History Storytellers

This video trailer featuring, Allen C. Guelzo, provides an excerpt of the rich storytelling within the series.

Allen Guelzo discusses the four factors that keep the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address relevant after 150 years.

Buford's heroic stand as well as Lee's strategy and the importance of Cemetery Hill are discussed. Also discussed are other little known commanders who performed gallantly in stopping the Confederate onslaught.

George Meade was the victorious commander at Gettysburg in charge of the Union forces. He was ordered to take command of the Army of the Potomac just three days before the Battle of Gettysburg and his political alliances and caution dictated the type of the battle he fought.

Theatrical director, Ronald F. Maxwell, discusses both Gettysburg and Gods & Generals and how the two films continue to find new audiences interested in Gettysburg and the American Civil War.

The decisions made which allowed Federal troops to be in the right place at the right time at Little Round Top, Cemetery Hill and Culps Hill.

The heroic stand of the 20th Maine is discussed and why their commander was such an unlikely hero. Also discussed is an intriguing post war incident that Joshua Chamberlain described as "Another Round Top."

Stories about the battle of Gettysburg are still being uncovered after more than 150 years including the tale of a Division Commander who wanted his own men bayonetted. Politics also played a huge role in the battle itself. Find out why.

Many people are surprised to learn that in fact Gen. George Armstrong Custer was at Gettysburg, Not only that Custer may have saved the day on July 3rd prior to Pickett's Charge when he stopped a Confederate cavalry advance.

Robert E. Lee would never again invade the north although he expressed desire to do so. Pickett's Charge as the turning point in the American Civil War is discussed and how the tide was turned.

There were three major reunions for the veterans from both sides of the battle of Gettysburg. These events became symbols of reunification and healing. Also Gettysburg has the most monuments of any Civil War battlefield and we learn why.

Meade's pursuit of Lee and the Confederate Army after Gettysburg and its result is one of the enduring controversies of the Civil War. Hear how Lincoln reacted not only to victory but also to the allowing of Lee to slip from the Army of the Potomac's grasp.

Ronald F. Maxwell discusses how issues fought over in the Civil War remain with us today and how the conflict shaped America.