Civil War Veterans Talking and Telling Stories: Filmed in 1930 - Enhanced Video & Audio [60 fps]

[@flyer1658]

I find it hard to grasp how we living today can actually hear and see the men who fought in a war that long ago but I'm so glad we can. Technology arrived just in time before these men were gone for good

[@MsAggie78]

So well said.

[@tommas2674]

what a very sad war. literally brothers fighting brother. and the thing about it back then everyone was glad it was over.

[@tommas2674]

the soldiers would salute each others dead as they carried them off.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

I second that emotion.

[@tannertuner]

Some of the earliest motion pictures are of actual Native American tribes in their camps. That’s pretty intriguing as well.

[@Materva-hv6sz]

Whenever I see footage of Civil War veterans they always seem to have a dark sense of humor about the whole thing. Amazing men who lived through amazing times

[@Ellecram]

When you work in a dark business you develop a dark sense of humor. It's amazing to hear these people talk about it.

[@bravesoul5743]

True

[@tomservo5347]

They were largely naïve, very innocent boys that had that innocence ripped out of them from combat that was indescribable, dirty camps, bad food, and nearly everything trying to kill them. That innocence was replaced by hardened, first rate fighters that had an appreciation for dark humor from all the death they witnessed. Some would even have ongoing bets over who would get wounded next.

[@SStupendous]

@@tomservo5347 That sounds a lot like WW1, or perhaps even WW2...

[@rickyricardo21]

@@SStupendous war never changes.

[@andrew5184]

It’s not just the audio. It’s the way they’re all interacting with each other. It gives me chills. These were real human beings. And the way they laugh and cut up with one another isn’t all that different from the way the old men I’ve known during my life behaved. It really humanizes history on another level.

[@Silenced23]

Real humans? Geez i thought they were aliens.

[@justthatoneguy2515]

@@Silenced23 Im pretty sure they mean real humans as opposed to pictures and illustrations in history books. Its hard to visualize and compare current humans to them with just an illustration. Seeing the video of them speaking and interacting gives us the ability to see them on another level that books and our imaginations cant compare to.

[@georgepoly4842]

@@justthatoneguy2515one of the craziest aspects of humanity is how difficult it is for many humans to humanize people only slightly different than them. It’s why propaganda has worked so effectively in cultivating hate for other peoples and justifying all the wars throughout history.

[@survivalhax6594]

Seriously the humor is so similar the folks over the age of 70

[@HiNRGboy]

@@Silenced23 think with your BRAIN not with your A$$!!!

[@melbrew7]

"Worse..they shot me". Too funny!! The character of these men. Amazing to see civil war veterans, as im a veteran myself. I remember in 2007 I met the last WWI vet, i was greatful and amazed, as i am to see these men.

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

I was honored to have met a holocaust Survivor. That was over 20 years ago.

[@monteniggrianCRUSHER]

@@nocturnalrecluse1216 "Holocaust survivor"

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

@@monteniggrianCRUSHER huh? 🤔

[@monteniggrianCRUSHER]

@@nocturnalrecluse1216 I am an alien attack super mario survivor. Why does no one listen to my story? Oy vey!

[@yannicbauer72]

@@monteniggrianCRUSHER ahhahahaha

[@palmetej100]

It won't be much longer until we run out of WWII vets. Cherish the time we have with them now and hear their stories.

[@opensprings]

Amazing, when these Civil War vets were children there were still some veterans of the Revolutionary War lingering around.

[@neozeon2567]

There were revolution war veterans that was alive during the civil war

[@Cmbtvtrn05]

Amen

[@andrewbailey7045]

Nothing of value will be lost.

[@DualStupidity]

I remember periodically checking up on the Wikipedia article of surviving WWI vets in high school.

[@markl2322]

These men were still alive when my father was born. Men who fought in the First World War were younger than I am now (I'm 65) when I was born. I remember many of those men still living at our local VA Hospital when I was in high school. My uncle served as a combat medic in France in WWII. I myself served during the Cold War in the late 70s. Veterans who landed in Afghanistan in 2001, are already reaching retirement age. Time goes a lot faster than you realize. And it's a terrible shame that we can measure our time by the wars we've fought.

