Colonels in War, Governors in Peace (Lecture)

What is less well known is what each regiment's leader—Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and William Calvin Oates—did following the end of the conflict. Both men went on to become governor of his respective state, and both played a large role in the politics of Reconstruction and in shaping the memory of the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War. Join Ranger Daniel Vermilya and discover the post-war political careers of these two fascinating individuals.

Debacle at Balls Bluff: The Battle that Changed the War (Lecture)
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Debacle at Balls Bluff: The Battle that Changed the War (Lecture)

Longstreet's Counter-march
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Longstreet's Counter-march

Garrett Graff - Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself
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Garrett Graff - Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself

Battle of Gettysburg | Full Animated Battle Map
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Battle of Gettysburg | Full Animated Battle Map

Adelbert Ames: From Gettysburg to Mississippi (Lecture)
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Adelbert Ames: From Gettysburg to Mississippi (Lecture)

Lincoln's Triumph - The Mister Lincoln Lecture Series Part 4 - Gettysburg College
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Lincoln's Triumph - The Mister Lincoln Lecture Series Part 4 - Gettysburg College

Louisiana Radical: James Longstreet and Reconstruction (Lecture)
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Louisiana Radical: James Longstreet and Reconstruction (Lecture)

Jubal Early and the Molding of Confederate Memory (Lecture)
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Jubal Early and the Molding of Confederate Memory (Lecture)

Artillery of Antietam lecture with Author Jim Rosebrock
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Artillery of Antietam lecture with Author Jim Rosebrock

What Longstreet Understood About Grant That Lee Refused to Accept Until It Was Too Late
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What Longstreet Understood About Grant That Lee Refused to Accept Until It Was Too Late

The Mind of Abraham Lincoln - The Mister Lincoln Lecture Series - Part 2 - Gettysburg College
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The Mind of Abraham Lincoln - The Mister Lincoln Lecture Series - Part 2 - Gettysburg College

Why the Confederacy Lost: The Experiences of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia
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Why the Confederacy Lost: The Experiences of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia

Daniel Sickles: The Colorful and Controversial Commander of Gettysburg - Ranger Matt Atkinson
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Daniel Sickles: The Colorful and Controversial Commander of Gettysburg - Ranger Matt Atkinson

Impeached! The Rise and Fall of Andrew Johnson (Lecture)
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Impeached! The Rise and Fall of Andrew Johnson (Lecture)

Robert E. Lee in the Post-War Years (Lecture)
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Robert E. Lee in the Post-War Years (Lecture)

Earl Van Dorn - Gettysburg Winter Lecture with Matt Atkinson
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Earl Van Dorn - Gettysburg Winter Lecture with Matt Atkinson

The Battle Of St. Louis: The Unknown Yet Critical Point In The American Revolutionary War
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The Battle Of St. Louis: The Unknown Yet Critical Point In The American Revolutionary War

Shiloh Battle, Pittsburg Landing | Grant, Sherman, McClernand | Johnston, Beauregard | Tennessee map
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Shiloh Battle, Pittsburg Landing | Grant, Sherman, McClernand | Johnston, Beauregard | Tennessee map

Pickett's Charge: The Second Wave
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Pickett's Charge: The Second Wave

Furled and Unfurled: A History of the Confederate Battle Flag at Gettysburg (Lecture)
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Furled and Unfurled: A History of the Confederate Battle Flag at Gettysburg (Lecture)