5 Oct 2026 · 30 min
In which we finish setting the stage for the Battle of Atlanta, which took place on July 22, 1864, just southeast of the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Sep 2026 · 23 min
In which we set the stage for the Battle of Atlanta, which took place on July 22, 1864, just to the southeast of the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Sep 2026 · 29 min
In which we look at what was happening with James McPherson & the Army of the Tennessee, east of Atlanta, while George Thomas was fighting off the Confederates at Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 35 min
In which we take a look at the music of the Civil War (again). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Aug 2026 · 29 min
In which we wrap-up our look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Aug 2026 · 26 min
In which we look at the action at the start of the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Aug 2026 · 25 min
in which we start to look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Jul 2026 · 24 min
In which Sherman comes up with a plan for "a general right wheel" now that the Federal armies are across the Chattahoochee, and there's a shake-up in the Confederate Army of Tennessee's high command. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Jul 2026 · 21 min
In which we look at the daunting task facing John B Hood when he assumed command of the Army of Tennessee, and we set the stage for the Battle of Peachtree Creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Jul 2026 · 25 min
In which we look at the change in command at the top of the Army of Tennessee between Joseph E Johnston and John B Hood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Jul 2026 · 30 min
In which we set the Atlanta Campaign within the larger context of what was happening in the war during the summer of 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Jun 2026 · 25 min
In which the Federals get across the Chattahoochee, and Joe Johnston abandons the Shoup Line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Jun 2026 · 19 min
The Federals reach the Chattahoochee River, the last natural obstacle between them and Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Jun 2026 · 26 min
In which we perform a postmortem on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain to analyze Sherman's decision to order an attack on the Confederates' works on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 May 2026 · 35 min
In which we look at the life of Joseph Wheeler, who was a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and a US Army general during the Spanish-American War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 May 2026 · 27 min
In which the two-week long standoff at Kennesaw Mountain comes to an end as Sherman moves to flank the Confederates and, in response, Joe Johnston pulls the Army of Tennessee out of its lines and withdraws to a new position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Apr 2026 · 21 min
In which it's a race to see if we can finish recording the episode before Tracy's voice gives out (she's been sick). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Apr 2026 · 22 min
In which Sherman takes stock of the lessons learned from the failed Federal frontal attacks on the Confederate lines at Kennesaw Mountain and decides to switch strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Apr 2026 · 32 min
In which we wrap-up our look at the Federal assault on the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Mar 2026 · 33 min
In which we start to look at the fierce fighting for the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Mar 2026 · 25 min
In which we continue our discussion of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 27, 1864, by setting the stage for the fierce fighting at the Dead Angle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Feb 2026 · 28 min
In which we continue covering the action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Feb 2026 · 20 min
In which we look at more of the action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Feb 2026 · 31 min
In which the action starts at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Jan 2026 · 7 min
In which we talk about the role each of us can play in ensuring that the American experiment in democracy survives through these perilous times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Jan 2026 · 28 min
In which Sherman decides to launch an attack on the Confederate lines at Kennesaw Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Jan 2026 · 26 min
In which we discuss the fight at Kolb's Farm on June 22, 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Jan 2026 · 35 min
In which the armies take up their positions along the Kennesaw line, near Marietta, Georgia, in June 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Jan 2026 · 25 min
In which Kennesaw Mountain enters the discussion, Polk is killed, and there's a fight at Kolb's Farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Dec 2025 · 34 min
In which we discuss three changes that took place in the campaign over late May/early June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A history podcast in which Rich & Tracy weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org
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