Battle of Gettysburg
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The first three days of July 1863 saw the bloodiest single battle of the American Civil War. This clash between the Unionist and Confederate armies quickly became the stuff of legend.
But what actually happened at Gettysburg? Professor Glenn LaFantasie joins Don for this episode to take us through the key figures in the battle, their strategies and whether this really was the turning point of the Civil War.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Teän Stewart-Murray. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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| 0:18.3 | Hi everybody, welcome to Dan Snow's History It. |
| 0:23.0 | I'm going to share an episode of American History It with you today by the brilliant Don |
| 0:26.6 | Wildman. |
| 0:27.6 | He's interviewing Professor Glen LaFancy about the Battle of Gettysburg. |
| 0:31.2 | I've been obsessed with Gettysburg ever since I went there as a kid. |
| 0:33.9 | There is nothing more remarkable than standing on Symmetry Ridge, thinking about that US Army, |
| 0:38.9 | being assaulted from three sides and then at fateful morning, pick its charge, emerging |
| 0:45.5 | out of those woods, climbing that slope and being obliterated. |
| 0:49.7 | The furthest point they got to being referred to as the so-called high watermark of the Confederacy. |
| 0:56.2 | This episode is all about the Battle of Gettysburg. |
| 0:57.8 | It was the first three days of July 1863. |
| 1:01.0 | It was the bloodiest single battle of the American Civil War. |
| 1:04.8 | And it's one of, if not the decisive turning point in the conflict, but what actually happened |
| 1:10.5 | there? |
| 1:11.5 | And was it as decisive as we think it was? |
| 1:13.7 | Professor LaFancy tells Don all about it. |
| 1:15.7 | I love this episode. |
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