In which we start to look at the Battle of Fair Oaks, which took place outside Richmond on May 31 & June 1, 1862.

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Fair Oaks, which took place outside Richmond over May 31-June 1, 1862.

In which we look at the First Battle of Drewry's Bluff on May 15, 1862 and also discuss the slow but steady march of the Army of the Potomac up the Peninsula as it closes in on Richmond.

In which we look at the engagement at Williamsburg on May 5, 1862 and the heavy skirmish at Eltham's Landing on May 7.

In which we continue our discussion of the Peninsula Campaign and see that George McClellan won Yorktown as he always hoped- without a battle.

In which we hit the pause button on the action during the Peninsula Campaign and we talk about (1) McClellan's special bond with the men of the Army of the Potomac, (2) McClellan's suspicious arithmetic and the security of Washington, and (3) Lincoln's decision to withhold McDowell's corps from McClellan.

In which we see the Army of the Potomac disembark at Fort Monroe and start its march up the Peninsula in April, 1862.

In which we finish setting the stage for McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.

In which we continue to set the stage for McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.

In which we continue to lay out the background to McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.

In which we start to set the stage for McClellan's Peninsula Campaign...

In which we conclude our discussion of the campaign and battle of Shiloh.

In which we look at the second day's fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. The battle took place over April 6-7, 1862.  This is the next-to-last episode in our Shiloh story arc (so we'll wrap things up next week!).

The "Lick 'Em Tomorrow Though" Episode

In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place over April 6-7, 1862.

In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862. In this episode we look at the legend of the Hornets' Nest and then discuss the formation of Grant's last line of defense.

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862. In this episode we talk about the collapse of the Hornets' Nest.

In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.  In this episode we discuss Sherman & McClernand's counterattack on the Union right, and we also look at the wayward march of Lew Wallace's Third Division.

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we discuss the death of the Confederate army's commanding general, Albert Sidney Johnston, during the Battle of Shiloh.

In which we continue with our look at the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we continue our discussion of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we continue our discussion of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.

In which we conclude our discussion of the Burnside Expedition, looking at the battle at New Bern (March 13, 1862) and the fall of Fort Macon (April 25, 1862). 

In which we look at the Burnside Expedition's capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina on February 8, 1862.

In which we conclude our discussion of the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor & the CSS Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.

In which we continue to tell the story of the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor & the CSS Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.

In which we continue to tell the story of the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor & the CSS Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.

In which we start to tell the story of the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor & the CSS Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.

In which we conclude our discussion of the Battle of Pea Ridge, which took place in northwest Arkansas on March 7-8, 1862.

In which we continue our look at the Battle of Pea Ridge, which took place in northwest Arkansas on March 7-8, 1862.