At home, Harriet receives an offer for help in saving the farm. Job wrestles his way through a night below the Post--the quiet before the storm.

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Chronicles of War ~ Episode Twenty-Two

Having made their landing at Arkansas Post, the 26th is ordered to locate the enemy works. At home, Harriet prepares for the fight of her life--a fight to save the family land from auction.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Twenty-One

In this episode: The 26th huddles on the eve of the assault on Arkansas Post.  Men gather to pray.  Job encounters Colonel Milo Smith, while at home Harriet and the children face new worries.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Twenty

In This Episode: Job reflects on experiences as he and the 26th ready for action and difficulties increase at home for Harriet and the children.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Nineteen

In this episode the 26th are awaiting orders--the powers that be are planning the attack on Fort Hindman.  Back in Iowa, a letter from Job arrives the same day as devastating news on the homefront.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Eighteen

In This Episode: Job and the men of the Army of the Mississippi find themselves in the aftermath of Chickasaw Bayou--a stunning Union loss.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Seventeen

In This Episode: The Union Army begins an advance on Vicksburg under General Sherman.  Iowa's 26th observes the action from their position in the rear. Thank you for your help in getting the word out about this podcast!

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Sixteen

In This Episode: Christmas of 1862 finds Job and the men of Iowa's 26th Volunteer Infantry on the eve of General Sherman's river expedition and advance on Vicksburg.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Fifteen

In This Episode: Job and the men of Iowa's 26th Volunteer Infantry endure the difficult days of fall turning to winter in 1862.  Officers are getting 'expeditions on the brain' while enlisted men scratch their heads as to the point of their many maneuvers.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Fourteen

In This Episode: Job and the members of the 26th Volunteer Infantry report to Camp Kirkwood to be mustered in and begin their training.  They are on the move to Missouri and Arkansas, where so far the only enemy they're encountering is a camp-wide bout with intestinal illness and boredom.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Thirteen

In This Episode: President Lincoln had called for 900 Iowans to enlist in the cause.  When the registration detail pulled out they had eight hundred and ninety-nine men.  Job Trites and his family experience the days between his enlistment and when he will be mustered into service. Thank you again for your continued interest in this story.  Please visit my website www.darinmichaelshaw.com to learn more about me and others of my writing projects.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Twelve

In This Episode: We reminisce with Job back to the beginning--the day he enlisted in the 26th V.I.  The sights and sounds of the meetinghouse, and the coming together of a community for the cause, take center stage.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Eleven

Thanks for helping get the word out.  Subscribers now come from 48 different states and 18 countries around the world.  In This Episode:  Job is recalling more from Arkansas Post.  At home, Harriet wrestles with whether to travel to Memphis herself, or to wait at home for information from the Department of War.

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Ten

Thanks for your patience.  It turned out to be more challenging than I thought to record and upload an episode while my family vacationed in Florida.  I'm back home, and back in the routine of bringing Chronicles of War: the Podcast to you. In This Episode: We find Job and his family living in the aftermath of his having been wounded at Arkansas Post. 

Chronicles of War ~ Episode Nine

In The Episode: Job is disoriented.  From the advance on Arkansas Post to a transport on the river to a place altogether different--and a note from home.  He tries to put the pieces together.

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