Gettysburg’s Overlooked East Cemetery Hill | Gettysburg Day 2

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[@Bocajef134]

Excellent presentation. East Cemetery Hill doesn't usually get the attention it deserves.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching! It’s definitely an overlooked portion of the battlefield

[@TribeTaz]

This part of the battlefield should be visited more. You showed this field with so many details. Great job

[@65U512]

Thank you for covering this often unsung yet critical event.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching!

[@cyndiebill6631]

You always do such a awesome job telling the stories of the places people know little about. The Battlefield of Gettysburg was so much more than the ones we usually see. Keep sharing these. You do an amazing job showing them. 👍😊

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for all the kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate you watching!

[@mtlbstrd]

100% concur!

[@DustinWiseM1]

Great video highlighting the commanding position of East Cemetery Hill and just how important it was to the battle of Gettysburg. 🇺🇸

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching! It really is a commanding position.

[@jimmyrubin4862]

The whole problem with Lee's long spread out line in the fishhook to counter the Union's fishhook was that they were spread out too thin. Although they had several breakthroughs all along the line there were never any reserves available to hold them, unlike the Federals who had reserves aplenty behind their much shorter lines.

[@JC-qn3ws]

Excellent work once again! I appreciate you taking us along and providing little known details of this part of the battle. Thank you!

[@ProjectPast1565]

I appreciate that! Thank you for watching!

[@HistorySavior1941]

Awesome episode my friend! One of the coolest positions on the battlefield. You did an awesome job highlighting this position. Enjoyed every second of this episode!

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks Josh. Glad you enjoyed it

[@NDB469]

Wow that preserved handwritten note by Avery is really cool

[@ProjectPast1565]

It really is. Incredible piece to help us learn from a sad story.

[@carson1861]

Another great video James... I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATION. The panaramic video and description are awesome. I knew a little about this part of the Gettysburg battle but you filled in the gaps in my head. Especially the video. It's always a pleasure to watch and listen to you.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Always appreciate you watching and hearing your feedback. Grateful for you support and kind words.

[@Baseballnfj]

The most viscious fighting occurred in that little woodplot south of the water tower where Von Gilsa's line formed a right angle and bent back from Brickyard Lane. Today it's overgrown and filled with garbage, but the original walls remain. There's flank markers all the way up to the watertower... including one right against the fence.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I appreciate you watching and providing additional information about that location. I’ll have to look for it next time I’m there.

[@weekendwarriorsports4406]

Great job and I loved your wordplay at the end saying the site was 'captured forever'.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching!

[@weekendwarriorsports4406]

@@ProjectPast1565 I just found you so I will check out more of your work.

[@weekendwarriorsports4406]

@@ProjectPast1565 I really enjoyed seeing the vantage points, as it brings the battle maps and soldier's accounts to life.

[@ProjectPast1565]

@@weekendwarriorsports4406 I appreciate that. I’m currently running a series on the battle of chickamauga!

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[@Grunt802VT]

Brilliant fields of fire!!

[@TheNinjaPicker]

Really nice work as always, I will have to visit this part of the battlefield next time.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks! It’s a great spot and it’s right next to Culp’s Hill.

[@NDB469]

Great video

[@robertspecht1911]

Love your historic insights on the battle fields. No one I know has down one on site of the Pea Ridge Western Battlefield.

[@ProjectPast1565]

I’ll add it to the list! Thanks for watching

[@Rebelmediainc]

Nice work. I’m regretting not walking to the bottom of that hill now!

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks man! Yeah, it’s a lot steeper than expected. Lots of hard fighting there.

[@Rebelmediainc]

@@ProjectPast1565 Totally! I have footage from that hill but I haven’t figured out how to produce it yet! It’s been covered by so many! You did a great job, JD did a great job. GARY the man has been up there. Lotta pressure! Hahaha

[@ProjectPast1565]

@Rebelmediainc I appreciate that. Those guys are incredible so I’m glad you enjoyed mine as much as theirs. I’m sure you can whip up something good!

