Portraits of Blue & Grey: The Biographical Civil War Podcast

This episode surveys Civil War intelligence-gathering and espionage on the Confederate sid... more

President Lincoln called them "fire in the rear." Northern anti-war Democrats--called Copp... more

This is the second half of our look at Union intelligence operations and spies during the ... more

This episode explores Civil War espionage, starting with the intelligence operation and sp... more

The third (and final) episode of our series on the Red River Campaign finishes up the acti... more

Part 2 of the Red River Campaign explores the Battle of Mansfield and follow-up Battle of ... more

Part 1 of our Red River Campaign episode explores the dichotomy between political generals... more

Portraits of Blue & Grey makes its triumphant return with a look at the New Mexico Campaig... more

In this episode, we start with what was supposed to be a short discussion of the James Gan... more

By early 1864, POW populations in Civil War prison camps had exploded, and conditions in t... more

Part B takes us through the end of the short life of rebel cavalier Jeb Stuart. Then, Cham... more

For the most part, towns north of the Mason-Dixon line sustained a lot less damage during ... more

Part 4 of our series on Nathan Bedford Forrest picks back up with Forrest continuing to fr... more

"His eyes, usually mild in their expression, were blazing with the intense glare of a pant... more

In Spring, 1862, Nathan Bedford Forrest's military acumen began to reveal itself, as he be... more