Civil War Breakfast Club

In which we discuss the very fascinating story of the H.L. Hunley!

In this episode we discuss the Bureau of Military Information aka the BMI, which is one of the changes that General Joe Hooker made to the Army of the Potomac after he takes over in late January 1863. We zero in specifically on the role the BMI plays in the Battle of the Gettysburg.

In this episode, we discuss Confederate General Hiram B. Granbury. 

We are joined by Dr. Elizabeth R. Varon to discuss her new book "James Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South" 

We are live from the Boo Barn for our 4th annual Halloween Spooktacular with our awesome friend Jen Price! Join us to hear some Civil War ghost stories and some history too. Happy Halloween!

In which we discuss the Battle of Bristoe Station, an often overlooked battle post-Gettysburg 1863 battle. 

In which we discuss the battle that happens immediately after Antietam!

In which we discuss the actions of Colonel Robert H. Minty and Colonel John T. Wilder at Reed's Bridge & Alexander's Bridge on September 18, 1863, the first day of the Battle of Chickamauga.

In which we discuss the Battle of Cheat Mountain. An early battle of the Civil War, it features General Robert E. Lee and people might be surprised to learn about how the south felt about him before and after this battle.

In which we talk about the Battle of the Crater which happened July 30, 1864. 

In which we talk about the New York City Draft Riots, which occurred from July 13 - 16, 1863.

In which we (finally) discuss Union General Oliver Otis Howard. Huge thanks to Lincoln Memorial University Archives, Bowdoin College & Howard University for resources we used in researching this episode! All 3 institutions have amazing archival collections about Howard.

We are back in the eastern theatre to discuss the Battle of Cold Harbor. 

We go back to the western theatre to discuss the second most deadliest battle in the Atlanta Campaign - Pickett's Mill. 

We conclude our discussion on the Battle of Spotsylvania. 

In which we discuss Spotsylvania Part 1!

We are joined by Dr. Peter Carmichael of Gettysburg College and Civil War Institute to discuss the letters of Confederate soldier John Futch. 

We discuss the 1861 Baltimore Riots, also known as the Pratt Street Riots. 

We are joined by our friend and living historian MJ Henion to talk about Civil War spy Pauline Cushman!

We are joined by President and CEO of Gettysburg Foundation, Wayne Motts, to talk about all the awesome stuff the foundation does!

This week, we talk about Dahlgren's Raid and the Dahlgren Affair. 

In which we discuss the amazing but not so well known story of Robert Smalls. 

For our 100th episode, we are joined by author Alexander Rose to discuss Confederate naval espionage in England during the Civil War, which is the topic of his new book "The Lion and The Fox". Anyone familiar with the AMC series "Turn" will be familiar as he is the author of the book the TV series was based off of and he was also the producer and writer of the series. 

In which we discuss General William S. Rosecrans. 

In which we discuss what some of the New Years Resolutions might have been for Civil War Generals.