It was on this day in 1863 that Kate Chase married William Sprague. It was the social event in Washington during the Civil War era, but there was no fairy tale ending for the beautiful politician’s daughter. To listen to Kate’s story, click here.
Another extended absence, but I’m back today to celebrate the strange career of Henry W. Halleck! To listen to the podcast, click here.
Life has conspired to keep me away from my blog and my podcasts. I wanted to make an effort for this week’s, though, as I find the Sanitary Commission a fascinating topic in the Civil War.
The podcast can be downloaded here.
A tough slog at work has caused me to miss a few podcasts. With the daunting prospect of two due this week (I was hoping to post extras as the sesquicentennial anniversaries arrive) I thought I’d make a special effort to get today’s done: It’s the 150th anniversary of the Lieber Code, progenitor of the Geneva Convention!
The podcast can be downloaded here.
It was on this day in 1865 that A.P. Hill was killed in front of Richmond. I’ve always held Hill in high esteem, despite some grumblings over his conduct as corps commander. He seemed a genial fellow.
The podcast is available here.
What should have been yesterday’s podcast is going up in the wee hours of today. Technically this fits, as the Stalybridge riot was at its peak on the 20th of March, but I chose the initiation date of March 19th for the podcast commemoration.
This week, I’m discussing the Cotton Famine and its impact on British politics. As the descendant of working-class Brits, I found this Civil War connection particularly interesting.
You can download the podcast here.
It was on this day in 1864 that the Dahlgren Papers were published.
I’ve mentioned the Dahlgren fiasco and its theorized repercussions here before, but it’s a pretty engaging story to cover in more detail. Conspiracy, assassination, nefarious doings by men in power: It would make a great Hollywood thriller!
You can download the podcast here.
It was on this day in 1864 that President Lincoln issued Executive Order #76, commuting the death sentences of all US Army deserters. In honor of that and Lincoln’s many other acts of clemency, I present to you this week’s podcast, “The Boy Shall Be Pardoned”. You can download it here.
Whew. That was a struggle. First in that condensing info to create a Lincoln podcast is more difficult than researching a long podcast. Second in that my computer decided to erase said podcast instead of converting it to MP3. There’s nothing better, when you’re already overdue on the project and up past your bedtime, than to have to start over! That said, it’s Lincoln’s birthday, and there’s a man who both started over many times and didn’t complain about it. I’ll be doing many more Lincoln-themed podcasts, so with this instalment I tried to examine his early life and how he developed his political and moral philosophies.
To listen to this week’s podcast, visit the February page and click the link to download.
How did you celebrate Abe’s 204th?
I’m in over the wire this week, but hey – it’s still February 5th somewhere, so I’m counting it anyway!
This week, I celebrate the anniversary of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, published this day (or yesterday, if you want to get technical) in 1862.
You can download the podcast by visiting the February page and clicking on the MP3 link.