Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts: The Grave Meant as an Insult
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Robert Gould Shaw was born in 1837 to wealthy Boston abolitionists Francis and Sarah Shaw, who l...
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Cornerstone Speech, Savannah 1861: Alexander Stephens and the Great Rewrite
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!On March 21, 1861, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens addressed a crowd at the Ath...
1 Okt 22min
Alexander H. Stephens: The Frail Georgian Who Became Confederate VP
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Alexander H. Stephens never weighed more than 100 pounds, suffered chronic illness from childhoo...
1 Okt 25min
Alexander Gardner: Antietam's Dead, Brady's Credit and a Staged Corpse
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Alexander Gardner, born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1821, trained for seven years as a jeweler, edi...
1 Okt 24min
Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh: The Unused Tourniquet in His Pocket
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Albert Sidney Johnston served in the armies of three nations: the United States, the Republic of...
1 Okt 23min
Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket: Precision Rifles, Napoleonic Tactics
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Springfield Model 1861 was a 56 inch, 9 pound rifled musket that put sharpshooter accuracy i...
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Battle of Perryville: Drought, Acoustic Shadows and a Fight for Water
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!On October 8, 1862, the largest Civil War battle in Kentucky began in the village of Perryville ...
1 Okt 23min
United States Colored Troops: 178,000 Men Who Faced Execution if Captured
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!More than 178,000 men enlisted in the United States Colored Troops knowing the Confederacy had p...
1 Okt 23min
