• 38: Ulysses S. Grant - Part 6 Shiloh (2)
    Jul 4 2025

    We continue the story of the Shiloh battle on the banks of the Tennessee River on April 6th, 1862. Sherman and Grant form a partnership which will change the course of the war.

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    19 Min.
  • 37: Ulysses S. Grant - Part 5 Shiloh (1)
    Feb 11 2024

    In this episode, we begin the battle of Shiloh, which was a turning point in Grant's life and the lives of all Americans. Also, we begin a discussion of Grant's early life and experiences at the US Military Academy.

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    29 Min.
  • 36: Ulysses S. Grant - Part 4 Fort Donelson (2)
    Jan 14 2024

    We conclude the Fort Donelson battle in the episode, which represents the first major victory of the war for the Union army. Grant captured an entire Confederate army for the first time and came to be know as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.

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    27 Min.
  • 35: Ulysses S. Grant - Part 3 Fort Donelson (1)
    Dec 28 2023

    In this episode we discuss the fallout from Fort Henry and Begin the Fort Donelson Battle.

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    26 Min.
  • 34a: A Few Changes
    Dec 25 2023

    This is an announcement of two upcoming changes to the podcast.

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    3 Min.
  • 34: Ulysses S. Grant - Part 2 Fort Henry
    Nov 11 2023

    In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of Belmont and the first big battle of his career, Fort Henry.

    Before this, we cover Grant's relationship with his wife Julia as well as Henry Halleck. And we discuss a topic that plagued his time in the deep South, the illicit cotton trade and corruption in the war dept.

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    32 Min.
  • 33: Ulysses S. Grant - Part 1 Belmont
    Oct 24 2023

    In this episode, we begin our exploration into U. S. Grant's life starting when he assumed command of the 21st Illinois Regiment in June 1861. We will cover his early camp life experiences, his command at Cairo IL, and the capture of Paducah KY. We end with his first battle in Belmont, MO against Leonidas Polk and Gideon Pillow.

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    29 Min.
  • 32: Stonewall Jackson - Part 10 Chancellorsville
    Jul 18 2023

    In this final episode of the Stonewall Jackson series, we briefly cover the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. Then we spend most of our time on Jackson's and Lee's masterpiece at Chancellorsville. Stonewall Jackson's career ended the same way it began: With a rebel yell and a complete rout of the enemy.

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    31 Min.