Sun, 20 August 2023
In which we finish looking at the action at the Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28/29, 1863). |
Sun, 13 August 2023
In which the Confederates launch a night attack against the Federals at Wauhatchie. |
Sun, 30 July 2023
In which the Federals strike at Brown's Ferry to open a new supply line into Chattanooga. |
Sun, 23 July 2023
In which Rich talks about some stuff. |
Sun, 16 July 2023
In which Old Rosey is sacked and Ulysses S Grant rides in to save the day. |
Sun, 9 July 2023
In which the campaign for Chattanooga takes a decisive turn- not in that town but in Washington. |
Sun, 2 July 2023
In which we look at Wheeler's October Raid. |
Sun, 25 June 2023
In which the Federals work to send substantial reinforcements to William Rosecrans, while- on the Confederate side- Braxton Bragg battles his own generals. |
Sun, 18 June 2023
In which we look at the transition from the Chickamauga Campaign to the Chattanooga Campaign for the Army of Tennessee & the Army of the Cumberland. |
Sun, 11 June 2023
In which we talk about the fighting at the Battle of Bristoe Station (Virginia), which took place on October 14, 1863. |
Sun, 4 June 2023
In which we continue looking at the Bristoe Station Campaign, which took place in Northern Virginia in October 1863. |
Sun, 28 May 2023
In which we look at what was going on with the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia while Rosecrans and Bragg were locked in combat at Chickamauga. |
Sun, 14 May 2023
In which William Quantrill and his rebel bushwhackers descend upon the town of Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, and a massacre ensues. |
Sun, 7 May 2023
In which we look at the violence that wracked the Kansas/Missouri border after the start of the Civil War, and set the stage for the Lawrence (KS) Massacre, which took place in August 1863. |
Sun, 30 April 2023
In which we look at the aftermath of the battle. |
Mon, 24 April 2023
In which the battle of Chickamauga comes to a fitful, confusing end on the evening of September 20, 1863. |
Sun, 16 April 2023
In which the Confederates launch fierce attacks against Horseshoe Ridge, while the Federals struggle to hold onto the high ground. |
Sun, 26 March 2023
In which we tell a tale of two generals... |
Sun, 12 March 2023
In which Longstreet's assault column rolls right through the hole in the Federal line. |
Sun, 26 February 2023
In which Rosecrans' decision to send a constant stream of reinforcements to sustain George Thomas' position on the northern end of the battlefield sets the stage for a fatal gap opening up on the right side of the Union line. |
Sun, 5 February 2023
In which the big Confederate attack on the morning of the twentieth finally gets underway. |
Sun, 29 January 2023
In which we look at what was going on in both armies before the start of the fighting on the morning of the third (and final) day of the battle. |
Sun, 22 January 2023
In which we look at what was going on with the Confederate high command on the night of September 19. |
Sun, 15 January 2023
In which we talk about the aftermath of the second day of fighting, including important decisions made that night by each army commander. |
Sun, 8 January 2023
In which we look at Cleburne's night attack that ended the fighting on the second day of the battle. |
Sun, 1 January 2023
In which the fighting in and around Viniard Field consumes brigade after brigade, as Federals and Confederates continue their struggle for control of the vital La Fayette Road in this sector of the battlefield. |
Mon, 12 December 2022
In which the action shifts south, as the fighting in & around Viniard Field heats up on the afternoon of the second day of the battle. |
Mon, 28 November 2022
In which the two armies continue to slug it out on the northern part of the field on the afternoon of the second day of the battle. |
Mon, 14 November 2022
In which the combat continues to heat up on the second day of the battle as division after division, and brigade after brigade, is fed into the fight. |
Sun, 6 November 2022
In which the fighting continues to escalate on the morning of the battle's second day (September 19, 1863). |
Sun, 16 October 2022
In which we look at the start of the fighting on the morning of the second day of the battle (September 19, 1863). |
Mon, 3 October 2022
In which we finish talking about events on the first day of the battle (September 18, 1863), and set the stage for the next day's fighting. |
Sun, 25 September 2022
In lieu of a regular episode, this is a talk that Rich gave this past week to a group in Denver when he & Tracy were invited to share about the podcast and the Civil War. |
Sun, 18 September 2022
In which the first shots of the Battle of Chickamauga are fired on September 18, 1863, as the Confederates force their way across the creek. |
Mon, 12 September 2022
In which a frustrated Bragg misses out on a couple of opportunities to cripple the enemy by striking at isolated segments of the Yankee army. |
Sun, 4 September 2022
In which Rich was on the loose east of the Mississippi, visited some battlefields, and made some videos.
