Episode 50: The Wheatfield at Gettysburg - Part Two
The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast
Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade
4.8 • 950 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Eric, Jim, and Jody continue their multi-part deep dive into the fighting in and around the infamous Wheatfield at Gettysburg. The hosts focus on the initial combat in the Wheatfield between the 3rd Arkansas and George Anderson's Georgia brigade as they square off with Union Third Corps forces from the brigades of De Trobriand, Ward, and Burling. If you would like to donate to the show, you can do so via the following:
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, Welcome everyone to the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast. I am your co-host |
| 0:35.2 | Eric Lindblade and as always I am joined by my co-host Jim Hesseler. Jim what's |
| 0:39.6 | tonight's episode? Thanks cousin, and hello again to everybody. This is going to be part two of our special deep dive on the wheat field. |
| 0:49.0 | Last time we defined the wheat field, we met the Rose family we met some tenants we stepped into the ring and we |
| 0:56.8 | introduced GT Anderson and Regis de Tributiad now we're gonna come out of their corners and they're gonna go into battle in the that's |
| 1:05.0 | trueobriand. Now we're gonna come out of their corners and they're gonna go into battle in the bloody wheat field itself for what we're calling phase one here on part two of the wheat field on the bloody Battle of Gettysburg Podcast. |
| 1:16.8 | Jody, as I turn it over to you, |
| 1:19.2 | I think we have a special milestone episode we're recording here. You want to talk a little bit about that |
| 1:24.6 | and where we're recording from today? That's right. We're recording again from Getty's |
| 1:29.2 | Gear and this is our golden episode. It is our 50th. |
| 1:35.0 | 50 episodes. |
| 1:38.0 | I feel proud. I do. I do. |
| 1:40.0 | 50 episodes. Who would have thunk it? |
| 1:42.0 | You know, the naysayers said it couldn't be done that we would not make it this far and here we are 50 50 and more planned |
| 1:50.3 | 50 more maybe well we should point out too not only are we recording at Getty's |
| 1:54.8 | gear but because this is our 50th episode Eric you and I are donned in our |
| 1:59.7 | tuxedos today Jody you look very dazzling in your evening gown. |
| 2:04.8 | We've got the champagne on ice, I think, the proper atmosphere here to really dive into the |
| 2:10.8 | wheat field. |
| 2:11.8 | Well, there be salad with that champagne. |
| 2:15.0 | Is it going to really be salad though? |
| 2:18.0 | Well, I mean, that's what they're calling it, right? |
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