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Back to SearchThe American Civil War, Episode 10: Gettysburg & Vicksburg
Episode 10
Gettysburg & Vicksburg represented perhaps the greatest individual victories for the Union Army in the Civil War, and those battles ended at virtually the same time. Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania a…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The American Civil War, Episode 9: The Union Generals
Episode 9
This episode examines the most significant Generals for the United States of America (the "Union") in the Civil War.
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The American Civil War, Episode 8: The Confederate Generals
Episode 8
This episode is a quick glance at the most consequential Generals of the Confederate States of America.
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The American Civil War, Episode 7: Early Battles
Episode 7
From Bull Run to Chancellorsville, we will look at all of the significant battles of the first half of the American Civil War.
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The American Civil War, Episode 6: Secession Momentum
Episode 6
South Carolina was the first to secede from the United States, in late 1860. But they were not the only state to do so. For the first half of 1861, nearly half of the states in the United States left…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The American Civil War, Episode 5: Political Developments That Led to the Civil War
Episode 5
This episode summarizes political developments that have already been discussed in previous episodes, explaining how these developments led directly to the founding of the Republican Party. We spend …
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The American Civil War, Episode 4: Bleeding Kansas
Episode 4
The American Civil War had a warm-up game in Kansas, as Free State Advocates and Pro-Slavery Advocates rushed into the territory to influence its development. Political war figuratively broke out, an…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The American Civil War, Episode 3: Antebellum America
Episode 3
Antebellum (from the Latin for "before the war") America was a significantly different place than the United States of America that emerged from the American Civil War. This episode examines the cult…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The American Civil War, Episode 2: The Nullification Crisis & the Mexican-American War
Episode 2
The Civil War nearly began in South Carolina almost 30 years before the Civil War actually did begin in South Carolina. This was the "Nullification Crisis," where South Carolina made the strongest po…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The American Civil War, Episode 1: Seeds of Civil War
Episode 1
The this debut episode of The Blue Collar Scholar, host Will Reitz begins his series on The American Civil War by looking at the seeds of civil war that were planted in the revolutions of both the Un…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago