Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War
Fred Kiger
4.9from 383 ratings
- 103
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 383
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 15M
- YouTube views
About Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War
History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of the American Civil War come alive in each and every episode. Filled with momentous issues and repercussions that still resonate with us today, this series will feature events and people from that period and will strive to make you feel as if you were there.
- Publisher
- Fred Kiger
- Category
- education · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
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102 - Vilified: Braxton Bragg
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Although he served initially as an assistant commissary officer and regimental adjutant, which meant no actual combat, he, within his first year, contracted malaria and never fully recovered. Seeking a medical transfer, he was briefly assigned to recruiting duty in Philadelphia. But in October of 1840, he was ordered back to Florida. There he served as company commander in the 3rd Artillery and commanded Fort Marion near St. Augustine, where he labored administratively to improve the living conditions of his men. His attention to detail and demand for discipline won him promotion. Promoted to first lieutenant in July of 1838, eight years later he was promoted to captain and in 1846 to major. […]
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- 14,942,113
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 180 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 203 ratings
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- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
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