Addressing Gettysburg

Scott Hancock, currently associate professor of History and Africana Studies at Gettysburg College, came to Gettysburg College in 2001. His scholarly interests focus on the African American experience from the mid-seventeenth century to just before the Civil War. His work considers African Americans' engagement with the law, and incorporates other disciplinary perspectives such as law & society and geography. He is particularly interested in how black interaction with the law in a variety of ways, from small disputes in lower courts to escaping via the underground railroad, shaped constitutional law, legal ideologies, black identity and U.S. society. Some of his work has appeared in the anthologies Paths to Freedom, We Shall Independent Be, and Slavery, Resistance, Freedom, and more recently in the journal Civil War History. Scott joined us on this, his first of hopefully more, appearance on the show. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed talking to Scott. Become a Patron today and help keep the show going. Click here

Welcome to LBG Stu Dempsey on his first appearance on Addressing Gettysburg. In this episode, we talk about Oliver O Howard's XI Corps (that's 11th Corps for those of you who don't speak Roman). Over the year's the prejudices of the the XI Corps' contemporaries have remained with them as subsequent generations studied the battle. But were they true or were they unfair? Well, Stu helps us learn about the XI Corps and what they did both at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg so that you can decide if they were "Those Damned Dutch" or just unfairly remembered. Perhaps both? Click play and decide for yourself! Support the Show by: NEW! Booking a tour with an LBG from the show! Becoming a Patron- click here Grabbing some merch- click here Getting a book- click here! (Mother's Day and Father's Day are just around the corner) Donate directly via PayPal- Click here Supporting Our Sponsors: For The Historian- mention Addressing Gettysburg during check out and receive free shipping, or visit the store and get 20% off retail! Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours- 15% off TOUR if you mention Addressing Gettysburg! Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 The Heritage Depot Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

"…I lost all my officers killed and wounded and most of my men" July 1, 1863 brought the war to Gettysburg in a way only rumor had previously threatened. As the battle raged northwest and north of town, it was soon apparent to those living within town that it would shortly surge past their doorsteps. Come with us as we explore the stand of the 11th Corps on July 1, 1863 and examine some of the reasons for their subsequent forced retreat. Join us on May 15! Tour STARTS At 10am MEET AT BARLOW'S KNOLL. PARK WHERE LEGAL! :-)

Perhaps it's safe to say that most modern Americans might have heard of Thad prior to the movie "Lincoln" and, since that movie's release, many more know of him from Tommy Lee Jones' colorful performance of the man. Well, Mr. Jones was not exaggerating the character of Thaddeus Stevens. What an interesting and colorful man he truly was! And, we would argue, the father of modern American society. This is a MUST LISTEN! Our guest, Ross Hetrick, is head of the Thaddeus Steven Society From their website: "The Thaddeus Stevens Society is a non-profit group started in 1999 to promote the memory of Thaddeus Stevens, the most powerful congressman during and after the Civil War and a champion of freedom and equality. We hold seminars, have trips to historic places associated with Stevens and support efforts to restore sites related to Stevens." Be sure to check them out and lend your support if you can. Become a Patron and help us bring more shows like these to you! Click here

Lewis Trott joins us for our first #Getoutofthecar2021 Ask A Gettysburg Guide. Now you don't have to come to our tours without any prior knowledge of the area and troops we will get to know. April 17th's tour: "My God, young man…if you go out there with your regiment they will swallow you!" As the Confederates under Lt. General Richard Ewell swept westward on the late afternoon of July 2, 1863, their task was a literal uphill battle as they climbed the northern slopes of Culp's Hill. The men of the Union 12th Corps had spent all day preparing their welcome until they were ordered away, leaving only George Sears Greene's 1400-man brigade behind. Join us as we explore the defenses of the northern part of Culp's Hill and explain just how arduous a task the Confederates actually had. This show and tour is brought to you by our friends at Mason Dixon Distillery. Mention Addressing Gettysburg during your visit this year and get one free dessert PER ENTREE!

