Battles Of The American Civil War

Things are heating up on the road to Bull Run. We have two battles here on this episode. The first is the Battle Of Boonville, this first action in Missouri. This was a small but important battle that secured the Missouri River for the Union for the entirety of the war. Next up is the Battle Of Vienna. A small skirmish on a railroad near Vienna, Va. Follow us on Twitter @bangdangpodcast!

As we continue our road to the first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), this episode features two battles. The first one, The Battle Of Pig Point, not really much happened as the Union gunboat USS Harriet Lane attempted to attack Confederate forces at Pig Point, but due to shallow water was unable to accomplish anything. That bring us to one of the first land battles in the war, The Battle Of Big Beth...

After Fort Sumter was taken by the Confederates, Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to join the fight. Virginia declines to send troops and officially secedes from the nation. This leads to minor confrontations between Union gun boats and Confederate shore batteries at Gloucester Point, Sewell's Point, Aquia Creek, and the first land battle of the war which took place at Philippe, Virginia. We co...

On our second episode, we take a look at the first shots fired and thus, the official start of the Civil War. On April 12-13, 1861 Fort Sumter was bombarded by the South Carolina Militia. Running low on supplies, the Union had no choice but to give up the fort. We will take a look at the the North and South's buildup of weapons prior to the assault, and of course the battle itself. This wild ride...

There is a lot of debate of what was the major cause of the Civil War. Some will argue slavery, others will argue State's rights. What we know for sure is that America was divided leading up to the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln and the unthinkable ultimately happened. In this episode we will take an in depth look at all the events leading up to the war and break them down like only we can. You...