25 Episodes

  1. Introducing James Early's New Podcast "Key Battles of American History"

    Published: 2/26/2021

  2. Episode 22: How the Civil War Lives on Today

    Published: 10/1/2020

  3. Episode 21: What Became of the Men Who Wore the Blue and the Grey

    Published: 2/27/2019

  4. Episode 20: The Naval War

    Published: 2/26/2019

  5. Episode 19: African Americans in Uniform

    Published: 2/25/2019

  6. Episode 18: The Overland Campaign

    Published: 2/24/2019

  7. Episode 17: Sherman's March to the Sea

    Published: 2/23/2019

  8. Episode 16: The Battle of Atlanta

    Published: 2/22/2019

  9. Episode 15: Chattanooga

    Published: 2/21/2019

  10. Episode 14: The Battle of Chickamauga

    Published: 2/20/2019

  11. Episode 13: The Battle of Gettysburg

    Published: 2/19/2019

  12. Episode 12: The Fall of Vicksburg

    Published: 2/18/2019

  13. Episode 11: The Western Campaign and the Siege of Vicksburg

    Published: 2/17/2019

  14. Episode 10: The Battle of Chancellorsville

    Published: 2/16/2019

  15. Episode 9: The Battle of Fredericksburg

    Published: 2/15/2019

  16. Episode 8: Sidetrack Episode on Emancipation

    Published: 2/14/2019

  17. Episode 7: The Battle of Antietam

    Published: 2/13/2019

  18. Episode 6: The Seven Days Battle

    Published: 2/12/2019

  19. Episode 5: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign

    Published: 2/11/2019

  20. Episode 4: The Battle of Shiloh

    Published: 2/10/2019

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The Civil War was the most important event in American history. That's because it decided what kind of nation America would be and whether or not the promise of universal liberty would be fulfilled. And what decided the outcome of the Civil War was its battles. Hosted by history professors James Early and Scott Rank, this podcast explores the ten most important battles in the Civil War. It features every major conflict, from the initial shots fired at the Battle of First Bull Run to the end of the war at Appomattox Court House. Key battles include Shiloh, the Seven Days Battle, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Chickamauga & Chattanooga, and the Overland Campaign. James and Scott explore additional topics such as emancipation, the naval wars of the Civil War, and weapons technology. Plus they get deep into the biographical backgrounds of the Union and Confederate generals (Grant, Sherman, McClellan, Thomas, Lee, Jackson, Beauregard, and Longstreet).