Every now and then, as you know, we clean out our cache of "homeless questions." These are questions about something other than the subject we're soliciting questions for. Because our first priority is helping you learn about the Battle of Gettysburg, we don't let those questions go to waste! Jim Pangburn joins us this time to answer these homeless, but good, questions. Enjoy and learn! Support the Show by: NEW! Booking a tour with an LBG from the show! Becoming a Patron- click here Grabbing some merch- click here Getting a book- click here! (Mother's Day and Father's Day are just around the corner) Donate directly via PayPal Click here Supporting Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 The Heritage Depot Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

Regular contributor, author and former chief of interpretation here at Gettysburg National Military Park, Scott Hartwig, is back to, hopefully, put an end to the "shoe myth" for once and for all. At least in the minds of our audience. Here's the blogpost that inspired this episode Part 1 Part 2 Support the show by becoming a Patron and join of a force that is now over 160 strong! Click here!

Matt and Eric wish to extend an enthusiastic rendition of "Happy Birthday" in honor of our pal and regular contributor to the show, LBG Jessie Wheedleton. We hope you enjoy your day, Jessie, and thank you for your help with the show!

John Burns, that cantankerous old curmudgeon, captures the imagination and tickles the funny bone of many a student of the Battle of Gettysburg. But what is myth and what is legend? Tim Smith, LBG and author of John Burns "Hero of Gettysburg" joins us for this Ask a Gettysburg Guide to set the record straight, aided by the questions of our marvelous Patrons. Support the Show by: NEW! Booking a tour with an LBG from the show! Sending us something off our Wishlist Becoming a Patron- click here Grabbing some merch- click here Getting a book click here! (Mother's Day and Father's Day are just around the corner) Donate directly via PayPal Click here Supporting Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 The Heritage Depot Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

Kendra is back for her second installment of House Histories over on Patreon. In this one, she goes over some of the more common characteristics of farmhouses that would have been standing in 1863 so that you might have an easier time determining if a house in question had a chance of being here during the battle. Enjoy! Get shows like this AND support the show by becoming a Patron. CLICK HERE!

Jim Hessler and I love the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Sometimes, we need a palate-cleanser from all this Gettysburg-stuff and, so, I invited Jim on to talk about Gettysburg connections to the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Several officers who served with the 7th Cavalry were veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg, most famously, of course, was General Custer, but another name that many know is that of Myles Keogh, who served on Buford's staff here at Gettysburg. There are others too. You'll just have to watch. Become a Patron by clicking here!

David Martin, author of the fantastic Gettysburg, July 1 joined us on the phone for his first of many-to-come interviews about one of his books. Since Matt is working on the July 1 narrative, he selfishly decided to have him on to talk about the writing of this book and the day itself. This book also appears on the reading list for aspiring licensed battlefield guides. Grab yourself a copy today by clicking here. You won't be disappointed. Become a supporter at Patreon by clicking here

Every house has history. Yet there's something just a tad more interesting about house histories in and around Gettysburg, even if they're not battle-era. Kendra Debany has a Facebook page and business called Gettysburg House Histories and she relentlessly hunts down as much information as she can find about your historic home because she loves doing it. She's like a house detective. Kendra sat down with us to have a fun discussion about all that goes into her work. I think you'll like this one. Enjoy! Find her on Facebook

LBG Deb Novotny joins us for the first time to talk about Evergreen Cemetery, the private cemetery adjacent to Gettysburg National Cemetery. "Cemetery Hill" gets its name from Evergreen. It's home to many famous names from the Battle of Gettysburg, the civilian population during the battle and even a Pittsburgh Steeler and movie actor. If you ever get the chance when you visit Gettysburg, you must make time to stroll through Evergreen Cemetery. You won't be disappointed. Support The Show By: NEW! Booking a tour with an LBG from the show! Sending us something off our Wishlist Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Donate directly via PayPal Supporting Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 The Heritage Depot Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

Matt Borders joins us, once again, to talk about St Patrick's Day during the Civil War. He's joined by his co-host from the History Things Podcast, Pat McGuire, who is Irish. This is a fun episode with some information you may not have heard before or even thought of and some laughs. We hope that's ok. Support The Show By: NEW! Book a tour with an LBG from the show! Sending us something off our Wishlist Getting a book! Becoming a Patron Donating directly via PayPal Supporting Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott "The Voice of History" GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 The Heritage Depot Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

On your trip to Gettysburg this year, make sure you spend some time at the new museum/education center known as The Lomas Center. Curator/director Matthew Hewson joins us to talk about what the center has to offer and what their plans for the future are.