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Sun, 28 August 2022
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. |
Sun, 21 August 2022
In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Chickamauga. |
Sun, 14 August 2022
In which we get a start on the Chickamauga story arc. |
Mon, 25 July 2022
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Sabine Pass (Texas), which took place on September 8, 1863. |
Sun, 10 July 2022
In which we set the stage for the dramatic September 1863 battle at Sabine Pass, Texas. |
Sun, 26 June 2022
In which we look at the Battle of Honey Springs, which took place in Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) on July 17, 1863. |
Sun, 19 June 2022
In which we look at the story of the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta. |
Sun, 12 June 2022
In which we wrap up our discussion of the Tullahoma Campaign and get ready to start in on the Battle of Chickamauga. |
Mon, 6 June 2022
In which Rosecrans' long-awaited campaign in Middle Tennessee finally gets started... |
Sun, 15 May 2022
In which we continue to set the stage for the start of the Tullahoma Campaign, which took place in Tennessee in late June/early July 1863. |
Mon, 2 May 2022
In which we head back out west of the Appalachians to Tennessee and set the stage for the Tullahoma Campaign. |
Mon, 25 April 2022
In which we wrap up our look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863. |
Mon, 11 April 2022
In which we start to look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863. |
Mon, 14 March 2022
In which we look at the Gettysburg Address. |
Sun, 6 March 2022
In which we wrap up the Gettysburg battle/campaign story arc. |
Mon, 21 February 2022
In which we look at the aftermath of Pickett's Charge, and get the Confederates started off on their retreat from Gettysburg. |
Mon, 14 February 2022
In which the Federals repulse Pickett's Charge. |
Sun, 30 January 2022
In which the two wings of the great charge roll forward... |
Sun, 9 January 2022
In which we get Pickett's Charge underway... |
Sun, 2 January 2022
In which we say 'thank you!' for your many kind expressions of concern & support over the last several days. |
Sun, 12 December 2021
In which with Tracy out of town, Rich takes the opportunity to ramble on about a few things. |
Sun, 28 November 2021
In which we look at the big Confederate artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge and the Federal response. |
Mon, 15 November 2021
In which we look at what George Meade was up to the morning of July 3, and also talk about the remarkable series of messages between Longstreet and EP Alexander prior to the start of the big Confederate artillery bombardment. |
Sun, 7 November 2021
In which we talk about the preparations for the big Confederate artillery bombardment that would precede Pickett's Charge, and look at the Federal defenders on Cemetery Ridge who would be on the receiving end of that shelling. |
Sun, 31 October 2021
In which we look at the nine Confederate infantry brigades that made up the attacking force for Pickett's Charge. |
Sun, 24 October 2021
In which we start to look at Pickett's Charge. |
Sun, 17 October 2021
In which we look at the fighting at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863. |
Sun, 10 October 2021
In which there's an announcement and a mystery. |
Sun, 3 October 2021
In which we get Jeb Stuart to Gettysburg and finish setting the stage for the fighting that took place at East Cavalry Field on July 3, 1863. |
Sun, 19 September 2021
In which we start to set the stage for the fighting that took place on July 3 at East Cavalry Field by taking a look at what Jeb Stuart was up to before he (finally) arrived at Gettysburg. |
Mon, 6 September 2021
In which we return to Culp's Hill to look at the rest of the fighting there on the morning of July 3, as the Confederates struggled to make a dent in the strong Federal defenses. |
Sun, 29 August 2021
In which the fighting for Culp's Hill is renewed on the morning of July 3, and Robert E Lee is forced to go with Plan B for Longstreet's part of the day's Confederate attacks. |
Sun, 22 August 2021
In which we look at the care of the wounded after the fighting on July 2, and we also see what a few of the civilians caught up in the battle were thinking about their predicament. |
