Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Harvard student William F. Bartlett left the classroom for the battlefield and became one of the Civil War’s most remarkable heroes. From the chaos of Ball’s Bluff to the brutal fights at Port Hudson and the Wilderness, Bartlett was wounded again and again, yet kept returning to lead his men with courage, resilience, and unwavering devotion. This is the powerful true story of sacrifice, leadership, and the price of war.

Chapters:
00:00 Civil War Hero William Bartlett at Ball’s Bluff
06:40 Bartlett Under Fire at Ball’s Bluff
13:00 Ball’s Bluff: Union Retreat and Defeat
25:41 William Francis Bartlett Enlists in the Civil War
28:03 Yorktown: Bartlett Loses His Leg
37:26 Bartlett Returns to the 49th Massachusetts
42:45 Port Hudson and Plains Store
50:44 The Wilderness: Bartlett Wounded Again
54:11 Petersburg and the Battle of the Crater
1:05:27 Danville Prison: Bartlett’s POW Ordeal
1:09:02 Marriage, Recovery, and Reconciliation
1:14:29 William Bartlett’s Death and Legacy

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