The first week of May in 1864 saw a brigade of Vermont soldiers engaged in the in northern Virginia. were killed or wounded in two days of fighting for the Union. On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness, we talk with Vermont Civil War historian Howard Coffin about how the battle was fought, why he says it was Vermont鈥檚 most important contribution to the war, and what consequences it had for both the North and South.
During this interview, Coffin recommended a few books, including Team of Rivals:The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, and two of his own books, Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today鈥檚 Vermont and The Battered Stars: One State鈥檚 Civil War Ordeal During Grant鈥檚 Overland Campaign.
Also in the program, a look at the governor鈥檚 approval ratings. Gov. Peter Shumlin has a 49 percent approval rating, according to data from the . Political analyst Eric Davis explains what the numbers mean to the 2014 governor鈥檚 race.
And we listen back to some of the voices in .
Broadcast live on Fri., April 25, 2014 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