[@113dmg9]

These testimonials are so incredible. This is the kind of stuff they should show in school. This says so much more than any history book can.

[@lloydclement2152]

You are so right, good post.

[@BADD1ONE]

History books are full of lies, twisted truths, and agenda driven narratives

[@daveg4963]

Lol depends on the book.

[@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead]

THEY WILL NEVER SHOW STUFF LIKE THIS IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE NOW RAN BY LEFTIST SCUM AND THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD SHOW THIS IS TO TRY TO SMEAR THEM AND SHOW THEM AS RACIST BIGGOTTS THAT ARE THE REASON WHY AMERICA IS IN DECLINE TODAY, WHEN ACTUALLY THE EXACT POLAR OPPOSITE IS MORE TRUE.

[@Zach.3246]

@@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead Take your medicine and go to bed.

[@johnharrington1800]

So grateful we have this footage of this amazing generation of Americans.

[@PlantagenetIV]

When I was a boy, my grandmother told me stories of HER grandfather’s discussing and arguing about their civil war experiences. She also told me of the old Pawnee Indian braves who often visited her school teacher Father’s place and chase the chickens around. It wasn’t that long ago that all these people lived, breathed, loved and suffered. History is truly a continuum and we are simply participants on the timeline.

[@8CountAudio]

Fascinated by these accents. These men grew up without being influenced by the speech patterns of radio or movies. These men sound very distinct from the “transatlantic” accent that came to dominate movies, film and radio around this time. The man who said he served in Logan’s Corps (15th Corps) was likely from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, or Ohio. There were also a couple Missouri regiments in that corps.

[@surfingtheoceanoftheinterwebs]

I noticed their Transatlantic accents too.

[@Gorillagang631]

Globalism man I went to Mexico and there’s Walmarts and 711s !! Like wtf

[@dex4836]

This deserves more views

[@tommas2674]

share.

[@lloydclement2152]

I agree

[@stevenmeadows6917]

Ok, then view it a few more times if that makes ya happy.

[@dex4836]

@@PopGoesTheGoomba What? Do you want the civil war veterans to moan into the camera?

[@charliebrown4799]

"back in my day, the ships were made of wood and the men were made of steel. Today the ships are made of steel..."

[@derp8575]

...and the men are made of soy.

[@genesmolko8113]

Now the old veterans are the boys of this time, future WW2 veterans. Just crazy

[@reynaldoflores4522]

Who knows, maybe a lot of those small boys watching did go on to fight in WWII.

[@duncanmc797]

@@reynaldoflores4522 I don't think thats much of a maybe

[@Lp-ru3z]

Ya then you see them coming back all shell shock because they where still boys not like them man joking laugh have a good time didn’t even have a bad day the hole war

[@julioalmanza8090]

That is crazy. Ww1 vets are long gone.

[@genesmolko8113]

@@reynaldoflores4522 I'm sure many did

[@ellebelle8515]

For me in my early 60s, it is mind boggling to think that these gentlemen would have been contemporaries of my great great grandparents whom I don't even have photos of. But, I can now imagine how much in character I can imagine these forgotten ancestors possibly speaking and relating to one another. Times change, but people stay much the same in many ways.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

What made me tear up is that there are whispers that there were some veterans of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR still lingering around in their neck of the woods!!

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

I as a Civil War Reenactor am humbled to see and hear these boys turned old men, to have this direct tie to the terrible war among ourselves, to see them joke and smile despite the horrors they witnessed. What I would give to have spoke with these men, not to relive the war they fought only sharing horrid experiences, but to know the men themselves and the warmer stories they had.. Invaluable, priceless, and precious as gold. :')

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

You said it. I really hope we all learn from the past (history) and never repeat them.

[@capo4ever334]

They saw some messed up stuff and not a single one of them on anti depressants due to them not existing. The mental fortitude of these men

[@maryfarwell-uragallo2373]

In 10 more years the Vietnam Vets of the 1960's could be telling their stories like these vets from the 1860's were telling theirs in 1930. It's an interesting grounding in timeline reference.

