gettysburg national park. he s here to talk to us about one of the world s lesser known but vital actions of the battle on culp s hill. ladies and gentlemen, dan walsh. i want to begin by thanking all my friends and colleagues in the emerging civil war, chris monkowski, kevin pollock, chris white at the american battlefield trust for having me today to present you this often forgotten story of the battle of gettysburg. over the last 157 years, so many of us are familiar with the stories of joshua chamberlain and little round top, pickets charge, cemetary ridge, seminary ridge, but often what gets lost is some of the stories that would occur on the union army s right flank on july 2nd and july 3rd known as culp s hill. at the dedication for the monument to honor george greene after the battle of gettysburg, illuminary dan sickles would give a dedication speech to this monument that had been dedicated in honor of greene and his performance at gettysburg on july 2, 1863. sickl
[applause] good morning, all. thank you for having me. you have heard about the big guns from wayne and jim. when i would like to speak about s first plan for victory at gettysburg, at least one part of it. and the fighting on july 3 in the morning there went on for seven straight hours, some of the longest sustained fighting at gettysburg and amost in the whole war, but relatively unvisited area of the field. focus was largely on july 2, decisive leadership on the union right, small unit , namely george s. greene and how that leadership made a dramatic difference in the outcome there. works, ilove when it would like to speak about july 3 dawn on, how leadership in the struggle played out for culp s hill. derailedof the potomac lee was not served by subordinates. , judgment made by both sides, some fog of war and man lead to costly maneuvers, yet the courage and determination when you look at these fellows speaks maryam s volumes of the type of men who fought at gettysburg.
written four histories of including cemetery theory onysburg, bliss farm fury on bliss th ratee mountain trembled. probably on the bookshelf of every star. archer has spent hours upon hours on coal pill culp hill. is a fineng the tour presentation of the two movement , the slopes and the retreats. the clarity of archer s organization in material is consistent to read the book. ,eeping the eye on the clock the reader is looking forward with the truth, is exceptional accompanied by contemporary photographs. an extension excessively, his first work of historical fiction , a novel about war and coming home. please welcome john archer as he tells us about none but demons can delight in war, culp s hill, july 3, 1863. [applause] mr. archer: good morning, all. thank you for having me. you have heard about the big guns from wayne and jim. what i would like to speak about is lee s first plan for victory at gettysburg, at least one part of it. culp s hill and the fightin
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