Licensed Battlefield Guides Eric Lindblade and Jim Hessler look at Robert E. Lee’s thought process and planning for Pickett’s Charge on July 3. A lot more went into his decision than a desperate, last gasp attempt to win. It is based on one of the more common questions they get as battlefield guides at Gettysburg. […]
July 4: Gettysburg Living History Portrayals performed by The Confederation of Union Generals
Gettysburg Living History Portrayals performed by The Confederation of Union Generals will air this year on PCN! The Confederation of Union Generals is a non-profit Civil War Living History educational organization based in Gettysburg, PA. The First Day: Wednesday July 1, 1863 The first encounter between Union Calvary Forces and Confederate Forces West of Town, from the prospective […]
July 1-3: Gettysburg Battlewalks 2020
Every year, visitors of Gettysburg National Military Park have been able to connect with the past by following in the footsteps of the men who fought and died there. Thousands of visitors, in large groups, have made a solemn procession across America’s most famous battlefield, while being recorded by PCN’s cameras since 1995. Now, in […]
“Emotional Gettysburg”
In a series of historic vignettes combined with contemporary paintings renowned artist Karl J. Kuerner and award-winning writer Bruce E. Mowday explore the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in a way never before depicted. For Karl, the spirit of art has spurred him to create a series of paintings that are peaceful and tranquil despite […]
“Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard”
On July 2, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered skeptical subordinate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet to launch a massive assault against the Union left flank. The offensive was intended to seize the Peach Orchard and surrounding ground along the Emmitsburg Road for use as an artillery position to support the ongoing attack. However, Union […]
“Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken”
“Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken” focuses on the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg and addresses how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln’s mandate to bring about the “literal or substantial destruction” of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s retreating Army […]
“Too Much For Human Endurance”
The bloodstains are gone, but the worn floorboards remain. The doctors, nurses, and patients who toiled and suffered and ached for home at the Army of the Potomac’s XI Corps hospital at the George Spangler Farm in Gettysburg have long since departed. Happily, though, their stories remain, and noted journalist and George Spangler Farm expert […]
“War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion”
In the summer of 1913, thousands of veterans of the battle of Gettysburg returned to the battlefield. Most were revisiting a time and place in their personal history that involved acute physical and emotional trauma. Contrary to popular belief, veterans were not motivated to attend by a desire for reconciliation, nor did the Great Reunion […]
PA Books: “Longstreet at Gettysburg”
This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet’s record has been discredited unfairly, beginning with character assassination by his contemporaries after the war and, persistently, by historians in the decades since. By closely studying the three-day battle, and conducting an […]
Battle of Gettysburg
Confederate forces began moving north on June 3, 1863, as the Gettysburg Campaign began 156 years ago. The invasion of Pennsylvania culminated in the three-day Battle of Gettysburg, the deadliest battle in the American Civil War. Rangers Troy Harman and John Heiser will discuss the battle as they prepare to conduct annual battlewalks from July […]