Gettysburg: A Warrior's Perspective at Culp's HIll

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[@DustinWiseM1]

Such a great perspective and was very thought provoking. You and Colby did a great job. The video came together very well bud!!!

[@ProjectPast1565]

It was neat seeing how he viewed the battlefield differently. Thanks for watching Dustin!

[@michaeldouglas1243]

Man, awesome video 👊

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks Michael. Appreciate you watching!

[@JimSkelding]

I enjoy the way you bring a personal perspective of the soldiers to your videos. Culp's Hill is the most underappreciated battle at Gettysburg IMHO.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Trying to envision what the individual soldier went through always helps me connect with the battlefield. I love the Culp’s Hill area. Thanks for watching.

[@NDB469]

Very intriguing video.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching!

[@LeviTheNerd]

Nice video 👍

[@ProjectPast1565]

@LeviTheNerd thanks Levi! Appreciate you watching.

[@JimSkelding]

Also, weren't breastworks kind of a "new" thing as the war progressed? General Greene was a civil engineer so not surprised he'd start their construction.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Definitely. At the beginning of the war they weren’t very common. As it progressed both armies utilized them more and more.

[@Grant25]

Colby is a marine and from Florida. And I still like the guy

[@ProjectPast1565]

@@Grant25 we are actually both from the central Florida area. It was neat to meet and talk history together. I had a blast working with him.

[@panzerdeal8727]

9.51 According to the Almanac, though , it was a full moon period. Good enough for a Lt. Payne to sketch out a map for Gen Meade that night. Reasonably good visibility.

[@ProjectPast1565]

While it was a full moon soldiers still had trouble seeing and fired blindly into the night. Add in some trees and some of that moonlight illumination dissipates along with thick clouds of black powder smoke. One of the biggest factors is Civil War soldiers weren't trained for night combat and this just added to the chaos.

[@panzerdeal8727]

@@ProjectPast1565 Agreed. On the powder clouds..can't find any record on winds at that time. Earlier the day had been calm according to primary source stories. Muzzle flash would have been a bear. Night fires with our M16A1's were bad enough in the 80's.

[@panzerdeal8727]

Bouncing rounds...allow for round ball vs modern shaped rounds for your ricochet trajectory. Allow for tech differences.

[@panzerdeal8727]

A lot of the undergrowth wouldn't have been there, as well as some trees. Local farmers grazed their livestock on the battlefield, a lot of the tree starts would not have gotten a chance to grow. [Matt Atkinson, park ranger NPS]

[@ProjectPast1565]

Yup. That’s why I think winter is the best time to visit a battlefield. You get a pretty good sense of what it would have looked like during the battle.

[@panzerdeal8727]

@@ProjectPast1565 Um..but in July, you get more of a feel of the heat these guys were suffering...2019 trip made a point of it.

[@panzerdeal8727]

@@ProjectPast1565 Not QUITE Korea grade humidity, but danged close. Second infantry...Second to none. Cheers.