GETTYSBURG- The Final Charge

[@joshcasey5140]

ONE, of the BEST damned War movies ever! They even went so far as to film it in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

[@carywest9256]

On the actual field of battle, all three days. Never before and more than likely never again will filming be on such sacred ground.

[@apr8189]

My two all time favorite war movies and both are in director's cuts.. Apocalypse Now - Final Cut & Gettysburg - Director's Cut

[@marvthedog1972]

not all of it was filmed in the Battlefield. Little Round top was certainly filmed in Adams county Pa along with some of the other pieces in the movie.

[@Paui-yb2cp]

​@@carywest9256I've sat on top of little round top by myself on a warm summers evening, it was extremely moving.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

"...I don't believe my boys will reach that wall..." ...hats off right there.

[@shrapnel77]

about 150 did, but they were all killed and captured.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

@@shrapnel77 150 compared to a division...they might as well have gone in unarmed.

[@tray488]

Yes.

[@createdeccentricities6620]

As a "Gettysburg" background actor I portrayed both a Rebel and a Yankee in Pickett's Charge. Who says you can't shoot at yourself?

[@ColinH1973]

You obviously missed both times.

[@AnvilMAn603]

@@atharvakulkarni3189 are you kidding? most of the extras are reenactors that brought their own guns and cannons

[@dancingwiththedarkness3352]

I believe a pilot beat you out, he fired his guns and dived, not paying attention as he overtook his own projectiles and shot himself down. 4 more times and he'd be a reverse ace. This movie couldn't have been made without the reenactors who brought it to life and made it as accurate as possible. Great Job!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Well suh, I guess it's true then you can have things both ways.

[@andrewlm5677]

Crazy to think there were 170k men on that battlefield. This movie was a noble effort but really doesn’t give the real sense of the scope. Also, the soldiers were mostly very young people rather than the middle aged (and well fed) re-enactors

[@christennant8690]

Richard Jordan's portrayal of General Armistead was gut wrenching. In the theatre a lot of people had tears in their eyes when Armistead realized all of his friends had been shot.

[@brandoncargill9837]

Chris Tennant Made even more so when you realize the man was literally dying of cancer when the film was made.

[@LordZontar]

"Could you please take me to see General Hancock?" "I'm sorry, sir. General Hancock is down." "NO! Not... both of us! Not... ALL of us! PLEASE!"

[@bryanbarnes3933]

@@brandoncargill9837 yeah, he had brain cancer I think. He died even before the movie was released. Very sad.

[@randomtraveler9854]

What's really sad is that his last request to see Hancock couldn't be granted because Hancock was wounded. And quite possible he never found out rather or not Hancock lived.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Yeah. It always has a special ... feeling ... watching a character in a movie die - when you now that that actors has died. Alan Rickman, who played Snape in the _Harry Potter_ films, died of cancer before I saw the movies - and knowing that - Snapes death scene in the movie is especially moving as was Richard Jordans death making Armistead's death so moving here. One of the things about the American Civil War that was haunting was how many people knew someone very well who was on the other side. .

[@BattlestarPegasus]

Lee bought into the his men's experience and willpower. Longstreet understood something more than that, practicality. That's not a knock on Lee, he understood that willpower and morale were a huge part of warfare, but Longstreet's cold calculations were more appropriate for this specific situation.

[@paulstewart5765]

general lee should have marched on washington when he had the chance a golden oppertunity lost and so the war was lost there not at gettysburg

[@iheartgs400]

BattlestarPegasus Longstreet knew it was a major disaster from the start but Lee's pride for quick victory clouded sounded judgment and people blame Longstreet for the defeat is unbelievable.

[@theworm6870]

Ironically, Longstreet was sucsessful making a similar attack with about the same number of men broke the Union center at Chickamagua. Helped ruin the career of his West Point roomate, William Rosecrans.

[@BattlestarPegasus]

It wasn't pride necesarily, it was just a belief that your soldiers who won again and again would come thru again. Blaming Longstreet has never made sense to me tho I agree.

