#262 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifth)

FromThe Civil War & Reconstruction

Start listening View podcast show

#262 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifth)

FromThe Civil War & Reconstruction

ratings:

Length:

15 minutes

Released:

Dec 30, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

In which we look at one of the most famous events during the Battle of Chancellorsville- the so-called "Cracker Box Meeting" between Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson the night of May 1/2, 1863.

Released:

Dec 30, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A history podcast in which we weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org

Skip carousel

#08 ELECTION OF 1848 & COMPROMISE OF 1850: In which we look at the Presidential Election of 1848, the crisis over the admission of California as a free state, & how Henry Clay laid the groundwork for Stephen Douglas to sweep in and save the day with the Compromise of 1850. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#16 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Part the First): In which we use a special two-part biography of Abraham Lincoln to bring his life up to speed with where we currently are on the podcast timeline, the year 1858. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
35 min listen
#09 PRO-SLAVERY ARGUMENTS: In which we take a look at some pro-slavery arguments to see why Seward's "Higher Law" speech in March 1850 made Southerners so very very angry. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
19 min listen
#02 SLAVERY & POLITICS: In which we take a look back at American history to see how slavery, even from the colonial period, played a major role in shaping & defining the country's political landscape. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
26 min listen
#01 INTRODUCTION: In which we give an introduction to the podcast, share a bit about ourselves, & discuss why we think the Civil War is still deserving of attention & study today. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
17 min listen
#12 BLEEDING KANSAS: In which we talk about Stephen Douglas's sponsorship of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, the ensuing violence in "Bleeding Kansas," & the rise of the Republican Party as a direct result of Northern outrage over the Kansas-Nebraska Act. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
25 min listen
#10 ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT: In which we take a fast pass through the abolitionist movement in the U.S., and show how it made a significant contribution to the sectional unraveling that led to the Civil War. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
25 min listen
#38 SIEGE OF WASHINGTON (Part the Second): In which we wrap up our discussion of the dark days in April 1861 when Washington, DC was cut off from the North and in danger from Confederate invasion. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
34 min listen
#03 MISSOURI COMPROMISE: In which we take a look at the crisis surrounding Missouri's admission into the Union as a slave state, and Henry Clay's pivotal role in brokering the ensuing compromise in 1820. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
16 min listen
#04 NULLIFICATION CRISIS: In which we discuss the Tariff of Abominations, the Nullification Crisis of 1832/33, and we wonder who had the pre-Civil War era's most impressive head of hair: John C Calhoun or Andrew Jackson. Plus, Manifest Destiny beckons & we set the stage... by The Civil War & Reconstruction
21 min listen
#05 MEXICAN WAR (Part the First): In which we look at how tensions rose along the U.S.'s southern border, and then discuss how hostilities with Mexico commenced in April 1846. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
22 min listen
#11 FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW & UNCLE TOM'S CABIN: In which we discuss the Northern reaction to the new Fugitive Slave Law that was part of the Compromise of 1850. Plus, we look at the significant impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
22 min listen
#07 MEXICAN WAR (Part the Third): In which we follow along as Winfield Scott marches on Mexico City & captures it in September 1847. We continue spotlighting some of the American officers, almost all West Point graduates, who fight in Mexico and then go on to some measure of... by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#15 DRED SCOTT: In which we take a look at the Dred Scott case and the fiasco over the Lecompton Constitution, and show how the snowballing negative consequences from those events finally caused the Democratic Party to, once & for all, split along sectional... by The Civil War & Reconstruction
29 min listen
#06 MEXICAN WAR (Part the Second): In which we continue our discussion of America's war with Mexico. We talk about the military action in California & New Mexico, then cover a battle in Congress over something called the Wilmot Proviso. Finally, we move back down to the Rio Grande,... by The Civil War & Reconstruction
35 min listen
#19 LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES (Part the Second): In which we continue our coverage of the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates in 1858. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
35 min listen
#14 ELECTION OF 1856: In which we discuss the three-way presidential contest of 1856 and its importance to the rise of the Republican Party. Plus, we see Abraham Lincoln start to position himself to be a leading national figure in the party. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
23 min listen
#21 LINCOLN AT COOPER UNION: In which we take a look at the important February 1860 speech in New York City that helped catapult Abraham Lincoln to the White House. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#30 FORT SUMTER (Part the First): In which we discuss the dramatic events surrounding the growing crisis over the possession of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
36 min listen
#17 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Part the Second): In which we continue the biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln's life in order to bring him up to speed with where we are on the podcast timeline, the year 1858. In this episode we break the discussion up into three sections: Lincoln the... by The Civil War & Reconstruction
43 min listen
#39 THE BLOCKADE: In which we discuss the April 19, 1861 proclamation by which Abraham Lincoln declared a blockade of the Confederacy. And we also look at the Confederate seizure of the important Gosport navy yard a few days later. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
39 min listen
#51 GONE FOR A SOLDIER: In which we look at why Northern & Southern men signed up to fight at the beginning of the Civil War. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
44 min listen
#28 ESCALATING CRISIS: In which we head back north of the Mason-Dixon Line to see what was going on with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois and with the powers-that-be in Washington, D.C. during the steady escalation of the secession crisis. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
34 min listen
#13 CANING OF SUMNER: In which we look at the brutal caning of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts by Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina in May, 1856. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
27 min listen
#22 ELECTION OF 1860: In which we discuss the reasons behind the collapse of the Democratic Party, the resulting four-way contest for the presidency, and Abraham Lincoln's victory on Election Day, November 6, 1860. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
35 min listen
#37 SIEGE OF WASHINGTON (Part the First): In which we relate the events in the dark days of April 1861, when Washington DC was cut off from the loyal states of the North. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
28 min listen
#36 SECESSION! PART DEUX: In which we talk about Abraham Lincoln's April 15th call for 75,000 militia to suppress the rebellion, and the subsequent secession of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, & North Carolina. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
33 min listen
#43 FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE / THE PHILIPPI RACES: In which we look at the clash between Union & Confederate forces at Fairfax Court House in northeast Virginia on June 1, 1861... and the Union surprise attack at Philippi in northwest Virginia on June 3. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
43 min listen
#32 LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION: In which we look at Abraham Lincoln's inaugural journey from Illinois to Washington, D.C. and then his inauguration as the sixteenth President of the United States on March 4, 1861. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
36 min listen
#34 FORT SUMTER (Part the Fourth): "AND THE WAR CAME": In which we discuss Lincoln's relief expedition to Fort Sumter, the Confederate government's decision to reduce the fort, and the opening shot of the bombardment on April 12, 1861. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
28 min listen

