Thousands enjoyed our five-star-reviewed debut season

Season Two launches Spring 2026 with 10 new episodes

Kickstarter fundraising campaign launches March 2026

Company D, the narrative history podcast about the soldiers of Company D of the Third Maine Infantry, ended its first season.

The show debuted on September 17, 2025, and ran for 10 episodes through February 11, 2026. The show, which holds five-star ratings on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, has generated thousands of downloads and amassed thousands of followers across its social media platforms.

Spotify named Company D a 2025 Instant Hit Show, as the debut season was more popular than 82% of other new shows on the platform, and a 2025 Talked About Show by receiving more comments than 86% of other shows. Company D was listed as a Top 10 podcast with 47 Spotify listeners in 2025.

SEASON ONE HIGHLIGHTS

In the first season, Company D collected and shared the stories of 10 soldiers from Company D of the Third Maine Infantry Regiment, one of the most overlooked Civil War regiments from Maine. We helped preserve these forgotten stories in Maine history by featuring these forgotten soldiers on our podcast and website. We built valuable connections with public libraries and historical societies throughout Maine, launching a Resource Center to support these organizations.

SEASON ONE EPISODES

The Season One Line-up

Ep01 – The Mystery of the Missing Captain – Captain Alfred S. Merrill vanished at the Battle of Spotsylvania, and through a lost diary, we discover what really happened to him.

Ep02 – Nobody Likes You, Woodbury – Lt. Woodbury Hall was the most despised officer in Company D, yet despite his struggles, he helped lead his men through the chaos of the Pritzer Wood and the Peach Orchard at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Ep03 – Albion Kennerson’s Confederate Brother – The three Kennerson brothers of Bath, Maine. Two of them fought for Company D of the Third Maine, while the third joined the Confederate cavalry while living in Alabama. He claims he was forced into service. Truly brother vs. brother.

Ep04 – The Old Warhorse – Lt. William H. Higgins was a cranky, know-it-all who threatened the Maine governor, undermined the leadership of his own nephew, and was finally assigned to special duties as the adjutant at Fort Mifflin, a military prison in Philadelphia.

Ep05 – The Carpetbagger – Sgt. Henry H. Shaw was shot four times during the war, winning the Kearny Cross for Valor. Yet afterward, he headed South to participate in Reconstruction in Tarboro, North Carolina. His efforts helped establish the first incorporated African-American-led town in the U.S.

Ep06 – Leonard Peaslee is Gone – Private Leonard Peaslee checked into U.S. General Hospital in Annapolis in 1862 and then vanished without a trace. No records. No body. No clues. But after 160 years, we find out what happened to him.

Ep07 – The Young Guns – Sgts. David Ring and Jeremiah Wakefield were teenagers when they enlisted and quickly rose through the ranks of Company D due to their skill and courage. They ended up leading men more than twice their ages. But in the heavy fighting in May 1864, they would both be severely wounded–and only one would make it home.

Ep08 – The Awful Hole Left by Gustavus Pratt – When Private Pratt died of disease in a military hospital in 1862, his passing had devastating effects on his family: a wife who spiralled out of control and into bigamy, a brother who fought against his grief through violence, and a father who lied about his age so he could fight in place of his son.

Ep09 – The Intolerant Life of Josiah Temple – Temple was a paid substitute for a former Company D captain. After the war, he became a lawyer and a politician, but one who was forced to move around the country to keep one step ahead of the chaos and scandals he left behind.

Ep10 – The Mystery of the Mangled Miser – We have some murder mystery fun in our final episode of the season, using modern technology to help us try to solve the 143-year-old murder case of Corporal Joseph E. Purington’s father, who was robbed and killed on a stormy night in 1882.

SEASON TWO SCHEDULED FOR SPRING OF 2026

Work on Season Two is already underway. Research, writing, and production are in progress, with the new season scheduled to launch in Spring 2026. Stay tuned for exact dates. Season Two will include 10 brand-new, true-life episodes, and we already have some remarkable stories in the pipeline.

SEASON TWO KICKSTARTER LAUNCHING MARCH 2026

In March 2026, Company D will launch a Kickstarter campaign to support Season Two. Funds raised will help cover research costs, archival access, podcast hosting, and production, ensuring these forgotten stories continue to be uncovered, preserved, and shared. Every contribution directly supports independent historical storytelling and helps bring the lives of Maine’s Civil War soldiers back into the public record.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR LISTENERS

Without the support of our families, friends, allies, and—most of all—our listeners, Company D would never have happened. Thank you to everyone who made Season One possible. Your support means more than we can say. We look forward to Season Two and to continuing the work of preserving these largely forgotten stories from Maine’s history.