[@scantrontheimmortal]

ironically the prussians states made sense of Longstreet remarks when they fought the Austrians. in 1866....

[@kennethbiebighauser7984]

WHY PICKETTS CHARGE FAILED? George Pickett: "I believe Meades Army had something to do about that".......Stephen Sears - Gettysburg

[@casualobserver3145]

After visiting Gettysburg and walking that battlefield, my heart grieves the incredible carnage.

[@moegreen5760]

I read that in the early 20th century, the veterans reunited at Gettysburg and did a re enactment of pickets charge. When the men got to the wall, they all hugged it out. Brought a tear to my eye reading about it

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

I don't think the rebs got any were near the wall they got cut down long before it

[@christiangibbs8534]

This happened July 1-4 1913- the 50th anniversary of the battle. They called it "The Great Reconciliation." A beautiful moment in our nation's history.

[@mikeggg5671]

That is true, except for the horrible reality that the federal government actively prevented black Veterans of the battle from coming. Period incredibly shameful on our part

[@moegreen5760]

@@mikeggg5671 took 100 years too long from emancipation to civil rights

[@marshalmagooo3899]

Family

[@ConstantineJoseph]

Longstreet shows his vast experience. He understands how weapons work in detail and he already played out the scenario in his mind. Lee is one to always abide by getting good feedback and advice from his troops and generals. He should have listened to Longstreet as he no longer had their star general Stonewall Jackson anymore for the Gettysburg campaign.

[@LarsCarlsen-or6ky]

The Rebels lost once they started the war. Lost it and their slaves. ...

[@thanhhoangnguyen4754]

​@@LarsCarlsen-or6kyTo be fair with you they didn't lost when they started the war. In fact they was winning. Every major invasion fail to break the South and the war dragged on. If the South still playing defensive more without the invasion then battle like Gettysburg . Then they would win. If time went on. Worst if they fight to last men turn to guerrillas warfare then what. Even i know the South wouldn't dare to prolong the war. Worst trying to keep order all over the South. A prolonged war isn't beneficial even if to crush the Rebels.

[@marknewton6984]

Stonewall would have taken Cemetery Hill day one.

[@marknewton6984]

@@LarsCarlsen-or6ky It's half time.

[@andgomorra]

correct! and Lee would've let him do it! the greatest maneuver commander to ever fight. @@marknewton6984

[@firingallcylinders2949]

The look on Longstreet's face 0:17 he knew it was going to be a slaughter

[@douglaslally156]

FiringallCylinders This is a fictional conversation between Longstreet and Harrison. What I admire about the scene is it's really a soliloquy. Longstreet externalizing his misgivings about an attack he fought to stop and knew would sound the start of the end of the CSA.

[@amcalabrese1]

Longstreet never wanted to fight there. He was a defensive General. Unlike others he realized that the nature of warfare was changing. Thanks to the persuasion cap, the rifle and the Minnie ball infantry well dug in could not be easily pushed aside.

[@TTundragrizzly]

I must've seen his expression in a different light. I saw him get a glimmer of hope from the response George gave him, which was a grin of "you damn right we're going to take it". He had so much confidence in Pickett that he knew he would get an answer from him. Thats why he asked him in the first place. He was so desperate for any amount of hope that the charge might be succesful. What other better way to get that hope than to go straight to his right hand man himself?

[@MrArtbv]

And yet, and yet... "It was all a mathematical equation"; and of course Longstreet knew all too well the measure of his opponent in Hancock. There is also something far deeper at work here, Longstreet's sudden insight into Lee's fallibility. He, Longstreet, had not wanted to continue the fight at Gettysburg after the success of the first day. Remember two entire Union Corps the 1st and 11th had been routed and over 5,000 prisoners taken. At that point it was a greater victory than at 2nd Manassas and second only to Fredericksburg. To Lee it was incomprehensible NOT to complete the destruction of the Army of the Potomac, the essential goal of the campaign. Yet Longstreet realized that the failure to pursue the beaten Federals and take Culp's Hill had decisively shifted the terrain advantage to a fully deployed Union Army. The second day forcibly confirmed his assessment and Lee's all or nothing gamble on the third horrified him. Yes he looked to Pickett for hope, but he knew all to well the vanishingly small chance the attack had of success.

