Company D

Captain William H. Watson gambled his military career on a promotion he believed was certain. Instead, he resigned his commission, watched his ambitions collapse, and was drafted back into the Union Army as an enlisted man. Join us for a story of ambition, reinvention, and the power of memory. Episode 14, Colonel Watson, arrives July 22.

What is Company D?

One Regiment. One Company. Countless Stories.

Company D is a narrative history podcast about the American Civil War's impact on everyday people, told through the lives of the soldiers of Company D, Third Maine Infantry, and their families, friends, and communities.

Host George F. Snell III brings you colorful, true-life stories uncovered in diaries, letters, newspapers, military records, and pension files. Forgotten soldiers. Untold stories.