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Wayside Marker- The Union Fishhook

"The Union Fishhook" wayside marker is located on Little Round Top All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

Wayside Marker- The Valley of Death

"The Valley of Death" wayside marker is located on Little Round Top. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

Ask A Gettysburg Guide #13- From McPhersons/Herbst/Reynolds Woods- with Tim Smith

Licensed Battlefield Guide Tim Smith joins Matt and Licensed Battlefield Guide Bob Steenstra at Reynolds Woods in GNMP to answer your questions about the First Day's fighting in that area. Here are just SOME of the topics covered: -the 147th NY -Buford's Cavalry - Where was Henry Burgwyn wounded - Where exactly is "McPherson's Rdge"? - the 151st Pa -"The Color Episode" of the 149th Pa AND MORE! We had a lot of fun recording this one. The questions were particularly great! Thanks for submitting t...

Wayside Marker- "The Cavalry Buys Time"

"The Cavalry Buys Time" wayside marker is located towards the Mummasburg Road-end of Buford Avenue. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store ....

Wayside Marker- "Trapped in the Cut"

"Trapped in the Cut" wayside marker is located at the northeast corner of the bridge spanning the Railroad Cut. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store ....

Wayside Marker- "The Battle Opens"

"The Battle Opens" wayside marker, located at Reynolds Wood on Reynolds Ave All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- "Pray For Oblivion to His Memory": Frederick Douglass on the Legacy of Robert E. Lee by Codie Eash

This is a special Winter Lecture Series upload because it wasn't recorded at the visitor center with an audience. It will probably be the last Winter Lecture on this feed until this Coronavirus experience is over with and things get back to normal. We offered a platform to Historian and Writer Codie Eash here on our feed to present the lecture he would have presented had the lectures not been canceled. This offer stands for all of the remaining lecturers. We interviewed Codie at the Virginia Mem...

Wayside Marker- Defense of Culps Hill

Wayside Marker located at the top of Culp's Hill near the statue of Brig. General George S. Greene All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

Wayside Marker-"East Cemetery Hill"

The text of the Wayside Marker on Stevens Knoll. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store .

Ask A Gettysburg Guide #12- From the 137th NY Monument with LBG Charlie Fennell

Anyone who knows anything knows that, when it comes to Culp's Hill, there's one man all of Gettysburg turns to: The Great Charlie Fennell. Charlie join Matt, Bob, Tim Smith, Jessie Wheedleton and Jessie's pup, Ginnie Wheed at the 137th NY Monument on Culp's Hill for this, the second installment, of our special coronavirus shutdown episodes recorded on the battlefield. Don't worry. We kept our distance thanks to our 10-foot mic cables. Asking questions in this episode are: The Great Tronetti @Dat...

"Pray for Oblivion to His Memory": Frederick Douglass on the Legacy of Robert E. Lee- with Codie Eash

Codie Eash was supposed to deliver a lecture on January 18 as part of the 2020 Winter Lecture Series that the Park Service puts on. But it was snowed out. So they changed it to March 28...and it was Wuhaned out. We reached out to Codie and offered him a platform to talk about his lecture. Keep an eye on our free feed because Codie is going to record the lecture in full for us. I LOVED doing this interview. We recorded at the Point of Woods out in front of the Virginia Memorial. It was a gorgeous...

Wayside Marker- Picketts Charge

Go to the Virginia Memorial, park, and head towards the paved path that skirts the treeline. Right there at the entrance of the path, is the Wayside Marker for Pickett's Charge. As always, free episodes are made possible by our generous patrons ( become one today for MORE GETTYSBURG ), shopping through the Amazon Banner at the top of our homepage and getting yourself some merch at our store...

Wayside Marker- Point of Woods

Go to the Virginia Memorial, get out of your car and walk out into the field on the paved path that skirts the treeline and you will come to the marker for the Point of Woods. It is said that Robert E Lee stood in this area when he famously said "It is all my fault."

The Making of "Addressing Gettysburg"- Hosted By Peter Bonfanti Part 3

Ok you've made it to the third and final installment of "The Making of Addressing Gettysburg". We thank you for putting up with us talking about ourselves. But, hey, if we don't, who will? I mean, in a nice way :-) As always, free episodes are made possible by our generous patrons ( become one today for MORE GETTYSBURG ), shopping through the Amazon Banner at the top of our homepage and getting yourself some merch at our store...

Ask A Gettysburg Guide #11- From The Wheatfield With LBG Jessie Wheedlton

Recorded at Winslow's Battery, smack-dab in the middle of the Bloody Wheatfield, Matt, Bob, Guest Guide Jessie Wheedleton and "Mahoney the Producer" braved the cold and the Coronavirus to bring this episode to you. Don't worry. Our mics had 10 foot cables on them and we kept our distance [cough] excuse me. Questions on this episode cover: -where exactly the Wheatfield lies -a general overview of what happened there -The US Regulars -The PA Reserves -The Corn Exchange Regiment AND MORE! As always...

