with a problem to solve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which both armies leave Spotsylvania behind, and head for the North Anna River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we finish up our look at the collapse of Grant's peripheral strategy in the spring of 1864 in Virginia, with a discussion of Butler's Bermuda Hundred Campaign, including the battle at Drewry's Bluff on May 16, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we discuss the Battle of Yellow Tavern- which took place in Virginia on May 11, 1864- and the mortal wounding of Jeb Stuart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we discuss the Battle of New Market (May 15, 1864), as we continue our look at the collapse of Ulysses S Grant's peripheral strategy in Virginia in the spring of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the collapse of Grant's peripheral strategy in Virginia. We talk about the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain on May 9, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the fierce fighting at the Mule Shoe on May 12, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A quick update on where we've been... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the two armies clash near Spotsylvania on May 10, 1864, and Grant vows "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the two armies break off the fight in the Wilderness and set off for Spotsylvania Court House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the fierce fighting in the Wilderness comes to end on May 6, with the two armies locked in something of a stalemate- but, as it turns out, Grant is not ready to quit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the fighting heats up on May 6 in the Brock Road/Orange Plank Road sector of the battlefield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which there is fighting on May 5 at Saunders' Field on the Orange Turnpike and at the Brock Road intersection on the Orange Plank Road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Army of the Potomac advances across the Rapidan, into the Wilderness, and Robert E Lee responds by setting the Army of Northern Virginia into motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we set the stage for the start of the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia in the spring of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Ulysses S Grant's plans for the Federals' Spring 1864 offensives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we discuss Ulysses S Grant's arrival in Washington DC in March 1864, his promotion to lieutenant general, and his elevation to the post of general-in-chief of the armies of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we wrap up our look at the Red River Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we turn our attention back to the Louisiana portion of the campaign, and see if the Federal army & navy can make it safely back to Alexandria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the fate of Steele's column in Arkansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at was happening with Frederick Steele's column up in Arkansas, the second Federal 'pincer' that was supposed to converge on Shreveport, Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(Red River Campaign, Part the Sixth) In which we look at what happened at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, in Louisiana, on April 9, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(Red River Campaign, Part the Fifth) In which we cover the action at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue with the story of the 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue with the story of the 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we get the Federals started off on their Red River Campaign in March 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we give some background to the 1864 Red River Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which there's an update about some of the major story arcs coming up on the podcast as we continue to work our way through 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the enduring controversy that erupted in the aftermath of the raid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we give the background to the failed Federal cavalry raid on Richmond in February/March 1864 that set off one of the most enduring controversies of the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northern Florida on February 20, 1864. *This episode contains explicit language.* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samuel L. Jackson’s got big plans when he arrives at Morehouse College in the late 1960s. He loves movies, and he’s dreaming of a bright future as a marine biologist, but the world’s dreaming of other things. Tensions around the Civil Rights Movement are only increasing and protests against the Vietnam War are erupting on campuses around the nation. When these forces come to a head on campus, Samuel L. Jackson’s leading the charge, and his shocking actions change the history and future of Morehouse College. Listen to Black History, For Real wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+: https://wondery.com/shows/black-history-for-real/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northeast Florida in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we set the stage for the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northeast Florida on February 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the Confederate Secret Service's Canadian-based activities to undermine the Union war effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the story of the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship- the Confederate sub HL Hunley, which sank USS Housatonic on the night of February 17, 1864, and then vanished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at what happened to those 7000 Federal horsemen who were supposed to meet Sherman at Meridian, Mississippi, in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Sherman marches right across Mississippi and destroys Meridian in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we discuss the evolution of William Tecumseh Sherman's thinking regarding the prosecution of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Sherman's raid on Meridian, Mississippi, in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the mass escape from Libby Prison in Richmond in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the experience of POWs during the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the Confederate attack on USS Underwriter at New Bern, North Carolina, on February 2, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the life of Anna E Dickinson and her address on Capitol Hill in January 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the pay inequality between black and white soldiers in the Federal armies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne's controversial proposal, presented in January 1864, to arm and free the Confederacy's slaves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at how 1864 will be a pivotal year in the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the story of the 1500 Union cavalrymen who escaped from Harper's Ferry when Stonewall Jackson captured that place during the Antietam Campaign in September 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the time Robert E Lee spent in 1861 as commander of the Confederates' Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the life of James "Paddy" Graydon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we finish