Civil War Regiments

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Brian DesRochers of Fort Blakeley State Park. We discuss the many preservation projects and living history events taking place at Fort Blakeley, as well as a conversation on the actual battle, the soldiers involved and keeping its memory alive. Show Notes: Fort Blakeley State Park https://www.blakeleypark.com/ Living History Day, April 6, 2024 https://www.blakeleypark.com/Things-to-Do/Events/AgentType/View/PropertyID/193 160th Anniversary Battle Reenactment, April 4-6, 2025 (Reenactor Registration opens April 9, 2024, more details for reenactors and the public to come soon). Fort Blakeley Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/BlakeleyStatePark/ Friends of Fort Blakeley https://www.blakeleypark.com/Portals/blakeley/fobapplication.pdf Regiments Mentioned: 73rd USCT https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UUS0073RI00C 86th USCT https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UUS0086RI00C 1st Alabama Reserves https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0001RIR 2nd Alabama Reserves https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0002RIR First Missouri Brigade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Missouri_Brigade 76th Illinois Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIL0076RI 44th Alabama Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0044RI 9th Alabama Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0009RI 16th Alabama Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0016RI Books: "The Assault on Fort Blakeley," by Mike Bunn https://www.amazon.com/Assault-Fort-Blakeley-Thunder-Lightning/dp/1467148636 "History of the Campaign of Mobile," by C.C. Andrews https://www.amazon.com/History-Campaign-Mobile-Scholars-Choice/dp/1296344193 "In Deadly Earnest: The History of the First Missouri Brigade," by Phil Gottschalk https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Earnest-History-Missouri-Brigade/dp/0963113615 "Forgotten Valor: The First Missouri Cavalry," by James Farley https://www.amazon.com/-/he/James-W-Farley/dp/B002DHNIYI Other information: Franklin Battlefield https://boft.org/ Antietam Battlefield https://nps.gov/anti/index.htm Dr. Luney Ragsdale memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55924848/luney-p-ragsdale Missouri Monument Fort Blakeley https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=87292 Alabama Monument Fort Blakeley https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=87295 Liberty Rifles 1st Minnesota event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_-308Lz25E&t=1s Liberty Rifles 15th Alabama event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bAh2KKZ3P8

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Jared Frederick, of Reel History, for a conversation on how the historical movie reviews started as well as Jared's personal interests in Civil War History, from his favorite regiments to experiences as a Park Ranger at Gettysburg. Show Notes: Reel History https://www.youtube.com/c/ReelHistory Jared's website https://historymatters.biz/index.html "Into the Cold Blue: My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force," by John Homan and Jared Frederick https://www.amazon.com/Into-Cold-Blue-Journeys-Mighty/dp/1684515157 Scholastic Pictorial Biographies Martin Luther King Jr. https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/scholastic-first-biographies-lets-read-about-martin-luther-king-jr-9780439221122.html George Washington https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/scholastic-first-biographies-lets-read-about-george-washington-9780439281355.html "Absalom! Absalom!" by William Faulkner https://www.amazon.com/Absalom-Modern-Library-College-Editions/dp/0075536579 Jared's introduction of the movie Gettysburg on TCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmoBaeBq5Ic Reel History Episode on "The Red Badge of Courage" (Audie Murphy, 1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyiqqnc4QLY "Fife And Gun" from the Gettysburg Movie Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NonQZWWe1y8 Medal of Honor winner, James Levi Roush https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-l-roush 125th Pennsylvania Infantry https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/pennsylvania/125th-pennsylvania-infantry/ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UPA0125RI https://antietam.stonesentinels.com/monuments/pennsylvania/125th-pennsylvania/ 11th Mississippi Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CMS0011RI https://civilwarintheeast.com/confederate-regiments/mississippi/11th-mississippi-infantry-regiment/ https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/confederate-monuments/confederate-unit-monuments/11th-mississippi/

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Eric Mohney for a chat talking anything and everything about Pennsylvania regiments. Eric is an expert on the Pennsylvania Reserves and we deep dive in their 1862 campaigns, as well as their involvement at Gettysburg, among many other topics. I hope you enjoy this episode and become inspired to learn more about these fascinating Pennsylvania units!

