Ghosts of Arlington Podcast
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIf you've ever walked the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, you've heard the voices of the past. Even if you haven't, you can still hear them in podcast form. A history podcast about Arlington National Cemetery and the stories of those buried there, with new episodes available first thing every Monday morning.
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#76: The Space Shuttle, Part II
January 30, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBTo qualify the Space Shuttle, four test flights into space with two member crews, were launched to prove its spaceworthiness. After the final of these flight, which landed on July 4 - a date I'm sure what not a coincidence - President Ronald Reagan declared the Shuttle fully mission capable. Between 1983 and 1985, three more shuttles joined the fleet and the seventh mission of the shuttle era, STS-7, saw Sally Ride become the first American woman in space. The Space Race series introduction...
#75: The Space Shuttle, Part I
January 23, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBEven before the end of the Apollo Program ended, work on the next generation space vehicle began. The result was the Space Shuttle, NASA's workhorse that would serve for 30 years, but was not able to completely live up to its pre-production hype. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapComp...
#74: Space Stations, Part II
January 16, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThe first International Space Station was a joint US-USSR mission called the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program in 1975 when three astronauts and two cosmonauts spent nearly two days together docked in Earth orbit. It was planned during a thawing of the Cold War but by the time the mission ended, the poticial climate was chilling again and it would be the final time Americans and Russians would shake hands in space for twenty years. One of the three Americans on this mission was Mercury Seven astron...
#73: Space Stations, Part I
January 09, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBAfter accepting they would not make it to the moon first, the Soivet Union shifted thier focus on creating space stations for scientific and miltiary observations in low Earth orbit. These stations, called Salyuts, saw several iterations in the 1970s. Not to be out done, the US launched its own Space Station - Skylab - built from left over Apollo Program parts following the final Apollo mission. The three US crews to call Skylab home spent nearly six months in space collectively, but tow of ...
#72: The Apollo Program, Part XVII
January 02, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBWe have finally reached the end of the Apollo program, but the return of Apollo 17 from the moon doesn't mark the end of the space race era just yet. When the Soviets abandoned their mission to the moon, they went all in on near-Earth observations and started the era of the space station. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at:...
#72: The pollo Program, Part XVII
January 02, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBWe have finally reached the end of the Apollo program, but the return of Apollo 17 from the moon doesn't mark the end of the space race era just yet. When the Soviets abandoned their mission to the moon, they went all in on near-Earth observations and started the era of the space station. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at:...
#71: The Apollo Program, Part XVI
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThis week we start with the reasons why the Apollo 15 crew's careers all ended in a state of ignominy after one of the more successful moon missions, followed by a few eulogies - Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin and Apollo 12 astronaut Dick Gordon (oops!). We wrap up the episode with the story of Apollo 16, the penultimate Apollo mission. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to...
#70: The Apollo Program, Part XV
December 12, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBAfter eulogizing Alan Shepard, the first American in space, we will take a look at Apollo 15, what is often referred to as the most successful Apollo mission. It had everything - a beautiful location near lunar foothills, a rover - A CAR! - to drive around in, a memerable experiment broadcast for all the world to see, and the first every DEEP SPACE space walk. But despite this success, the end of the podcast might leave you thinking that something went terribly wrong. The Space Race series...
#69: The Apollo Program, Part XIV
December 05, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBThis week, Alan Shepard, the first American in Space, finally get the change to go back after a decade of being grounded due to an inner ear problem. While on the moon, Shepard provided on of the more memorible moments of the Apollo program when he hit two golf balls with a makeshift six iron. After returning to Earth, the avid golfer donated the club to the US Golf Association museum in New Jersey and gave the Smithsonian a replica. Also, do you know what a moon tree is? After this episode...
The Black Sheep of the Mayflower - Supplemental Episode #2
November 28, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBWhen one finds out that one is a direct descendent of the first person executed for murder in Colonial America, one has to share the story (it's me, I am one). My 11th Great Grandpa John Billington journey on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact, but he was not a Puritan, and 10 years later, he was hanged for the murder of a man named Newcomen based on very sketchy evidence (but I still think he did it). The Into & Outro Music is Auoustic Guitar Meoldy Fingerstyle #14 by Garuda198...