Sun, 15 August 2021
In which we review the second's days fighting, look at Lee's decision to continue attacking the Federals the next day, and talk about Meade's council of war on the night of July 2. |
Sun, 8 August 2021
In which the Confederates attack the keystone of the Federal defensive line and there's a fierce, confused struggle for Cemetery Hill in the darkness on the evening of July 2. |
Sun, 18 July 2021
In which the Confederate soldiers of Allegheny Johnson's division attack Culp's Hill on July 2. |
Sun, 11 July 2021
In which Ewell starts his "demonstration" on July 2nd not with an infantry attack, but with an artillery barrage. |
Sun, 4 July 2021
In which we wonder if it really was "the best three hours' fighting ever done by any troops on any battlefield." |
Sun, 27 June 2021
In which we look at the Confederate attack on, and Federal defense of, Cemetery Ridge on the evening of July 2, 1863. |
Sun, 20 June 2021
In which Sickles' Peach Orchard salient collapses. |
Mon, 31 May 2021
In which we set the stage for the collapse of the Federals' Peach Orchard salient. |
Sun, 16 May 2021
In which the bloody battle for the Wheatfield on July 2 reaches its conclusion. |
Sun, 2 May 2021
In which Caldwell's division clears the Wheatfield. |
Sun, 18 April 2021
In which Anderson's Georgia brigade makes the first Confederate attack on the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863. |
Sun, 11 April 2021
In which Little Round Top remains firmly in Federal hands. |
Sun, 28 March 2021
In which the epic fight for Little Round Top kicks off on July 2, 1863. |
Sun, 28 February 2021
In which the Confederate attack finally begins on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, and after fierce fighting the Federal defenders are pushed off of Devil's Den. |
Sun, 21 February 2021
In which there's some command confusion on the Confederate side before the attack on the Union left on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. |
Sun, 14 February 2021
In which we look at whether Dan Sickles actually saved the day for the Federals on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg... |
Sun, 31 January 2021
In which Dan Sickles makes his move. |
Sun, 24 January 2021
In which we continue to look at Dan Sickles' story, and the background to the bad blood between him and George Meade. |
Sun, 10 January 2021
In which we look at one of the most controversial figures associated with the story of the Battle of Gettysburg- Dan Sickles. |
Sun, 20 December 2020
In which we look at Longstreet's flank march on July 2 and its surprise ending. |
Mon, 14 December 2020
In which we look at how Robert E Lee's plan to attack the Union left on July 2 was based on flawed intelligence. |
Tue, 8 December 2020
In which we look at Robert E Lee's decision to continue the battle on July 2, 1863 by attacking the Federals. |
Sun, 29 November 2020
In which we look at the Federals' fishhook line of defense, and discuss the benefits of operating on interior lines. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
In which it's all Meade, all the time. |
Sun, 8 November 2020
In which the Confederates score an incomplete victory on the first day of the battle, as the Federals retain control of the key high ground south of town. |
Sun, 1 November 2020
In which the Federals consolidate their position on Cemetery Hill and await a renewed Confederate attack. |
Sun, 18 October 2020
In which the Federal First Corps line on Seminary Ridge collapses, and Union soldiers from the Eleventh Corps and First Corps retreat through the streets of Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill. |
Sun, 11 October 2020
In which the Federal First Corps line on McPherson's Ridge, south of the Chambersburg Pike, collapses as Heth's Confederates advance on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. |
Sun, 27 September 2020
In which we turn our attention to the First Corps portion of the Federal line and start to talk about its collapse on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. |
Sun, 20 September 2020
In which the Federal Eleventh Corps line north of Gettysburg collapses when it is attacked by Ewell's Confederates. |
Sun, 13 September 2020
In which OO Howard and the Eleventh Corps arrive at Gettysburg. |