A Northern Nurse Describes the Death of a Southern Lieutenant After Gettysburg

[@richardh.5404]

The brother must’ve been John Christian Hope Rauch, Co E, 7th SC Inf. who lived to age 85 and is buried in Saluda, South Carolina.

[@jgriffin282]

Thank you. That’s good to know.

[@kenthomason6143]

Thank you so much for the info. I’m sure John carried the memory of his brother singing while dying the rest of his life.

[@davide9658]

What a poignant story. The tragedy of war, the kindness of strangers even though enemies. Thanks Ron.

[@badmojamma]

How far we have descended in our humanity since that terrible time. No one speaks like that anymore - no one hears it as ordinary. No enemy, no hatreds, just the care of one American for another. History's lessons are not always hard to learn.

[@paulnicholson1906]

i remember my grandad was agitated when he was in hospital for a serious infection when he was elderly. My mom couldn't initially figure it out but he was put in a bed near the door and this upset him because apparently when he was in the hospital during WW1 they used to place the people who were least likely to make it by the door.

[@Concetta20]

Whoa.

[@philipdee1415]

That was certainly one reason for this practice...the other was more positive though: placing a seriously ill patient near the door allowed care givers quick access to tend to them with as little disruption to the others as possible. God Bless them all...

[@stevelauda5435]

Sad but makes sense. The reason why is that if the dying died to death at the far end of the room, everyone would get stressed out from that. When I had my stroke, I was taken to the stroke unit. I was the first one in that morning and within an hr or so the room was filled and a man who was beside me died to death. It was truly frightening because I had the same thing.

[@Galen-864]

😳

[@lalalinda36]

Also they put them closest to the nurses station

[@AaRr-bn3xx]

Crazy to think that Americans fought fellow Americans in this way... May it never happen again 💜

[@kelsiewilson]

It's boiling up again now

[@rickkoloian4179]

What a beautiful, poignant story. Thanks for sharing & indeed, "Lord have mercy."

[@moondance54]

Here in South Carolina, the name Rauch is pronounced "Rock." Good episode!

[@michaelhendricks9229]

I know some in OH who pronounce it like "Brow" without the B.

[@crowznest438]

Thank you.

[@stevelauda5435]

RAUCH means smoke in German.

[@kevinharrington2078]

"he was too near Heaven for that",, how poetic

[@conradnelson5283]

What a sad story. At least the brothers were together.

[@Conn30Mtenor]

No they weren't.

[@tomr9661]

@@Conn30Mtenor They weren't? ...Did you listen to it?

[@larrydemaar409]

Do you know where Lt. Rauch is buried? Is he still in Gettysburg or was his body moved south after the war?

[@davephillips4691]

Dignity beyond measure. Thank you for your stories.

[@scottiecampbell6933]

Great story, thank you sir! My 3rd Great Grand Uncle, Lieutenant Milton T. Hutchison served with Co I, 14th Regiment SC Volunteers. “McCalla Rifles” He was wounded at Second Manassas and then at Deep Bottom VA was captured and eventually exchanged. He survived and was present at Appomattox. Good book called “GALLANT SOLDIERS , Four Years With McCalla Rifles” by E. Wayne Wilson.

[@stevekay5486]

We hear often of the battles but not much about the after care of the wounded. Thank you so much for this.

[@theophilhist6455]

Touching story. I will read the whole piece. One thing that was revisited in my mind was, though my brother was not a casualty of war.... the time I spent with his body was precious and important to me and the process of closure. Thanks Ron.

[@dorotheaivanovna9457]

My great grandfather was in the 14th SC infantry and was wounded at Gettysburg. He survived.

[@Danjan1208]

Wow that’s incredible. The 14th saw heavy action all throughout the war. Did you great grandfather go back in after he healed or was he done after Gettysburg? Amazing family history

[@user-yr4mo3iz4d]

shame.

[@dorotheaivanovna9457]

@@Danjan1208 I’m told he followed Gen Lee all the way to the end

[@TheMenagerie-bb5mr]

Abraham Lincoln once said There is so much bad in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us That we shouldn't judge the rest of us. Paraphrased.

[@568843daw]

Great episode. All of my great great paternal grand uncles fought in the Civil War. Some for the North, some for the South. Out of 11 who served, two died. One died in battle and the other at a field hospital of pneumonia. I have read many historical accounts of battles and skirmishes by historians but when letters or journals are published, it is simply sobering. I am not a “Peace-nick” but War is Hell and we should try to avoid being in one unless it is the last resort.

[@judithgresham5894]

How sad.

[@JO-kp6lk]

Thank you for bringing this to all of us. It makes Lincoln's Gettysburg Address all that more poignant. It is such a shame that events like these are needed to remind us of our humanity.

[@ralphh.2200]

Her kind eyes must have helped ease these men somewhat...

[@needsaride15126]

Heart wrenching episode. This is one of the best channels on KZbin. Thank you for sharing this.

[@brax2364]

Time saver tip: The actual subject matter starts at 3:50. Changing the playback speed to 1.5 or 1.75x moves things along nicely.

[@Gman-j6p]

As did British World War I nurses who tended injured German soldiers in France.

