Company D

George F. Snell III
  • 5.0 (23)
  • HISTORY

Company D brings the American Civil War to life through the eyes of citizen-soldiers. One Regiment. One Company. Countless stories of courage, sacrifice, and betrayal—exposing the human toll of a war that transformed the United States.

  1. Ep10: The Mystery of the Mangled Miser

    2D AGO

    Ep10: The Mystery of the Mangled Miser

    On the rainy evening of September 27, 1882, an elderly miser named Joseph H. Higgins was ambushed at the doorway to his isolated cabin in Bath, Maine. He was robbed and left for dead, lingering several days before succumbing. His murder remains unsolved. In our final episode of Season One, Company D uses modern technology to try to do the impossible: solve a 143-year-old murder mystery.

    40 min
  2. Ep10 Trailer: Joseph Purington

    EPISODE 10

    Ep10 Trailer: Joseph Purington

    A cantankerous old man, rumored to be a wealthy miser, and who has strained relations with his dysfunctional family, is found battered and bloody on the floor of his isolated house in Bath, Maine. The old man’s wallet is missing, his locked valise is opened and empty, and the premises have been cleared of all the cash he allegedly hoarded inside. What happened to Corporal Joseph Emery Purrington’s elderly father on the rain-soaked night of September 27, 1882, has remained a mystery for more than 143 years. Until now.

    2 min
  3. Ep09: The Intolerant Life of Josiah Temple

    JAN 28

    Ep09: The Intolerant Life of Josiah Temple

    Josiah A. Temple became a substitute for Captain William Watson of Company D after he quit service and was then drafted. Watson paid Temple to take his place. Temple joined the Seventeenth Maine Infantry and set out on a life filled with contradictions. He was a lawyer who defrauded his clients. He was a politician who lied. He was a moral reformer accused of abusing women. Temple was a troubled personality, losing nearly his entire family in childhood, and a man who failed miserably to live up to the ideals he espoused.

    43 min
  4. Ep09 Trailer: Josiah Temple

    EPISODE 9

    Ep09 Trailer: Josiah Temple

    Josiah Temple became the paid substitute for former Company D Captain William Watson. Taking money to fight for another man became symbolic of the life Temple would lead. He became a lawyer, politician, and temperance advocate, but beneath the surface, he was a con man and a crook. He was forced to move repeatedly as his legal and ethical lapses hounded him, until he ended up in Minnesota as a candidate for the state Supreme Court. Listen to the trailer for "The Intolerant Life of Josiah Temple" and hear the full episode on January 28, 2026.

    2 min
  5. Ep08: The Awful Hole Left by Gustavus Pratt

    JAN 14

    Ep08: The Awful Hole Left by Gustavus Pratt

    More than 700,000 soldiers died in the American Civil War. This episode follows how the death of a single soldier, Private Gustavus Pratt, altered the course of one family: the Pratts of Richmond, Maine. It is the story of a grief-stricken father marching straight into disaster, a widow who slips into a life of lies and betrayal, and a younger brother’s brutal path toward redemption.

    38 min
  6. Ep08 Teaser: Gustavus Pratt

    EPISODE 8

    Ep08 Teaser: Gustavus Pratt

    Private Gustavus Pratt died of typhoid fever on June 25, 1862. He was 32 years old. His death did not end with him. It tore a hole through his family, through the mind of his wife, the faith of his father, and the life of his brother. “The Awful Hole Left by Gustavus Pratt” is the story of how the loss of one ordinary soldier during the American Civil War set off a chain reaction of grief, madness, and ruin within a single family. The full episode drops January 14, 2026.

    2 min
  7. Ep07: The Young Guns

    12/17/2025

    Ep07: The Young Guns

    They were teenagers when they enlisted, young soldiers whose ambition and courage propelled them into the leadership ranks of Company D as the American Civil War consumed older men around them. Jeremiah Wakefield and David Ring rose together, shared similar family histories, and committed to three more years of service. But in May 1864, during the savage fighting at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, their paths diverged: one was badly wounded, and the other was killed in battle.

    37 min
  8. Ep07 Teaser: Jeremiah Wakefield

    EPISODE 7

    Ep07 Teaser: Jeremiah Wakefield

    More than one in five Civil War soldiers were teenagers. In Company D, two of them, 18-year-old David Ring and 19-year-old Jeremiah Wakefield, rose quickly through the ranks on ambition and grit. But the war would claim one before he ever saw twenty-one. The full episode premieres on December 17.

    2 min
See All (21)

Trailers

5
out of 5
23 Ratings

About

Company D brings the American Civil War to life through the eyes of citizen-soldiers. One Regiment. One Company. Countless stories of courage, sacrifice, and betrayal—exposing the human toll of a war that transformed the United States.

Information

  • Creator
    George F. Snell III
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 George F. Snell III, produced by Dark Party Productions.
  • Show Website
    Company D