1/2: 1864:Sheridan's "whirling" ride to save the Union. Patrick K. O'Donnell, author, "The Unvanquished."
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
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🗓️ 17 October 2024
⏱️ 10 minutes
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1864 Sheridan's ride.
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| 0:42.0 | It is October 19th, 1864. There is a fog on the ground and it's Virginia, so the fog is very thick and coming through that fog is a Confederate |
| 0:57.1 | Army of 14,000. They are about to launch an attack that is meant to crush the Union troops in the Shenandoah |
| 1:07.1 | Valley and reverse all the gains of the previous year. |
| 1:12.4 | Telling this story is Patrick K. O'Donnell, the author of The Unvanquished, most recently, |
| 1:20.0 | the untold story of Lincoln Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the Shadow |
| 1:25.0 | War that forged America's Special Operations. |
| 1:28.2 | This attack is done with the best planning that any special operations could possibly hope for but it's a |
| 1:36.5 | massive attack. Patrick a very good evening to you've written this up as in the |
| 1:42.0 | first October surprise it would have been the |
| 1:45.2 | confederates plan very carefully why are they there whose plan is it and |
| 1:49.6 | what's the and what's their ambition good Good day to you Patrick. |
| 1:53.0 | Good day, John. It's great to be with you this evening. |
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