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Civil War Stories & Real War Battles

Civil War Stories & Real War Battles

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In the tumultuous tapestry of human history, there are few events as soul-rending and nation-defining as civil wars. Within the pages of “Civil War Stories & Real War Battles,” readers are invited to delve into a compilation of gripping tales and monumental battles that shaped nations and changed the course of history. Civil wars, by their very nature, are a tragic juxtaposition of fraternity and enmity, where brother fights against brother and a nation battles its own. These conflicts often arise from the deepest chasms of political, social, and cultural divides.Pod Hour World
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  • The Battle Within the Battle: When Two Armies Stopped to Watch a Fistfight
    Jun 24 2025

    Hello and welcome to Civil War Stories. I'm your host, Steve Matthews. Today we're going to explore one of the most extraordinary and bizarre incidents in Civil War history - a story that sounds too strange to be true but is documented by multiple eyewitnesses. So settle in as we journey to the Virginia Wilderness in May 1864, where one of the war's bloodiest battles was interrupted by something no military manual had ever prepared for: a bare-knuckle fistfight between enemy soldiers that brought two entire armies to a standstill.

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    24 mins
  • Shadows of War: The Haunted Battlefields of Devil's Den and Chickamauga
    Jun 17 2025

    Hello and welcome to Civil War Stories. I'm your host, Steve Matthews. Today we're going to explore a different side of Civil War history - one that deals not with military strategy or political consequences, but with the lingering shadows that some believe still walk the battlefields where so many young men died. So settle in as we journey to two of America's most haunted Civil War sites: the Devil's Den at Gettysburg, where Confederate spirits are said to guide lost visitors, and the Chickamauga Battlefield in Georgia, where a mysterious entity known as "Ol' Green Eyes" has terrified witnesses for more than 150 years.

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    32 mins
  • Angel's Glow: The Mysterious Blue Light that Saved Lives at Shiloh
    Jun 13 2025

    Hello and welcome to Civil War Stories. I'm your host, Steve Matthews. Today we're going to explore one of the most extraordinary and mysterious phenomena of the American Civil War - a story that sounds like something from a fairy tale but may very well be grounded in scientific fact. So settle in as we journey to the muddy fields of Shiloh, Tennessee, where wounded soldiers reported seeing their wounds glow with an otherworldly blue light - and where that strange glow may have been the difference between life and death.

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    25 mins

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