The Civil War & Reconstruction

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#134 PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Fifth) Dec 07, 2015

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In which we look at the First Battle of Drewry's Bluff on May 15, 1862 and also discuss the slow but steady march of the Army of the Potomac up the Peninsula as it closes in on Richmond.

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#133 PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Fourth) Nov 19, 2015

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In which we look at the engagement at Williamsburg on May 5, 1862 and the heavy skirmish at Eltham's Landing on May 7.

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#132 PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Third) Nov 09, 2015

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In which we continue our discussion of the Peninsula Campaign and see that George McClellan won Yorktown as he always hoped- without a battle.

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#131 PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the Second) Nov 02, 2015

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In which we hit the pause button on the action during the Peninsula Campaign and we talk about (1) McClellan's special bond with the men of the Army of the Potomac, (2) McClellan's suspicious arithmetic and the security of Washington, and (3) Lincoln's decision to withhold McDowell's corps from McClellan.

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#130 PENINSULA CAMPAIGN (Part the First) Oct 26, 2015

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In which we see the Army of the Potomac disembark at Fort Monroe and start its march up the Peninsula in April, 1862.

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#129 "DO YOU SMELL BACON?" Oct 18, 2015

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In which we finish setting the stage for McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.

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#128 "I SHALL GLADLY YIELD MY PLAN TO YOURS" Oct 12, 2015

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In which we continue to set the stage for McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.