#68: Houston, We've Had a Problem (The Apollo Program, Part XIII)
November 21, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThanks to the 1995 Tom Hanks movie of the same name, Apollo 13 is arguably the best known of the Apollo missions. Public attentnion and support of the Apollo program was falling, but after an onboard explosion but the Apollo 13 astronauts' lives in danger, the entire world waited with bated breath to see if NASA would be able to get the crew back to Earth alive. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company ...
#67: The Apollo Program, Part XII
November 14, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week, we catch up with Buzz Aldrin's post NASA life, and then move on to the mission that followed Apollo 11 to the moon - Apollo 12. While NASA was excited to continue to explore the moon, many were questioning if there was anything else to gain versus the great cost of the lunar missions. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Face...
#66: The Apollo Program, Part XI
November 07, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBAfter the successful Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins quickly realized that their lives would never be the same. This week, we will look at what Armstrong and Collins, the two members of Apollo 11 who have passed on, did with the rest of their busy and full lives. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on F...
#65: On the Lunar Surface (The Apollo Program, Part X)
October 31, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBAfter Apollo 11's successful landing, this week we will cover their lunar activities, including Neil Armstrong's first steps and first words, which have gone down in history and what Buzz Aldrin considers his historic lunar first, which for some reason did not make it into the history books - at least not the one I had in high school. Let's just say it makes Billy Madison think Buzz is a super cool guy! The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very ...
#64: The Eagle has Landed (The Apollo Program, Part IX)
October 24, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBI am back from my trip and this week's episodes starts out with two short eulogies. Gemini 4 & Apollo 9 commaned James McDivitt passed away on October 13th at the age of 93 and my grandfather, Korean war veteran John Ireton who I mentioned at the beginning of Episode 12, passed away at the age of 90. After that, we get into on of, if not the, single most impressive accomplisments in human history - July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. After months of aniticiaption...
#63: From the Earth to the Moon (The Apollo Program, Part VIII)
October 10, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThe big day is FINALLY here - July 16, 1969 - launch day for Apollo 11. We'll talk about some of the day-of pre-launch preparations and traditions all astronauts went through and get this flight underway. It takes about 72 hours to fly from the moon, so we'll also talk about some of the ways this crew passed the time. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word abo...
#62: Go For Launch (The Apollo Program, Part VII)
October 03, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWernher von Braun is a brilliant rocket scientest whose name has come up multiple time in during the space race. This natuarlized American citizen is undoubtedly the reason the US beat the Soviets to the moon (and according to some experts, the reason the US got to the moon at all). He was also undoubtledly a member of the Nazi party and an SS officer. This week, we take a closer look at this morally ambiguous genius. Also, all of the Ts are crossed and the Is are dotted (and the Js are bot...
#61: What the Soviet Have Been Up To
September 26, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBJust like NASA, the Soviet Space Program has moved on to its third-generation spacecraft with a goal of landing on the moon, and just liek NASA, this third-generation craft was initially full of problems. Before getting back to the Apollo 11 crew's preparation for that flight, we will look at some of the Soviet's struggles and how they learned from those issues. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company ...
#61: What the Soviet Have Been Up To
September 26, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBJust like NASA, the Soviet Space Program has moved on to its third-generation spacecraft with a goal of landing on the moon, and just liek NASA, this third-generation craft was initially full of problems. Before getting back to the Apollo 11 crew's preparation for that flight, we will look at some of the Soviet's struggles and how they learned from those issues. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company ...
#60: Introducing the Crew of Apollo 11 (The Apollo Program, Part V)
September 19, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThis week we will take a look at the crew of Apollo 11 and how each came to be selected as a member of the most ambitious mission undertaken in human history - the first attempt to land people on the moon. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory! For more information...
