The Civil War (1861-1865): A History Podcast (history)

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Direct download: CivilWar243.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 6:05pm MDT

In which we look at the start of the Confederate attack on the morning of December 31, 1862 at the Battle of Stones River. 

Direct download: CivilWar242.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 6:17pm MDT

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

 

Direct download: CivilWar241.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 4:27pm MDT

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

Direct download: CivilWar240.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 5:24pm MDT

In which we look at how Burnside's January offensive succumbed to the Virginia mud.

 

Direct download: CivilWar239.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 5:25pm MDT

In which we look at the political and military fallout after the Federal defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.

 

Direct download: CivilWar238.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 3:49pm MDT

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of Fredericksburg, which took place on December 13, 1862.

Direct download: CivilWar237b.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 5:01pm MDT

In which we look at the series of increasingly futile assaults the Federals launched against Marye's Heights at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.

Direct download: CivilWar236.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 5:59pm MDT

In which we switch our focus to the action on the northern part of the battlefield on December 13, 1862, as the Federals begin to launch a series of bloody, futile assaults against Marye's Heights.

Direct download: CivilWar235.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 5:27pm MDT

In which we look at the action on the southern portion of the Fredericksburg battlefield on December 13, 1862 as Meade's and Gibbon's divisions assaulted the Confederate line.

 

Direct download: CivilWar234b.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 7:02pm MDT