<![CDATA[The Fourth of July: A Call To Arms]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms On the night of the Fourth of July at the Delaware County Home for the Aged, Louisa McLain, the oldest resident of the nursing home, turns on her nightlight and opens a box of neatly stored letters from 60 years in the past. The first letter is from her son, George, telling her that he and his friend, Chester Gerber, have left to volunteer for the Union army in the opening months of the Civil War. Corrinne Miller, a nurse, finds Louisa perusing the letters and sits with her, reading each one out loud while Louisa listens. They tell bits and pieces of the story of the war, but what really happened is another matter.

A Call to Arms will transform you back to July 4, 1861, when George and Chester are befriended by a radical abolitionist minister, Reverend James Franklin Turner. The three of them are attached to the Indiana 19th Volunteer Infantry that forms a part of the famed Iron Brigade. As the war ramps up, they are involved in some of the bloodiest battles of the war. But they become more than soldiers. The three of them are recruited to form a spy ring, slipping across the Confederate lines to gather key information. Their missions are harrowing and, as it turns out, more than just spying. They meet Jessie Smith, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Follow the perilous experiences of George, Chester, Jessie and Reverend Turner. When they are not fighting, their spying and slave running put them in life-threatening situations full of twists and turns. All the while, Louisa McLain is waiting at home for the next letter to arrive.

A Call to Arms is based on the first book in the Fourth of July Trilogy by Kevin Yaney.

]]> RSS.com 2026.817.133114 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:08:33 GMT en c24ed245-5102-59a2-820f-0549e4213a97 https://media.rss.com/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/podcast_cover_20260713_090710_4c75aac0eb42c9e96332d8d2b6c40495.png The Fourth of July: A Call To Arms https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms no Copyright 2022 Kevin Yaney. All rights reserved. Kevin Yaney Kevin Yaney false episodic podcast true <![CDATA[Manassas - Part 1]]> George and Chester are on assignment behind enemy lines to find Reverend Turner. The last they knew, he had infiltrated JEB Stuart's cavalry and had delivered a message to them at the well by the barn. However, he had not returned to Union lines and they were now trying to hunt him down while a major battle is brewing.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/3124676 a05d1981-2869-4e67-9245-1740ae32d5d6 2097 full 1 1 6 6 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:08:31 GMT false true Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA Manassas, Manassas, Virginia, 20110, USA <![CDATA[A Box of Letters - Part 5]]> George, Chester and Reverend Turner begin their second spy mission behind enemy lines as Jessie Scouts. This time, they are to infiltrate JEB Stuart's cavalry and then get a message back to Union lines. Reverend Turner was eager for his turn to meet the suave Confederate general once again, for they had met before, and to even the score.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/3092109 630596f8-0da2-41a8-969b-acc461766889 2399 full 1 1 5 5 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:03:06 GMT false true Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA Manassas, Manassas, Virginia, 20110, USA <![CDATA[A Box of Letters - Part 4]]> George, Will and Rev. Turner are behind enemy lines in the middle of the night, spying on the Confederate position and troop strength. As they travel back to Union lines, they are surprised by troopers out on patrol. But George and Will are more surprised when they find out Rev. Turner and the girl who exchanged wagons with them in the middle of the night are in cahoots for more than just spying.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/3058137 6a32d724-b637-4fd6-92da-7b67d79c2ced 1709 full 1 1 4 4 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:02:28 GMT false true Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA Manassas, West Street, Manassas, Virginia, 20110, USA <![CDATA[A Box of Letters - Part 3]]> George, Chester and Reverend Turner have slipped behind enemy lines in the middle of the night as part of their first mission with the Jessie Scouts. They have exchanged wagons with a spy named Jessie. Now they have to get back to the Union lines before the sun comes up, but there is something that will put this mission in peril.

This podcast is based on the book A Call to Arms by Kevin Yaney, which is part of the Fourth of July Trilogy. Copyright 2022 Kevin Yaney. You can learn more at www.FourthofJulyBook.com

"Hired Gun" music by ScoreWizard

Sound Effects by Envato and Yaney Marketing, Inc.

Narration and character voices by Selena Helvey

Other voices by Kevin Yaney and Eleven Labs.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/3025045 8295f8af-a171-4ab8-a825-cf5255c043e2 2025 full 1 1 3 3 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:52:55 GMT false true Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA <![CDATA[A Box of Letters - Part 2]]> Corrinne Miller is trying to finish her rounds at the Delaware County Home for the Aged. It was the Fourth of July and she wanted to join her husband and two sons at the fireworks show. However, before she could leave, she discovered Louisa McLain reading a box of letters and she was intrigued by what those letters revealed.

This podcast is based on the book A Call to Arms by Kevin Yaney, which is part of the Fourth of July Trilogy. Copyright 2022 Kevin Yaney. You can learn more at www.FourthofJulyBook.com

"Hired Gun" music by ScoreWizard

Sound Effects by Envato and Yaney Marketing, Inc.

Narration and character voices by Selena Helvey

Other voices by Kevin Yaney

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/3025025 5d3a9fdb-28dc-4eac-be1b-897e4499f241 1986 full 1 1 2 2 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:43:40 GMT false false Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA <![CDATA[A Box of Letters - Part 1]]> On July 4, 1921, at the Delaware County Home for the Aged, Louisa McLain opens a box of letters she has kept for 60 years. At nearly 100 years old, Louisa pulls each letter out of a neatly stacked box and reads, and remembers her son going off to fight in the Civil War. As the story unfolds, her son George and his friend Chester Gerber run off in the middle of the night to fight a war and find more than they bargained for.

This podcast is based on the book A Call to Arms by Kevin Yaney, which is part of the Fourth of July Trilogy. Copyright 2022 Kevin Yaney. You can learn more at www.FourthofJulyBook.com

"Hired Gun" music by ScoreWizard

Sound Effects by Envato and Yaney Marketing, Inc.

Narration and character voices by Selena Helvey

Other voices by Kevin Yaney

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/2986565 d7871961-c821-4b22-82e2-369ea7eea5ac 1670 full 1 1 1 1 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:37:53 GMT false false Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA Delaware County, Indiana, USA <![CDATA[Introduction to A Call to Arms]]> Listen as Kevin Yaney introduces you to the Civil War and the first book of his Fourth of July Trilogy: A Call to Arms.

This podcast is based on the book A Call to Arms by Kevin Yaney, which is part of the Fourth of July Trilogy. Copyright 2022 Kevin Yaney. You can learn more at www.FourthofJulyBook.com

"Hired Gun" music by ScoreWizard

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-fourth-of-july-a-call-to-arms/2986557 8e80c45e-7ffc-46ef-b01f-17aa66b5d937 1611 full 1 1 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:37:46 GMT false false Noblesville, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, 46060, USA