Episodes

  • Abner Doubleday on McPherson's and Seminary Ridge- Get Out of the Car Field Talk
    May 6 2026

    Before you come to the tour, make sure you download the information found here: https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/get-out-of-the-car-tours/

    May 23, 2026 – 10:00 AM Major General Abner Doubleday and the Defense of McPherson's/Seminary Ridges July 1, 1863 Led by LBG Lewis Trott Did Major General Doubleday accomplish all that could have been accomplished on July 1, 1863 or was the desperate struggle a futile attempt at holding ground at the cost of his Corps? Park where legal with all 4 wheels on the pavement. Meet at the Abner Doubleday statue on Reynolds Ave. S See you on the field!

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    18 mins
  • John Brown's War - with Dennis Frye
    Apr 27 2026

    While we are putting the finishing touches on the John Brown Tavern Talk, why not prepare yourself with this supplemental episode that non-Patrons won't see for weeks. Mr. Harpers Ferry himself, Dennis Frye, joins Matt to really get into John Brown's war.

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    15 mins
  • The 9th Corps with Steve Phan
    Apr 25 2026

    From 2nd Bull Run to Ft. Stedman, the 9th Corps saw a lot of action in the Civil War. Historian Steve Phan joins us to talk about their service.

    Steve Phan is Phantastic

    You can support Addressing Gettysburg's efforts to explore history in a real and fun way by going to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg and becoming a member AND to hear the rest of this interview. You can also get a tax deduction by donating to our non-profit The Digital History Pioneers Foundation at www.dhpioneers.com. DHP goes to fund our larger productions and projects, replace worn out or damaged equipment, buy much needed memory and more.

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    15 mins
  • Strong Vincent- with Jenn Bennie From Walk With History
    Apr 24 2026

    Walk With History's Jenn Bennie stopped in the studio a while back to talk abot one of her favorite figures from the Battle of Gettysburg: Brigadier General (Colonel during the battle) Strong Vincent.

    Vincent was born in Waterford, Pennsylvania. He attended Trinity College and Harvard University, graduating in 1859. He practiced law in Erie, Pennsylvania. In 1861 he was commission lieutenant-colonel in the 83rd PA and assumed command of the brigade after its commander resigned following the battle of Chancellorsville.

    He was mortally wounded during the fight for Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 and died on July 7, 1863 at the age of 26.

    Check out Walk With History on YouTube and all the socials (except TikTok) and, as always, listen to the rest of this episode on our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg while providing invaluable support to our efforts at AG.

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    15 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide #126 | Lockwood's Brigade with Stuart Dempsey | America250
    Apr 23 2026

    🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 126 Lockwood's Brigade with Stuart Dempsey - April 22, 2026 Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate - Bradley M. Gottfried The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies HathiTrusthttps://babel.hathitrust.orgCollections: The War of the Rebellion From the Cannon's Mouth: The Civil War Letters of General Alpheus S. Williams - Alpheus S. Williams The Dutchess County Regiment (150th Regiment of New York State Volunteer Infantry) in the Civil War - Stephen Guernsey Cook General Henry Lockwood of Delaware: Shipmate of Melville, Co-builder of the Naval Academy, Civil War Commander - Lloyd J. Matthews In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863 - Allen R. Thompson As Seen From the Ranks - Charles E. Benton Battleground History Tours Battleground Tourshttps://www.battlegroundhistorytours.comBattleground Tours Patreon: https://www.patreon.comAddressing Gettysburg Addressing Gettysburg: Little Ground Top Coffee https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/cafe/

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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • NEW SERIES! Tavern Talks S1E1 - "Naked and Starving As They Are": Valley Forge | Kenneth Gavin | America250
    Apr 22 2026

    We'd like to invite you to subscribe (for free) to our YouTube Channel. In 2026, its name will change from Addressing Gettysburg to Addressing History so as to enable us to produce new content that explores a wider breadth of American history. Our first attempt at that was produced last year and we just released the first episode of this new series. It's called "Tavern Talks" and our goal is to give we, the People, equal footing with our historian guests in a way no one else cares to try. Our first episode is about Valley Forge and features Kenneth Gavin. There are some visuals that you will not be able to see because this is the audio-only version, obviously. That's why we encourage you to bite the bullet and finally get over to YouTube and subscribe to our channel. See you there!

    🔴Addressing History Tavern Talks: Valley Forge with Ken Gavin Brought to you by The Digital History Pioneers Foundation www.dhpioneers.com

    Recommended Reading Material from Ken Gavin:

    -The Valley Forge Winter: Civilians and Soldiers in War - Wayne Bodle

    -To Starve the Army at Pleasure: Continental Army Administration and American Political Culture, 1775-1783 - E. Wayne Carp

    -Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778 - Ricardo A. Herrera

    -Valley Forge: Pinnacle of Courage - John W. Jackson

    -With the British Army in Philadelphia, 1777-1778 - John W. Jackson

    -Following the Drum: Women at the Valley Forge Encampment - Nancy K. Loane

    -A Revolutionary People At War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783 - Charles Royster

    -Valley Forge: Making and Remaking a National Symbol - Lorett Treese

    -Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment - Sheilah D. Vance

    -The Valley Forge Historical Research Report - Wayne Bodle and Jacqueline Thibault https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/upload/Vol-2.pdf

    -Oration at Valley Forge, June 19,1878: The One Hundredth Anniversary of the departure of the army of the Revolution from winter quarters at that place

