Ask A Gettysburg Guide #125- The 1st Minnesota - with Ralph Siegel | America250
Release Date: 04/17/2026
Get Out of the Car FIELD TALKS- Decision Points- SICKLES!
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THIS FIELD TALK IS RESERVED FOR AG PATREON MEMBERS ONLY. JOIN OUR PATREON TO PARTICIPATE! - August 15, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Major General Daniel Sickles - July 2, 1863 Led by LBG Lewis Trott Could Major General Sickles have properly defended his assigned line or was his movement forward a necessary tactical move? Was the risk of breaking the Union line worth the gambit of seizing the Peach Orchard and altering Confederate operational plans?
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Why Muskets and Other Small Arms Were Devastating at Gettysburg | Gettysburg163 | America250
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***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week*** Battle Anniversary Week Special | Small Arms at Gettysburg with Phil Spaugy As part of **Addressing Gettysburg's Battle Anniversary Week of Specials**, Matt welcomes firearms expert **Phil Spaugy** for an in-depth look at the small arms that shaped the Battle of Gettysburg. When most people think of Civil War weaponry, they picture cannon fire and massive artillery duels. But the vast majority of the fighting at Gettysburg was carried out with **small arms**—the rifles, muskets, carbines, and pistols carried...
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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #132- Leadership Styles Lee vs Meade with Jasan Hileman
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🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 132 Leadership Styles Lee vs Meade with Jasan Hileman - July 8, 2026 Topics Discussed: Jasan's other shows Where the show idea came from Why start comparing them at the start of May 1863? Lee’s invasion of the North Campaign purpose and goals Lee’s previously hollow victories Life in Virginia up to the summer of 1863, how had the landscape been stripped of resources? Confederate President Davis’s concerns about a Northern Campaign The truth behind the plan to draw troops away from Vicksburg. Lee’s leadership strength of learning and understanding enemy...
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Forensic Science Comes to Gettysburg | Jennie Wade | Gettysburg163 | America250
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***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week because Gettysburg history is just too expansive and fascinating*** đź”´163 Gettysburg Anniversary: Battlefield Forensics: Examining Unique Medical Events at Gettysburg with Dr. Matthew Lively - July 3, 2026 Discussion Topics: Civil War medicine: standard practices and myths Wound dressing and care War only benefits medicine: advances in medicine from Civil War Gas gang green vs Hospital gang green Is necrotizing faceitous the modern gang green? Use of a tourniquet debate How interest in civil war forensics led to...
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Civil War Wounds | Dr. Craig A Miller | Gettysburg163 | America250
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***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week*** Man, Gettysburg history holds more than just troop movements and tactics for us to study! Our friend, Dr. Craig Miller, is back to talk about his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585741768559 and some of the wounds he talks about on them. If you haven't already followed this page, you should, especially if you're interested in the medical side of Civil War military life, you should. Support the show and join the first podcast community of GettysNerds(TM) around...
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How Weather Affected the Gettysburg Campaign | Jon Nese & Jeffrey Harding | Gettysburg163
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Gettysburg history is HOT this week. Once you dig deep into the Battle of Gettysburg, one thing leads to another. Today, we are led to WEATHER! ***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week*** Was the Battle of Gettysburg even more miserable than we’ve been led to believe? In this episode of Addressing Gettysburg, we’re joined by Jeffrey J. Harding, licensed battlefield guide, and Jon M. Nese, meteorologist, co-authors of The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign. Their book takes a fresh look at the Gettysburg Campaign through something every soldier...
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Gettysburg163- Drummer Boys- America250 | Jim Smith
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Gettysburg history just gets more and more fascinating the deeper and deeper you dig. Try this one on for size. ***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week*** Last year, one of our Patrons suggested we interview his friend Jim Smith, known as **“The Yankee Drummer Boy,”** about his work as a living historian and his remarkable tribute to Civil War history. 🔴163 Gettysburg Anniversary: The Yankee Drummer Boy with Jim Smith June 28, 2026 In this episode: Special thanks to Patron Rich Snyder for arranging this interview and bringing his friend Jim Smith...
