When most people think of the Civil War, they think of the great battles of the east, but the fighting in the West was also crucial. In this two part episode, we examine the critical campaigns in the west starting at the beginning of the war. Meet historian Greg Biggs at Fort Donelson as we discuss the campaign. Consider the mistakes made by the South that lost them so much control of the Western rivers.
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