I think the consensus is that Pleasonton was not a good commander.
@douglaswarden258414 күн бұрын
I like this video because I have heard 10,000 times that the Union NEVER followed a Confederate retreat. This video and the first video prove that little historic chestnut just isn't true.
@ZealotKarrde17 күн бұрын
Outstanding breakdown!
@tabletopwarrior21 күн бұрын
Wolverines!
@wkelly73Ай бұрын
Lee was right in that the Union line was weakest in the center... but weakest doesn't mean weak. If the assaulting force HAD penetrated the first line, I don't think it would have changed the result except possibly to make it even worse. Meade's use of terrain, interior lines, and ample reserves made attacking the Union position anywhere along the line a very, very bad idea.
@wkelly73Ай бұрын
Thank you! I finally understand what Longstreet meant in talking to Pickett in the movie Gettysburg when he told him to advance in a series of left obliques. If Pickett had oriented to the point of attack from his starting point, he would have been subject to enfilading fire the whole way.
@gettysburgminutebyminute8607Ай бұрын
Thank you, exactly! The visual side of it is so important. I read it...and some times I just do not get it.
@Danjan1208Ай бұрын
Holy S*it I’m so glad I stumbled onto your channel! Did you use the Laino campaign atlas as your main source? Great work!
@gettysburgminutebyminute8607Ай бұрын
Thanks! Close - for everything except day two. Im onto the Vicksburg campaign now and sorely miss the depth of documentation you see with Gettysburg. Ahh Philip Laino...yes!
@skellar3689Ай бұрын
Great description and graphics. I always look forward to your videos.
@maxcfi77182 ай бұрын
interesting what you showed with terrain cross section about picketts division not being able to see pettigrews or trimbles.. i believe Kemper said he did not recall ever seeing any confederate units other than picketts division throughout the whole assault
@maxcfi77182 ай бұрын
love it! where did you get this map?
@maxcfi77182 ай бұрын
never mind i saw your link at the end
@gettysburgminutebyminute86072 ай бұрын
It's online a bunch of places. Try Library of Congress, or the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
@mindbomb93412 ай бұрын
You are incredible sir! I would love to ask you a few questions for a board game on the campaign I am designing -- using some unique fog of war mechanics (which I feel is missing from most games on the matter, but is essential to do any justice to the campaign).
@mindbomb93412 ай бұрын
I love these videos. I wish you would have put a "Chapter Number" in the title though. :) Just constructive feedback good person!
@gettysburgminutebyminute86072 ай бұрын
You're right. Next time... <g>
@mindbomb93412 ай бұрын
@@gettysburgminutebyminute8607 I do believe you can edit titles after posting. It should be possible to do it retroactively. :)
@mindbomb93412 ай бұрын
These are INCREDIBLE videos! Thank you for your service sir!
@carrickrichards24572 ай бұрын
'General, I have been a soldier all my life. I have been with soldiers engaged in fights by couples, by squads, companies, regiments, divisions, and armies, and should know as well as anyone what soldiers can do. It is my opinion that no 15,000 men ever arrayed for battle can take that position' Longstreet (even without Rittenhaus's enfilading 6 guns or McGilvery's oblique 41 guns)
@mindbomb93412 ай бұрын
This is GREAT. I would have just recommended representing the lengths of these trains by having multiple wagons strung out over 17 and 30 miles (I believe that is the number... I would have to review my books on that but don't have time at the moment). I think just having one wagon doesn't make this clear.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86072 ай бұрын
I agree. Great idea! Thanks.
@mindbomb93412 ай бұрын
@@gettysburgminutebyminute8607 But it's GREAT. Just constructive criticism.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86072 ай бұрын
@@mindbomb9341 And I appreciate it. Thanks!
@michaelpenney96922 ай бұрын
Excellent
@ericsanger44082 ай бұрын
If you're a USCW fan (I use the term loosely, it's blood and guts and I feel for the men fighting), this combined with various NPS battle walks from the Rangers, let's the visual understanding sink in. It's another dimension of the event.
@Ninthuncle6572 ай бұрын
My great great grandad was in the 42nd Mississippi
@steveoh92852 ай бұрын
Excellent concise summary, thank you.