Tim Smith is back to bust just some of the myths surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg. This is a fun episode (gasp! "Fun", you say?) in which Tim clears up some of our Patrons' confusion about myths, legends and outright fabrications. Plus he offers advice on how to research these questions and answer them for yourself. Support The Show By: NEW! Book a tour with an LBG from the show! Sending us something off our Wishlist Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Donate directly via PayPal Support Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 The Heritage Depot Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

Now, hiring one of the Licensed Battlefield Guides that you hear on the show are more accessible through Addressing Gettysburg's new booking service. Just go to www.addressinggettysburg.com/lbg , find the date you plan to be in town and book! If you have a large group or want to request a specific guide, just call 717-693-0182. This upload is the audio from a live video demonstration done on Facebook on March 8, 2021. Help the show. Hire a guide. Meet fellow listeners and LEARN!

This is a freebie for you all. It's the first of what we hope will be many monthly installments of Kendra Debany's Gettysburg House Histories over on Patreon. Kendra was a guest several Patreon episodes ago and we received a lot of great feedback from listeners who not only enjoyed listening to Kendra's sparkling personality, but also the information she shared about old houses. Who doesn't love old houses? Right? We hope you enjoy this freebie and we hope that you'll consider becoming a member on Patreon. This not only helps support the show and enable us to do more for you, but it is also a great way to really nerd-out on microhistories, personality interviews and more. Become a Patron by clicking here!

Our friend, Donny Copper ("Cooper" according to NBC; we now call him "Coop") was on a local radio station in Butler County about being on the TODAY Show. He talked up Addressing Gettysburg quite a bit (unbeknownst to us) and we thought we'd share it with you, in case you find it interesting.

GNMP's Chris Gwinn is back for his quarterly visit to update us on what interpretive programs are going on through the Winter of 2021 and what we can expect during the Spring and Summer, later this year. Chris answers some of the most common questions we receive from our listeners and social media followers, but we didn't have the answers to. All confusion about what will happen to Little Round Top should be cleared up by this episode. We also cover the new wayside markers, the Warfield House restoration, the Winter Lecture Series during COVID, Culp's Hill and more. Thanks again to Chris for coming on.

In case you don't follow us on YouTube or Facebook and you want to donate to the victims of the Baltimore Street fire on March 1, 2021, this is the audio from that video with information on how to donate.

Licensed Battlefield Guide, Phil Cole, makes his debut on Addressing Gettysburg to talk about Civil War Artillery. Jessie Wheedleton sits-in as cohost as well. Civil War artillery may look rudimentary to the casual observer, but operating it is anything but. Listen to hear just how much science went into firing Civil War artillery. Grab your own copy of Phil's Book "Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg" here. Support The Show By: Advertising on the show: [email protected] Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio so we can do live videos on YouTube and Facebook by sending us something off of our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal Support Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided (Google Play). Use promo code GBURG1863 Gettysburg: A Nation Divided (Apple). Use promo code GBURG1863 Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

Folks, click this link forthwith and do yourself a favor by getting a copy of this book. It covers the practical and the grotesque. How were the armies fed? How did the war affect the farms in Virginia? How did armies marching affect the land, homes, farms, livestock, crops, etc., in the areas they moved through? And... well, shit. So much shit. Time to put our grown-up caps on and deal with some of the grim realities of war. It ain't a Ron Maxwell film. I hope you enjoy this interview with authors Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver as much as I did and I really encourage you to get their book. My only complaint is that it's too short! This interview is now available over at Patreon. Please considering supporting the show by becoming a Patron. Click here!

