LBG Chris Army is back to talk about Brigadier General John Gibbon of the II Corps, Army of the Potomac. From Gettysburg Daily : " John Gibbon was born in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fourth of ten children born to Dr. John Heysham Gibbon and Catharine Lardner Gibbon. When Gibbon was 11 years old the family moved near Charlotte, North Carolina, because Dr. Gibbon took a position as chief assayer at the U.S. Mint. John Gibbon graduated from the United States Military ...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 11Ep. 6
You've heard of Imboden's Brigade. But what do you know about it and its role in the Gettysburg Campaign. Steve French fills us in. Steve is a former middle school history teacher and graduate of Shepherd College . His works include Imboden's Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign; Rebel Chronicles: Raiders, Scouts, and Train Robbers of the Upper-Potomac; and Four Years Along the Tilhance: The Private Diary of Elisha Manor.
Mar 25, 2024•15 min
Carolyn Ivanoff joins new-to-the-show LBG Jim Connery to talk about the 20th Connecticut. From the regiment's monument : " The Brig. formed on this line on the morning of July 2nd. At eve it moved to the support left of army. Returning, it found the position and woods on rear occupied by Johnson’s Division, Ewell’s Corps. During the night it lay in line of battle. At dawn, July 3rd, the 20th Conn. advanced under cover of artillery and fought 5 hrs. driving the enemy and reoccupying the works. Wa...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Season 11Ep. 5
You all know and love Peter Miele and Codie Eash. They're great historians and they've shared a lot of what they've learned with us all, here on AG, at the museum and elsewhere. But who are they? How did they get to positions that make their names known to us all? Well, we get into that in the SPOTLIGHT ON, recorded last November in the refectory at the Seminary, in front of a live audience. Enjoy! This episode is available for 1st and 2nd Lieutenants at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg...
Mar 11, 2024•15 min
Allen R. Thompson, author of In The Shadow of the Round Tops , stopped in to talk about his book. In this interview we really parse every detail we possibly can of Longstreet's Countermarch. Allen is a lawyer and, therefore, this book is written with a lawyer's approach, which I found refreshing. Who knew what and when did he know it? Was [ insert information here ] something that this person or that person would have known at the moment, or is it something he learned from someone else down the ...
Mar 04, 2024•16 min
LBG Mike Rupert joins us to talk about Major General Winfield Scott Hancock and his actions on July 2, 1863. Support the Show by: Join us at the ACHS For a Live Show with Tim Smith and Garry Adelman: https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/achsevent-3/ Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg . Now with a FREE TRIAL for 2nd Lieutenants Subscribing to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@addressinggettysburg Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_but...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Season 11Ep. 4
Tom McMillan is back for the final installment about Gettysburg Rebels. This time, it's CW Hoffman and his sons. Hoffman owned a carriage-making business here in Gettysburg before the war. He decided, in the 1850s, to move his business closer to the bulk of his clients in Virginia. So he packed up and moved to Shepherdstown (now in West Virginia). A few of his employees decided to follow him. Do you know who? Press play and find out. If you haven't gotten your hands on a copy of Tom's book, "Get...
Feb 26, 2024•15 min
LBG Larry Korzyck joins us for his very first time to talk about the top ten infantry actions in the Battle of Gettysburg. This list is one of the many contributions Larry made to the book Top Ten at Gettysburg . We were joined by a few listeners, including Patron Adam Betz who also submitted a question ahead of time. Since he happened to be there, we let him ask it to Larry directly. Always nice to have listeners in the room with us. Support the Show by: Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.c...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Season 11Ep. 3
**NOTE: This was recorded last Winter, during the old days when we recorded out of a shed with a failing solar power system. This interview went about ten minutes longer but a chunk of it had to be cut due to digital distortion that actually had nothing to do with the electrical issues. God bless Erik Dorr for saving us from that shed!*** This social and cultural history of Civil War medicine and science sheds important light on the question of why and how anti-Black racism survived the destruct...
Feb 12, 2024•15 min
GNMP's Chief of Interpretation Christopher Gwinn joined me this afternoon for a livestream on our YouTube channel to bring you up-to-date on what remains of this Winter's programming as well as what you can expect during the Spring. He was kind enough to take calls from viewers too! Make sure you follow our YouTube Channel so you don't miss livestreams like this. Also, if you recognize the hard work that goes into AG and want to see it continue, please consider becoming a Patron over on Patreon ...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Matt Borders is back for the final installment of his history of the Army of the Potomac. In this one, we cover the years' 1864-1865. If you're wondering if we'll do a history of the ANV, fear not. Matt has agreed to do that during 2024. Support the Show by: Join us at the ACHS For a Live Show with Tim Smith and Garry Adelman: https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/achsevent-3/ Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg . Now with a FREE TRIAL for 2nd Lieutenants Subscribing t...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 11Ep. 3
Greg Elder is back to talk about how the Battle of Gettysburg caused a change in the tactics used to wage the American Civil War. Second Lieutenants get once new episode per week, plus other perks. 1st Lieutenants get BTS livestreams including recording sessions of our Patreon shows, Ask A Guides and more, and they get them months, even a year before its released for free. Commission yourself one of the lieutenants for way more history than you can handle and to keep this show going and growing!...
Feb 05, 2024•15 min
The deep-bass tones of LBG Kvin Bryant return to sooth our ears with the story of Father William Corby, chaplain of the Irish Brigade and statue. Many a Gettysnerd knows the legend of Father Corby giving final absolution to the men of the Irish Brigade, regardless of denomination, before they went into battle on July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg. But what else do we know? Turns out there's plenty more to know and Kevin shares it with us. Support the Show by: Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/a...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 11Ep. 2
Time for another palate-cleanser. This time, courtesy of Erik Dorr at the Gettysburg Museum of History, actor Matthew Leitch (Sgt. Talbert, Band of Brothers) joins me to talk about the process of making the hit HBO mini-series (back when they were called "mini-series" and not "limited-series"). Matt is very involved in keeping WWII history alive through tours of WWII battlefields and his own podcast about Easy Company and Band of Brothers .
Jan 21, 2024•15 min
Historian and friend-o'-da-show, David Martin, is back to give a fair assessment of Oliver Howard's XI Corps, here at Gettysburg. Become a patron and bring peace to the world www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg
Jan 15, 2024•15 min
In case you haven't heard, the 2024 Season of GNMP's Winter Lecture Series is exclusively on our YouTube Channel. So you don't have to listen and wonder what the audience is looking at because we have it covered for you. Since we will no longer put the audio-only version up on this feed, the only place you can catch the lectures (besides joining us in-person) is by subscribing to our YouTube Channel. So click the link above and hit that subscribe button and turn the notification bell on so that ...
Jan 13, 2024•2 min
History superstar Garry Adelman dropped in to talk about Civil War photography and, boy is it interesting. Was I able to corner Garry and get him to answer where he thinks the Harvest of Death photos were taken? Only pressing "play" will answer that question. Also, this isn't technically an Ask A Guide. It's a Patreon episode but Garry asked that it be available for all. Support the Show by: Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Author James McLean Jr. dropped in for his first podcast appearance to talk about his latest Savas-Beatie release, "The Bullets Flew Like Hail": Cutler’s Brigade at Gettysburg, from McPherson’s Ridge to Culp’s Hill. The first day of the battle has, for too long, been brushed over for various reasons, but it is still a brutal day of fighting with many of the units involved being nearly destroyed. July 1, 1863 is held in the top 20 of single-day battle casualties. Cutler's Brigade is one unit that...
Jan 01, 2024•15 min
Merry Christmas! PreserveCast is a podcast put out by Preservation Maryland. If you're not familiar with them, we at Addressing Gettysburg suggest you become familiar with them. They do great work and host Nick Redding does a fantastic job at the helm of PreserveCast. Thanks to Nick for reaching out to us and letting us release PreserveCast's episode about the history of Santa Claus. "The PreserveCast team brings you a special release on the history of Santa Claus. You know Dasher and Dancer and...
Dec 24, 2023•20 min
In the spirit of the Holiday Season, this episode is free for all, in its entirety, if you click here but in the spirit of free-enterprise, it becomes exclusive to certain paid tiers here on Patreon on January 1, 2024. So, enjoy it while it lasts and, perhaps, consider never missing out again by joining or upgrading. 2nd and 1st Lieutenants get all episodes released each month. Cory Pfarr is back to talk about his follow-up book to his first release, Longstreet at Gettysburg: A Critical Reassess...
