Radio War Nerd EP 323 — The US Civil War, Part 8: Thomas, Hood & Southern Honor

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Recorded: March 28, 2022 After a (too) long break from our US Civil War series, the War Nerd returns with a fresh episode on the final major campaign of the Western Theater in Tennessee, and the two generals who couldn't have been more different: Virginia-born Union Gen. George Thomas, and the "gallant" young Confederate Gen. John Bell "Sam" Hood. Map: The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, 1864 Previous RWN US Civil War episodes: *EP #295: The US Civil War, Part 1: Count Adam Gurowski *EP #297: The US Civil War, Part 2: Bleeding Kansas *EP #300: The US Civil War, Part 3: First Battle of Bull Run *EP #303: The US Civil War, Part 4: McClellan, Treason & The Battle of Antietam *EP #307: The US Civil War, Part 5: Vicksburg *EP #311: The US Civil War, Part 6: Buchanan's Treason & The Mormon War *EP #315: The US Civil War, Part 7: German '48ers, with Matt Christman Buy John Dolan's book "The War Nerd Iliad" & his audiobook "Pleasant Hell" . Total time: 1:29:38 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here

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