[@jamescaron6465]

How heartbreakingly awful. Bless those angels of mercy who cared for these broken and dying men,

[@flparkermdpc]

The true cost of war that isn't in the recruiting propaganda.

[@godwinbradbeer1562]

That was very beautiful, thankyou. Respectfully presented and all thanks and strength to the nurses and other carers.

[@dresqueda]

Such sad stories of all the death and family love that run through the people during the civil war. Thank you for bringing this story to light.

[@richiephillips1541]

Excellent. They were real people. It seems very few folks these days actually stop and think that they were real people and not some grainy black and white pictures.

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Thank you for this . For the story ... for the research ... for making it real.

[@feltwedge]

Rauch means 'smoke' in German and the German pronounciation would be something like 'R ow huh' with a scratching noise on the first h and nearly silent on the second one.

[@JonStallings]

"Too near heaven for that."😢

[@davidtvedt7597]

Thank you for providing a look into a very sensitive look into the painful occurrence, of two brothers, far from home, and family. Well done, thank you!

[@Concetta20]

Love all these first person accounts. ☺️

[@billprorok8115]

Thanks for the story.

[@hamiltonconway6966]

My gg grandmother had brother that was killed at Gettysburg. He was in a Florida infantry unit.

[@chriswhite3332]

People had the character and the class to actually be THANKFUL decades ago, as well as vocalizing it! How we've degenerated as a modern culture. So proud of oursleves and of all we have. We've really earned nothing but judgment.......

[@davidhayes7596]

Hard to imagine that all of these Americans on both sides paid the price for freedom that we have. I wish people were as thankful as the patriotic South Carolinian lieutenant.

[@pmboord]

Very moving story. Thank you

[@donaldbuckley971]

Fantastic this has moved me

[@wubuck79]

What’s with all the negative comments? Why are you watching? It takes more energy to write a critical comment than to just close the video or skip forward.

[@DanielLehan]

Thanks for the tip.I'll read this pamphlet.

[@lenwoodlloyd292]

Beautiful! I shed tears!

[@efhs1970]

Incredible story!💫

[@adunn5173]

Wow, amazing story. 🙏🏻🥲

[@Dracsmolar]

What most do not understand is there was little real hatred between a good percentage of the combatants. Banter, trading, and conversations between the lines was quite common. The hatred for many came from the reconstruction years.

[@richardea4223]

I imagine Henry had his eyes on Jesus. God bless this beautiful lady and all the rest of the nurses who dedicated their lives and services. ❤

[@patmancrowley8509]

May GOD have Mercy on his soul. Amen.

[@richardcutt727]

Great story as always. People today forget that back then, home, State, family were your duty. The Civil War was not about slavery for the southern men who fought and died. But about home and family.

[@BigRed2]

Yes the whole slavery narrative was propaganda by the North after the War, Lincoln never ran on freeing slaves when he ran for President both times and said if he could end the war with slavery intact he would.

[@jgriffin282]

THIS.

[@roslyndrake6702]

Yes

[@terrymcmaster2787]

It was about slavery

[@ThomasCranmer1959]

The Palmetto emblem told me he was from South Carolina.

[@focuszx]

Great story, wonderful presentation, thank you!

[@sbgroen]

Poignant, indeed!

[@frenchartantiquesparis424]

That is beautiful. Thank you.

[@robinrainmaker7232]

Thank you for this story. It’s easy to say, 10, 000 died in this or that battle…but not as easy to tell the individual stories. I believe the name is pronounced: Rowsh…as in a row/argument. I have a friend with the last name Roush.

[@terriouellete1053]

Thank you❤

[@lalannej]

And to think that every soldier in every war, and every soul, has a story like this, or should have. Our angels sit waiting with each of us as we slowly make our way back to where we came from, some with more faith and wisdom than we started, and some with less.

[@sassiebrat]

Her arrived in Gettysburg?

[@Redbaron_sites]

Excellent presentation ❤.

[@johnkochen7264]

Rauch, German for “smoke”. The “au” is pronounced the same as the “ou” in “ouch”. The “ch” has no parallel in English but is produced by raising the back of the tongue to the soft pallet and expelling a little air past the restriction.

[@melodymacken9788]

Beautifully said.

[@garyfrancis6193]

Rauche could be pronounced /rowsh/ . It’s hard to say how he pronounced it unless he had descendants.

[@geogriapeach5211]

Oh my.

[@briarcunningham7284]

“She and her mother”

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Thanks!

[@kathrynludrick4821]

Thank you

[@spacehonky6315]

This story is so weird. It's part personal memoir that i find fascinating and beautiful, but also part war propaganda that i find somewhat repugnant. Such a strange sensation this warring in my brain, that such a touching story was intended to manipulate the public. It's simultaneously sweet and grotesque--weird!!

[@d.g.n9392]

Thank you, I’ll research and read the booklet

[@jackiemack8653]

My Aunt's name was Georgianna and she was an RN. Georgianna is certainly not a common name.

[@marksummers463]

Definitely not PC which is good.

[@TheFunkhouser]

America.. you'll fight for your whole country's freedom then you fight each other and have never stopped! Very sad 😢 Lose these bs 'states' ~ One land, one country, one people!!

