Historical Hugh

A Confederate invasion of New Mexico managed to reach Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Union General John Pope laid siege to Island Number 10 in attempt to capture the first Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

The first half of this episode narrates the second stage of the Battle of Pea Ridge, in which General Earl Van Dorn's Confederates attacked General Samuel Curtis' Union troops. The second half of the episode treats the listener to a description of the Battle of Hampton Roads between the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor, the first clash of Ironclad warships. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

The Union Army of the Southwest under General Samuel Curtis launched a campaign to eliminate the threat to Missouri of Confederate General Sterling Price. As the Union forces pursued Price across the southern border into Arkansas, Price linked up with Ben McCulloch's Army and their joined forces met Curtis' Army near Leetown, Arkansas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

The Battles of Mill Springs, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson opened the door to Nashville's fall early in February 1862. Ulysses S. Grant began to gain prominence for the first time as the Confederate Army of Central Kentucky fled south into Mississippi. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This episodes traces the Union Navy's efforts to secure the blockade around the Confederate States, conquering Confederate outposts and setting up fueling and refitting stations to sustain the ships that would patrol the waters outside the 10 major port cities of the Confederacy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

The later summer and fall of 1861 after the Battles of First Manassas and Wilson's Creek were not particularly active, but both armies probed one another and some very important generals made their debuts in the field. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

Union forces under General Nathaniel Lyon and General Franz Sigel attacked Confederate forces under General Sterling Price and General Ben McCulloch along Wilson's Creek in Missouri. The Confederates won a tactical victory, but most of them returned south into Arkansas, leaving Price to hold the state of Missouri. Union General John C. Fremont issued a proclamation confiscating the property of all Missourians who fought for the Confederacy, including freeing their slaves. President Lincoln rescinded his order. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This episode describes the aftermath of the First Battle of Manassas, including some stories of heroism, excerpts from letters, and sketches of major participants. President Lincoln made plans for his future war strategy and summoned General McClellan to take over the new Army of the Potomac. Meanwhile, the first clashes in Missouri ended in more farce than victory for either side. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

General Johnston moved from the Shenandoah Valley and reinforced General Beauregard in time to face the advance of General Irvin McDowell's Union army. They clashed near Manassas Junction in the first major land battle of the war. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This episode bridges the gap from the phony war to the first major battle, First Manassas, which we will discuss next time. Several small engagements occupied the time from April-June 1861 and Congress adopted resolutions in early July. The small Battle of Big Bethel on the Virginia Peninsula went in favor of the Confederates, but General McClellan won three small engagements to consolidate Union control of Western Virginia. General Winfield Scott prepared to send his largest army into battle in Northeastern Virginia in July 1861 under Irvin McDowell. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This is a bonus episode with a movie review of "The Hurt Locker" and "American Sniper," two movies that are important to me because they attempt to depict the war in which I participated from May 2005 to May 2006. If you want to request a review of a book or movie, go to my website at https://anchor.fm/hugh-henry and leave me a message. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

I discuss both sides writing songs to celebrate their causes in the war and describe the first bloodshed in Missouri. An examination of images that the two sides created accompanies a lengthy description of the events in the blockbuster hit novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. I seek to answer the question, "What did Billy Yank and Johnny Reb think they were marching off to fight?" In time, as all long wars do, the war would become its own justification. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This episode contains biographies of Presidents Lincoln and Davis and a description of the Battle of Fort Sumter and its immediate aftermath. The second-wave secession resolutions of Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee followed those of their seven predecessors. The stakes were set: 11 Confederate States, four border states, and 19 United States after the recent addition of Kansas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This episode tells about the events leading up to the election of 1860, the first wave of secession conventions from the Union, and sets the scene for President Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support

This gives a short bio and introduction to the podcast I plan to publish. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hugh-henry/support