Company D Podcast
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Civil War stories of courage, heartbreak & survival | One Regiment. One Company. Countless Stories | New episodes every two weeks | Hosted by https://tobsky.com/gfsnelll | Website: https://companydpodcast.com | Subscribe: https://companydpodcast.com/links/
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Forgotten history - revealed. Ep05, "The Carpetbagger" is out now! companydpodcast.com/links/ #HistoryPodast #WarHero #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolinaHistory #MaineHistory
Forgotten history - revealed. Ep05, "The Carpetbagger" is out now! companydpodcast.com/links/ #HistoryPodast #WarHero #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolinaHistory #MaineHistory
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Forgotten history - revealed. Ep05, "The Carpetbagger" is out now! companydpodcast.com/links/ #HistoryPodast #WarHero #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolinaHistory #MaineHistory
Homework is a requirement in history. The show notes for Ep05, "The Carpetbagger," are now available. With tons of bonus materials! companydpodcast.com/2025/11/13/e... #ShowNotes #CivilWarHistory #HistoryMatters #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #AmericanHistory
Episode 05 – Show Notes
The Facts and Nothing but the Facts for “The Carpetbagger.” History is Better when you do your Homework LISTEN TO EPISODE 05 FIRST North Carolina Governor William Holden, who appointed Henry H. Sha…
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November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Homework is a requirement in history. The show notes for Ep05, "The Carpetbagger," are now available. With tons of bonus materials! companydpodcast.com/2025/11/13/e... #ShowNotes #CivilWarHistory #HistoryMatters #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #AmericanHistory
Shot four times, a former Union soldier heads South after the war. He helps change the course of #BlackHistory in North Carolina. Listen to the unlikely story in Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." companydpodcast/links/ #CivilWarHistory #historypodcast #historybuff #historymatters
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Shot four times, a former Union soldier heads South after the war. He helps change the course of #BlackHistory in North Carolina. Listen to the unlikely story in Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." companydpodcast/links/ #CivilWarHistory #historypodcast #historybuff #historymatters
NEW EPISODE: A former Union soldier. Newly freed slaves. And the rise of America's first incorporated Black town. Forgotten history is revealed in Ep05, "The Carpetbagger."
Listen now: companydpodcast.com/episodes/
#Historypodast #CivilWarHistory #BlackHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #HistoryBuff
Listen now: companydpodcast.com/episodes/
#Historypodast #CivilWarHistory #BlackHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #HistoryBuff
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW EPISODE: A former Union soldier. Newly freed slaves. And the rise of America's first incorporated Black town. Forgotten history is revealed in Ep05, "The Carpetbagger."
Listen now: companydpodcast.com/episodes/
#Historypodast #CivilWarHistory #BlackHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #HistoryBuff
Listen now: companydpodcast.com/episodes/
#Historypodast #CivilWarHistory #BlackHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #HistoryBuff
Coming tomorrow, Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." The unlikely story of a former Union soldier helping to establish the first African-American town in the USA. Subscribe now: companydpodcast.com/links/ #CivilWarHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #Princeville #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #Historypodcast
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Coming tomorrow, Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." The unlikely story of a former Union soldier helping to establish the first African-American town in the USA. Subscribe now: companydpodcast.com/links/ #CivilWarHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #Princeville #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #Historypodcast
Honoring all veterans today, including the soldiers of Company D of the Third Maine Infantry Regiment. #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025 www.youtube.com/shorts/Q7Z3U...
Honoring Veterans Day - 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Honoring all veterans today, including the soldiers of Company D of the Third Maine Infantry Regiment. #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025 www.youtube.com/shorts/Q7Z3U...
