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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 22: How the Civil War Lives on Today Dec 13, 2018

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In this very final episode, James and Scott discuss the lasting effects of the Civil War and why it is the single most important event in the history of the United States. The Revolutionary War may have answered the question of whether America would become an independent nation, but the Civil War answered the question of what kind of nation it would be.

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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 21: What Became of the Men Who Wore the Blue and the Grey Dec 11, 2018

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In this epilogue episode James and Scott talk about the Union and Confederate generals whom we've gotten to know so well after the war finished. They became presidents, professors, bankrupt businessmen, assassination victims, and everything in between.

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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 20: The Naval War Dec 06, 2018

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The Civil War is now finished but our series is not. Scott and James discuss an aspect of the Civil War that for the most part didn't tie into our main discussion: the naval war. Learn how battles occurred on American Rivers, gulfs, shorelines, and even as far away as Alaska.

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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 19: African Americans in Uniform Dec 04, 2018

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As the Civil War came to an end, a big question remained for the North and eventually the reunited United States. What would become of its African-American residents? Would they be given full legal rights or only partial? This question was largely answered by the contributions of African-Americans in uniform. Scott and James talk about their story in this episode.

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Teaser: Ottoman Lives Part 5—The Peasant Dec 01, 2018

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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 18: The Overland Campaign Nov 29, 2018

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We're nearing the end of our Civil War series. It's 1864. Lincoln is re-elected, and Sherman's March to the Sea obliterated the Confederacy's industrial base. But work remains for General Grant. He must contend with his greatest foe, Robert E. Lee. Now that Grant was directing the operations of the Army of the Potomac, Northern expectations were high. Southern expectations were also high. Grant had three objectives: 1) Tie Lee down (Grant told Meade “Wherever Lee goes you will go also.”); 2) Bleed Lee’s army as much as possible; 3) Take Richmond.

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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 17: Sherman's March to the Sea Nov 27, 2018

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From November to December 1864, Gen. Sherman led over 60,000 soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia in a scorched earth campaign to completely demoralized the Southern war effort. Sherman explained that they needed to “make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.”

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Turkey is Both a Bird and a Country. Which Came First? Nov 22, 2018

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It's no coincidence that the bird we eat for Thanksgiving and a Middle Eastern country are both called Turkey. One was named after the other, and it all has to do with a 500-year-old story of emerging global trade, mistaken identity, foreign language confusion, and how the turkey took Europe by storm as a must-have status symbol for the ultra wealthy.

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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 16: The Battle of Atlanta Nov 20, 2018

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In the fall of 1864, the Union Army now had full momentum against the Confederacy, pushing deeper into the South than ever before. General Sherman overwhelmed forces led by John Bell Hood. With the fall of Atlanta, Lincoln nearly assured his re-election in 1864.

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Teaser: Ottoman Lives, Part 4—The Concubine Nov 17, 2018

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