Episodes

  • Ask A Gettysb... Rev. War Guide #123 | Washington's Crossing | Ken Gavin | America250

    Ask A Gettysb... Rev. War Guide #123 | Washington's Crossing | Ken Gavin | America250
    Apr 6 2026

    🔴Ask a Gett…. Valley Forge Guide 123 Washington's Crossing with Ken Gavin - March 18, 2026

    Ken's Previous Shows *Patreon Premium: "Four Score and Seven Years Before" Gettysburg in the Revolutionary War - November 18, 202 "Four Score and Seven Years Before" Gettysburg in the Revolutionary War - November 25, 2024 Valley Forge Part 1 "Naked and Starving As They Are" - February 24, 2025 Valley Forge Part 2 "Naked and Starving As They Are" - March 3, 2025

    The Patriot - 2000 Movie

    The Crossing - 2000 Movie

    Revolution - 1985 Movie

    Henry Knox letters to wife Lucy https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/essays/dear-girl-how-much-i-love-you-revolutionary-war-letters-henry-and-lucy-knox

    American Battlefield Trust Battle of Trenton https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/trenton

    Recommended Reading from the Guide:

    Washington's Crossing - David Hackett Fischer

    Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds - William L. Kidder

    Winning the Ten Crucial Days: The Keys to Victory in George Washington's Legendary Winter Campaign - David Price

    The Long Retreat: The Calamitous Defense of New Jersey, 1776 - Arthur S. Lefkowitz

    Addressing History's Tavern Talks: (COMING Mid-SPRING 2026)

    Valley Forge with Ken Gavin; John Brown with Dr. Jennifer Murray; Battle of Little Big Horn with James Hessler; Airborne Operations during-Day with Doug Douds

    Submit questions for Ask A Guide episodes ahead of time while supporting the show at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg and from SuperChats and phone calls during the livestream.

    Join us for our first-ever Ask A Gettysburg Guide stage show at the Totem Pole Playhouse on April 12 at 2pm! Special guests include Britt Isenberg, Lewis Trott, Kevin Bryant and Codie Eash with music by Billy Webster. Get your tickets here https://totempoleplayhouse.org/shows/addressing-gettysburg-a-live-podcast/ Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation, Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center, The Digital History Pioneers Foundation and Community Media.
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    2 hrs and 51 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide #124 | Compensation in Civil War Armies | LBG Rich Kohr

    Ask A Gettysburg Guide #124 | Compensation in Civil War Armies | LBG Rich Kohr
    Mar 25 2026

    Rich Kohr is back tonight to talk about how soldiers were compensated during the Civil War. I know what you're saying: "Who cares?" Oh, ye of minuscule minds. Just watch and you'll be blown away at how interesting this actually is. Know how we can be so sure? Because this was recorded back in 2024 and our Patrons watch the recording session and participated LIVE at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg See ya there!
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide #122- Pickett's Charge with Jim Hessler- America250

    Ask A Gettysburg Guide #122- Pickett's Charge with Jim Hessler- America250
    Mar 17 2026

    Join us for an in-person Ask A Gettysburg Guide on April 12! Get your tickets here https://totempoleplayhouse.org/shows/addressing-gettysburg-a-live-podcast/

    🔴Ask a Guide 122 Pickett's Charge with Jim Hessler

    March 11, 2026 Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History, James A. Hessler & Wayne Motts

    Ask a Guide Dinner provided by Bob Passamenti from Dobbin House Tavern https://www.dobbinhouse.com

    Steven Stanley American Battlefield Trust Map Artist https://www.battlefields.org/contributors/steven-stanley?ms=googlepaid&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22284116153&gbraid=0AAAAADfvU_P6UWDa3Fj8xo9IOB3tqXR9m&gclid=CjwKCAjw687NBhB4EiwAQ645dqILbV7vx0XjaJq6P1h5o_I1uiK4psg6WSuCqL20_-pO6rAW3D-A9RoChEkQAvD_BwE

    The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest, J. David Petruzzi & Steven Stanley

    Gettysburg - 1993 Movie

    The Bachelder Papers: Gettysburg in their own words - John B. Bachelder, David Ladd & Audrey Ladd

    Robert E Lee's Gettysburg After Battle Report https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/official-report-of-general-robert-e-lee.htm

    Addressing Gettysburg: Get Out of the Car Tours https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/get-out-of-the-car-tours/

    S. G. Elliott Burial Map https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3824g.cw0332000/ Son of the Morning Star- Complete Miniseries - https://youtu.be/M_ysYTAV-gk?si=z9r-TcCmpA0ds_57

    Alonzo Cushing Medal of Honor Presentation https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/11/06/president-obama-awards-medal-honor-first-lieutenant-alonzo-h-cushing Gettysburg Museum of History https://www.gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorUUf5y7NVjrQ3tLNWaLewUEI7DeyOc7ylLi7gpxQdKNMmVXHh6

    Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative - Edward Porter Alexander

    Southern Historical Society Papers https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002704339

    You can submit questions well in advance of the show by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg Support the show and receive a tax write off through The Digital History Pioneers Foundation at www.dhpioneers.com

    #gettysburg #battleofgettysburgpodcast #gettysburghistory #historyofgettysburg #pickettscharge #americancivilwar #history #americanhistory #podcast #america250 #freedom250 #georgepickett #gettysburghistory $gettysburg history #theoriginalgettysburghistory
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    2 hrs and 35 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide LIVE! at the Totem Pole Playhouse April 12 JOIN US!

