It's July 1st, 1863 and one small town in Pennsylvania is about to have its name etched into American folklore, Gettysburg. Over the course of the next three days, over 165,000 troops from the union and the Confederate forces would engage in the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, and despite the conflict continuing for nearly two more years, the Battle of Gettysburg is considered a turning point, marking the end of General Robert E. Lee's plans to invade the North and bring the war to a close.
But what if things had been different and this epic clash of the ages had turned out differently? This week James Hanson is joined by historian and author Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry, and Dr Timothy Orr, Associate Professor of military history at Old Dominion University.
00:00 Introduction
01:45 The leadup to Gettysburg
06:45 Where Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania
07:30 Why General Robert E. Lee was on a roll
10:20 Battle of Gettysburg explained
15:30 Did General Lee need to engage the Union forces at Gettysburg?
19:10 How significant was Little Round Top?
26:55 What if Pickett's Charge doesn't happen?
31:20 What if the Union had an even more decisive victory?
35:30 What if Civil War ends earlier? Does Abraham Lincoln still get assassinated?
38:30 What if the South won? Is Washington still the Capital?
40:40 What if Slavery was not abolished?
48:10 What if the Confederacy became an independent nation?
54:10 What if the Confederacy was part of the Commonwealth?
58:10 Conclusions
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Welcome to History Undone with James Hanson, a channel that looks back at pivotal moments and asks 'What if?'. We'll be looking at key battles, strategic decisions and political outcomes with leading historians and current military experts and tacticians to see what might have happened differently, and more importantly, what impact those differences might have had on the world today.
