Civil War Regiments

On this episode I'm joined by fellow history buff and living historian, Ryan Alcaino to enjoy an unscripted conversation on anything and everything related to regiments in the Civil War. We discuss reenactments, living history, favorite battlefields and books, movies, and regiments, as well as origin stories of how we got interested in American Civil War History and how the Civil War Regiments projects began. 

Information mentioned/referenced:

Silent Machines, 2020 event by the Liberty Rifles  https://www.libertyrifles.org/photos/2020/silent-machines

Stone Sentinels website https://stonesentinels.com/

Civil War Regiments, the book, by Stephen Lunsford https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-w-lunsford-and-lb-young/civil-war-regiments/paperback/product-rrnn5e.html?page=1&pageSize=4

Official Records of the War of the Rebellion https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records or http://collections.library.cornell.edu/moa_new/waro.html

Glory (1989 film), on the story of the 54th Massachusetts, starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm

Gettysburg National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

Antietam National Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm

"Fighting Them Over: How the Veterans Remembered Gettysburg in the Pages of the National Tribune," edited by Richard Sauers https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-them-over-remembered-Gettysburg/dp/093552360X

Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg https://www.gettysburgdaily.com/battlefield-guides/rich-bellamy/cutlers-brigade/

Story of a soldier of the 147th New York, who disguised as a civilian at Gettysburg to avoid capture https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1888-10-04/ed-1/seq-3/ 

On this episode, I'm joined by Walter Cook and Gavin Thomas, of the Liberty Guards Mess, to discuss their living history organization, as well as the history of Florida during the Civil War: its prominent politicians, soldiers, regiments and brigades, as well as key battles and events. 

Information mentioned:

Movie: "The Great Locomotive Chase", 1956, Fess Parker

Pioneer Florida Museum, Dade City https://www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org/

Fort Clinch https://www.floridastateparks.org/fortclinch

Olustee Battlefield and Reenactment https://battleofolustee.org/

Natural Bridge Battlefield https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/natural-bridge-battlefield-historic-state-park

"By the Noble Daring of Her Sons: The Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee," by Jonathan Sheppard

"A Small But Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia," by Zack Waters and James Edmonds

"Southern Service On Land and Sea," by Robert Watson

"Footprints of a Regiment" by W.H. Andrews 

"Civil War Journal and Letters of Sergeant Washington Ives, 4th Florida" by Jim Cabaniss 

"Rearguard of the Confederacy: The Second Florida Infantry Regiment," by Shane Turner, M.A. Thesis: Florida State University

Jasper Jackson Dykes Letters, 2nd Florida Cavalry

"Rose Cottage Chronicles: Civil War Letters of the Bryant-Stephens Families of North Florida" 

Perryville, KY Battlefield https://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/

Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm

Gettysburg Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

Franklin, TN Battlefield https://boft.org/

Fort Clinch Living History Event, January 6-8, 2023

On this episode I interviewed Michael Clarke and Craig Schneider, of the Liberty Rifles, to discuss their living history organization that strives to accurately portray soldier life in the American Civil War. Many of their events feature recreations of full-scale regiments and we deep-dive into the logistics, efforts and expectation behind organizing their events. 

Links and further info:

https://www.libertyrifles.org/

American Battlefield Trust https://www.battlefields.org/ 

"The Civil War Journals of John Mead Gould"

"Letters to Amanda: The Civil War Letters of Marionhill Fitzpatrick"

Video of the Liberty Rifles at Gettysburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_-308Lz25E&t=424s

NEW Gettysburg Anniversary Special! I'm joined by Eric Mohney, Executive Producer of the popular Addressing Gettysburg Podcast. We deep dive into the beginnings of the podcast as well as how Eric discovered his passion for Civil War history, and we discuss many books, regiments, soldiers and monuments at Gettysburg. This was a fun interview and hope you all enjoy too! 

Books and resources mentioned:

Video of the charge of the 1st Minnesota, Liberty Rifles Living History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_-308Lz25E&t=422s

The Addressing Gettysburg Podcast https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/

"Pictorial History Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, 1861-1865," by Ralph Sturtevant 

"History of Company K," by Henry Minnigh 

"Gettysburg A Study in Command" by Edwin Coddington

The Harry Pfanz Gettysburg Trilogy 

"History of the Bucktails" by O.R. Howard Thomson and William Rauch 

"Soldiers True: The Story of the 111th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry," by John Boyle

"Our Campaigns" by E.M. Woodward

"The Pennsylvania Reserves in the Civil War" by Uzal Ent 

"History of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps" by J.R. Sypher

