We are very proud to present the first episode of our first "spin-off" podcast, "That's What She Said", hosted by Bethany Yingling and Veronica "Ronnie Ronstadt" Brestenksy (co-host of AG TODAY). In their inaugural episode, Beth and Ronnie are joined by Licensed Town Guide Rosanne Zajko to talk about one tough lady: Elizabeth Thorn, who dug almost 100 graves while 6 months pregnant.

 

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Dr. Jen Murray came by the studio to talk about her latest book, which is currently "in-the-works", about Major General George Gordon Meade in the Civil War. We sat down and talked about Meade's career and Meade the man.   It'll be a while yet before the book comes out and we will have her on once it does, but this is just a taste of what you can expect.   Help keep the show going and growing by becoming a Patron over at www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg

Licensed Town Guides Brad Gottfried and Rosanne Zajko come in to talk about the difficult decision Gettysburg civilians were faced with: to stay or go. Staying could mean some force of abuse, property damage or worse. Going could mean leaving your home and returning to find nothing there. In some cases, whole families fled. In others, just the men fled with the family's valuables, but that wasn't as heartless as it may sound by our modern standards. 

 

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“Take the position and hold it at any cost.”

As the Confederate’s tried to pry the Union line off Oak Ridge on the afternoon of July 1, 1863, it fell to one division to attempt to hold the line and stem the rising tide. Join us as we discuss the defense of Oak Ridge and some of the heroic actions from that fateful afternoon. 

 

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Civil War Digital Digest. History Fix. Television shows. What don't these guys do? Will Eichler and Andy Roscoe join me to talk about their various history projects and especially, an awesome streaming service called History Fix, which you should join.

 

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If you found this preview of our latest Patreon episode interesting, please consider becoming a Patron by clicking this link https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg  and listen to this episode and hundreds of others about Gettysburg and the Civil War in their entirety. We thank you in advance.    Liquor was essential to military culture as well as healthcare regimens in both the Union and Confederate armies. But its widespread use and misuse caused severe disruptions as unruly drunken soldiers and officers stumbled down roads and through towns, colliding with civilians. The problems surrounding liquor prompted debates among military officials, soldiers, and civilians as to what constituted acceptable drinking. While Americans never could agree on precisely when it was appropriate to make or drink alcohol, one consensus emerged: the wasteful manufacture and reckless consumption of spirits during a time of civil war was so unpatriotic that it sometimes bordered on disloyalty. Using an array of sources—temperance periodicals, soldiers' accounts, legislative proceedings, and military records—Megan L. Bever explores the relationship between war, the practical realities of drinking alcohol, and temperance sentiment within the United States. Her insightful conclusions promise to shed new light on our understanding of soldiers' and veterans' lives, civil-military relations, and the complicated relationship between drinking, morality, and masculinity.   Contact For the Historian and grab your copy of this book. Mention Addressing Gettysburg and receive 20% off.

LBG Jasan Hileman is back with Part 2 of his popular show "Things That Make You Go Hmmm (In the Gettysburg Campaign)

 

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Dr. Carol Readon was kind enough to sit down with us back in May to do one of our wildly popular "SPOTLIGHT ON:" episodes, only on Patreon. Carol is a font of knowledge and the epitome of a true educator.

 

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LBG and retired surgeon Rick Shroeder, sits down with us to talk about famous Union officers' wounds. Big ones like Hancock are included, but we also talk about some others that you haven't heard about.Civil War medicine nerds will love this one.

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 Music possibly by:

 "Garryowen" by Billy Webster

 Camp Chase Fifes & Drums and our website is https://www.campchasefifesanddrums.org

 California Consolidated Drum Band check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/CCDrumBand

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"Becoming a Patron is next to Godliness", a wise man once said. Go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg and join the AG community, support the show, get hundreds of more episodes that dive deeper into the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War and much more!   "Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg, the authors of more than forty Civil War books, have once again teamed up to present a history of the opening moves of the Gettysburg Campaign in the two-volume study “If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania”: The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg. This compelling study is one of the first to integrate the military, media, political, social, economic, and civilian perspectives with rank-and-file accounts from the soldiers of both armies as they inexorably march toward their destiny at Gettysburg. This first installment covers June 3–21, 1863, while the second, spanning June 22–30, completes the march and carries the armies to the eve of the fighting. Gen. Robert E. Lee began moving part of his Army of Northern Virginia from the Old Dominion toward Pennsylvania on June 3, 1863. Lee believed his army needed to win a major victory on Northern soil if the South was to have a chance at winning the war. Transferring the fighting out of war-torn Virginia would allow the state time to heal while he supplied his army from untapped farms and stores in Maryland and the Keystone State. Lee had also convinced Pres. Jefferson Davis that his offensive would interfere with the Union effort to take Vicksburg in Mississippi. The bold movement would trigger extensive cavalry fighting and a major battle at Winchester before culminating in the bloody three-day battle at Gettysburg. As the Virginia army moved north, the Army of the Potomac responded by protecting the vital roads to Washington, D.C., in case Lee turned to threaten the capital. Opposing presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, meanwhile, kept a close watch on the latest and often conflicting military intelligence gathered in the field. Throughout northern Virginia, central Maryland, and south-central Pennsylvania, meanwhile, civilians and soldiers alike struggled with the reality of a mobile campaign and the massive logistical needs of the armies. Thousands left written accounts of the passage of the long martial columns. Mingus and Wittenberg mined hundreds of primary accounts, newspapers, and other sources to produce this powerful and gripping account. As readers will quickly learn, much of it is glossed over in other studies of the campaign, which cannot be fully understood without a firm appreciation of what the armies (and civilians) did on their way to the small crossroads town in Pennsylvania."   Don't forget to go to forthehistorian.com and mention Addressing Gettysburg to get a 20% discount when you purchase your volumes of "If We Are Striking..."