Civil War Breakfast Club

In which we continue our discussion of Fort Fisher by discussing the second battle that happens in January of 1864. Onto Wilmington in our next episode!

Part 1 of 2 episodes we will be doing aboot Fort Fisher, we talk aboot the importance of Wilmington and Fort Fisher as well as the first part of the battle. 

We are back in the western theatre and the Vicksburg Campaign as we discuss Arkansas Post aka the Battle of Fort Hindman. 

In which we talk aboot a taboo topic - sex and the Civil War!

In which we talk aboot Rufus Dawes, from the 6th Wisconsin part of the famous Iron Brigade. 

In which we discuss the final battle of the Franklin-Nashville campaign!

In this episode we discuss the siege of Knoxville. Also, in which Longstreet gets Burnsided. 

This week, we go back to the western theatre to talk Battle of Spring Hill - the battle that leads to Franklin. 

This week we are talking horses in the Civil War - what their role was and also some famous Civil War horse stories. 

We get away from battles and just focus on a general this time- William Barksdale. 

Live from the Boo Barn, we are joined by the awesome Jen Price for our second annual Halloween extravaganza! We talk hauntings, Civil War ghost stories and have a few laughs along the way.

We are back in the eastern theatre and talking Battle of Cedar Creek, which is probably Sheridan's finest moment in the Civil War!

We finally made it to the Battle of Perryville! The final episode in our trilogy aboot the Kentucky Campaign which began with the Battle of Richmond, continued with the road to Perryville, finally culminates in this battle which will ultimately decide the fate of Kentucky in the Civil War. 

We are racing through Kentucky as we discuss the lead up to the Battle of Perryville!

We discuss the Second Battle of Corinth. This may or may not be where Grant and Rosecrans started their rivalry. 

We teamed up with Joe and Bo over at Home Brew History podcast to talk battle preservation! This was a great and fun discussion. We are also doing a fundraiser with me for Battle of Franklin Trust - details in the episode!

We discuss General William Haines Lytle, the Poet General. 

We wrap up our discussion of the Northern Virginia Campaign by discussing the Battle of Chantilly! Spoiler alert - things don't work out too great for Kearny or Stevens. 

Great Scott! We are back in the eastern theatre and taking it back again to Second Manassas! 

We head back to the western theatre to the battle that is taking place at the same time as Second Manassas - Battle of Richmond!

We talk the 4 Lincoln conspirators - Herold, Atzerodt, Powell, & Mary Surratt. Also, this is our 1 year anniversary episode!

We head back to the Trans-Mississippi Theatre to discuss the Battle of Wilson's Creek. 

Taking it back to the western theatre, we are talking the Battle of Ezra Church. Sherman, Howard, Logan, Stephen D. Lee & Hood all make an appearance. 

We got all the way back to the beginning of the Civil War again (and eastern theatre) & discuss the battle that made many realize this war was going to be a long, drawn out affair. 

This week we talk Battle of Monocacy. It could also be called the Redemption of Lew Wallace!