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

In which we make a special announcement and share some news about the podcast.

In which we look at the May 15, 1863 conference in Richmond attended by Jefferson Davis, James Seddon, and Robert E Lee.

In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign.

In which we begin our coverage of the Battle of Chancellorsville, which took place in Virginia during the first week of ... Read more

In which we look at Robert E Lee's reasons for launching an offensive strike north into Pennsylvania in the summer of 18... Read more

In which we look at Abraham Lincoln's need for a military victory to sustain emancipation as a war aim, and how that led... Read more

In which we find out it was the roads (of course) that brought the armies to Gettysburg. Plus, John Buford!

In which we take a look at the important February 1860 speech in New York City that helped catapult Abraham Lincoln to t... Read more

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

In which we set the stage for the beginning of the campaign that culminates with the First Battle of Manassas on July 21... Read more

In which we start look at Confederate general Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's story.

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of South Mountain (which took place on September 14, 1862) and start to... Read more

In which we look at how seven southern states withdrew from the Union between Abraham Lincoln's election and his inaugur... Read more

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee f... Read more

In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign.

In which we continue our discussion of America's war with Mexico. We talk about the military action in California & ... Read more

In which we look at how tensions rose along the U.S.'s southern border, and then discuss how hostilities with Mexico com... Read more

In which we take a look at the crisis surrounding Missouri's admission into the Union as a slave state, and Henry Clay's... Read more

In which there is fierce fighting on May 3, 1863 as the Confederates fight to reunite their divided forces at Chancellor... Read more

In which Sherman scares off Johnston, Gardner surrenders Port Hudson to Banks, and we wrap-up the Vicksburg story arc.