{"id":968,"date":"2012-09-05T18:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T18:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-gilder\/?page_id=968"},"modified":"2020-03-21T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T19:50:56","slug":"gettysburg-virtual-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/civilwar\/gettysburg-virtual-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Gettysburg Virtual Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this page, Civil War historian Matthew Pinsker leads a unique one-hour “teacher’s tour” of the Gettysburg National Military Park in a series of short videos that emphasize human stories and teachable insights.\u00a0 These multi-media clips, produced by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History during Fall 2013, are designed especially for use in secondary and undergraduate classrooms. You can view them in one full hour video or through the series of\u00a013\u00a0stops listed below. \u00a0They provide a brief overview of the 1863 Pennsylvania campaign as well as distinct sections on each of the three days of the pivotal battle (July 1-3, 1863). There is also a concise tour of the Soldiers National Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863) and which features some powerful and largely unknown stories about Lincoln’s great speech. \u00a0Finally, please note the supporting handouts that are free to use for non-commercial, educational purposes.<\/p>\n

Full Tour (1 hour)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Teacher’s Tour of the Battle of Gettysburg [full tour]<\/a> from The Gilder Lehrman Institute<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Supporting Handouts<\/strong> —Gettysburg Maps<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Gettysburg Day 1<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Amos Humiston<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Gettysburg Day 2<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Bureau of Military Information<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Gettysburg Day 3<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Understanding Lincoln’s Map<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Gettysburg Address Revisions<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0Sam Wilkeson<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stop 1: Introduction and Campaign Overview<\/strong> –Video = 8:33 min. Pinsker discusses the last Blue-Gray reunion in 1938 and provides essential background to understanding Lee’s 1863 raid into Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Location:<\/strong>\u00a0 Eternal Light Peace Memorial, Oak Hill.<\/p>\n

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Stop 2: Day One<\/strong>–Video = 4:37 min.\u00a0 Pinsker discusses fighting near McPherson’s Woods on July 1, Union cavalry commander John Bufurd’s shrewd use of terrain on the west side of town, and the fast-changing structure of the Union command during the Gettysburg Campaign. \u00a0Location: <\/strong>McPherson’s Woods<\/p>\n

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Stop 3: \u00a0Bayard Wilkeson\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 2:51 min. \u00a0Pinsker introduces the story of a young Union officer named Bayard Wilkeson who was mortally wounded on July 1. \u00a0Location: <\/strong>Barlow’s Knoll<\/p>\n

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Stop 4: \u00a0Amos Humiston —<\/strong>Video = 3:98 min. \u00a0Pinsker relates the story of sergeant from New York who died on the first day’s battle holding a photograph of his children and no other form of identification. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Stratton Street, Gettysburg<\/p>\n

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Stop 5: \u00a0Lee at Gettysburg\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 3:38 min. \u00a0Pinsker analyzes Lee’s objectives as he arrives on the battlefield at the end of the first day of fighting. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Virginia Monument, Seminary Ridge<\/p>\n

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Stop 6: \u00a0Longstreet’s Assault, Day Two\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 5:07. \u00a0Pinsker describes the argument between Lee and Longstreet over how to proceed with the fighting on July 2. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Longstreet’s Statue, Seminary Ridge<\/p>\n

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Stop 7: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Little Round Top\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 5:33 min. \u00a0Pinsker recounts the celebrated heroism of various\u00a0officers and soldiers\u00a0at the end of the Union lines on July 2, 1863. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Little Round Top<\/p>\n

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Stop 8: Fighting on Day Two\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 3:02 min. \u00a0Pinsker offers details about the Taylor brothers who fought with the First Minnesota. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Cemetery Ridge<\/p>\n

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Stop 9: \u00a0Bureau of Military Information (BMI)\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 3:50 min. \u00a0Pinsker highlights the little-known contributions of Union spies, led by Col. George H. Sharpe, during the Gettysburg Campaign and especially at the end of the second day’s fighting. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Meade’s Headquarters<\/p>\n

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Stop 10: \u00a0Pickett’s Charge\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 4:43 min. \u00a0Pinsker recounts the story of Pickett’s Charge and the terrible human cost of the fighting on July 3. \u00a0\u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Confederate “High Water Mark”<\/p>\n

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Stop 11: Confederate Retreat\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 3:46 min. \u00a0Pinsker describes the aftermath of Pickett’s Charge and the retreat back to Virginia that Lee organized between July 4 and July 14, 1863. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Seminary Ridge<\/p>\n

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Stop 12:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>The Gettysburg Address\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 10:58 min. \u00a0Pinsker narrates the story of how Lincoln pulled together the text for the address which he delivered in Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Soldiers’ National Cemetery<\/p>\n

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Stop 13: \u00a0Reflections\u00a0<\/strong>–Video = 2:39. \u00a0Pinsker reflects on whether or not we should teach Gettysburg as the “turning point” of the war. \u00a0Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Gettysburg Battlefield<\/p>\n

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