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First Person Civil War Podcast

A history podcast which retells the stories of the Soldiers and Officers on the ground in the Battles of the Civil War.
CPT Charles W. Wills, Co. G, 103rd Illinois
CPT Charles W. Wills, Co. G, 103rd Illinois
PVT William A. McCLendon, Co. G, 15th Alabama
PVT William A. McCLendon, Co. G, 15th Alabama
SGT Edwin C. Bennett, Co. G, 22nd Massachusetts
SGT Edwin C. Bennett, Co. G, 22nd Massachusetts
Father Henry Clavreul
Father Henry Clavreul
CPL Edmund R. Brown, Co. C, 27th Indiana
CPL Edmund R. Brown, Co. C, 27th Indiana
COL Alfred H. Colquit, Commander of Rains’ Brigade
COL Alfred H. Colquit, Commander of Rains’ Brigade
LTC Hamilton A Brown, 1st North Carolina
LTC Hamilton A Brown, 1st North Carolina
BG Marsena R. Patrick, Commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps
BG Marsena R. Patrick, Commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps
CPT John B. Callis, 7th Wisconsin
CPT John B. Callis, 7th Wisconsin
LTC Phillip A. Work, 1st Texas
LTC Phillip A. Work, 1st Texas
MAJ Rufus R. Dawes, 6th Wisconsin
MAJ Rufus R. Dawes, 6th Wisconsin
LTC Judson W. Bishop, 2nd Minnesota
LTC Judson W. Bishop, 2nd Minnesota
CPL Thomas Clay Carter, Co. B, 27th Mississippi
CPL Thomas Clay Carter, Co. B, 27th Mississippi
LTC James M. Ray, 60th North Carolina
LTC James M. Ray, 60th North Carolina
CPT Isaac H. Bailey, Co. B, 58th North Carolina
CPT Isaac H. Bailey, Co. B, 58th North Carolina
CPT Frederick O. Fritsch, Co. A, 68th New York
CPT Frederick O. Fritsch, Co. A, 68th New York
CPT Neill W. Ray, Co. D, 6th North Carolina
CPT Neill W. Ray, Co. D, 6th North Carolina
PVT George W. Nichols, Co. D, 61st Georgia
PVT George W. Nichols, Co. D, 61st Georgia
SGT Edward P. Tobie, Co. G, 1st Maine Cavalry
SGT Edward P. Tobie, Co. G, 1st Maine Cavalry
PVT John O. Casler, Co. A, 33rd Virginia, The Stonewall Brigade
PVT John O. Casler, Co. A, 33rd Virginia, The Stonewall Brigade
1LT Charles T. Clark, Co. F, 125th Ohio
1LT Charles T. Clark, Co. F, 125th Ohio
SGT William V. Izlar, Co. G, 25th South Carolina
SGT William V. Izlar, Co. G, 25th South Carolina
MAJ James H. Kidd, 6th Michigan Cavalry
MAJ James H. Kidd, 6th Michigan Cavalry
SGT William H. Tunnard, Co. K, 3rd Louisiana
SGT William H. Tunnard, Co. K, 3rd Louisiana
PVT Herbert W. Beecher, 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery
PVT Herbert W. Beecher, 1st Connecticut Light Artillery Battery
PVT Martin A. Haynes, Co. I, 2nd New Hampshire
PVT Martin A. Haynes, Co. I, 2nd New Hampshire
Seaman James Magee, USS Kearsarge
Seaman James Magee, USS Kearsarge
CPT Raphael Semmes, CSS Alabama
CPT Raphael Semmes, CSS Alabama
MAJ Joseph L. Brent, Expedition Commander that captured the USS Indianola
MAJ Joseph L. Brent, Expedition Commander that captured the USS Indianola
Cadet CPT Frank Preston, Virginia Military Institute Infantry Battalion
Cadet CPT Frank Preston, Virginia Military Institute Infantry Battalion
2LT Camille Baquet, Co. A, 1st New Jersey
2LT Camille Baquet, Co. A, 1st New Jersey
PVT John W. Munson, Co. B, 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion or Mosby's Rangers
PVT John W. Munson, Co. B, 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion or Mosby's Rangers
CPT William H. Chamberlin, Co. C, 81st Ohio
CPT William H. Chamberlin, Co. C, 81st Ohio
1LT C. Seton Fleming, Co. G, 2nd Florida
1LT C. Seton Fleming, Co. G, 2nd Florida
2LT Lot D. Young, Co. H, 4th Kentucky (Confederate)
2LT Lot D. Young, Co. H, 4th Kentucky (Confederate)
1LT Lemuel A. Abbott, Co. E, 10th Vermont
1LT Lemuel A. Abbott, Co. E, 10th Vermont
1LT James Dininks, Co. C, 18th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion
1LT James Dininks, Co. C, 18th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion
3LT J. Rowan Rogers, Co. I, 47th North Carolina
3LT J. Rowan Rogers, Co. I, 47th North Carolina
CPL William W. Strong, Co. E, 121st Pennsylvania
CPL William W. Strong, Co. E, 121st Pennsylvania
1LT William P. Seville, Adjutant, 1st Delaware
1LT William P. Seville, Adjutant, 1st Delaware
CPL John McBride, Co. E, 33rd Indiana
CPL John McBride, Co. E, 33rd Indiana
PVT William E. Bevens, 1st Arkansas
PVT William E. Bevens, 1st Arkansas
SGT Charles A. Fuller, 61st New York
SGT Charles A. Fuller, 61st New York
COL James Cooper Nisbet, 66th Georgia
COL James Cooper Nisbet, 66th Georgia
CPT William W. Goldsborough, 1st Maryland
CPT William W. Goldsborough, 1st Maryland
PVT George W. Bicknell, 5th Maine from Collections of the Fifth Maine Museum, Peaks Island, Maine
PVT George W. Bicknell, 5th Maine from Collections of the Fifth Maine Museum, Peaks Island, Maine
1SG Thomas B. Marshall, 83rd Ohio
1SG Thomas B. Marshall, 83rd Ohio
2LT John G.B. Adams, 19th Massachusetts
2LT John G.B. Adams, 19th Massachusetts
PVT John Milton Hubbard, 7th Tennessee Cavalry
PVT John Milton Hubbard, 7th Tennessee Cavalry
CPL Leander Stillwell, 61st Illinois
CPL Leander Stillwell, 61st Illinois
CPL Preston L. Ledford, 14th North Carolina
CPL Preston L. Ledford, 14th North Carolina
1LT William Hewitt, 12th West Virginia
1LT William Hewitt, 12th West Virginia
LT Robert M. Franklin, C.S. Bayou City (26th Texas Cavalry)
LT Robert M. Franklin, C.S. Bayou City (26th Texas Cavalry)
Nurse Louisa May Alcott, Georgetown Union Hospital
Nurse Louisa May Alcott, Georgetown Union Hospital
PVT Edward A. Moore, 1st Rockbridge Artillery
PVT Edward A. Moore, 1st Rockbridge Artillery
2LT Frederick Tomlinson Peet, USMC
2LT Frederick Tomlinson Peet, USMC
PVT Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee
PVT Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee
PVT Edward Young, 1st Alabama
PVT Edward Young, 1st Alabama
COL Winchester Hall, 26th Louisiana
COL Winchester Hall, 26th Louisiana
1LT Frederick Phisterer, 2-18th U.S. Infantry
1LT Frederick Phisterer, 2-18th U.S. Infantry
COL Thomas J. Morgan, 14th U.S.C.T.
COL Thomas J. Morgan, 14th U.S.C.T.
50th Pennsylvania, CH Armstrong front row second from right
50th Pennsylvania, CH Armstrong front row second from right

