The Civil War & Reconstruction

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

Episodes

#497- THE PRESIDENT THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF WHAT GRANT HAS DONE

July 13, 2025 • 31 mins

In which we look at what was being purchased by all the death & suffering during the Overland Campaign in Virginia in the spring of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#496- STEPPING INTO HELL: The Soldier's Ordeal During the Overland Campaign

July 6, 2025 • 31 mins

In which we look at the physical misery & psychological strain endured by the soldiers during the Overland Campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#495- THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN'S WOUNDED, PRISONERS, & DEAD

June 22, 2025 • 42 mins

In which we look at the care of the large numbers of wounded during the Overland Campaign, how both sides dealt with the many enemy soldiers taken captive, and what happened with the dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#494- TOTOPOTOMOY CREEK

June 9, 2025 • 36 mins

In which Lee sees an opportunity to strike Warren's Fifth Corps, and Grant tries to (once again) maneuver around Lee's right and draw him into battle in the open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

June 2, 2025 • 30 mins

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

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

May 12, 2025 • 27 mins

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

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

May 5, 2025 • 34 mins

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

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

April 28, 2025 • 40 mins

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

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#489- BATTLE OF YELLOW TAVERN

April 14, 2025 • 31 mins

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

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

March 31, 2025 • 34 mins

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

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

March 24, 2025 • 28 mins

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

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#486- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Third)

March 17, 2025 • 43 mins

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

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UPDATE

March 8, 2025 • 2 mins

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

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#485- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Second)

February 17, 2025 • 40 mins

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

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#484- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the First)

February 10, 2025 • 34 mins

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

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#483- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fifth)

February 3, 2025 • 29 mins

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

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#482- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fourth)

January 26, 2025 • 33 mins

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

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#481- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Third)

January 20, 2025 • 34 mins

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

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#480- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Second)

January 13, 2025 • 34 mins

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

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#479- THE WILDERNESS (Part the First)

January 6, 2025 • 39 mins

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

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The Civil War & Reconstruction

Episodes

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#495- THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN'S WOUNDED, PRISONERS, & DEAD

#494- TOTOPOTOMOY CREEK

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

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

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

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

#489- BATTLE OF YELLOW TAVERN

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

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

#486- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Third)

UPDATE

#485- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Second)

#484- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the First)

#483- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fifth)

#482- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fourth)

#481- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Third)

#480- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Second)

#479- THE WILDERNESS (Part the First)

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#497- THE PRESIDENT THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF WHAT GRANT HAS DONE

#496- STEPPING INTO HELL: The Soldier's Ordeal During the Overland Campaign