In this episode I conclude my look at the Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas showing how a potential Union victory was snatched from the hands of General Pope becoming a very big disaster.

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Episode 51: The Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas Part 2

In this episode, I look at the first day of the Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas on August 29. I also look at the ending of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap and the Battle of Groveton or Brawner’s Farm.

Episode 50: The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas Part 1

In this episode I look at how General Lee, realizing that the Army of the Potomac was moving to reinforce General Pope and his Army of Virginia did everything in his power to try and attack Pope before McClellan could unite with him, including dividing his smaller army resulting in the Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas

Episode 49: Where in the world is Lee Sandiego

In this episode, I look at the moves of Stonewall Jackson in early August 1862, as he opens a new front for the Army of Northern Virginia and fights the Battle of Cedar Mountain.

Episode 48: Hit the road, Old Jack

In this episode I pause to examine what both sides did in the aftermath of the Seven Days Battles during the month of July 1862.

Episode 47: All quiet on the James

In this episode, I finally end my look at the Battles of the Seven Days with an examination of the final battle, the Battle of Malvarn Hill.

Episode 46: Seven Days Part 3

In this episode, I continue to look at the Battles of the Seven Days. With McClellan deciding to retreat to the James River, the battles of Savage Station, Glendale and White Oak Swamp take place. All are either Confederate defeats or at least inconclusive efforts to capture the Army of the Potomac.

Episode 45: The Battles of the Seven Days, Part 2

In this episode, I look at the first 3 of the Seven Days Battles.

Episode 44: The Battle of the Seven Days Part 1

In this episode I examine the early life of General Robert E. Lee. I then look at some of the things he did when he took command of the army around Richmond which he named the Army of Northern Virginia. Finally I look at the ride that JEB Stuart made around General McClellan from June 12-15, 1862.

Epsiode 43: Lee takes command

In this episode I look at the final year of the war as it releats to the Home Front. I examine the various moves that President Davis made hoping that the war would end in victory for the south. I talk about the various peace movements breaking out in the South and finally I show the end result as Richmond falls in April of 1865.

Episode 42: End of the Dream

In this episode we look at the refugee crisis in the South during the war. Throughout the war refugees would crowd the roads, trains, towns, and cities of the south in a futile search for sanctuary from the Union invaders. Thousands of whites fled from the occupying Union troops. At the same time, even larger numbers of African American slaves were uprooted with their white owners or fled for freedom in Union lines. The civilians in the North did not suffer anything like these agonies of invasion and displacement. Few in the north ever saw Confederate troops at their own front door. Few ever saw their homes burned, their food confiscated, their livestock and wagons driven off. For those in the South this was common. Fighting a war that was primarily defensive, the rebellious states had to deal with an aggression on their own territory. And each wave of enemy penetration, as it smashed through farmlands and cities in Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and finally both Carolinas, thousands were compelled to either flee or live under the conquerors.

A Long Cruel Road

In this episode I look at the Confederate Home Front and all the discontent that happened during the war from beginning to end. Many in the South felt that they were fighting a rich mans war and a poor mans fight. I look at conscription, desertion, riots and various acts of violence that plagued the Confederacy throughout the war.

Episode 40: Defeated on the Home Front

Changes in the south came gradually. At first after the war broke out everything was still the same in the small towns, in the fields, and on the large plantations. Yet life was soon changed by the war. Not only were planters affected but Southerners in all walks of life saw their cultural institutions and social traditions turned upside down. Poets and writers who were inspired by patriotic themes flourished as never before. Yet at the same time schools closed as there were not enough teachers and universities closed as there were not enough students. Clergyman turned from Gods work and instead use their pulpits to preach a fiery appeal of propaganda for the Confederate cause. Through all of the war the class lines that had divided the south before the war gave way and women suddenly found themselves rising to levels of responsibility they had never even dreamed of.

Episode 39: A Culture Transformed

In this episode I look at the problems that the Confederate Government faced. These problems came from the poor leadership of the Confederate Congress and President Jefferson Davis. The episode also discusses how there was some industry growth which is examined.

Episode 38: Growing Pains

In this episode we finish the Valley Campaign of Stonewall Jackson. We look at actions of President Lincoln trying to trap Stonewall Jackson. We then look at the Battles of Grant's Farm, Cross Keys and Port Republic.

The Victorious Retreat

The American Civil War has been over for more than 150 years and yet it is still real for many in this country and in other countries. It is the most studied and written about episode in US History with more than 60,000 with more appearing every month. Yet despite all of this info what do we really know about the Civil War? This podcast will aim to show what we know and do not know about the war. This podcast will examine everything about the Civil War from the causes, the battles, the personal who led the war to the personal stories of the people who fought in the war or lived through the war. This podcast will focus on the little people for the most part.

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