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First Person Civil War Podcast

Bill Coghlan

55 episodes

2 weeks ago

At the Battle of Malvern Hill, 1 July 1862, the Union V Corps, reinforced by formations from across the Army of the Potomac, used massed artillery and infantry support against successive waves of Confederate assaults upon their line. Held in reserve and sustaining casualties from Confederate artillery, SGT Bennett and the 22nd Massachusetts relieved the 62nd Pennsylvania’s position in line after expending all of its ammunition. The men from Massachusetts would now face the final assault of th...

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At the Battle of Malvern Hill, 1 July 1862, the Union V Corps, reinforced by formations from across the Army of the Potomac, used massed artillery and infantry support against successive waves of Confederate assaults upon their line. Held in reserve and sustaining casualties from Confederate artillery, SGT Bennett and the 22nd Massachusetts relieved the 62nd Pennsylvania’s position in line after expending all of its ammunition. The men from Massachusetts would now face the final assault of th...

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First Person Civil War Podcast

Episode 54: SGT Edwin C. Bennett and the 22nd Massachusetts at the Battle of Malvern Hill

At the Battle of Malvern Hill, 1 July 1862, the Union V Corps, reinforced by formations from across the Army of the Potomac, used massed artillery and infantry support against successive waves of Confederate assaults upon their line. Held in reserve and sustaining casualties from Confederate artillery, SGT Bennett and the 22nd Massachusetts relieved the 62nd Pennsylvania’s position in line after expending all of its ammunition. The men from Massachusetts would now face the final assault of th...

2 weeks ago

21 minutes

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Episode 53: Father Henry Clavreul at Andersonville

While at Andersonville Prison Camp, Father Henry Clavreul, a Catholic Priest, ministered to the Union Soldiers captured on battlefields across the south. From 15 July to 20 August 1864, Father Clavreul and one other Priest, were the only religious men with authorization to enter the overcrowded camp to render aid. He lasted only 36 days among the sick and dying before he came down with an illness that forced him to depart the camp for Savannah. Sources for this episode: Clavreul, Henry. Diary...

1 month ago

24 minutes

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Episode 52: SGT William J. McMurray and the 20th Tennessee at the Battle of Mill Springs

At the Battle of Mill Springs, 19 January 1862, SGT McMurray and the 20th Tennessee marched through the night in a persistent rain to attack a Union Division encamped approximately 10 miles to the north. Armed with flintlock muskets, SGT McMurray and the Tennesseans formed on the right flank of the Confederate battle line and were soon flanked by a brigade with men from their own state: the 1st and 2nd Tennessee (Union) Regiments. McMurray, William J. History of the Twentieth Tennessee Regime...

1 month ago

19 minutes

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Episode 51: The Cornfield at the Battle of Antietam

At the Battle of Antietam, beginning at approximately 5:30a.m. on 17 September 1862, a Cornfield owned by the Miller Family became the scene of intense fighting. By about 9a.m., after a series of attacks and counterattacks the mangled Cornfield was in possession of the Union and greatly contributed to the single bloodiest day in United States History. Elements of the Union I and XII Corps which advanced from the north: MAJ Rufus R. Dawes, 6th Wisconsin CPT John B. Callis, 7th Wisconsin...

2 months ago

34 minutes

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Episode 50: LTC Bishop and the 2nd Minnesota face on 19 September CPL Carter and the 27th Mississippi and on 20 September LTC Ray of the 60th North Carolina and CPT Bailey of the 58th North Carolina at the Battle of Chickamauga

At the Battle of Chickamauga, 18 – 20 September 1863, the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, LTC Bishop and the 2nd Minnesota face CPL Carter and the 27th Mississippi in vicinity of the Reed’s Bridge Road on 19 September. As the reserve for the XIV Corps on 20 September, they plug a hole in the line made by LTC Ray and the 60th North Carolina’s Division around noon. After the Army of the Cumberland is split in two by LTG Longstreet’s Corps, LTC Bishop and the 2nd Minnesota rush to Hors...

