A Guilty Land podcast

In this episode we discuss the horrors of slavery. This is a disclaimer. We go into some graphic details about the violence and cruelty that defines Mississippi slavery. 

We set the stage for the Vicksburg campaign by talking about two smaller battles and a bunch of navel madness. This is honestly one of our worst episodes. 

In this episode we tackle the battle of Fredricksburg and the mud march 

McClellan gets fired and sent to New Jersey. Lincoln suspends the right to Habeas Corpus. Other strange events. 

We read and discuss the Emancipation Proclaimation. This is a strange episode. Its long. 

Today we talk about the bloodiest day in US military history. We will discuss breifly the lead up and the battle. Its a wild one and its a lot of info. I would personally break it up to lesson some of the impact. 

In this episode one of us is sick and we talk about bull run two.

The city of New Orleans is captured by the Union Navy

The Battle of Pittsburg Landing also called the Battle of Shiloh is Grants first great victory of the war. He defends and defeats a rebel army of similar size and forces thier army into a messy retreat. Glory to the Union. Huzzah! 

In this episode we discuss if the Army of Potomac is lead by a traitor. Maybe. Also listen to my dog make lots of noise. 

We discuss the battle of Fair Oaks and the union victory that ends in retreat. We discuss R. E. Lee. We talk about Star Wars. 

This is the first major campaign for the newly founded army of the Potomac. We will talk the politics of campaign. 

Honestly having listened to this again we did a pretty bad job. We didn't really touch on the wheeling convention and we did a terrrible job discussing rebellion in the south. Its constant and wide spread and lead by Black people. 

In this episode I accidently refer to Braxton Bragg as the man who invades Kentucky. He does... but not till 1862. In 1861 the Bishop Polk invades Kentucky. Whoops. I should make an amendment. Anywho. Its an episode about war! 

Today we ramble about the war outside of the USA. How the British viewed the war and how the war effected the globe. 

In this episode we discuss several acts of congress during the first year of the war. We discuss railroads, money and contrabands. Its a bit of a scattershot episode but I like it. 

In this episode we will fall into the quagmire that is Missouri. Nothing good happens in Missouri. This will trace the military actions that define the early war in the state and set the stage for the brutal gorilla war that follows. 

In this episode we will talk about the Battle of Bull Run. We will discuss the lead up to the battle and some of the mechanics of the battle itself. 

We are at war. Politics continue to ramp up and the fighting begins. Sorta. Today we introduce some personal heros and then quickly say goodbye to those heros. Ben Butler and Elmer Elmsworth. One will stay and one will go. Also during this episode I contract Covid.