Forensic Science Comes to Gettysburg | Jennie Wade | Gettysburg163 | America250
Release Date: 07/13/2026
Get Out of the Car FIELD TALKS- Decision Points- Lt. General Richard Ewell!
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October 17, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Lt. General Richard Ewell Led by LBG Lewis Trott Did Lieutenant General Ewell lose the Battle of Gettysburg for the Confederates? Could his forces "have taken that hill" on July 1, 1863? Were his actions on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 timely enough to affect the outcome? Park where legal with all 4 wheels on the pavement. Meet on Stevens Knoll along Slocum Ave.
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Rescue and Recovery at Ground Zero with Glenn Corbett
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🔴9/11 25th Anniversary Interview with Glenn Corbett - Recording Session March 5, 2026 Topics Discussed: -Glenn recounts the morning of September 11th and his efforts to support the first responders and victims in the following days -Pre 9/11 high rise fire fighting practices -Glenn describes Ground Zero and the search and rescue teams efforts to recreate departments after the loss of first responders -The privately owned boats that came across the river to help people -Glenn recalls stories of friends who were at Ground Zero -The risk First Responder self...
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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #136 - Little Round Top Beyond the 20th Maine - with Charlie Fennell
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🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide #136 - Little Round Top Beyond the 20th Maine with Charlie Fennell Topics Discussed: - The regiments on Little Round Top from left to right - The importance of Little Round Top and the modern interpretation as the key to victory for the battle - The true key to victory of the battle of Gettysburg…. The Baltimore Pike? - Getting around the right of Little Round Top and what Confederate General Hood would have found if he had been a loud to go take his troops that way - Discussion on who was on Little Round Top the morning of July 2nd and who...
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Ask a Gettysburg Guide #135 Union Defense Against Pickett's Charge- with Jim Hessler
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Ask a Gettysburg Guide 135 Union Defense Against Pickett's Charge- with Jim Hessler 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 Jim Hessler is back for this follow-up to episode 122 which focused on Pickett's Charge from the Confederate perspective. Tonight, he's talking about the Union's defense of its center against the Confederate assault. Support the Show: For the Historian ...
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The 1922 Marine Corps Reenactment of Pickett's Charge | Rich Kohr | Ask A Gettysburg Guide #134
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Isn't Gettysburg history so interesting, the more you dig into it? We think it is. And this one is something we would have loved to witness. In 1922, the US Marine Corps was fighting for its life. Many in Washington, including the Commander-in-Chief, wanted to disband the Marines even though they fought valiantly in WWI. So, the Marines campaigned to stay alive by showing the American People who they are and why they're needed. General John A. Lejeune had two goals for the Marine Corps. He wanted Marines to become better fighters by learning from past wars and testing new ways to...
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Get Out of the Car FIELD TALKS- Decision Points- ARTILLERY!
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September 19, 2026 – 10:00 a.m. Union vs. Confederate Artillery on July 3, 1863 Led by LBG Lewis Trott What decisions made by either side were most impactful on the outcome of the July 3 fight? Were there any advantages lost by decisions made by artillery commanders? Park where legal with all 4 wheels on the pavement. Meet at Zeigler’s Grove near Woodruff’s Battery
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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #133- “Ten Crucial Days”- with Ken Gavin and Ralph Siegel- America250
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As we've always said, Gettysburg history is fascinating. So are other parts of American history and, during America250, we're inviting you to step out of Gettysburg with us one more time as *Ask A Gettysburg Guide* heads to the American Revolution! In this live, unscripted episode, Kenneth Gavin and Ralph Siegel explore the **“Ten Crucial Days”**—from Washington’s Christmas-night crossing of the Delaware through the battles of Trenton, Assunpink Creek, and Princeton, December 25, 1776–January 3, 1777. In little more than a week, a battered Continental Army turned desperation into...
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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...
info_outline***A brief departure from Ask A Gettysburg Guide for the 163rd Anniversary week because Gettysburg history is just too expansive and fascinating***
🔴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 writing book Jennie Wade fatal shot forensic investigation Forensic analysis of Jennie Wade bullet path Jennie Wade wound and if she would have had an immediate death Matt’s Jennie Wade Theory 🤔
Show References: Gettysburg - 1993 Movie Calamity at Chancellorsville: The Wounding and Death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson - Matthew W. Lively The True Story of Jennie Wade, a Gettysburg Maid - John W. Johnston Addressing Gettysburg Shows on Jennie Wade: Ask a Gettysburg Guide 23 Jennie Wade and Jack Skelly with Cindy Small and Tim Smith Ask A Gettysburg Guide 23- Jennie Wade and Jack Skelly- with Author Cindy SmallYouTube · Addressing GettysburgOct 9, 2020 Who Shot Jennie Wade with Tim Smith Tim Smith- “Who Shot Jennie Wade?”YouTube · Addressing GettysburgFeb 3, 2022 Tim Smith’s Sunday Storytime at Sweeney’s- Jack, Jennie and Wesley Tim Smith's Sunday Storytime at Sweney's- Jack, Jennie and WesleyYouTube · Addressing GettysburgJan 31, 2023 That’s What She Said- Jennie Wade with Tim Smith Jennie Wade- with Tim Smith | That's What She SaidYouTube · Addressing GettysburgJan 13, 2025. Sincerely, Jeffrey Pasnik AG LOTY 2025
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