History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 8: Sidetrack Episode on Emancipation
The entire point of the Civil War was to end slavery, right? Not exactly, and definitely not at the beginning of the War. The North went to war strictly to save the Union and had little interest in ab...
11 Okt 201844min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 7: The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam—an 1862 clash between Robert E. lee's Army of Northern Virginian and George McClellan's Army of the Potomac—was the deadliest one-day battle in American history, with a total of...
9 Okt 201855min
Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 1: The Janissary
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6 Okt 201811min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 6: The Seven Days' Battle
Union General George B. McClellan, who led 100,000 men and moved as fast as an iceberg, attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond in a series of six different battles along the Virginia...
4 Okt 201849min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 5: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign
In early 1862 the Union Army launched a major operation in southeastern Virginia, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. Lincoln replaced McDowell with George B. McClellan as commande...
2 Okt 201858min
History of Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 4: The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. On the first morning, 40,000 Confederate troops struck Union Soldiers at Pittsburg Landing. ...
27 Sep 201845min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 3: Border States and the War in the West
In the summer of 1861, four slave states had still not seceded. If even two or three joined the Confederacy, the Union would be in big trouble. Lincoln was determined to keep all four in (Maryland, Ke...
25 Sep 201842min
History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 2: First Battle of Bull Run
Abraham Lincoln believed that the Civil War would be over in a few months, with the Union Army marching on Richmond by late 1861. Both sides hastily assembled armies and Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell led ...
20 Sep 201857min