    - Henry Armitt Brownhttps://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/digitalbks2/id/17920/ Valley Forge National Historical Park National Park Service (.gov)https://www.nps.gov

    -Valley Forge National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) Valley Forge Muster Role - https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/search-the-muster-roll/

    Washington: A Life - Ron Chernow

    -Jockey Hollow - Morristown National Historic Park https://www.nps.gov/morr/learn/historyculture/jockey-hollow.htm

    -John Adams - 2008 Miniseries

    -Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States - Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

    -Mansion House 1757 https://www.mansionhouse1757.com

    -If you'd like to see a new season of Addressing History's Tavern Talks, please consider contributing to the budget with a tax-deductible donation to The Digital History Pioneers Foundation at www.dhpioneers.com

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Raising the White Flag - David Silkenat
    Apr 21 2026

    Did you know that more soldiers surrendered than died at the Battle of Gettysburg? Neither did I. That is until I did this interview with David Silkenat about his book, Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the Civil War.

    To hear the rest of this episode and support Addressing Gettysburg, go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg and become a member today.

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    15 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide #125- The 1st Minnesota - with Ralph Siegel | America250
    Apr 17 2026
    🔴Ask a Guide 125 1ST Minnesota at Gettysburg- with Ralph Siegel- America250 April 8m 2026, LIVE! at 7pm This episode of Addressing Gettysburg's Ask a Gettysburg Guide provides a deep dive into the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, led by guest historian Ralph Siegel. 1. The Strategic Importance of the 1st Minnesota (1:11:12 - 1:49:13) Saving the Center: The discussion centers on the regiment's critical charge on July 2, 1863. Ralph explains how the unit was ordered to plug a dangerous gap in the Union line near the Pennsylvania Memorial location, effectively halting Willcox's Confederate brigade. Military Necessity: The panel debates whether this was a true military emergency or if the Confederate attack was already faltering. (2:58:10 - 2:58:36). 2. Analyzing the Casualty Data (1:41:14 - 1:47:05) Historical Accuracy: Ralph uses this as a lesson for battlefield guides: numbers are vital, but he notes that it is difficult to explain the internal experience of these men to modern visitors, as the soldiers were fighting in a state of automatic, combat-hardened instinct rather than calculating their own losses in real-time. 3. Legacy and Commemoration (1:49:39 - 2:07:04) The Commander's Resting Place: There is a specific investigation into why their commander, Colonel Nathan Messick, is buried in the National Cemetery (2:06:53 - 2:07:04). 4. Cultural Memory and Media (3:06:05 - 3:07:02) 🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 125 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg with Ralph Siegel - April 8, 2026 Show Sponsors: Totem Pole Playhouse https://totempoleplayhouse.org Antica Napoli Pizza https://anticanapolipizza.godaddysites.com Recommended reading and show references: The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers - Richard Moe Addressing Gettysburg Beaver Shirt https://heritage-depot.myshopify.com First Minnesota Society firstminnesota.net Minnesota Historical Society https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara 1st Minnesota Monuments https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/minnesota/1st-minnesota/#google_vignette Regimental Losses in the American Civil War - William F. Fox Regimental Losses in the American Civil War - Hathi Trust https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000452031 Glory Road - Bruce Catton Gettysburg: The Final Fury - Bruce Catton Minnesota Soldiers and Sailors Monument St. Paul MN https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/thing/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-st-paul?hs_amp=true Last Civil War Solider Albert Woolson Monument https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/monuments-to-individuals/albert-woolson/ Gettysburg - 1993 Movie William Lochren and family papers, 1852-1925 https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment David Geister Artist - https://www.davidgeister.com/americancivilwarartwork Addressing Gettysburg: Ask a Gettysburg Guide 52- Gunfight at the Peach Orchard Ask A Gettysburg Guide #52- "Gunfight at the Peach Orchard"- with LBG Ralph ...YouTube · Addressing Gettysburg Jan 31, 2022 American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War - Bruce Catton (David Greenspan illustrator) Noble Pillars: Medal of Honor & Confederate Medal of Honor Recipients of the Gettysburg Campaign: Volume I: The March into Pennsylvania & The First Day's Battle at Gettysburg - Roy Frampton Lincoln and the human interest stories of the Gettysburg National Cemetery - James M. Cole & Roy Frampton Abraham Lincoln's Honored Dead at The Gettysburg National Cemetery: Profiles of the 2,000 Soldiers with Names Preserved for Their Gravestones - James A. Christian Pickett's Charge: The Battle of Gettysburg―A Critical History of the Civil War - George Stewart Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History - James Hessler & Wayne Motts -Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn -Evan S. Connell -The Civil War - 1990 Ken Burns Documentary -Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom - David W. Blight Masters of the Air - 2024 TV Miniseries -Band of Brothers - 2001 TV Miniseries -The Pacific - 2010 TV Miniseries -Actors who played Al Sieber Apache - 1954 Movie Actor John McIntire Mr. Horn -1979 TV Miniseries Actor Richard Widmark -Geronimo: An American Legend - 1993 Movie Actors Robert Duvall -Arrowhead - 1953 Movie Actor Charlton Heston Y ou can submit questions well in advance of the show by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Support the show's expansion efforts for digital history education & receive a tax write off w/ The Digital History Pioneers Foundation at www.dhpioneers.com #gettysburg #gettysburghistory #historyofgettysburg #pickettscharge #americancivilwar #history #americanhistory #podcast #america250 #freedom250 #1stminnesota #firstminnesota #addressinggettysburg #addressinghistory
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    3 hrs and 13 mins