EARLY EPISODE: The Insane Corruption of the Union Army During the US Civil War
Union soldiers may have marched off to fight for the right side of the war but that didn't mean that every contractor and General in the north wasn't going to try to steal something from the military along the way.
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SOURCES:
https://www.americanheritage.com/lincolns-corrupt-war-department
Micheal Thomas Smith. The Enemy Within: Fears of Corruption in the Civil War North. Journal of the Civil War Era. Vol 3, no. 1. Pp. 137-139
Tim Koenig. The Days of Shoddy: Wost Manufacturers of the Civil War. Civil War Quarterly. Vol. 3. no. 2.
Comments (21)
Tom's positive opinion on Family Guy has made us enemies.
A surprisingly clown-heavy episode.
rip mic arm
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I always wondered what the doofing sound was, rip to a real one
Don't they make vape juice that doesn't contain the popcorn lung chemicals? Alternatively, you could try rotating between methods so you only get a little bit of each cancer (disclaimer: as a biologist for the love of god don't do this)
too late i’ve got a zyn, a nicotine patch, chewing tobacco, and i’ve got an IV drop of a mango elf bar.
Jumping in before listening and they better mention JP Morgan and the Hall carbine affair
Breathing in goopy water was done best in the Abyss. That rat scene…whoa.
Screamo rules, just mostly the european stuff like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSbkxuWCvko&ab_channel=tadpolerecords
Stick stickly is so good if you have it on repeat you don't notice it starts over.
Nu metal is better than Chopin
"Thaddeus Stevens - solid name". Damn right, buddy!
Grade A Cake reference to go out on.
The paper boots reminds me of the WELCO boots I was given at MCT in 2013 that were made with plastic in the heal that would immediately break and stab you in the ankles.
It quite amazing that only reason why the USA civil war lasted as long as it is because how bad union army was with corruption and incompetence. Only when the union army had decent generals, the Confederate States of America got their ass kick hard. Also RIP first mic arm of this podcast . It's services was great and brave. o7 salute the fallen and brave
The Union army went to war in litoral combat shoes
I bet if they'd run that reconstruction graft as good as the Abrams or F35, it'd still be happening today
The guy supplying the Italian bodyguards with their hair gel was Dapper Dan, who went on to have a career that extended into 1930s Mississippi.
Just imaging Joe at the gym listening to Tacking Back Sunday.
Short but good