Institute. Here is what some of the veterans had to say. Matt is a gentleman who knows more about this battle than any anyr man living, more than man who ever did live. He can tell more of what i did there then i can tell myself. Henry slocum was the commander of the 12th army corps at gettysburg. Acquainted a few months after the battle of gettysburg. I consider him the best authority in this country as regard to detail with that action. Hes sketched every part of the field and is familiar with the holder. Lastly, the kernel of the 33rd in the battle of gettysburg writing to the governor of massachusetts in 1878 rights the kernel i believe knows more about the battle of gettysburg than any officer in it on either side. He was not in the battle of gettysburg. He was not a soldier. Perhaps the most important person gettysburg you may never have heard of. Batchelor. S john why is he important to gettysburg and what was his vision . Bachelder,tigate because you cant understand him unless
Accurately mark the battlefield itself. This hour and 15 minute event is part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Good evening. Carmichael, professor of history here at Gettysburg College. It is my pleasure this evening to welcome Scott Hardwick. I hope everyone is familiar with them. A longtime historian at Gettysburg National park. During that time, as you will know he has given the American Public fantastic and engaging viewers tours. We are fortunate to have him about. Talk to us we honor scott with the Scott Hardwick fellowship given to four historians from the National Park service. The National Park service sorry to say, they provide very little training for their frontline historians. They have a lot of training money for their superintendents, but not many for their historians. We are ablee that to enable these historians to come here and engage and converse with these dollars, to meet the general public. It is one of the thing
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