The Civil War (1861-1865): A History Podcast

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A history podcast in which Rich & Tracy weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org

Richard Youngdahl


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 511 EPISODES

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    The Civil War (1861-1865): A History Podcast is an incredible and informative podcast that delves into the most important historical event in American history. Whether you're a history buff or just looking to learn more about the Civil War, this podcast is a must-listen. The hosts, Rich and Tracy, have thoroughly researched every episode and provide insightful analysis that keeps listeners engaged from start to finish.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its attention to detail and thorough research. Rich and Tracy leave no stone unturned as they recount the events leading up to the Civil War, the major battles, and the aftermath. They offer a nuanced perspective on key figures and events, allowing listeners to gain a deeper understanding of this pivotal time in American history.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its ability to captivate listeners and keep them coming back for more. The hosts have a knack for storytelling and bring historical figures to life with their engaging narratives. Whether it's discussing the strategies of military commanders or exploring personal stories of soldiers, they make history come alive in a way that is both entertaining and educational.

    However, one potential downside of this podcast is its occasional inclusion of personal statements on current events. While these episodes are clearly labeled as separate releases and start with a disclaimer, some listeners may prefer to solely focus on the historical content without any commentary on contemporary issues.

    In conclusion, The Civil War (1861-1865): A History Podcast is an outstanding resource for anyone interested in learning more about the American Civil War. With its well-researched episodes, engaging storytelling, and unbiased approach to history, it provides a comprehensive account of this significant period in our nation's past. Whether you're a casual listener or a dedicated history enthusiast, this podcast will undoubtedly enhance your understanding of the Civil War.



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    #493- "I FEEL THAT OUR SUCCESS OVER LEE'S ARMY IS ALREADY ASSURED"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 30:27


    In which the two armies leave the North Anna behind, and there is a clash at Haw's Shop on May 28, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #492- TO THE NORTH ANNA (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 27:11


    In which the two armies reach the North Anna and Robert E Lee presents Ulysses S Grant with a problem to solve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #491- TO THE NORTH ANNA (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 34:35


    In which both armies leave Spotsylvania behind, and head for the North Anna River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #490- THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT'S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the Third)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 40:39


    In which we finish up our look at the collapse of Grant's peripheral strategy in the spring of 1864 in Virginia, with a discussion of Butler's Bermuda Hundred Campaign, including the battle at Drewry's Bluff on May 16, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #489- BATTLE OF YELLOW TAVERN

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 31:40


    In which we discuss the Battle of Yellow Tavern- which took place in Virginia on May 11, 1864- and the mortal wounding of Jeb Stuart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #488- THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT'S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 34:11


    In which we discuss the Battle of New Market (May 15, 1864), as we continue our look at the collapse of Ulysses S Grant's peripheral strategy in Virginia in the spring of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #487- THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT'S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 28:54


    In which we look at the collapse of Grant's peripheral strategy in Virginia. We talk about the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain on May 9, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #486- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Third)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 43:16


    In which we look at the fierce fighting at the Mule Shoe on May 12, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    UPDATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 2:15


    A quick update on where we've been... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #485- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 40:22


    In which the two armies clash near Spotsylvania on May 10, 1864, and Grant vows "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #484- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 34:36


    In which the two armies break off the fight in the Wilderness and set off for Spotsylvania Court House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #483- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fifth)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 29:21


    In which the fierce fighting in the Wilderness comes to end on May 6, with the two armies locked in something of a stalemate- but, as it turns out, Grant is not ready to quit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #482- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fourth)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 33:42


    In which the fighting heats up on May 6 in the Brock Road/Orange Plank Road sector of the battlefield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #481- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Third)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 34:26


    In which there is fighting on May 5 at Saunders' Field on the Orange Turnpike and at the Brock Road intersection on the Orange Plank Road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #480- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 34:27


    In which the Army of the Potomac advances across the Rapidan, into the Wilderness, and Robert E Lee responds by setting the Army of Northern Virginia into motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #479- THE WILDERNESS (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 39:11


    In which we set the stage for the start of the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia in the spring of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #478- ALL-OUT WAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 22:25


    In which we look at Ulysses S Grant's plans for the Federals' Spring 1864 offensives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #477- GRANT CONQUERS WASHINGTON

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 30:39


    In which we discuss Ulysses S Grant's arrival in Washington DC in March 1864, his promotion to lieutenant general, and his elevation to the post of general-in-chief of the armies of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #476- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Tenth)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 26:29


    In which we wrap up our look at the Red River Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #475- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Ninth)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 35:02


    In which we turn our attention back to the Louisiana portion of the campaign, and see if the Federal army & navy can make it safely back to Alexandria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #474- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Eighth)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 25:21


    In which we look at the fate of Steele's column in Arkansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #473- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Seventh)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 28:58


