1850s, joined militias, and participated in the battle of gettysburg. This talk was hosted by the gettysburg Heritage Center. Tammy good evening, everyone. My name is tammy myers, i am president of the gettysburg Heritage Center, and i am thrilled to have you here in attendance. This is our final presentation this evening, and we are fortunate to have tom mcmillan. A little bit about tom, he is an author and historian. He is a little different from our previous presenters. He is not a licensed battlefield guide. He has an interesting day job. He is the Vice President of communications for the stanley cup champions pittsburgh penguins. His real passion is history, and especially the civil war. He serves on the board of trustees for the Pittsburgh Heinz History Center in design and is on the board of directors for the friends of flight 93 and the Marketing Committee for the gettysburg foundation. His newest book is gettysburg rebels, five native sons who came to fight as confederate sold
Civil war. He serves on the board of trustees for the Pittsburgh Heinz History Center and is on the board of directors for the friends of flight 93 and the Marketing Committee for the gettysburg foundation. His newest book is gettysburg rebels, five native sons who came to fight as confederate soldiers. Without any further introduction, i present to you, tom mcmillan. [applause] tom thank you. If i am standing or walking funny, in my 24th Straight Year of coming to the anniversary days, i finally went on a battlefield horse tour. The thing i learned on the tour was i could not be in the cavalry. It was actually a great experience. It is also special to be here at the Heritage Center because this is where i gathered a fair amount of my research. Right through the door is one of the best civil war book stores in the country. I would get one, end up with four. What is interesting is outside is a littleknown monument to the Culp Brothers of gettysburg. Such a key part of this book, wesley
Ladies will be on to talk about the Womens Suffrage Movement and the obstacles to the right to vote. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal sunday morning. Join the discussion. War, authorhe civil Paul Bretzger talks about his book observing hancock at gettysburg the generals leadership through eyewitness accounts. Mr. Bretzger argues that general Winfield Scott hancock was one of the most important generals at the battle of gettysburg. The Gettysburg Heritage Center is the host of this 40 minute discussion. Tammy welcome. My name is tammy myers. I am the president here at the getty Gettysburg Heritage Center. We value education, community, and preservation. Based upon our value system, we have developed a museum that is a collaborative effort with the adams county Historical Society, civil war trust, land conservancy of adams county, and center for civil war photography. We officially opened in may 2015, and we count the battle of gettysburg stories from a new perspective, one tha
Gettysburg story from a new perspective. One that focuses on both the military aspects as well as the civilian perspective. Beyond that museum, we offer additional programming for both the general consumer and groups alike. Suchdition to book talks as today, you can experience our living history encampment programs most weekend, and we have a saturday spotlight theory where we have various Educational Programs in the evening. When you are in gettysburg, be sure to visit us at 297 steinway avenue. We are open seven days a week. You can also get a best visit us online at gettysburgonline. Com. We moved our first speaker today. Bretxker,s paul e. Who received an award for atstanding in your thesis the university in new jersey. He spent years researching and writing his book, observing hancock at gettysburg which was published in 2016. He now teaches at Morris County school of technology in denville, new jersey. Latest article, the hancock power controversy is now available in a new rhythm
Especially the civil war. He serves on the board of trustees for the Pittsburgh Heinz History Center and is on the board of directors for the friends of flight 93 and the Marketing Committee for the gettysburg foundation. His newest book is gettysburg rebels, five native sons who came to fight as confederate soldiers. Without any further introduction, i present to you, tom mcmillan. [applause] tom mcmillan thank you. If i am standing or walking funny, in my 24th Straight Year of coming to the anniversary days, i finally went on a battlefield horse tour. [laughter] tom the thing i learned on the tour was i could not be in the cavalry. No, it was actually a great experience. It is also special to be here at the Heritage Center because this is where i gathered a fair amount of research. Right through the door is one of the best civil war book stores in the country. I would get one, end up with four. What is interesting is outside is a littleknown monument to the Culp Brothers of gettysbur