BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-ninth)
In which we look at one of the most controversial figures associated with the story of the Battle of Gettysburg- Dan Sickles.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Sickles at Gettysburg” by James A. Hessler.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-eighth)
In which we look at Longstreet’s flank march on July 2 and its surprise ending.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Gettysburg: The Second Day” by Harry W. Pfanz.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-seventh)
In which we look at how Robert E Lee’s plan to attack the Union left on July 2 was based on faulty intelligence.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-sixth)
In which we look at Robert E Lee’s decision to continue the battle at Gettysburg by attacking the Federals on July 2, 1863.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-fifth)
In which we look at the Federals fishhook line of defense, and discuss the benefits of operating on interior lines.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-fourth)
In which it’s all Meade, all the time.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg” by Tom Huntington.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-third)
In which the Confederates score an incomplete victory on the first day of the battle, as the Federals retain control of the key high ground south of town.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-second)
In which the Federals consolidate their position on Cemetery Hill and await a renewed Confederate attack.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twenty-first)
In which the Federal First Corps line on Seminary Ridge collapses, and Union soldiers from the Eleventh Corps and First Corps retreat through the streets of Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill.
Our book recommendation for this episode is Blue & Gray Magazine Volume 30 Issue #3- Gettysburg’s Town Fight Special Issue.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twentieth)
In which we talk about the collapse of the Federal First Corps line on McPherson’s Ridge, south of the Chambersburg Pike, as Heth’s Confederates advance on the afternoon of July 1, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Covered with Glory: The 26th North Carolina at the Battle of Gettysburg” by Rod Gragg.