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Religion in the Civil War- with Pastor Andy Hart

Addressing Gettysburg - July 17, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
People in 19th Century America were more religious than we are today and their religion guided their behavior. Mostly. Pastor Andy Hart joins Matt to discuss how religion played a part in people's lives and how many of them there were.   Want a full understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg?...

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More From Battery B 1st RI Light Artillery- With Stephen Evangelista

Addressing Gettysburg - July 10, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
Stephen Evangelista comes by to tell us about more soldiers from Brown's Battery, from his book "Our Story". This time, we talk about the ones who survived the war and what they did after it.   Want a full understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg? Then you need to become a patron. There you...

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The Fighting in Town, July 2 and July 3- with Ken Rich

Addressing Gettysburg - July 03, 2023 04:01 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
Don't forget that the battle raged through the town of Gettysburg and not just on the farm fields surrounding it. Ken Rich, from Reluctant Witnesses Town Tours, joins us to talk about the chaos that was the fighting in the town of Gettysburg.    Want a full understanding of the Battle of Get...

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Battle of Gettysburg 160th Anniversary Special- July 3, 1863

Addressing Gettysburg - July 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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...

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Battle of Gettysburg 160th Anniversary Special- July 2, 1863

Addressing Gettysburg - July 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 ...

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Battle of Gettysburg 160th Anniversary Special- July 1, 1863

Addressing Gettysburg - July 01, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 ...

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Matt Borders' History of the Army of the Potomac- 1863

Addressing Gettysburg - June 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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.   ...

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SPOTLIGHT ON: LBG Lewis Trott

Addressing Gettysburg - June 26, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 ...

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Ask A Gettysburg Guide- TOP 10 Things To Experience in Gettysburg- with LBG Mike Rupert

Addressing Gettysburg - June 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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:  Bec...

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Gettysburg CWI 2023 Conference- Reflecting on Lincoln in the 21st Century- Gerry Prokopowicz

Addressing Gettysburg - June 23, 2023 13:33 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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....

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New Jersey at Gettysburg with Dan Casella

Addressing Gettysburg - June 19, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 mys...

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Gettysburg CWI Summer Conference 2023- Saving Yellowstone: Exploration & Preservation In Reconstruction America- Megan Kate Nelson

Addressing Gettysburg - June 18, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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...

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Gettysburg CWI Summer Conference 2023- Hearing the Written Words of Illiterate Confederates- Dr. Peter Carmichael

Addressing Gettysburg - June 15, 2023 13:08 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 u...

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Gettysburg CWI 2023 Summer Conference- John S. Mosby- by Dr. Caroline Janney

Addressing Gettysburg - June 13, 2023 13:53 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 Communi...

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Gettysburg Campaign 160th Anniversary Special- The Battle of 2nd Winchester

Addressing Gettysburg - June 13, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 Milr...

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Confederate Reactions To Gettysburg with Dr. Peter Carmichael

Addressing Gettysburg - June 12, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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/addressinggetty...

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Gettysburg CWI 2023 Conference- Before Glory Robert Gould Shaw and the 2nd Mass- Kevin Levin

Addressing Gettysburg - June 11, 2023 14:34 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 t...

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Gettysburg CWI Summer 2023 Conference- Weathering the Civil War- Kenneth Noe

Addressing Gettysburg - June 10, 2023 19:05 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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/addressi...

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Gettysburg CWI 2023 Summer Conference- R. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson Revisited- Christian Keller

Addressing Gettysburg - June 10, 2023 18:49 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 o...

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Gettysburg Campaign 160th Anniversary Special- The Battle of Brandy Station

Addressing Gettysburg - June 09, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 ac...

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"The Nameless and Faceless of the Civil War" with Author Lisa Samia

Addressing Gettysburg - June 05, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 a...

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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #73- Longstreet's Countermarch- with Jim Hessler

Addressing Gettysburg - May 29, 2023 23:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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...

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SPOTLIGHT ON: Fran Feyock

Addressing Gettysburg - May 22, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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....

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Civil War Relic Collecting with David Malgee

Addressing Gettysburg - May 15, 2023 04:35 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 col...

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Ask A Gettysburg Guide #72- Perry's Brigade- with LBGs Lewis Trott and Kevin Bryant

Addressing Gettysburg - May 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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 typh...

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AG Today- GNMP Summer '23 Interpretive Programs Update with Chris Gwinn

Addressing Gettysburg - May 11, 2023 13:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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.c...

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Gettysburg Rebel Henry Wentz- with Tom McMillan

Addressing Gettysburg - May 08, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
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.

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#GetOutOfTheCar2023- May 27- Willard's Brigade

Addressing Gettysburg - May 05, 2023 13:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
“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.   J...

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CWI at Gettysburg 2023 Summer Conference

Addressing Gettysburg - May 05, 2023 13:11 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
Matt, Veronica and Peach Orchard Joe sit down to reminisce about their experience covering Gettysburg College's CWI's 2022 Summer Conference in order to encourage you to join us for this year's, June 9-14. Click the link below to register. You'll love it! https://www.gettysburg.edu/civil-wa...

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Retreat From Gettysburg- with Kent Masterson Brown

Addressing Gettysburg - May 01, 2023 21:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
Kent Masterson Brown returns to talk about his book Retreat from Gettysburg Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign. If you haven't read this book, you should get a copy ASAP from our friends at For The Historian (don't forget to mention us for a discount). AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS 2005 J...

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