The Civil War & Reconstruction

The Federals reach the Chattahoochee River, the last natural obstacle between them and Atlanta.
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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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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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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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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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