Show Notes:

Regiments mentioned:

1st Pennsylvania Reserves, Company K

149th Pennsylvania Infantry

139th Pennsylvania Infantry

93rd Pennsylvania Infantry

118th Pennsylvania Infantry

111th Pennsylvania Infantry

147th Pennsylvania Infantry

3rd Wisconsin Infantry

Bucktail Brigade

Pennsylvania Reserves

Battles/Battlefields Mentioned

Gettysburg https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

Battle of Dranesville https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/dranesville

Seven Days https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/seven-days-battles

2nd Manassas https://www.nps.gov/mana/learn/historyculture/second-manassas.htm

South Mountain https://www.battlefields.org/visit/battlefields/south-mountain-battlefield

Antietam https://nps.gov/anti/index.htm

Fredericksburg https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm

https://www.nps.gov/places/prospect-hill.htm

Von Dettum & Co (Eric's leather goods shop) https://www.facebook.com/p/Von-Dettum-and-Co-100078917804929/

Joshua Chamberlain's July 6, 1863, original OR for the Battle of Gettysburg https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/4/

"Fighting Them Over: How the Veterans Remembered Gettysburg in the Pages of the National Tribune," edited by Richard Sauers https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-them-over-remembered-Gettysburg/dp/093552360X

"Pennsylvania At Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments" book series

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Tom Travis and Aric Bruggeworth to discuss Genealogy and Ancestry. Tom and Aric share many stories of their ancestors in the war, the regiments they served in, as well as full circle moments doing living history events on the same ground they fought. We also discuss many tips, do's and don'ts on genealogy research. I hope this episode may help or be of inspiration in your own family history journey! Show Notes: Research sites: Connected Generations Genealogy https://www.cggenealogy.com/ Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ South Carolina Digital Library https://scmemory.org/ Fold3 https://www.fold3.com/ Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/ Library of Congress, Chronicling America https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/ Books: "Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers," by Dillon Carroll https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Wounds-Soldiers-Conflicting-Dimensions/dp/0807169668 "Blood On The Ohio: Frontier Tales of Terror," by Fritz Zimmerman "The Red Badge of Courage", by Stephen Crane "The Red Badge of Courage" 1951 film with Audie Murphy "The Red Badge of Courage" Wishbone episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPxHcgPK-Zg Battlefields: Fort Blakeley State Park https://www.blakeleypark.com/ Kings Mountain Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm Guilford Courthouse Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/guco/index.htm Resaca Battlefield http://www.resacabattlefield.org/FoRstart.html Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, AL http://www.magnoliacemetery.com/default.htm Wilson's Creek Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm Vicksburg Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm Appomattox Courthouse https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm Regiments: 24th Alabama Infantry https://legacy.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html Hardaway's-Hurt's Alabama Battery https://civilwarintheeast.com/confederate-regiments/alabama/hardaways-hurts-alabama-artillery/ 76th Illinois Infantry https://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/reg_html/076_reg.html 26th Illinois Infantry https://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/reg_html/026_reg.html Eufaula Light Artillery https://legacy.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html Kolb's Battery https://legacy.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html 201st Pennsylvania Infantry https://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/201st/201thorg.html

