Battles Of The American Civil War
The bloodiest war on American soil. States vs. States. Brothers vs. Brothers. There were over 380 official battles in the Civil War and we are here to re-live every single one of them. We mix our blend of non PC, humor and fun banter to give you a Civil War podcast like you have never heard before! Welcome to Battles Of The American Civil War!
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May 9, 2025 • 32 mins
We take a look at Ambrose Burnside, who became Commander of the Army Of The Potomac after the dismissal of McClellan. Although well liked by his men, he is generally thought of as an incompetent leader who was promoted above his abilities, which even he admits. After the disasters of Fredericksburg and The Crater he was let go of command of the Potomac and never did anything of note for the rest of the war.
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May 2, 2025 • 51 mins
This week we take a look at the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, which in March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled that African Americans are not Citizens of the United States. The case stems from a slave named Dred Scott who sued his owner claiming that the owner took him out of state and brought him to a free state where he argued he should be free.
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April 25, 2025 • 106 mins
Up next we have Robert E. Lee's "Old War Horse" James Longstreet! Known as one of the best Generals on either side of the war, Longstreet played important roles in some of the most important battles. He is also one of the few that did quite well after the war, as well as one of the few Generals to live into the 1900s.
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April 18, 2025 • 48 mins
This week on Behind The Battles, we cover the most successful General of the Army Of The Potomac, George Meade. Perhaps best known as commanding the army during the victory at Gettysburg, he did not have a good reputation with his higher ups and Grant stationed himself with Meade for the remainder of the war to keep an eye on him. We will cover his pre war life, his war time contributions and of course his later life and death.
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April 11, 2025 • 71 mins
After covering the CSS Virginia last week, we take a look at it's enemy this week. The USS Monitor was the Union's first ironclad warship. While it was famous for battling the Virginia at Hampton Roads, unlike the Virginia, the Monitor went on to fight a couple more battles. We will get into the planning and creation of the ship as well as the battles and her demise at sea.
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April 4, 2025 • 22 mins
On this episode, we profile America's first ever ironclad warship, the CSS Virginia. After the Union army had to burn the USS Merrimack when the Confederates took over the shipyard she was at, the Confederates raised what was left of it and used it to build the Virginia. It became most famous for the first ever battle of two ironclads in the world against the USS Monitor at the battle of Hampton Roads.
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March 28, 2025 • 76 mins
This week, we profile one of the greatest Generals on either side during the war, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Known as one the best tactical generals of the war, he played important roles in both battles of Bull Run and Robert E. Lee considered him his "right arm." As usual we will take a look at his early life and military career, his death at Chancellorsville, and his legacy.
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March 21, 2025 • 81 mins
On this week's Behind The Battles we cover one of the most Union Generals, George B. McClellan! Commander of the Army Of The Potomac and, for a time, the Union Army altogether, he was heavily criticized for his failure to pursue the enemy and take out the Confederates. We will take a look at his early life and military years, his Civil War years, and of course his life after the war up to his death.
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March 14, 2025 • 23 mins
On this episode, we cover what is perhaps the deadliest place you could be during the Civil War, Andersonville Prison near Andersonville, Georgia. It opened in February 1864 and housed Union prisoners of war. Around 28% of the prisoners held at the camp died, mostly to scurvy, diarrhea, and dysentery. It was one truly awful place.
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March 7, 2025 • 95 mins
Behind The Battles roars on with the Confederate's greatest General, Robert E. Lee. We will cover his early life and military career on to his painful decision to choose the CSA over the USA, and his later life and legacy after the war. There are some things you may not have heard before, especially his views on slavery. You don't want to miss this one!
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February 28, 2025 • 131 mins
This week we continue our profile of Ulysses S. Grant and we dive into his presidency including all the good and bad. Spoiler alert: there was a lot of bad. We then take a look at his life after his presidency, his memoirs, and finally his death and legacy.
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February 21, 2025 • 78 mins
We continue with more Behind The Battles and take a look at the most popular General of the Civil War Ulysses S. Grant! In this first part, we will learn about his early life and him first joining the military, allegations of being a drunkard and then emerging as a Civil War hero. Then we see his time after the war and the run up to the 1868 election!
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February 14, 2025 • 102 mins
For this week's Behind The Battles we take a look at the Trent Affair that saw the United States almost get into another war with Britain while engaged in the civil war with the south. After the U.S. Navy seized two Confederate envoys from a British ship, a major crisis broke out that saw Britain preparing for war, while the United States looks for a way to prevent it.
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February 7, 2025 • 26 mins
On April 27th, 1865, the steamboat Sultana which was carrying over 2,000 passengers--many who were Union POWs--exploded near Memphis,TN on the Mississippi River. One of it's boilers overheated and exploded which resulted in the death of at least 1,164 people which remains the worst maritime disaster in American history.
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January 31, 2025 • 70 mins
We move on with more Behind The Battles and this week we take a look at the other president---Jefferson Davis. Serving several high ranking positions in the United States government, when it came time for him to choose a side after his state of Mississippi's secession, he chose to side with the secessionists. We will cover his early life and his foray into politics, becoming president of the Confederacy, his capture and his later l...
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January 24, 2025 • 52 mins
We have come to end of Abraham Lincoln's story and unfortunately his life. We cover the assassination with the events leading up to it, the search for Booth and the other conspirators and wrap it up by taking a look at Lincoln's legacy as president.
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January 17, 2025 • 96 mins
On part three of Abraham Lincoln's story, we take a look at his presidency. With the nation in war we see how he navigated that as well as some of his policies, appointments, and everything in between leading up to that fateful day at Ford's Theater.
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January 10, 2025 • 56 mins
In part two of the Abraham Lincoln series, we take a look at the lead up to the 1860 election in which Abe is thrust back into the political game. We will also breakdown the election and the prelude to the states seceding.
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January 3, 2025 • 85 mins
We start off the debut episode of Behind The Battles the only way it should be started. We go through the life of Abraham Lincoln in an epic 4 part series! First up in part one, we will cover his early life, his beginnings as a lawyer and his early career in politics. 2025 is going to be HUGE!
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December 20, 2024 • 34 mins
THE WAR IS OVER! That's right, we have reached the end of the bloodiest war on American soil. We start off the episode with the battle of Columbus, GA on April 16th, 1865, where Wilson's Raid comes to an end. Some historians have argued that this battle was the actual last battle of the war instead of the widely accepted battle of Palmito Ranch.
Next up is the small battle of Anderson, SC on May 1st. The Union troops arrived in An...
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