Addressing Gettysburg

From the Point of Woods in Gettysburg National Military Park, Charlie Fennell, Ralph Siegel and Rosanne Zajko sit down with Matt to talk about the military and civilian actions on July 3, 1863, the recognized end of the Battle of Gettysburg.   From the Library of Congress: "On  July 3 , 1863, Union troops repelled a massive artillery assault on  Cemetery Ridge  during the third day of the  Battle...

LBG Lewis Trott and LTG (Licensed Town Guide) Rosanne Zajko join us from Brooke Avenue in GNMP to discuss the action on the battlefield & in the town on July 2, 1863.   ( From the Library of Congress ): "On July 2 , 1863, the lines of the Battle of  Gettysburg , now in its second day, were drawn in two sweeping parallel arcs. The Confederate and Union armies faced each other a mile apart. The Unio...

Historian Codie Eash and Licensed Town Guide Rosanne Zajko join Matt and Six Question Lentz on the western slop of Seminary Ridge to discuss the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg with a focus on the action in and around the Lutheran Theological Seminary. This year, we've added a new element to all three of the battle anniversary episodes by including the civilian experience with a Licensed Tow...

It's the year we Gettysnerds love: 1863! Our buddy Matt Borders (author/historian/ranger/cohost of the History Things Podcast) joins Matt at Meade's Headquarters in GNMP. 1863 was a transformative year for the Army of the Potomac and Matty B does a great jobs laying it all out there for us.    Check out The History Things Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.    Support the Show by:  Becoming a...

LBG Mike Rupert and I sat down at the Alabama Monument to discuss his top 10 list of things to experience in Gettysburg. This list is from the book  Top Ten at Gettysburg , which you can find at For the Historian. Just in time for your anniversary or Summer 2023 trip! Support the Show by:  Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg  Grabbing some merch- https://www.addressingg...

My buddy and yours, Lewis Trott, came up from his home in Virginia last Winter to record his "Spotlight On". You may have attended one of our many Get Out of the Car Tours that Lewis puts together and guides us on. Maybe you had a conversation with him at lunch afterwards. Now, get to know more about Lewie in this interview. Become a patron to help keep Ag going! Go to www.patreon.com/addressingge...

Gerry Prokopowicz (Civil War Talk Radio) is not just a podcast pioneer.  Gerald J. Prokopowicz specializes in Public History and the Civil War era. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan, and practiced law for several years in Chicago. He received his Ph. D. from Harvard University, and served for nine years as the Lincoln Scholar at the Lincoln Museum in For...

Dan Casella, host of the No Pollution of Cowardice: South Jersey in the Civil War podcast drops by the studio to talk about New Jersey at Gettysburg, a topic which one would think Matt would have covered by now, being that he is from Jersey, but, no, he never did. And why am I referring to myself in the third person?   Please consider becoming a Patron to keep AG going. Go to www.patreon.com/addre...

Delivered on Sunday, June 11, 2023 by Dr. Megan Kate Nelson at the 2023 CWI Summer Conference at Gettysburg College. From Megan's website : "Hi there! I'm Megan Kate Nelson, a writer, historian, road cyclist, and cocktail enthusiast. I am the author of The Three-Cornered War:  The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West (Scribner, 2020), which was a Finalist for the 20...

Early on in the life of Addressing Gettysburg, Dr. Peter Carmichael became a friend and supporter of the show. Patrons, you might already know that the vast majority of the authors we have on the show are due to Pete's assistance. He got us on UNC Press's book reviewer list and that has enable us to bring these guests to you each month. Pete also invited AG to cover the conference in 2022 and 2023...

Caroline Janney's (University of Virginia) talk, "The Gray Ghost: John Singleton Mosby," given on Sunday, June 11, 2023 in the CUB Ballroom at Gettysburg College.   Enjoying these tastes of what the Summer Conference is like? Grateful for them? Then, maybe it's time you joined the AG Community by becoming a Patron. 9 out of 10 dentists agree that you should. Just go to www.patreon.com/addressingge...

Listener (and one of the sponsors of this episode) Casey Turben arranged for us to go to Winchester, Virginia ( a great city surrounded by beautiful scenery) and reocrd a show with historian Jonathan Noyalas from inside of Star Fort on the outskirts of the city. There we talked about Robert Milroy's occupation and subsequent ousting from Winchester during the Battle of Second Winchester, June 13-1...

