EPISODE · Apr 7, 2023 · 1H 12M
Civil War Part 3: The South’s Last Stand | Foundations of Freedom Ep. 6 | The GDP
from GDM Podcast · host Green Dragon Media
Last podcast we ended with the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle in American history. In this episode we explore what happened after this. Starting with Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and Sherman’s March to Sea. We also discuss what happens after the surrender of the confederate army at Appomattox Courthouse. How the war affected the south and the deep scars left by the war on the nation. If you are looking for more in depth material about the battles we covered in the last podcast go check out Jocko Podcast Civil war Excursion episodes 1-6 Outline 1:30 After Gettysburg 2:30 Sherman’s March to the Sea 3:50 Johnston was in charge of defending Atlanta 5:10: Where the soldiers are buried and Aiden’s relative that fought in the war 6:40 Kennesaw Mountain 8:15 Pictures of Kennesaw Mountain 12:00 Sherman attacking Johnston on the Mountain 13:45 Taking Kennesaw meant Sherman could win Atlanta 17:00 Fighting the elements in the battlefield 18:30 Johnston being removed and being replaced by John Hood 19:30 Hood lost to Sherman and Atlanta was lost by the confederacy 21:30 Sherman’s character 23:45 Sherman destroyed supply lines and infrastructure 25:00 The March to the Sea 27:00 Pictures from the war shared by Aiden 33:00 The Sherman Necktie 34:30 The North incapacitated the Southern economy 35:50 Sherman making it to Savannah 36:20 The Union traps Lee and Lee surrenders 39:30 How the Northern Virginia Army had superior leadership 43:30 How good leadership could have ended the war in 90 days 45:00 The different possible outcomes 47:00 How the Civil War really changed the country 49:00 Either side had truths of what they were fighting for 53:45 Lincoln is killed 55:00 After the war 57:00 The lives lost in the war 58:30 The Reconstruction Period 59:00 The plight of the freed slaves after the war 1:00:45 Why the freed slaves were estranged from society 1:03:30 The animosity that started and carried through that continued to divide the North and the South. Resources: Jocko Civil War Excursion Series https://youtu.be/CoXO5SRO-Zg https://youtu.be/lTN-9acEQEc https://youtu.be/2NjaxlQbiYo https://youtu.be/5jMG2V63XSE https://youtu.be/0Q0J8u1tmac https://youtu.be/-TicfWbz-ts
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Last podcast we ended with the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle in American history. In this episode we explore what happened after this. Starting with Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and Sherman’s March to Sea. We also discuss what happens after the surrender of the confederate army at Appomattox Courthouse. How the war affected the south and the deep scars left by the war on the nation. If you are looking for more in depth material about the battles we covered in the last podcast go check out Jocko Podcast Civil war Excursion episodes 1-6 Outline 1:30 After Gettysburg 2:30 Sherman’s March to the Sea 3:50 Johnston was in charge of defending Atlanta 5:10: Where the soldiers are buried and Aiden’s relative that fought in the war 6:40 Kennesaw Mountain 8:15 Pictures of Kennesaw Mountain 12:00 Sherman attacking Johnston on the Mountain 13:45 Taking Kennesaw meant Sherman could win Atlanta 17:00 Fighting the elements in the battlefield 18:30 Johnston being removed and being replaced by John Hood 19:30 Hood lost to Sherman and Atlanta was lost by the confederacy 21:30 Sherman’s character 23:45 Sherman destroyed supply lines and infrastructure 25:00 The March to the Sea 27:00 Pictures from the war shared by Aiden 33:00 The Sherman Necktie 34:30 The North incapacitated the Southern economy 35:50 Sherman making it to Savannah 36:20 The Union traps Lee and Lee surrenders 39:30 How the Northern Virginia Army had superior leadership 43:30 How good leadership could have ended the war in 90 days 45:00 The different possible outcomes 47:00 How the Civil War really changed the country 49:00 Either side had truths of what they were fighting for 53:45 Lincoln is killed 55:00 After the war 57:00 The lives lost in the war 58:30 The Reconstruction Period 59:00 The plight of the freed slaves after the war 1:00:45 Why the freed slaves were estranged from society 1:03:30 The animosity that started and carried through that continued to divide the North and the South. Resources: Jocko Civil War Excursion Series https://youtu.be/CoXO5SRO-Zg https://youtu.be/lTN-9acEQEc https://youtu.be/2NjaxlQbiYo https://youtu.be/5jMG2V63XSE https://youtu.be/0Q0J8u1tmac https://youtu.be/-TicfWbz-ts
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