In which we discuss a very understudied battle - Roanoke Island! This battle has far-reaching effects for the entire Civil War. 

We are joined by Dr. Bennett Parton to discuss his new book "Somewhere Towards Freedom", which is about the former slaves who joined Sherman on his March to the Sea. 

We go back to the early days of the Civil War to discuss The Trent Affair! It is a very important event often overlooked in the study of the Civil War and definitely deserves a closer look!

We are joined by Dr. Robert K.D. Colby to discuss his book "An Holy Traffic".  Huge thanks to him for joining us!

In this episode, we discuss the planning that goes into the March to the Sea as well as the situation in Georgia after Sherman took Atlanta (Hood was kind of a pain in his rear!). 

We are joined by Codie Eash from the Seminary Ridge Museum to discuss the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg during their 24 hours on the ridge event! Huge thank you to Codie and the awesome folks at the Seminary Ridge Museum for asking us to be part of this amazing event! Also thanks to those that were in the audience for the live recording (and asked questions too!)!

It's our 5th annual Halloween Spooktacular and, as always for this episode, we are joined by the awesome Jen Price to talk to Civil War ghost stories and history!

In this episode, we discuss the Burning of the Shenandoah Valley which happened in late September - early October 1864.

In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Jonesboro - one of the final large battles before the fall of Atlanta to Union forces on September 2, 1864.

We are back in the Eastern Theatre! In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Reams Station, fought on August 25, 1864.