@kenbash29513 ай бұрын
Ewell's failure to take Cemetery Hill cost the Confederates the Gettysburg Battle. Attacking Culp's Hill was a waste of time and resources. If the Confederates put more emphasis on Cemetery Hill they win day 2 and day 3 and probably win the war. Huge mistake.
@AnimatedWarMapper3 ай бұрын
Great video!
@peterclague35393 ай бұрын
Brilliant thanks for posting……gives some clarity to a very busy day the animated map is a god send and brings the whole thing to life. 👏🇮🇲 from across the pond!
@comstr3 ай бұрын
The confederate divisions seem to be cuorusly unmotivated to do anything about an entire army moving around and trying to cross the river.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86073 ай бұрын
True. I'd love to hear why you think that is the case. My memory is those divisions did not participate meaningfully until the battle at Champion Hill. Absent at the Battle of Raymond. Absent at the Battle of Jackson. Gen Johnston was absent too, I believe. Yes?
@AnimatedWarMapper3 ай бұрын
Very cool! Keep up the great content.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86073 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@chasechristophermurraydola93143 ай бұрын
I totally can’t wait for it and just saying but another interesting thing about the Vicksburg campaign is that the main confederate general Pemberton was actually from the north.
@AnimatedWarMapper3 ай бұрын
Love your animated content, similar to what I do but civil war era is so cool. Well made!
@gettysburgminutebyminute86073 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@kenbash29513 ай бұрын
Culp's Hill was a fool's errand. 100 foot sheer rock wall- complete idiotic waste of time for the Confederates. If the Confederates concentrate on Cemetery Hill and the artillery there- they would have won this battle. Having Culp's Hill would do neither side much good. Too far from the battlefield with no clear lines of sight to strike the enemy.
@GaryVezza4 ай бұрын
Very good study of the action at Gettysburg. However, Vincent’s Bde was important at LRT, but not the only Bde that held that hill. Weed’s Brigade was also instrumental in holding the LRT position.
@hollin2204 ай бұрын
“COME ON YOU WOLVERINES!”
@the1magageneral3234 ай бұрын
American battlefield trust has done videos on Hood's attack and the Round Tops. Check them out.
@the1magageneral3234 ай бұрын
I disagree with people who say that "Little Round Top is a myth"
@raphkatchdrums4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite channel's on KZbin, thank you so much for continuing your minute by minute breakdown of this battle. You are truly providing an important historical resource.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86074 ай бұрын
Thank you! This gives me motivation to keep going...I'm pretty much finished w Gettysburg, but on to Vicksburg! I hope you like that as well.
@earlyriser89984 ай бұрын
Really nice
@gregwhite85034 ай бұрын
My 2x great grandfather, James B White, was in the 39th 10th Reserve Pa. Vols.. He was a Venango Grey.. Injured on day two he spent a month in a hospital in DC. I've been to "The Tenths" monument which I recall being in the saddle. Obviously, they saw action. If you can add anything, to any degree, about the "Tenths" roll or where to access information, I'd be grateful... Also "GettysburghMinuteByMinute" is a gem.. Thanks for your work!
@gettysburgminutebyminute86074 ай бұрын
I know nothing, but...I see that the 10th PA Reserves is listed in the Union order of battle on Wikipedia as being part of Fisher's brigade, which would put them in the saddle between the round tops at the end of the Little Round Top fight. It fits!
@gregwhite85034 ай бұрын
@@gettysburgminutebyminute8607 Thanks..
@tricorntom22544 ай бұрын
It's a bit confusing when you use red for Confederate lines, Blue for union, but then use red lettering for a Union general and his movements with red arrows. Let all union lines, generals, and arrows be in blue. Let all Confederate lines, generals, and arrows be in red. Then there can be no confusion as at 9:10 (OMG Who the F is Zook? Did a Confederate general suddenly get behind Union lines for an attack?) With some extra research, I realized this was not the case, but if the colors were totally consistent then it would be much clearer. Thank You, and excellent job, overall.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86074 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, and the support!
@seanswerdan76394 ай бұрын
His mouth is making slimy noises between every sentence
@macleodpr22 күн бұрын
Now I can't unhear it. Damn.
@RobertR-u9b5 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine Lee not being informed about his shortage. It was a doomed attacked.
