Company D

Born into wealth and privilege, James H. Tallman enlisted as a private in Company D of the Third Maine and quickly rose through the ranks to become a major in the Union Army. But Tallman’s confidence became recklessness and led to not one court-martial, but two in less than two years. Episode 16, The Poor Little Rich Boy, arrives September 16.

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.