# Raising the White Flag - David Silkenat

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Podcast: [Addressing Gettysburg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/addressing-gettysburg-840319)
Published: 2026-04-21T16:02:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 920

## Resource

Did you know that more soldiers surrendered than died at the Battle of Gettysburg? Neither did I. That is until I did this interview with David Silkenat about his book, Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the Civil War . To hear the rest of this episode and support Addressing Gettysburg, go to www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg and become a member today.

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