Dec 18, 2023•15 min•Season 10Ep. 17
Dr. Ashley Luskey joins Bethany and Veronica to talk about the First Lady of the Confederacy, Varina Davis. The first season of That's What She Said is in its testing phase and won' be available for free until September of 2024, but you can get ahead of the crowd and hear all the episodes in their entirety by becoming a 1st or 2nd Lieutenant here www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg
Dec 16, 2023•15 min
Stephen Lunsford has created a "must-have" in every Gettysnerd's library. Many books have an appendix with the order of battle in them. Stephen has made a multi-volume set with a more detailed OOB. Each volume is about a single corps and the units therein. He just complete the Army of the Potomac Volumes and has begun work on the Army of Northern Virginia's. Not only are these beautifully crafted books, but the information within them is useful and thorough. Get the whole set today! CLICK HERE W...
Dec 11, 2023•15 min
Now and then, we're contacted by a listener who has done some work on his or her own gumption. Seeing as how we came out of nowhere, we like to shed a light on others who come out of nowhere, but do good work. Early in 2023, Ben Cwayna contacted us and we invited him on the show to join LBG Lewis Trott in an Ask A Guide about Perrin's Brigade Ben is proud graduate of Michigan State University where he graduated from both undergrad and laws school, Ben is a practicing attorney and managing partne...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 10Ep. 16
Carolyn Ivanoff joins us to talk about her great book "We Fought at Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the Survivors of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry". This book is a MUST HAVE in your Gettysburg library. Press play to find out why. This episode is FREE FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Just go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg and, if you can get into the spirit of the season, maybe become a patron. :-)
Dec 04, 2023•15 min
THIS EPISODE IS FREE FOR THE HOLIDAYS!! Scott Hartwig has written two massive tomes about the Battle of Antietam. The most recent one to come out, "I Dread the Thought of the Place", is just on the battle and retreat. It is chock-full of information, but not in the least bit a slog to read. Scott sat down with me to talk about his process and the fighting in the West Woods. Go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg to hear this episode in its entirety until January 1, 2024....
Nov 27, 2023•15 min
**YouTube has restricted, demonetize and blocked (in some regions) our video version of this episode. We anticipated that and recorded it. If you would rather see what we're talking about when we're talking about it, click here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jfk-60th-with-dr-93287460?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link It is available for free and you don't have to have an account to view it. However, if you appreciate th...
Nov 22, 2023•3 hr 14 min•Season 10Ep. 16
We asked our Patrons to submit recordings of themselves reciting the Gettysburg Address in honor of the 160th Aiversary of the speech. Joining Matt in this recitation are the following Patrons: Norman Bayley Jason Slaughter Kevin Tracy Tom Plefka Steven Byers Thanks, fellas, for your submissions. To those of you who submitted but didn't make the cut, thank you, still. We didn't have enough speech to put everyone in, so we went with those who delivered in at the pace we were looking for. See how ...
Nov 19, 2023•2 min
Our good friend, Carolyn Ivanoff, joins Bethany and Veronica to talk about one tough gal, Cornelia Hancock, nurse extraordinaire. Patrons at the 2nd Lieutenant tier and above get exclusive access to That's What She Said's first season over at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg
Nov 14, 2023•15 min
LBGs Lewis Trott and Kevin Bryant met Matt near the 26th North Carolina Monument to record an episode about color bearers in the Battle of Gettysburg. There are many stories from the Battle of Gettysburg about the men who had the peculiar honor of making a target of themselves by carrying their regiment's flag and we just scratch the surface in this episode. Support the Show by: Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 10Ep. 15
Didn't think there was a Gettysburg connection to the Battle of Fort McHenry besides that of the fort's commender? Well, you'll be surprised when you find out just how connected Fort McHenry was to Gettysburg. Our Flag Was Still There details the improbable two-hundred-year journey of the original Star-Spangled Banner -- from Fort McHenry in 1814, when Francis Scott Key first saw it, to the Smithsonian in 2023 -- and the enduring family who defended, kept, hid, and ultimately donated the most fa...
Nov 13, 2023•15 min