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Gettysburg163- Battle of Gettysburg Overview Live at Totem Pole Playhouse
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What happened at the Battle of Gettysburg? In this special live episode of Addressing Gettysburg, Kevin Bryant, Codie Eash, Britt Isenberg, and Lewis Trott join Matt and an audience of 100 people for an engaging overview of the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most important battles of the American Civil War. Recorded at the Totem Pole Playhouse, this program was created to introduce Playhouse members to the rich history of the Gettysburg area while also introducing the Addressing Gettysburg audience to the incredible work and offerings of the Totem Pole Playhouse. This episode covers the...
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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #130- Candy's Brigade on Culp's Hill with LBG Charlie Fennell- America250
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Everyone's pal, Charlie Fennell, is back after a long absence. What better topic for Charlie's return than one related to Culp's Hill, more specifically, the actions of the brigade under Colonel Charles Candy. Join us LIVE on June 24th at 7pm EST SUPERCHATS of $10 or more get noticed in the comments and read on the air. Calling in is free 717-420-1978 or you can submit questions well in advance of the show by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Support the show and receive a tax write off thrkufh The Digital History Pioneers Foundation at www.dhpioneers.com
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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #129- Ask Ralph Siegel Anything- The Listeners Rule This Show
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As we've always said, Gettysburg history is fascinating. Today, LBG Ralph Siegel has decided to tak your questions about ANYTHING you've wanted to know about the Battle of Gettysburg. That's right, it's an open-ended Ask A Gettysburg Guide, reminiscent of the early days when we didn't do one topic per show. Because viewers were allowed to ask anything, Ralph addresses several highly specific tactical decisions and long-standing controversies: 1. Dan Sickles and the July 2nd Vanguard: A listener question sparks a debate over Major General Daniel Sickles' controversial decision to move his Third...
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This episode of Addressing Gettysburg’s Ask a Gettysburg Guide provides a deep dive into the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, led by guest historian Ralph Siegel.
1. The Strategic Importance of the 1st Minnesota (1:11:12 - 1:49:13) Saving the Center: The discussion centers on the regiment's critical charge on July 2, 1863. Ralph explains how the unit was ordered to plug a dangerous gap in the Union line near the Pennsylvania Memorial location, effectively halting Willcox’s Confederate brigade. Military Necessity: The panel debates whether this was a true military emergency or if the Confederate attack was already faltering. (2:58:10 - 2:58:36).
2. Analyzing the Casualty Data (1:41:14 - 1:47:05) Historical Accuracy: Ralph uses this as a lesson for battlefield guides: numbers are vital, but he notes that it is difficult to explain the internal experience of these men to modern visitors, as the soldiers were fighting in a state of automatic, combat-hardened instinct rather than calculating their own losses in real-time.
3. Legacy and Commemoration (1:49:39 - 2:07:04) The Commander’s Resting Place: There is a specific investigation into why their commander, Colonel Nathan Messick, is buried in the National Cemetery (2:06:53 - 2:07:04). 4. Cultural Memory and Media (3:06:05 - 3:07:02)
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Recommended reading and show references: The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers - Richard Moe
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First Minnesota Society firstminnesota.net Minnesota Historical Society https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara 1st Minnesota Monuments https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/minnesota/1st-minnesota/#google_vignette
Regimental Losses in the American Civil War - William F. Fox Regimental Losses in the American Civil War - Hathi Trust https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000452031
Glory Road - Bruce Catton Gettysburg: The Final Fury - Bruce Catton Minnesota
Soldiers and Sailors Monument St. Paul MN https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/thing/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-st-paul?hs_amp=true
Last Civil War Solider Albert Woolson Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/monuments-to-individuals/albert-woolson/
Gettysburg - 1993 Movie
William Lochren and family papers, 1852-1925 https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment
David Geister Artist - https://www.davidgeister.com/americancivilwarartwork
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