[@faisalmemon285]

Vietnam vets want to forget about Vietnam. Don’t think many will talk about it.

[@cyborgchicken3502]

You can find a lot of videos of Vietnam vets telling their stories here on KZbin

[@deewesthill4705]

The Vietnam War dragged on and on, was extremely unpopular, and although supposedly meant to stop the spread of communism in Asia, seemed senseless and was unwinnable. The causes of the Civil War were considered righteous -- to end slavery and preserve the Union or to take a stand to defend states' rights and one's land and property despite the fact that that included defending slavery. The more righteous side won.

[@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead]

MY FATHER WAS A VIETNAM VET WHO SAW ACTION IN THE LA DRANG VALLEY OF VIETNAM FROM MARCH OF 1966 TO MARCH OF 67 AND THEN WAS SENT BACK IN JULY 1969 AND THANK GOD WAS WOUNDED IN HIS ELBOW IN SEPT OF 69 AND GOT THE FREEDOM BIRD HOME AND SINCE THEN HE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTEND IS LEFT ARM ALL THE WAY AS RESULT OF THAT WOUND AND LIVED THE REST OF HIS SERVICE UNTIL 1981 WHEN HE LEFT THE ARMY AND PASSED ON IN 2014 AT THE AGE OF 74

[@faisalmemon285]

@@deewesthill4705 America actually won the Vietnam war. After Nixon met with the Soviet and China and made an agreement with both they withdrew their support for the North Vietnamese and the border between North and South were returned to the original. Then Nixon resigned and two years after resignation the North Vietnamese did a small attack on South Vietnam to see what the US response would be. Since the US under Gerald Ford did not respond, the NVA started a takeover of the South with US troops withdrawing until the fall of Saigon. Since the war was over China decided it did not want to spend its money on Vietnam. Vietnam seeing the Chinese hypocrisy in which China did not help them economically ,decided to go the capitalist way and opened itself for business with other countries. And America made many sweat shops in Vietnam, making Vietnam a richer country. It became open for tourism and even Obama as President went there. So actually if the west did not do any war from the beginning and took the chance that China/Russia would not take part in making the Vietnamese economy, the Vietnam War wouldn’t need to happen and America could just wait it out.

[@missyrose2154]

This is incredible. The Civil War seems so long ago and yet here we are watching a video of CW vets talking

[@Inkubun]

They have such a youthfulness about them, they're just having a good ole time and smiling through the memories of one of the bloodiest times in American history. I could listen to these men talk for hours.

[@joeyhernandez14]

I'm so grateful that I was there to talk and hear the stories from my great grandfather about those times he was born in 1887 and died in 1983 he would talk for hours about when he was a child . On my father's side my grandfather was born in 1901 and he would talk about all things his parents saw growing up . He died around the 1990s .

[@brianheanssler9002]

I am so glad I just discovered this channel yesterday and it is wonderful. I am in awe that I can listen to civil war veterans.

[@Chris-lh7wj]

Interesting seeing their grandkids around, the civil war must have seemed so distant to these kids. Of course they would see their own war in about another decade.

[@davidroberson8030]

Unfortunately true.

[@monteniggrianCRUSHER]

Poles when thru more in ww2

[@codman5239]

@@monteniggrianCRUSHER since when is it a competition?

[@monteniggrianCRUSHER]

@@codman5239 its not

[@SStupendous]

@@monteniggrianCRUSHER So why the hell are you even mentioning it, might as well mention that a dude living in Jerusalem in the 1190s went "thru" more?

[@craigcole3852]

this still amazes me. to hear them talk...there are Vets at your local VFW, that even today, give each other sh_t like this. Brilliant footage.

[@muffs55mercury61]

I only wish sound on film came out sooner. Although there was some in the early 1920s, it wasn't until latter 1928 that it was widely used on film and newsreels. Hearing these people from the Civil War era talk is great.

[@3N2sw]

This is one of the few great and useful things about KZbin, archive of history.

