About this episode

The episode discusses the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War and its lasting impact on American history.

By July 1863, the American Civil War had reached a critical turning point. As Robert E. Lee led his army into the North, the two sides collided at Gettysburg in the deadliest battle of the war... How did three days of fighting at Gettysburg change the course of the Civil War? And how has the battle been remembered in the American consciousness since? Our guest today is award winning author Garry Adelman. He’s the Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust and has been a licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg for thirty-one years. Edited by Tim Arstall, produced by Tom Delargy. Senior producer is Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: History Hit

Guest: Garry Adelman

Topics covered

• American Civil War
• Gettysburg
• historical battles
• military history
• American history

Keywords

• Gettysburg
• Civil War
• Garry Adelman
• battlefield guide
• historical significance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Battlefield Trust, History Hit

Places: Gettysburg

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