First Person Civil War Podcast
Are you ready for a First Person account of a Civil War battle? Union and Confederate Soldiers and Officers wrote in journals and published books during and after the war. Join Bill Coghlan every week as he retells what these men saw and did on the battlefield.
First Person Civil War Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 64: PVT J. P. Blessington and the 16th Texas at the Battle of Mansfield
At the Battle of Mansfield, 8 April 1864, PVT J.P. Blessington and the 16th Texas form a line of battle to await the first Union column marching north along the Mansfield Road. After retreating up the Red River to consolidate forces, the Confed...
Episode 63: SGM George N. Carpenter and the 8th Vermont at the Siege of Port Hudson
At the Siege of Port Hudson, which began in May 1863, SGM George N. Carpenter and the 8th Vermont manned the trenches north of the town. The Army of the Gulf was working in conjunction with the MG Grant’s siege of Vicksburg to the North. Much r...
Episode 62: SGT Walter A. Clark and the 63rd Georgia at the Battle of Bentonville
At the Battle of Bentonville, 19 March 1865, SGT Walter A. Clark of the 63rd Georgia and the Army of Tennessee advanced against the Left Wing of MG William T. Sherman’s Army. Though outnumbered when the Union Army was combined, General Joseph E...
Episode 61: PVT Philip Cheek and the 6th Wisconsin at the Battle of South Mountain
At the Battle of South Mountain, on the evening of 14 September 1862, PVT Phillip Cheek and the 6th Wisconsin advanced upon Turner’s Gap, one of three passes at South Mountain. Alongside the 19th Indiana, 2nd and 7th Wisconsin Infantries, the m...
Episode 60: PVT John H. Worsham and the 21st Virginia at the Battle of Cedar Mountain
At the Battle of Cedar Mountain, 9 August 1862, PVT Worsham and the 21st Virginia formed the right flank of Garnett’s brigade in a wooded area along the Orange and Culpeper Road. Perfectly position for flanking fire upon advancing Union Regimen...