It's time, once again, for a State of the Show Show. This is the audio from our first Facebook Live video done on February 17, 2021. In it, we discuss: - Being on the Today Show - The Tom Berenger Interview - Addressing Gettysburg's LBG Reservation Service - 2021's Get Out of the Car Tours - Billy Webster's Civil War Rock Album AND MORE!

Captain Samuel Johnston was Robert E. Lee's topographical engineer. On the morning of July 2, 1863, General sent Captain Johnston and a few other men on a reconnaissance of the Union left, where Lee intended to attack. A few hours later, the information brought back to Lee would set the wheels in motion for one of the bloodiest days in American history and decades of controversy and confusion for students of the Battle of Gettysburg. LBG Chris Army joins us as we try to clear up some of the confusion and see if we can't answer the question: did Johnston get "there"? Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio so we can do live videos on YouTube and Facebook by sending us something off of our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal Support Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

Martin Husk spent an hour and a half discussing his book "The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry" with us. While the 111th may not be a fabled regiment like the 20th Maine or 6th Wisconsin, it's service during the war and at Gettysburg was no less full of adventure and Hell. Part of Willard's "Harpers Ferry Cowards", the 111th NY helped stop Barksdale's Charge, endured the bombardment before Pickett's Charge and helped repel what was left of the Pettigrew-Trimble part of the assault. Martin did a great job researching the men and events of the 111th NY. The detail in this book is perfect for the student of the Civil War who wants to get a feel for what a soldier's experience was during the war. Get your copy here

LISTENER WARNING: In frank discussion of real life offends you, perhaps you'll want to skip this one, even though we "bleep". Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovers out there! Love is as old as the day is long. It's a many-splendored thing. But was is just as real and complicated and splendored in 19th-Century Victorian America as it is today? You bet it was! They just cloaked it better because they actually learned to write with a command of the English language and understood innuendo. The History Things Podcast's Matt Borders joins us for another holiday special to talk about how soldiers dealt with love and war. This episode is brought to you without commercial interruption by GettysBike Tours. Book a tours for any time during the 2021 season by April 20 and receive 15% off just by mentioning that you heard about GettysBike on Addressing Gettysburg. You just have to call 717-752-7752

Thanks to our pal, Bo Brinkman, Tom Berenger accepted our invitation to come on Addressing Gettysburg to talk about his successful career in television, film and theater, with special attention paid to his role in and his experience shooting the Ron Maxwell film, Gettysburg. This episode comes in at almost three hours and is brought to you without commercial interruption by our generous patrons over at Patreon. We hope you enjoy this free release of one of our Patreon episodes in honor of the 30th Anniversary of the release of the movie "Gettysburg". If you appreciate the hard work we put in to bring the history of and culture around the Battle of Gettysburg to you, please consider becoming a patron. There you'll find what hundreds of people have already discovered: that there's more to the Gettysburg story than you know! Go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg "Garryowen" arranged and performed by Billy Webster Clips used under Fair Use.

Charlie Fennell is back to take your questions about a Maine regiment that fought at Gettysburg that popular history seems to have forgotten, but they make Chamberlain's fight on Little Round Top look like a slap fighting match, with all due respect to the 20th of Maine. We're talking about the 16th Maine Regiment who, after their action on the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, had 38 men and 4 officers report for duty on Cemetery Hill. Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio so we can do live videos on YouTube and Facebook by sending us something off of our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal Support Our Sponsors: Ploughman Cider. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off Mike Scott Voice GettysBike Tours Gettysburg: A Nation Divided. Use promo code GBURG1863 Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show.

