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The News From Partisan Spring
by Wade Gish
The world out there moves at a crazy pace. Thankfully, the Good Lord has blessed me with a place where time moves at the speed of me, and allows me an environment for reflection, for research, for vibrant conversation. Current events, sports, history, musings, and ramblings. If you're a Gen X'er standing at the intersection of middle age and dementia, you're my people. Pull up stump, grab you a dipper full from the spring, and let's visit.
Episodes
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The Wabash Inn Mess Dispatch - General Francis Blair
On this bonus episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, Beau tells us of General Francis Preston Blair of Missouri. Blair first made it his mission to preserve a free Missouri for the Union; and then after the Show-Me-State was secured, he put on the uniform of his nation to lead a brigade throughout the...
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"Now I'm with the Invalids": David Welker on the Union's Veteran Reserve Corps
Hosts Norris Darrall and Wade Gish sit down with historian and author David A. Welker to explore one of the Civil War's most overlooked organizations: the Federal Veteran Reserve Corps. Originally mustered as the Union's Invalid Corps, the VRC was born when President Lincoln called some 60,000...
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Longstreet Reconsidered: Harold Knudsen on the General and His Legend
In this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, hosts Norris Darrall and Wade Gish welcome author Harold Knudsen to discuss his books "General James Longstreet and the American Civil War" and "Longstreet's Harrisburg Deception: A Vignette of Operational Art". Harold shares his perspectives on…
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Sabers on the Table: Bringing Cavalry to Life with Scott Mingus, Sr.
How do you put fast-moving, hard-hitting cavalry onto the gaming table without losing the history? In this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, hosts Norris Darrall and Wade Gish welcome author and historian Scott Mingus, Sr. to talk about introducing cavalry into Civil War tabletop gaming. From troop...
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Creating A Battlefield Guide for Antietam With Ethan Rafuse
In this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, hosts Norris Darrall, and Wade Gish welcome historian Ethan Rafuse to discuss what goes into creating a battlefield guide for Antietam. From researching troop movements and terrain to deciding what stories to tell at key stops, Ethan shares how historians…
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The Battle of Perryville - October 8, 1862 - 164th Anniversary Remembrance
[On this new vignette, The Wabash Inn Mess introduces Beau, our AI co-host who works with Vesper, our AI assistant to create short-format bonus content. In this age of technology, careful and moderated use of AI is important to enhance proper machine learning and interaction. The periodic…
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The Service That Changed Antietam Before The First Volley With Cory M. Pfarr
In this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess Civil War Podcast, Wade Gish and Norris Darrall welcome Civil War historian Corey Pfarr to discuss his book, The Federal Signal Service at Antietam: Stations, Officers, and Battlefield Intelligence on America’s Bloodiest Day. Pfarr explains how Albert J....
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Cornelia Hancock, the 17th Connecticut, and the Civil War from the Ground Up
This episode of The Wabash Inn Mess features hosts Wade Gish and Norris Darrell in conversation with Carolyn Ivanoff, whose research focuses on firsthand Civil War accounts. Carolyn discusses two of her books, We Fought at Gettysburg and Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War, and explains how she uses...
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The George Spangler Farm at Gettysburg with Ron Kirkwood
On this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, your hosts Wade Gish and Norris Darrell talk with Civil War author and Gettysburg Foundation volunteer Ron Kirkwood about the George Spangler farm, one of the most important yet often overlooked sites on the Gettysburg battlefield. Ron explains why the farm...
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"The Thunderbolt Of The Confederacy": John Hunt Morgan With Dr. Jonathan Jackson
The Men of The Mess are joined this week by the author of "I Rode With Morgan", Dr. Jonathan Jackson. Dr. Jackson, who sometimes writes under the pseudonym "Alexius Rex" as a tribute to his gaming days, connects with us from his home in Ohio to share the story of two of his ancestors, Lt. Roland...
