The Civil War & Reconstruction

Episodes

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  #538- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek 16.08.2026 29m

  In which we wrap-up our look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #537- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek 09.08.2026 26m

  In which we look at the action at the start of the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #536- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek 03.08.2026 24m

  in which we start to look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #532- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Thirtieth) 27.07.2026 24m

  In which Sherman comes up with a plan for "a general right wheel" now that the Federal armies are across the Chattahoochee, and there's a shake-up in the Confederate Army of Tennessee's high command. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #535- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Hood's Daunting Task 26.07.2026 21m

  In which we look at the daunting task facing John B Hood when he assumed command of the Army of Tennessee, and we set the stage for the Battle of Peachtree Creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #534- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Hood Takes Command 19.07.2026 25m

  In which we look at the change in command at the top of the Army of Tennessee between Joseph E Johnston and John B Hood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #533- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Thirty-first) 12.07.2026 29m

  In which we set the Atlanta Campaign within the larger context of what was happening in the war during the summer of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #531- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-ninth) 22.06.2026 24m

  In which the Federals get across the Chattahoochee, and Joe Johnston abandons the Shoup Line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #530- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-eighth) 08.06.2026 19m

  The Federals reach the Chattahoochee River, the last natural obstacle between them and Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #529- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-seventh) 01.06.2026 25m

  In which we perform a postmortem on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain to analyze Sherman's decision to order an attack on the Confederates' works on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #528- JOE WHEELER IN BLUE & GRAY 24.05.2026 34m

  In which we look at the life of Joseph Wheeler, who was a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and a US Army general during the Spanish-American War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #527- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-sixth) 10.05.2026 26m

  In which the two-week long standoff at Kennesaw Mountain comes to an end as Sherman moves to flank the Confederates and, in response, Joe Johnston pulls the Army of Tennessee out of its lines and withdraws to a new position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #526- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-fifth) 27.04.2026 21m

  In which it's a race to see if we can finish recording the episode before Tracy's voice gives out (she's been sick). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #525- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-fourth) 19.04.2026 22m

  In which Sherman takes stock of the lessons learned from the failed Federal frontal attacks on the Confederate lines at Kennesaw Mountain and decides to switch strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #524- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-third) 12.04.2026 31m

  In which we wrap-up our look at the Federal assault on the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #523- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-second) 30.03.2026 33m

  In which we start to look at the fierce fighting for the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #522- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-first) 08.03.2026 24m

  In which we continue our discussion of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864, by setting the stage for the fierce fighting at the Dead Angle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #521- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twentieth) 23.02.2026 27m

  In which we continue covering the action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #520- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Nineteenth) 08.02.2026 20m

  In which we look at more of the action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  #519- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Eighteenth) 01.02.2026 31m

  In which the action starts at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices