I was originally going to do one massive episode on the coming of 'total war' in 1864, but it was getting too unwieldy so I decided to break it into 2 episodes, one covering Grant's campaign in Virginia and another covering Sherman's campaign in Georgia. Here is the first of those. Join CJ as he discusses: The Battle of OlusteeAttrition and trench warfareGrant's Overland campaign, including the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and PetersburgThis episode of the Dangerous History Podcast was sponsored in part by LiveTeeOrDye.com. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon CJ’s DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show The Dangerous History Podcast is covered by a BipCot NoGov license; learn more at BipCot.org The Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster. Internal Links DHP Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1 (if you're new to the DHP & want to start listening to this particular series from its beginning, this is where to start.)External Links "The Rain" by Scott Miller (hauntingly beautiful song about part of the battle of Spotsylvania) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices