In which we give you a short episode about the life of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862).

In which we give you a short episode about the timberclads & city-class ironclads of the Union's "brown water navy."

In which we discuss (among other things) the Battle of Belmont, which took place on November 7, 1861.

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Belmont (Nov. 7, 1861) by discussing Kentucky's neutrality early in the Civil War, and how the Confederate move to seize Columbus, KY pushed the Bluegrass State off the fence and into the Union camp.