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The Generals 71
In the North corner...it's George McClellan, and in the South, Robert E. Lee...Ready, fight!
The Underground Railroad 70
Harriet Tubman and the abolitionist movement is full steam ahead with the Underground Railroad in the fight against slavery. As the Civil War chugs along, the Union fires a legal shot at the Confeder
Bull Run…Episode 69, excellent!
The first real confrontation of the American Civil War kicks off near the town of Manassas, and only a stone's throw from Washington D.C. It's the battle of Bull Run.
Arlington Cemetery 68
Arlington Cemetery will become our nation's most hallowed ground...but first, it will be the most strategic ground to protect Washington D.C. And, as an unintended FU to the future general of the con
Civil War Technology 67
The Civil War revolutionized how battles were fought. From guns and bullets to the telegraph and railroads...America is the leader in technology, but these weapons of war prove especially devastating
Confederacy 66
As Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President of America...states have already begun to secede and join the confederacy. The Civil War has begun.
Abraham Lincoln and Dred Scott 65
Abraham Lincoln is the Big Buck of This Lick! He and the new Republican Party set out to oppose slavery, just as the Supreme Court doubles down with one of their worst decisions...the Dred Scott case
The Clusterf#@k Before the Storm 64
Tensions are mounting between political parties and the northern and southern states. The powder keg is about to explode.
You Go Girl! Seneca Falls Convention 63
The feminine frontier has begun! Women want their voices heard at the ballot box...and they're gonna get it!
Eureka! California Gold Rush 62
There's gold in them there hills! Gold is struck in California! We're gonna get rich...or, at least a few dudes are.