The Civil War & Reconstruction

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#436- KNOXVILLE (Part the Second) Nov 13, 2023

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In which Longstreet tries to come to grips with the Federals and bring the campaign to an early end before Burnside can withdraw into the fortifications at Knoxville.

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#435- KNOXVILLE (Part the First) Nov 05, 2023

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In which we set the stage for the clash between Longstreet and Burnside at Knoxville, Tennessee in November 1863.

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#434- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Sixteenth) Oct 29, 2023

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In which the one bright spot in the Confederate retreat from Chattanooga is Cleburne's rearguard action at Ringgold Gap on November 27, 1863.

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#433- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fifteenth) Oct 16, 2023

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In which the Federals pull off one of the most astonishing feats of the war as they storm Missionary Ridge outside Chattanooga on November 25, 1863.

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#432- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fourteenth) Oct 08, 2023

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In which we start to look at yet another dramatic event in the battles for Chattanooga- the storming of Missionary Ridge by the Federals on November 25, 1863.

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#431- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Thirteenth) Oct 01, 2023

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In which Grant's plan for November 25, 1863 is derailed when Sherman is unable to dislodge the Confederates from Tunnel Hill.

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#430- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Twelfth) Sep 24, 2023

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In which Hooker's Federals storm Lookout Mountain.

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#429- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Eleventh) Sep 17, 2023

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In which Grant's big attack to break the deadlock at Chattanooga finally gets underway on November 23, 1863.