More Episodes from The Civil War & Reconstruction

Skip carousel

#454- PRISONERS OF WAR by The Civil War & Reconstruction
41 min listen
#453- "EVERY MAN STOOD AT HIS POST AND DID HIS DUTY": The Destruction of USS Underwriter by The Civil War & Reconstruction
28 min listen
#452- ANNA E DICKINSON AND "THE PERILS OF THE HOUR" by The Civil War & Reconstruction
24 min listen
#451- TEN DOLLARS A MONTH by The Civil War & Reconstruction
28 min listen
#450- CLEBURNE'S PROPOSAL by The Civil War & Reconstruction
33 min listen
#449- 1864: A YEAR OF CRISIS AND DECISION by The Civil War & Reconstruction
31 min listen
#448- THE HARPER'S FERRY SKEDADDLERS by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#447- LEE IN THE LOW COUNTRY by The Civil War & Reconstruction
32 min listen
#446- PADDY GRAYDON by The Civil War & Reconstruction
21 min listen
#445- YEAR IN REVIEW: 1863 (October-December) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
28 min listen
#444- YEAR IN REVIEW: 1863 (July-September) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
31 min listen
#443- YEAR IN REVIEW: 1863 (June-July) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
31 min listen
#442- YEAR IN REVIEW: 1863 (April-May) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
32 min listen
#441- YEAR IN REVIEW: 1863 (January-March) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#440- MINE RUN by The Civil War & Reconstruction
45 min listen
#439- MEANWHILE, BACK IN VIRGINIA... by The Civil War & Reconstruction
40 min listen
#438- KNOXVILLE (Part the Fourth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
32 min listen
#437- KNOXVILLE (Part the Third) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
24 min listen
#436- KNOXVILLE (Part the Second) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#435- KNOXVILLE (Part the First) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
25 min listen
#434- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Sixteenth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
29 min listen
#433- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fifteenth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#432- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fourteenth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
27 min listen
#431- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Thirteenth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
28 min listen
#430- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Twelfth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
32 min listen
#429- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Eleventh) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
30 min listen
#428- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Tenth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
32 min listen
#427- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Ninth) by The Civil War & Reconstruction
29 min listen
#426- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Eighth): In which we finish looking at the action at the Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28/29, 1863). by The Civil War & Reconstruction
26 min listen
#425- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Seventh): In which the Confederates launch a night attack against the Federals at Wauhatchie. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
34 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