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Bragg Barks, Rosy Runs: Chickamauga with Lee White
A creek in North Georgia became synonymous with on of the bloodiest battles in Civil War lore, and this week we present our first full episode dedicated to The Battle of Chickamauga. We are joined on this episode by our friend, Lee White. Lee is an interpretive ranger with the National Park…
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Voces Ex Aevo Praeterito With J. Mark Powell
"Voices From The Past" indeed.... On this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, we have the pleasure of discussing one of the most unusual and special works ever presented on our platform. This week, author J. Mark Powell presents his work "Witness To War: The Story Of The Civil War Told By Those Who...
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Sherman After Savannah With Wade Sokolosky
Our guest this week on the mess is North Carolina historian Wade Sokolosky. Wade joins us to share his work "No Such Army Since The Days Of Julius Caesar", which recounts the events of General William Tecumseh Sherman and his forces as they move out of Savannah, GA following The March To The Sea...
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Opening Manassas II: The Confederates At Brawner Farm with Bill Backus
Following along with our previous episode featuring Lance Herdegen, this week finds us revisiting The Battle of Brawner Farm. This time we take a look at the telling of the Confederate side of the conflict with co-author Bill Backus. Our conversation includes Bill's background, the introduction…
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The Boss Black Hat Begins Manassas (With A Little Help From His Friend)
It is with deeply mixed emotions that we bring you this very special episode of The Wabash Inn Mess. A couple of months ago, the Men of the Mess sat down and talked with Lance Herdegen regarding his study of the Iron Brigade and his newly published book "Opening Manassas" which he completed…
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The Atonement of John Brooks with James Head
Much has been made of the aspects of right and wrong during the war between the states. It is impossible to answer many of the moral questions posed 160 plus years ago using the logic of today. In his book "The Atonement Of John Brooks", James Head visits the practice of "an eye for an eye" that...
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Border Bastion - Clarksville, TN Yesterday and Today with William Parker
One of the hidden gems of Civil War history lies on the Kentucky-Tennessee border: the thriving town of Clarksville. Clarksville holds a special place in the lore of Middle Tennessee and the Western Theater, and on this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, we unfold the tale with Mr. William Parker,...
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The Rangers Last Ride with Derrick Lindow
This week, we welcome Derrick Lindow back to The Mess to share with us a portion of his work "We Shall Conquer Or Die" concerning the 10the Kentucky Partisan Rangers and their incursion into the largest town in Western Kentucky, Owensboro, and the ensuing fight at Panther Creek that sapped the...
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A Peach in The Orchard with James Hessler
The Wabash Inn Mess returns from the holiday hiatus with a true Civil War renaissance man - author, licensed battlefield guide, sought after speaker, and podcast host - Mr. James Hessler. James comes to us fresh off the release of his latest Civil War book available from Casemate publishing, The...
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Feeding the ANV with Michael Hardy
This week, The Wabash Inn Mess meets up with North Carolina-based author Michael Hardy to discuss his latest book release, "Feeding Lee's Army of Northern Virginia", available now from Savas Beatie. In his book, and touched on briefly in our episode, Michael looks into the political and…
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I've Been Everywhere, Man with Aaron Sievers
Visiting American Civil War sites is a large part of life for our listeners, and we are please to be able in this episode to to introduce you to Aaron Sievers, principal representative of Aaron's Civil War Travels based out of New Market, VA. Aside from his captivating social media content, Aaron...
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Extra Billy Makes His Mark with Scott Mingus
Welcome to Season 5 of The Wabash Inn Mess. Starting off our fifth series of twelve episodes, the men of The Mess welcome back author and historian Scott Mingus to share the story of his biographical sketch of Confederate general William "Extra Billy" Smith and to remember our friend and esteemed...
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It's Your Game with the Hardscrabble Invitational
We hope everyone is having a great Summer - enjoying beautiful weather, maybe taking a little time off with family, and possibly even doing a little Civil War study or visiting a Civil War related site! This special hiatus episode of The Mess focuses on pillar #3 of creating your personal...
