One Hour in the Footsteps of the Attacks on Culp's Hill: Gettysburg 158 Live!

[@johnp9402]

These guys can walk up to any random monument and tell us literally everything about the unit it represents. AMAZING

[@wendeln92]

These videos are wonderful. I visited Gettysburg two years ago for the first time in 20+ years and hope the next time I go I can use these videos for some ideas of what to explore. I'm especially interested in the action at Culp's Hill. This video put together so much I could not see when I visited.

[@bryanhikes]

Just finished this hike. Just like Hoofland's Bitters, this adventure was good for my "depression of Spirit." Thanks for all the hard work creating these video journeys.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

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[@robertmoffitt1336]

American Battlefield Trust vids are simply fantastic. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@mastermariner7813]

Outstanding work. Really getting a visual of the battlefield with our hikes.

[@tcs2h1]

The work on Culp's Hill by NPS and the Gettysburg Foundation has been truly extraordinary. My Civil War ancestor fought there, and though I've been on Culp's Hill many times, I never really understood that part of the battle until I went last summer. The improved lines of sight make it much more clear. I've always wished that Culp's Hill could be restored to something more like its 1863 appearance, and now it's finally happened. God bless that anonymous donor, whoever he or she is!

[@rhondawillhite9418]

My great great grandpa fought there, too. He was in the 6th Alabama. According to his war record on Fold3, he received "g s wound to the head" and ended up in "hands of the enemy".

[@indycoman1852]

Thanks so much for educating us on some of the more obscure parts of the field.

[@davetaggart6312]

My great grandfather was with the NY60th.

[@Baseballnfj]

Imagine what he saw... such a long, distinguished service history for the 60th.

[@noelp4916]

I just love the ' nick names' that men gained in their service years, From officers thru to soldiers. Brilliant. Thanks to all of you, for the outstanding information that you all share with us. Wonderful. Hello from Australia. 🇦🇺

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

All the planning that must have gone into this series, thank you for what you do.

[@GhostofSicklesleg]

Well this is how I will be ending my night! Thanks so much for all the great videos so far. Looking forward to tomorrow’s vids. Great job to all involved, thank you so much

[@pianoboy3225]

Great work! Thank you!

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Congrats to all it is a joy to spend the time of these videos with you.

[@karenwood8761]

Thank You & good night!

[@Draggoon12]

Thanks for the shoutout for Co. K, 145th NY....Two of my ancestors were on that skirmish line.

[@JonJaeden]

Oh, the irony at 21:35 ... Jones Brigade attacking the steepest part of Culp's Hill and needing scaling ladders ... It was at Culp's Hill on July 2 that Thomas Henry Doss, Jones Brigade, Virginia 42nd, was killed. He was the great-grandfather of Desmond Doss, who 82 years later would scale Okinawa's Hacksaw Ridge to rescue scores of wounded Americans ...

[@JessicaShull1928]

I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[@freethinker1491]

I absolute love your enthusiasm! Please keep doing what you’re doing as we should never forget!

[@bf9414]

I keep coming back to this one- their excitement is contagious!

[@ATT-02]

You guys are all so AWESOME!!! Thank you all for continuing to educate me on the battle of Gettysburg!! Great stuff!! Looking forward to the next 2 days of coverage! 👏🤗👏

[@jmccallion2394]

I could listen to Garry all day, full of zeal for the subject, keep up the great work guys!!! ❤ from Coalisland Co.Tyrone NI!!

[@timfrye3586]

The first week of July 1863 was the most consequential in the history of the United States. Absolutely amazing, thanks for this explanation of Day 2 and tour of this consecrated land

[@suepederson5916]

This 71 year old grandma is obsessed with your channel after finding out 2 years ago that her great grandfather fought with the 3rd Wis infantry 💕 You are greatly appreciated!!!!

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Happy to have you!

[@ImageProMultimedia]

This must be supported. Thank you.

[@garys.4789]

Great, informative video thank you guys 😎👍

[@elisayager634]

This video was so helpful to me to understand the battle at Culp’s Hill. Thanks so much!

[@PraiseDog]

I find these presentations very entertaining and engaging. All the presenters are great, I like the high energy and enthusiasm.

