Gettysburg's Lutheran Seminary and the Battle on July 1, 1863 with Codie Eash
Hi all - I am really happy to welcome Codie Eash to The Rogue Historian! Codie serves as Operations Manager at Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center in Gettysburg, and is a 2014 graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor degree in communication/journalism and held a minor in history. Codie regularly lectures for historical societies, roundtables, and educational groups, and has published writings in local newspapers, regional magazines, and national history journals. He reviews books for The Civil War Monitor; contributes to the blog Pennsylvania in the Civil War; serves as a co-host on Battles and Banter, a military history podcast; and maintains the Facebook page "Codie Eash - Writer and Historian," which primarily focuses on the Civil War era. Now, every year I take my students on a field trip to Gettysburg and I was really looking forward to having Code take us around to discuss the Seminary and the surrounding ground in the context of both the battle and the war. But alas, the pandemic got in the way…so I’m going to have my kids listen to this…as sort of a virtual tour, as it were. We discuss:
How one might situate the Seminary and Seminary Ridge as a significant spot for the first day of battle (July 1, 1863)
Explaining the action on July 1 - is it safe to say that this is a more straight forward fight than those on the 2nd and 3rd?
Yes I go there - did Lee make the right call by staying in Gettysburg to fight the next (and next) day?
Do museums have a civic responsibility to interpret the battle in a way that includes a comprehensive look at the war - issues and all?
How does interpretation differ with smaller institutions as compared to the GNMP visitor center?
Activism and the removal of Confederate monuments
Antagonistic tourists…do you get any?
Have a listen…
Of course you will want to check out all of Codie’s work on the Interwebs listed above…and be sure and visit the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center website for all upcoming events and information. AND…don’t forget to subscribe to The Rogue Historian Podcast and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or your favorite app so you never ever ever ever miss a show. That would be dumb.
Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1863
Also, if you are looking for a few good books on Gettysburg in general and the first day of the battle in particular then check out these titles:
Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage by Noah Andre Trudeau
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo
The First Day at Gettysburg by Gary W. Gallagher, ed.
Gettysburg: The First Day by Harry W. Pfanz
With compliments,
Keith