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.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Nineteenth)
In which we turn our attention to the First Corps portion of the Federal line and start to talk about its collapse on the afternoon of July 1, 1863.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Eighteenth)
In which the Federal Eleventh Corps line north of Gettysburg collapses when it is attacked by Ewell’s Confederates.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Gettysburg’s Coster Avenue: The Brickyard Fight and the Mural” by Mark H. Dunkelman.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Seventeenth)
In which Oliver Otis Howard and the Eleventh Corps arrive at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Sixteenth)
In which Robert E Lee arrives on the battlefield at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Fifteenth)
In which Rodes’ assault on the Federal First Corps line continues, with Daniel’s Brigade moving to the attack.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments as Told by Battlefield Guides” by Frederick W. Hawthorne.
