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Civil War Weekly

by Timothy Patrick

Civil War Weekly is a podcast that examines what happened this week 160 years ago during the American Civil War. We will be taking a week by week journey through the narrative of the Civil War from Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 252a: Gaines Mill Battlefield

    252a covers a little more on the Gaines Mill battlefield. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  2. Episode 252: Gaines Mill

    In Episode 252 we have a full redux episode of the 1862 battle of Gaines Mill. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  3. Episode 251: Antietam Lead Up

    In Episode 251 we take a look at the steps leading to Antietam, the Maryland campaign of 1862. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  4. Episode 250: Hill, Hancock, and Ewell

    Episode 250 continues to go through generals of the war with AP Hill, Winfield Scott Hancock, and Richard Ewell. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  5. Episode 249a: Movies and News

    249a talks about a few movies and shows that will be skipped in our movie review series and two recent news stories. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  6. Episode 249: War Origins

    Episode 249 talks the immediate prelude to the war and steps surrounding Fort Sumter. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  7. Episode 248: Manassas Comparison

    Episode 248 compares the battles of First and Second Manassas. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  8. Episode 247a: Gettysburg Decision

    247a builds off of the list from episode 247 and gives my opinion on who the savior of the Union army is at Gettysburg. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  9. Episode 247: Union Savior at Gettysburg

    In Episode 247 we run down the candidates for savior of the Union army at Gettysburg. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  10. Episode 246: The Wheatfield

    Episode 246 returns to Gettysburg with a focus on The Wheatfield. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Maps by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW

  11. Episode 245: High Level 1862

    Episode 245 continues our high level view on years of the war with 1862. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  12. Episode 244: Little Big Horn

    In Episode 244 we look at the conclusion to the story of George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  13. Episode 243: The 14th Brooklyn

    In Episode 243 we continue our unit history series with the 14th Brooklyn. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  14. Episode 242a: Pete and Rosy

    242a continues to talk about the similarities between Longstreet and Rosecrans by comparing some of the events in their Civil War careers. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  15. Episode 242: Longstreet and Rosecrans

    Episode 242 continues our analysis series. This episode we cover James Longstreet and William Starke Rosecrans. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  16. Episode 241a: Sideburns or Saddlebags

    241a gives my take on whether the criticism and stigma around Pope and Burnside is fair. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  17. Episode 241: Burnside or Pope

    In Episode 241 we have a different type of episode where we compare the tenures of John Pope and Ambrose Burnisde at the helm of the Union army in the east. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  18. Episode 240a: Missed Events

    240a talks other events which were skipped over in our narrative and why. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  19. Episode 240: Shelby's Raid

    In Episode 240 we rewind and cover Jo Shelby’s 1863 raid into Missouri. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  20. Episode 239a: Iron Brigade Appendices

    239a has appendices on the Iron Brigade. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  21. Episode 239: Iron Brigade

    In Episode 239 we continue our unit histories with the Iron Brigade. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  22. 238a: News Stories

    238a has a few Civil War related news stories. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  23. Episode 238: First Alabama US

    In Episode 238 we talk about the 1st Alabama US Cavalry. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  24. Episode 237c: Fort Donelson Firsthand Accounts Part 2

    237c continues firsthand accounts from Fort Donelson. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  25. Episode 237b: Fort Donelson Firsthand Accounts Part 1

    237b has firsthand accounts from Fort Donelson. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  26. Episode 237: Fort Donelson Redux

    In Episode 237 we go back and cover the Fort Donelson in a redo episode. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod Maps by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW, CC BY 3.0,

  27. Episode 236a: Trail of Tears

    236a has a firsthand account of the Trail of Tears. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  28. Episode 236: Second Cabin Creek

    In Episode 236 we go back and cover the Second Battle of Cabin Creek. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  29. Episode 235a: Spy Examples

    235a lists some real examples of spy operations affecting campaigns. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  30. Episode 235: Spy Operations

    In Episode 235 we read two firsthand accounts of spy operations in the Civil War. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  31. Episode 234b: Cedar Creek and Sheridan

    In 234b we revisit Cedar Creek in connection with Phil Sheridan. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  32. Episode 234: Phil Sheridan

    Episode 234 talks Phil Sheridan. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  33. Episode 233b: Spencer Carbines

    233b talks about Spencer carbines. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  34. Episode 233: Secessionville Redux

    Episode 233 goes back to the 1862 battle of Secessionville. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  35. Episode 233a: Christmas Accounts

    233a has a couple of accounts from Christmas in the war. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  36. Episode 232b: War Slang

    232b covers some slang terms used during the Civil War. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  37. Episode 232: High Level 1861

    In episode 232 we do a high-level rundown of events in the year 1861. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  38. Episode 232a: Thanksgiving

    Episode 232a talks Thanksgiving and the civil war. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  39. Episode 231a: Braxton Bragg

    231a talks further on Braxton Bragg. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  40. Episode 231: Army of Tennessee

    In Episode 231 we talk about three leaders in the sub-theatre for the Confederates. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  41. Episode 230a: Sherman Quotes

    In 230a we have a few quotes from Cump Sherman. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  42. Episode 230: Meade and Sherman

    Episode 230 talks George G. Meade and William T. Sherman. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  43. Episode 229a: Costumes

    229a talks about Civil War Halloween Costumes. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  44. Episode 229: Ghost Stories

    In Episode 229 we read more news stories from the 1860s involving the supernatural. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  45. Episode 228a: Hell on Wheels

    228a talks about the AMC show Hell on Wheels. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capabilitythrough the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  46. Episode 228: Forrest and Stuart

    Episode 228 talks about Jeb Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  47. Episode 227a: Antietam Photos

    227a shows some pictures from the battlefield. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  48. Episode 227: Burnside's Bridge

    In Episode 227 we revisit the Burnside’s Bridge sector of Antietam. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  49. Episode 226a: News Stories

    226a talks about two recent Civil War related news stories. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

  50. Episode 226: George Stoneman's 1865 Raid

    Episode 226 talks about the George Stoneman raid of 1865. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site *Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Civil War Weekly is a podcast that examines what happened this week 160 years ago during the American Civil War. We will be taking a week by week journey through the narrative of the Civil War from Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond.

HOSTED BY

Timothy Patrick

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Civil War Weekly is a podcast that examines what happened this week 160 years ago during the American Civil War. We will be taking a week by week journey through the narrative of the Civil War from Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond.

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