#294 VICKSBURG (Part the Eighteenth)
In which we look at Confederate efforts to aid Pemberton and the besieged Vicksburg garrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2019•36 min
The Civil War & Reconstruction
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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#293 VICKSBURG (Part the Seventeenth)
In which we look at Federal siege operations at Vicksburg, May-June 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2019•32 min
#292 VICKSBURG (Part the Sixteenth)
In which we look at Grant's failed attacks on Vicksburg on May 19 & 22, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2019•41 min
#291- VICKSBURG (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we look at the decisive clash of the Vicksburg Campaign- the Battle of Champion Hill, which took place on May 16, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2019•30 min
BONUS: Grierson Saves Sherman
In which we slip in a plug for joining the Strawfoot Brigade while sharing the story of how Benjamin Grierson saved William Tecumseh Sherman's life at Fort Sill in 1871. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2019•9 min
#290- VICKSBURG (Part the Fourteenth)
In which the Confederates lose the Battle of Raymond, lose the Mississippi state capital of Jackson, and Pemberton- against his own better judgement- moves out to confront Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2019•37 min
#289 VICKSBURG (Part the Thirteenth)
In which we see Grant's Army of the Tennessee set out on its epic march into the interior of Mississippi, in order to cut off Vicksburg from supplies & reinforcements. * This episode of the podcast was sponsored by Simon & Schuster, publishers of "Lincoln's Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation" by Douglas Waller. Available wherever you get your books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2019•27 min
#288 VICKSBURG (Part the Twelfth)
In which we look at the Battle of Port Gibson, which took place on May 1, 1863, as Grant advanced inland after landing on the east side of the Mississippi River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2019•38 min
#287 VICKSBURG (Part the Eleventh)
In which we see the Federals marching down the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River... Porter's gunboats get battered at Grand Gulf... and by the end of the show, Grant's army is finally ready to cross over to the east bank below Vicksburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 22, 2019•47 min
#286 VICKSBURG (Part the Tenth)
In which we turn our attention back to Ulysses S Grant, who makes the fateful decision to march his army down the west side of the Mississippi River and then cross to the east bank below the Confederate strongpoint of Vicksburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2019•23 min
#285 VICKSBURG (Part the Ninth)
In which we look at Banks' successful Bayou Teche Campaign in central Louisiana in the spring of 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2019•35 min
#284 VICKSBURG (Part the Eighth)
In which we look at events downriver from Vicksburg, including the appointment of Major General Nathaniel Banks to command the Department of the Gulf and Rear Admiral David Farragut running the the Confederate batteries at Port Hudson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2019•29 min
#283 VICKSBURG (Part the Seventh)
In which we look at the fate of USS Indianola and talk about the failure of the Yazoo Pass and Steele's Bayou expeditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2019•40 min
#282 VICKSBURG (Part the Sixth)
In which we look at the Federal attack on Arkansas Post on January 11, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 02, 2019•36 min
#281 VICKSBURG (Part the Fifth)
In which we look at Sherman's failed assault at Chickasaw Bayou, north of Vicksburg, at the end of December 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2019•40 min
#280 VICKSBURG (Part the Fourth)
In which we start to look at Grant's first attempt to wrest Vicksburg from the Confederates. It didn't go well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2019•31 min
#279 VICKSBURG (Part the Third)
In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2019•32 min
#278 VICKSBURG (Part the Second)
In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 06, 2019•50 min
#277 VICKSBURG (Part the First)
In which start to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2019•26 min
#276 "MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE": How West Virginia Became a State (Part the Second)
In which we wrap-up our look at how West Virginia, in the midst of the Civil War, became the thirty-fifth state of the Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2019•32 min
#275 "MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE": How West Virginia Became a State (Part the First)
In which we start to look at the story of how West Virginia became the thirty-fifth state of the Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 08, 2019•24 min
#274 DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON
In which we look at the wounding and death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 01, 2019•37 min
#273 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Sixteenth)
In which Hooker retreats, Lee stews, and we wrap-up our discussion of the Chancellorsville Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2019•23 min
#272 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we see Robert E Lee fail in his attempt to "demolish" Sedgwick on May 4, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2019•26 min
#271 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we look at the fighting at Salem Church on May 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 11, 2019•30 min
#270 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Thirteenth)
In which our focus shifts to the fighting east of Chancellorsville, at Fredericksburg and Salem Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 04, 2019•28 min
#269 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Twelfth)
In which the Confederate forces of Jeb Stuart & Robert E Lee capture the Chancellorsville intersection after furious fighting on the morning of May 3, 1863. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 18, 2019•29 min
#268 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Eleventh)
In which there is fierce fighting on May 3, 1863 as the Confederates fight to reunite their divided forces at Chancellorsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 11, 2019•37 min
#267 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Tenth)
In which Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire on the evening of May 2, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 04, 2019•23 min
#266 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Ninth)
In which Stonewall Jackson's flank attack on the evening of May 2, 1863 stalls due to his command's increasing disorganization, the onset of night, and stiffening Federal resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 28, 2019•26 min
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