Ask a Gettysburg Guide #138- Demystifying The Wheatfield | Mike Rupert
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Mike Rupert returns as he takes Matt and Court on an exploration/overview of The Wheatfield. If ever you found this particular part of the battle too vast to wrap your head around, Mike does a pretty good job of breaking everything down, if we do say so ourselves. Not convinced? After this episode you just might be! SuperChats of $10 or more are read on the air. Call in at 717-420-1978. It's free! Support the Show: Addressing Gettysburg Patreon: Join Today! www.patreon.comAddressingGettysburg Get 15% off an ANNUAL 2nd Lieutenant membership with promo code 2LT15 at checkout Grab some...
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Raising the White Flag - Author Interview with David Silkenat
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đź”´Raising the White Flag with David Silkenat Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War - David Silkenat https://uncpress.org/9781469672519/raising-the-white-flag/ Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History - John Fabian Witt Lieber Code: Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the field https://www.loc.gov/item/2011525467/ The 1863 Laws Of War: Articles of War, General Orders 100, General Orders 49 and Extracts of Revised Army Regulations of 1861 - US War Department Sincerely, Jeffrey Pasnik AG LOTY 2025
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The 6th Wisconsin w/James Marten
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Somewhere Toward Freedom with Bennett Parten
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đź”´Somewhere Toward Freedom with Bennett Parton Topics Discussed: About the author Bennett Parton and his educational and professional background The inspiration the lead Bennett to write the book Bennett discusses his approach to writing the book and his desire to cover the campaign differently then it was previously written The size of the enslaved refugees following the Mach versus the size of the city or Savannah The role Henry Hitchcock had during the campaign and how his journal was used as a primary account for the Book When did Sherman start encountering...
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Civil War diplomacy/international views of the Civil War w/Alys Beverton
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Ask a Gettysburg Guide #137- Vietnam at Gettysburg with Lewis Trott
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Who Were the Vietnam Dead in Gettysburg National Cemetery? LBG Lewis Trott suggested we do an episode that gets to know only some of the Vietnam soldiers buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery. We liked that idea. This livestream includes a combination of live, in-studio discussion and a trip out to the cemetery to visit four graves and learn about their life, service and death. Thanks to Derrick Lewis from Civil War Explained for his assistance with the camera in the cemetery. SUPERCHATS of $10 or more get noticed in the comments and read on the air. Soldiers Featured in Tonight's...
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3rd PA Cavalry East Cavalry Field w/Gerald Murray
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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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đź”´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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Topics Discussed:
About the author Bennett Parton and his educational and professional background
The inspiration the lead Bennett to write the book
Bennett discusses his approach to writing the book and his desire to cover the campaign differently then it was previously written
The size of the enslaved refugees following the Mach versus the size of the city or Savannah
The role Henry Hitchcock had during the campaign and how his journal was used as a primary account for the Book
When did Sherman start encountering enslaved people that wanted to follow his Army as refugees?
Definition of a driver was on a southern plantation and the difficulties they found themselves in
Moments that showed the brutality of slavery for Hitchcock and the Union
Stories of how the enslaved people found along the way helped Union soldiers during forging expeditions
The role of forgers during the campaign
The biblical view of Sherman’s march from the enslaved perspective as Jubilee
Discussion on if the Union knew before the campaign that formerly enslaved would follow the Army
The Union Armies refugee policy
Stories plantation owners told the enslaved about Sherman’s Army and what exactly the enslaved knew to be true through secret word of mouth communication systems
Jefferson C. Davis’s actions at Ebenezer Creek that stranded hundreds of refugees
Sherman’s reputation after the war in the South
Surprising revolutions that the author found while researching this book and his next project
Show References:
Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation - Bennett Parten
The March - E.L. Doctorow
Ragtime - E.L. Doctorow
Gettysburg - 1993 Movie
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong - James W. Loewen
The Port Royal Experiment: A Case Study in Development - Kevin Dougherty
Rehearsal for Reconstruction: The Port Royal Experiment - Willie Lee Rose
Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman's March and American Memory - Anne Sarah Rubin
A Nation under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration - Steven Hahn
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