Rally on the Colors Podcast

If your interested in becoming a Civil War Living Historian (a.k.a. "reenactor"), or are currently looking for a different experience with your Living History impression, look no further. In this special edition, bonus episode of the "Rally on the Colors" Podcast, Bill, Ty, and Steve deep dive the Gettysburg Guard's Living History branch, the Bureau of Military Information (BMI). Freshly minted and officially now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in less than a year after its inception, the Gettysburg Guard through the BMI offers an extremely unique and one-of-a-kind living history impression. Not only does the 2024 Calendar of Events get released in this special edition bonus episode, but the Organizational Principles and Guidelines for the BMI get discussed at length. Aimed at educating not only the general public but other historians about the historical version of the BMI that was established in 1863 and served the Army of the Potomac through the end of the war, the BMI Living History also focuses on providing Federal Command Staff with an immersive experience pertaining to intelligence preparation of the battlefield by providing topographical maps of the event area, engaging in real-time scouting and reconnaissance operations, and provides intelligence pertaining to troop movements, disposition and unit identification during scenarios at battle reenactments.
We hope you enjoy this special edition bonus episode. If your interested in joining the BMI leaves us a message on any of our social media platforms or contact us at [email protected].
Stay tuned for the next episode of the ORs; Who ran first? July 1st, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Thank you for your continued support! Without you our generational commitment to education, battlefield and cemetery preservation, and honoring and remembering those who fought and died during the American Civil War would not be possible.

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The "Rally on the Colors" Podcast returns with another episode from the ORs. In this episode, Bill and Steve, discuss the perplexing "why" behind Harpers Ferry. If you have visited Harpers Ferry or looked at it through pictures, at some point you likely asked yourself WHY an arsenal / armory / fort was placed in such a horrible position to be defended. Hopefully this episode will help shed some light on the WHY behind Harpers Ferry. From the decision of George Washington to place an armory / arsenal there because of the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers to the establishment of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, Harpers Ferry became a crucial inland logistical supply hub with the capability of supplying the northeastern region. The only other large scale armory / arsenal at that time being located in Massachusetts. Harpers Ferry was essentially created without the forethought of a Civil War dividing the region nearly 70 years later. While Harpers Ferry could in fact be its own specific series, Bill and Steve stick to the facts in a concise timeline and cover the importance of Harpers Ferry during the Civil War as a lead in to the follow on episode covering the importance of the Shenandoah Valley. Again, we thank each and every one of you for continued support of the podcast and the Gettysburg Guard and hopefully you walk away from this episode with a better understanding of the WHY behind Harpers Ferry. Always Forward!

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The "Rally on the Colors" Podcast has returned with yet another episode from the ORs. In this episode, Bill and Steve discuss the importance of the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War from a strategic and logistical level. This episode is a "broad stroke" view of the Shenandoah Valley and does not specifically focus on any one specific period of time during the Civil War. This episode is meant to serve as a "gateway" episode to follow-on episodes about the campaigns, battles and skirmishes that were fought in the region from 1861 through 1865. We thank you for listening and for your support and we hope to have shed some light on the "why" behind the Shenandoah Valley with our unique perspectives.

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The "Rally on the Colors" Podcast returns with the ORs in Season 2, this time talking about "Stonewall" Jackson. In this episode, Bill, Ty and Steve discuss Lee's "Right Arm" at length, covering his childhood and ancestral roots, through his military service at West Point and in the Mexican War before transitioning into his time at VMI. "Stonewall" Jackson's war record during the American Civil War gets closely examined, including some varying perspective on the actual meaning of the "Stonewall" nickname. Some interesting perspectives about Jackson's successes and challenges as a military commander get discussed throughout this episode. We encourage you to think critically about some of the topics discussed within the episode and as always we encourage you to formulate your own perspectives. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy this episode.

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In this brief yet informative installment of the Rally on the Colors Podcast, Bill, Ty, and Steve provide updates on the Gettysburg Guard and the direction it is going after it's first 6-months in existence. The group also discusses the next 11 episodes that are currently in the making, to include several episodes that continue on with the Civil War 101 series, an episode on leadership, and several episodes on Civil War Reenacting. Stay tuned for more as Civil War 101: Artillery is about to be hot off of the press!

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