Ask A Gettysburg Guide 60- Artillery on the Union Right- with LBG Jessie Wheedleton

[@davidhallett8783]

Glad to hear you people having a fun time amusing each other INSTEAD of discussing the topic

[@addressinggettysburg]

God forbid! Sorry for the lack of joy in your life.

[@wendeln92]

Really enjoyed listening to this at work and had to return to hear it without the distractions (machines, bells, etc, etc). There really needs to be more discussions on Artillery at Gettysburg (and in general and other podcasts) especially Union artilllery during the July 3rd duel (so much is said about the rebs), Henry Hunt (can't believe how he is ignored). Shootout at the Peach Orchard was another really good podcast. As far as you guys having fun and joking around...I think it's great, too many people think History is supposed to be dry and boring and serious, a little humor doesn't hurt. After reading hundreds of books on the CW I think it's safe to say even the original soldiers had a laugh once in a while. Listening to you guys makes me feel like I'm sitting with friends dicussing History and actually having a good time especially since I know very few, if any, people in my regular life who are interested in History. I participated in reenacting for many years (different periods, different groups) and even those guys talked very little about the real war which I never quite understood. My local CW Roundtable meets on days and times I work. Gettysburg 1976 was my first reenactment (13 years old).

[@addressinggettysburg]

Thanks for listening and for the feedback. We will do more on artillery.

[@lewistrott417]

Good show, to Jeff's question about the Ohioans (107th, 25th and 75th) being "cut off" on East Cemetery Hill on the evening of July 2nd. Originally the 17th Conn was in between the 25th and 75th Ohio and Brig Gen Ames thought that the right of the brigade line was rather weak, so he moved the 17th Conn. to the right end of the brigade line to be joined on their right by Gilsa's brigade. That movement created a gap between the 25th and 75th Ohio that further weakened the very point where right of Hayes brigade struck. The other issue was Ames' brigade had already suffered a good deal of casualties on July 1st, so they were pretty under strength when the Confederates struck that portion of the line. Of course if Jeff happened to attend our June Get Out of the Car Tour, he knows this by now......

[@addressinggettysburg]

That’s exactly right.

[@RobertPaskulovich-fz1th]

These epexegeses (plural) are nonpareil.

[@addressinggettysburg]

why, thank you

[@francishasuly3510]

Gravity pulls down 9.⁸ meters per second - 1st sec 2nd sec square that 3rd second square it again that is basically 128 ft per second Napoleon set the tables still used today he knew calculus not just a dictator

[@addressinggettysburg]

👍

[@edschermerhorn5415]

I know it isn’t on the Union right, but any insight into the damage artillery piece as part of the monument to the First US Artillery near the Bryan farm? I have been trying to locate the story to what caused that kind of damage.

[@addressinggettysburg]

That’s not from the battle. The cannons (save few) are just from the civil war, not necessarily the battle of Gettysburg. One of the tubes on the Buford statue is the one that fired the first Union artillery shot of the battle. If I recall someone told me that the one you’re talking about was just the tube giving out and exploding. It’s not battle damage.