Hymn of the Republic

By Steven Bush

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 w... more

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

Hymn of the Republic episodes:

July 24, 2019 Episode 17: The Battle of Hampton Roads
In this episode I look at the Battle of Hampton Roads and the fight between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia
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37min
July 16, 2019 Episode 16: The Naval War Begins
In this episode I examine the navies of both the United States and the Confederate States and talk about the beginning strategies they both had in the war in 1861.
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38min
July 11, 2019 Episode 15: The First Battle of Bull Run/First Manassas Part 3
In this episode I look at the afternoon phase of the battle of First Bull Run and how the Yankees took a victory and managed to throw it all away losing the battle and almost losing their army.
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28min
July 09, 2019 Episode 14: The First Battle of Bull Run/First Manassas Part 2
In this episode I look at the run up to the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861 and the plans both sides had for that battle. I then look at the morning phase of the battle itself.
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25min
July 05, 2019 Episode 13: The First Battle of Bull Run/First Manassas Part 1
In this episode I examine the beginning stages that led to the first major battle of the war the First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas. I look at the life of Colonel Thomas Jackson and Brigadier General Joseph Johnston. Then I look at the bumbling first steps of the campaign made by the Union Army and the Battle of Blackburn's Ford
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28min
July 01, 2019 Episode 12: Early Battles
In this episode I look at the early battles of June and July 1861 which saw some minor victories for both sides. I look first of all at the Battle of Big Bethel which pitted General Butler against future CSA Generals John Bankhead Magruder and Daniel Harvey Hill. I then turn to the western part of Virginia and look at the campaign of General George B. McClellan to invade and eventually seize that part of Virginia forming the future state of West Virginia.
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32min
June 26, 2019 Episode 11: Building An Army
In this episode I look at the early strategy of General Scott as well as talk about the ways in which the way was going to be fought or at least the plan of it being fought. I examine the way the armies were made up and I talk about the early army commanders on both sides.
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34min
June 21, 2019 Episode 10: The Opposing Sides
In this episode I look at the advantages that the north had compared to the south and vice versa as well as looking at the places where both sides did not have any advantage.
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26min
June 19, 2019 Episode 9: A Hint of War
In this episode I look at the few weeks after the fall of Fort Sumter examining what both the North and the South did. I look at Jefferson Davis's background and Robert E. Lee's background as well. I talk about the first blood being spilled in Baltimore on April 19 and the way that the Lincoln government reacted.
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40min
June 13, 2019 Episode 8: The First Gun is Fired: The Battle of Fort Sumter
In this episode I look at the final weeks of peace as Lincoln tried to avoid war and then I look closely at the Battle of Fort Sumter, the first battle of the war which took place April 12-13, 1861.
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36min

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How many episodes does Hymn of the Republic have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.