and and an historian at the adams county historical society. he is the co-author of numerous articles and books of history on the civil war. he is lucky that civil war roundtables has appeared on television documentaries including the popular pcn battle walk series. integralon, he was an part of our storyline here. let s give a warm welcome to tim smith. [applause] you have my book. [laughter] i was waiting to show it later. dr. today, i am going to talk about some of the farms around the battlefield of gettysburg. i did do a book called the farms of gettysburg. i have always been interested in the people who lived here at the time of the civil war. a lot of people who read about the battle and understand the general story when you start reading deeper into it, you come across the names of the people who lived in the area. when i moved to gettysburg and became a licensed battlefield guide instead of working at the adams county historical society, i had the resourc
he is a national renowned speaker and the authority on union calvary, particularly operations in the east. what i like about his canon of books, he has been boldly exploring all sorts of things and taking his expiration in neat directions. he is working on a mini script about george gordon meade. it does not necessarily seem like a cavalry operation to me and it makes him one of the most interesting historians working in the field today. coming to us from columbus, ohio, to talk about his award winning book on john buford, eric wittenberg. [applause] wittenberg: it is always up pleasure to be here and i appreciate the opportunity to be here today. it is also always nobody wants to be the guy who goes right after lunch. if anybody falls asleep because of the good food, i promise i won t be offended. and bear with me, i m not good at standing still. chris was talking about the fact that i have written a lot of books, i have a bad case of adult add, which also means i have a t
state instructor, discusses a different account of women during the gettysburg and how the residents, mainly women and children, were affected and shaped by the battle. the journey through hallowed ground partnership hosted the program. shawn: welcome, everybody. my name is shawn butcher. i am the director of journey through hallowed ground partnership. welcome to the afternoon session. we are pleased that this session is being taped and aired on c-span so welcome our c-span viewers. for those in the audience, you can follow along or learn more on twitter. i am pleased to introduce our speaker, jared frederick. jared has been highly involved in the world of public history conducting oral history interviews, writing grants, in interpreting sites. receiving a masters from west virginia, he is served as a seasonal park ranger at gettysburg national park and her first harpers ferry national park. an artist as well, he has completed projects and been recognized by organizations
civil war military history is on life-support. nobody cares about the civil war after the centennial. push back.olitely so in largeon i do part is because of the emerging civil war. and all that it is done in a remarkable space of five or six years. i hope this weekend can be a celebration of those efforts. the rugged spine of maryland s south mountain. outnumbered soldiers saw to to stem the tide of federal offenses. if successful it would defeat and already divided confederate lee and finish off robert e s first invasion of the north. and three mountain passes almost unrivaled interest city. at least in this point of the war. union and confederate troops struggled over difficult terrain and at close range. veterans theyome aimed at flashes of anything. in the years after the war, writers eagerly portrayed south mountain as a confederate monopoly. you can at least begin to apprehend the analogy. anyone whouestion visits that field asks is how can anyone have battled these t
the battle of gettysburg in 1863 was a turning point in the american civil war. up next, jared frederick a penn state instructor discusses a different account of women during the gettysburg and how the residents, mainly women and children were affected and shaped by the battle. the journey through hallowed ground partnership. welcome, everybody. my name is shown a butcher. i am the director of journey through hallowed ground partnership. welcome to the afternoon session. we are pleased that this session is being taped and aired on c-span sobel welcome our c-span viewers. for those in the audience, you can follow along or learn more on twitter. i am pleased to introduce our speaker, jared frederick. jared has been highly involved in the world of public history conducting oral history interviews, writing grants, in interpreting sites. receiving a masters from west virginia, he is served as a seasonal part ranger a gettysburg national park. an artist as well, he has complete