RELEASED EARLY TO BENEFIT THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE WINTER STORM DUE BETWEEN 1/31/21 AND 2/2/21. I hope this helps you get through the shoveling Codie Eash joins us once more to discuss Major General John Buford's death, funeral and how he is remembered in this Patreon episode. Keep up with Codie here Become a Patron today. Click here

We hope you enjoy this free episode as our holiday gift to you for listening to Addressing Gettysburg. This episode and many more like it are available on our Patreon feed. Patreon is one of the ways to support the show that enables us to produce more material for you. In appreciation of the support our patrons give us, we produce exclusive content for them. Please consider becoming a Patron during 2021 and expand your Gettysburg education. Originally released December, 19, 2019 on Patreon. It's the holiday season and, whatever holiday you celebrate, may it be a happy one for you and yours. As an extra "thank you" for your patronage, I slapped together this little tour through the music of Addressing Gettysburg. While I get the music from various sources, I'm focusing on the music that I actually produce with musicians I know or have musicians I know produce it for me from wherever they are. This isn't all of it, though. It's mostly songs that have been used in Antietam to Chancellorsville, INVASION! June, 1863 or will be used in future episodes. I pepper in some commentary on why it's used, or how it was recorded or why I use various versions of the same tune. It's probably just boring rambling to you, but I've always loved watching or listening to "making of" vignettes, so, I figure, that someone else out there must like that stuff too...otherwise they wouldn't still make them! Happy holidays!

Codie Eash is back again to tickle your ears and broaden your mind with this interesting lecture about that time when the great Frederick Douglass came and spoke at Gettysburg. So, sit back, grab your favorite beverage, get out your notebook and learn from Codie. From Codie: "Written in Ink and Marked with Blood: Frederick Douglass's Gettysburg Address On January 25, 1869, the formerly enslaved and self-emancipated activist, author, and lecturer Frederick Douglass visited Gettysburg. There, at the site of the Civil War's costliest engagement, Douglass delivered a speech in which he reflected upon the words spoken and deeds done on battlefields across the country during the "Abolition War" (as Douglass called it) from 1861-1865, and throughout the Reconstruction that followed. Through written word and commanding oratory, he brought meaning to the bloodletting of fallen Union soldiers and the martyred Abraham Lincoln, and placed the racial and political results of the war—constructive as well as destructive—within the context of world history. Join Codie Eash for this discussion of the motivations for Douglass's address, how it was received by those who heard it, and what it means in our collective memory today." Keep up with Codie here This episode is brought to you without commercial interruption by Ploughman Cider. Get Ploughman's delicious cider delivered right to your door (some restrictions apply, must be 21) and help keep a Gettysburg business bridge the gap until Spring. Use promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off your order.

Every house has history. Yet there's something just a tad more interesting about house histories in and around Gettysburg, even if they're not battle-era. Kendra Debany has a Facebook page and business called Gettysburg House Histories and she relentlessly hunts down as much information as she can find about your historic home because she loves doing it. She's like a house detective. Kendra sat down with us to have a fun discussion about all that goes into her work. I think you'll like this one. Enjoy! Find her on Facebook

Jim Hessler's done many a thing: he's authored many books; he hosts the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast; he's a Licensed Battlefield Guide and, most importantly, he's a Custer enthusiast. And, so, we invited him on to talk about a rarely visited part of Gettysburg National Military Park-- East Cavalry Field-- and, more specifically, the newly-minted Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer. Jim provides us with a background of the man and the battle that put him on the map in the national consciousness and then takes questions from our Patreon patrons. Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio so we can do live videos on YouTube and Facebook by sending us something off of our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal

Author RIck Schaus stopped by the studio to talk about his book, co-written with Thomas J. Ryan, "Lee is Trapped and Must Be Taken" about the retrest from Gettysburg and George Meade's pursuit of Lee. LBG Lewis Trott sits in as cohost. Grab your copy of Thomas and Richard's book and decide for yourself if Meade could have destroyed Lee or not. Also available on Audible.

While with the Park Service, Scott Hartwig wrote an essay entitled "High Water Mark Heroes, Myth and Memory." It covers the piece of ground that includes landmarks such as "The Angle" and "The Copse of Trees" and answers some questions about just where Pickett's and Pettigrew's divisions were heading on July 3, 1863. Was their objective the Copse of Trees or Zeigler's Grove? What about Cemetery Hill? Scott joins us to dispell the myths that have popped up over the years since the battle of Gettysburg. There's a lot more detail in the article and we recommend you read it before you listen. http://npshistory.com/series/symposia/gettysburg_seminars/12/essay2.pdf

Over on our Patreon feed, Matt sat down with Noah Andre Trudeau for an interview about his career writing history books like "Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage." Become a Patron today to help support the show, deepen your knowledge of Gettysburg and the Civil War and be entertained!

