BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Ninth)
In which the entire right end of the Federal line, north of the Chambersburg Pike, collapses when attacked by Joe Davis’ Confederates.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Gettysburg: The First Day” by Harry W. Pfanz.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Eighth)
In which the hard-charging Iron Brigade drives Archer’s Confederates out of the Herbst woodlot.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Those Damned Black Hats!: The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign” by Lance J. Herdegen.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Sixth)
In which we do some myth-busting, looking at stories about shoes, Spencers, and sharpshooters.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People” by Carol Reardon & Tom Vossler.
This episode of the podcast was sponsored by Simon & Schuster, publishers of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington” by Ted Widmer. It’s available now, so check it out here
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Fifth)
In which we examine John Reynolds’ key role in bringing about a battle at Gettysburg.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Crisis at the Crossroads: The First Day at Gettysburg” by Warren W. Hassler Jr.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the Third)
In which John Buford buys time for the Federal infantry to arrive on the scene.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Devil’s to Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg” by Eric J. Wittenberg.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Part the First)
In which we find out it was the roads (of course) that brought the armies to Gettysburg. Plus, John Buford!
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Gettysburg: The Confederate High Tide” by Champ Clark and the Editors of Time-Life Books.
GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN (Part the Eighteenth)
In which the armies move toward a collision.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign” by Steven E. Woodworth.
GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN (Part the Seventeenth)
In which we turn our attention back to the Army of the Potomac and find that Hooker is out and Meade is in.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Meade: The Price of Command, 1863-1865” by John G. Selby.
Listen to Episode 313: GettysburgCampaignPartSeventeenth
Gettysburg Campaign (Part the Sixteenth)
In which the Confederates push deeper into Pennsylvania as Ewell’s Corps approaches the Susquehanna River on two fronts (at Wrightsville and by way of Carlisle).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg: The Gettysburg Campaign’s Northernmost Reaches” by Cooper H. Wingert.
GETTYSBURG (Part the Fourteenth)
In which the Confederates plunder their way up the Cumberland Valley after entering Pennsylvania.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “At the Forefront of Lee’s Invasion: Retribution, Plunder, and Clashing Cultures on Richard S Ewell’s Road to Gettysburg” by Robert J Wynstra.