Civil War Breakfast Club

In which we discuss the Anaconda Plan, with emphasis on the blockade

In which we discuss General Lew Wallace at Shiloh. There's a lot more to this story than just him arriving late!

In which we discuss the Battle of Glorieta Pass! Know as the "Gettysburg of the West", this understudied yet very important battle is very much worth a look at! 

In this episode, we discuss Dr. Mary Walker - Civil War nurse, surgeon and first and only female recipient of the Medal of Honor

We are joined by the Lincoln Assassination and John Wilkes Booth historian Dave Taylor! We discuss his upcoming Lincoln Assassination Tours and the stops along the way and the history behind them. Huge thank you to Dave for taking the time to join us! It's always a pleasure to have him on our podcast! To find out more about the tours, purchase tickets or join the mailing list, visit lincolnassassinationtours.com

In this episode, we discuss the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment. 

In this episode, we discuss the first Italian to earn the Medal of Honor - Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola 

In which we discuss Rosser's Raid of January 11, 1865 to Beverly, West Virginia. 

In which we discuss John Brown and the Pottawatomie Massacre. 

In this episode, we are headed to not the very often discussed Trans-Mississippi Theatre! We discuss the December 7, 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove!

In this episode, we discuss St. Albans Raid, which happened on October 19, 1864! Another episode which mentions Canada, eh!

Live from the Boo Barn - It's here! Our 6th Annual Halloween Spooktacular! As always, we are joined by the awesome Jen Price to talk Civil War ghost stories (and yes, there is some history there too as there should be with any good ghost story)!

In this episode we discuss 2 female Confederate spies from the area of Fairfax, Virginia - Antonia Ford and Laura Ratcliffe!

In this episode, we discuss the 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry - a small but important battle in the Maryland Campaign!

In which we discuss General James B. McPherson, with specific emphasis on his death, which had many repercussions. 

We explore a not very much discussed topic - the Amish in the Civil War!

In this episode, we discuss Canada's involvement in the Civil War as well as a few notable Canadians who fought in it!

We are joined by the awesome Andrea Quinn to discuss the life of General Francis Channing Barlow!

In which we discuss Union General John Gibbon

In which we discuss the Battle of New Market!

In which we discuss the Sultana Disaster, which happened April 27, 1865. 

In which we discuss the Battle of Fort Pillow aka the Massacre at Fort Pillow - April 12, 1864. 

We revisit the Battle of Bentonville in this episode we recorded live at GettysGear in Gettysburg, PA as part of their reeanctor appreciation weekend! At the end, we also discuss our experience in being able to attend the reenactment for the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville. Huge thanks to the amazing people at GettysGear for inviting us to speak as well as for hosting the event!

In this episode, we discuss the enigmatic Confederate scout "Harrison" and how his true identity was discovered over a century after the Civil War ended. 

In this episode, we discuss Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard. 

In which we discuss a very understudied battle - Roanoke Island! This battle has far-reaching effects for the entire Civil War. 

We are joined by Dr. Bennett Parton to discuss his new book "Somewhere Towards Freedom", which is about the former slaves who joined Sherman on his March to the Sea. 

We go back to the early days of the Civil War to discuss The Trent Affair! It is a very important event often overlooked in the study of the Civil War and definitely deserves a closer look!

We are joined by Dr. Robert K.D. Colby to discuss his book "An Holy Traffic".  Huge thanks to him for joining us!

In this episode, we discuss the planning that goes into the March to the Sea as well as the situation in Georgia after Sherman took Atlanta (Hood was kind of a pain in his rear!). 

We are joined by Codie Eash from the Seminary Ridge Museum to discuss the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg during their 24 hours on the ridge event! Huge thank you to Codie and the awesome folks at the Seminary Ridge Museum for asking us to be part of this amazing event! Also thanks to those that were in the audience for the live recording (and asked questions too!)!

It's our 5th annual Halloween Spooktacular and, as always for this episode, we are joined by the awesome Jen Price to talk to Civil War ghost stories and history!

In this episode, we discuss the Burning of the Shenandoah Valley which happened in late September - early October 1864.

In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Jonesboro - one of the final large battles before the fall of Atlanta to Union forces on September 2, 1864.

We are back in the Eastern Theatre! In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Reams Station, fought on August 25, 1864.

In this episode, we look at the first battle in which the Confederate Army of Tennessee fought under the command of General John Bell Hood.

For the first time ever, we are recording on location! We were able to record this episode from Grant Hall on Fort McNair which is the place where the Lincoln Conspiracy trial took place in 1865. We are joined by guests Adam Oler, Michael Kauffman (author of "American Brutus") and Kim Holien. Huge thanks to them for joining us to have this discussion about the conspirators, the trial and its significance today. 

In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Gaines' Mill, fought on June 27, 1862. 

In which we discuss a very much under-appreciated and underrated General - Lew Wallace!

We are joined by Dave Taylor of the excellent Lincoln assassination related blog "Lincoln Conspirators" ( https://lincolnconspirators.com/ )to discuss the Apple TV series "Manhunt". 

We are happy to be joined by Dr. Allen C. Guelzo to discuss his new book "Voices from Gettysburg", which will be released on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Huge thanks to Dr. Guelzo for joining us!

In which we discuss the Siege of Yorktown, part of the Peninsula Campaign

In this episode, we discuss a battle not talked about but which has repercussions for things like the Vicksburg Campaign - the Battle of Island No. 10. 

In this episode, we discuss the life of Confederate General Patrick R. Cleburne.

In this episode, we discuss the Union Irish Brigade. 

Since it's Valentine's Day, we decided to tell the story of Union General John F. Reynolds and his secret fiancee Kate Hewitt. In this episode, we also discuss the journey that Reynolds body had to take in order to get back to Lancaster, PA after he was killed on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

In which we discuss the very fascinating story of the H.L. Hunley!

In this episode we discuss the Bureau of Military Information aka the BMI, which is one of the changes that General Joe Hooker made to the Army of the Potomac after he takes over in late January 1863. We zero in specifically on the role the BMI plays in the Battle of the Gettysburg.

In this episode, we discuss Confederate General Hiram B. Granbury. 

We are joined by Dr. Elizabeth R. Varon to discuss her new book "James Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South"