The Civil War & Reconstruction

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#78 REHEARSAL FOR RECONSTRUCTION (Part the Second) Jun 08, 2014

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In which we discuss the Port Royal Experiment on the South Carolina Sea Islands, which many people considered a dress rehearsal for the South's postwar reconstruction.

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#77 REHEARSAL FOR RECONSTRUCTION (Part the First) Jun 01, 2014

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In which we set the stage for a discussion of the Port Royal Experiment, which took place on South Carolina's Sea Islands and which many people view as a "rehearsal for reconstruction."

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#76 PORT ROYAL SOUND May 25, 2014

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In which we look at the Battle of Port Royal Sound, South Carolina (November 7, 1861).

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#75 THE ORDEAL OF GENERAL STONE (Part the Second) May 19, 2014

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In which we continue our discussion of the ordeal of Brigadier General Charles P. Stone.

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#74 THE ORDEAL OF GENERAL STONE (Part the First) May 12, 2014

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In which we discuss the persecution of Brigadier General Charles Stone by the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.

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#73 BALL'S BLUFF May 04, 2014

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In which we look at the Battle of Ball's Bluff (October 21, 1861).

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#72 McCLELLAN TAKES CHARGE Apr 27, 2014

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In which we discuss George B. McClellan's arrival in Washington in July of 1861, and his taking command of the defeated & demoralized force that would become the Union's famed Army of the Potomac.

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#71 CHEAT MOUNTAIN Apr 21, 2014

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In which we look at Robert E. Lee's Cheat Mountain campaign in western Virginia in September, 1861.

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#70 THE BLOCKADE (AGAIN) / HATTERAS ISLAND Apr 14, 2014

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In which we discuss the Blockade Board, Confederate privateers, and the capture of Hatteras Island by a Federal joint army-navy task force in August, 1861.

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#69 FREMONT'S FOLLIES Apr 06, 2014

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In which we look at John C. Fremont's tenure as commander of the Federal's Western Department in 1861 and see how troubled Missouri proved to be his downfall.

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