Chris Army is joined by Jerry Hahn, the newest Licensed Battlefield Guide on Addressing Gettysburg. In this episode, we discuss Willard's Brigade, a.k.a. "The Harpers Ferry Cowards"/"The Harpers Ferry Brigade" and "band box soldiers." Willard's Brigade was the 3rd Brigade,3rd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac. They took part in stopping the advance of Barksdales Brigade on July 2 as well as helped to repulse the Longstreet's Assault on July 3. Patron Extraordinaire Michael Lentz joins us in studio to ask his many questions in person to our guides. Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Sit in for a show and ask your own questions like Mike Lentz by becoming a Patron Help complete the studio so we can do live videos on YouTube and Facebook by sending us something off of our wishlist. (Make sure include a note with your name so we know who to thank!) Donate directly via PayPal

We hope you enjoy this free episode as our holiday gift to you for listening to Addressing Gettysburg. This episode and many more like it are available on our Patreon feed. Patreon is one of the ways to support the show that enables us to produce more material for you. In appreciation of the support our patrons give us, we produce exclusive content for them. Please consider becoming a Patron during 2021 and expand your Gettysburg education. Can you imagine what it's like to be "free" while not enjoying the same rights as the majority of the population or fearing that at any moment raiding parties from just over the border might capture you and sell you into slavery? How about having to choose between protecting your fellow man or obeying Federal law? What was in like to be black and free in Pennsylvania in the 19th century. These are just SOME of the things we cover in this episode with John Hoptak. John Hoptak is a native of Pennsylvania. Hoptak serves as an interpretative Park Ranger with the National Park Service and teaches courses as an adjunct instructor at American Military University. Hoptak has written articles for America's Civil War, Civil War Times, and Pennsylvania Heritage. He is also the author of several books.

We hope you enjoy this free episode as our holiday gift to you for listening to Addressing Gettysburg. This episode and many more like it are available on our Patreon feed. Patreon is one of the ways to support the show that enables us to produce more material for you. In appreciation of the support our patrons give us, we produce exclusive content for them. Please consider becoming a Patron during 2021 and expand your Gettysburg education. What a treat I have for fans of the movie Gettysburg! In October, 2018, the cast of the 1993 movie Gettysburg came to town for a reunion and screening of the director's cut of the film. I arranged to have Patrick Gorman, who played Major General John Bell Hood, and Bo Brinkman, who played Lee's aide, Major Walter Taylor, sit down with me and my buddy Pete at my friend Tami's farm. We set up in her summer kitchen and just talked about their careers and the making of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals. This was great fun for two guys like Pete and I who have seen the film 3000 times. I hope you enjoy it.

We hope you enjoy this free Patreon episode as our holiday gift to you for listening to Addressing Gettysburg. This episode and many more like it are available on our Patreon feed. Patreon is one of the ways to support the show that enables us to produce more material for you. In appreciation of the support our patrons give us, we produce exclusive content for them. Please consider becoming a Patron during 2021 and expand your Gettysburg education. From Scott Hartwig: "During my 31 years with the National Park Service at Gettysburg NMP it has remained a mystery where Alexander Gardner took his famous series of photographs of Union dead on the battlefield. Gardner seemingly offered a clue when he labeled one of the images in his 1863 catalog of photographs as a 'View in the field on the right wing where General Reynolds fell.' There were two stereo views of the same image but their captions did not mention Reynolds. One read, 'View in the field on right wing,' and the other, 'Federal soldiers as they fell.' Gardner also shot two other images of this same grouping of soldiers from a different camera position. He labeled these 'A Harvest of Death,' and 'Evidence of how severe the contest had been on the right.'" Scott kindly sat down with Bob and I to discuss the three articles he wrote for GNMP's blog back in 2011. No one has been able to figure out where these famous photographs were taken. Even the Godfather of the field of Gettysburg photography, William Frassanito. In fact, the two photos in question (see attached) were the two photos that Mr. Frassanito said he couldn't place. After years of trying to figure it out, Scott Hartwig thinks he may have found the place.He says he's 98% sure, but is open to compelling evidence to the contrary should it ever present itself. As always, we had a fun time talking with Scott as you'll be able to tell as soon as the show begins. Become a Patron to access high resolution scans of the photos in question. I HIGHLY recommend that you print them out and come to Gettysburg to do your own investigation. So what do you think? Is Scott right? Email us at [email protected] and let us know! https://npsgnmp.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/a-mystery-solved-part-i-2/ https://npsgnmp.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/a-mystery-solved-part-2/ https://npsgnmp.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/a-mystery-solved-part-3/

We hope you enjoy this free episode as our holiday gift to you for listening to Addressing Gettysburg. This episode and many more like it are available on our Patreon feed. Patreon is one of the ways to support the show that enables us to produce more material for you. In appreciation of the support our patrons give us, we produce exclusive content for them. Please consider becoming a Patron during 2021 and expand your Gettysburg education. CONTENT WARNING: Soldiers in the Civil War were young men. Young men use foul language and do some pretty messed up stuff. We touch on some subjects that might not be approriate for young ears or people who can't handle the facts of life. Listener discretion is advised. Have you ever had the chance to talk with Dr. Peter S. Carmichael? Well, Bob and I did it for you. We discuss The War For The Common Soldier... with Dr Carmichael. If you think this is just another book about eating hardtack and what soldiers carried in their knapsacks, you're gravely mistaken. How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict? This question is at the heart of Peter S. Carmichael's sweeping new study of men at war. Based on close examination of the letters and records left behind by individual soldiers from both the North and the South, Carmichael explores the totality of the Civil War experience--the marching, the fighting, the boredom, the idealism, the exhaustion, the punishments, and the frustrations of being away from families who often faced their own dire circumstances. Carmichael focuses not on what soldiers thought but rather how they thought. In doing so, he reveals how, to the shock of most men, well-established notions of duty or disobedience, morality or immorality, loyalty or disloyalty, and bravery or cowardice were blurred by war. Digging deeply into his soldiers' writing, Carmichael resists the idea that there was "a common soldier" but looks into their own words to find common threads in soldiers' experiences and ways of understanding what was happening around them. In the end, he argues that a pragmatic philosophy of soldiering emerged, guiding members of the rank and file as they struggled to live with the contradictory elements of their violent and volatile world. Soldiering in the Civil War, as Carmichael argues, was never a state of being but a process of becoming.

**This episode is brought to you without commercial interruption by our Patreon Patrons and Ploughman Cider. Become a Patron today and order Ploughman's delicious Adams County hard cider online with promo code CIDERPOD for 15% off. Merry Christmas!** Matt Borders is one of the hosts of The History Things Podcast. I wanted to do a Christmas episode that talks about what Christmas was like for the common soldier serving in the armies. I couldn't think of anyone else who would be able to pull it together with little warning like Matt Borders can. This is the last new free episode of 2020. We want to thank you all for listening. Since last winter we've had 1000% download growth. That's crazy and it makes us happy to know that this show resonates with you. We hope we've been able to entertain you while expanding your knowledge of the Battle of Gettysburg. May your holidays be COVID and stress-free and as close to normal as you can manage. Here's to a normal 2021!

