The Florida Brigade and Gettysburg Trees

In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the story of the American Civil War is told every day. One unique perspective is that of the trees: hundreds of trees which stand on the battleground today were there in 1863 as well, witnesses of the chaos that unfolded in that bloody July. Our guest this week has contributed immensely to the understanding of witness tree in Gettysburg. His name is Peter Lukacs, and he joins us today to explore the history of the trees, the math of history, and the doomed fate of the Florida Brigade. Read more about the Gettysburg Witness Trees right here. Vote for us as Best Local Podcast at Orlando Weekly! Read more of my writing with the Community Paper right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! The footage from the Hall of Presidents is from this video. All of the music was originally composed.

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The Florida Brigade and Gettysburg Trees is an episode from Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast by waitfiveminutes.

This episode is 35:53 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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