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Talking the Western Theater on the Untold Civil War Podcast

Talking the Western Theater on the Untold Civil War Podcast

Talking the Western Theater on the Untold Civil War Podcast

Jul 19, 20211 min read

First Shot of the Civil War in the Western Theater

First Shot of the Civil War in the Western Theater

First Shot of the Civil War in the Western Theater

Jul 12, 20219 min read

Turchin's Chickamauga Brigade

Turchin's Chickamauga Brigade

Turchin's Chickamauga Brigade

Darryl R. Smith

Jul 11, 20219 min read

"A set of darned hounds" - Brothers in Cumberland’s Iron Brigade

"A set of darned hounds" - Brothers in Cumberland’s Iron Brigade

"A set of darned hounds" - Brothers in Cumberland’s Iron Brigade

Darryl R. Smith

Jul 3, 20215 min read

Hogan’s Heroes of the Battle of Tebbs Bend

Hogan’s Heroes of the Battle of Tebbs Bend

Hogan’s Heroes of the Battle of Tebbs Bend

Jun 29, 20215 min read

Walking the "Duke Trail"

Walking the "Duke Trail"

Walking the "Duke Trail"

Darryl R. Smith

Jun 28, 20217 min read

A Short Campaign up the Green River in 1861

A Short Campaign up the Green River in 1861

A Short Campaign up the Green River in 1861

Jun 24, 202113 min read

Horace Lurton: From Confederate Soldier to U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Horace Lurton: From Confederate Soldier to U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Horace Lurton: From Confederate Soldier to U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Richard McCormick

Jun 18, 20215 min read

One Hundred Days Men - More From the 168th OVI

One Hundred Days Men - More From the 168th OVI

One Hundred Days Men - More From the 168th OVI

Darryl R. Smith

Jun 14, 20215 min read

The Battle of Mill Springs, 1863

The Battle of Mill Springs, 1863

The Battle of Mill Springs, 1863

Darryl R. Smith

Jun 10, 20216 min read

Unfortunate sons: Edward Grosskopf and the 20th Ohio Battery.

Unfortunate sons: Edward Grosskopf and the 20th Ohio Battery.

Unfortunate sons: Edward Grosskopf and the 20th Ohio Battery.

Jun 4, 20217 min read

Captain William Watt Carnes and the Battle of Perryville: Almost Killed by a Whitworth Bullet.

Captain William Watt Carnes and the Battle of Perryville: Almost Killed by a Whitworth Bullet.

Captain William Watt Carnes and the Battle of Perryville: Almost Killed by a Whitworth Bullet.

Jun 1, 202112 min read

The Mississippi Prophet

The Mississippi Prophet

The Mississippi Prophet

May 28, 20215 min read

Stories of Camp Clay - Part IV

Stories of Camp Clay - Part IV

Stories of Camp Clay - Part IV

Darryl R. Smith

May 25, 20214 min read

The Attack by Naked Union Cavalrymen

The Attack by Naked Union Cavalrymen

The Attack by Naked Union Cavalrymen

May 24, 20215 min read

The Mosquito Fleet's Ohio River Expedition

The Mosquito Fleet's Ohio River Expedition

The Mosquito Fleet's Ohio River Expedition

May 13, 202110 min read

The Men Out Front; Birge's Western Sharpshooters a.k.a. the 66th Illinois

The Men Out Front; Birge's Western Sharpshooters a.k.a. the 66th Illinois

The Men Out Front; Birge's Western Sharpshooters a.k.a. the 66th Illinois

May 12, 20214 min read

"...think me not indifferent." - A One Hundred Days Man at Johnson's Island

"...think me not indifferent." - A One Hundred Days Man at Johnson's Island

"...think me not indifferent." - A One Hundred Days Man at Johnson's Island

Darryl R. Smith

May 10, 20216 min read

Book Review - Cincinnati in the Civil War: The Union's Queen City

Book Review - Cincinnati in the Civil War: The Union's Queen City

Book Review - Cincinnati in the Civil War: The Union's Queen City

Darryl R. Smith

May 9, 20212 min read

With Van Dorn at Thompson's Station, Franklin, and Spring Hill

With Van Dorn at Thompson's Station, Franklin, and Spring Hill

With Van Dorn at Thompson's Station, Franklin, and Spring Hill

May 5, 20218 min read

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