Behind The Battles | William Rosecrans
William Starke Rosecrans was a brilliant Civil War general, inventor, and politician. Known for victories at Iuka, Corinth, and Stones River, he outmaneuvered Confederate forces in Tennessee before su...
11 Juli 20251h 2min
Behind The Battles | Bleeding Kansas
As the United States expanded westward and the debate over slavery intensified, the Kansas Territory became the epicenter of a brutal ideological and political conflict. Known as Bleeding Kansas, this...
4 Juli 202530min
Behind The Battles | Nathan Bedford Forrest
We profile Nathan Bedford Forrest, a polarizing figure who rose from a Tennessee slave trader to a Confederate cavalry general and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Before the Civil War, For...
27 Juni 20251h 21min
Behind The Battles | George Armstrong Custer
This week Dive we cover George Armstrong Custer, one of America’s most iconic and polarizing military figures. From his roots in New Rumley, Ohio, to his daring exploits as a Civil War cavalry command...
20 Juni 20251h 5min
Behind The Battles | John Brown's Raid On Harper's Ferry
We dive into John Brown’s audacious raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, a pivotal moment that ignited tensions leading to the Civil War. From his secretive preparations at the Kennedy Farmhouse under the a...
13 Juni 20251h
Behind The Battles | Albert Sydney Johnston
This week, we cover General Albert Sidney Johnston, a distinguished military officer who served in the Texian Army, United States Army, and Confederate States Army. From his early days at West Point t...
6 Juni 202545min
Behind The Battles | John C. Fremont
We cover the controversial life of John Charles Frémont, the "Pathfinder of the Rocky Mountains"! From his scandalous beginnings in Savannah, Georgia, to his daring expeditions mapping the American We...
30 Maj 20251h 33min
Behind The Battles | Camp Douglas
On this episode we take a look at the Union Army POW Camp Douglas. Sometimes described as the "Andersonville of the North" as almost 4,500 prisoners died in the camp. Many of these deaths came from di...
23 Maj 20251h 6min