[@dalep6590]

Showing that simple map from Rock Creek, to Confederate Ave., and then towards the crest of Culp’s Hill, is most helpful for those who have not visited Gettysburg.

[@davidarmstrong6313]

Excellent video!! Thanks so much guys!

[@bf9414]

if this were a TV show 30 years ago you guys would be #1 very entertaining, well produced

[@cal4625]

Very interesting and informative. Loved the hikes in the woods!

[@faulltw]

A few years ago while I was serving in the Air Force we flew to Gettysburg in a C130 on what we called a Leadership Tour. We styed the weekend and was given a special two day tour. It was awe inspiring and I love to now view the places I saw in person in these videos.

[@BigMrFirebird]

I've heard the Leadership Tours are the best.

[@faulltw]

@@BigMrFirebird they brought the young troops into contact with the older ones like me to be mentored.

[@wendeln92]

The park service keeps clearing wooded areas, what are they doing with the wood? I think it would be a good idea to sell some of it for crafters or make souveniers out of some of it. put the money back into the park.

[@rickyburdge3537]

Burn it. It's woods. Reeeeee

[@michaelvaughn8864]

Interesting point, but I doubt it'll be sold to wood crafters

[@markkeller9378]

Great presentation and walk through. Thank you!

[@johnresto1603]

I'm very impressed with Kris's knowledge of Gettysburg and firearms. He would be great to have on one of Garry's tour or a tour by the trust.

[@larryfranks3819]

You guys do excellent work, thank you. I really in joyed it.

[@McNair39thNC]

I love every presentation Kris has done, great job!

[@mattheweaton1420]

I've always had trouble understanding the Culp's Hill conflict due to the dense vegetation preventing a clear view of the terrain. Thanks to the anonymous donor who is making the clearing project possible.

[@keithanderson6465]

Having ancestors in the Stonewall Brigade I am so glad to hear someone discuss in depth both attempts at Culp’s Hill!

[@rawfoodwriter]

Yes! I've never heard much about it and I've been to Gettysburg several times.

[@decimated550]

Epic feats of soldiering, attacking a entrenched enemy on high ground . salute to your ancestors

[@joemabry9643]

Thank you!

[@fritziepisarski8681]

While visiting Culps Hill, I came across a white cross with a name on it , the next day i literally tripped over the same person’s grave at Nat Cemetery. Over many visits the same name came to light in different aspects,at which point, I realized, this young man wanted something.For the next decade I researched him and his family and have been in contact with ancestors. I visit him every time I’m in Gettysburg, I believe he needed to be acknowledged,and remembered. What a great ride.

[@danwallach8826]

Great teamwork, men! I enjoyed the trek and the tag-team description!

[@PathfinderHistory]

In Roseville and Lincoln California, goat herds are rotated with mobile fencing to maintain the land. They eat everything they can reach for a few weeks then are moved on to another section. Something to consider for Gettysburg NMP.

[@kevinr3935]

I was thinking the same thing...... Great Idea..... I posted a message to Gary re; That.....

[@kevinkoster8066]

They do that in the netherlands to!

[@leonardroman6544]

Great Video! Thank you!

[@timmylee41]

Again....great video! Gary you are a trooper!

[@jonathandrouillard6664]

Great explanation of the battle in Culps hill. Thank you.

[@marknewton6984]

Ewell was no Stonewall.

[@jforester7]

That story of the African American man fighting with the 147th is incredible. Thanks for sharing!

[@RichardJones-er5or]

Nice job guys. I appreciate you giving the 149th NY (Onondaga County) and the 137th NY (Broome County) its due at Culp's Hill those 3 days in July 1863. They took quite a beating but held their positions which was crucial to the end result.

[@Goffas_and_gumpys]

Fantastic presentation fellas. LOVE learning about this terrible time in history. Men definitely were made different in those hard times. Great stuff.

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

Nice job on this video. Your talking rate is just fine. You are also speaking clearly. (Just a little feedback)

[@matthewgillespie9405]

Great job ABT. 🙂

[@ThreeZeroOne]

Great video guys!

[@mwdjr3158]

Amazing history. Thanks for sharing!

[@timmylee41]

Ohhhhhh my....I gotta get back over to Gettysburg, those trees being cleared out is great, that's what was confusing for me in my previous trips!

[@horizon42q]

Good one. I always liked walking that area.

