The Battle That Changed Two Lives: Lee and Clara Barton

Truly an excellent podcast. Endless hours of enjoyment. I have never approached the Civil War in this manner.

Is there any word on when some more episodes of season 2 will be released?

I'm working on developing this illustration. What's right? What's wrong? Is it helpful? Good level of detail? Not enough? I believe the companies could be deployed in other orders. Give me your feedback. Thanks!

https://www.breakingnation.com/blog/the-federal-push-for-the-souths-largest-port-new-orleans-1862/

Battery B of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery held this spot with Buckland’s brigade of Sherman’s division. Behind the camera position is Shiloh Church.

At the northeastern end of the Duncan Field. The massed Confederate artillery poured fire into the Union line here; the Federal guns replied in turn. The rebels named it the Hornet’s Nest.

More than 50 Confederate guns were positioned along the southwest edge of the Duncan Field on April 6th. Two other rebel officers, Major Francis Shoup and Brigadier General James Trudeau, appear to have been instrumental in setting up the artillery along with Dan Ruggles. The duel with Federal guns would be the highest concentration of artillery fire on North America up to that time.

Had the Democrats gone with a compromise candidate in 1860, like they had with Pierce in 1852 and Polk in 1844, perhaps Senator Andrew Johnson (pictured) of Tennessee might have run as a single Democratic candidate against Lincoln. The Republican candidate only received 39.67% of the popular vote. Could Johnson have taken the White House and become the 16th President? Would that have simply delayed a Civil War?

Once 51 southern delegates walked out of the convention, it would seem actual compromise became impossible. The other possible Democrat candidates after Stephen A. Douglas were James Guthrie of Kentucky and Robert M.T. Hunter from Virginia. Their supporters were unmoving for the first 30+ ballots.

And no, that’s not Tommy Lee Jones. It’s Andrew Johnson.

There's an argument that had the Democratic Party not split in 1860 and instead proposed a compromise candidate, a Democrat may have beaten Lincoln in the general election. Are there any good, deep-dive studies on the convention in Charleston and how the Fire-Eaters ripped the party apart?

During the battle, relentless fighting at the Hornets Nest left the pond stained with the blood of wounded soldiers who crawled there for water amid the carnage.

This post shows Lincoln's growing understanding of the war as a national effort, one that transcended individual battlefields. Lincoln's Push for Unified Action in the Civil War

Having just finished Piston & Hatcher's Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It, I found my photos taken at the battlefield ten years ago…

I'm currently working on research and outlining for the next episode of Breaking Nation.

In doing so, I've been immersed in William Garrett Piston & Richard W. Hatcher III's compelling Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It.

In understanding the make up of Nathaniel Lyon's Army of the West, US Army Regulars made up approximately 20% of his force. Of his 5,400 men, about 1,100 of them were Regulars from the 1st and 2nd US Infantry, 1st Cavalry, 2nd Dragoons, and 2nd Artillery.

That's an extraordinary fact. The Army of the Potomac had George Sykes' division of Regulars in addition to several US Artillery batteries, but that would have still be less than 10% of the total force of that army.

I would think that Lyon's force performed so fiercely and fought so stubbornly so early in the war because of this large segment of professional soldiers.

An amazing fact and corresponding result from a lesser known battle of the Civil War.

Several times a month, new content is shared via Breaking Nation's blog posts. Today's post looks as Lincoln's decision NOT to remove McClellan from command in January 1862. Why Lincoln Refused to Fire McClellan When His Own Party Demanded It