#59: Major Sucesses Following Major Failures (The Apollo Program, Part IV)
September 12, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBThere is a lot going on in today episode from eulogizing two members of Apollo 7 (Mercury 7 veteran Wall Schirra and Apollo rookie Donn Eisele), and the final three missions before the American moonshot (Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 10). Not only were these missions vital to prepare for Apollo 11, but they also set a few records. After Apollo 10 landed there was no dobut in NASA's mind that the next mission would literally shoot for the moon. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift O...
The Aftermath of Apollo 1 (The Apollo Program, Part III)
September 05, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThanks to an investigation that looked to fix the problems of the Apollo Program versus sweeping them under the rug, NASA was able to get the resources needed to fix the issues and gain the support of Congress and the American public once more. After an 18-month hiatus to completely rebuild the Apollo spacecraft, astronauts successfully returned to space as NASA contined to make progress towards a moon landing. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always,...
#58: The Aftermath of Apollo 1 (The Apollo Program, Part III)
September 05, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThanks to an investigation that looked to fix the problems of the Apollo Program versus sweeping them under the rug, NASA was able to get the resources needed to fix the issues and gain the support of Congress and the American public once more. After an 18-month hiatus to completely rebuild the Apollo spacecraft, astronauts successfully returned to space as NASA contined to make progress towards a moon landing. The Space Race series introduction music is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always,...
#57: The Apollo 1 Investigation (The Apollo Program, Part II)
August 29, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBIt should come as no surprise that the Apollo 1 shook up how most everyone felt about the Apollo Program – the government, the media, and the general population – but the group that has the most to lose, NASA, and particularly its astronauts, never wavered in their desire to honor the memories of their fallen colleagues by continuing the mission and getting to the moon. Of course, that doesn’t mean that in the months following the fire there wasn’t a lot of frustration and concern on their p...
#56: The Tragedy of Apollo 1 (The Apollo Program, Part I)
August 22, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBThis week we talk about Apollo 1, and how the the program planned to take astronauts to the moon, took three lives instead and lead some to begin talking about the cancellation of manned spaceflight in the United States all together. The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory...
#55: My First Arlington National Cemetery Funeral
August 15, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBTwo weeks ago I had the chance to attend a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery and I just had to share the experience with you, so please join me in honoring the life and service of retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Gene Hill. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory! For more information about the podcast visit: · The GoA webs...
#54: Project Gemini, Part VI
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThis week, we wrap up Project Gemini with the final four Gemini missions and mention how those final missions answered all of the remaining questions about space travel to the moon and skills that would be needed for lunar exploration. But the Gemini missions couldn't provide information about the physical composition of the surface of the moon and to know if the surface could support a human presence, let alone a landing craft, NASA needed to send probes to the moon which turned out to be j...
#53: Project Gemini, Part V
July 25, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week we take a look at NASA astronaut class 3 and then briefly overview the other 20 astronaut classes NASA has selected since then, but the meat of the episode is the nearly disasterous Gemini 8 misison that a clear thinking and quick acting Neil Armstrong brought back from the brink and the disaster that killed the Gemini 9 main crew and ultimatly put Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 11 misison, making him the second man to walk on the moon. The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by...
#53: Project Mercury, Part V
July 25, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week we take a look at NASA astronaut class 3 and then briefly overview the other 20 astronaut classes NASA has selected since then, but the meat of the episode is the nearly disasterous Gemini 8 misison that a clear thinking and quick acting Neil Armstrong brought back from the brink and the disaster that killed the Gemini 9 main crew and ultimatly put Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 11 misison, making him the second man to walk on the moon. The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by...
#52: Project Gemin, Part IV
July 18, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBOn this week's episode, we see Mercury 7 Astronaut Gordo Cooper's career come to an end so we eulogize him while talking about the final 3 Gemini missions of 1965, the most active year to date for NASA manned space missions. Additionally, we talk about a very important aspect of military culture, unit patches. Starting with Gemini 5, the members of every crewed NASA mission has designed a patch to wear while in space and to commemorate the mission, and after the Gemini 5 crew made theirs, ...