with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue with our look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we start to take a look back at what happened in 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Meade and Lee come 'this close' to fighting a major battle below the Rapidan River, at Mine Run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the affairs at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford on November 7, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Longstreet fails to eject Burnside from Knoxville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Longstreet arrives at Knoxville but he isn't sure he's strong enough to actually eject Burnside from the town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Longstreet tries to come to grips with the Federals and bring the campaign to an early end before Burnside can withdraw into the fortifications at Knoxville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we set the stage for the clash between Longstreet and Burnside at Knoxville, Tennessee in November 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the one bright spot in the Confederate retreat from Chattanooga is Cleburne's rearguard action at Ringgold Gap on November 27, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals pull off one of the most astonishing feats of the war as they storm Missionary Ridge outside Chattanooga on November 25, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we start to look at yet another dramatic event in the battles for Chattanooga- the storming of Missionary Ridge by the Federals on November 25, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Grant's plan for November 25, 1863 is derailed when Sherman is unable to dislodge the Confederates from Tunnel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Hooker's Federals storm Lookout Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Grant's big attack to break the deadlock at Chattanooga finally gets underway on November 23, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which time runs out for Braxton Bragg. *This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Advertisers please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Bragg decides to send Longstreet off to have a go at Burnside up at Knoxville. Meanwhile, Grant welcomes his buddy Sherman to Chattanooga. *This podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Advertisers please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we finish looking at the action at the Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28/29, 1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederates launch a night attack against the Federals at Wauhatchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals strike at Brown's Ferry to open a new supply line into Chattanooga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Rich talks about some stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Old Rosey is sacked and Ulysses S Grant rides in to save the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the campaign for Chattanooga takes a decisive turn- not in that town but in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Wheeler's October Raid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals work to send substantial reinforcements to William Rosecrans, while- on the Confederate side- Braxton Bragg battles his own generals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the transition from the Chickamauga Campaign to the Chattanooga Campaign for the Army of Tennessee & the Army of the Cumberland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we talk about the fighting at the Battle of Bristoe Station (Virginia), which took place on October 14, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue looking at the Bristoe Station Campaign, which took place in Northern Virginia in October 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at what was going on with the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia while Rosecrans and Bragg were locked in combat at Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which William Quantrill and his rebel bushwhackers descend upon the town of Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, and a massacre ensues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 took place in August 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the aftermath of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the battle of Chickamauga comes to a fitful, confusing end on the evening of September 20, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederates launch fierce attacks against Horseshoe Ridge, while the Federals struggle to hold onto the high ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we tell a tale of two generals... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Longstreet's assault column rolls right through the hole in the Federal line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Rosecrans' decision to send a constant stream of reinforcements to sustain George Thomas' position on the northern end of the battlefield sets the stage for a fatal gap opening up on the right side of the Union line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the big Confederate attack on the morning of the twentieth finally gets underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at what was going on with the Confederate high command on the night of September 19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we talk about the aftermath of the second day of fighting, including important decisions made that night by each army commander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Cleburne's night attack that ended the fighting on the second day of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the combat continues to heat up on the second day of the battle as division after division, and brigade after brigade, is fed into the fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the fighting continues to escalate on the morning of the battle's second day (September 19, 1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the start of the fighting on the morning of the second day of the battle (September 19, 1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we finish talking about events on the first day of the battle (September 18, 1863), and set the stage for the next day's fighting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In lieu of a regular episode, this is a talk that Rich gave this past week to a group in Denver when he & Tracy were invited to share about the podcast and the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the first shots of the Battle of Chickamauga are fired on September 18, 1863, as the Confederates force their way across the creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which a frustrated Bragg misses out on a couple of opportunities to cripple the enemy by striking at isolated segments of the Yankee army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Rich was on the loose east of the Mississippi, visited some battlefields, and made some videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we get a start on the Chickamauga story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Sabine Pass (Texas), which took place on September 8, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we set the stage for the dramatic September 1863 battle at Sabine Pass, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the Battle of Honey Springs, which took place in Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) on July 17, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the story of the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we wrap up our discussion of the Tullahoma Campaign and get ready to start in on the Battle of Chickamauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Rosecrans' long-awaited campaign in Middle Tennessee finally gets started... