This 2016 episode covers when three escapees from enslavement showed up at a Union position during the U.S. Civil War. The decision of how to handle the situation fell to Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, and his actions led to a situation for which the government was simply not prepared.

Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York, Part 2
42:12

Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York, Part 1
41:59

SYMHC Classics: Eradication of Smallpox
43:25