229-The Stone of Destiny: In 1950, four patriotic Scots stole a historic national relic from Westminster Abbey. by Futility Closet
31 min listen
Scottish Song and Dance: This week on The Sassenach Files podcast I’m discussing the third episode of Men in Kilts, “Song and Dance”. Join me as I chat about all the different ways music has shaped the Scottish culture. Since one of the most famous songs from Scotland is “T... by The Sassenach Files: An Outlander Podcast
35 min listen
Episode 46: The USS Liberty Survivor Stories: We interview David Lewis & Ron Kukal, two sailors who endured the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that fateful day of June 8, 1967. Hosted by George Hobbs. https://www.usslibertyveterans.org/index.html https://www.usslibertyveterans.org/store.html... by The Fact Hunter
135 min listen
250-The General Slocum: In 1904 a sidewheel steamboat caught fire on the East River. by Futility Closet
34 min listen
Episode 69 - Atomic fallout: The story of York Cold War Bunker: On the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings … by The English Heritage Podcast
38 min listen
The C. O. W. S. Bill Russell's Second Wind Part 1 #RCWilliams: The C. O. W. S. Bill Russell's Second Wind Part 1 #RCWilliams by The C.O.W.S.
20 min listen
209-Lost Off Newfoundland: Fisherman Howard Blackburn became famous for his ordeal in an 1883 blizzard off the Newfoundland coast. by Futility Closet
34 min listen
Boston's Barons of the Sea (episode 89): In this week’s episode, we sit down with author Steven Ujifusa to discuss his new book “Barons of the Sea, and their race to build the world’s fastest clipper ship,” which will be out this Tuesday, July 17. Steven will tell us about 19th century dru ... by HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History
69 min listen
07 The Trial of 1826: On March 20, 1826 Joseph Smith Jr. was put on trial for being a “glass looker”. Join America and me as we read some of the trial accounts for Joseph Smith Jr. The first document comes from the article “Mormonism” published in the New Schaff-Herzog Encycl... by Analyzing Mormonism
28 min listen
153-A Victorian Stalker: English teenager Edward Jones broke repeatedly into Buckingham Palace in the 1830s. by Futility Closet
32 min listen
CoasterRadio.com #1324 - First Parks of Spring: Kings Dominion was in the news again as they started the removal process of "Volcano: The Blast Coaster." We kick off this week's show questioning whether or not the iconic mountain structure that once housed three attractions might survive. During... by CoasterRadio.com: The Original Theme Park Podcast
73 min listen
Countrystride #44: Christmas past - A Wetheral wander: ...in which we take a seasonal stroll from Wetheral along the banks of a swollen River Eden with historian and writer Dr Sue Allen. As we walk, through winter woods to St Constantine's Cells in the December gloaming, we talk about Cumbrian Christmases ... by Countrystride
38 min listen
111-Japanese Fire Balloons: During World War II, Japan floated balloons across the Pacific to drop bombs on the U.S. by Futility Closet
32 min listen
Episode #169 - Alastair Crooke and the Existential Crises in the Middle East: Author, former UK diplomat and owner of Conflicts Forum Alastair Crooke returns to the podcast to discuss his recent articles on the religious and cultural imperatives surrounding Israel's response to the October 7th attack by Hamas. Crooke's... by Gold Goats 'n Guns Podcast
71 min listen
Holiday Traditions on the Waves: The Legacy of Chicago's Christmas Tree Ship | North Coast Chronicles by American Shoreline Podcast Network
56 min listen
The Sultana Steamboat Disaster: Learn more about the greatest maritime disaster in American History by Everything Everywhere Daily
11 min listen
1075 || Baldwin vs. Buckley by Make Your Damn Bed
7 min listen
Ep. 124 - Battle of Antietam: The Battle of Antietam was a twelve-hour fight that would go down in Civil War history as the bloodiest day of the war. Many would say this was the bloodiest day in American history. The setting would be a cornfield that contained a lonely little... by History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
47 min listen
The Great English Sparrow War by Stuff You Missed in History Class
39 min listen
189-The "Wild White Man": In the early 1800s, an escaped convict spent 32 years living among the aborigines of southeastern Australia. by Futility Closet
32 min listen
355-The Auckland Islands Castaways: In 1864, two ships were wrecked on the same remote island. Unaware of each other, their crews struggled separately to survive. by Futility Closet
32 min listen
Episode 402: Ten Minutes with Kate Elliott: Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Today Jonathan spends ten minutes ch... by The Coode Street Podcast
14 min listen
173-The Worst Journey in the World: In 1911, three men traveled 70 miles through the Antarctic winter to collect penguin eggs. by Futility Closet
30 min listen
Hostibus Primo Fugatis: The Washington Before Boston Medal: Back in 2015, I was at the Boston Public Library for a special exhibition called “We Are One,” which showcased items from their collection dating from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention, showing how thirteen fractious colonies ... by HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History
47 min listen
$Hostibus Primo Fugatis: The Washington Before Boston Medal: Back in 2015, I was at the Boston Public Library for a special exhibition called “We Are One,” which showcased items from their collection dating from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention, showing how thirteen fractious colonies ...$
More Than Just Tea: I had originally planned to release an interview with an expert this week where we debunked some of the most common myths about the destruction of the tea. Events conspired against me, however. Luckily, the rest of Boston has the 250th anniversary ... by HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History
79 min listen
326-The Recluse of Herald Square: In 1931, Ida Wood died hoarding a great fortune -- and a great secret. by Futility Closet
31 min listen
WW1: Remembering / forgetting: To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, the TLS's History editor David Horspool talks us through books, exhibitions and events that commemorate cataclysmic slaughter and scars that endure to this day;... by The TLS Podcast
47 min listen
King Charles II Hides in Oak Tree / Buddy Bolden Born - September 6th Flashback by This Day in History Class
12 min listen
231-The Halifax Explosion: In 1917 Halifax, Nova Scotia, was devastated by an exploding munitions ship. by Futility Closet
32 min listen
162-John Muir and Stickeen: An adventure with a dog and a glacier. by Futility Closet
33 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

#262 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifth)

#262 CHANCELLORSVILLE (Part the Fifth)

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from The Civil War & Reconstruction

Related podcast episodes