On this Ask A Guide, we move away from the battlefield for a spell to discuss The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, a very important event which helped to shape the narrative, in part, for generations to come, of the Battle of Gettysburg. Podcast listening is one way to learn more about this dramatic time in our nation's history, but don't stop there! Read and visit! Joining us on this episode are LBGs Lewis Trott and Mary Turk-Meena. Support the Show! Please welcome our new advertiser, Ploughman Cider. Our listeners will receive 15% off their purchase by using the promo code CIDERPOD at checkout. Help support Gettysburg buisnesses during this coming Winter of lockdowns and restrictions. You can have Ploughman's cider shipped right to your door! Must be 21, state and local restrictions apply. Click here to place your order. Order a book! (and do the rest of your last minute Christmas shopping while you're at it) Order some merch! Donate via PayPal Become a Patron and really learn

THIS EPISODE IS NOW AVAILABLE OVER ON OUR PATREON FEED! Donny Copper is a mild-mannered helicopter EMT by day and a wild and cray Civil War buff by night. He runs the very popular @americancivilwar_IG on Instagram and you most likely follow him. The New Yorker called him "an international man of mystery" in an article I read in a dream I had last September. Time Magazine almost considered him for its "Person of the Year" in 2019 after I suggested it, but "we really don't think he fits the criteria for our Person of the Year," according to the email they sent back to me. In all seriousness, Donny has become a good friend of mine since we met via our Instagram accounts in 2018. He has been supportive of the show, come to our Get Out of the Car tours and joined us on the Today Show (I still don't know when it will air). It occured to me about a month ago that I never invited Donny on the show. I coouldn't believe it. He's a very interesting and funny guy. We talked for three hours (2:36 of it being actual show stuff) and covered topics from educating the masses, the pitfalls of managing a successful social media account, bagpipes, the Boston Tea Party, Robert Smalls, anxiety and a ton more. We hope this light-hearted conversation entertains you during the hectic days of the holiday season. Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio through our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal

John Brown Gordon was a brigadier general at Gettysburg and commanded a brigade in Early's Division of Ewell's 2nd Corps. His brigade was comprised of 13th Georgia 26th Georgia 31st Georgia 38th Georgia 60th Georgia 61st Georgia But his life did not begin or end at Gettysburg. LBG Jim Pangburn joins us for this, the first biographical Ask A Gettysburg Guide, and tells us about the exciting life of General John B. Gordon. Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio by sending us something off of our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal

We had a fun afternoon hanging out with Darrell Rivers for this Patreon episode. Darrell joins us to talk about foreign observers with the Army of Northern Virginia, namely Arthur Fremantle. How close did the movie get to the real Fremantle? Take a listen to find out. Darrell Rivers is an historian and consultant specializing in the American Civil War and Victorian Britain. He also runs two of the largest Civil War and American Revolution living history events on the West Coast annually in Huntington Beach. In living history, Darrell portrays a British officer in Confederate service and frequently speaks on the complex relationship between Britain & America during the Civil War. He also has a line of genteel historical clothing & accoutrements. YouTube: FTG Military History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEK1XVCx5sdvZyPipzbSag Instagram: @Lord.Rivers Information & Shop SUPPORT THE SHOW! Become a Patron Recommended Reading

Ronn Palm runs a very interesting museum on Baltimore Street. It is the Museum of Civil War Images and you must check it out the next time you're in town. Ronn began collecting Civil War images over 30 years ago, purchasing his first one at a whopping $1.25! Now, he has nearly 10,000, that's right, TEN THOUSAND in his collection. Almost half of those are on display in his museum at 229 Baltimore Street. The museum is opened Friday evenings through Sunday. We had fun talking with Ronn and you will too when you visit the museum. Check out its website here

A very Happy Thanksgiving to y'all! After starting out by thanking many of the people who have helped us throughout 2020 (fair warning, we probably missed a few as the list was compiled literally minutes before the show started, so thank you if you were missed), we introduce you to our new guest LBG, Chris Army. Many of you may know him from the assistance he lends to the Apsiring Licensed Battlefield Guides Facebook Page. We got to know him a little bit more while learning about Pender's Attack and answering questions from our Patrons. Enjoy! Support The Show By: Getting a book! (the holidays are coming, you know) Becoming a Patron Help complete the studio so we can do live videos on YouTube and Facebook by sending us something off of our wishlist Donate directly via PayPal Advertise with us Email [email protected]