#434- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Sixteenth)

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#434- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Sixteenth)

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Oct 29, 2023

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In which the one bright spot in the Confederate retreat from Chattanooga is Cleburne's rearguard action at Ringgold Gap on November 27, 1863.
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Oct 29, 2023

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#21 LINCOLN AT COOPER UNION: In which we take a look at the important February 1860 speech in New York City that helped catapult Abraham Lincoln to the White House. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
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#30 FORT SUMTER (Part the First): In which we discuss the dramatic events surrounding the growing crisis over the possession of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
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#434- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Sixteenth)

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