A new season of The Civil War Regiments Podcast begins in this interview with Peter Vermilyea about Litchfield County (Connecticut) in the Civil War. Peter teaches history at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, he is a graduate of Gettysburg College and is the director of the student scholarship program at the Civil War Institute. He is also the author of many articles and books on Litchfield County, including his latest book "Litchfield County and the Civil War." In his book and through this interview, Peter describes the makings and organization of a regiment (19th Connecticut/2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery) and it's impact on a community during the war. We focus on the battlefield and the homefront, as well as a deep dive in the horrendous slaughter of the regiment at Cold Harbor in 1864. The Heavy Artillery regiments in the war is a personal passion of mine to study and so I thoroughly enjoyed this interview and a great way to kick off a new season! Show Notes: Books: "Litchfield County and the Civil War," by Peter Vermilyea https://www.amazon.com/Litchfield-County-Civil-War/dp/1467156213 "Hidden History of Litchfield County," by Peter Vermilyea https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-History-Litchfield-County-Vermilyea/dp/1626195773 "Wicked Litchfield County," by Peter Vermilyea https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Litchfield-County-Peter-Vermilyea/dp/1467119695 "Outside Lies Magic" by John Stilgoe https://www.amazon.com/Outside-Lies-Magic-Regaining-Awareness/dp/0802713408 "Lincoln's Mercenaries" by William Marvel https://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Mercenaries-Motivation-Conflicting-Dimensions/dp/0807169528 "Connecticut for the Union," by John Niven https://www.amazon.com/Connecticut-Union-Role-State-Civil/dp/0300007957 "The Old Nineteenth," by Richard Smith "Connecticut in the America Civil War," by Matthew Warshauer https://www.amazon.com/Connecticut-American-Civil-War-Sacrifice/dp/0819573647 "History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery," by Theodore Vaill https://www.amazon.com/History-Second-Connecticut-Volunteer-Artillery/dp/0656089121 Resources: Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/ Chronicling America-LOC Newspapers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Historic Sites and Battlefields: 2nd Connecticut Monument at Cold Harbor https://stonesentinels.com/cold-harbor/markers-monuments/2nd-connecticut-heavy-artillery/ Wadham Brothers Memorial https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=31161 John Sedgwick Gravesite https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6475/john-sedgwick Mustered Out Monument https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=31160 Site of Recruiting Camp https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=229361 Camp Dutton Monument https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camp_Dutton,_Litchfield_CT.jpg Cold Harbor Battlefield https://www.battlefields.org/visit/battlefields/cold-harbor-battlefield Cold Harbor National Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/virginia/cold_harbor_national_cemetery.html Fisher's Hill Battlefield https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/fishers-hill-battlefield New England Civil War Museum https://www.newenglandcivilwarmuseum.com/ Litchfield Historical Society https://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/

On this episode I'm joined in studio with fellow living historians Patrick Landrum, Mike Hoover, Whit Barr, and Chad Phillips. We discuss a variety of topics and shared experiences within our hobby of living history, from documentary projects, favorite living history events, battlefields and more.

Show Notes:

Time Magazine Article https://time.com/3776238/why-they-fight-civil-war-re-enactors-and-the-battle-over-historic-sites/

Battlefields Recommended: Chattanooga, Columbia, Tenn., Nashville, Tenn., Franklin, Tenn., Little Round Top Gettysburg, Pickett's Mill, GA.

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by fellow living historians, Mike Hoover and Whit Barr, to discuss the soldiers, battles and battlefields of Tennessee during the Civil War. We also spend time on the story and controversial legacy of Sam Watkins and his famous memoir. Show Notes: Battlefields and Historic Sites mentioned: Stones River National Battlefield, The Battle of Franklin Trust, Carter House, Fort Negley, Spring Hill, St. John's Cemetery, Old City Cemetery-Nashville, Shy's Hill, Absalom Thompson House, Rippavilla Plantation, Lotz House, Carnton Plantation, McGavock Cemetery, Rest Haven Cemetery-Franklin, Winstead Hill

Books mentioned: History of the Twentieth Tennessee, by William McMurray Civil War Regiments, by Stephen Lunsford Company Aytch, by Sam Watkins, edited by Ruth McAllister Confederate Veteran Magazine Southern Historical Society Papers For Cause and For Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill & the Battle of Franklin, by Eric Jacobson Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, by Lee White Twenty-five Hours to Tragedy: The Battle of Spring Hill, by Jamie Gillum

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I interview Patrick Landrum, of the Independent Rifles, a living history organization in Tennessee/Mississippi. We discuss the origins of the Independent Rifles, the work behind putting on events, cooking and commissary, as well as Western battlefields, favorite regiments, book recommendations and more!

