On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I interview Patrick Landrum, of the Independent Rifles, a living history organization in Tennessee/Mississippi. We discuss the origins of the Independent Rifles, the work behind putting on events, cooking and commissary, as well as Western battlefields, favorite regiments, book recommendations and more! 
 
Show Notes:
Battle of Franklin Trust https://boft.org/
McGavock Cemetery https://mcgavockcemetery.org/
Lotz House https://www.lotzhouse.com/
Confederate Memorial Park https://ahc.alabama.gov/properties/confederate/confederate.aspx
Fort Blakeley https://www.blakeleypark.com/
Liberty Rifles article about Mess Equipment https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/confederate-mess-equipment 
&quot;To Live and Die in Dixie: A History of the Third Mississippi&quot; by H. Grady Howell, Jr.
&quot;Tuf as a Boiled Owl: The Civil War Letters of Proctor Swallow 7th Vermont Volunteer Regiment&quot; by Kenena Spalding

Tennessee Talk with Mike and Whit

The Civil War Regiments Podcast is a collection of accounts and diary entries of the common soldiers of the American Civil War, along with unit histories and battle narratives, to help educate and offer a better understanding of the daily life of soldiers from 1861-1865.