[@tomservo5347]

Bruce Catton captured the spirit of these men more than any author on the Civil War I've ever read. Catton grew up surrounded by Civil War veterans during his boyhood and was captivated by their stories. They could savagely attack 5 or 6 times across a Cornfield when the fury was on them yet trade newspapers, coffee, and tobacco with their Confederate enemies between battles. FYI when the old veteran stated "Fifth wheel" he was referring to a common punishment during the war-getting tied spread eagled to the spare wheel on the backs of artillery caissons that were mounted at a slight angle. In the words of Bruce Catton, even the 'toughest customer' would soon be crying out after only a few minutes in this awkward position.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Bruce is the best

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

Yes. Soldiers are the same all over the world. I read one story of how in WW 1 a New Zealand messenger was sent to some Australian trenches to pass on a dispatch. He said the Australian and Turk trenches were 25 feet apart. And the soldiers from both sides were talking to each other and swapping tins of jam or bully beef for cigarettes, etc. When the order to attack was given both sides engaged in bloody hand to hand fighting that left many dead. After the battle/skirmish they returned to their trenches where they went back to talking to each other and trading smokes, etc. Like nothing had happened

[@sgtstedanko7186]

Because it wasn't their war, it was the war of their leaders. I wonder if they ever stopped to think about how fruitless it all was and is. How they were all pawns being used for a power struggle they couldn't understand.

[@tomservo5347]

@@sgtstedanko7186 A Union picket trading with a Confederate picket was asked "What gives you the right to come down here and bother people that haven't done anything to you and steal their property?" The Union picket replied "I don't care about the slaves, I want the Union restored." The Confederate replied "So do I. Sounds like we're on the same side and need to fight the real Yankees." (Northern industry and banks.)

[@sgtstedanko7186]

@@tomservo5347 You got it 👍🏻 Look up Judah Benjamin and the Rothschild influence on starting the Civil War. The real enemy is the one group of people whom you cannot criticize. They play both sides and yet even though they start the wars, they're always the victims that come out on top. Think about it.

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

This is amazing. My great-grandfather fought for the Union (you read that right) at Antietam and Gettysburg, and a number of other battles. It's great to see some of his contemporaries talking and joking about their time in the war.

[@timme2844]

My Great Grandpa fought in the Civil War and his daddy fought in the Black Hawk wars!

[@themoocow7718]

My 3rd great grandfather fought for the Union at the Siege of Vicksburg. His father fought for the British during the Napoleonic War and War of 1812, and his brother fought for America during the Mexican American War.

[@yungwaifu]

How old are you if you don't mind me asking? I'm 20 and my great-grandfathers fought in the second world war. My ancestors who fought in ACW were at least 3 generations before that. To be entirely fair though, all of my ancestors who fought in ACW died in the war, so never had children directly.

[@onyx7273]

My 4th great grandfather did too.

[@SStupendous]

@@yungwaifu Woah, what? I was born in this century (not much younger than you, but still in my teens) and my great-grandparents fought in WW1, my grandparents in WW2. "3 generations before my great grandparents" for me would be the 1790s.

[@ervinwengerd4730]

Awesome, awesome!! I am truly honored to have the privilege to watch this . The recording was done 18 years before my dad was born, it's just crazy that we can still see things from back then and somebody had a darn good recorder...

[@VenomStryker]

That's the huge upside to film cameras. They can be upscaled to any resolution without loss of quality. These movies were definitely remastered and colorized but I'm sure the originals look great too.

[@tomservo5347]

I've often wondered what they thought about being filmed and recorded. I couldn't imagine what they thought about WW1 which was much the same except with machine guns, barbed wire, and more advanced ways of killing a mere 50 years after the unspeakable killing they'd witnessed thanks to technology overtaking military tactics.

[@paulzammataro7185]

"Tell What"?? I love that guy!! He was busting everyone's ⚾⚾!! 😆

[@aimeeb6321]

Just stumbled across this channel, and I could sit and listen to these Civil War Vets talk for hours!

[@fsca72]

Pretty cool to here these men were cut ups just like people today. It’s hard to imagine that from their writings and unemotional photographs.

[@tomservo5347]

They had a wicked sense of humor. As mud-covered, demoralized regiments returned from Burnside's Mud March other troops already in camp would come out with calls of "There's another played out deck!"

