We are joined by Dr. Bennett Parton to discuss his new book "Somewhere Towards Freedom", which is about the former slaves who joined Sherman on his March to the Sea.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We go back to the early days of the Civil War to discuss The Trent Affair! It is a very important event often overlooked in the study of the Civil War and definitely deserves a closer look!By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by Dr. Robert K.D. Colby to discuss his book "An Holy Traffic". Huge thanks to him for joining us!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss the planning that goes into the March to the Sea as well as the situation in Georgia after Sherman took Atlanta (Hood was kind of a pain in his rear!).By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by Codie Eash from the Seminary Ridge Museum to discuss the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg during their 24 hours on the ridge event! Huge thank you to Codie and the awesome folks at the Seminary Ridge Museum for asking us to be part of this amazing event! Also thanks to those that were in the audience for the live recording (an…

It's our 5th annual Halloween Spooktacular and, as always for this episode, we are joined by the awesome Jen Price to talk to Civil War ghost stories and history!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss the Burning of the Shenandoah Valley which happened in late September - early October 1864.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Jonesboro - one of the final large battles before the fall of Atlanta to Union forces on September 2, 1864.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are back in the Eastern Theatre! In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Reams Station, fought on August 25, 1864.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we look at the first battle in which the Confederate Army of Tennessee fought under the command of General John Bell Hood.By civilwarbreakfastclub

For the first time ever, we are recording on location! We were able to record this episode from Grant Hall on Fort McNair which is the place where the Lincoln Conspiracy trial took place in 1865. We are joined by guests Adam Oler, Michael Kauffman (author of "American Brutus") and Kim Holien. Huge thanks to them for joining us to have this discussi…

In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Gaines' Mill, fought on June 27, 1862.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss a very much under-appreciated and underrated General - Lew Wallace!By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by Dave Taylor of the excellent Lincoln assassination related blog "Lincoln Conspirators" ( https://lincolnconspirators.com/ )to discuss the Apple TV series "Manhunt".By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are happy to be joined by Dr. Allen C. Guelzo to discuss his new book "Voices from Gettysburg", which will be released on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Huge thanks to Dr. Guelzo for joining us!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the Siege of Yorktown, part of the Peninsula CampaignBy civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss a battle not talked about but which has repercussions for things like the Vicksburg Campaign - the Battle of Island No. 10.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss the life of Confederate General Patrick R. Cleburne.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss the Union Irish Brigade.By civilwarbreakfastclub

Since it's Valentine's Day, we decided to tell the story of Union General John F. Reynolds and his secret fiancee Kate Hewitt. In this episode, we also discuss the journey that Reynolds body had to take in order to get back to Lancaster, PA after he was killed on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.…

In which we discuss the very fascinating story of the H.L. Hunley!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode we discuss the Bureau of Military Information aka the BMI, which is one of the changes that General Joe Hooker made to the Army of the Potomac after he takes over in late January 1863. We zero in specifically on the role the BMI plays in the Battle of the Gettysburg.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss Confederate General Hiram B. Granbury.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by Dr. Elizabeth R. Varon to discuss her new book "James Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South"By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are live from the Boo Barn for our 4th annual Halloween Spooktacular with our awesome friend Jen Price! Join us to hear some Civil War ghost stories and some history too. Happy Halloween!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the Battle of Bristoe Station, an often overlooked battle post-Gettysburg 1863 battle.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the battle that happens immediately after Antietam!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the actions of Colonel Robert H. Minty and Colonel John T. Wilder at Reed's Bridge & Alexander's Bridge on September 18, 1863, the first day of the Battle of Chickamauga.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the Battle of Cheat Mountain. An early battle of the Civil War, it features General Robert E. Lee and people might be surprised to learn about how the south felt about him before and after this battle.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we talk about the Battle of the Crater which happened July 30, 1864.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we talk about the New York City Draft Riots, which occurred from July 13 - 16, 1863.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we (finally) discuss Union General Oliver Otis Howard. Huge thanks to Lincoln Memorial University Archives, Bowdoin College & Howard University for resources we used in researching this episode! All 3 institutions have amazing archival collections about Howard.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are back in the eastern theatre to discuss the Battle of Cold Harbor.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We go back to the western theatre to discuss the second most deadliest battle in the Atlanta Campaign - Pickett's Mill.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We conclude our discussion on the Battle of Spotsylvania.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss Spotsylvania Part 1!By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by Dr. Peter Carmichael of Gettysburg College and Civil War Institute to discuss the letters of Confederate soldier John Futch.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We discuss the 1861 Baltimore Riots, also known as the Pratt Street Riots.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by our friend and living historian MJ Henion to talk about Civil War spy Pauline Cushman!By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by President and CEO of Gettysburg Foundation, Wayne Motts, to talk about all the awesome stuff the foundation does!By civilwarbreakfastclub

This week, we talk about Dahlgren's Raid and the Dahlgren Affair.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the amazing but not so well known story of Robert Smalls.By civilwarbreakfastclub

For our 100th episode, we are joined by author Alexander Rose to discuss Confederate naval espionage in England during the Civil War, which is the topic of his new book "The Lion and The Fox". Anyone familiar with the AMC series "Turn" will be familiar as he is the author of the book the TV series was based off of and he was also the producer and w…

In which we discuss General William S. Rosecrans.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss what some of the New Years Resolutions might have been for Civil War Generals.By civilwarbreakfastclub

In this episode, we discuss the life of Robert E. Lee after the Civil War, including his time as President of Washington College.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We discuss the final battle in the Battle for Chattanooga - Ringgold Gap. Cleburne has one of his best days in the Civil War and General Hooker has one of his worst.By civilwarbreakfastclub

We are joined by the awesome Jen Price to talk Civil War ghost stories (yes, history is included and they're not BS!).By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we talk John Mosby!By civilwarbreakfastclub

In which we discuss the famous Lost Order 191. Fun fact - it was not the first lost order.By civilwarbreakfastclub