Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Union Army

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  1. Battle of Chattanooga(1863)
    24:26Grant unified the Union response to ChattanoogaChapter
  2. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    5:20Why Civil War command systems struggledChapter
  3. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    25:06Western armies exposed different models of professional commandNotable Point
  4. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    36:01Grant's theater command worked around a shallow U.S. rank structureNotable Point
  5. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:00:28The assault on Missionary Ridge outruns its ordersChapter
  6. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:14:33A false withdrawal order punishes Wagner's brigadeNotable Point
  7. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:25:50At Missionary Ridge, indecision became the deadliest choiceNotable Point
  8. Chattanooga Campaign of 1863
    2:31:14How would the British Army fare against Civil War armies?Q&A
  9. Battle of Shiloh (Long Patrol)
    48:18The armies and Johnston's attack planChapter
  10. Battle of Shiloh (Long Patrol)
    1:02:37Reinforcement turns Shiloh on the second dayChapter
  11. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    8:03Why the western campaign was a logistics warChapter
  12. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    10:18Halleck's administrative skill and interference with GrantNotable Point
  13. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    58:18Why Union cavalry struggled in the western theatreNotable Point
  14. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    1:14:42Johnston and Grant's unequal strategic problemChapter
  15. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    1:36:16Why did Lew Wallace arrive so late?Q&A
  16. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    1:39:22Peabody's reconnaissance gives warningNotable Point
  17. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    1:49:23Were Grant's veteran batteries already near the river?Q&A
  18. Battle of Shiloh: a Riverine, if not quite Maritime, confluence of events
    2:02:15Why surprise could not quickly destroy Grant's armyNotable Point
  19. Sherman's March to the Sea
    9:22Industry, supply, and the advantage of firepowerNotable Point
  20. Sherman's March to the Sea
    27:48Volunteer ranks complicated command hierarchyNotable Point
  21. Sherman's March to the Sea
    1:02:14Kilpatrick, cavalry, and the First AlabamaNotable Point
  22. Sherman's March to the Sea
    1:07:53Freedpeople, manpower, and the limits of the marchNotable Point
  23. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    4:04:41British and Union armies across the American Civil WarQ&A
  24. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    13:39Union cadres and quartermasters mattered more than martial fashionNotable Point
  25. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    2:36:49Opponent quality and Robert E. Lee's reputationNotable Point
  26. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    2:40:50Why George Thomas and Rosecrans are overshadowedNotable Point