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62: The War in Tennessee: Chickamauga and Chattanooga
“Gloom and unspoken despondency hang like a pall everywhere.”
This is the story of personalities.
Union General William “Old Rosy” Rosecrans takes on C…
6 years, 1 month ago
61: The Louisiana Native Guard, the 54th Massachusetts & On: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
“It is hard to believe that Southern soldiers—and Texans at that—have been whipped by a mongrel crew of white and black Yankees … there must be some …
6 years, 2 months ago
60: Gettysburg
“I shall lead my division forward, sir.”
This is the story of Gettysburg.
It’s summer, 1863, and Robert E. Lee is making a bold move; he’s leading his …
6 years, 2 months ago
59: Stone’s River, Suspending Habeas Corpus, Vicksburg, & Stonewall’s Death at Chancellorsville
“Grant is my man and I am his the rest of the war.”
This is the story of hard fighting—on the battlefield and in the courts.
President Abraham Lincoln …
6 years, 2 months ago
58: Conscription & Riots (“A Rich Man’s War, But a Poor Man’s Fight”)
“Here’s a damned abolitionist! … He’s a Tribune man! Hang the son of a b****!”
This is the story of Civil War conscription and riots.
Conscription is c…
6 years, 3 months ago
57: Recap of The Civil War's First Half (1861-63)
"Keep the details! We love the stories!"
After 11 episodes covering the first half of the Civil War, it’s time to digest a bit. Greg, Josh, and Ciell…
6 years, 3 months ago
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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 months ago