Here's one for those of you out there hungering for more Southern stuff. Our buddy Dr. Peter Carmichael came to the studio to talk about Confederate reactions to the Battle of Gettysburg.   Wanna keep the show going? Then please consider becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg   Peter S. Carmichael received his Ph. D. in History from Penn State University in 1996. His academic in...

Kevin Levin, author of Searching For Black Confederates , talks about Robert gould Shaw and his time BEFORE the 54th Massachusetts. Lecture took place in the Mara Auditorium on June 10 at Gettysburg College.   Help us help you get more Gettysburg an d Civil War History. We are able to cover the entire Summer Conference because of our Patrons. Become one today if you'd like to hasve more Addressing...

Weather, especially weather during the Civil War, dictates more of what we do than you might think. Kenneth Noe talks about it in this lecture given on June 9, 2023. If you enjoy this lecture and want to diver deeper into the subject, please consider becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg   A native of Virginia, Ken Noe is a graduate of Emory & Henry College, earned masters degr...

We hope you enjoy this lecture given by Christian Keller at the CWI's 2023 Summer Conference, June 9, 2023. You can hear an interview with Christian about this topic on our Patreon channel. Just go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Since 2011, Dr. Christian B. Keller has been Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College, Carli...

Back in September of 2022, Matt, Six Questions Lentz, LBGs Chris Army and Tracy Baer and friends went down to Culpeper, Virginia to take a tour of Brandy Station battlefields with Clark "Bud" Hall and then record a show on Fleetwood Hill. Bud has led a remakable effort to preserve hundreds of acres of battlefield over the decades and it's truly an amazing place to visit. The grounds saw far more a...

Lisa Samia joins Matt to talk about her latest book "The NAMELESS & the FACELESS of the CIVIL WAR, Gettysburg, Manassas and More: BOOK THREE: A Collection of Poems, Essays and Photos".   BOOK THREE / A collection of poems & essays by Award Winning Author, Lisa G. Samia. Includes 28 poems and 28 essays with photos. This collection is for the men, women, and soldiers who witnessed the Civil War but...

Our buddy Jim Hessler from the Battle of Gewttysburg Podcast joins us again. This time, it's to talk about a part of the battle that fascinates as much as it confuses many students of the battle. We are talking about Longstreet's Countermarch, of course.    Support the Show by:  Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg  Grabbing some merch- https://www.addressinggettysburg.c...

LBG Fran Feyock sits down with Matt to talk about his life, career in the medical field and becoming a Licensed Battlefield Guide in this "SPOTLIGHT ON".   Become a patron and help Addressing Gettysburg continue to bring you the best history podcast you'll find this side of the equator! www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

David Malgee is a "local hero", as I dubbed him on our Little Round Top video. He truly is. He's a well-respected man in the area who is generous with his time and money to help preserve the battlefield and make sure our history reaches as many people as possible. Dave has an extraordinary collection of artifacts, meticulously and beautifully displayed in his home. I've had the privilege of visiti...

LBG Lewis Trott is joined by LBG Kevin Bryant in this episode, which is Kevin's first one on Addressing Gettysburg.  One brigade that doesn't get much attention when discussing the Battle of Gettysburg is that of Brigadier General Edward Perry. Perry wasn't here, however. He was sick with typhoid fever. Colonel Lang commanded the briagde in Perry's absence. Lang was a graduate of the Georgia Milit...

This episode is brought to you without commercial interruption by our Patrons. Isn't it time you supported your favorite podcast that works so hard, 6 days a week to bring Gettysburg to you when you can't bring yourself to Gettysburg? Of course it is. Click here and join the party! www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg GNMP Chief-of-Interpretation Chris Gwinn sits down for an update on what interpr...

Our buddy Tom McMillan is back to talk about one of the Rebs in his book Gettysburg Rebels. This time, it's Henry Wentz we're covering. Imagine the irony of coming back to your hometown as part of an invading army and fighting right over your family home.

"Fix Bayonets; shoulder arms; left face; forward march!" When the order came to move on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, they were "Harper's Ferry Cowards" no more. Join us as we explore the maelstrom of battle that these men were ordered into as the Union line wavered on Cemetery Ridge.   Join us on May 27 at 10am. Park in or near the Cemetery Parking lot and congregate at Zeigler's Grove. PARK WHE...