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When Tennessee Invaded Kentucky with Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller from Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument joins the men of The Mess for the season four finale. Andrew delivers a brilliant narrative of the fall 1861 incursion of Confederate troops under Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer of Tennessee into the Cumberland River basin of…
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Echoes in Wool: Discussion of Small Event Participation With The Hosts
The convergence of two smaller-scale Civil War Commemorations the third weekend in May (Sacramento, KY and Resaca, GA) lead the hosts to reminisce on the memories of participating in smaller, local, public events. "Community events". as they can be called, offer great opportunities for…
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"This Knapsack On My Tired Back" - The Things They Carried with Will Eichler
With living history season full on us and many public observances drawing close on the Sumner calendar, we wanted to begin focusing more in-depth on our second pillar of understanding, replicating or "re-enacting". Many of you will be attending events, both public and living history experience...
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Let's Have A Game with PJ O'Neill
Welcome to the after action episode for the 2025Hardscrabble Invitational. The Johnny Reb III group gathered in White House, TN the last weekend in April and played out multiple scenarios that evoked lots of excitement and emotion among the participants. Our guest this week is gaming aficionado…
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Counting the Cost - The Lost at Antietam with Brian Baracz and Tom Clemens
A battlefield is a self-cleaning organism. Time and elements will eventually erase all trace of what occurred in the maelstrom on hallowed ground. Unfortunately, war doesn't occur in a vacuum. Conflict displaces, spoils, and scars the living in the area where it happens. After the Battle of...
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Meet The Department Number 2 Podcast with Darryl Smith and Derrick Lindow
It's no secret that The Men of the Mess are Western Theater guys. So it's only natural that we take time to recognize one of our favorite listens, The Department Number 2 podcast, which focuses on the developments in the west during the American Civil War. The hosts, Darryl Smith and Derrick...
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No Escape from Hell with Steven Cowie
On The Mess this week, we take a look at the immediate and long-term effects of the Battle on Antietam on the civilian residents of Western Maryland, particularly those in the picturesque little village of Sharpsburg. Through extensive research, Steven was able to piece together the story of that...
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The Siege of Blakely, 160 Years On With Brian DesRochers
Re-enacting comes front and center this week on The Mess as we feature the 160th Anniversary Event of The Siege and Battle of Fort Blakely at Blakely State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Our guest is the park's interpretive ranger Brian DesRochers who gives us all of the details you need to know…
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Making Early Late with Marc Leepson
Have you ever heard of a single battle where both sides were victorious (aside from Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, which were considered one battle but were obviously very different and distinct fights)? On this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, author Marc Leepson tells us about the July 1864 Battle…
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Such Splendid Ground with Bradley M. Gottfried
Topography has often been a determining factor in combat. Especially in the days of foot armies such as were assembled during the American Civil War. It is virtually impossible to understand the circumstances of a battle without fist grasping the terrain and directional flow of the ground…
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"The Constitution As It Is, The Union As It Was" with Phil Spaugy
During the Civil War, Hoosiers showed a strong commitment to the Union cause, reflected in Governor Oliver P. Morton's rallying cry "The Constitution as it is, the Union as it was". On this episode, historian and writer Phil Spaugy joins The Wabash Inn Mess to talk about one group of men from...
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Searching for Stone's with Dan Masters
Thank you for joining us for the premier episode of season four of The Wabash Inn Mess! Who better to kick off the new season than the man who turned an interest in a genealogical connection with the Stone's River Campaign into one of the most anticipated and most popular books of 2024, Daniel A....
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A Commemoration in Franklin with Joseph Ricci
"We will make the fight". - John Bell Hood The Confederate army allowed to Federal forces to slip away at Spring Hill, which directly led to the cataclysm to follow at Franklin on November 30, 1864. Nearly 10,000 American men and boys became casualties of the last great battle in the West as the...
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"You Cannot Qualify War In Harsher Terms Than I Will" - Sherman's Atlanta Campaign with David Powell
The sentiment "war is cruelty", later refined by General William T. Sherman in his famous quote "war is Hell" had its origins in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. The arm of total war had the South in its grasp, and the consequences are still a point of bitterness today for Southern folk from Lookout...
