History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 17: Sherman's March to the Sea
From November to December 1864, Gen. Sherman led over 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia in a scorched earth campaign to completely demoralized the Southern war effort. Sherman explaine...
27 Marras 201855min
Turkey is Both a Bird and a Country. Which Came First?
It's no coincidence that the bird we eat for Thanksgiving and a Middle Eastern country are both called Turkey. One was named after the other, and it all has to do with a 500-year-old story of emerging...
22 Marras 201826min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 16: The Battle of Atlanta
In the fall of 1864, the Union Army now had full momentum against the Confederacy, pushing deeper into the South than ever before. General Sherman overwhelmed forces led by John Bell Hood. With the fa...
20 Marras 201850min
Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 4—The Concubine
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17 Marras 20188min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 15: Chattanooga
Following Union defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, Union forces retreated to the railroad junction of Chattanooga, Tennessee. From November 23-25, 1863, Union troops routed the Confederates at the b...
15 Marras 201843min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 14: Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga marked the end of Union Maj. Gen. William Rosencran's offensive into southwestern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia and the most significant Union defeat in the Western Thea...
13 Marras 201838min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 13: The Battle of Gettysburg
The 1863 Battle of Gettysburg stopped Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. It was the deadliest battle of the Civil War, with over 50,000 casualties during the three day battle, a scale of su...
8 Marras 20181h 24min
September 1918: War, Plague, and The World Series
In the late summer of 1918, a division of Massachusetts militia volunteers led the first unified American fighting force into battle in France, turning the tide of World War I. Meanwhile, the world’s ...
6 Marras 201858min
