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My Hunt After The Captain

Join Holmes as he embarks on a desperate quest through the ravaged landscapes of the Civil War, searching for his wounded son, who would later become a Supreme Court Justice.

Podcast · By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. · English · US · Official site

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  1. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    To a Blank Sheet of Paper-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr (opens the original)

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    Join Holmes as he embarks on a desperate quest through the ravaged landscapes of the Civil War, searching for his wounded son, who would later become a Supreme Court Justice. Originally featured in The Atlantic Magazine in 1862, this poignant narrative captures the heartache and turmoil of a fathers love amidst the chaos of war. Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), an esteemed American physician, poet, and author, is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 19th century. His iconic Breakfast Table ser

  2. Episode · Aug 23, 2026

    Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania-Frederick Herman Tilberg (opens the original)

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    Join Holmes as he embarks on a desperate quest through the ravaged landscapes of the Civil War, searching for his wounded son, who would later become a Supreme Court Justice. Originally featured in The Atlantic Magazine in 1862, this poignant narrative captures the heartache and turmoil of a fathers love amidst the chaos of war. Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), an esteemed American physician, poet, and author, is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 19th century. His iconic Breakfast Table ser

  3. Episode · Aug 22, 2026

    Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War, From His Memoirs-William Tecumseh Sherman (opens the original)

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    Join Holmes as he embarks on a desperate quest through the ravaged landscapes of the Civil War, searching for his wounded son, who would later become a Supreme Court Justice. Originally featured in The Atlantic Magazine in 1862, this poignant narrative captures the heartache and turmoil of a fathers love amidst the chaos of war. Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), an esteemed American physician, poet, and author, is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 19th century. His iconic Breakfast Table ser

  4. Episode · Aug 21, 2026

    Essays on Modern Novelists-William Lyon Phelps (opens the original)

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    Join Holmes as he embarks on a desperate quest through the ravaged landscapes of the Civil War, searching for his wounded son, who would later become a Supreme Court Justice. Originally featured in The Atlantic Magazine in 1862, this poignant narrative captures the heartache and turmoil of a fathers love amidst the chaos of war. Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), an esteemed American physician, poet, and author, is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 19th century. His iconic Breakfast Table ser

  5. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Yanks - A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) Verse from WWI-Various (opens the original)

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    Join Holmes as he embarks on a desperate quest through the ravaged landscapes of the Civil War, searching for his wounded son, who would later become a Supreme Court Justice. Originally featured in The Atlantic Magazine in 1862, this poignant narrative captures the heartache and turmoil of a fathers love amidst the chaos of war. Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894), an esteemed American physician, poet, and author, is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 19th century. His iconic Breakfast Table ser

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