Company D

Three Maine brothers. Loyalties divided between the Union and the Confederacy. One battlefield. James and Charles Couillard fought for the Third Maine. Their brother John worked on a slave plantation and joined the Sixth Louisiana. At Fredericksburg, they clashed head-to-head, with consequences that would widen their divide forever. Episode 17, Union Brothers, Slaver Brother, arrives September 30.

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.