[@paavoviuhko7250]

These are the ones we need to look up to as our leading lights. They went through the worst of times in the toughest days. And they still look vital in their dimmest years.

[@t6ila]

i am actually so fascinated with the 1800s and 1900s it’s crazy

[@Gorillagang631]

Very interesting time periods. This was when America was america

[@tonycatalano3141]

Wow my dad was 2 months old when these hero’s were being interviewed GOD BLESS THEM!!!

[@lloydclement2152]

LOL!! That is what I said to myself.

[@avgjoe-cz7cb]

My Mom was born five months after this, My dad was two months old by this time. And now they are gone. Film is a wonderful thing. When I was a little kid walking downtown, I saw an old man siting on the side walk and he only had one leg and he had a cup in his hand. I didn't know why. He was a victim of the 'Great War'. Mom grasped my hand tighter and walked past him. She had a tear in her eye. I guess it happened too often. We had to walk everywhere as my Dad was in the Navy and we had very little money, but plenty of potato's...

[@ItsTimeMichael]

I'm surprised as hell they are in decent shape, standing tall with great posture. They ate better than we did that's for sure.

[@notintohandles]

So worthy of preservation and distribution. Thank you.

[@bradmarchand8646]

It's so weird to see people from a time roughly 150 years ago joking around and having a sense of humor.

[@yeyosilver7067]

Weird is that it's weird for you Who does not have a sense of humor is this current generation problematic

[@JVCS-b6z]

​​@@yeyosilver7067 but he is talking about the "being serious all the time" type of person with a lack of humor, not the "sensitive bitch that gets offended by everything" type, the new generation falls at the later

[@Bennahr_Fett]

@@yeyosilver7067 Every generation that has come and that has yet to pass will all have trials. In the wake of each of them there will always be someone to regard them all as problematic.

[@yeyosilver7067]

@@Bennahr_Fett Don't try to be philosophical when even an interpreter can't do it.

[@Bennahr_Fett]

@@yeyosilver7067"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" - Mark Twain. Every generation has its issues, its the same old world no matter what time or place.

[@bretr7327]

It’s so fascinating to see something like this. I grew up in the 80s and they never showed us videos like this. To hear the voices of the people that fought in that war brings the experience to life. Life was so different back then.

[@makaveli3189]

These men will never be forgotten. Truly incredible.

[@eddie797]

It's so interesting that we are able to see footage that really just goes to show American history really is not that compared to other countries

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

But have we learned our lesson or are we just going to repeat it again? 😢😢💔💔

[@makaveli3189]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 Shutup and just enjoy being able to listen to these heroes speak.

[@derp8575]

Have you seen the video interview of Tupac at the age of 18? Dude was gay.

[@josephgeorge7385]

This is like a time capsule thanks for posting

[@eddiel2531]

Life changes, styles change, but, people do not. These folks act like some older folks I know today. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

[@lloydclement2152]

I agree, people are people first.

[@elia.8993]

You were expecting some sort of aliens? Just because is old doesn't mean is different. Same old people as the ones today with different experiences and different taste for clothes. Nothing else.

[@ineffablemars]

yep, they remind me a lot of my grandpas (both of them) the joking around and making fun of each other. all in good fun.

[@JescoWhiteLightning]

I disagree. Children in general from their generation up through the 1970s respected their community, their elders, and themselves. Now kids suck. I'm glad I couldn't have any.

[@banjobandit3270]

I wish I had the pleasure of meeting people from that era. I could listen to their stories for days

[@Erin-bd6jg]

Reminds me of a moment in 'The Pacific' when they were on one of the islands and the officer said to one of his guys (a southerner) along the lines of "you know, our ancestors probably fought eachother, and now here we are". Well this clip here is in the 30s and WW2 wasn't far behind, so it really puts that moment into perspective. We've come a long way, even if there are still issues.

[@staylor5687]

When you really think about it, generations overlap so that we have the ability to talk to people who lived nearly a hundred years ago, and their life experience nearly 150 years ago. My parents actually grew up with these elderly men in their midst. My grandmother or grandfather could have been one of their children. So really we are not all that far removed from people who lived through significant events of the past. It's fascinating!