[@kenanacampora]

While you were there, I was sticking my fingers into the bullet holes at the Carter House, Battle of Franklin TN. Nice!

[@ProjectPast1565]

Franklin is a fantastic battlefield. Learned a ton there

[@jimmyrubin4862]

Franklin - one of the great "What the hell were they thinking" battles in regard to John B Hood, who, having fought and been wounded on this very field of Gettysburg should have known better.

[@rayparker7496]

Great video wish you would more on East Cemetery Hill

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching!

[@roland.j.ruttledge]

Nice detail, as ever, many thanks UK

[@ProjectPast1565]

Thanks for watching

[@davidwilhelm3431]

Antother fascinating spot on the battlefield. I used to not pay much attention to the fighting here, but when you take a closer look, there's a lot to take in. Two hills in close proximity to one another and the Confederates couldn't take either one.

[@ProjectPast1565]

It’s definitely an overlooked area. I’m guilty of it myself. It’s an impressive position when you see the terrain. Thanks for watching!

[@mtlbstrd]

Another great story, J, thanks for all you do. One suggestion if I may: could you give the maps another couple seconds, please? Sometimes I can’t pause the vid quickly enough. Not a complaint, I love what you’re doing, and realize you may want to keep the vids a certain length. I just think some of us might appreciate just a little bit more time with the battlefield maps. Even if not, great job!

[@ProjectPast1565]

Appreciate that and thanks for the feedback! I have no issues doing that! Thanks for watching and for the kind words.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

2 companies from here in Stokes County, N.C. (Companies F and G, 21st North Carolina Infantry) took part in the attack on east Cemetery Hill.

[@michaelhoffman5348]

Nice video, but to my knowledge, these are NOT the original cannon lunettes. They were lost to time until the FDR era works project brought them bac to life in the 1930's. Ask Garry Adelman about them.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Gary Adelman says they are original in his videos about this location. They have received TLC through the years but they are original. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!

[@michaelhoffman5348]

@@ProjectPast1565 Sorry, but I am not letting you off that easy. 😀The LOCATIONS may be accurate based upon photos they had to work with after the GBMA acquired the land but they are not the original lunettes. For several years after 1864, the energies of the Association's members were absorbed by duties connected with the national cemetery. By the end of 1867, though, it had either purchased or was planning to purchase Culp’s Hill, Little Round Top, East Cemetery Hill, Round Top, McKnight’s Hill, and the area where General Reynolds died-roughly 132 acres. The association was also responsible for placing monuments and markers and building roads, the former of which resulted in plans for a reunion in 1869, ostensibly so the association could get the necessary information for accurate placement of battlefield memorials and markers. By 1887, however, Pennsylvania had begun to appropriate State funds to make possible the first purchases of lands on Gettysburg Battlefield. Important locations on Little Round Top, Culps Hill, and East Cemetery Hill were chosen as the first land holdings. By 1883, the Association found it desirable to enlist support beyond Pennsylvania and directors were elected representing almost every Northern State. The Grand Army of the Republic also took an active interest and helped focus wide attention on the preservation and marking of Gettysburg Battlefield.... This comes from the NPS itself.

[@LeviTheNerd]

I get to join a union reenacting unit next month.

[@ProjectPast1565]

That’s awesome Levi!

[@dalegirard8453]

Looks like no monuments for 41st ny ,33 oh that were maybe 100 to 200 yards in front do u know anything about them

[@ProjectPast1565]

Do you mean the 33rd Massachusetts? The 33rd Ohio was in the Army of the Cumberland out west. Both regiments have monuments right along Wainwright ave. I don’t know anything about them off the top of my head. Thanks for watching!

[@dalegirard8453]

@ProjectPast1565 yes my mistake

[@ProjectPast1565]

@dalegirard8453 I make them everyday. That’s how I learn the most.

[@JeffreyLang-j5i]

TERRIFIC WORK

[@ProjectPast1565]

Appreciate that and thanks for watching