On "This Week with Company D," our video companion to the podcast, we talk about what happens when the daughter of a slave owner marries the son of a Union officer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s95j... #CivilWarHistory #GeorgiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #HistoryMatters
This Week with Company D - Southern Belle vs. Old Warhorse
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November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On "This Week with Company D," our video companion to the podcast, we talk about what happens when the daughter of a slave owner marries the son of a Union officer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s95j... #CivilWarHistory #GeorgiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #HistoryMatters
TEASER DROP: Check out the trailer for Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." The full episode drops next Wednesday: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolina
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
TEASER DROP: Check out the trailer for Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." The full episode drops next Wednesday: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolina
An unlikely source helped establish the first Black town in the United States: Princeville, North Carolina. Listen to the teaser to our next episode, "The Carpetbagger." companydpodcast.com/2025/11/05/l... #NorthCarolina #BlackHistory #CivilWarHistory #Historypodcast #HistoryMatters #HistoryBuff
Union Soldier Helps to Create the First Black Town in America
North Carolina history was changed when Henry Harrison Shaw sold land on the Tar River to freed slaves to create Princeville, the first black town in United States history.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
An unlikely source helped establish the first Black town in the United States: Princeville, North Carolina. Listen to the teaser to our next episode, "The Carpetbagger." companydpodcast.com/2025/11/05/l... #NorthCarolina #BlackHistory #CivilWarHistory #Historypodcast #HistoryMatters #HistoryBuff
A blowhard who knows everything. What could go wrong? Join us for Ep04, "The Old Warhorse" companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #HistoryPodcast #NewEpisode #CivilWarHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryMatters #HistoryNerd
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A blowhard who knows everything. What could go wrong? Join us for Ep04, "The Old Warhorse" companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #HistoryPodcast #NewEpisode #CivilWarHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryMatters #HistoryNerd
History and footnotes go hand-in-hand. But we also provide photographs, maps, and reproductions of actual letters. Check out the show notes from Ep04, "The Old Warhorse," and see the two known photographs of William Hogan Higgins: companydpodcast.com/2025/10/30/e... #CivilWarHistory #Historypodcast
Key Sources and Insights for The Old Warhorse Episode 04
Explore the sources for Episode 04, 'The Old Warhorse,' and discover the history behind Lt. William H. Higgins and the Third Maine Regiment.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
History and footnotes go hand-in-hand. But we also provide photographs, maps, and reproductions of actual letters. Check out the show notes from Ep04, "The Old Warhorse," and see the two known photographs of William Hogan Higgins: companydpodcast.com/2025/10/30/e... #CivilWarHistory #Historypodcast
New Episode! Our fourth episode drops today: "The Old Warhorse" is available everywhere you get podcasts, or at our website: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #PhiladelphiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #FortMifflin #GhostStory
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New Episode! Our fourth episode drops today: "The Old Warhorse" is available everywhere you get podcasts, or at our website: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #PhiladelphiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #FortMifflin #GhostStory
Thank you to all of our followers! We appreciate your support!
October 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Thank you to all of our followers! We appreciate your support!
New episode dropping tomorrow. Company D's most notorious bully makes an appearance in our fourth episode. Meet the Old Warhorse William Hogan Higgins. Check out the trailer today: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #GhostStory #AmericanHistory #PhiladephiaHistory
October 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New episode dropping tomorrow. Company D's most notorious bully makes an appearance in our fourth episode. Meet the Old Warhorse William Hogan Higgins. Check out the trailer today: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #GhostStory #AmericanHistory #PhiladephiaHistory
When you're a bombastic bully, you make enemies. Coming tomorrow, Ep04 "The Old Warhorse." #historypodcast #historynerd #historybuff #civilwarhistory #historymatters #storytelling
October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When you're a bombastic bully, you make enemies. Coming tomorrow, Ep04 "The Old Warhorse." #historypodcast #historynerd #historybuff #civilwarhistory #historymatters #storytelling
It's not easy to do historical research for Season 2 amid the government shutdown. I've got a draft folder full of requests ready to go once operations get back up and running. #ResearcherIssues #HistoryOnHold
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's not easy to do historical research for Season 2 amid the government shutdown. I've got a draft folder full of requests ready to go once operations get back up and running. #ResearcherIssues #HistoryOnHold
