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.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we look at the beginning of Rodes’ attack from Oak Hill and the destruction of Iverson’s Brigade.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Rashness of That Hour: Politics, Gettysburg, and the Downfall of Confederate Brigadier General Alfred Iverson” by Robert J. Wynstra
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Thirteenth)
In which we see more units from both armies arrive on the field- Howard’s Eleventh Corps for the Federals and Rodes’ Division of Ewell’s Corps for the Confederates.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Generals of Gettysburg” by Larry Tagg.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Twelfth)
In which we look at what Robert E Lee was up to on July 1, 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Confrontation at Gettysburg” by John David Hoptak.