    In which we look at was happening with Frederick Steele's column up in Arkansas, the second Federal 'pincer' that was supposed to converge on Shreveport, Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #472- BATTLE OF PLEASANT HILL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 31:23


    (Red River Campaign, Part the Sixth) In which we look at what happened at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, in Louisiana, on April 9, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #471- BATTLE OF MANSFIELD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 32:11


    (Red River Campaign, Part the Fifth) In which we cover the action at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #470- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Fourth)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 31:31


    In which we continue with the story of the 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #469- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Third)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 35:49


    In which we continue with the story of the 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #468- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 24:32


    In which we get the Federals started off on their Red River Campaign in March 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #467- RED RIVER CAMPAIGN (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 27:42


    In which we give some background to the 1864 Red River Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    UPDATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 13:27


    In which there's an update about some of the major story arcs coming up on the podcast as we continue to work our way through 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #466- THE KILPATRICK-DAHLGREN RAID (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 31:18


    In which we look at the enduring controversy that erupted in the aftermath of the raid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #465- THE KILPATRICK-DAHLGREN RAID (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 31:39


    In which we give the background to the failed Federal cavalry raid on Richmond in February/March 1864 that set off one of the most enduring controversies of the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #464- THE BATTLE OF OLUSTEE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 36:47


    In which we look at the action at the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northern Florida on February 20, 1864. *This episode contains explicit language.* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Listen Now: Black History, For Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 5:43


    Samuel L. Jackson's got big plans when he arrives at Morehouse College in the late 1960s. He loves movies, and he's dreaming of a bright future as a marine biologist, but the world's dreaming of other things. Tensions around the Civil Rights Movement are only increasing and protests against the Vietnam War are erupting on campuses around the nation. When these forces come to a head on campus, Samuel L. Jackson's leading the charge, and his shocking actions change the history and future of Morehouse College. Listen to Black History, For Real wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+: https://wondery.com/shows/black-history-for-real/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #463- WELCOME TO FLORIDA (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 20:44


    In which we continue setting the stage for the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northeast Florida in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #462- WELCOME TO FLORIDA: THE SUNSHINE STATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 18:49


    In which we set the stage for the Battle of Olustee, which took place in northeast Florida on February 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #461- O CANADA: Confederate Espionage & Sabotage Operations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 27:13


    In which we look at the Confederate Secret Service's Canadian-based activities to undermine the Union war effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #460- A CIVIL WAR MYSTERY: THE HL HUNLEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 28:20


    In which we look at the story of the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship- the Confederate sub HL Hunley, which sank USS Housatonic on the night of February 17, 1864, and then vanished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #459- THAT DEVIL FORREST AND THE BATTLE OF OKOLONA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 32:56


    In which we look at what happened to those 7000 Federal horsemen who were supposed to meet Sherman at Meridian, Mississippi, in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #458- MAKING MISSISSIPPI HOWL: Sherman's Meridian Raid (Part the Third)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 26:24


    In which Sherman marches right across Mississippi and destroys Meridian in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #457- MAKING MISSISSIPPI HOWL: Sherman's Meridian Raid (Part the Second)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 31:49


    In which we discuss the evolution of William Tecumseh Sherman's thinking regarding the prosecution of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #456- MAKING MISSISSIPPI HOWL: Sherman's Meridian Raid (Part the First)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 20:20


    In which we look at Sherman's raid on Meridian, Mississippi, in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #455- THE GREAT ESCAPE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 32:07


    In which we look at the mass escape from Libby Prison in Richmond in February 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #454- PRISONERS OF WAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 41:13


    In which we look at the experience of POWs during the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #453- "EVERY MAN STOOD AT HIS POST AND DID HIS DUTY": The Destruction of USS Underwriter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 28:12


    In which we look at the Confederate attack on USS Underwriter at New Bern, North Carolina, on February 2, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #452- ANNA E DICKINSON AND "THE PERILS OF THE HOUR"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 23:59


    In which we look at the life of Anna E Dickinson and her address on Capitol Hill in January 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #451- TEN DOLLARS A MONTH

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 27:40


    In which we look at the pay inequality between black and white soldiers in the Federal armies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #450- CLEBURNE'S PROPOSAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 32:50


    In which we look at Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne's controversial proposal, presented in January 1864, to arm and free the Confederacy's slaves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #449- 1864: A YEAR OF CRISIS AND DECISION

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 30:54


    In which we look at how 1864 will be a pivotal year in the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #448- THE HARPER'S FERRY SKEDADDLERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 29:51


    In which we look at the story of the 1500 Union cavalrymen who escaped from Harper's Ferry when Stonewall Jackson captured that place during the Antietam Campaign in September 1862. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #447- LEE IN THE LOW COUNTRY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 31:39


    In which we look at the time Robert E Lee spent in 1861 as commander of the Confederates' Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #446- PADDY GRAYDON

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 21:25


    In which we look at the life of James "Paddy" Graydon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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