    Ask A Gettysburg Guide LIVE! at the Totem Pole Playhouse April 12 JOIN US!
    Mar 7 2026

    Join the popular Civil War podcast Addressing Gettysburg for a live recording of their hit show, Ask A Gettysburg Guide. Featuring a powerhouse panel of historians—Britt Isenberg, Lewis Trott, Kevin Bryant, and Codie Eash—this interactive event invites you to join the conversation and ask the experts your questions about the Battle of Gettysburg.

    Complementing the discussion, Billy Webster will perform Civil War music with a fresh, modern flair. Don't miss this unique blend of education, music, and community.

    Order your tickets here! https://totempoleplayhouse.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FQQ000006ScTV2A0

    BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

    The Gettysburg Foundation https://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/

    The Digital History Pioneers Foundation https://dhpioneers.com/

    Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center https://www.seminaryridgemuseum.org/

    Community Media https://www.communitymedia.net/

    #addressinggettysburg #gettysburghistory #americancivilwar #historyofgettysburg #thecivilwar #america250 #freedom250 #gettysburgfoundation #podcast #stageshow #billywebster #liveaudience #askagettysburgguide
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    23 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide #121- Connecticut Flags & Flag Bearers at Gettysburg- America250

    Ask A Gettysburg Guide #121- Connecticut Flags & Flag Bearers at Gettysburg- America250
    Feb 27 2026

    🔴Ask a Gettysburg Guide 121 Wooden Nutmeggers: Connecticut Flags and Flag Bearers at Gettysburg - Chris Army February 25, 2026 We Fought at Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the Surviors of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Carolyn Ivanoff Wooden nutmegs at Bull Run - Elnathan B. Tyler Connecticut Battle Flag Collection https://www.cga.ct.gov/cprc/BattleFlags.asp Connecticut Museum of Culture and History https://www.connecticutmuseum.org New England Civil War Museum https://www.newenglandcivilwarmuseum.com History of battle-flag day, September 17, 1879 - State of Connecticut published by Lockwood & Meritt Riding for Uncle Samuel: The Civil War History of the 1st Connecticut Cavalry Volunteers - Robert B. Angelovich Litchfield County and the Civil War - Peter C. Vermilyea Murder by Death - 1976 Movie For The Historian Bookstore https://forthehistorian.webstoreplace.com - mention Addressing Gettysburg to get 20% off! ***Show notes compiled by 2025 LOTY Jeff Pasnik *** As always, these shows are made possible by our Patrons at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg AND/OR a tax deductible donation to the Digital History Pioneers Foundation at www.dhpioneers.com #america250 #addressinggettysburg #americanbattlefieldtrust #abt #gettysburg #gettysburghistory #chrisarmy #askagettysburgguide #historyofgettysburg #civilwarmyths #gettysburglicensedbattlefieldguide #historyinterpretation #connecticutatgettysburg #17thconnecticut #carolynivanoff
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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • The Story of "GLORY" was Larger Than You Think with Steward T. Henderson- America250

    The Story of "GLORY" was Larger Than You Think with Steward T. Henderson- America250
    Feb 19 2026

    A NOTE FROM OUR GUEST: "I wanted to make one correction that you can add to the podcast notes. I was saying General Early's Army at Nashville; I meant to say General John Bell Hood's Army was at Nashville. His army was defeated at Franklin and then Nashville. The losses from those two battles had lowered his army from 60,000 down to 8,000. Sorry, I got caught up in the conversation and said the wrong general's name. I just came back from a Mardi Gras event at church and it just hit me as I got back on my computer that I said Early instead of Hood."

    IN THIS EPISODE-

    🔴USCT with Steward Henderson - Recording Session - February 17, 2026 Emerging Civil War, Steward Henderson on the USCT

    December 17, 2021 https://emergingcivilwar.com/2021/12/17/tonight-steward-henderson-on-the-usct/ Reverend Jesse Jackson Memories https://www.rainbowpush.org

    Glory - 1989 Movie

    African American Civil War Memorial Museum https://afroamcivilwar.org Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Through Time (America Through Time)

    John Cummings 23rd USCT reenactment group Facebook · 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops2.4K+ followers23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops | Spotsylvania VA 54th Mass Reenactment group https://www.54thmass.org Emancipation Day Parade D.C. https://emancipation.dc.gov American Civil War Museum https://acwm.org