[@jonrettich4579]

I’ve always wondered why Lee accepted giving the Federals such internal lines advantages at Gettysburg. As usual I am impressed by the depth and clarity of your presentation

[@chrissmoot7038]

Little Round Top was always something I thought was one the most important individual battle fights of the battle, but over the years have come to appreciate and think the Culp Hill was much more interesting than Little Round Top. It just did not have a movie made about it!

[@markcampanelli]

Thanks for teaching us more about this end of the battle.

[@DSToNe19and83]

Got the kiddos to sleep, time for some more civil war history! Love it fellas, keep on keeping on! 🍻🇺🇸

[@collectivesartori]

Great work.

[@johnschultz6731]

Great job guys.

[@MarkFlashman]

They never built that trail. Great video!

[@tumbleweed2240]

Thanks! I’ve been looking for it in vain! But thanks to this video I know where to go in!

[@MarkFlashman]

Still haven't got that trail.

[@Davshady]

Really great battlefield walk...never made it to Culps Hill on my visit

[@bluemoonodom3258]

Wow, awesome insider stuff that I never knew!

[@paulsaehloff4103]

Blue Moon glad to hear your still with us. You had a great career and a unforgettable name lol

[@bluemoonodom3258]

@@paulsaehloff4103 Thanks! I miss Reggie, Sal, Catfish, Campy. Rollie , Vida and all the gang!

[@XCrawlFan]

Has there already been a video on the railroad cut and the Iron Brigade?

[@arevavaful]

I'm not sure if my link posted, but, scan through their videos, and you'll find both topics, railroad cut posted July 1, Iron Brigade posted several months ago, but, they mention them in other videos.

[@arthurskim7898]

Outstanding tour of Culp's Hill section of the battlefield. Bravo Zulu.

[@mykofreder1682]

You think of how extended the lines are to reach the back of the union line, what type of support did they have and when they ran out of ammunition would they be resupplied.

[@Baseballnfj]

Nobody on the Confederate side in "Battles and Leaders" nor in any other account of the battle can you find a mention of "low ammunition". You can find plenty of... "the position was unassailable".

[@christinehelton4961]

This is wonderful. S0 glad it has been cleared somewhat. The old pictures are priceless. I'm viewing this in January 2023. I would love to see another video of what it looks like now. Is it still possible to see the boulders through the trees? I really enjoy these videos.

[@watchesinthewild6264]

I'll probably never get to visit this battlefield from my country, but I feel like I've just walked up Culps Hill - great tour.

[@kevindecoteau3186]

great tour. What kind of backpack is Doug wearing?

[@420jimihendrix69]

I believe my great great great grandfather fought here. He was in co 1 louisianna infantry marked as captured at Gettysburg july 4th. he lost his left arm. His name was Charles W V Clark. A coffee shop owner before the war. Thank you for this video. I wonder if he had made it this far into the battle before being captured. He must have been scared and felt lucky to be captured and alive. Complete madness.

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Imagine half the union's states rise up and take arms against your home land. You are outnumbered two to one in population and fighters with considerably less industry than your foe and everyone knows it. Your country is being threatened by imminent successful siege in the Mississippi valley. A naval blockade is choking off your only trade. You are on a desperate gambit - invading into your enemy's territory in an attempt to gain a decisive victory to entice Britain as an ally and force Lincoln to offer terms. A good many of your confederate citizens are union sympathizers. If you are severely wounded and/or captured odds are you will likely die. The enemy is using scorched earth tactics. Your ancestor had nearly everything stacked against him. Yet he fought with valor. The rebs knew failure was simply not an option. Sadly for all, they failed.

[@Stiglr]

30:30: Gary A. gets bonus points for making a point about the benefits of a battlefield tramp: nothing like feeling the gravitational pull of a steep hill, or seeing for yourself imposing obstacles to progress, to bring written history to life, and give one a more personal perspective on a battle!!!

[@michaelamanek8908]

Thank you gentlemen. Much appreciated. But man I’d be in that water looking for relics.

[@victoriawinters2468]

There's a ban on relic hunting there.

[@tnbackroads]

"GETTISburg" lol I can't that out of my head now.

[@needmorecowbell6460]

That would have not been easy because brogans are slick at times to walk in especially up hill..

