The War Was Civil. Their Stories Were Not.

SEASON TWO IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH LISTENER DONATIONS AND SUPPORT FROM FOLD3 AND NEWSPAPERS.COM BY ANCESTRY.

Listen to the official Season Two trailer for Company D.

A Bath, Maine native turned Southern slaver fights against his brothers.

A Methodist minister lies about the age of his 15-year-old son so he can fight in the war.

A ghost photographer and former Bowdoinham veteran vanishes during a visit home.

They were schoolboys, tinsmiths, and ship carpenters. They were husbands, fathers, and sons. They marched from Maine into some of the most horrifying battles of the American Civil War.

And their riveting stories were nearly lost. Until now.

Through diaries, pension files, military records, newspapers, and family history, Season Two of Company D reconstructs lives nearly erased by time. Listeners have called Company D “gripping history” and “microhistory at its best.”

Company D debuted on September 17, 2025. Season Two will launch with 10 brand-new stories on June 10. Listen to a podcast with 5-star reviews on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. A story-driven history podcast that listeners have called “riveting,” “gripping,” and “microhistory at its best.”

Season Two is made possible through listener support and sponsorship from Fold3 and Newspapers.com by Ancestry, two premium online research platforms used by Company D.

One Regiment. One Company. Countless Stories

Fold3 and Newspapers.com join Season Two as official sponsors.

A Teenager’s Diary Sparks a Podcast

Company D was inspired by the Civil War diary of Host George F. Snell III‘s great-great-grandfather, passed down through the generations. Charles F. Snell volunteered as a private in Company D of the Third Maine at age 18 while visiting his brother in Bath, Maine. Charles would be promoted to corporal and fight in nearly every major battle with the Third Maine before being captured and imprisoned at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Charles’s words and remembrances are the heart of Company D, an effort to preserve the forgotten voices of these forgotten men and families and to catalog the trials, struggles, and changes wrought by the Civil War on the average American.

Ordinary People. Extraordinary Stories.

Produced, written, and hosted by George F. Snell III, Charles’s great-great-grandson, Company D takes listeners into the lives of the men who fought with the Third Maine. Each episode explores their battles, hardships, and humanity—stories too often left out of history books.

A production of Dark Party Productions, the podcast is co-produced, edited, and sound-engineered by Jay Brewer. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, and most podcast app platforms. You can find Company D on your favorite app by clicking the button below.

Building a Community to Preserve History

Company D will continue to work closely with public libraries and historical societies to preserve the stories of Company D and the Third Maine. We have a resource page dedicated to non-profits and organizations focused on history, with materials about the podcast and the Third Maine. Organizations interested in partnering with Company D or hosting us for speaking events can contact us at COMPANYDPODCAST (AT) GMAIL (DOT) COM.