[@VividCoding]

You are right. It sounds like a long time ago, but America is only like 250 years old. Most adults have already lived 1/5 of America's history.

[@pocu321]

I see a black veteran in the line of them. That is cool. It's awesome we can see what they looked like and hear their voices and accents. What an awesome treasure.

[@derp8575]

The Civil War wasn't fought over slavery. No one would risk their life, limbs and sanity fighting a war so the one percenters can own private jets. Civil War soldiers couldn't afford a slave. What the North did to the South was the equivalent of the federal government telling the state of Texas tomorrow that they can no longer profit from cattle and oil. The South was not given enough time to restructure their economy.

[@NS1.]

Nice, thanks for sharing. My great great grandfather was shot and left for dead while on picket duty at The Battle of Stones River, the bloodiest battle of the war(percentage wise, look it up) on December 31st 1862. Indiana 39th infantry/8th Calvary.

[@JohnnyReb]

His name?

[@NS1.]

@@JohnnyReb - He wasn't famous or anything, but his name was Henry F Mellenbruch. I used to have a pdf of an old civil war document that had his name, company, his captain, and a description of the day he got shot. I wish I still had it, i've searched and I can't find it anywhere. I remember it saying something like "While on picket, he was shot by musket ball which passed through his shoulder and came out his left breast" (something like that)...God I wish I could find that again.

[@JohnnyReb]

@@NS1. Do you know what his regiment was? 8th Illinois Cavalry?

[@CSAFD]

Wrong….Antietam was the bloodiest day, then Shiloh was the bloodiest 2 days followed by Gettysburg the bloodiest 3 with cold harbor being the bloodiest half hour.

[@michaelprice8810]

@@CSAFD after some brief research, it looks like youre wrong

[@yingle6027]

How are these people happier than me and I haven't experienced 1/10 of the horror they have.

[@rickiovine2170]

Very few of these Civil War veterans felt at ease in front of that strange device pointed at them. They froze. The shame is that these men would have had incredible stories to tell. Maybe if they passed around some whiskey before filming...

[@jpturner171]

I’m humbled watching this video. I spent 37 years in the Marine Corps served in many campaigns on many foreign soil‘s. I can’t imagine fighting fellow Americans. God bless all of you and Semper Fi!👍🏽🇺🇸

[@tonysmith1033]

I’m really glad this came up in my feed! Just found this, watched(watching) 😂, the videos and so far it’s wonderful! Keep up the good work 💯

[@alikatts323]

Thanks for sharing these videos!! I'm showing these to my (homeschooled) kids. They really help bring this era to life.

[@Chrisamos412]

Not much different than it is now, with a group of older Vets getting together having some laughs. I am sure there were times of sorrow and reflection on those comrades that were taken on the field of battle .

[@tomservo5347]

"Keep your feet down!" "Alright then let's gear it up!" (A very Yankee thing to say.)

[@johnlougheed5667]

A man who serves his country and fights for what he believes in, makes his mark in history. You might not always see it but it's there and it can never be erased

[@josephberryman4106]

This is really awesome here that we get to see and listen to these people that lived over a 120 years ago thank you for putting this on KZbin

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

These men likely knew veterans of the American Revolution and the War of 1812.

[@tinamckay-iv3tf]

This was amazing to be able to hear and see civil war veterans.

[@Obi1Classic]

I've had this video in my Watch Later playlist for a very long time. So happy to get around to it and just in time for Memorial Day.

[@jmfa57]

My late father told me of the times when he would see Civil War veterans at parades and Memorial Day celebrations. It boggles my mind that we are not that many generations away from that terrible conflict. He himself was a WWII vet, who was supposed to be discharged from the military in January 1942 after his enlistment was up. He was on guard duty on December 7, 1941 at a base in the continental US when he heard on the radio of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Needless to say, his enlistment was no longer "up." Time sure flies.

[@roymcnicholas4825]

Amazing to hear and see these gentleman they are just like any ones grand farther hard to think they were lived in the wild west and fighting battles

[@NeTxGrl]

I'm so glad we had the technology to capture this before they were gone. It really wasn't that long ago. Same with the American Revolution, not as long ago as it seems. Unfortunately we didn't have the technology to capture them on film like this. Although there is a book about 6 men who fought in the American Revolution and their stories. Their pictures were taken before they died, they were all very old.

