Campaigns of the Civil War: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Campaigns of the Civil War, credited to Walter Geer, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Campaigns of the Civil War by Walter Geer. Read in English by Celine Major. Published in 1926, "Campaigns of the Civil War" by Walter Geer is a classic military history that provides a comprehensive tactical and strategic overview of the American Civil War. Geer, an American historian known for his detailed biographies of Napoleon, applied the same level of analytical rigor to the major engagements of the 1860s. Unlike modern histories that often focus on social or political causes, Geer’s work is a "no-frills" military study focused on the mechanics of the war itself—how battles were fought, why they were won, and how the terrain influenced the outcome. - Summary by Celine Major

Recording facts

• Recording title: Campaigns of the Civil War
• Author credits: Walter Geer
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 15:12:57

Catalogue topics

• military history
• civil war
• battles

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 01 - Preface — 6:24
2. 02 - Ch. 1, Fort Sumter — 41:57
3. 03 - Ch. 2, Manassas — 43:12
4. 04 - Ch. 3, Henry and Donelson — 32:56
5. 05 - Ch. 4, Shiloh — 39:31
6. 06 - Ch. 5-1, The Peninsula — 22:30
7. 07 - Ch. 5-2, The Peninsula — 23:05
8. 08 - Ch. 6, The Seven Days — 38:50
9. 09 - Ch. 7-1, Second Manassas — 25:17
10. 10 - Ch. 7-2, Second Manassas — 25:41
11. 11 - Ch. 8-1, Antietam — 25:59
12. 12 - Ch. 8-2, Antietam — 25:12
13. 13 - Ch. 9, Fredericksburg — 36:51
14. 14 - Ch. 10, Murfreesboro — 31:09
15. 15 - Ch. 11-1, Chancellorsville — 21:43
16. 16 - Ch. 11-2, Chancellorsville — 25:05
17. 17 - Ch. 12-1, Gettysburg — 33:11
18. 18 - Ch. 12-2, Gettysburg — 40:56
19. 19 - Ch. 13, Vicksburg — 40:21
20. 20 - Ch. 14-1, Chickamauga — 25:29
21. 21 - Ch. 14-2, Chickamauga — 28:05
22. 22 - Ch. 15, Chattanooga — 33:29
23. 23 - Ch. 16, The Wilderness — 33:12
24. 24 - Ch. 17, Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor — 40:11

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