The Civil War Podcast

In researching one of my Podcast topics, I was directed to The Class of 1846, by John C. Waugh, for a quote I needed to verify. As expected, our fabulous library system quickly delivered me a copy. I got the quote I needed, but a quick flip-through reveals a well-written, charming series of vignettes for [...]

I sometimes feel sorry for McClellan, given how his reputation has suffered in the past 150 years. Then I remember that he earned this reputation, and I don’t feel sorry at all. I found a Lincoln quote last night that was brand new to me, and I’m enjoying it immensely: Gen. McClellan and I are [...]

… if only because he never advanced! I found this fun dig at Little Mac in McSweeney’s: CIVIL WAR GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN ADDRESSES HIS TROOP OF TEN-YEAR-OLDS IN A GAME OF CAPTURE THE FLAG WHILE WAITING FOR HIS RETINUE OF HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES. Excerpt: “My decisions have not always been popular, I know. But, children, [...]