After Virginia voters ratified the ordnance of secession on May 23, 1861, Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott acted quickly to secure the borders of Washington. Scott sent thousands of troops across the Potomac River and invaded Northern Virginia. Here's the story.

While Grant rapidly marches upon the Confederate river bastion of Vicksburg. Another Federal Army marches upon its little sister, Port Hudson. Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, a disgraced political general from the Eastern Theater, was sent to Louisiana in December of 1862 to take over command o...

By April 25, 1861, tension in Washington, D.C. had reached a fever pitch. Surrounded by secessionists in Maryland and Virginia, President Abraham Lincoln beamed with pleasure when a Union regiment made its way to the city. It was not just any regiment. Here's the story.

In battle, the slightest change in the movement of your body at any given moment could make the difference between living to fight another day—or not. At Fredericksburg, Capt. William H. Winsor turned his head just as a bullet headed straight for him. Here's what happened.

Among the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's "Other Lieutenants" Richard Ewell and A.P. Hill are often scrutinized far less frequently than James Longstreet and JEB Stuart. Until now. On this "Battle of Gettysburg Podcast", hosts Jim Hessler and Jody Wilson break down the decisi...

For nearly 70 years, the AIM-9 Sidewinder has been the West’s most iconic air-to-air missile — from its humble 1940s origins at China Lake to its latest AIM-9X incarnation with helmet-cueing and thrust-vectoring agility. This documentary charts its evolution through Cold War dogfights, the Falkla...

Colonel Harrison C. Hobart of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga and sent to Libby Prison. With prisoner exchanges stopped, Hobart worked with his comrades to tunnel out of Libby. Here's how it happened.

Daz is joined by historian Kelsey Ellington, better known as **The Flying Historian**, to explore the lives and careers of three of the most famous flying aces of the First World War: **Cecil Lewis, Edward “Mick” Mannock, and Manfred von Richthofen, the legendary “Red Baron.”**

We discuss their ...

How do you define a legacy? For Erin Miller, it transcends generations; her mother, Terry Harmon was a Donut Dolly and served in Vietnam. Before that, her grandmother served in The WASP during WWII. Three women, three generations, all carrying a legacy. This week Erin joins us to tell the story o...

About ten years after the war, Col. Harrison C. Hobart of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry visited the home of his old friend, Brig. Gen. John Beatty. The general's family asked Hobart to tell the story of his capture at Chickamauga and imprisonment in Richmond. Here's the first part of his story, inc...

I sit down with Matt, host of Addressing Gettysburg, to hear the story behind the show—and the personal journey that brought him to Gettysburg.
We explore the show’s beginnings, revisit the days of his first studio, and talk about how Addressing Gettysburg grew into what it is today. It’s a chanc...

Daz is joined by historians Dr. Nathan Provost and Tim Willging to discuss the Battles of New Market Heights and Fort Harrison.

The Battles of New Market Heights and Fort Harrison, fought on September 29–30, 1864, were important engagements during the Siege of Petersburg Union forces launched a ...