A Hero at the Gettysburg Peach Orchard: The Story of Anna Etheridge

The episode revisits July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard—one of the battle’s deadliest spots—and highlights Anna Etheridge (“Gentle Annie”), a rare woman on the front lines in skirts, armed with pistols, riding a horse with medical supplies, and tending the wounded under fire.

00:00 Chaos at Peach Orchard
01:28 Show Updates and Reviews
02:42 Why Anna Matters
05:36 Early Life and Enlistment
08:14 Kearny Takes Notice
09:54 Anna’s role and why Jenn Flew Helicopters in the Navy
14:37 Gettysburg Angle Explained
16:33 Arlington Legacy
18:51 Vivadieres and Soldierhood
21:02 Final Reflection

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