The Civil War & Reconstruction

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#283 VICKSBURG (Part the Seventh) Jun 09, 2019

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In which we look at the fate of USS Indianola and talk about the failure of the Yazoo Pass and Steele's Bayou expeditions.

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#282 VICKSBURG (Part the Sixth) Jun 02, 2019

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In which we look at the Federal attack on Arkansas Post on January 11, 1863.

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#281 VICKSBURG (Part the Fifth) May 28, 2019

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In which we look at Sherman's failed assault at Chickasaw Bayou, north of Vicksburg, at the end of December 1862.

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#280 VICKSBURG (Part the Fourth) May 20, 2019

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In which we start to look at Grant's first attempt to wrest Vicksburg from the Confederates. It didn't go well.

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#279 VICKSBURG (Part the Third) May 13, 2019

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In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign.

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#278 VICKSBURG (Part the Second) May 06, 2019

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In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign.

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#277 VICKSBURG (Part the First) Apr 29, 2019

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In which start to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign.

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#276 "MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE": How West Virginia Became a State (Part the Second) Apr 15, 2019

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In which we wrap-up our look at how West Virginia, in the midst of the Civil War, became the thirty-fifth state of the Union.

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#275 "MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE": How West Virginia Became a State (Part the First) Apr 08, 2019

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In which we start to look at the story of how West Virginia became the thirty-fifth state of the Union.

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#274 DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON Apr 01, 2019

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In which we look at the wounding and death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863).

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