Show Notes:

Battle of Franklin Trust https://boft.org/

McGavock Cemetery https://mcgavockcemetery.org/

Lotz House https://www.lotzhouse.com/

Confederate Memorial Park https://ahc.alabama.gov/properties/confederate/confederate.aspx

Fort Blakeley https://www.blakeleypark.com/

Liberty Rifles article about Mess Equipment https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/confederate-mess-equipment

"To Live and Die in Dixie: A History of the Third Mississippi" by H. Grady Howell, Jr.

"Tuf as a Boiled Owl: The Civil War Letters of Proctor Swallow 7th Vermont Volunteer Regiment" by Kenena Spalding

On this special edition of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by my brother, Joey, to discuss our favorite facts, stories and aspects of the Battle and Battlefield of Chickamauga, in honor of the 160th Anniversary. Show Notes: American Battlefield Trust Animated Map https://www.battlefields.org/learn/maps/chickamauga-animated-map

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm

160th Anniversary Chickamauga Reenactment https://chickamauga160.com/

Dave Powell's Chickamauga Campaign Book Trilogy https://www.savasbeatie.com/search.php?search_query=Chickamauga+Campaign+Dave+Powell

Civil War Combat: Chickamauga Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDUae2FuroE

The History Company https://thehistorycompany.net/

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Steven Dacus to discuss the new website ResearchArsenal.com. We deep dive into all aspects and functions of the website and how it will help reenactors, historians, and history buffs with research! The search functions, keywords and databases are revolutionary, offering thousands of images, letters, reports and more!

Show Notes:

YouTube version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psKgnZIMJSU&t=1926s

https://researcharsenal.com/

https://www.authentic-campaigner.com/

https://www.11thovc.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Rifles-Research-Compendium/dp/0974220132

https://billyyankjohnnyreb.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/list-of-soldiers-letters/

https://www.amazon.com/Guarding-Overland-Trails-Eleventh-Frontier/dp/0870623400

In this episode of the Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Ryan Alcaino to discuss movies and TV series that have featured and depicted Civil War regiments and soldier life. We discuss films that did or didn't get it right as well as films we would like to see made. We hope you enjoy the discussion and discover some rare and lesser-known films to check out! Let us know in the comments what your favorite Civil War film or series is and whether you agree or disagree with our assessments. Movies and TV series discussed:

Gods And Generals, Gettysburg, Glory, The Red Badge of Courage, Wicked Spring, Waterloo, Andersonville, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Colt, The Horse Soldiers, The Blue and the Gray, North and South, Lincoln, Ride with the Devil, and Gangs of New York.

On this special episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan (associate professor of history and chair of the Department of History at Sam Houston State University) to discuss "How To Research And Write A Regimental History." Dr. Jordan pinpoints all the resources needed in order to undertake the grand task of recording the history of a regiment during the American Civil War. I hope you will appreciate this study as much as I did and I hope it will inspire you for your own future projects! A PDF Guide with the Resources/Tips/And Advice recommended in this presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TXxFiyAWYWWh-nmy6Cl1O1z8zZ2QV_wB/view?usp=sharing Books by Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Matthew-Jordan/author/B005GVH7QI

On this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Brian Jordan (Sam Houston State University) to discuss the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment and his book "A Thousand May Fall: An Immigrant Regiment's Civil War." We discuss the timeline and background of the mostly-German regiment, primarily on their involvement in the Chancellorsville and Gettysburg campaigns, while also focusing on the background of the officers and men of the unit as well as their unceasing quest for honor and recognition.

