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Podcast: Battles Of The American Civil War
Episode: Sappony Church | First Ream's Station | Monocacy | Fort Stevens
Description: Coming up this week we have another 4 battles including 2 that reach the doorstep of Washington D.C. Â Our first battle is the battle of Sappony Church on June 28th, 1864, which was part of the Wilson-Kautz raid to take out Confederate supply lines. Â The first battle of Ream's Station was again part of the Wilson-Kautz raid and took place June 29th, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Â Then we move to the battle of Monocacy on July 9th as Jubal Early attempts to divert Union forces away from the Petersburg siege and make his way to D.C...