Addressing Gettysburg

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When a Civil War substitute broker told business associates that "Men is cheep here to Day," he exposed an unsettling contradiction at the heart of the Union's war effort. Despite Northerners' devotion to the principles of free labor, the war produced rampant speculation and coercive labor arrangements that many Americans labeled fraudulent. Debates about this contradiction focused on employment a...

Chris Gwinn is the chief interpretive Park Ranger at GNMP. In this lecture he shares the accounts of the fighting on Culp's Hill that the veterans who fought there left behind.  Free content like this is made possible by the generous monthly donations of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Please consider becoming one today!

Ranger Tom Holbrook brings our another fascinating collection of artifacts from the National Park Service's collection and tells the stories attached to them. If only they could tell us themselves. What else would they say?   Free content like this is made possible by the generous monthly donations of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Please consider becoming one today!

Hello folks. spring is almost upon us and with Spring comes our second season of walking tours of the battlefield. This year is the first year with a theme and the theme is Get Out of the Car. Licensed battlefield guide Lewis Trott, who you remember from AAGG #5, and Patreon Patrons will remember from the episode about Gettysburg Ties to the Lincoln Assassination, has crafted six tours of the batt...

Tim is back! Back again. Tim Smith joins us for another round of our listeners' great questions. He and Bob cover subjects such as: -a mysterious African-American fighting with the 5th Ohio in Pardee Field - The Irish Brigade and other units grouped by ethnicity - Veterans of Napoleon's Wars who fought at Gettysburg - Tilton's Brigade on Stony Hill and more!   Keep these free episodes coming by be...

    Ranger John Nicholas talks about the Bureau of Military Information and the Gettysburg Campaign. The audio of these lectures is made possible by our Patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

  In this lecture, Ranger Dan Vermilya from the Eisenhower National Historic Site, tells us about the WWII KIA dead buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery.   We are able to bring this to you for free thanks to the generous donations of our Patrons at www. Patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Please consider becoming a Patron to help keep these and other find programming free for all.  

  LBG Bruce Rice is new to Addressing Gettysburg. On this episode he and Bob answer questions regarding Culp's Hill, Favorite/least favorite generals, most important battle of the Western Theater and more.  All free content is free because of the generous support of our awesome Patrons over at www. Patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Please consider helping us grow by becoming a Patron. We thank you...

Tim Smith hosts Lectures throughout the Winter at the Farnsworth House. This one is about Lincoln's 25-hour visit to Gettysburg in November of 1863. We are able to record events like this because of our generous Patrons over at www. Patreon.com/addressinggettysburg   Please consider becoming a Patron so we can bring more of Gettysburg to you.  

Tim Smith hosts Lectures throughout the Winter at the Farnsworth House. This one is about new information Tim has uncovered about Jennie Wade, the only Gettysburg civilian to be killed during the battle.  We are able to record events like this because of our generous Patrons over at www. Patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Please consider becoming a Patron so we can bring more of Gettysburg to you. 

  The 54th Massachusetts was immortalized in our popular memory by the movie "Glory", starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. But did you know that over 300 of the 1040 members of the regiment were from South Central PA, including some from Gettysburg? Or that around 30 of them identified themselves as former slaves? Ranger John Hoptak delivers a very interesting interact...

GNMP Ranger Troy Harman explores the question "Is Gettysburg the High Water Mark?"   As always, the generous support of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg makes it possible for us to record these lectures for you. Please consider becoming a Patron at the link above. 

  Ranger Angie Atkinson tackles a heavy subject, but the undeniable cause of the Civil War: slavery.  This and all of our free content is made possible by the generous support of our Patrons over at Patreon . Please consider supporting our efforts. Patrons receive access to content made especially for them as a thank you for their support. Join the crowd!    

  Pat Bauer and Dave Geister were the artists in residence at Gettysburg National Military Park last year. While here, they stayed for five weeks in the Klingel Farmhouse and expressed their unique experience on the battlefield through the arts of poetry, music and paintings. They came from their home in Minnesota to share with us some of the work they created during their stay here.  This and all...

Ranger John Heiser talks about the Battle of Gettysburg's neglected heroes: The Army Mules. Free episodes like this are made possible by out Patrons over at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg . Please consider supporting these efforts by becoming a Patron. Patrons receive access to premium content produced especially for them.

Everyone is a "phan" of Steve Phan. He visited Gettysburg on January 25 to deliver a lecture about the role the Civil War Defenses of Washington played in the Gettysburg Campaign. Did you know that some of the units that fought here were pulled from the forts to join the Army of the Potomac?  Free episodes like this are made possible by out Patrons over at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg . Pl...

Licensed Battlefield Guide and Author Tim Smith presents lectures at the Farnsworth House on Sundays during the Winter. On this episode, Tim sits down with Matt and goes through the topics yet-to-be-covered in his lectures.  Just some of the topics we touch on here are: -Jennie Wade (January 26) - Pender's Assault on Seminary Ridge - "25 Hours In Gettysburg" about Lincoln's stay in November, 1863...

Kent Gramm received his PhD in Creative Writing and American Literature at the University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee). He has taught American studies, American literature, and creative writing in Germany as well as in the U.S. He directs the annual Seminary Ridge Symposium in Gettysburg and has published several nonfiction books on Lincoln and the Civil War -- one of which,  November: Lincoln's Elegy...

LBG Jim Pangburn (of the Patreon episode "The March North" fame) joins us for his first ask a guide.    Some of the topics covered in this episode are: -Are there instances of officers having to kill or maim their soldiers in order to get them to fight? -What are some good ways to study weaponry? -The 24th Michigan vs. the 26th North Carolina and the number of color bearers to go down in that figh...

Ranger Bert Barnett presents a lecture entitled: "Gettysburg- Recovery, Memorialization, Preservation and Commercialization" as part of Gettysburg National Military Park's Winter Lecture Series. Recorded live on 1/12/2020. This upload was made possible by our awesome Patrons. Want to be awesome too? Become a patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

  As 1863 began, the Union Army of the Potomac found itself in a general malaise. Its failed attempt at another push towards Richmond, known as the "Mud March," had served as the nail in the coffin of army commander Ambrose E Burnside. When Joseph Hooker took his place as commander of the Army of the Potomac, the changes he implemented helped boost the morale and confidence of his troops. But Hook...

This is the first installment of the Gettysburg National Military Park's 2020 Winter Lecture Series. Ranger Matt Atkinson kicks off the season with a lecture entitled "Free Masonry At Gettysburg: Fraternal Bonds Tested by Battle". It was an enthusiastic packed house and a very interesting talk.  While I urge you to get to as many of these as possible, I know it's not realistic. Thanks to my Patron...

Jim Pangburn is a 20-year veteran of the Licensed Battlefield Guide force here in Gettysburg. Some of you may recognize his voice as the narrator during the reenactments over the last dozen-or-so years. Last week he sat down with Matt and Bob to discuss Lee's invasion, or, "The March North".  To hear more of this episode while supporting the show, please go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg...

Today we welcomed a new Licensed Battlefield Guide to the list of regulars to the show. His name is Lewis Trott. He's a three-year veteran of the guide force, a US Army veteran of the Desert Storm and the recent Iraq War and currently works as a librarian. Lewis has also been a consultant during the writing of the upcoming narrative episode, "INVASION! June, 1863". In the last few weeks, Lewis has...