Show Notes:

"A Thousand May Fall: An Immigrant Regiment's Civil War," by Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan, available online and through booksellers everywhere https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-May-Fall-Death-Survival/dp/1631495143

"Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War," by Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan, available online and through booksellers everywhere https://www.amazon.com/Marching-Home-Union-Veterans-Unending/dp/0871407817

"Fighting Them Over: How the Veterans Remembered Gettysburg in the Pages of the National Tribune," edited by Richard Sauers https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-them-over-remembered-Gettysburg/dp/093552360X

"Camps and Campaigns of the 107th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from August 1862, to July, 1865". by Jacob Smith https://www.amazon.com/Campaigns-Regiment-Volunteer-Infantry-1862-1865/dp/0970476000

Dingle's Mill Battlefield https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=35886

East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg https://www.nps.gov/places/east-cemetery-hill.htm

107th Ohio Monument Gettysburg https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/ohio/107th-ohio/

On this special episode, I'm joined by my brother Joseph as we contemplate and reflect on the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg as well as our many visits to the battlefield. We wish we could be there in person this year but we enjoyed a nice conversation on our favorite details of the battle, favorite monuments and locations and what studying the battle means to us.

On this episode I interview Rhode Island historian and author, Rob Grandchamp on the story of the 7th Rhode Island infantry regiment in the Civil War. A regiment that participated in both the Eastern and Western theaters of the war and would suffer terrible losses. This was an intriguing conversation, shedding much needed light on a very brave and overlooked regiment.

Show Notes:

Book: "The Seventh Rhode Island Infantry in the Civil War, by Rob Grandchamp, published by McFarland Press, available thru Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Rhode-Island-Infantry-Civil/dp/0786432004?ref_=ast_author_dp

More books by Rob Grandchamp! https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JRYURW/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=e9be54a1-4d56-4e0e-b436-14d54f23d810

Small State/Big History Rhode Island blog http://smallstatebighistory.com/

Event: Re-dedication of the 7th Rhode Island Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park, Saturday, November 18, 2023 https://www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm

As part of the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, I am highlighting a particular regiment on each day of the anniversary. Today, we remember the story of George Sandoe and the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry. Sandoe would be the first Union solider killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.

On this special Memorial Day episode, I share the account of Robert Gould Shaw at the Battle of Antietam, and he summarizes the horrific combat and terrible loss of life in the bloodiest day of the American Civil War. He also reflects on the impact of such loss on the families on the homefront, who would never hear from their loved ones after that terrible day.

This episode is in tribute to the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment and their engagement at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia on May 14, 1864. The regiment suffered severe casualties while advancing across open ground and their entire color guard was killed or wounded. Included in this episode are several accounts of soldiers who survived the battle and describe the heroic action of the Buckeyes on that fateful day. Lastly, a full casualty list of the 103rd is provided, with the names and types of wounds suffered by these brave men.

A New Season Begins! On this episode I interview Martin Husk, the author of "The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History." We deep-dive into a compelling conversation of the 111th Regiment and its unique, heroic and troubled history. Missing out on the first half of the war, these New Yorkers would gain their honor in blood on many a battlefield from 1863-1865. Martin's passion for this regiment helps to keep their story alive and bringing attention to these men was an excellent way to kick-off a new season.

Show Notes:

Book: "The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History," by Martin Husk, McFarland Press, https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-111th-new-york-volunteer-infantry/

111th New York Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/community/The-111th-New-York-Volunteer-Infantry-A-Civil-War-History-141589455887773/

More Info on the 111th New York: https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry-2/111th-infantry-regiment

https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-infantry/111th-new-york/

A quick update to let you all know the Civil War Regiments Podcast will be returning soon!

On this special episode of the Civil War Regiments Podcast, I have a full panel of guests to discuss Camp Nelson National Monument in Kentucky, it's historical significance as an enormous Union supply base, refugee camp and training ground for USCT Regiments, and we also discuss the upcoming living history event taking place August 12-13, 2023, as part of the Camp's 160th Anniversary. My guests include Steve Phan (NPS Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson), Will Eichler (Tuebor Historic Events) and Jason Brown (Mess No. 1). This was an intriguing episode on a topic I am not familiar with and I hope it leads you all to new and interesting knowledge on the subject! 