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue to set the stage for the start of the Tullahoma Campaign, which took place in Tennessee in late June/early July 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we head back out west of the Appalachians to Tennessee and set the stage for the Tullahoma Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we wrap up our look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we start to look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In which we look at the Gettysburg Address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we wrap up the Gettysburg battle/campaign story arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the aftermath of Pickett's Charge, and get the Confederates started off on their retreat from Gettysburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals repulse Pickett's Charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the two wings of the great charge roll forward... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we get Pickett's Charge underway... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we say 'thank you!' for your many kind expressions of concern & support over the last several days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which with Tracy out of town, Rich takes the opportunity to ramble on about a few things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the big Confederate artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge and the Federal response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at what George Meade was up to the morning of July 3, and also talk about the remarkable series of messages between Longstreet and EP Alexander prior to the start of the big Confederate artillery bombardment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we talk about the preparations for the big Confederate artillery bombardment that would precede Pickett's Charge, and look at the Federal defenders on Cemetery Ridge who would be on the receiving end of that shelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the nine Confederate infantry brigades that made up the attacking force for Pickett's Charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we start to look at Pickett's Charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the fighting at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which there's an announcement and a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we get Jeb Stuart to Gettysburg and finish setting the stage for the fighting that took place at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we start to set the stage for the fighting that took place on July 3 at East Cavalry Field by taking a look at what Jeb Stuart was up to before he (finally) arrived at Gettysburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we return to Culp's Hill to look at the rest of the fighting there on the morning of July 3, as the Confederates struggled to make a dent in the strong Federal defenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the fighting for Culp's Hill is renewed on the morning of July 3, and Robert E Lee is forced to go with Plan B for Longstreet's part of the day's Confederate attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the care of the wounded after the fighting on July 2, and we also see what a few of the civilians caught up in the battle were thinking about their predicament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we review the second's days fighting, look at Lee's decision to continue attacking the Federals the next day, and talk about Meade's council of war on the night of July 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederates attack the keystone of the Federal defensive line and there's a fierce, confused struggle for Cemetery Hill in the darkness on the evening of July 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederate soldiers of Allegheny Johnson's division attack Culp's Hill on July 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Ewell starts his "demonstration" on July 2nd not with an infantry attack, but with an artillery barrage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we wonder if it really was "the best three hours' fighting ever done by any troops on any battlefield." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the Confederate attack on, and Federal defense of, Cemetery Ridge on the evening of July 2, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Sickles' Peach Orchard salient collapses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we set the stage for the collapse of the Federals' Peach Orchard salient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the bloody battle for the Wheatfield on July 2 reaches its conclusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Caldwell's division clears the Wheatfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Anderson's Georgia brigade makes the first Confederate attack on the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Little Round Top remains firmly in Federal hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the epic fight for Little Round Top kicks off on July 2, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederate attack finally begins on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, and after fierce fighting the Federal defenders are pushed off of Devil's Den. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which there's some command confusion on the Confederate side before the attack on the Union left on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at whether Dan Sickles actually saved the day for the Federals on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which Dan Sickles makes his move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we continue to look at Dan Sickles' story, and the background to the bad blood between him and George Meade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at one of the most controversial figures associated with the story of the Battle of Gettysburg- Dan Sickles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Longstreet's flank march on July 2 and its surprise ending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at how Robert E Lee's plan to attack the Union left on July 2 was based on flawed intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at Robert E Lee's decision to continue the battle on July 2, 1863 by attacking the Federals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which we look at the Federals' fishhook line of defense, and discuss the benefits of operating on interior lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which it's all Meade, all the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Confederates score an incomplete victory on the first day of the battle, as the Federals retain control of the key high ground south of town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federals consolidate their position on Cemetery Hill and await a renewed Confederate attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federal First Corps line on Seminary Ridge collapses, and Union soldiers from the Eleventh Corps and First Corps retreat through the streets of Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which the Federal First Corps line on McPherson's Ridge, south of the Chambersburg Pike, collapses as Heth's Confederates advance on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices