Fixing Gettysburg: The First Day

In this three-part series, I review a classic Ron Maxwell film about a little known historical event that no one talks about called the Battle of Gettysburg. I also present an abbreviated and oversimplified history of the battle, while simultaneously criticizing the movie for presenting an abbreviated and oversimplified history of the battle. In this first episode, I discuss the first day of fighting on July 1, 1863 – including Buford’s cavalry, the Iron Brigade, the Railroad Cut, and John Burns. Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon ► Leave a Tip via Paypal ► Buy Merch ► Official Website ► ~REFERENCES~ [1] “General John Buford’s Report of his Cavalry’s Action at Gettysburg (2015).” Iron Brigader [2] W.C. Storrick: The Battle of Gettysburg (1931). J Horace McFarland Company, Page 11 [3] “The First Day at Gettysburg: Then and Now.” American Battlefield Trust [4] “Lt. Colonel Rufus Dawes Describes the Fighting of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry at Gettysburg (2013). Iron Brigader [5] “Civilian John Burns at the Battle of Gettysburg (2018).” C-Span [5 1/2] Allen C. Redwood: “The Confederate in the Field.” Civil War Home [6] Codie Eash: “The Wounded Wisconsinite Who Witnessed Pickett’s Charge (2018).” National Museum of Civil War Medicine [7] Cooper Wingert: “The Confederate ‘Slave Hunt’ and the Gettysburg Campaign (2020).” Emerging Civil War