#51: Project Gemini, Part III
July 11, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThis week we being to see the US space program come into its own and really begin surpassing its Soviet rival. With the Gemini 3 mission, the US proves that it can manually maneuver a capsule in space and with Gemini 4, it shows that like Soviet cosmonauts, US astronauts can also spacewalk - and the US spacewalk was twice as long as the Soviet's. The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help...
#50: Project Gemini, Part II
July 04, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBAfter the Mercury 7 were selected, an unofficial project sought to test 13 women pilots to see if they pass the same tests. The Mercury 13 - or FLATs (Fist Lady Astronauts Trainees) - all passed the Phase I tests but the project was cancelled before most of them could go any further. Because they had no test pilot experence (a career field only open to men in the 1950s and 1960s), none of them were astually considered to become astronauts despite impressive resumes and good test results. A...
#49: Project Mercury, Part VII and Project Gemini, Part I
June 20, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOnly one of the Mercury Seven astronauts never returned to space - Scott Carpenter. Only two of the Mercury Seven are buried at Arlington but regardles of their final resting spot, they will all get an eulogy. With that said, today, I will share the rest of Scott Carpenter's story. After that, I will launch into the story of Project Gemini and the Next Nine (see what I did there?) The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain U...
#49: Project Mercury, Part VII and Project Mercury, Part I
June 20, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOnly one of the Mercury Seven astronauts never returned to space - Scott Carpenter. Only two of the Mercury Seven are buried at Arlington but regardles of their final resting spot, they will all get an eulogy. With that said, today, I will share the rest of Scott Carpenter's story. After that, I will launch into the story of Project Gemini and the Next Nine (see what I did there?) The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain U...
#48: Project Mercury, Part VI
June 13, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week we get to the conclusion of John Glenn's orbital flight and find out if the alarms worrying NASA will jeopardize his re-entry and his life. NASA will also deal with the aftermath of the flight and we will see Project Mercury more or less through to its end. The future of NASA and JFK's moon shot have everything riding on this. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook...
#47: The State of the Podcast One-Year Anniversary Episode
May 30, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBToday I look back on the last year, my first as a podcaster, talk a little about who is listening and answer listener-submitted questions. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory! For more information about the podcast visit: · The GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com · Facebook: https://www.facebook...
#46: Project Mercury, Part V
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBAfter waiting for Shepard and Grissom to fly, after waiting through TEN launch postponements, John Glenn FINALLY get his turn to go into space, but after NASA see a particular warning light illuminated, will he make it back safely? The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory! ...
#45: Project Mercury, Part IV
May 16, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis week, JFK meets with the Mercury Seven at the White House to honor Alan Shepard, specifically, and the entire team, generally, for all they have done to get America in space. Acting to build on what he knew would be short-lived momentum after Freedom 7's flight, Kennedy addresses congress and the American public about the importance of the space race, despite what would be tremendous cost. He then asked Congress to find the program and the American taxpayer to foot the bill. Gus Grisso...
#44: Project Mercury, Part III
May 09, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBOn this week's episode, the Project Mercury astronauts react to Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbiting the earth, reigniting American fears about Commies in Space that also erupted after the Sputnik launch. Alan Shepard makes a suborbital flight, becoming the first American in space. Of course, Russian scientists are very dismissive of the American flight, loudly wondering if a suborbital flight counts as a space flight. The Space Race series introduction is Lift Off by kennysvoice. As always, a ...
#43: Project Mercury, Part II
May 02, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWith as far ahead as the Soviet Space Program was, it wasn't surprising that the first person in space wasn't one of the Mercury Seven, but Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. But what is surprising is that it was almost as big a shock for the Americans as when Sputnik was launched... we will also find out which of the Mercury Seven will be the first American in space. During the Space Race series, Lift Off by kennysvoice is the show's temporary intro. As always, a very special thanks to Mount...