"Pennsylvania At Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments" 

"Illinois Monuments At Gettysburg" by John Beveridge 

"Michigan At Gettysburg"

"Maine At Gettysburg"

"New Jersey Troops in the Gettysburg Campaign" by Samuel Toombs

"Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg" by Charles Hamblen

"Buckeye Blood: Ohio At Gettysburg" by Richard Baumgartner

Pennsylvania Monument Gettysburg https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/state-of-pennsylvania/

10th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/10th-pennsylvania-reserves/

74th Pennsylvania Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/74th-pennsylvania/

118th Pennsylvania Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/118th-pennsylvania/

In honor of the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, I interviewed historian Andrew Roscoe on the 24th Michigan of the famed Iron Brigade and its involvement in the battle. Taking 496 men into battle on July 1st, the regiment would muster only 99 at the conclusion, suffering over 80% casualties. 

Websites and recommended books:

Civil War Digital Digest https://civilwardigitaldigest.com/ 

"The Iron Brigade," by Alan Nolan

"History of the 24th Michigan of the Iron Brigade," by O.B. Curtis

"Dear Sarah: Letters Home From A Soldier of the Iron Brigade," by John H. Pardington

"This Is From Walter, Letters Home from a Soldier of the 24th Michigan," Sanilac County Historical Society

University of Michigan Bentley Library 

"Lee's Tar Heels" by Earl Hess

"Giants In Their Tall Black Hats, Essays On The Iron Brigade"

"The Rookie Wolverines: The 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg," by Andrew Roscoe, Gettysburg Magazine, July 2019

"Who Commanded The Iron Brigade At Gettysburg," by Andrew Roscoe, Gettysburg Magazine, January 2019

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, Jeff Williams, a.k.a "The Bearded Historian" joins the show to talk about his many projects: History through Fashion, his War Movie Stickers, Social Media, and Tennessee History. We also discuss books, battlefields, and a whole lot more. 

Show Notes:

The Bearded Historian Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/The-Bearded-Historian-101503051374617 

The Bearded Historian Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBeardedHistorian

"The War for the Common Soldier," by Peter Carmichael 

"The Slaves' War: The Civil War In The Words of Former Slaves," by Andrew Ward

"Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin," by Lee White

"Eyewitnesses" series edited by David Logsdon (Franklin, Stones River, Shiloh, Perryville, Nashville, Fort Donelson).

Stones River National Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm

46th Tennessee Infantry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/46th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Infantry

10th Indiana Infantry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/10th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry

7th Wisconsin Infantry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/7th_Regiment,_Wisconsin_Infantry

On the first inaugural interview episode, I am joined by Ivan Ingraham. We take a deep dive look into Civil War Living History and how some unique reenacting opportunities led us to a greater understanding of the Civil War soldier, as we try to portray their daily lives on campaign. We also discuss combat of the Civil War, the average soldiers, battlefields, and a whole lot of book recommendations.

Books mentioned, referenced, and recommended:

The works and short stories of Ambrose Bierce

"A Yankee Private's Civil War," by Robert Strong

"Hardtack and Coffee" by John Billings

"Si Klegg and his Pard" by Wilbur Hinman

"Common Soldier, Uncommon War," by Sidney Davis

"The Union Soldier In Battle," by Earl Hess

"The Life of Johnny Reb" and "The Life of Billy Yank" by Bell Irvin Wiley

"Echoes of Battle: The Struggle for Chattanooga," by Larry Strayer and Richard Baumgartner

"Kennesaw Mountain, June 1864" by Larry Strayer and Richard Baumgartner

"Yankee Tigers: Through the War with the 125th Ohio," by Ralsa Rice, Larry Strayer, and Richard Baumgartner

"The Cavalry at Gettysburg," by Edward Longacre

"The Fighting Quakers: A True Story of the War for Our Union" by A.J.H. Duganne

In this special Christmas Edition of the Civil War Regiments Podcast we share twelve Christmas letters written by Civil War soldiers. Some are heartwarming and others heartbreaking. A reminder that all these young men wanted to be in a better place on Christmas Day. 

In this account, Sergeant James Kennedy, of the 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, describes the defense of Fort Sanders, during the battle on November 29, 1863. Kennedy would suffer a ghastly wound that destroyed his jaw and left him permanently disabled, ending his combat service. 

In this account, Captain Wiley Johnson, of the 18th Mississippi Infantry, describes the attack on Fort Sanders, outside Knoxville, TN on November 29, 1863. A failed assault against strong defenses, resulting in over 800 Rebel casualties.