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The Battle of Gettysburg Webcast

Interpreting the bloodiest battle of the Civil War

Presented by the Weider History Group and American Military University

Please click below to view the full recording of this webcast.

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Editor's note: this is the third of three webcasts on the Civil War.

How important is the Battle of Gettysburg to the study, discussion, and portrayal of the Civil War today? How do historians interpret a single battle that changed the way Lincoln viewed the Civil War?

Known as the bloodiest battle in the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg became the war's turning point for the Union as Maj. Gen. Gordon Meade fended off Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North. Spread out over three days of fighting characterized by heavy cavalry charges, massive infantry assaults, and aggressive tactics; the Battle of Gettysburg represents the climax of the Civil War and its everlasting impression on American history. Aside from the severe loss of life on the battlefield, what about Gettysburg led to its notoriety and how do interpretations by historians and scholars impact how Americans view the battle? What are the implications of calling it a "decisive victory" for the Union and how were both sides of the war impacted by this costly battle?

Watch American Military University and the Weider History Group's recorded webast event that brought to light aspects of the Battle of Gettysburg ranging from the importance of the battle, to our memory of the Civil War, to how the battle is still being fought as Americans debate various interpretations of the battlefield.

The webcast also included a question and answer session.

This event is part of a series of three Civil War webcasts sponsored by AMU and the Weider History Group. Other events included:

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Speaker Profiles 

Dr. Barry J. Shollenberger
AMU Professor of History

Barry J. Shollenberger, AMU Professor of HistoryDr. Barry Shollenberger is Provost Emeritus at Virginia College in Birmingham, Alabama and is also retired from The University of Alabama where he served as Associate Director of Distance Education and president of the State of Alabama Distance Learning Association. Dr. Shollenberger has taught American History for twenty years, is a member and contributor to the Society for Civil War Historians, and has taught continuously at AMU since 1997.      

  

Dana B. Shoaf
Editor, Civil War Times

Dana B. Shoaf, Civil War TimesDana B. Shoaf is the editor of Civil War Times, the oldest Civil War magazine in publication. Shoaf taught American history at colleges in Maryland and Northern Virginia before working for Time-Life as a writer and researcher. He has published dozens of articles dealing with the Civil War and often speaks at conferences. A committed preservationist, Shoaf is a former board member of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation.