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In this episode, I examine the two battles that captured Fort Fisher dooming the city of Wilmington and ending the coastal war as well as the Confederate cause only a few months before the end of the war.
In this episode I examine the capture of Mobile Bay by Admiral Farragut in August of 1864. This was the penultimate port that had to be taken in the coastal war by the Union Navy in order to cripple the Confederate blockade runners and hurt th
In this episode I continue my examination of the siege of Charleston examining various efforts of the Union to capture Fort Sumter and bring horror to the city as well as how both sides brought new weapons into the siege, weapons that would sho
In this episode I look at the first three attempts of the Union to capture Charleston and get their revenge on the city. I examine an attempt to take islands off the city, an attempt to use the Navy to blast through the defenses and an attempt
In this episode, I return to look at what happened in North Carolina after General Burnside went north in the fall of 1862. I then continue to examine that minor theater until the end of the war in the Spring of 1865.
In this episode, I turn my attention west from North Carolina to the banks of the Mississippi River. Here rested New Orleans, the gateway to the mouth of the Mississippi River and it appeared to be a tough nut to crack. As General Grant slowl
In this episode I begin a look at the campaigns of the Union to capture the Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports and help the blockade. This episode features the spring 1862 North Carolina campaign of General Ambrose Burnside and how he racked up vic
In this episode I conclude my look at the Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas showing how a potential Union victory was snatched from the hands of General Pope becoming a very big disaster.
In this episode, I look at the first day of the Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas on August 29. I also look at the ending of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap and the Battle of Groveton or Brawner’s Farm.
In this episode I look at how General Lee, realizing that the Army of the Potomac was moving to reinforce General Pope and his Army of Virginia did everything in his power to try and attack Pope before McClellan could unite with him, including
In this episode, I look at the moves of Stonewall Jackson in early August 1862, as he opens a new front for the Army of Northern Virginia and fights the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
In this episode I pause to examine what both sides did in the aftermath of the Seven Days Battles during the month of July 1862.
In this episode, I finally end my look at the Battles of the Seven Days with an examination of the final battle, the Battle of Malvarn Hill.
In this episode, I continue to look at the Battles of the Seven Days. With McClellan deciding to retreat to the James River, the battles of Savage Station, Glendale and White Oak Swamp take place. All are either Confederate defeats or at leas
In this episode, I look at the first 3 of the Seven Days Battles.
In this episode I examine the early life of General Robert E. Lee. I then look at some of the things he did when he took command of the army around Richmond which he named the Army of Northern Virginia. Finally I look at the ride that JEB Stu
In this episode I look at the final year of the war as it releats to the Home Front. I examine the various moves that President Davis made hoping that the war would end in victory for the south. I talk about the various peace movements breaki
In this episode we look at the refugee crisis in the South during the war. Throughout the war refugees would crowd the roads, trains, towns, and cities of the south in a futile search for sanctuary from the Union invaders. Thousands of whites f
In this episode I look at the Confederate Home Front and all the discontent that happened during the war from beginning to end. Many in the South felt that they were fighting a rich mans war and a poor mans fight. I look at conscription, dese
Changes in the south came gradually. At first after the war broke out everything was still the same in the small towns, in the fields, and on the large plantations. Yet life was soon changed by the war. Not only were planters affected but Sout
In this episode I look at the problems that the Confederate Government faced. These problems came from the poor leadership of the Confederate Congress and President Jefferson Davis. The episode also discusses how there was some industry growth
In this episode we finish the Valley Campaign of Stonewall Jackson. We look at actions of President Lincoln trying to trap Stonewall Jackson. We then look at the Battles of Grant's Farm, Cross Keys and Port Republic.
In this episode I examine the way in which General Stonewall Jackson was finally able to get more troops than the Union Army due to mistakes made by the Lincoln Administration. Jackson uses his new army and makes moves that helps him win victor
In this episode I look at the moves that Jackson made in April and early May of 1862. I examine some of the command issues he had to deal with and look at his excellent staff picks that would help him for the rest of his career. I finally look
In this episode I look at the winter of 1861 and spring of 1862 in the Shenandoah Valley. I look at the various problems that General Stonewall Jackson had to deal with in getting his army ready and why he came up with the Valley campaign. I th
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