Overland Campaign
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Overland Campaign has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Gary GallagherAmerican historian of the Civil War, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia
Gallagher identifies Sherman's capture of Atlanta in September 1864, not Gettysburg, as the war's real turning point.
“That was the real turning point. That was a huge military turning point”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee (Jul 28, 2026) · Listen from 3:09:32
Gallagher argues Grant's 'butcher' label is unfair and that Lee was the bloodiest general in U.S. history in terms of his own casualties.
“The bloodiest general in U.S. history by far in terms of how many of his men get shot is Robert E. Lee”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee (Jul 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:27
Podcasts
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & LeeLex Fridman Podcast · Jul 28, 2026 · 3 h 53 min
Lex Fridman and historian Gary Gallagher discuss the American Civil War: slavery as its cause, Lincoln, Grant, Lee, key battles, the Lost Cause, and today's divisions.