War Yankee - Overland

About War Yankee - Overland

It's May 1864, and the Union enters its fourth year of war against the Confederacy succession. Ulysses S. Grant -- Hero of Vicksburg -- has been promoted to General-in-Chief of the Union Army by President Lincoln in a last-ditch effort to win the war. Grant, placing his command in the field with the Army of the Potomac, will now execute his own aggressive strategy against the rebels on all fronts. But first, he must spend the next 47 days fighting across the enemy-held Commonwealth of Virginia. Join amateur historian and US Navy veteran Kyle M. Bondo, as he follows the history of Grant's Overland Campaign from Washington, DC, to Petersburg, Virginia, in War Yankee, an American Civil War history podcast presented by Oncetold.

Publisher

Kyle M. Bondo

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Dec 2022

Latest episode

2 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Dec 2025

   Overland Ep.18 - Invisibles against invisibles

   In This Episode It's after 1:00 PM May 5th, 1864 -- General James Wadsworth's center is collapsing as Cutler's and Stone's Brigades are smashed by waiting rebel forces, his last commander -- General James C. Rice, know by his men as “Old Crazy” -- has his brigade of New Yorkers in a deadly cat and mouse game with Confederates hiding in the woods nearly half-a-mile away. Will Rice be the first of Wadsworth's commanders to get the jump on the Confederates? Or will his men become lost to the Wilderness as well? Notable Quotes The brigade standard bearer, Pvte. Oliver W. Norton, claimed Colonel Rice was called “Old Crazy” because “he is brave enough, but in a fight too excitable to do anything right”. -- H.W. Pfanz, Gettysburg: The Second Day (pg230) At Chickamauga there was at least a rear, but here there ain’t neither front nor rear. It’s all a ----------- mess! And our two armies ain’t nothin but howlin’ mobs!” -- A Confederate prisoner to his captors "I never saw a group of more mortified men" -- Southerner remarking of the Pennsylvanians' reaction on discovering they had been tricked into surrendering to a vastly inferior force "On the brigade went in a full run" -- One of Gen. Daniel's North Carolina Soldiers "Levi Bowen, was wounded and taken prisoner in the Battle of the Wilderness [...] marched to Orange Court House and then eventually to Andersonville. It also appears that Levi kept a listing of other members of the Pennsylvania Reserves that he encountered at Andersonville as well as fellow soldiers who died there." -- Daniel Davis, family historian and great-great-great grandson of Levi Bowen, Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves [The Parker's Store Road is] crowded with stragglers and large crowds of soldiers pouring out of the woods in great confusion and almost panic stricken. Some said they where flanked, others that they had suddenly come upon rebs laying concealed in two lines of battle in the thick underbrush." -- Maj. Washington Roebling, Aide-De-Camp to General Gouverneur K. Warren Support the War Yankee Podcast Every episode is a work of passion that requires a lot of coffee. I research, read, visit, host, mix, edit, and produce every episode myself. I would greatly appreciate it if you could do two things for me: First, COFFEE! If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting the show by buying me a cup of coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waryankee) (or two)! Second, FEEDBACK! Please give this podcast a rating and review to let me know what you liked, what I can improve on, or that you're enjoying the show. Meanwhile, thank you for taking the time to listen. You are appreciated! War Yankee Supports ABT American Battlefield Trust (https://battlefields.org/) knows that there is no substitute for experiencing history in the places where it took place and has worked to become the only national organization working to save America's historic battlefields today. Discover how you can help preserve American history forever. Join me in the fight to save our nation's historic battlefields by visiting the American Battlefield Trust website at battlefields.org (http://battlefields.org/).

2. 

   3 Sept 2025

   Oncetold.17: Middle of Nowhere

   Host War Yankee explores the chaotic and mysterious Battle of the Wilderness, where Union forces faced an unseen enemy in dense terrain.

3. 

   12 Aug 2025

   Overland.16: Tunnel Vision

   Host War Yankee explores Brigadier General Lysander Cutler's Iron Brigade's fierce struggle and invisible enemy encounters during the Battle of the Wilderness.

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• Dr Jane Doe
• Gordon Rhea
• Brig Gen Harry Wilson
• Brigadier General James Harrison "Harry" Wilson

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Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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