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Gaming Vicksburg with Brad Butkovich
The Mess welcomed back our friend Brad Butkovich this week to discuss his new collection of gaming scenarios "Forlorn Hope: Regimental War Game Scenarios For The Mississippi River Campaigns of 1861-1863". Brad has outlined a set of historical scenarios designed for the table top gaming experience...
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"A Seething, Bubbling Hell of Hate and Murder" - Spotsylvania
The latest book from prolific Civil War author Chris Mackowski is our focus on this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess. "A Tempest Of Iron And Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864", currently available from Savas-Beatie, outlines the beginning of the Grant's Overland Campaign and the…
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September's Song With Alex Rossino
The men of The Mess are joined this week by our friend Alex Rossino to talk about his exploration of the historical narrative genre with his fiction-aided accounts of the 1862 Confederate Invasion of Maryland. His first work in the Series, "Six Days In September", follows the Rebel army under...
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The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat with Vic Vignola
The Battle of Fair Oaks. The Battle of Seven Pines. One fight, two names, two results. Two stories, both explored in the book "Contrasts In Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks" by this week's guest on The Mess, Vic Vignola. Vic talks with us about how leaders on each side reacted to terrain,...
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Civil War Talk Enters The Digital Age With Gerald Prokopowicz
It look nearly 140 years, but the Civil War finally went digital in 2004 during the early days of a new phenomenon called "podcasting". Not long after it's launch, Civil War Talk Radio found it's permanent host, Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Prokopowicz. Dr. Prokopowicz is a professor of history at East...
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Coming Home - A Return From War and the Birth of Sleettownn
Our guest on the Mess this week is Bryan Bush, park superintendent of the Perryville Battlefield State Park in Perryville, KY. While many stories are to be told about the 1862 battle itself, this episode takes us off the mainstream path to the tale of the birth, life, and death of the...
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Opening The Ball With John Michael Priest
The battery wagon pulls into Gettysburg again this week to revisit the largest battle fought on American soil. Day One, July 1, 1863 is our focus on this episode. Author John Michael Priest joins us to talk about his research and work on his latest book "Strong Men Of The Regiment Sobbed Like...
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Confederate Alamo
As the sparks of the Great Conflagration faded to ash and embers, flames continued to blaze in the frontiers of the country even after the Confederacy tendered the sword of surrender. One such place was Fort Blakeley on the Gulf Coast of Alabama, on the banks of the Tensaw River. Our guest this...
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Bragg Gains Ground In Kentucky - The Battle of Munfordville
The Confederate army enjoyed notable successes early on in their 1862 invasion of the Commonwealth of Kentucky with victories at Richmond as well as winning a fight with a new Union Colonel, John Wilder, and his Indiana troops at the small central Kentucky hamlet of Munfordville on the Green…
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There Is No Friend As Loyal As A Book
Taking its title from a quote by Ernest Hemingway, this final episode of season 2 features a friend who brings to the world of Civil War study many of those loyal books, Ted Savas. Ted is a longtime leader on the historical literary scene, specifically American Civil War content. It was a…
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Boots And Saddles
As you hear the famous bugle call, imagine the tramp of boots, the creak of leather, and the rattle of the bridle and bit. The dispatch has arrived, and the cavalry has orders to screen the movement of the infantry. This week on the mess, Eric Wittenberg shares his fascination with the cavalry…
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Recipe For Hardscrabble
The men of the mess are back with another conversation devoted to gaming! On the cusp of the annual Hardscrabble Invitational Weekend (which our crew are members of), the focus turns to developing your own gaming networks. We realize that many of our listeners may be new to the world of strategic...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The world out there moves at a crazy pace. Thankfully, the Good Lord has blessed me with a place where time moves at the speed of me, and allows me an environment for reflection, for research, for vibrant conversation. Current events, sports, history, musings, and ramblings. If you're a Gen X'er standing at the intersection of middle age and dementia, you're my people. Pull up stump, grab you a dipper full from the spring, and let's visit.
HOSTED BY
Wade Gish
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