This is a podcast of the people, places, and things of the American West. Think cowboys and Indians, bison and cactus, national parks and ghost towns, Mormons a...
The Civil War in the Southwest: The Rebel’s Crumbling Empire, The End of the War in Arizona Territory, & Confederate Jasmine
This episode covers the end of the Civil War in the Southwest as the Rebels Retreat completely out of New Mexico. It covers the low morale of the Confederate Troops, Sibley’s woes, the final battle in the Territory at Paraje, eighteen-year-old Felix Robert Collard’s odyssey through the Jornada del Muerte, the troubles with the locals, and more. I then finish the series with a brief background of myself before I read the short story Confederate Jasmine from V.N. Ebert’s Georgia Buddha in its entirety.
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The Civil War in the Southwest: Carleton’s California Column, the Battle at Picacho Peak, & The Rebels Retreat from Tucson
This is the Tenth Episode over the Civil War in the American Southwest.
In this very short episode, Carleton’s California Column of Fedrals invades Arizona to repel the Confederate Empire’s westward expansion. The Great Flood of 1862, The Skirmish at Stanwix Station, and the Battle of Picacho Peak are all discussed in this episode over the Civil War in the Southwest.
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The Civil War in the Southwest: The Rebel’s Trudge Down the Rio Grande, The Battle of Peralta, & Coopwood’s Gamble
This is the ninth episode in the series over the Civil War in the Southwest.
After yet another hollow victory at Glorieta Pass, the Confederate Soldiers realize they had no choice but to retreat. At first they retreat to Santa Fe but before long they head further south to Albuquerque. They then retreat even further south along the Rio Grande to Peralta where the last major military engagement between the two sides occur in New Mexico.
After the draw at the Battle of Peralta, the Rebels continue their retreat towards Mesilla with the Yankees shadowing their every move from the other side of the mighty river.
Eventually, the Confederates faced a dilemma: fight the Yanks at a place called the Narrows or attempt a 100 mile march through the Magdalena and San Mateo Mountains which are just west of Fort Craig. That long march has become known as Coopwood’s Gamble.
Please excuse my voice in this episode. I was sick for a week and a half during the holiday season but once I recovered, I lost my voice. A week later it still has not came back to me 100%. I couldn’t wait any longer to record, though.
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The Civil War in the Southwest: The Battle of Glorieta Pass & The Violent Sacrifice in the Foothills of Christ’s Blood
This is the eighth episode in the series over the Civil War in the American Southwest.
In this episode the battle of Apache Canyon, Glorieta Pass, & Chivington’s actions at Johnson’s Ranch are discussed in detail. There are heroics, harrowing deaths, exciting charges, & more. But in the end, the Rebel’s hopes for an Imperial Confederacy in the west are turned to ashes after yet another hollow victory.
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The Civil War in the Southwest: Confederate Tucson, Baylor’s Resignation, & Sibley’s Capture of Santa Fe
This is the seventh episode in the series over the Civil War in the American Southwest.
In this episode the Rebels ride into Tucson and declare it as the westernmost city of the Confederate Empire as Baylor invades Mexico to give the Apaches “hot pursuit”. Meanwhile, Sibley walks north and takes Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The taking of Santa Fe marks the only time the Rebel forces of the Confederate States of America occupy the capitol of a Union Territory in the entire Civil War. The Army of New Mexico then prepares to use a three pronged attack against Fort Union. Captain Sherod Hunter, Baylor’s resignation after an international incident, The Colorado Volunteers, and the hardships of the Rebels long march north are all discussed.
This is a podcast of the people, places, and things of the American West. Think cowboys and Indians, bison and cactus, national parks and ghost towns, Mormons and prospectors, nukes and aliens, Tombstone, the Anasazi, Route 66, and everything in between. I’ll dive deep into historical people and events and the cultures and policies that helped shape this area of the American frontier world that’s left so many of the rest of the planet in envy of the mythic American Southwest.
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