# Radio War Nerd EP 618 — US Civil War, Pt. 21: Early's Raid On Washington DC

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Published: 2026-07-04T17:21:28+00:00
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## Resource

Recorded: July 2, 2026 The War Nerd resumes his US Civil War series to recount perhaps the Union's most embarrassing episode of the war, when, in summer 1864, Confederate crank Jubal Early almost took Washington DC. Check out the RWN US Civil War collection Total time: 1:01:46Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio

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