Battle of Gettysburg

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🗓️ 2 July 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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158 years ago, the Unionist and Confederate armies were on their second day of fighting at the town of Gettysburg. The battle was arguably the tipping point for the American Civil War and involved an artillery bombardment which may have been the loudest man-made event until the detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamogordo. But what actually happened at Gettysburg? To take us through the events of the 1-3 July 1863, James spoke to Craig Symonds, a teacher at the US Naval Academy for 30 years and the author of countless books. Craig takes us through the lead up to the battle, the strategies in play and the bloody outcomes of this high watermark of the Civil War.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone welcome back to warfare I'm your host James Rogers and today marks the
0:05.4	158th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in fact today July 2nd marks the second day, the bloodiest day of this three-day battle, a battle
0:17.8	which not only marks a turning point in the course of the American Civil War, but also in the history of how wars would be waged.
0:26.0	To take us through this pivotal moment in history, we have Craig Simmons who taught history at the US Naval Academy for 30 years and has written extensively on the Civil War,
0:36.4	including Gettysburg, a battlefield Atlas.
0:39.6	I know you're going to find this one fascinating.
0:42.1	Enjoy. Hi Craig, thank you so much for coming on the history hit Warfare Podcast. How you doing today?
1:02.0	I'm doing very well. Thank you. It's a little warm
1:04.3	here today but other than that I'm fine. I'm in Annapolis, Maryland where I taught at the
1:09.6	Naval Academy for over 30 years and where I am now retired.
1:13.8	Fantastic.
1:14.4	Well, yes, I've read your books.
1:16.4	I know your record 30 years at the US Naval Academy.
1:20.1	10 books, is it?
1:21.2	Have I got that right from midway through to the American Revolution?
1:24.7	Well, those are my World War II books. I also have a number of Civil War books. If you add them all together, I think it's
1:30.8	a right, I should know this number better than I do. I think it's a ride I should know this number better than I do it. It's about 18.
1:34.8	Wow 18 books. Well it makes you the perfect person to talk to us today about the Civil War and
1:41.0	specifically about Gettysburg. So give us a little bit of insight into this.
1:47.6	As we're moving through the Civil War, when does Gettysburg take place?
1:53.0	How important is it what has come before?
1:56.0	Well, of course the anniversary is July 1 through 3 is coming up this weekend and I think what has made Gettysburg such an icon, such a touchstone for students
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