First Person Civil War Podcast Introduction

01/10/24 • 5 min

Introduction to First Person Civil War Podcast
Source used for this Episode:
Stillwell, Leander. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865. 2nd ed. Franklin Hudson Publishing Co., 1920. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044051051464&seq=9.

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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 - First Person Civil War Podcast Introduction

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Hello, 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. My name is bill Coughlin and I am the host of this podcast.

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I've been thinking about doing this podcast for some time now, and while researching the first three episodes of this podcast, I came across a statement that of Leander Stilwell. Of company D 61st, Illinois. Who wrote wi