[@thecookj454]

Yeah, the rapid change in technology and societal culture over the last 100 years seems like it was centuries ago but it wasn't. The fact that World War 2 was less than a hundred years ago is scary to think about. Humans have evolved faster over the last 100 years than our entire history of existing.

[@SStupendous]

@@thecookj454 Is it scary? It's sad if it is. I've lived my whole life in the 21st Century. Enjoyed a childhood of the 2000s and 2010s. My grandfather fought in WW2, so it's never seemed really far away. Pretty sad if people consider it the way they consider the rest of history as being so long ago. Humans haven't "evolved" "faster" in the past 100 years, you mean technology, people have not EVOLVED since then, or at some rapid speed.

[@thecookj454]

@@SStupendous yea..ok bro

[@SStupendous]

@@thecookj454 Uninterested? Sorry.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

@@thecookj454 It has been predicted we will jave more knowledge and thus more technology, BUT have we learned from the past or are we just condemn to repeat history again?

[@cookie_kat2295]

Salute to this beautiful channel. I’m very grateful for what you have shown

[@Wa3ypx]

Wouldn't you like to sit down and have a cup of coffee with these guys? Bet the could be real ball busters!

[@quinnjohnson9750]

Bro, as a historian majoring in college for a B.A. and eventually Masters Phd I would KILL to be able to sit with those men and chat for hours with them.

[@okd521]

Yes I was thinking hard asses too

[@vegasgirl3538]

If they're like this in their 80s and 90s, can you imagine them in their 20s? They must've been hell on wheels in their youth.

[@lloydclement2152]

I agree

[@muffassa6739]

It's so amazing to hear from them about the Civil War

[@geralddixon4705]

The is incredible thank you whoever put this together tank you you for every veterans thank you for our freedom maybe never take it for granted

[@johntabler349]

They are like the fellows my dad used to hangout with when I was a kid, powerful and fun

[@philgrossman660]

Good grief, those grand old chaps were there, over 90 years ago, all of them long gone, but remembered here.

[@ViscidBeltUSA]

Jimmy Carter defiantly met at least ONE Civil War veteran in his lifetime. And I've seen Jimmy Carter. Crazy how I met someone who met someone born nearly 200 years ago.

[@rapscallionsnipe]

You know what... I didn't even know that it were possible to get to see this... That's awesome didn't think I'd see this in my whole life.

[@OvGraphics]

I'll add my bit. My father told me many years ago about his father who was custodian at 'Oxford Lake' in Oxford, Alabama. From the turn of the last century through the war years Oxford Lake was the 6 Flags of its day. People from Atlanta would take the excursion train on the weekend to visit. My dad would have been aged 15 in 1930. He told me when I was a child that on the 4th of July the civil war vets would hook up and do their old man thing. Also they would eat! My grandfather was an ace bbq'er among other things and he made a special kind of thin BBQ sauce that you'd splash onto the meat AFTER it was cooked. My father told me that it was a favorite of the old vets as they had no teeth and they could sop their bread in it, get that good old smoke bbq flavor and not have to worry about gumming the chicken and other meats. (I have the old family recipe. It's good!_

[@tamiramos5873]

This was just wonderful.

[@TheLakers81]

Never knew Memorial Day was to celebrate the brave soldiers who fought for freedom. I have a new appreciation for this day now!

[@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead]

YOU MUST BE VERY YOUNG, I HAVE KNOWN THIS SINCE I WAS A KID AND AM NOW 54. MY THUMBNAIL PIC WAS TAKEN ABOUT 13 YRS AGO BUT I STILL LOOK PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

@@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead turn off your caps lock

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

You must be a product of an education system run by leftists who generally hate the USA.

[@jameswindels-lyte1032]

This is so delightful!

[@Nylgk]

Just fascinating. Thank you!👍🏼👍🏼

[@Twizzledoc187]

What blows my mind is the fact that these men in this video saw slaves, lived through the same era as Lincoln and here I am in 2023 watching it. Thanks for this upload

[@justicewillprevail1106]

Older ppl have so much wisdom. They’ve gone through life experiences that we all can learn from.