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

It's fucking heartbreaking

[@v8Buster87]

Stephen Lang is one hell of an actor.

[@shrapnel77]

That's right lawdog, Savvy? Law just don't go around here!

[@kpz1234]

Most of these generals served together in the Mexican-American War, they knew each other and their tactics and tendencies. This might as well be called "Requiem for a Charge".

[@romanlegionhare2262]

The look on Longstreet's face when Harrison asks to join the attack...

[@MrDeengels]

roman legionhare He’s like you fucking kidding me boy??

[@Shantanano]

General Custer vs General Stuart; Stuart's last obstacle was Custer, with four hundred veteran troopers of the First Michigan Cavalry, directly in his path. Outnumbered but undaunted, Custer rode to the head of the regiment, "drew his saber, threw off his hat so they could see his long yellow hair" and shouted... "Come on, you Wolverines!" Custer formed his men in line of battle and charged. "So sudden was the collision that many of the horses were turned end over end and crushed their riders beneath them...." As the Confederate advance stopped, their right flank was struck by troopers of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Michigan. McIntosh was able to gather some of his men from the First New Jersey and Third Pennsylvania and charged the rebel left flank. "Seeing that the situation was becoming critical, I [Captain Miller] turned to [Lieutenant Brooke-Rawle] and said: "I have been ordered to hold this position, but, if you will back me up in case I am court-martialed for disobedience, I will order a charge." The rebel column disintegrated into individual saber and pistol fights. Within twenty minutes the combatants heard the sound of the Union artillery opening up on Pickett's men. Stuart knew that whatever chance he had of joining the Confederate assault was gone. He withdrew his men to Cress Ridge. Custer's brigade lost 257 men at Gettysburg, the highest loss of any Union cavalry brigade.["I challenge the annals of warfare to produce a more brilliant or successful charge of cavalry", Custer wrote in his report. "For Gallant And Meritorious Services", he was awarded a regular army brevet promotion to Major.

[@williamallencrowder361]

Custer was a POS butcher who got what he deserved in 1876

[@jochannon]

Incidentally, Harrison survived the attack, and had a long career on the stage.

[@SantomPh]

did he even take part?

[@jochannon]

@@SantomPh yes, he did.

[@Vort317545]

Lee was drunk on his 'Legendry Status' and reputation. Longstreet; like any field general, was concerned about his men/troops lives. Longstreet KNEW from day one that fighting in Gettysburg would be a disaster. Yet, he could not sobber up Lee before it was too late. All those men died for no other reason then wake Lee up from his drunkeness!

[@jasonbaucom3405]

Our overall co

[@BigMan301]

Lee was also full of confidence from his previous wins as well

[@justinmajors2872]

A chance had to be taken. Its easy to see with hindsight. It was pretty much now or never for The CSA. They were overmatched. Its amazing they put up the fight they did. Reverse the roles and War would have lasted about a month or two

[@jacksongrissop9257]

That’s a pretty ignorant viewpoint to be blunt. Lee had ordered not to engage in heavy fighting until the army was together. He didn’t want to fight at Gettysburg. The army was drug into it as skirmishes divulged into full engagements. Pickett’s charge was a last ditch effort and something routinely preformed by both sides (Fredericksburg for example). Stuart’s absence for days left Lee blind which was uncharacteristic for Stuart. Heath failure to recognize he could easily overwhelm Buford and take the high ground also was costly. Did Lee make mistakes? Yes. But did Lee believe he could just hammer away and win? Surely not. I truly believe if Jackson had been there then it would have been different. Even if Stuart hadn’t been absent it could’ve been a different out comes (cavalry scouting was everything). Both sides were pretty beat up. Even if Meade was more aggressive, I doubt he would’ve crossed the field on the 4th day.