Information Mentioned: 

Camp Nelson National Monument website www.nps.gov/cane

Website for Living History Event August 12-13, 2023 https://www.tueborevents.com/camp-nelson

Mess No. 1 website https://www.messno1.com/

Civil War Digital Digest https://civilwardigitaldigest.com/

Perryville, Ky Battlefield https://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/

Camp Nelson National Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/kentucky/camp_nelson_national_cemetery.html

Captain Theron Hall https://www.nps.gov/people/theron-e-hall.htm 

Books:

"Camp Nelson Kentucky," by Richard Sears

"Embattled Freedom: Journeys Through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camps," by Amy Taylor

"History of the Twenty-first Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers," by Charles Walcott

"From Ashby to Andersonville," by George Hitchcock, 21st Massachusetts

"Into The Tornado Of War: A History of the 21st Michigan Infantry," by James Genco

"Personal Recollections of the Civil War," by James Madison Stone 

"A Slave's Adventure Toward Freedom," by Peter Bruner

On this episode I'm joined by fellow history buff and living historian, Ryan Alcaino to enjoy an unscripted conversation on anything and everything related to regiments in the Civil War. We discuss reenactments, living history, favorite battlefields and books, movies, and regiments, as well as origin stories of how we got interested in American Civil War History and how the Civil War Regiments projects began. 

Information mentioned/referenced:

Silent Machines, 2020 event by the Liberty Rifles  https://www.libertyrifles.org/photos/2020/silent-machines

Stone Sentinels website https://stonesentinels.com/

Civil War Regiments, the book, by Stephen Lunsford https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-w-lunsford-and-lb-young/civil-war-regiments/paperback/product-rrnn5e.html?page=1&pageSize=4

Official Records of the War of the Rebellion https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records or http://collections.library.cornell.edu/moa_new/waro.html

Glory (1989 film), on the story of the 54th Massachusetts, starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm

Gettysburg National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

Antietam National Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm

"Fighting Them Over: How the Veterans Remembered Gettysburg in the Pages of the National Tribune," edited by Richard Sauers https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-them-over-remembered-Gettysburg/dp/093552360X

Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg https://www.gettysburgdaily.com/battlefield-guides/rich-bellamy/cutlers-brigade/

Story of a soldier of the 147th New York, who disguised as a civilian at Gettysburg to avoid capture https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1888-10-04/ed-1/seq-3/ 

On this episode, I'm joined by Walter Cook and Gavin Thomas, of the Liberty Guards Mess, to discuss their living history organization, as well as the history of Florida during the Civil War: its prominent politicians, soldiers, regiments and brigades, as well as key battles and events. 

Information mentioned:

Movie: "The Great Locomotive Chase", 1956, Fess Parker

Pioneer Florida Museum, Dade City https://www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org/

Fort Clinch https://www.floridastateparks.org/fortclinch

Olustee Battlefield and Reenactment https://battleofolustee.org/

Natural Bridge Battlefield https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/natural-bridge-battlefield-historic-state-park

"By the Noble Daring of Her Sons: The Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee," by Jonathan Sheppard

"A Small But Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia," by Zack Waters and James Edmonds

"Southern Service On Land and Sea," by Robert Watson

"Footprints of a Regiment" by W.H. Andrews 

"Civil War Journal and Letters of Sergeant Washington Ives, 4th Florida" by Jim Cabaniss 

"Rearguard of the Confederacy: The Second Florida Infantry Regiment," by Shane Turner, M.A. Thesis: Florida State University

Jasper Jackson Dykes Letters, 2nd Florida Cavalry

"Rose Cottage Chronicles: Civil War Letters of the Bryant-Stephens Families of North Florida" 

Perryville, KY Battlefield https://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/

Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm

Gettysburg Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

Franklin, TN Battlefield https://boft.org/

Fort Clinch Living History Event, January 6-8, 2023

On this episode I interviewed Michael Clarke and Craig Schneider, of the Liberty Rifles, to discuss their living history organization that strives to accurately portray soldier life in the American Civil War. Many of their events feature recreations of full-scale regiments and we deep-dive into the logistics, efforts and expectation behind organizing their events. 

