November 14, 2023

“General George Sears Greene & Culp’s Hill”

Dan Welch

November 14, 2023

“Where all so well did their duty…” George Sears Greene’s Brigade at Gettysburg 

Against overwhelming odds, this lone Union brigade held Culp’s Hill in a climactic action on July 2, 1863. Learn about Greene, his men, and their gallant service on the slope of Culp’s Hill in this exciting program.    

Dan Welch is an educator with a public school district in northeast Ohio. Previously, he served as the education programs coordinator for the Gettysburg Foundation, and he continues to serve as a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. Dan is the editor of the long-running Gettysburg Magazine. Welch received his BA in Instrumental Music Education from Youngstown State University, MA in Military History with a Civil War Era concentration at American Military University. A lifelong student to the Civil War era, Dan has been a contributing member at Emerging Civil War for over seven years and is the coauthor of two works in the Emerging Civil War Series: The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 and Never Such A Campaign: The Battle of Second Manassas, August 28-30, 1862. Welch has also co-edited several volumes in the Emerging Civil War’s Tenth Anniversary Series, including: Grant Vs. Lee, The Summer of ‘63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma, and The Summer of ‘63: Gettysburg. Dan is also the co-author of Ohio at Antietam: The Buckeye State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day with the History Press. Dan resides with his wife, Sarah, and three Labrador retrievers in Boardman, Ohio.