In this episode I look at the first three attempts of the Union to capture Charleston and get their revenge on the city.  I examine an attempt to take islands off the city, an attempt to use the Navy to blast through the defenses and an attempt by the US Army to capture Battery Wagner on Morris Island.

In this episode I look at the first three attempts of the Union to capture Charleston and get their revenge on the city. I examine an attempt to take islands off the city, an attempt to use the Navy to blast through the defenses and an attempt by the US Army to capture Battery Wagner on Morris Island.

Episode 54: City under Siege: Into the Maelstrom

The American Civil War has been over for more than 150 years and yet it is still real for many in this country and in other countries.  It is the most studied and written about episode in US History with more than 60,000 with more appearing every month.  Yet despite all of this info what do we really know about the Civil War? This podcast will aim to show what we know and do not know about the war. This podcast will examine everything about the Civil War from the causes, the battles, the personal who led the war to the personal stories of the people who fought in the war or lived through the war. This podcast will focus on the little people for the most part.

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The American Civil War has been over for more than 150 years and yet it is still real for many in this country and in other countries. It is the most studied and written about episode in US History with more than 60,000 with more appearing every month. Yet despite all of this info what do we really know about the Civil War? This podcast will aim to show what we know and do not know about the war. This podcast will examine everything about the Civil War from the causes, the battles, the personal who led the war to the personal stories of the people who fought in the war or lived through the war. This podcast will focus on the little people for the most part.

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Episode 54: City under Siege: Into the Maelstrom

Episode 54: City under Siege: Into the Maelstrom