Battles Of The American Civil War

Following the crushing defeat at Bull Run, the Union looks to rebound but once again, incompetence gets in the way. We have the July 25th, 1861 First Battle of Mesilla in New Mexico. The furthest Nort...

18 Maalis 202244min

We wrap up The First Battle Of Bull Run with both sides realizing this is war is going to last far longer than anyone had anticipated. After getting the upperhand early, Union forces get over run due ...

9 Maalis 202242min

We are back after a short break with the biggest battle of the war thus far---The First Battle Of Bull Run (Union) or The Battle Of First Manassas (Confederate) whatever you want to call it, it's a bi...

3 Maalis 202247min

Things are heating up on the road to Bull Run. We have two battles here on this episode. The first is the Battle Of Boonville, this first action in Missouri. This was a small but important battle that...

10 Helmi 202237min

As we continue our road to the first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), this episode features two battles. The first one, The Battle Of Pig Point, not really much happened as the Union gunboat USS Harriet...

4 Helmi 202256min

After Fort Sumter was taken by the Confederates, Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to join the fight. Virginia declines to send troops and officially secedes from the nation. This leads to minor con...

26 Tammi 20221h 5min

On our second episode, we take a look at the first shots fired and thus, the official start of the Civil War. On April 12-13, 1861 Fort Sumter was bombarded by the South Carolina Militia. Running low ...

20 Tammi 202259min

There is a lot of debate of what was the major cause of the Civil War. Some will argue slavery, others will argue State's rights. What we know for sure is that America was divided leading up to the 18...

11 Tammi 20221h 18min