@arsenal-slr95525 ай бұрын
Clear. Concise. To the Point. Excellent videos. I hope to make WWII videos similar to this
@gettysburgminutebyminute86075 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@cathleen61045 ай бұрын
What a great presentation. Thanks. My husband's 22 year old ancestor from Maryland, a Union private with the 8th Regiment Infantry from Baltimore, was at Harpers Ferry, Frederick, and Boonesborough during this whole affair. Marching here, there, and everywhere. Back and forth. His regiment joined Meade's 1st Division at Boonesborough on July 10th and moved south into Virginia. He lived through it all with chronic dysentery. He went home from Remington, VA before the Overland Campaign.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86075 ай бұрын
Thanks! I think you're fortunate in how much you know about his experiences.
@cathleen61044 ай бұрын
@@gettysburgminutebyminute8607 It's all in his service record at the Archives
@prattacaster6 ай бұрын
This is some of the best analysis Ive seen
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@MikeConway-e3b6 ай бұрын
Excited about upcoming series!! Your work is outstanding!
@comstr6 ай бұрын
How did Grant supply his army after he crossed the Mississippi before he got the supply line from the river to the north? It seems like taking Jackson and cutting the railway line was just as important as the river. Why does it seem to be an afterthought? Did the Confederates take Jackson back? Why did Johnson not come south again after Grant got to Vicksburg? Wonderful series, I very much like it.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
Yes, very interesting question! I think the answer is documented, but you'll have to wait for the final version of my map! (The short, secret answer is I think he never fully dropped the supply line back to Bruinsburg. Then later, other alts developed.)
@comstr6 ай бұрын
@@gettysburgminutebyminute8607The follow up question is, why did the Rebel's then not cut his supply line line they did the first time with the depot up north?
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
Love the question. I have no answer.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
My memory from reading Grabau...1st there was a line from Bruinsburg, then there was a line from Grand Gulf, and at some point he asked that troops forage for food, and the supply line only be used for critical cargo like ammo and other items. He was a former regimental quartermaster!
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
Great question. I have no idea, but I think Grabau covers this in his book. Logistics is a very interesting issue in the V campaign and I hope to get into it in future videos.@@comstr
@iandimka40496 ай бұрын
Excited to see you expanding the scope of your videos, and absolutely fantastic work! Looking forward to seeing more of these. If you're going to move on to different battles, you should change the channel’s name to something more generic like "CivilWarMinuteByMinute" or something like that, and create playlists for each battle to better organize them all!
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
Wow. Sounds good - thanks! I was puzzling how to handle this and you have a quick/easy fix.
@malafunkshun80866 ай бұрын
There was indeed a ball after Jeb Stuart’s “grand review.” Scott Mingus and Eric Wittenberg mention this in their two volume work “If We’re Striking for Pennsylvania.” Aloha 😊🤙🏼
@michaelnaretto34096 ай бұрын
A morbid coincidence that there is a Cemetary Ridge.
@WilliamCurry-bh3dk7 ай бұрын
how was these cannon moved ??
@clydeosterhout12217 ай бұрын
Only outsiders call it “Gettysburg”. It is properly pronounced “Gettisburg” with an “isss” sound.
@gettysburgminutebyminute86076 ай бұрын
There ya go. I'm an outsider, I plead guilty. I apologize for the mis-pronounciation and thanks for the heads-up! Note that I've also mis-pronounced Staunton, VA, and I'm sure to be mangling MS placenames when I start rolling out Vicksburg videos. Look forward to it!
@clydeosterhout12216 ай бұрын
@@gettysburgminutebyminute8607 Lol, I surely will!
@FrancisSullivan-j7t7 ай бұрын
I Gain so much Knowledge of these Battles..GREAT WORK!!! SUBSCRIBED
@gettysburgminutebyminute86077 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@2ndavenuesw4817 ай бұрын
"the Confederates couldn't have won" - and when will I hear from the kind of people who espouse this point of view, (ignoring the decisive points of the battle on the first and second days of Gettysburg and the many possible ways they could have developed), that the Confederates couldn't have lost certain important battles that they happened to win? Or heaven forfend if anyone would dare utter "the Union was never going to win such and such battle" You don't often hear that, do you? It doesn't fulfill any psychological needs to say that. When you hear about inevitability (always going one way), It reminds me of the way the Communists would talk about "the inevitable victory of the proletariat."