In this episode, I continue to look at the Battles of the Seven Days. With McClellan deciding to retreat to the James River, the battles of Savage Station, Glendale and White Oak Swamp take place. All are either Confederate defeats or at least inconclusive efforts to capture the Army of the Potomac.

Hymn of the Republic

Episode 45: The Battles of the Seven Days, Part 2

The American Civil War has been over for more than 150 years and yet it is still real for many in this country and in other countries. It is the most studied and written about episode in US History with more than 60,000 with more appearing every month. Yet despite all of this info what do we really know about the Civil War? This podcast will aim to show what we know and do not know about the war. This podcast will examine everything about the Civil War from the causes, the battles, the personal who led the war to the personal stories of the people who fought in the war or lived through the war. This podcast will focus on the little people for the most part.

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