The American History Podcast, Season 2, Episode 23, the U.S. Army in 1845.

Welcome to the American History Podcast.

Hosted by Sean Worswick.

Thank you. Hosted by Sean Worswick. Okay, welcome back to the show.

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Okay, so this week, before we get started, I want to play a great song for you.

This is a song called Lonesome Valley.

Now, I first heard this song in the Cohen Brothers 2000 film called O Brother Where Art Thou.

The song is performed by the Black Twig Pickers and comes to us courtesy of the free music archive.

So enjoy this and I'll see you on the other side. We've got to walk by your valley.

You've got to walk by yourself.

You've got gotta walk by yourself

You gotta walk

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