Company D

A single bullet at the Battle of Bull Run shattered Moses O. Crafts' knee and changed the course of his life. By the time he returned home to Bath, Maine, he had traded a sergeant's stripes for a private's, a musket for a walking stick, and dreams of military glory for a lifetime of pain. But Moses refused to let his wound define him. Episode 13 follows the remarkable journey of one of Company D's most resilient soldiers as he fought to build a life after the Civil War.

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.