Office Hours
You know…my Office Hours at UVA were a lot of fun. I would usually meet students at Starbucks or the bagel place on “The Corner” in Charlottesville and talk about Civil War history. This is the same deal. I get tons of questions every day and at least once a week I pick two and post them on Youtube – from some cool place in Hollywood. You can watch them all by clicking HERE. And if you have a question – then leave a comment. I promise to answer everyone and you might just get a shout out!!
Hello,
My name is Ben and I�m working with History to help spread the word about their new Civil War film, Gettysberg, produced by Ridley and Tony Scott.
I recently came across your site and I thought you might be interested in the film and potentially letting your readers know about it as well. Not a lot of people have heard about the film yet so we are really trying to raise awareness at the grassroots level. It airs on History Monday, May 30th, at 9pm and you can watch the trailer below where I�ve also included a brief summary of the program.
Lastly, if you are interested in posting I can offer you some items for your time as well as for your readers if you wanted to do a giveaway. I have logoed History t-shirts, notebooks, and Ogio messenger bags (happy to send you pics of these).
Thanks for your time and please let me know if you have any questions, need more material, or if you are interested in posting as we would really appreciate it.
Best,
Ben
bwhitman@digitalapparent.com
Website: http://www.history.com/shows/gettysburg
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwNJS8dwkYs
Summary: Gettysburg is a 2-hour HISTORY special that kicks off a week of History programming commemorating the 150�th anniversary of the Civil War.
Executive produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, this special strips away the romanticized veneer of the Civil War. It presents the pivotal battle of Gettysburg in a new light: as a visceral, terrifying and deeply personal experience, fought by men with everything on the line. Compelling CGIÂ and powerful action footage place viewers in the midst of the fighting, delivering both an emotional cinematic experience and an information packed look at the turning points, strategic decisions, technology and little known facts surrounding the greatest engagement ever fought on American soil.Â
The special begins in the high stakes summer of 1863, as the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia crosses into Pennsylvania. Trailed by the Union�s Army of the Potomac, Lee�s 75,000 strong army heads towards Harrisburg, converging instead near a quiet farm town, Gettysburg. Known then only as a crossroads where ten roads running in all directions converge like a wagon wheel, this small town would become site of an epic battle between North and South. For three days, each side fought there for their vision of what America should be.
In collaboration with highly esteemed Civil War historians, HISTORY combed through hundreds of individual accounts of the battle to find the unique voices of struggle, defeat and triumph that tell the larger story of a bitterly conflicted nation.Â