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Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War

History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of the American Civil War come alive in each and... Read more

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18 - "Hell Has Busted" - The Battle Of The Crater

18 - "Hell Has Busted" - The Battle Of The Crater

About this episode:  It was the fourth summer of the war, and Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign had sledgehammered it... Read more

26 Jul 2019

42mins

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16 - Hell On Earth: The Battle Of The Wilderness

16 - Hell On Earth: The Battle Of The Wilderness

About this episode:  Since the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863, the two, George Gordon Meade and Robert E. Lee, and... Read more

28 May 2019

43mins

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8 - Sheer Unadulterated Violence: The Battle Of Antietam

8 - Sheer Unadulterated Violence: The Battle Of Antietam

About this episode:  This is the story of the Battle of Sharpsburg, of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the history... Read more

14 Sep 2018

50mins

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17 - "His Name Might Be Audacity" - The Seven Days Campaign

17 - "His Name Might Be Audacity" - The Seven Days Campaign

About this episode:  In March of 1862, Major General George B. McClellan began to land his massive army on the Virginia ... Read more

28 Jun 2019

46mins

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15 - Shiloh

15 - Shiloh

About this episode:  It was April of 1862, and the war was just about to enter its second year. The beginning of that ye... Read more

26 Apr 2019

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6 - The Plains Of Manassas

6 - The Plains Of Manassas

About this episode:  In the first months after war began, both North and South mobilized. Men were needed to fill the ra... Read more

18 Jul 2018

44mins

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9 - The Ram Of The Roanoke - The CSS Albemarle

9 - The Ram Of The Roanoke - The CSS Albemarle

About this episode:  This is the story of the Ram Of Roanoke - The CSS Albemarle, an ironclad constructed not in a shipy... Read more

15 Oct 2018

46mins

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3 - Lee And Grant - Their Finest Hour

3 - Lee And Grant - Their Finest Hour

About this episode: It was a conflict that stretched four years. It began in April and, that same month four years later... Read more

12 Apr 2018

36mins

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7 - Little Mac: Letters From George B. McClellan

7 - Little Mac: Letters From George B. McClellan

About this episode:  It's been written that Helen of Troy possessed "the face that launched a thousand ships." Well, may... Read more

17 Aug 2018

45mins

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19 - "Mighty Events Are On The Wing" - Second Manassas

19 - "Mighty Events Are On The Wing" - Second Manassas

About this episode:  In the light of Union frustration after the unsuccessful Peninsula Campaign failed to take Richmond... Read more

30 Aug 2019

43mins

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11 - Fredericksburg And The Winter Of 1862-'63

11 - Fredericksburg And The Winter Of 1862-'63

About this episode:  Fredericksburg, Virginia was a little town with a long history. It was here that a young George Was... Read more

17 Dec 2018

43mins

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5 - "Stonewall" - Part 02

5 - "Stonewall" - Part 02

About this episode:  His journey had been nothing short of remarkable. From an orphan from western Virginia to matricula... Read more

12 Jun 2018

44mins

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4 - "Stonewall" - Part 01

4 - "Stonewall" - Part 01

About this episode:  “Stonewall” Jackson would’ve been the perfect protagonist for Greek or Shakespearean tragedy; a com... Read more

12 May 2018

48mins

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13 - Thunder On The Rivers Tennessee And Cumberland: Forts Henry And Donelson

13 - Thunder On The Rivers Tennessee And Cumberland: Forts Henry And Donelson

About this episode:  At 750,000 square miles, the Confederacy was huge, and to put down the rebellion, Mr. Lincoln's arm... Read more

22 Feb 2019

45mins

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20 - In The Shadows: Spies, Raiders, and Intelligence Gathering

20 - In The Shadows: Spies, Raiders, and Intelligence Gathering

About this episode:  During the American Civil War, great drama was not exclusive to just the battlefield. There were ma... Read more

20 Sep 2019

45mins

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