A Charge Too Far: The Orange Blossoms of Devils Den

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A Charge Too Far: The Orange Blossoms of Devils Den | Battle of Gettysburg

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Project Past

10 ай бұрын

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@BritIronRebel 10 ай бұрын

If I may say, as a former Corpsman serving with the 3rd Marines in Quang Tri Province right along the DMZ in Vietnam.... for nearly 3 years we engaged in firefights daily. When in the midst of battle, you aren't fighting for some higher cause or ideal, but more for your own survival and that of your brothers next to you.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and I’m grateful men like you exist. I hope you’ve found peace after going through such terrible things. That’s what makes Ellis’ actions so amazing to me. At this moment he decided his life was worth what ever he believed or whatever he was feeling. “THE MEN MUST SEE US TODAY” This is the moment he decided his life was worth whatever it was he was fighting for.

@NickyB0718 Күн бұрын

Thank you for your service. This explains it perfectly, why men fight so hard, it’s for each other.

@scottcook9823 4 күн бұрын

Well done.. The fighting in the triangular field was also shown in the movie "Gettysburg" Devils Den was the Union army's left flank at that time. (3rd Corps)

@ProjectPast1565 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@stevenrettke5484 6 ай бұрын

All of your Gettysburg videos are informative & enjoyable to watch. They have motivated me to travel to the battlefield & spend several days walking the numerous fields that you filmed & narrated. I will be prepared to navigate the rough terrain. Great job & thanks for the inspiration.

@ProjectPast1565 5 ай бұрын

I’m very happy to hear that! I appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching.

@marvmattison5248 10 ай бұрын

Others videos don't capture the terrain, all the angles of it that you did. Thanks so much! From devil's den little round top is alot higher than i thought.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that. That’s one of my main goals. Show the terrains as best as I can. Helps me understand things a little more.

@TheArmchairEmperor 10 ай бұрын

Thank you show shining the spotlight on this unit. As I mentioned on Instagram my ancestor was in this unit. I can't confirm if he was at Gettysburg but he was in the unit at this time.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate you sharing your family’s story. I hope this video did the 124th justice.

@lthom5158 7 ай бұрын

You do a great job telling the stories of the men on both sides! From your description it is easy to imagine how the battle looked to the men on the battlefield. Excellent video!

@ProjectPast1565 7 ай бұрын

I happy to hear that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

@DustinWiseM1 10 ай бұрын

Great content. I couldn’t imagine fighting in that terrain. Very well done on capturing the terrain in and around devils den. Quality work my friend .

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

Happy to have had this experience with you 👊

@NickyB0718 Күн бұрын

Weirdly enough, Devil’s Den was already named Devil’s Den before the battle by locals. Proper name for it though.

@Rebelmediainc 10 ай бұрын

That fence was such a bummer when I got there too!! No reason for restrictions! Very informative video.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

I think they are trying to let the grass fill in a little more before they fully open it.

@charliet1535 10 ай бұрын

Those fields beed a good burning again🔥 . Great story thats not told enough.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

Some of the foliage was pretty thick. Thanks for watching and I agree!

@dotachin8961 10 ай бұрын

This is outstanding. I do living history of the 124th and am from Orange County so it's really awesome to see someone posting about them. This is really well done. If I may add to this based on letters and diary entries we've found a few years back. Though many attribute "the me must see us today" to Ellis, it is actually said by Cromwell not Ellis. Captain Sillman of the colors company approached the two mounted officers and asked Ellis to get down. Ellis's response was that "if it is my time, I don't believe dismounting will change that" and Major Cromwell then said "the men must see us today". We found that the quotes got merged sometime in the postwar recollections.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that! The story isn’t told enough. That’s interesting you brought that up. In my research I read that Cromwell said that line but then the park service sign posted At Devil’s Den states Ellis said it. I obviously went with the latter. I wish I would have known about the rest of the quotes. Really helps complete the story and show just how selfless these men were. Thank you for sharing that and thank you for watching.

@dotachin8961 10 ай бұрын

@@ProjectPast1565 No problem! So we figured that the NPS adopted the intial story from postwar, and its hard to get that changed after its stuck for so long. Keep up the good work!

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback and additional information

@SandervkHistory 10 ай бұрын

Would love to see you make some videos about WW1!! Great vid!

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

I’d love to get over there sometime soon. Belleau wood is on my bucket list.

@jaxg9451 10 ай бұрын

Excellent job! Very well done. I could visualize what you were saying.

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I try to paint as clear of a picture as possible.

@2104dogface 10 ай бұрын

Great Job on this video, think you were able to pull off showing how the terrain really looks to those who haven't been there in person. yeah that terrain is very rough i've done the walk up the slaughter pen to the top of Little Round Top, it sucked (esp the thorns) can't imagine doing it with full battle rattle & under fire. by the looks of the new work the NPS is doing it should have a new clear path from Devil's den to Little Round Top so it will make that walk alot easier. when i was younger and on a joint Arab / American security team we knew any day could be our last and that we would have to sacrifice ourself for others, but that was the job (we just hoped we would look cool when it happened lol )

@ProjectPast1565 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul! That was the goal. Bring Devil’s Den to your living room. I’m looking forward to doing that walk on my next trip.

@2104dogface 10 ай бұрын

@@ProjectPast1565 you did good lol, they also cleared alot of the brush that was along plum run, last year it was really overgrown. we also plan on doing that walk when little round top reopens.