{"podcast":{"title":"Battles Of The American Civil War","slug":"battles-of-the-american-civil-war-4764268","podcast_index_feed_id":4764268,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5359135/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/battles-of-the-american-civil-war","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5e70570eea89aa935bc514ab7e412141.jpg","author":"Bang Dang Network","episode_count":231,"summary":"The bloodiest war on American soil. States vs. States. Brothers vs. Brothers. There were over 380 official battles in the Civil War and we are here to re-live every single one of them. We mix our blend of non PC, humor and fun banter to give you a Civil War podcast like you have never heard before! Welcome to Battles Of The American Civil War!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T04:19:07.076460+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battles-of-the-american-civil-war-4764268"},"episode":{"title":"Behind The Battles | Leonidas Polk","slug":"behind-the-battles-leonidas-polk","published_at":"2026-02-27T02:49:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battles-of-the-american-civil-war-4764268/behind-the-battles-leonidas-polk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battles-of-the-american-civil-war-4764268","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-battles-leonidas-polk--70314106","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70314106/civil_war_behind_the_battles_leonidas_polk_final.mp3","summary":"Leonidas Polk was an Episcopal bishop who became a Confederate general and close ally of Jefferson Davis. He commanded troops at Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Stones River, and Battle of Chickamauga before being killed by Union artillery in 1864. This episode breaks down his rise, his battlefield reputation, and why he remains one of the war’s most debated generals.","meta_description":"Leonidas Polk was an Episcopal bishop who became a Confederate general and close ally of Jefferson Davis. He commanded troops at Battle of Shiloh, Battle…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3219,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/battles-of-the-american-civil-war-4764268/episodes/behind-the-battles-leonidas-polk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battles-of-the-american-civil-war-4764268/behind-the-battles-leonidas-polk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}