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

@@jacksongrissop9257 He had zero choice. Gettysburg happened wether he liked it or not, it was out of his control. But now it was their only chance at stopping Vicksburg from falling and matching on Washington. It wasn’t a good chance, but it was ALL that they had.

[@daviddavenport9350]

When I was in elementary school and a Civil War buff, my parents took me to Gettysburg for a tour..we stood at the oak grove (the High Water Mark) in the Union line and I looked across the fields to where the Confederates would have formed up....and even at that young age, I thought....this would be a slaughter...over a mile of open ground with every gun and cannon in the Union army aimed at the men.....I dont understand why Lee tried this.....to this day

[@lforrest14]

On day two, a single regiment took part of the ridge, they made and had a breach with it only meant to be a diversion for the other attacks at the flanks. This gave the false sense that the middle was vulnerable, with the assumption the Union had massed most of their defenses at the flanks, which was correct on day 2. General Lee did not expect it to be a slaughter of his troops. There was a planned Calvary attack meant to circle around and hit the back of the Union lines at the same time the front was being hit, that Calvary attack was broken up by none other than George Armstrong Custer and his Calvary, doing a crazy charge in to an enemy force that outnumbered him. In this case it worked. Lee could not just leave, he knew that, he had the strength for another attack, and had to push on as a victory at Gettysburg would have left Washington DC wide open to him. He could not go against the flanks again as those attacks already failed and they were even more protected than the night before. Unlike his previous battles against the Army of the Potamac, was not facing General Burnside or General McDowell, but rather General Meade who had the strategic sense to view the battlefield from General Lee's perspective and decided Lee would attack the center based on how the 2nd day of fighting went. So he reinforced along with keeping units that were rotated off the front lines at the flanks for rest in close reserve to the center. (very high level summary of why he attacked of course)

[@JPH1138]

@@lforrest14 Of course, even if the Union centre was weak (which would be unusual for the cautious commanders of the Union) they'd have had ample notice of the oncoming attack during the two hour artillery barrage..

[@mattep74]

Pickets charge is one of the best made attacks in a warmovie ever. Much better filmed than the guard in waterloo.

[@skepticalsmurf]

l loved the portrayal of Longstreet in this film,I just couldn't get over the fake beards...

[@jamesmasztalerz5930]

Sir, with your permission, I'll get myself that musket sir, despite just having heard how much danger the charge could be, Harrison is still willing to walk into the gates of hell

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

Pickett’s charge was honestly their only option. Lee was absolutely desperate to draw Union attention away from Vicksburg by destroying the Union army and marching on an unprotected Washington. However, this was at that point do or die. It was a gamble, but they knew that if it somehow worked, they could possibly force the Union army to retreat. It puts why Lee made his decision into perspective, but, at that point he would’ve had more sense just to surrender the rebel army. The war was lost for the confederacy without a doubt after Pickett’s charge failed.

[@HuesopandillaGlorius]

The question would be if Lee arrived in Washington DC, wouldn't Jubal Early happen to him in Fort Stevens?

[@woodrobin]

The bizarre horror of this is that these were educated confederate officers. They had presumably read the articles of secession their states had issued, almost all of which put the 'right' to own slaves and statements of racial supremacy front and center in their reasons for seceding. These men where willing to fight and die in the defense of bigotry and the exploitation and subjugation of other human beings. And yet, in their own minds, they were honorable and noble men, paragons of honor and courage. In the mind of any reasonable observer, they were perpetrating acts of domestic terrorism in the service of a purely evil institution while committing treason. The distance between their images of themselves and stark reality is horrifying.