Wayside Marker- Bigelow's Desperate Stand

Near the Trostle Farm is a Wayside Marker that tells the harrowing tale of Lt. John Bigelow's desperate attempt to slow the Confederate tide until more artillery could be brought up along Cemetery Ridge. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store ....

Wayside Marker- 1st Minnesota

The 1st Minnesota was the only Minnesota regiment here at Gettysburg. Its strength varies between 260 and 280 men. They took aroun 80% casualties after facing four times their number. But those casualties and the action taken which sustained them, stopped the advance of Wilcox's Confederate Brigade. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our ...

Wayside Marker- End of the Second Day

The Coronavirus has us all left with nothing to do...except explore the battlefield. This is what the Wayside Marker entitled "End of the Second Day" says. See it for yourself and read what I omitted from this recording the next time you visit Gettysburg. All free episodes are made possible by our Patrons , shopping through our Amazon banner at the top of our home page every time you shop Amazon and purchasing Addressing Gettysburg merchandise at our store ....

"The Making of Addressing Gettysburg"- Hosted by Peter Bonfanti Part 2

In Part 2 of "The Making of Addressing Gettysburg" Pete asks Matt about the music and sound design of the narrative episodes. Here's Narrative Episode 1- "INTRODUCTION Antietam to Chancellorsville" http://traffic.libsyn.com/addressinggettysburg/Antietam_to_Chancellorsville.mp3 Here's Narrative Episode 2- "INVASION! June, 1863" http://traffic.libsyn.com/addressinggettysburg/INVASION_June_1863_FINAL_Re-edit.mp3 These free episodes are made possible by our Patrons at Patreon , doing your Amazon sho...

March 20 2020 Gettysburg Businesses Coronavirus Update

March 20 Gettysburg business updates from www.destinationgettysburg.com/coronavirus Check the website daily to see updates and please dspport our local businesses if you can.

The Making of "Addressing Gettysburg"- Hosted by Peter Bonfanti Part 1

A few months ago, Matt's friend and silent partner in Addressing Gettysburg, Peter Bonfanti, had an idea. The idea was to record an interview of Matt about the making of Addressing Gettysburg. So, Pete came down from New Jersey and sat down in the studio with Bob and Matt to conduct a three-part interview. In light of production being shut down during the coronavirus hysteria, and lacking sufficient toilet paper supplies (thanks, Chicken Littles out there), we figure this is the time to release ...

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- Soldier In Training: James Longstreet and the Mexican War by Carlton Smith

Ranger Carlton Smith tells us about the war that made the future generals of the Civil War, specifically, James Longstreet. This comes to you for free because of the generous support of our patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- "The Flying Dutchmen?" by Ranger Zach Siggins

Seasonal Ranger Zach Siggins challenges the believe that Howard’s 11th Corps “ran”. This is brought to you for free by the generous support of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

Addressing Gettysburg, The Coronavirus and You

Just a short update on how all of the precautionary closings might affect Addressing Gettysburg for a while

PATREON PREVIEW- The History Things Podcast with Pat McGuire and Matt Borders

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PATREON PREVIEW- Local Artist Wendy Allen

Wendy Allen is a local artist who is obsessed with painting pictures of Abraham Lincoln in various artistic styles. You may have heard her Winter Lecture on our free feed. I was so moved by it that I immediately invited her to come on the show and she accepted without hesitation. Originally, we were thinking about meeting the next day until we realized the forecast said it would be 70 degrees. I, for one, wanted to be out on the battlefield, which I was able to accomplish. Check out her work at ...

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- Searching For The Exact Location of America's Soul: An Artist's Pursuit- by Artist Wendy Allen

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- Searching For The Exact Location of America's Soul: An Artist's Pursuit- by Artist Wendy Allen Wendy Allen's work can be found at www.lincolnintoart.com Follow her on Facebook www.facebook.com/lincoln-into-art These lectures are brought to you by the generous support of our patrons. Become one here to help us bring more of GNMP's free programming to you throughout the year....

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- Earl Van Dorn: The Life and Death of A Confederate Cavalier- by Ranger Matt Atkinson

Gettysburg NPS Winter Lecture Series- Earl Van Dorn: The Life and Death of A Confederate Cavalier- by Ranger Matt Atkinson These lectures are brought to you by the generous support of our patrons. Become one here to help us bring more of GNMP's free programming to you throughout the year.

Ask A Gettysburg Guide #10 with Jim Pangburn

Jim Pangburn is back in the studio with us for our tenth Ask A Gettysburg Guide. What do we cover on this episode? Let's see: - did Longstreet dawdle? - medal of honor winners - Doubleday's removal from command of the First Corps - substitutes - Civil War soldier basic training - Batteries on Benner's hill This is free because of our sponsors and our generous Patrons. Please consider becoming a Patron and/or supporting our sponsors to keep the show going. Outro music, "Garryowen" arranged and pe...