    Grant reactor Larry Clowers https://www.lincolnpresenters.com/other-presenters/ Gettysburg

    Remembrance Day Parade https://sites.google.com/site/remembrancedayparade/gettysburg-remembrance-day-

    Glory - Movie Soundtrack

    Gettysburg - Movie Soundtrack

    Gods and Generals - Movie Soundtrack

    Lonesome Dove - Movie Soundtrack

    The African Americans in the Civil War Era Round Table https://www.aacwert.org Lincoln -

    2012 Movie A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the 54th Massachusetts, 1863-1865 -

    Luis F. Emilio Emerging Civil War, Black Confederates: Laborers or Soldiers -

    Steward Henderson https://emergingcivilwar.com/tag/black-confederates-laborers-or-soldiers/ Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War - Frances H. Casstevens

    ***Episode noted by Jeffrey Pasnik, 2025 LOTY***

    Link to video - https://www.c-span.org/program/the-civil-war/us-colored-troops/593528

    This episode is brought to you by The Digital History Pioneers Foundation www.dhpioneers.com DONATE TODAY Participate in the recording sessions of episodes like this and support the show by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

    #americanhistory #blackhistorymonth #podcast #americancivilwar #addressinggettysburg #history #gettysburghistory #historyblacksoldiers #usct #unitedstatescoloredtroops #glory #54thMassachusetts #23Connecticut
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Join Us For Tacos & Trivia - February 21st, 2026

    Join Us For Tacos & Trivia - February 21st, 2026
    Feb 6 2026

    Join us for our third annual Taco Tuesday, But On A Saturday, at the Seminary. Come alone or bring friends, it doesn't matter, just come out and cure your cabin fever with us!

    We provide the tacos and you BYOB.

    Get your tickets here: https://www.seminaryridgemuseum.org/events/tacos-and-trivia-0221
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    29 mins
  • Ask A Gettysburg Guide #120- Civil War Railroads with LBG Rich Kohr (AUDIO ONLY)

    Ask A Gettysburg Guide #120- Civil War Railroads with LBG Rich Kohr (AUDIO ONLY)
    Jan 22 2026
    "Ask A Gettysburg Guide #120 - Civil War Railroads," features Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr discussing the crucial role of railroads during the American Civil War. Here are the key takeaways from the discussion: Railroads' Crucial Role (6:32): The Civil War was the first major conflict where railroads were essential for supplying armies, moving troops, and transporting equipment on a massive scale.Rapid Expansion Before the War (7:23): In 1840, the U.S. had 3,000 miles of railroad.By 1850, it grew to 9,000 miles.By 1860, it reached 30,000 miles, with a significant disparity between North and South: the North had 21,000 miles, while the South had 9,000 miles. Differences Between Northern and Southern Railroads (8:09): Southern Railroads: Primarily "market railroads" (8:59), designed to transport commodities like cotton, tobacco, and sugar from farms to ports, often with shorter mileage (9:37).Northern Railroads: More focused on connecting cities (9:31) and commerce (11:55), with some relying heavily on passenger business (12:05). Impact on Manpower (12:20): The railroad boom in the 1850s influenced the available manpower for the war. Southern railroads largely used slave labor (12:40), while Northern railroad construction brought in European immigrants, significantly increasing the white male population of military age in the North by 1860 (12:52-13:32).Gauge Issues (14:52): Railroads in 1860 were not standardized in terms of "gauge" (the distance between rails), with about a dozen different gauges in use (15:42). This often meant freight and passengers had to be transferred between different rail lines, as railroads frequently didn't physically connect (21:14-21:41).Southern Reluctance to Modernize (27:59): Despite the recognized need to connect railroads for military purposes, the Confederate legislature debated extensively in 1861, with arguments centering on military necessity (29:11), funding (29:36), and whether connections should be temporary or permanent (30:06). A significant argument against expansion was the belief that the war would be over quickly (31:16).Protection of Railroads (32:59): While initially neglected by figures like Secretary of War Cameron due to personal financial interests (33:11), later in the war, the Union built blockhouses and established a "railroad division" to protect vital lines like the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (33:40-33:51).Compensation and Management (34:04): The U.S. government compensated private railroads for their use by offering higher rates for government shipments (34:49). The North also consistently appointed experienced railroad managers to positions of authority within the War Department, which was a significant advantage (35:09-35:26).Train Speeds (35:34): Wood-burning freight trains typically traveled around 15-20 mph (35:41), while passenger trains could reach 30-40 mph (35:46). Coal-burning locomotives, which were beginning to appear, offered higher speeds and would become more prevalent after the Civil War (36:02). BOOKS FOR FURTHER LEARNING General Theory for Bridge Construction - Herman Haupt Reminiscences of General Herman Haupt - Herman Haupt Don't forget to support the show by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg or make a tax-deductible contribution to the budgets of our history video projects at www.dhpioneers.com
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    2 hrs and 12 mins