About this episode

The episode discusses Stonewall Jackson's last battle at Chancellorsville and its implications during the Civil War.

It was Robert E. Lee's greatest strategic triumph but it came at a heavy cost - the loss of his talismanic leader and friend Stonewall Jackson among thousands of Confederate casualties. Guiding Don Wildman through what happened back in 1863 is Dr Bradford Wineman. His new book is called 'Francis H. Smith, VMI, and the Rise of Southern Military Education'. Don's new documentary on Fort Laramie is available to watch now for all History Hit subscribers. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Don Wildman

Guest: Dr Bradford Wineman

Topics covered

• Civil War
• Chancellorsville
• Stonewall Jackson
• Military Strategy
• Southern Military Education

Keywords

• Stonewall Jackson
• Chancellorsville
• Robert E. Lee
• Civil War
• military education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit, Fort Laramie, Acast

Books & works: Francis H. Smith, VMI, and the Rise of Southern Military Education

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