Episode 2: 14th U.S.C.T. Holds against Forrest’s Cavalry

01/10/24 • 13 min

Sources used for this Episode:
Morgan, Thomas J. Reminiscences of Service With Colored Troops in the Army of Cumberland, 1863-65. Providence: Soldiers' and Sailors' Historical Society of Rhode Island, 1885. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=dul1.ark:/13960/t3tt7ms2q&seq=9.
Davis, Maj. George B., Perry, Leslie J., Kirkley, Joseph W. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 39, pt. 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1892. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077728297&view=1up&seq=3.
Due to its length, the reports concerning Nathan Bedford Forrest's Raid begin on page 504.

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Episode 4: Frederick Phisterer and the Regular Brigade In the Cedar Forest at The Battle of Stones River

Sources used for this episode:
Phisterer, Frederick. The Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, The Army of the Cumberland, in the Battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro, Tennessee, From December 31st 1862, the January 3rd, 1863. 1883. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044011857356&seq=9.
Scott, Ltc. Robert N., Lazelle, Ltc. Henry M. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser 1, vol. 20, pt. 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079609602&view=1up&seq=3.
General Thomas's report is on page 373, General Rousseau's on page 380, and Major Frederick Townsend's report is on page 404.
“Gen. Phisterer, Famous Soldier, Is Dead.” Buffalo News, July 14, 1909. Newspapers.com.

First Person Civil War Podcast - Episode 2: 14th U.S.C.T. Holds against Forrest’s Cavalry

Transcript

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hello, my name is bill Coughlin. And welcome to the first person civil war podcast. Which retails the stories of the soldiers and officers on the ground, in the battles of the civil war. War.

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This episode focuses on the commander of the 14th United States colored troops regiment, and how the regiment bolstered union cavalry on the battlefield. As they face the famed cavalry of Nathan Bedford, Forrest. Outside the town of Pulaski, Tennes