Gettysburg in Literature, Film, and History: Day 2

Key Battles of American History

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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This week, Sean, Steve and James continue their discussion of the real events and background of the Battle of Gettysburg as portrayed through the 1993 film Gettysburg. The forces of North and South have deployed on and near the high ground of Culp’s Hill, Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, and Little Round Top. Attacks have commenced but the outcome still is in doubt. Armies of tens of thousands crash together and heroes are made in Gettysburg!

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.7	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:16.4	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:24.1	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.7	a podcast in which we discuss American history
0:28.9	through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.7	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.4	Music host, James Early. Hello, everybody. This is James again. And what you're about to hear is the third part of the four-part
0:49.7	series that I recorded quite a few years ago with Sean McIver and Steve Guerra on the film Gettysburg,
0:56.7	as well as the book it's based on the Killer Angels, and of course the actual history
1:01.1	behind the battle. In this episode, we discussed the events of the second day of the battle,
1:07.0	that is July 2nd, 1863, a pivotal day, a day in which there's a lot of action and a lot of
1:14.0	exciting things going on. So without any further ado, here it is.
1:25.1	Now we're on to day two of the battle.
1:27.9	If you want to hear about what happened in the prelude to the battle or day one, you can go back and we have episodes on all those.
1:37.2	But we're joined again by Professor James Early, of course, and Sean McIver of the Come and Take It podcast.
1:44.0	And we're going to dive right into
1:46.3	day two.
1:48.1	James, why don't you give us a little setup of what was going on in day two and what we can
1:52.8	look forward to?
1:54.7	Sure, just to review in case it's been a while since somebody listened to the previous
1:59.7	part or maybe they haven't.
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