#42: Project Mercury, Part I
April 25, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThe second and third years for the US space program were not much better than the first and the United States found itself playing catch up to the Soviets. To make matters worse, the Mercury Seven began dividing up into factions, a scandal threatened the astronauts' place in Project Mercury, and when John F. Kennedy, who had spent approximately zero percent of his life contemplating space and the US role in it was elected president, NASA had no idea what to expect next. For the duration of...
#41: The Space Race, Part I
April 18, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBJumping head first into the space race, this week sporadically covers the history of the interest in space over the last 3000 years or so and ends with the early days of the Cold War space race. The Soviet Union jumps out to an early lead and leaves the United States reeling to catch up. NASA is created and introduces its first class of astronauts, hoping one of whom will become the first human in space. For more information about the podcast visit: · The GoA website: https://www.g...
#41: The Space Race
April 18, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBJumping head first into the space race, this week sporadically covers the history of the interest in space over the last 3000 years or so and ends with the early days of the Cold War space race. The Soviet Union jumps out to an early lead and leaves the United States reeling to catch up. NASA is created and introduces its first class of astronauts, hoping one of whom will become the first human in space. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to ...
#40: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part V
April 11, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week wraps up the Abner Doubleday story with his retirement years - looking at his association with veterans' organizations and his role in the Theosophic Society. If you're not familiar with Theosophy, don't worry, I'll go into that as well. I hope that after the last five episodes you will agree with me that Abner Doubleday was so much more than less-than-dashing! If you are interesting in learning more about the causes Colonel (ret) Kenny Mentz, who I mentioned at the top of the po...
#39: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part IV
April 04, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBMany people know about hard fighting on day two of the Battle of Gettysburg at places like Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Peach Orchard; or about Pickett's Charge on day three - but what if I told you that if not for the foresight of a cavalry commander named Buford and a suddenly-thrust-into-command infantryman named Doubleday on day one, we may have never head of those other locations and actions. Outnumbered, sometime by as much at 3 or 4 to 1, these two held the high ground until the...
#39a: Veteran's Last Song Supplemental Content
April 04, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutes - 5.74 MBI just had to talk about the outro music for Episode 39. I mean, how cool is it that an audio recording of a Civil War veteran singing about the Civil War exists?! I didn't use the entire song in the last episode but I play it in its entirety at the end of this one. The lyrics are posted with the recording on the website. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainU...
#39a: Veteran's Last Song - Supplemental Episode #1
April 04, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutes - 5.74 MBI just had to talk about the outro music for Episode 39. I mean, how cool is it that an audio recording of a Civil War veteran singing about the Civil War exists?! I didn't use the entire song in the last episode but I play it in its entirety at the end of this one. The lyrics are posted with the recording on the website. As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainU...
#38: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part III
March 28, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIt took Doubleday about a a year to get back into the fight after Fort Sumter and he provided one of the few bright spots for the Union at Second Manassas. After that, he was a filed commander and found himself on campaign for the next year. After Manassas, successfully commanded at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville (kind of) at higher and higher levels - brigade, division, and corps Most of these fights were absolute disasters of the Union, but even still, Doubleday and his tr...
#37: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part II
March 21, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAfter taking the time to eat a big breakfast while under bombardment by Confederate shells, Doubleday and his artillerists get the Union into the fight taking the first shift of the Union defense of Fort Sumpter. But the outnumbered force had to yield in the end. After returning north, Doubleday got his own command - known as the Fort Sumpter Garrison as many of the regulars from Fort Sumpter remined with him - and began participating in the wider Civil War. He did not take part in the firs...
#36: The Less-Than-Dashing Abner Doubleday, Part I
March 14, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBLast week I talked about how Abner Doubleday is sometimes still known as the guy who invented baseball when in reality, he had nothing to do with the sport. With that in mind, I wanted to take time to discuss things that Doubleday actually did, like advocate ardently with his wife Mary for abolition, freed a Mexican slave during the Mexican American War by paying off the debt of a many called Sancho, and participating in the first instance of urban combat in US military history. I was largel...