In war, nobody wins...one side just loses more slowly. The bloodiest battle of not just the Civil War, but any American military engagement up to that point takes place in Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. It's the Battle of Shiloh.

The Ironclads 75

Feb 21st, 2024 4m 2s

The Navies of the Civil War go heavy metal!

Lincoln Assembles the A-Team! 74

Feb 8th, 2024 6m 19s

Abraham Lincoln fills his cabinet with people that disagreed with him...because the Union is bigger than just one dude.

The Presidents 73

Jan 25th, 2024 6m 35s

Who do you want to have a beer with? Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis...The time there were two Commanders in Chief within our borders during the Civil War...

1862 Kicks off with a Bang! 72

Jan 18th, 2024 4m 51s

The beginning of 1862 is action packed, the Union strikes back!

The Generals 71

Jan 11th, 2024 7m 30s

In the North corner...it's George McClellan, and in the South, Robert E. Lee...Ready, fight!

The Underground Railroad 70

Jan 4th, 2024 6m 42s

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 Confederacy with the Confiscation Act.

Bull Run…Episode 69, excellent!

Dec 28th, 2023 4m 59s

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

Dec 21st, 2023 3m 46s

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 confederacy, it's on Robert E. Lee's family lan

Civil War Technology 67

Dec 14th, 2023 8m 34s

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 when Americans use them against each other.

Confederacy 66

Dec 7th, 2023 3m 39s

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

Nov 30th, 2023 5m 38s

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

Nov 23rd, 2023 4m 31s

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

Nov 15th, 2023 3m 26s

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

Nov 9th, 2023 5m 14s

There's gold in them there hills! Gold is struck in California! We're gonna get rich...or, at least a few dudes are.

The Bear Flag Revolt 61

Nov 2nd, 2023 4m 45s

California roars towards independence! It's the Bear Flag Revolt.

Mexican American War 60

May 29th, 2023 5m 25s

Chuck Norris makes Texas a state, then he fights a war...on his own.

Don’t Mess with Texas 59

Mar 20th, 2023 5m 23s

The future of the Texas hangs in the balance...as tensions explode, so do the cannons. The fighting kicks off at the Alamo, with folk legend Davy Crockett. It doesn't turn out so well for him, but everyone will Remember the Alamo!

Westward Ho! 58

Mar 4th, 2023 7m 4s

Westside is the best side...Unless you died of dysentery along the way. #OregonTrail. Manifest Destiny broadens the horizons of the young United States, but there's a dark side to westward expansion.

Andrew “Mother F#@%!ng” Jackson 57

Feb 23rd, 2023 7m 45s

The American government wages war on Native Americans and the banks...at the behest of Andrew Jackson. The Trail of Tears becomes one of America's darkest stories.