Battles Of The American Civil War

The Yazoo Pass Expedition took place from February 3rd to April 12th, 1863. Major General Grant and Rear Admiral Porter attempt to bypass the Confederate defenses on the bluffs near Vicksburg in order...

17 Mar 202337min

On this week's episode we have the small battle of Hartville taking place in Missouri on January 9th-11th. Then, we move to Idaho and take a look at the Bear River Massacre in which the Union army squ...

10 Mar 202349min

We move on to Texas and the second battle of Galveston on January 1st, 1863, where Confederate MG John B. Magruder looks to expell occupying Union troops from the city. Then, we have the second battle...

3 Mar 202333min

We officially end the year 1862 with the final battle of the Stones River campaign. The battle of Stones River or Second Murfreesboro was fought December 31st-January 2nd 1863 between Braxton Bragg's ...

24 Feb 202341min

This week we have another short episode before things pick back up for next week's episode. After the Confederate defeat at Prairie Grove, they fell back to Van Buren. There, on December 28th, 1862, t...

17 Feb 202327min

We have five battles this weekfor you guys, although they all are small engagements so it's not a very long episode. We are close closing out the year of 1862! We have the following battles: Kinston o...

10 Feb 202324min

We have made it to the last huge battle of 1862! Taking place between December 11th-15th in Virginia, it is perhaps the most one sided battle of the whole war with Union casualties doubling that of th...

3 Feb 202358min

This week have 3 battles leading up to the big battle of Fredericksburg. First up, it's the battle of Cane Hill which took place November 28th in Arkansas. Next, it's the battle of Prairie Grove on De...

28 Jan 202334min