#239 THE MUD MARCH

The Civil War & Reconstruction

Richard Youngdahl

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🗓️ 10 June 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In which we look at how Burnside's January offensive succumbed to the Virginia mud.

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0:28.9	Hey everyone, welcome to episode 239 of our Civil War podcast.
0:34.3	My name is Rich."
0:35.8	And I'm Tracy.
0:36.9	Hello y'all.
0:37.9	Thanks for tuning into the podcast.
0:40.6	When we left off last time, it was a sad state of affairs for Ambrose Burnside and
0:45.2	the army of the Potomac in the aftermath of the federal defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg
0:50.5	in December 1862.
0:53.8	Abraham Lincoln was worried because it was becoming increasingly obvious that Burnside
0:59.2	had lost the confidence of his principal subordinates.
1:03.5	Some of the discontented generals were pushing to have McClellan restored to command.
1:08.7	And then there was Joe Hooker, who made little secret of his contempt for Burnside and
1:13.7	was intriguing to obtain command of the army for himself.
1:18.8	Moral in the ranks was sinking to a new low.
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