Why Was Gen. Sheridan in New Orleans?

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Robert Cwiklik joins the podcast to discuss his book Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War.

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Image by National Museum of Health and Medicine, licensed via Creative Commons. Image cropped.

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

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