guide here at the gettysburg national military park and has done. so since 2003. two of his previously published books gettysburg s peach orchard which was co-authored with brett eisenberg and also sickles at gettysburg have been awarded the prestigious back elder coddington award as the most outstanding work on the battle gettysburg battle campaign. he is also co-authored with gettysburg foundation president and ceo wayne motz and mapmaker stephen stanley the book pick his charge at gettysburg and it was the first battlefield guide to legendary the two. the legendary attack here at gettysburg jim is also currently a co-host of the popular the battle of gettysburg podcast, which is free on all platforms. he has written numerous articles for publications. he was one of the primary content designers for and appeared in the american battlefield trust mobile app here at gettysburg. he is a speaker for civil war roundtables. he has a parallel and npr travel channels monumental mys
their day so far. we ve got another great program here in store for you. those of you who do not know me. my name is tammy myers. i am the director of visitor and member relations here at the gettysburg heritage center. if you re not already aware, we are a we are owned and operated by the gettysburg nature alliance, which is a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization that educates about and preserves gettysburg s compelling combination of heritage and habitat. our next speaker today is james hessler many of you are very familiar with him. he is a licensed battlefield guide here at the gettysburg national military park and has done. so since 2003. two of his previously published books gettysburg s peach orchard which was co-authored with brett eisenberg and also sickles at gettysburg have been awarded the prestigious back elder coddington award as the most outstanding work on the battle gettysburg battle campaign. he is also co-authored with gettysburg foundation president and
american history tv is on social media follow us at c-span history. i hope everybody is enjoying their day so far. we ve got another great program here in store for you. those of you who do not know me. my name is tammy myers. i am the director of visitor and member relations here at the gettysburg heritage center. if you re not already aware, we are a we are owned and operated by the gettysburg nature alliance, which is a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization that educates about and preserves gettysburg s compelling combination of heritage and habitat. our next speaker today is james hessler many of you are very familiar with him. he is a licensed battlefield guide here at the gettysburg national military park and has done. so since 2003. two of his previously published books gettysburg s peach orchard which was co-authored with brett eisenberg and also sickles at gettysburg have been awarded the prestigious back elder coddington award as the most outstanding work on the b
played up to my insecurity, and it is my hair. you can insult my family, my scholarship, but not there. the hair. i agree. my friend bobby is going down to richmond. oe says you spend way to much money to get your hair cut and never comb it. we are back. know, it would have been civil war institute day here in gettysburg and i just want to say how much i and others, including my daughters this morning, said they missed gathering with all of these attendees. these are people from all walks of life. they are united in a deep interest and passion for civil war history. they are just super nice people to be around. i cannot stress that enough. i cannot understand how people say, you go to the civil war institute as an attendee? you must be a diehard. you are into the tactical minutia and that is with the conference will be about. you can attest to the wide range of interests. we will keep doing it. we will be back, we hope, this time next year. it is hard not to see all
the civil war in the east from gettysburg appomattox. his newest book is darkness at chancellorsville it was released late may. in addition to offering over 30 books, ralph has been a u.s. army enlisted man and career officer, a columnist and media commentator, a strategy and security analyst, and a researcher in the developing world. his fascination with the study of our civil war dates back to his early to his childhood entering the wars continue. at the present he is working on a novel set during the cold war and is a contributor to the hoover institute publication on military history and its impact on world affairs. without any further introduction, i give you ralph. thank you. [applause] it s always good to be back here. it s terrific. thank you for coming. i know many of you would much rather not being this condition him and would much rather be out in the 95-degree heat but thanks for making a sacrifice. tammy, in covering my biography, left out one very import