Addressing Gettysburg

  Augmented Reality is the wave of the future. QuantumERA's Gettysburg: A Nation Divided is a new AR360 app for your Android or iPhone and is an exciting educational tool for students of the battle, young and old, green or veteran. Michael McGar is the creator of the app and President of QuantumERA. Michael was kind enough to give me some of his time to answer my questions about the app. We cover...

  FROM QUANTUMERA: We know, keeping kids engaged at home can have its challenges. We're here to help students of all ages get excited and immersed in Civil War history in a fascinating new way! Simply download the new AR360 app,  Gettysburg: A Nation Divided , and bring the history of Gettysburg to life right there in your home! This app revolutionizes the way you and your family can learn about t...

  Beat the July heat and follow the colors of the 2nd Wisconsin and 149th Pennsylvania as we explore McPherson's Woods and farm  on July 18  for our tour entitled "Good morning Archer! How are you? I am glad to see you!". We will discuss the action of the various regiments who fought on both sides in this area, and show you hidden gems like soldier graffiti on the McPherson Barn as well as the bar...

  We offered a platform to Historian and Writer Codie Eash here on our feed to present lectures or, frankly, anything he wants because we love listening to him. This one is about the Blue-Gray Reunion of 1869. Enjoy.  Codie Eash currently serves as Operations Manager at Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center. He is a 2014 graduate of Shippensburg University, where he earned a bachelor degree i...

  On this special episode, recorded at the Copse of Trees, Licensed Battlefield Guides, Tim Smith, Jim Hessler and Jessie Wheedleton join Matt and Bob to talk about July 3, 1863 and the days following the battle.  Click here for more information on Pickett's Charge; Here for Longstreet at Gettysburg; and HERE for Culp's Hill   Become a Patron here. Cover photo by Paul Philippoteaux      

  In this episode, Licensed Battlefield Guides Tim Smith, Jim Pangburn and Charlie Fennell join Matt and Bob on Little Round Top at the 155th PA Moumument for a discussion on July 2, 1863.    Learn more about the important actions on Day 2 of the battle with these books on: Devils Den   The Peach Orchard   Day 2       Become a Patron here. Cover photo by Mort Kuntsler        

  In this episode commemorating the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Licensed Battlefield Guides Jim Pangburn and Charlie Fennell join Matt and Bob atop Oak Hill in our secret hiding place behind the Peace Light to break down July 1, 1863.    Want to learn more about the First Day? Click here and here     Become a Patron here   Cover photo by Dale Gallon      

  #GetOutOfTheCar- JUNE 20- Their music was deadly while they struggled to hold on in the Valley of Death. Join us as we share the story of the "Mozart Regiment", the 40th NY Volunteer Infantry Regiment as they tried to stem the Confederate onslaught on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. you'll also see features, some hidden in plain sight and some a bit more hidden like Horse-Trough Rock, Elephant Ro...

  I feel like a broken record, but what a great time I had inertviewing Jim Broomall about his book "Private Confederacies". We met near the monument of the 111th Pa on Culp's Hill, in the shade, with a nice, gentle Pennsylvania breeze which seems to be a rarity for these in-the-field recordings in 2020. Anyway... How did the Civil War, emancipation, and Reconstruction shape the masculinity of whi...

  LBG and Author Jim Hessler joins us from the Peach Orchard to answer your questions. Jim is not only an award-winning author and Licensed Battlefield Guide, but he is also co-host of the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast.  Be sure to get your hands on a copy of all of Jim's books Gettysburg's Peach Orchard Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg Sickles At Gettysburg    

  Keith Harris is a historian, an educator, an author, a runner, a social media aficionado, and an animal rights advocate. He received his BA at the University of California at Los Angeles (summa cum laude) and his Ph. D. in United States history at the University of Virginia. He has taught courses in United States history at the University of Virginia and the University of California at Riverside...

  Rob Gibson is a wet plate photographer known for once having had a studio here in Gettysburg, taking wet plates on dozens of historical films and riding around town on an old Harley Davidson with a darkroom for a sidecar. We sat down with Rob at Dave Wilson's Victorian Photography Studio to discuss Rob's career and the science behind photography. Oh, and pizza! Be sure to schedule a shoot with R...

  JUNE 20- "Their music was deadly" while they struggled to hold on in the Valley of Death. Join us as we share the story of the "Mozart Regiment", the 40th NY Volunteer Infantry Regiment as they tried to stem the Confederate onslaught on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. you'll also see features, some hidden in plain sight and some a bit more hidden like Horse-Trough Rock, Elephant Rock, Acheson Roc...

  Patron "Balthazar" took us up on the offer to take your requests for topics or guests. His is the first one that was easily fulfilled. So Bob, Tim Smith, Eric the producer, patron Veronica and a cast of bikers and reenactors met at the beer garden of The Farnsworth House to talk about what the civilians experienced with the units that came through or occupied the town from June 26, 1863, on.   ...

LANGUAGE WARNING Robert Lee Hodge is a name known to many in the Civil War and reenacting communities. For those of you who don't know him by name, you probably know some of his work. Either way, after listening to this interview, you won't forget him. He's  a fascinating fella and I thoroughly enjoyed my phone call with him. 

Hey everyone. Here's a quick update for you. Adams county is going I to the yellow phase. So what does that mean? It means that GettysBike Tours will open on Thursday, May 28, with certain restrictions. So make sure you check www. Gettysbike.com or call them at 717.752.7752.    Mason Dixon Distillery is still shipping their wonderful liquor to Pennsylvania residents only, but now they're offering...

LBG Roy Frampton joins Matt, Bob and Tim from near the Howard Statue on East Cemetery Hill. While this Ask A Gettysburg Guide is about the National Cemetery, we didn't think four people on lawn chairs talking into microphones would look appropriate in the cemetery itself. So, we went across the street.  In this episode, we cover topics such as: -USCT graves -the cemetery during the battle and the...

Matt, Bob and Tim Smith hunkered down around the 99th Pa monument on, yet another, cold, grey, windy day that felt more like Novmeber than late-April to answer your questions pertaining to The Devil's Den.    As always, this free content is brought to you by the generous support of our Patrons. Become one today by clicking here .      

  SARAH BROADHEAD: " To-day we heard that the Rebels were crossing the river in heavy force, and advancing on to this State."    In the 1730s and 40s, Scots-Irish and German settlers began laying roots in what was then known as the Marsh Creek settlement. Eventually, Samuel Gettys opened a tavern on the Marsh Creek Road, the major east-west road in the area. In 1761, he was fined for running a tav...

"The Union Fishhook" wayside marker is located on Little Round Top All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

"The Valley of Death" wayside marker is located on Little Round Top.  All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

Licensed Battlefield Guide Tim Smith joins Matt and Licensed Battlefield Guide Bob Steenstra at Reynolds Woods in GNMP to answer your questions about the First Day's fighting in that area.  Here are just SOME of the topics covered: -the 147th NY -Buford's Cavalry - Where was Henry Burgwyn wounded - Where exactly is "McPherson's Rdge"? - the 151st Pa -"The Color Episode" of the 149th Pa AND MORE!  ...

"The Cavalry Buys Time" wayside marker is located towards the Mummasburg Road-end of Buford Avenue. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

"Trapped in the Cut" wayside marker is located at the northeast corner of the bridge spanning the Railroad Cut. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .