Episode 3: The Virginians who fought for the Union in the Civil War

Before the outbreak of the American Civil War, Colonel Robert E Lee wrote: I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation. Yet on April 20, 1861, Lee resigned from the Union army. By the 23rd April he was commander of all state forces in Virginia, one of the secessionist states. Guest: Jonathan (Angry Staff Officer) https://angrystaffofficer.com/ Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Host: Gareth Edwards More about Gareth Edwards: ⁠⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-history#host⁠⁠ To comment and ask questions, please join our community:⁠ ⁠https://untitled-history.com/supporters⁠ Use our code: Rabbit and get one month free as a Captain, or join as a free member. Support via Paypal:⁠⁠ http://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-paypal⁠⁠⁠ Merchandise and Shop: ⁠⁠https://untitled-history.com/collections/all⁠ Our WW1 Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://listen.not-so-quiet.com/⁠ Our WW2 Podcast:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://listen.both-sides-of-the-wire.com⁠⁠ Battle Guide YouTube Channel:⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT⁠⁠ If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter:⁠⁠ ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter⁠⁠ Gareth socials BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/garius.bsky.social⁠  Mastodon: ⁠https://mastodon.me.uk/@garius⁠ Battle Guide Twitter:⁠ https://x.com/BattleguideVT  General Enquiries: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: - Host: Gareth Edwards - Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices