Happy Juneteenth! In this episode, we discuss the history and importance of the Underground Railroad!

We discuss the impact of the death of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

In which we discuss the first the first major battle of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign - Resaca. 

In which we discuss the Anaconda Plan, with emphasis on the blockade

In which we discuss General Lew Wallace at Shiloh. There's a lot more to this story than just him arriving late!

In which we discuss the Battle of Glorieta Pass! Know as the "Gettysburg of the West", this understudied yet very important battle is very much worth a look at! 

In this episode, we discuss Dr. Mary Walker - Civil War nurse, surgeon and first and only female recipient of the Medal of Honor

We are joined by the Lincoln Assassination and John Wilkes Booth historian Dave Taylor! We discuss his upcoming Lincoln Assassination Tours and the stops along the way and the history behind them. Huge thank you to Dave for taking the time to join us! It's always a pleasure to have him on our podcast! To find out more about the tours, purchase tickets or join the mailing list, visit lincolnassassinationtours.com

In this episode, we discuss the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment. 

In this episode, we discuss the first Italian to earn the Medal of Honor - Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola