- 24 minutes 42 seconds#536- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek
in which we start to look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864.
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3 August 2026, 12:26 am - 24 minutes 1 second#532- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Thirtieth)
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.
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27 July 2026, 9:07 pm - 21 minutes 13 seconds#535- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Hood's Daunting Task
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.
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26 July 2026, 10:29 pm - 25 minutes 26 seconds#534- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Hood Takes Command
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.
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19 July 2026, 10:06 pm - 29 minutes 47 seconds#533- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Thirty-first)
In which we set the Atlanta Campaign within the larger context of what was happening in the war during the summer of 1864.
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12 July 2026, 11:43 pm - 24 minutes 59 seconds#531- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-ninth)
In which the Federals get across the Chattahoochee, and Joe Johnston abandons the Shoup Line.
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22 June 2026, 10:28 pm - 19 minutes 25 seconds#530- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-eighth)
The Federals reach the Chattahoochee River, the last natural obstacle between them and Atlanta.
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8 June 2026, 12:40 am - 25 minutes 51 seconds#529- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-seventh)
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.
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1 June 2026, 12:44 am - 34 minutes 51 seconds#528- JOE WHEELER IN BLUE & GRAY
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.
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24 May 2026, 11:19 pm - 26 minutes 39 seconds#527- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-sixth)
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.
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10 May 2026, 10:48 pm - 21 minutes 26 seconds#526- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Twenty-fifth)
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).
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