Our second episode of This Week with Company D focuses on Giles Merrill, a soldier who fought against Apache tribes in Yuma County, Arizona: youtu.be/AGW4Vs1W2Is #CivilWarHistory #WildWestHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #WildWest #AmericanHistory
This Week with Company D - Giles Merrill in the Wild West
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October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Our second episode of This Week with Company D focuses on Giles Merrill, a soldier who fought against Apache tribes in Yuma County, Arizona: youtu.be/AGW4Vs1W2Is #CivilWarHistory #WildWestHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #WildWest #AmericanHistory
There is no longer an East Wing to the White House. All that history... gone. #EastWing #WhiteHouse
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
There is no longer an East Wing to the White House. All that history... gone. #EastWing #WhiteHouse
Listen to the teaser to Ep04: The Old Warhorse. Meet a sergeant who threatened a governor, an uncle who browbeat his own nephew, and a braggart who claimed to be the best sergeant in the regiment: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #historypodcast #civilwarhistory #americanhistory #historybuff
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Listen to the teaser to Ep04: The Old Warhorse. Meet a sergeant who threatened a governor, an uncle who browbeat his own nephew, and a braggart who claimed to be the best sergeant in the regiment: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #historypodcast #civilwarhistory #americanhistory #historybuff
Two brothers. One Confederate. One Union. The Civil War gets personal. Listen to Ep03: "Albion Kennerson's Confederate Brother." companydpodcast.com/episodes/
#civilwarhistory #civilwarstories #historypodcast #mainehistory #historybuff #historynerd #historymatters
#civilwarhistory #civilwarstories #historypodcast #mainehistory #historybuff #historynerd #historymatters
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Two brothers. One Confederate. One Union. The Civil War gets personal. Listen to Ep03: "Albion Kennerson's Confederate Brother." companydpodcast.com/episodes/
#civilwarhistory #civilwarstories #historypodcast #mainehistory #historybuff #historynerd #historymatters
#civilwarhistory #civilwarstories #historypodcast #mainehistory #historybuff #historynerd #historymatters
Our excellent editor, Jay Brewer, launched a new album of music out today called "The Shape of Days." If you like our Company D theme music, check it out: too.fm/a838v40
The Shape of Days
Listen to The Shape of Days
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October 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Our excellent editor, Jay Brewer, launched a new album of music out today called "The Shape of Days." If you like our Company D theme music, check it out: too.fm/a838v40
We've got a new video feature starting today: THIS WEEK ON COMPANY D. In our first show, we discuss James Kennerson, the Confederate cavalryman from Maine, and his marriage to a 15-year-old Alabama girl. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGjb... #CivilWarHistory #HistoryNerd #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff
This Week With Company D - Episode 03
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October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We've got a new video feature starting today: THIS WEEK ON COMPANY D. In our first show, we discuss James Kennerson, the Confederate cavalryman from Maine, and his marriage to a 15-year-old Alabama girl. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGjb... #CivilWarHistory #HistoryNerd #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff
Show notes for Ep03: Albion Kennerson's Confederate Brother. See rare and never-seen photographs of the Kennerson family and read through the sources for the show: companydpodcast.com/2025/10/16/e... #HistoryPodcast #CivilWarHistory #USHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff
Albion Kennerson and family's personal and military histories.
Explore the rich history of Albion Kennerson's Confederate brother in this detailed article filled with sources, references, and family insights.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Show notes for Ep03: Albion Kennerson's Confederate Brother. See rare and never-seen photographs of the Kennerson family and read through the sources for the show: companydpodcast.com/2025/10/16/e... #HistoryPodcast #CivilWarHistory #USHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff
The curious case of James Kennerson. Mainer heads to Alabama in 1860. Gets a 15-year-old girl pregnant. Forced to marry her. Joins the Confederacy & fights against his brothers. #DontBeJames #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #NewEpisode #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #MaineHistory
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October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The curious case of James Kennerson. Mainer heads to Alabama in 1860. Gets a 15-year-old girl pregnant. Forced to marry her. Joins the Confederacy & fights against his brothers. #DontBeJames #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #NewEpisode #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #MaineHistory
Two brothers. One wore Union blue. The other rode for the South. Episode 03 of Company D, “Albion Kennerson’s Confederate Brother,” drops today: pod.link/1836017425 #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #HistoryMatters
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Two brothers. One wore Union blue. The other rode for the South. Episode 03 of Company D, “Albion Kennerson’s Confederate Brother,” drops today: pod.link/1836017425 #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #HistoryMatters