Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War

18/09/2023

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22/07/2023

🔈The story of Fort Fisher Historic Site. 🔈

By late December of 1864, dark waters were closing over the Confederacy. Back in August, David Farragut's fleet successfully bottled up Mobile Bay. Two months later, up in the Shenandoah, federal victory at Cedar Creek opened the valley to fire and desolation.

In November, William Sherman marched his army across Georgia, and as he entered Savannah in December, he envisioned a similar path of destruction north through the Carolinas.

That same month, over in Tennessee, George Thomas won a decisive victory at Nashville, and in Virginia, U.S. Grant continued to pin down Lee's army at Petersburg.

Though the noose was being tightened around the neck of the Confederacy, there was still one major supply line and portal from which the shrinking Confederacy could count on supplies from the outside world. That railroad line was so vitally important Robert E. Lee tabbed it "the lifeline of the Confederacy." It ran from Petersburg south to Weldon, North Carolina and then down to the port city of Wilmington.

This is the story of the massive fort that protected that city; that lifeline. Fort Fisher: The Gibraltar Of The Confederacy.

By late December of 1864, dark waters were closing over the Confederacy. Back in August, David Farragut's fleet successfully bottled up Mobile Bay. Two month...

15/07/2023

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14/07/2023

This is the story of the Ram Of Roanoke - The CSS Albemarle, an ironclad constructed not in a shipyard, but incredibly, in a Halifax County, North Carolina corn field. It would completely reshape Federal strategic plans in North Carolina, Virginia, and the entire Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

North Carolina in the Civil War
North Carolina Civil War Relics

This is the story of the Ram Of Roanoke - The CSS Albemarle, an ironclad constructed not in a shipyard, but incredibly, in a Halifax County, North Carolina c...

13/07/2023

🔈NEW PODCAST🔈

This is the story of an ideology that simmers even to this day. This is the story of the creation and foundations of the Lost Cause.

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15/06/2023

“Stonewall” Jackson would’ve been the perfect protagonist for Greek or Shakespearean tragedy; a commanding officer struck down only hours after his greatest tactical success. An officer and man who saw life in the most simplistic terms, he was modest and impeccably honest. Interestingly, he was a study in contrasts: complex yet predictable, ambitious yet humble, wrathful then righteous.

Yet, for all his quirks and eccentric habits, he was, as Douglas MacArthur noted, “…one of the most remarkable soldiers we have ever known. His mastery of two of the greatest elements of victory in war, surprise and envelopment, never has been surpassed.” Yes, an avalanche from an unexpected quarter, a thunderbolt from a clear sky, this is Part 1 of the remarkable life and career of Thomas Jonathan Jackson. He needs no introduction other than simply, “Stonewall.”

American Civil War Museum
The Civil War Museum
The National Civil War Museum
American Civil War Museum

“Stonewall” Jackson would’ve been the perfect protagonist for Greek or Shakespearean tragedy; a commanding officer struck down only hours after his greatest ...

09/06/2023

This is the story of the Battle of Sharpsburg, of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the history of this nation. It was an engagement that moved popular historian Bruce Catton to write that September 17, 1862 was a day of sheer, unadulterated violence.

Battle of Antietam
Antietam National Battlefield

is the story of the Battle of Sharpsburg, of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the history of this nation. It wa...

02/06/2023

With the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg happening this summer, this is a great time to revisit this episode of the podcast where we share the story of President Lincoln's trip to Gettysburg and his Gettysburg Address.

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The Gettysburg Museum Of History
Battle Fields Of Gettysburg
Gettysburg National Military Park

This is the story of a man and his words. It begins in the aftermath of bloody consequences that emanated from the firs...

01/06/2023

It was May 1864 and Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign was underway.

After two days of violence in the Wilderness and a swing to the southeast, weary men from the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac found themselves eyeball to eyeball yet again. The fighting to come: savage, up close, personal, hand to hand. The consequences: bloody, even ghastly.

This is the story of the most vicious episode of sustained combat ever to occur on the North American continent. This is the story of Spotsylvania Court House.

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Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefield

19/05/2023

As we begin moving our show to YouTube, we hope you'll share these stories so that more people who are passionate about history can find our show.

But with that reflection, we now look back over time's shoulder. This is 'Flashpoint 1861 - The Battle of Fort Sumter.'

Fort Sumter National Monument
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Fort Sumter Tours

Today we take you back to South Carolina and the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861. For the United States and North Korea, with each verbal jab between respectiv...

19/05/2023

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History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of th...

15/05/2023

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