Links and further info:

https://www.libertyrifles.org/

American Battlefield Trust https://www.battlefields.org/ 

"The Civil War Journals of John Mead Gould"

"Letters to Amanda: The Civil War Letters of Marionhill Fitzpatrick"

Video of the Liberty Rifles at Gettysburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_-308Lz25E&t=424s

NEW Gettysburg Anniversary Special! I'm joined by Eric Mohney, Executive Producer of the popular Addressing Gettysburg Podcast. We deep dive into the beginnings of the podcast as well as how Eric discovered his passion for Civil War history, and we discuss many books, regiments, soldiers and monuments at Gettysburg. This was a fun interview and hope you all enjoy too! 

Books and resources mentioned:

Video of the charge of the 1st Minnesota, Liberty Rifles Living History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_-308Lz25E&t=422s

The Addressing Gettysburg Podcast https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/

"Pictorial History Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, 1861-1865," by Ralph Sturtevant 

"History of Company K," by Henry Minnigh 

"Gettysburg A Study in Command" by Edwin Coddington

The Harry Pfanz Gettysburg Trilogy 

"History of the Bucktails" by O.R. Howard Thomson and William Rauch 

"Soldiers True: The Story of the 111th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry," by John Boyle

"Our Campaigns" by E.M. Woodward

"The Pennsylvania Reserves in the Civil War" by Uzal Ent 

"History of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps" by J.R. Sypher

"Pennsylvania At Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments" 

"Illinois Monuments At Gettysburg" by John Beveridge 

"Michigan At Gettysburg"

"Maine At Gettysburg"

"New Jersey Troops in the Gettysburg Campaign" by Samuel Toombs

"Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg" by Charles Hamblen

"Buckeye Blood: Ohio At Gettysburg" by Richard Baumgartner

Pennsylvania Monument Gettysburg https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/state-of-pennsylvania/

10th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/10th-pennsylvania-reserves/

74th Pennsylvania Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/74th-pennsylvania/

118th Pennsylvania Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/118th-pennsylvania/

In honor of the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, I interviewed historian Andrew Roscoe on the 24th Michigan of the famed Iron Brigade and its involvement in the battle. Taking 496 men into battle on July 1st, the regiment would muster only 99 at the conclusion, suffering over 80% casualties. 

Websites and recommended books:

Civil War Digital Digest https://civilwardigitaldigest.com/ 

"The Iron Brigade," by Alan Nolan

"History of the 24th Michigan of the Iron Brigade," by O.B. Curtis

"Dear Sarah: Letters Home From A Soldier of the Iron Brigade," by John H. Pardington

"This Is From Walter, Letters Home from a Soldier of the 24th Michigan," Sanilac County Historical Society

University of Michigan Bentley Library 

"Lee's Tar Heels" by Earl Hess

"Giants In Their Tall Black Hats, Essays On The Iron Brigade"

"The Rookie Wolverines: The 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg," by Andrew Roscoe, Gettysburg Magazine, July 2019

"Who Commanded The Iron Brigade At Gettysburg," by Andrew Roscoe, Gettysburg Magazine, January 2019

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, Jeff Williams, a.k.a "The Bearded Historian" joins the show to talk about his many projects: History through Fashion, his War Movie Stickers, Social Media, and Tennessee History. We also discuss books, battlefields, and a whole lot more. 

Show Notes:

The Bearded Historian Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/The-Bearded-Historian-101503051374617 

The Bearded Historian Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBeardedHistorian

"The War for the Common Soldier," by Peter Carmichael 

"The Slaves' War: The Civil War In The Words of Former Slaves," by Andrew Ward

"Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin," by Lee White

"Eyewitnesses" series edited by David Logsdon (Franklin, Stones River, Shiloh, Perryville, Nashville, Fort Donelson).

