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56: The Battle of Fredericksburg and the First Campaign of Vicksburg
“If the world had been searched by Burnside for a location in which his army could be best defeated ... he should have selected this very spot.”
This …
6 years, 2 months ago
55: The Road to The Emancipation Proclamation
“The Proclamation is the drawing of a sword that can never be sheathed again.”
This is the story of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Anti-slavery, modera…
6 years, 3 months ago
54: The Best Opening Scenes in HTDS History
“Our top spot goes to …”
This is the story of stories (yeah, super “meta”). You know regular HTDS episodes always start with a cold open. You probably…
6 years, 3 months ago
53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Our dispatches state that Lieut. Longfellow of First Mass. Cavalry was severely wounded.”
This is the story of a son nearly lost and a poet in a dark…
6 years, 4 months ago
52: From Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas to Antietam, or Sharpsburg
“Come on God damn you.”
This is the story of the Second Bull Run/Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Antietam.
Robert “Bobby” E. Lee isn’t content to r…
6 years, 4 months ago
51: A Change in Command: Seven Days Battles to the Battle of Cedar Mountain
“[Malvern Hill] was not war--it was murder.”
This is the story of a Confederate comeback.
Union General George “Little Mac” McClellan has an army of 1…
6 years, 5 months ago
50: Mississippi Valley 1862: The Battles of New Orleans, Corinth, Memphis, and Vicksburg
This is the story of the Mississippi Valley in 1862. Navy Secretary Gideon “Father Neptune” Welles is moving forward with an audacious plan. He’s sen…
6 years, 5 months ago
49: From Little Mac McClellan to Stonewall Jackson: The Peninsula and Shenandoah Valley Campaigns
“In my opinion, Cadet Jackson of Virginia is a complete jackass.”
This is the story of daring. On both sides.
President Lincoln is tired of waiting for…
6 years, 5 months ago
48: The Battle of Shiloh: “Now boys, pitch in!”
“Here boys, is as good a place as any on this battlefield to meet death!”
This is the story of the Civil War kicking into a higher gear as two massive…
6 years, 6 months ago
47: Bull Run, Trent Affair, the Merrimack, & Fort Donelson: The Early Days of the Civil War
“There is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!”
This is the story of violence on land and sea. Of violence unlike anything…
6 years, 6 months ago