Radio War Nerd EP 604 — US Civil War, Pt. 20: The Red River Campaign

Recorded: May 6, 2026 The War Nerd US Civil War series returns with a little-remembered (outside of ArkLaTex) western campaign later in the war, when the Union sent one of its worst generals, Nathaniel Banks, to pacify the northwest corner of Louisiana bordering Texas and Arkansas. First - we discuss Project Freedom before its untimely demiseAt 26:00 - the Red River Campaign Check out the RWN US Civil War collection, especially Part 5: Vicksburg Total time: 1:21:12Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio