Civil War Day by Day

About Civil War Day by Day

The Civil War was not experienced as one sweeping chapter. It arrived one morning, one letter, one march, one rumor, one battle, and one loss at a time. Civil War Day by Day is a chronological history podcast that follows the American Civil War date by date. The series begins with a two-part account of the year leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter, then continues with one episode for each day of the war. Each episode focuses on what happened that day, why it mattered, and how ordinary lives were changed by decisions made in capitals, camps, ports, farms, towns, and battlefields. The show keeps the facts clear while staying close to the human side of the story: soldiers learning war, families waiting for news, enslaved people searching for openings toward freedom, civilians caught between armies, and communities forced to choose what loyalty, survival, and justice meant.

Publisher

TechMerge

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Aug 2026

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

113 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Confederacy calls for 400,000 volunteers

   On May 8, 1861, this episode follows the events behind "Confederacy calls for 400,000 volunteers," placing the day in its military, political, and human context while following how the war touched soldiers, civilians, families, and enslaved people. This episode keeps the focus on both the facts of the day and the people who lived through them, including soldiers, civilians, families, enslaved people, free Black communities, and local witnesses wherever the day's story allows.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Camp Jackson affair in St. Louis

   On May 10, 1861, this episode follows the events behind "Camp Jackson affair in St. Louis," placing the day in its military, political, and human context while following how the war touched soldiers, civilians, families, and enslaved people. This episode keeps the focus on both the facts of the day and the people who lived through them, including soldiers, civilians, families, enslaved people, free Black communities, and local witnesses wherever the day's story allows.

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Queen Victoria declares British neutrality

   On May 13, 1861, this episode follows the events behind "Queen Victoria declares British neutrality," placing the day in its military, political, and human context while following how the war touched soldiers, civilians, families, and enslaved people. This episode keeps the focus on both the facts of the day and the people who lived through them, including soldiers, civilians, families, enslaved people, free Black communities, and local witnesses wherever the day's story allows.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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