[@TSimo113]

Skip to 3:44 to get to the beginning of the story

[@TermiteUSA]

Or watch the whole video and ignore clickbait

[@jim69215]

Do us all a favor and cough before speaking. So annoying

[@marksummers463]

Skip to the four minute to hear the meat of the story.

[@mickeyk3873]

Then go take your ADHD medicine.

[@kalon227]

Powerful emotions. Tears in this old Texan’s eyes. You are becoming, to me, a fount of civil war stories. Now 87, I had two great grandfathers fight ,unwisely in my eyes, for the CSA, Alabama and Mississippi, the Mississippian taken at Vicksburg. You are a learned man and I am ignorant of most things, but can I correct your English, just this once? Instead of “her and her Mother” I believe-but could certainly be wrong- that it should be “she and her Mother.” I’m still dealing with loving my ancestors while reconciling what they did to the United States, I’m a Marine Corps veteran, as southern rebels fighting so one human being can own another human being. That is certainly not a great cause. Perhaps they had to fight or be in trouble with those stay at home “regulators”. Thanks again.

[@alzaidi7739]

Did not want it read to me.

[@mr.p9882]

Try clearing your throat while talking....

[@kenbenkstein7243]

Hire someone with a better voice to narrate these. can't listen to this person.

[@colinvannbohemen11]

This upload reminds me of the very poignant words once spoken by the self proclaimed once "most popular President" regarding the battle of Gettysburg."It was so much and so interesting.and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways". spoken like the true elder statesman you are not Donald.

[@scottw5315]

You people are pathological...

[@jackiemack8653]

​@@scottw5315Seriously! No matter what the story entails these psychos can't let go.

[@irahwebster1088]

A true white man!

[@patricksmith5282]

Cool how you managed to bring race into it.

[@irahwebster1088]

@@patricksmith5282 agreed - this was back when real white men trod the earth and made America the Kingdom that it is! We need them to return!

[@pging8328]

Well if you rebel against uncle Sam, to fight for slavery, you can forfeit your life for the cause.

[@wubuck79]

I’m sure he was thinking very much about the moralizing opinions of randoms such as yourself 200 years in the future, like all young men who have fought for their imperfect countries over the centuries 🙄

[@deborahsims201]

Lincoln wanted our resources. Damn Yankee

[@vinny4411]

😂😂

[@kallekonttinen1738]

As an born lutheral am wondering how one can fight for slavery and be in lutheral faith..

[@royhammett3572]

None of our soldiers were fighting FOR slavery - only FOR Independence from a tyrannical government. The victors always get to write the narrative.

[@frankfowlkes7872]

It was a different time. I live in Alabama and I remember times of my youth when some people still had different views. I am sure someday people will look at us with a similar disdain. This poor soul dying in Gettysburg was a person of his time and it is easy to judge him by our current standard but be careful because someday you may also be judged by a standard of which you are today unaware.

[@jollyroger2226]

@@frankfowlkes7872 Well said ! Their 'Norm' was certainly different from our 'Norm".

[@DeathWishMonkey]

@@frankfowlkes7872 But slavery was already a highly contested issue of the time. Alternative views existed and were available. Saying that it was impossible for southerners at the time to realize slavery is wrong denies personal agency and responsibility.

[@DeathWishMonkey]

@@royhammett3572 The south did fight for slavery. The session documents said so. Some of the generals and soldiers of the South declared for slavery, or stated a willingness to resist abolition as a greater evil than slavery itself.

[@squatch1464]

It took you four minutes to get to the story! Stop adding your perspective and get to the damn story! You liberals are all about emotions.

[@SteveSavina]

Would you please stop smacking your lips when you finish speaking?

[@elainebrown3739]

Would you quit complaining about nothing!!

[@SteveSavina]

@@elainebrown3739 Nothing to you maybe. Very bothersome to some. Keep your comments directed at the video.

[@SteveSavina]

@@elainebrown3739 Why don’t you STHU. My comment was directed at the poor speaking style of the narrator. They might as well have been snapping gum or blowing bubblegum bubbles while speaking. It is, like you incredibly annoying to hear.

[@HillyBill38548]

@@SteveSavina. You need to man up and not be so easily triggered.

[@SteveSavina]

@@HillyBill38548 Triggered?Just because I comment on an incredibly annoying habit? Get a life dude and mind your own business.

[@lexdunn4160]

Do you people not realize that there is nothing more boring than a talking head telling a story in a monotonous voice can make listeners suicidal?

[@debbieroberts5866]

Why are you even watching this channel? Go away..

[@lexdunn4160]

@@debbieroberts5866 I watched 5 minutes - it's all I could take. I had no plans to come back until I received your message. See you in the funny papers.

[@rhonataylor85]

It’s beautifully and sensitively read - are you crazy?

[@lexdunn4160]

@@rhonataylor85 No, I have ears and 40 years experience as a voice actor and teacher. He wouldn't pass my course.

[@simpedros4766]

@@lexdunn4160feel sorry for your students. You sound like a dreadful teacher 👍

[@coloyikes]

BLA BLA et to the point BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE