Addressing Gettysburg

Jari Villanueva is the director of the Federal City Brass Band/ 26th North Carolina Regimental Band. He was kind enough to send me two of their CDs last year for use in our narrative episodes. We’d been trying to coordinate our schedules for about two months now for this interview and finally made it happen. I thought it would be fun to go through the songs I chose for the narratives and, first, explain my thinking behind the choice from an artistic standpoint and then follow it up with Jari giving a history of the song. Turns out, I unwittingly chose songs that were more appropriate than I was aware of, in some cases. 

Jari is also “instrumental” in the popular and moving “100 Nights of Taps” here at Gettysburg National Cemetery. 

Check out Jari’s website www.jvmusic.net

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Matt, Tim and Bob discuss the fateful decision of Major General Francis CHANNING Barlow to move his division to the Knoll that now bears his name. In comparison to other locations like The Peach Orchard or Little Round Top, Barlow's Knoll is one of the lesser-talked-about phases of The Battle of Gettysburg. Podcast listening helps, but visiting places like Barlow's Knoll and hearing or reading the story of it makes it come alive. Be sure to include a trip to Gettysburg in your travel plans.

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Matt, Tim and Bob discuss the fateful decision of Major General Francis CHANNING Barlow to move his division to the Knoll that now bears his name. In comparison to other locations like The Peach Orchard or Little Round Top, Barlow’s Knoll is one of the lesser-talked-about phases of The Battle of Gettysburg. Podcast listening helps, but visiting places like Barlow’s Knoll and hearing or reading the story of it makes it come alive. Be sure to include a trip to Gettysburg in your travel plans. 

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We asked our Patrons to send in a recording answering the question "Why Gettysburg?" There was no explanation by what we mean by "why". The exercise is to see how the person interprets the word and to see what they come up with. The answers are interesting for many reasons, but there seems to be a thread of spirituality running through it. People love Gettysburg for more than the Battle of Gettysburg. That might start them off, but, once they visit, something invades their souls. Some call it the "Gettysburg Bug". We call it the "Gettysbug" because we're cheesy like that.

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We asked our Patrons to send in a recording answering the question "Why Gettysburg?" There was no explanation by what we mean by "why". The exercise is to see how the person interprets the word and to see what they come up with. The answers are interesting for many reasons, but there seems to be a thread of spirituality running through it. People love Gettysburg for more than the Battle of Gettysburg. That might start them off, but, once they visit, something invades their souls. Some call it the "Gettysburg Bug". We call it the "Gettysbug" because we're cheesy like that. 

We hope you enjoy this one-off episode and that you'll consider becoming a Patron

Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr makes his debut on Addressing Gettysburg to talk about Colonel Roy Stone's Brigade (The "Bogus" Bucktails?) and their fighting on McPherson's Ridge, including the famous "Color Episode" of the 149th Pa, one of the most unique stories of the Battle of Gettysburg. Podcast listening is a great way to start or enhance your studies of this battle. Checking out our Recommended Reading list on our website can help you deepen your knowledge even more. And it helps support the show.

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Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr makes his debut on Addressing Gettysburg to talk about Colonel Roy Stone’s Brigade (The “Bogus” Bucktails?) and their fighting on McPherson’s Ridge, including the famous “Color Episode” of the 149th Pa, one of the most unique stories of the Battle of Gettysburg. Podcast listening is a great way to start or enhance your studies of this battle. Checking out our Recommended Reading list on our website can help you deepen your knowledge even more. And it helps support the show. 

Submit your questions for every Ask A Gettysburg Guide by becoming a Patron. Click here! 

August 15th's tour begins later in the day. Join us at 5pm for "Wait a little, we are all going on presently". Learn about the charge of Barksdale's Mississippians as they smashed the Peach Orchard salient on the evening of July 2, 1863. We will also follow events of that same evening as Union forces retreated towards the Trostle Farm where a certain General last commanded troops in the field. Along the way you'll see the Sickles wounding marker, a cannonball hole in the Trostle barn, Cora the cannon, a witness tree, plus be among the first to hear from an unpublished letter written by Malbone Watson and find out why Watson's Battery's Monument is not exactly in the right place!

August 15th’s tour begins later in the day. Join us at 5pm for “Wait a little, we are all going on presently”. Learn about the charge of Barksdale's Mississippians as they smashed the Peach Orchard salient on the evening of July 2, 1863. We will also follow events of that same evening as  Union forces retreated towards the Trostle Farm where a certain General last commanded troops in the field. Along the way you’ll see the Sickles wounding marker, a cannonball hole in the Trostle barn, Cora the cannon, a witness tree, plus be among the first to hear from an unpublished letter written by Malbone Watson and find out why Watson's Battery's Monument is not exactly in the right place!

LBG Jessie Wheedleton came to us and said she'd like to do a show about how to prepare for the Licensed Battlefield Guide exam. We thought it was a great idea and booked her. The are many ways to learn about the Battle of Gettysburg. Podcast listening is a fantastic way to do it when you can't be here. So if reading and watching ranger programs online. Of course the best way to learn is to visit and walk the grounds and, when you visit, you MUST, in our opinion, hire a licensed battlefield guide to take you around. Just listen to what it takes to even become licensed. Sounds like it's easier to get into the CIA!

To take a tour with any of the guides you hear on Addressing Gettysburg, contact [email protected] and he will put you in touch with your requested guide.

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