Episodes
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Episode 502: The American Civil War (7): The Winter of 1861
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
I complete my look at volume 1 of the Library of America's anthology of Civil War writings. It is a dark winter for the USA after a series of military defeats. The political and military response to these defeats is the centerpiece of the documents I examine in this episode.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Episode 501: The American Civil War (6): The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
The aftermath of the Battle of Bull Run was a lot of hand wringing and searching for new ideas by the USA. The battle of WIlson's Creek deepened these anxieties. We also see how emancipation begins to be worked into Republican policy. I explore all of this in this episode.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Episode 500: The American Civil War (5): The First Battle of Bull Run
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
In this episode, I look at documents surrounding the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the American Civil War.
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Episode 499: The American Civil War (4): Mobilization
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
In this episode we read into the aftermath of the attack on Fort Sumter by looking at documents by people such as Walt Whitman, George Templeton Strong, and William T. Sherman.
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Episode 498: The American Civil War (3): Fort Sumter
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Our series looking into the American Civil War as anthologized by the Library of America continues with the events surrounding the attack on Fort Sumter.