3 months ago

36 minutes

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Episode 49: CPT Fritsch and the 68th New York face PVT Nichols and the 61st Georgia on 1 July and CPT Ray and the 6th North Carolina on 2 July at the Battle of Gettysburg

At the Battle of Gettysburg, 1 July 1863, CPT Frederick Otto Baron von Fritsch and the 68th New York face PVT George Washington Nichols and the 61st Georgia north of the town of Gettysburg along Rock Creek and what would soon be known as Barlow’s Knoll. The 68th New York retreated with the rest of the XI Corps and reformed south of the town on Cemetery Hill. On 2the evening of July, CPT Neill W. Ray and the 6th North Carolina advance upon CPT Fritsch, the 68th New York and their entire divisi...

4 months ago

35 minutes

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Episode 48: SGT Edward P. Tobie and the 1st Maine Cavalry at the Battle of Brandy Station

At the Battle of Brandy Station, 9 June 1863, SGT Edward P. Tobie of the 1st Maine Cavalry in the Left Wing of the Cavalry Corps attempt a double envelopment of MG J.E.B. Stuart’s Cavalry Division. After crossing the Rappahannock River and riding for several miles, SGT Tobie and the 1st Maine Cavalry formed with their brigade and charged upon Fleetwood Hill, the site of MG Stuart’s Headquarters. Sources used for this episode: Tobie, Edward P. History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865. Bos...

5 months ago

22 minutes

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Episode 47: PVT John O. Casler and the 33rd Virginia at the Battle of First Bull Run

At the First Battle of Bull Run, PVT Casler and the 33rd Virginia formed on the left flank of BG Thomas J. Jackson’s all Virginia 1st Brigade on Henry Hill. The Virginians stood like a Stonewall through several Union advances. During this time, PVT Casler and the 33rd Virginia charged and captured a Union Battery that unlimbered too close them but eventually returned to the line on Henry Hill. The Virginians became the anchor of the Confederate line, which brough in enough fresh troops to def...

6 months ago

24 minutes

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Episode 46: 1LT Charles T. Clark and the 125th Ohio at the Battle of Missionary Ridge

At the Battle of Missionary Ridge, 25 November 1863, 1LT Charles T. Clark and the 125th Ohio advanced in the Second Line of their brigade in what was intended to be the seizure of Confederate Rifle Pits at the base of the ridge. Once completing this, the Ohioans rallied with the rest of their Division and joined in the spontaneous charge of the Army of the Cumberland up the face of Missionary Ridge. Sources used for this episode: Clark, Charles T. Opdyke Tigers 125th O.V.I. A History of the R...

6 months ago

19 minutes

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Episode 45: SGT William V. Izlar and the 25th South Carolina at the Battle of Globe Tavern

At the Battle of Globe Tavern, 21 August 1864, SGT William V. Izlar and the 25th South Carolina advanced alongside the rest of Hagood’s Brigade against what was perceived to be an open flank of the Union V Corps, but in reality occupied by BG Lysander Cutler’s 4th Division. Sources used for this episode: Izlar, William V. A Sketch of the War Record of the Edisto Rifles, 1861-1865. Columbia: The State Company, 1914. https://www.loc.gov/item/19014528/. Davis, George B., Perry, Leslie J., Kirkle...

7 months ago

19 minutes

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Episode 44: MAJ James H. Kidd and the 6th Michigan Cavalry at the Battle of Yellow Tavern

At the Battle of Yellow Tavern, 11 May 1864, MAJ James H. Kidd, commander of the 6th Michigan Cavalry faced the Confederate Cavalry under MG J.E.B. Stuart. After a fight that lasted several hours, MG Sheridan, commander of the Union Cavalry Corps, ordered his men to charge. Sources used for this episode: Kidd, James H. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer’s Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War. Ionia: Sentinel Printing Company, 1908. https://www.loc.gov/item/09002245/. Scot...

7 months ago

16 minutes

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Episode 43: SGT William H. Tunnard and the 3rd Louisiana at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek

At the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, 10 August 1861, SGT William H. Tunnard and the 3rd Louisiana advanced north against an artillery battery which opened upon them only to run into a Battalion of US Infantry. After being repulsed, the regiment hastened south to face a Union Brigade marching from the south. Sources used for this episode: Tunnard, William H. A Southern Record. The History of the Third Regiment Louisiana Infantry. Baton Rouge, 1866. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/1...

8 months ago

20 minutes

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Episode 42: PVT Herbert W. Beecher and the 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery at the Battle of Secessionville

At the Battle of Secessionville, PVT Herbert W. Beecher and the 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery supported the advance of the 2nd Division upon the Tower Battery on James Island with their 4x 14-inch James Rifles. Though the Confederate Artillery mostly focused on the several infantry advances upon the Tower Battery, they eventually dueled with the men from Connecticut. Sources used for this episode: Beecher, Herbert W. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-18...

