Episodes

  • The Civil War in the Southwest: Sibley’s Arrival, The Battle at Valverde, & The Confederate’s Hollow Victory

    The Civil War in the Southwest: Sibley’s Arrival, The Battle at Valverde, & The Confederate’s Hollow Victory
    Dec 26 2024
    This is the 6th episode in the series over the Civil War in the Southwest. In this episode, The Confederates march on Fort Craig before the first major engagement in New Mexico during the Civil War occurs: The Battle of Valverde. I go over in detail the exciting and heart rending Confederate victory on the Rio Grande.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • The Civil War in the Southwest: The Cursed Pests of Apacheria, Sibley’s Reinforcements, & Baylor’s Woes

    The Civil War in the Southwest: The Cursed Pests of Apacheria, Sibley’s Reinforcements, & Baylor’s Woes
    Dec 18 2024
    This is the 5th Episode in the series over the Civil War in the Southwest. In this episode, Baylor goes after the Apaches in the west. Specifically, Mangas Coloradas and Cochise as they escalate their fight against the White Eyes and the Arizona Guards. Meanwhile, the battle of Alamosa gives Baylor some hope. Unfortunately, rumors swirl of a three pronged Fedral invasion of Mesilla and Fort Fillmore. Over in Texas, Baylor raises his three armies and they eventually march west to New Mexico. I cover Baylor’s murder of a journalist, the commanders of Sibley’s Brigade’s, and the status of the other Western Territories in regards to their rumors of joining the Rebellion.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • The Civil War in the Southwest: The Skirmish at Mesilla, the Disastrous Surrender of Major Lynde, & The Confederate Territory of Arizona

    The Civil War in the Southwest: The Skirmish at Mesilla, the Disastrous Surrender of Major Lynde, & The Confederate Territory of Arizona
    Dec 10 2024
    This is the fourth episode in the series over the Civil War in the Southwest. In this episode, Baylor and his Texans march north toward Fort Fillmore to take the Fedral post by surprise, but his plans are thwarted. Instead, he marches to the Confederate aligned town of Mesilla. Eventually, Yankee Major Lynde attempts to take the town from the Rebels but is repelled which ultimately leads to his stunning surrender in the high desert heat after abandoning the Fort completely. The hopes and dreams of a Confederate Empire in the Southwest become real as the area of southern New Mexico and modern day southern Arizona are declared the Confederate Territory of Arizona by Governor Baylor.
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    44 mins
  • The Civil War in the Southwest: The Texan Santa Fe Expedition, The Compromise of 1850, & The Dark Clouds of War

    The Civil War in the Southwest: The Texan Santa Fe Expedition, The Compromise of 1850, & The Dark Clouds of War
    Dec 2 2024
    This is the third episode over the Civil War in the American Southwest. This episode covers the Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841 to take the New Mexican land from the Rio Grand eastward, the hostilities between Texas and the Federal Government that almost led to the Civil War before the Compromise of 1850, and the hopes of the future Confederacy in the American Southwest. It also covers the secretive Knights of the Golden Circle and their dreams for a slave empire in the Americas. I also cover Union Commander Canby, Confederate Commander Baylor, and a slew of other characters who will impact the war in the American Southwest. Towards the end of the episode The South and Texas secedes from the Union and the latter begins preparations for battle in New Mexico. This is the third and final introductory episode before the Civil War actually begins.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • The Civil War in the Southwest: Jefferson Davis’ Warhawks, Napoleon the Third’s France, & the Menace of England

    The Civil War in the Southwest: Jefferson Davis’ Warhawks, Napoleon the Third’s France, & the Menace of England
    Nov 25 2024
    This is the second episode over the Civil War in the American Southwest. This episode covers the biography and views of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. I also discuss Southern Democrat Warhawks and their desire to expand American Manifest Destiny throughout the Northwestern Hemisphere. It also goes into deep detail over the ties between the Southern United States and the Napoleonic Emperors of France. I also discuss at length how the Southern Jeffersonian Democrats wanted to rid themselves of the menace of England’s constant meddling. Also mentioned are the American filibusters in Nicaragua and the Yucatan, the US Camel Corp, and Jefferson Davis’ hope of a second American Revolution. This is the second of three introductory episodes before the Civil War actually begins.
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  • The Civil War in the Southwest: English Slavery, Napoleon Bonaparte, & Jeffersonian Democrats

    The Civil War in the Southwest: English Slavery, Napoleon Bonaparte, & Jeffersonian Democrats
    Nov 16 2024
    This is the first episode over the Civil War in the American Southwest. This episode covers the initial rift in the new United States of America between Democrats and Federalists and their diplomatic desires to be closer to either France or England. It also covers the question of slavery among the Founding Fathers, England’s constant meddling in the US, the War of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte and his commanders’ influence on the new Republic, and John C Calhoun. This is the first of three introductory episodes before the Civil War actually begins.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The National Park Service: America’s Greatest Gift to Mankind & Thoughts on How We Can Fix It

    The National Park Service: America’s Greatest Gift to Mankind & Thoughts on How We Can Fix It
    Oct 1 2024
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • The Apache: Fear & Hate

    The Apache: Fear & Hate
    Aug 21 2024
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