[@h.t.awesome3822]

Putin and Trump are old, but they’re stupid and evil.

[@georgestemple3310]

Just found this channel thank you for bringing this recording and much respect to these veterans form both sides

[@tombasye1016]

To Hear The Words From Those Civil War Soldiers It Was An Interest To Hear Them Speak About Beginning Of The Memorial Day And Flowers Brought To All Soldiers Grave Sites.

[@Thinkforwardnow]

Absolutely fascinating! 2023

[@J.P-s6p]

Absolutely Amazing

[@BobSentell]

My grandfather would have been but 5 years old when this was filmed. Fought in WW2 and Korea and passed away at 92. It's amazing to think he would have looked upon these men like my kids looked upon him.

[@michaelderenne9838]

Always so amazing to watch footage like this

[@SaltyMinorcan]

Thank you.

[@wayneforbes7681]

Amazing the level of advancements and history these men seen. From horses and steam to vehicles, radio, telephones, electricity, air planes. The turn of the millennia. They witnessed the war to end all wars. They seen the roaring 20s and here it is the early years of the great depression. There is a sadness though that having gone from the Civil war, most these men all undoubtedly passed with no end to the depression in sight. Hard to imagine how they must have felt to see their country in such a bad place. A couple of them might of made it to see us go from that into the next great global conflict we now call WWII. There were 500 of these vets left in 1942. I wonder what these men thought about the human experience from that perspective.

[@johnhoney5089]

It's like what happened recently. A 100+ year old World War 2 veteran broke into tears on tv about how the country has gone wrong. "We haven't got the country I was raised in," he said. It was very sad to watch, & very indicative of how bad things have gotten now.

[@davidbowman4259]

@@johnhoney5089 Thanks to the vicious racists, sexists, theocrats and fascists of the sort we fought 160 and 80 years ago. Very sad indeed.

[@Smuggler169]

Interesting take, thanks for sharing. And now look at this country. We have WWII and Vietnam vets passing away in a time where we can’t even define what a woman is. School and other mass shootings, a divide comparable to the Civil War, inflation and all the rest. I’m 50 years old, US Army retired, I did 23 years. Afghanistan veteran.

[@Smuggler169]

@@johnhoney5089 I saw the video as well.

[@airdefender1]

Members of the military haven’t really changed as a whole. Sense of humor and don’t want to make a ton of speeches. Ribbing each other and joking around. God bless these guys!

[@MrPear40]

In the never ending march of history it seems one thing remains consistent. The humour of the soldier!

[@johnpettipas3763]

WONDERFUL. , VERY WELL DONE 👏 ✔️

[@shakascloset1700]

Thanks for sharing this happy memorial day everyone

[@robertgreenwald2811]

It's a shame a greater effort wasn't made to interview these veterans. Film with audio was new and the chance sure was there to do it. Those guys posed for the camera with no serious questions being asked. So glad more of an effort was made with WW1 vets and even greater with our WW2 vets!

[@justlooking4771]

The ribbing back and forth at the beginning!! PRICELESS!

[@keiththomas3141]

Thank you for posting this incredible video.

[@kobem1019]

What a treasure. Thank you for sharing!

[@gskessingerable]

Watching video of men in 2022 who met and spoke with men and women born in the late 17th century is mind boggling.

[@EngPheniks]

Amazing to know that kids from the 1930s could still see the faces of the veterans of the American civil war with their own eyes. Alive and well.

[@jascatt3341]

That was great! Thanks for posting!

[@EagleStar15]

Awesome!!!👊😎👍🦅🇺🇲 made me smile from ear to ear 😊

[@philokevetch8691]

Make war obsolete but honor these great men. Talk about hell and back. I'm happy and grateful they all lived to tell the tale.❤️

[@BaronFeydRautha]

"Where you pickin chickens?" Holy fuck these guys were hilarious

[@librarian66]

A remarkable piece of footage of some remarkable men. I feel lucky to have seen it.

[@johnlecheminant5217]

lovely human beings