[@paulkeniston5699]

John White Geary is one of my most favorite unsung Heroes.

[@HighVelocityRips]

Crazy distance to get up too the top- geez 😮

[@SebastianSmith-c5t]

I can only imagine if Aquachigger was allowed to hunt that creek and how many artifacts he would find for the museums in Gettysburg. Loving this series. Gary and Kris make duo.

[@donknauss9390]

I wish when you were at Forbes Rock you would have put someone on the Union line for us to see. But other than that GREAT job

[@greenwave819]

They might do that soon!

[@BilgePump]

I’ll be glad when we’re back to pronouncing it Gettysburg.

[@ras6254ras6254]

It is how the locals pronounce it, and the Gettys family has historically pronounced their name as "Gettis" and not "Gettys" ever since James Gettys founded the town in 1786

[@rifp8440]

How many ticks did you all pi k up? Iwas there in late april and had a ti k on me as I climbed around Culps Hill.

[@briankesterson4365]

Garry - I am surprised that you all never had nothing about General Albert Jenkins wounding and him being taken to the John Major's home. Any chance of doing anything on General Jenkins in the future?

[@simpilot8508]

This was awesome guys, I had an ancestor in the 2nd Louisiana who was killed here on july 3rd

[@aldunne3187]

As an Australian, all this walking through bushland makes my anxiety go crazy. All I can think is.....snakes. and probably lots of them.

[@victoriawinters2468]

There are a few venomous snakes in western pa, but the cases of bites are quite small.

[@kevindecoteau3186]

It would be really interesting to go over the land with ground penetrating radar to see whats beneath much of the land.

[@blukeblue1235]

All I needed to thoroughly enjoy this video was some Hooflands Bitters. The best bitters without a perscription!

[@Stiglr]

Cameras (and Google Map vans) often lose the visual effect of "steepness" ... but you can surely see what those Rebs were up against in this video! I'm almost winded just watching you guys clamber up that hill!!! 😮

[@pagilbondourbrian]

What about the 69th NY ?

[@tumbleweedweed3691]

No singing from Doug here? 💜😂

[@lexchaotica190]

one question,as a reenactor ...you are climbing through scrub and rocks in a hot sun-arent there copperheads and rattlers there anymore ?

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Not that I've ever encountered. Just a lot of ticks. - AP

[@WindersRanger]

The dog, i always heard was associated with the 1st Md and I understood the dog’s name was Gracie. Unfortunately i dont have anything other than hearsay to back that up.

[@WindersRanger]

I might also add, Matt Atkinson did a talk on Culps Hill some time ago and he had a gentleman speaker who he referred to as “the mysterious red shirt man” i wont use his name here because Matt made it sound as though the red shirt man didnt want his name on video. It was the red shirt man that specifically referred to the dog as Gracie.

[@Baseballnfj]

That was the dogs name... even I knew that. "Grace" or "Gracie".

[@TermiteUSA]

I still say Matt could've been Peyton & Eli' Manning's long lost brother. Wherever he is now, hope he has a big ole mug of something.

[@RonzRocketz]

I would like to see this redone with a 4K camera.

[@roberth2580]

Very Fascinating, I enjoy civil war history

[@kevinwilson9317]

A number of American Chestnut stump sprouts were passed during the ascent of Culp's Hill. The roots of these trees have been sending up suckers since the blight devastated the above-ground growth in the 1920s. They could potentially be emerging from the roots of trees that witnessed the fighting there. It's also interesting to think about how the loss of tree species such as the ash, elm, and chestnut have altered our perception of Civil War battlefields.

[@FairwayJack]

good vid ...15 "rods" about an easy pitching wedge (80 yds)

[@RobertPaskulovich-fz1th]

Lee vs Meade - what could possibly go wrong?

[@_Peremalfait]

I guess the simple answer would be Picket’s charge. I’m not sure what you’re inferring. Meade was a capable general and at least in this battle was the better one by seizing the high ground and holding it.

[@balexwogel]

American battlefield trust needs to sell Hoofland's German bitters T-shirts

[@raygeary1698]

Geary in the battle

[@mastergmoore]

Where did the Marylanders fight each other?

[@tcs2h1]

On the lower slopes of the hill, not far from Spangler's Spring.

[@bf9414]

I only know of Antietam where they fought each other