Episode 33: James Longstreet at Gettysburg - Part One
The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast
Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade
4.8 • 950 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2021
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Eric and Jim begin their first of a three-part series on Lieutenant General James Longstreet who commanded the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg. Part One is a deep dive into the period of Longstreet's life from his birth in South Carolina to the end of 1862 and what we can learn from Longstreet's life to give a proper context to his actions in July 1863.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, Welcome everyone to the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast. I am your co-host, historian and guide |
| 0:36.8 | Eric Lindblade and as always I am joined by my co-host historian and guide Jim Hesseler. |
| 0:42.0 | Jim, we're embarking on new territory today. |
| 0:45.8 | We've done a lot of two-part episodes. This could be the first of a multiple part series |
| 0:52.0 | on one of the most important figures related to the Gettysburg |
| 0:55.8 | campaign. |
| 0:56.8 | So tell the listeners what do we have coming up for? |
| 0:59.6 | Long Street. |
| 1:00.8 | Now every Gettysburg enthusiast knows that name. |
| 1:03.0 | But who really was Lieutenant General James Long Street? |
| 1:07.0 | And which version of Long Street do you prefer? |
| 1:10.0 | Was he a defensive general? |
| 1:12.0 | Was he the sulking betrayer of the early Gettysburg historiography? |
| 1:17.0 | Or do you prefer the more modern version, an all-wise subordinate who simply could not get Robert E. Lee to listen to his plans. |
| 1:27.6 | As you guys can imagine, there's going to be a lot to unpack here. |
| 1:30.4 | So as Eric said, we're beginning a multi-part installment that we hope will take us up at least through |
| 1:36.8 | July 2nd as we deep dive on one of my favorite generals in part one of Longstreet on the Battle of Gettysburg |
| 1:45.2 | podcast. Now Eric before we get into Longstreet you have any disclaimers you |
| 1:51.6 | need to read tonight? |
| 1:53.0 | I do as the theme of season three has been with our new legal disclaimer. |
| 1:59.0 | I am speaking for myself. |
| 2:01.0 | Jim is speaking for himself. We are not representing any organization we might be a part of. We are |
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