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The Civil War & Reconstruction

Richard Youngdahlcivilwarpodcast.org
A history podcast in which Rich & Tracy weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org
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#206 BLUEGRASS STATE OR BUST!

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Perryville, which took place in Kentucky on October 8, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 201726 min

#205 "MEANWHILE, OUT WEST..."

In which we turn our attention back to the western theater of the war... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 201725 min

#204 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the Fourth)

In which Rich flies solo (Tracy is visiting family), but manages to wrap-up our discussion of the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 201730 min

#203 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the Third)

In which we discuss Abraham Lincoln's release of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 07, 201725 min

#201 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (Part the First)

In which we begin to trace the evolution of the federal government's ideas & policies about slavery & emancipation during the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 201733 min

#199 ANTIETAM (Part the Fourteenth)

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 201741 min

#198 ANTIETAM (Part the Thirteenth)

In which we look at the aftermath of the Federal assault on the Sunken Road, and also the Ninth Corps' capture of Burnside Bridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 06, 201742 min

#197 ANTIETAM (Part the Twelfth)

In which we look at Round 2 of the fight for the Sunken Road, aka Bloody Lane, at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 201730 min

#196 ANTIETAM (Part the Eleventh)

In which we look at Round 1 in the fight for the Sunken Road, aka Bloody Lane, at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 201726 min

#195 ANTIETAM (Part the Tenth)

In which we look at the final major combat on the northern part of the battlefield, as Greene's Federals gain a foothold in the West Woods near the Dunker Church. Next week, the action shifts to the Sunken Road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 201736 min

#194 ANTIETAM (Part the Ninth)

In which we look at the ill-fated attack into the West Woods by John Sedgwick's division of Sumner's Second Corps at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 201740 min

#193 ANTIETAM (Part the Eighth)

In which we look at the attack by Joseph Mansfield's Twelfth Corps against the north end of the Confederate line on the morning of Wednesday, September 17, 1862 at the Battle of Antietam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 201737 min

#192 ANTIETAM (Part the Seventh)

In which we continue our discussion of the attack by Hooker's First Corps at the Battle of Antietam on the morning of September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 201741 min

#191 ANTIETAM (Part the Sixth)

In which we look at the start of the action at the Battle of Antietam on the morning of Wednesday, September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 201739 min

#190 ANTIETAM (Part the Fifth)

In which we take a closer look at the action late on Tuesday, September 16, 1862- on the eve if the great battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 201730 min

#189 ANTIETAM (Part the Fourth)

In which we finish setting the stage for the Battle of Antietam, as we take the story right up to the eve of the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 03, 201736 min

#188 ANTIETAM (Part the Third)

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 201730 min

#187 ANTIETAM (Part the Second)

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 201735 min

#186 SOUTH MOUNTAIN (Part the Fourth) / ANTIETAM (Part the First)

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of South Mountain (which took place on September 14, 1862) and start to set the stage for the Battle of Antietam (which took place on September 17, 1862). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 201742 min

#185 SOUTH MOUNTAIN (Part the Third)

In which we continue our look at the Battle of South Mountain, which took place on September 14, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 06, 201739 min

#184 SOUTH MOUNTAIN (Part the Second)

In which we start to look at the fighting at the Battle of South Mountain, which took place on September 14, 1862 and was an important milepost on the two armies' road to Antietam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 201733 min

#183 SOUTH MOUNTAIN (Part the First)

In which we discuss Napoleon's victory over the Austrians at Castiglione in 1796. Oh, and we also talk about some Civil War stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 201729 min

#182 LEE'S SPECIAL ORDERS No. 191

In which we look at the movements of the Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia after it crossed over the Potomac River into Maryland. We also discuss the reaction of George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac to the Confederate invasion of Maryland. And we talk about Lee's Special Orders No. 191. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 201733 min

#181 LEE STRIKES NORTH

In which we discuss Robert E. Lee's decision to strike north after Second Manassas, and the great events that awaited the outcome of his invasion of Maryland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 05, 201739 min

#180 "BOYS, McCLELLAN IS BACK IN COMMAND OF THE ARMY AGAIN!"

In which we look at what happened in the aftermath of the Second Battle of Manassas, including Lincoln's decision to ask George McClellan to take command of the merged Union armies in northern Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 201733 min

#179 SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Fourth)

In which we wrap up our discussion of the Second Battle of Manassas, which took place August 28-30, 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 201729 min

#178 SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Third)

In which we look at some of the action on Saturday, August 30, 1862, the third day of the Second Battle of Manassas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 201730 min

#177 SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Second)

In which we look at the action on the second day of the Second Battle of Manassas (August 29, 1862). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 01, 201728 min
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