Channel Title: Threads from the National Tapestry Channel Description: History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of the American Civil War come alive in each and every episode. Filled with momentous issues and repercussions that still resonate with us today, this series will feature events and people from that period and will strive to make you feel as if you were there. <video> Nathan Bedford Forrest knocked a man out for trying to start a conversation Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join During ​Forrest's ​Civil ​War ​career, ​he ​attacked ​with ​fury, ​possessed ​with ​great ​single-mindedness. When ​thinking, one ​would ​find ​him ​motionless ​with ​chin ​on ​chest, ​or ​he ​might ​walk ​methodically ​in ​a ​circle. ​ ​Once, ​while ​lost ​in ​thought ​and ​circling, ​he ​was ​repeatedly ​interrupted ​by ​one ​who ​wanted ​to ​start ​a ​conversation. ​Annoyed, ​Forrest ​knocked ​the ​man ​out ​with ​a ​single ​blow ​and ​then ​continued ​to ​circle, ​stepping ​over ​the ​man's ​fallen ​body ​each ​time. ​ #civilwar #confederacy #nathanbedfordforrest Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> The Magnificent Canon Bombardment Heard 50 Miles Away #civilwar Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join It was one of the most magnificent displays of artillery during the Civil War and the roars could be heard 50 miles away. This is the description of a significant moment during the Clash in the Ozarks. #civilwarhistory #americancivilwar Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> Lincoln's third child died at the White House Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join President Lincoln and Mary Todd suffered many tragedies during their lives, including losing their third child to a fever. The first discovered Willie was sick during an event at the White House and he would die very soon after. #civilwarhistory #civilwar #abrahamlincoln #whitehouse Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> The Only Photo of Lincoln in the Field with his Generals Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join In late 1862, photographer Alexander Gardner captured this photo of President Abraham Lincoln and his generals in Maryland after the Battle of Antietam. It would be the only photograph of its kind taken during the #civilwar. Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> The Trent Affair (1861) Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join James Murray Mason was a Virginian. As a former member of the U.S. Senate, he once served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. His credentials made him a natural selection for a diplomatic mission to London as a representative for the Confederate States of America. Then there was John Slidell, a native New Yorker, who moved to Louisiana where, as a young man, he embraced the French language and culture. He, too, was perfect for his assignment to Paris - to the court of Napoleon III. In November of 1861, they made their way on a mission which, if successful, would create a tipping point that would have profound consequences for the American Civil War. Then an event in the Bahama Channel abruptly interrupted their journey. Found on a British vessel, they were captured in international waters by a US armed sloop and, because of that, the two came the closest to accomplishing their designated mission long before they ever arrived. This is their story and the incredible ramifications of their capture. This is the story of the Trent Affair. #civilwar #civilwarhistory Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerson Napoleon III Robert Barnwell Rhett Queen Victoria Charles Francis Adams Sr. James Murray Mason John Slidell Charles Wilkes </video> <video> The morning the HL Hunley never resurfaced and the crew drowned Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join Crew members on the Indian Chief, a Confederate ship, stood along the edge to watch the HL Hunley as it moved underneath them. The problem was that it never resurfaced. Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> Confederate blunders at Chattanooga Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join The Battle of Chattanooga was a three-day engagement that took place from November 23–25, 1863, and this is a quick story about some of the blunders on the Confederate side. #civilwar #civilwarhistory #chattanooga Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> ”Into the Belly of the Beast” - General Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign (1863) Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join In July of 1863, Major General Henry Halleck posed a question to a fellow Major General, one who was encamped along the Big Black River down in Mississippi. Asked about the continued depth of Confederate resistance after the fall of Vicksburg, William Tecumseh Sherman answered that he felt Confederate belligerence would continue until southerners were made to suffer for a conflict he firmly believed they started. As he put it, “war is upon us, none can deny it. I would not coax them or meet them halfway, but make them so sick of war that generations would pass away before they would again appeal to it.” By the end of 1864, after his capture and firing of Atlanta, and his 60 mile-wide path of destruction across Georgia, Sherman most certainly was doing his part to make southerners sick of the war. And now, as January gave way to February in 1865, he was about to make them even sicker. This is the story of Sherman’s march north from Savannah. This is the story of his Carolinas Campaign. #generalsherman #civilwar #civilwarhistory Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: John Schofield Braxton Bragg Wade Hampton III Henry W. Slocum Joseph E. Johnston Orlando M. Poe </video> <video> The Emancipation Proclamation caused distress for troops Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join When President Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it wasn't well-received by everyone as you would imagine. But it wasn't only the Confederates who were impacted by the slaves becoming free. General McClellan of the Union army even felt the need to speak to his troops to help ease the distress. Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media #civilwarhistory #civilwar #emancipationproclamation We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> Why the Bennett Place Deserves National Historic Park Status Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join Lee's surrender at Appomattox marked the beginning of the end for the Confederate army, but the surrender at the Bennett Place in North Carolina was actually a much larger surrender for the army. Fred Kiger makes the case for why it deserves recognition as a National Historic Park. #civilwar #civilwar #northcarolinahistory #americanhistory Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> The Story of the CSS Alabama Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join It was a Sunday, January 11, 1863 when the incredible tedium of blockade duty suddenly lurched into frenzied electricity. Five Federal Navy blockaders off Galveston, Texas had sighted a three-masted ship and, although it was some twenty miles from the fleet, the five-gun USS Hatteras moved to investigate. At about 100 yards, Lt. Commander Homer C. Blake demanded the mystery ship’s identity. In response, someone answered, “This is Her Britannic Majesty’s steamer Petrel.” Unimpressed and suspicious, Blake wanted to board and inspect the vessel which was his right under international law. To his request, there was an awkward silence. When the inspection boat from the Hatteras was only a length away from the ship in question, someone, in the twilight of day shouted, “This is the Confederate States steamer Alabama. Fire!” Thirteen minutes and several Confederate rounds later, the Hatteras sank with its colors still flying. The episode: a rare ship-to-ship encounter during the American Civil War and a favorite tactic for the Confederate commerce raider Alabama, whose career has few equals in modern sea warfare. This is its story. Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> The irony of the encounter between the 24th Michigan and Lincoln Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join Following his visit to Antietam, President Lincoln ​arrived ​at ​the ​Capitol ​around ​10pm. Upon ​his ​arrival, ​they ​were ​greeted ​by ​the ​24th ​Michigan, ​who ​were ​on ​their ​way ​to ​the ​front ​to ​join ​the ​famous ​Iron ​Brigade. ​ ​How ​ironic ​for ​it ​would ​be the ​24th ​Michigan ​that, ​two ​and ​a ​half ​years ​later, ​would ​be ​selected ​as ​the ​honor ​guard ​for ​Lincoln's ​funeral. Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> Mary Todd Lincoln's $20,000 Mansion Refurbishment Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join President Lincoln's wife wanted to upgrade the Executive Mansion and provide it with a refurbishment to match her desires. The $20,000 allowance was spent rather quickly. #civilwar #civilwarhistory #presidentlincoln #presidential Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video> <video> General Robert E. Lee’s Finest Hour: Chancellorsville (1863) Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join In mid-April of 1863, Major General Joseph Hooker oozed with confidence. So assured was he about his offensive preparations to defeat and, in his mind, destroy the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, he remarked to a group of his officers, "My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry them out, may God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none." This is not the story of Joseph Hooker's greatest success, but that of the man he faced. This is the story of Robert E. Lee's greatest and, perhaps, costliest victory. This is the story of Chancellorsville. #civilwar #chancellorsville #robertelee Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: Joseph Hooker Daniel Butterfield George H. Sharpe Robert E. Lee James Longstreet Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson George Meade </video> <video> Revenge spawned violence in Kansas & Missouri Description: Join this channel to support Civil War storytelling and to get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFCa_7HtbBOINg7aZ419ig/join The raids and counter raids taking place in Kansas and Missouri in the 1860s were spawned by revenge, and it became dirty and merciless. #civilwarhistory #civilwar Narrated by Fred Kiger Produced by Dan Irving Published by Third Wheel Media We're looking for sponsors for this channel. If you're interested in learning more about this limited opportunity, email: info@thirdwheelmedia.com ____________________________________________________________________ </video>

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History is, indeed, a story. With his unique voice and engaging delivery, historian and veteran storyteller Fred Kiger will help the compelling stories of the American Civil War come alive in each and every episode. Filled with momentous issues and repercussions that still resonate with us today, this series will feature events and people from that period and will strive to make you feel as if you were there.

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