CJ has recently started making his highly acclaimed series on the US Civil War available as collected volumes of approximately 4-5 hours apiece, with all the ads & announcements/housekeeping stuff from the original episodes cut out. These can be purchased a la carte from CJ’s Patreon Shop, or you can get access to them at no extra charge if you sign up to support CJ via Patreon for $25/month or more. For your listening pleasure, here’s the very first episode of that series, first published 8 years ago, in Dec. 2016. Join CJ as he discusses: The secession of the seven states of the Deep South following the election of Abraham Lincoln The formation of the Confederate States of America, including its constitution The accession to office of the Lincoln Administration The firing on Fort Sumter Sumter’s impact on the North and the South, including the secession of the Upper South Lincoln’s actions to try to keep the Border States in the Union, by any means necessary Preparations for war & early skirmishes The Battle of Manassas (or First Bull Run) and its impact Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” (written in Nov. 1861) as portent of the total war-crusade to come Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Get CJ’s Dangerous American History Bibliography FREE Subscribe to the Dangerous History Podcast Youtube Channel Follow CJ on Twitter/X Follow the DHP on Instagram Follow the DHP on Facebook Hire CJ to speak to your group or at your event Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangeroushistory Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79zThe post Vintage DHP Reissue: Ep. 131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War, Part 1 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.