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Civil War stories of courage, heartbreak & survival | One Regiment. One Company. Countless Stories | New episodes every two weeks | Hosted by https://tobsky.com/gfsnelll | Website: https://companydpodcast.com | Subscribe: https://companydpodcast.com/links/

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We're off for Thanksgiving week - eating turkey and visiting family and friends. Here's wishing all our listeners a very Happy Thanksgiving! We'll be back for Ep06 on Dec. 3.

24.11.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Private Leonard Peaslee vanished from a military hospital on July 4, 1862. It's time to find him: companydpodcast.com/links/ #missingperson #mysterysolved #historypodcast #mainehistory #civilwarhistory

21.11.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explore Maine's Civil War History with Our New Resource Hub Discover _Company D_'s new Resource Hub, offering free access to Civil War history materials for Maine libraries and historical societies.

We've launched a Resource Hub for libraries and historical societies - part of our mission to share and preserve the forgotten stories of the Third Maine Infantry Regiment: companydpodcast.com/2025/11/21/p...

#libraries #historicalsociety #publiclibraries #historymatters #mainehistory

21.11.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unraveling the Mystery of Private Leonard Peaslee's Disappearance Join us as we unravel the mystery of Private Leonard Peaslee, who vanished 163 years ago. Discover his story on the upcoming podcast episode.

EPISODE 06 TEASER OUT NOW! Private Leonard Peaslee disappeared 163 years ago. He vanished while hospitalized in Annapolis. In our next episode, we find him! Listen to the trailer today: companydpodcast.com/2025/11/19/e...

#CivilWarHistory #Missingpersons #Mysterysolved #historypodcast #historybuff

19.11.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unraveling the Mystery of Private Leonard Peaslee's Disappearance Join us as we unravel the mystery of Private Leonard Peaslee, who vanished 163 years ago. Discover his story on the upcoming podcast episode.

EPISODE 06 TEASER OUT: 400,000 Civil War soldiers went missing. Private Leonard Peaslee was one of them.

He vanished without a trace, leaving his wife and daughter mourning his loss. They never found out what happened to Leonard. But you will on Dec. 3.

Teaser: companydpodcast.com/2025/11/19/e...

19.11.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The lead-up to #Thanksgiving is a good time to celebrate unlikely heroes: companydpodcast/links

#blackhistory #civilwarhistory #historypodcast #civilwarpodcast #historybuff #northcarolinahistory #mainehistory

17.11.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Forgotten history - revealed. Ep05, "The Carpetbagger" is out now! companydpodcast.com/links/ #HistoryPodast #WarHero #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolinaHistory #MaineHistory

14.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 05 – Show Notes The Facts and Nothing but the Facts for β€œThe Carpetbagger.” History is Better when you do your Homework LISTEN TO EPISODE 05 FIRST North Carolina Governor William Holden, who appointed Henry H. Sha…

Homework is a requirement in history. The show notes for Ep05, "The Carpetbagger," are now available. With tons of bonus materials! companydpodcast.com/2025/11/13/e... #ShowNotes #CivilWarHistory #HistoryMatters #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #AmericanHistory

13.11.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Outrageous!

13.11.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shot four times, a former Union soldier heads South after the war. He helps change the course of #BlackHistory in North Carolina. Listen to the unlikely story in Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." companydpodcast/links/ #CivilWarHistory #historypodcast #historybuff #historymatters

13.11.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW EPISODE: A former Union soldier. Newly freed slaves. And the rise of America's first incorporated Black town. Forgotten history is revealed in Ep05, "The Carpetbagger."

Listen now: companydpodcast.com/episodes/

#Historypodast #CivilWarHistory #BlackHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #HistoryBuff

12.11.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Coming tomorrow, Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." The unlikely story of a former Union soldier helping to establish the first African-American town in the USA. Subscribe now: companydpodcast.com/links/ #CivilWarHistory #NorthCarolinaHistory #Princeville #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #Historypodcast

11.11.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Honoring Veterans Day - 2025
YouTube video by Company D podcast Honoring Veterans Day - 2025

Honoring all veterans today, including the soldiers of Company D of the Third Maine Infantry Regiment. #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2025 www.youtube.com/shorts/Q7Z3U...

11.11.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This Week with Company D -  Southern Belle vs. Old Warhorse
YouTube video by Company D podcast This Week with Company D - Southern Belle vs. Old Warhorse

On "This Week with Company D," our video companion to the podcast, we talk about what happens when the daughter of a slave owner marries the son of a Union officer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s95j... #CivilWarHistory #GeorgiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBuff #HistoryMatters

07.11.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TEASER DROP: Check out the trailer for Ep05, "The Carpetbagger." The full episode drops next Wednesday: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #BlackHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #NorthCarolina

05.11.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Union Soldier Helps to Create the First Black Town in America North Carolina history was changed when Henry Harrison Shaw sold land on the Tar River to freed slaves to create Princeville, the first black town in United States history.

An unlikely source helped establish the first Black town in the United States: Princeville, North Carolina. Listen to the teaser to our next episode, "The Carpetbagger." companydpodcast.com/2025/11/05/l... #NorthCarolina #BlackHistory #CivilWarHistory #Historypodcast #HistoryMatters #HistoryBuff

05.11.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A blowhard who knows everything. What could go wrong? Join us for Ep04, "The Old Warhorse" companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #HistoryPodcast #NewEpisode #CivilWarHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryMatters #HistoryNerd

03.11.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Key Sources and Insights for The Old Warhorse Episode 04 Explore the sources for Episode 04, 'The Old Warhorse,' and discover the history behind Lt. William H. Higgins and the Third Maine Regiment.

History and footnotes go hand-in-hand. But we also provide photographs, maps, and reproductions of actual letters. Check out the show notes from Ep04, "The Old Warhorse," and see the two known photographs of William Hogan Higgins: companydpodcast.com/2025/10/30/e... #CivilWarHistory #Historypodcast

30.10.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Episode! Our fourth episode drops today: "The Old Warhorse" is available everywhere you get podcasts, or at our website: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #PhiladelphiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #FortMifflin #GhostStory

29.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you to all of our followers! We appreciate your support!

28.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New episode dropping tomorrow. Company D's most notorious bully makes an appearance in our fourth episode. Meet the Old Warhorse William Hogan Higgins. Check out the trailer today: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #GhostStory #AmericanHistory #PhiladephiaHistory

28.10.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When you're a bombastic bully, you make enemies. Coming tomorrow, Ep04 "The Old Warhorse." #historypodcast #historynerd #historybuff #civilwarhistory #historymatters #storytelling

28.10.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It's not easy to do historical research for Season 2 amid the government shutdown. I've got a draft folder full of requests ready to go once operations get back up and running. #ResearcherIssues #HistoryOnHold

26.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing woman!

24.10.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This Week with Company D - Giles Merrill in the Wild West
YouTube video by Company D podcast This Week with Company D - Giles Merrill in the Wild West

Our second episode of This Week with Company D focuses on Giles Merrill, a soldier who fought against Apache tribes in Yuma County, Arizona: youtu.be/AGW4Vs1W2Is #CivilWarHistory #WildWestHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #WildWest #AmericanHistory

24.10.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is no longer an East Wing to the White House. All that history... gone. #EastWing #WhiteHouse

23.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a timely topic!

23.10.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best of luck during the shutdown!

23.10.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope any artifacts in the East Wing were removed, catalogued, and stored safely before the bulldozers arrived.

23.10.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I concur! Preserving history is crucial. It will be more difficult in the digital age.

23.10.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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