S8 Ep371: A failed 1864 Union raid led by Dahlgren intended to burn Richmond and kill Confederate leaders, prompting a Confederate Secret Service response involving political subversion. Meanwhile, author Herman Melville embedded with Union cavalry, writing poetry
Podcast: The John Batchelor ShowPublished On: Mon Jan 26 2026
Description: A failed 1864 Union raid led by Dahlgren intended to burn Richmond and kill Confederate leaders, prompting a Confederate Secret Service response involving political subversion. Meanwhile, author Herman Melville embedded with Union cavalry, writing poetry about the terror of facing Mosby's elusive rangers in the "shadows."1865 FIVE FORKS
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