9 months ago

20 minutes

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Episode 41: CPL Ephraim M. Anderson and the 2nd Missouri (Confederate) at the Battle of Champion Hill

At the Battle of Champion Hill, 16 May 1863, CPL Ephraim M. Anderson and the 2nd Missouri (Confederate) rush north along with their entire division to bolster the Confederate left flank which was crumbling under an advance by the Union Army of the Tennessee. After forming in line of battle, the Missourians charged and successfully routed this first Union line, and advanced toward Champion Hill where a second Union line formed. Sources used for episode: Anderson, Ephraim M. Memoirs: Historical...

9 months ago

19 minutes

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Episode 40 PVT Martin A. Haynes and the 2nd New Hampshire at the Battle of Cold Harbor

At the Battle of Cold Harbor, 3 June 1864, PVT Martin A. Haynes and the 2nd New Hampshire, just days from the expiration of their enlistments, advanced into what would become one of the great debacles of the Civil War as the XVIII, VI and II Corps suffered heavy casualties during their failed advance upon Confederate fortifications. Sources used for this episode: Haynes, Martin A. A History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, In the War of the Rebellion. Lake...

9 months ago

19 minutes

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Episode 39: Seaman Magee of the USS Kearsarge face Captain Semmes and the CSS Alabama at the Battle of Cherbourg

At the Battle of Cherbourg, 19 June 1864, Seaman Magee aboard the USS Kearsarge spotted the CSS Alabama, commanded by CPT Semmes as it departed the safety of Cherbourg Harbor to do battle in the English Channel. While both sloops-of-war were almost evenly matched in terms of cannon, the USS Kearsarge also had an armored hull, which became a deciding factor in the coming engagement. Sources used for this episode: Bradlee, Francis B. C. The Kearsarge-Alabama Battle. The Story as told to the wri...

10 months ago

27 minutes

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Episode 38 MAJ Joseph L. Brent and the Expedition to capture the USS Indianola

On the evening of 24 February 1863, the expedition that captured the USS Indianola involved a Confederate force of four ships: CSS Queen of the West, CSS Webb, CSS Batey and CSS Grand Era, the latter two being support vessels only. MAJ Joseph L. Brent commander of the expedition, caught up with the USS Indianola as it steamed up the Mississippi river to rendezvous with MG Grants army. Though outmatched in terms of firepower, the Queen of the West and the Webb steamed ahead, intent on ramming ...

11 months ago

24 minutes

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Episode 37: CH Frederick Denison and the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery at the Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

At the Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, July – September 1863, CH Denison and the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery supported the X Army Corps as it occupied Morris Island at the mouth of the Harbor and assaulted Fort Wagner in July. In the wake of these failed assaults, BG Gillmore, the Union Army commander, ordered the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery and several other units to dig gun emplacements for siege artillery. On 17 August, the Rhode Islanders fired the first shots of a bombardme...

1 year ago

23 minutes

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Episode 36: Cadet CPT Frank Preston and the VMI Cadets at the Battle of New Market

At the Battle of New Market, 15 May 1864, Cadet Captain Frank Preston and the Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute, as an infantry battalion, marched north from Lexington to the town of New Market Virginia, where they joined the Confederate Army under MG Breckenridge. Initially placed in a reserve linethey advanced across the muddy fields north of New Market. After a failed Union Advance, CPT Preston and the VMI Cadets filled a gap between two regiments. Now in the front rank, they prepa...

1 year ago

21 minutes

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Episode 35: 2LT Camille Baquet and the 1st New Jersey at the Battle of the Wilderness

At the Battle of the Wilderness, 5-7 May 1864, 2LT Camille Baquet and the 1st New Jersey marched to the aid of the V Corps which discovered the Confederate 2nd Corps along the Orange Turnpike. The thick vegetation of the Wilderness meant the Jerseymen fought blind, unable to see the Confederate lines in front of them or in some cases the lines of adjacent Union regiments. Sources used for this episode: Camille, Baquet. History of the First Brigade, New Jersey Volunteers, from 1861 to 1865. ...

1 year ago

20 minutes