Their Own Words

“It is not my purpose, in telling my story of the battle of Shiloh, to say anything that will add to this volume of discussion.  My age at the time was but eighteen, and my position that of a common soldier in the ranks.  It would therefore be foolish in me to assume the part of a critic… Let the generals and historians, therefore, write of the movements of corps, divisions, and brigades.  I have naught to tell but the simple story of what one private saw on one of the bloodiest battles of the war.”

CPL Leander Stillwell of Co. D, 61st Illinois

From his book: The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865

Medal of Honor Winners

1LT Frederick Phisterer, 2-18th U.S. Infantry
1LT Frederick Phisterer, 2-18th U.S. Infantry
SGM Thomas R. Hawkins, 6th U.S.C.T.
SGM Thomas R. Hawkins, 6th U.S.C.T.
1SG Alexander Kelly, 6th U.S.C.T.
1SG Alexander Kelly, 6th U.S.C.T.
1LT Josiah M. Curtis, 12th West Virginia
1LT Josiah M. Curtis, 12th West Virginia
CPL Andrew O. Apple 12th West Virginia
CPL Andrew O. Apple 12th West Virginia
PVT Joseph McCauslin, 12th West Virginia
PVT Joseph McCauslin, 12th West Virginia
PVT Charles A. Reeder, 12th West Virginia
PVT Charles A. Reeder, 12th West Virginia
2LT John G.B. Adams, 19th Massachusetts
2LT John G.B. Adams, 19th Massachusetts

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Are you ready for a First Person account of a Civil War battle? Union and Confederate Soldiers and Officers wrote in journals and published books during and after the war. Join Bill Coghlan every week as he retells what these men saw and did on the battlefield.

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First Sergeant Luther Hubbard of Co. C, 26th U.S.C.T.

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