Stones River National Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm

46th Tennessee Infantry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/46th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Infantry

10th Indiana Infantry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/10th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry

7th Wisconsin Infantry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/7th_Regiment,_Wisconsin_Infantry

On the first inaugural interview episode, I am joined by Ivan Ingraham. We take a deep dive look into Civil War Living History and how some unique reenacting opportunities led us to a greater understanding of the Civil War soldier, as we try to portray their daily lives on campaign. We also discuss combat of the Civil War, the average soldiers, battlefields, and a whole lot of book recommendations.

Books mentioned, referenced, and recommended:

The works and short stories of Ambrose Bierce

"A Yankee Private's Civil War," by Robert Strong

"Hardtack and Coffee" by John Billings

"Si Klegg and his Pard" by Wilbur Hinman

"Common Soldier, Uncommon War," by Sidney Davis

"The Union Soldier In Battle," by Earl Hess

"The Life of Johnny Reb" and "The Life of Billy Yank" by Bell Irvin Wiley

"Echoes of Battle: The Struggle for Chattanooga," by Larry Strayer and Richard Baumgartner

"Kennesaw Mountain, June 1864" by Larry Strayer and Richard Baumgartner

"Yankee Tigers: Through the War with the 125th Ohio," by Ralsa Rice, Larry Strayer, and Richard Baumgartner

"The Cavalry at Gettysburg," by Edward Longacre

"The Fighting Quakers: A True Story of the War for Our Union" by A.J.H. Duganne

In this special Christmas Edition of the Civil War Regiments Podcast we share twelve Christmas letters written by Civil War soldiers. Some are heartwarming and others heartbreaking. A reminder that all these young men wanted to be in a better place on Christmas Day. 

In this account, Sergeant James Kennedy, of the 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, describes the defense of Fort Sanders, during the battle on November 29, 1863. Kennedy would suffer a ghastly wound that destroyed his jaw and left him permanently disabled, ending his combat service. 

In this account, Captain Wiley Johnson, of the 18th Mississippi Infantry, describes the attack on Fort Sanders, outside Knoxville, TN on November 29, 1863. A failed assault against strong defenses, resulting in over 800 Rebel casualties. 

In this account of Private David Monat, of the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, describes his regiment's participation in the Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee (October 28-29, 1863) and how his regiment assisted in saving the right flank of the Federal line. 

In this account, Lieutenant Richard Lewis, of the Palmetto Sharpshooters, describes the Confederate point of view of the Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee, the evening of October 28-29, 1863. 

A message of thanks and celebration of the podcast reaching 10,000 total listens! With listeners in 6 countries, and 24 states in the US! 

In this official report, Major Henry Abbott, of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry, describes his regiment's action, capture of enemy artillery, and trouble with friendly fire during the Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 14, 1863. 

In this official report, Colonel Edward Hall, of the 46th North Carolina, describes his regiment's and brigade's actions at the Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 14, 1863. 

In this account, Ormond Hupp of the 5th Indiana Light Artillery describes his ghastly wound and terrible casualties of his battery at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. 

In this account, Lieutenant W.R. Moore of the 5th Tennessee Infantry describes his wounding at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky in October 1862. 

In this account, Corporal William Records, of the 72nd Indiana Infantry, writes of holding the line against Longstreet's Confederates at Chickamauga, and notes the destructive results of his regiment's Spencer repeating rifles.  

In this account, Private William Oliphant, of the 6th Texas Infantry, writes of the horrors and carnage of battle at Chickamauga, Georgia. 

In this account, Captain J. Albert Monroe, commanding Battery D, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, describes his battery moving towards the frontlines at Antietam, and encountering the many corpses and wounded of both sides on the "Bloodiest Day." 

In this account, Private Lawrence Daffan, of the 4th Texas Infantry, describes his brigade's arrival to the cornfield on September 17, 1862 at the Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland. 

In this account, Charles Johnson, a member of the Hawkins Zouaves, 9th New York, writes of the unglorified perspective of life on the front line as a picket.