[@Rosebud-hx3xb]

You can hardly express it better. In my home country of Germany, the "master" of racism and anti-Semitism, it is/was always emphasized that we are a people of culture. The whole world then saw how cultured we were. We murdered in a cultured manner Perpetrators well or highly educated. But education is nothing if you don't have morals and empathy. I see the analogy to what you wrote. Thomas, Germany-Berlin

[@wingsfan1450]

American Civil War had a tragic romance you find in the Greek stories.

[@sidhoward829]

They were doomed because of technology. The weapons were too much for outdated tactics.

[@SantomPh]

Like Hood said, "they don't even need guns, they can just throw rocks down on us!"

[@nrkgalt]

And yet some of the same tactics were used 50 years later charging into machine guns.

[@rubyait]

Sid Howard They we’re doomed because God was on the side of the Yankees. Had God been on the south’s side, they would have wrapped this up long before 1863. Listen to yourselves!

[@SantomPh]

@@nrkgalt often the only way to break an entrenched position is to try to charge it or make the position irrelevant by outflanking or stranding it, forcing the defenders to move. however in WW1 the trench lines stretched for so long there was no hope of going around. The development of the tank and planes helped end trench warfare but most of the pushes were by meat grinders

[@kmslegal7808]

@@rubyait I believe Lee thought God was on the side of the Confederacy. That's the only way he could have ordered the charge

[@davidmurray5399]

During the Civil War, very few direct assaults succeeded. Longstreet directed two of them, one at 2nd Bull Run and one at Chickamauga. Even a successful attack came with a steep price, which usually robbed it of any decisive result.

[@marknewton6984]

Grant at Cold Harbor lost 8K men in 10 min. Still a world record.

[@davidmurray5399]

@@marknewton6984 Grant's assault at Cold Harbor was bloody enough, though the casualties weren't as severe as some have made them out to be[see Rhea, "Cold Harbor"]. As at Gettysburg, most of the men participating in the attacks were veterans and knew full well what they were getting into. Whereas at Gettysburg, many Confederates took cover along the Emmitsburg road and retired back to their jump off point; quite a number of Federal troops fell down and took what cover they could when they saw how fierce the Confederate fire was, and waited for dusk to crawl back as best they could. Cold Harbor was a poorly coordinated operation, mostly due to bad or uninformed command decisions and Grant's belief that the AoP was too slow and fearful of their opponents to fight. Grant discovered that wasn't true by a long shot, even the over-sized rookie regiments of Heavy Artillerymen showed they would stand up to the work.

[@davidmurray5399]

@@marknewton6984 There are many instances of futile slaughter in military history. The Japanese infantry attacking at Port Arthur were shot down in droves in 1904; The 17th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment[Adolf Hitler's unit]was reduced from 3000 men to less than 500 in a few hours of fighting around Gheluvelt in 1914, losing nearly all their officers including Oberst List, their commander.

[@marknewton6984]

Lee was aggressive because he knew the South only had 2 years to force a truce. Grant lost 55k men in the Wilderness, a whole army. They could be replaced. Lincoln's strategy of attrition had started.

[@davidtapp3950]

I am Australian. Of every scene in any movie I have ever seen, this is very much the saddest!

[@marknewton6984]

Too bad Stonewall Jackson wasn't there. Different battle, mate

[@majorfrost8206]

Longstreet is the only rebel I feel sorry for. He was om the wrong side but he knew Lee was blinded by hero worship and was making a mistake. Lee lost the war hat day but it would take almost 2 years before the bastard gave up.

[@marknewton6984]

He was not a bastard but a great tactician. Washington--Lee--Patton with Houston at San Jacinto. Read history instead of calling names.

[@timothybrooks6394]

My favourite scene. Usually the best scene in any movie is just two people talking.

[@ardalla535]

Not sure what that smile from Pickett meant. He finished dead last in his class at West Point so he probably had only a dim idea of what he was heading into. Pickett himself didn't advance very far. He pulled up short and started crying when he saw the slaughter.

[@SarahB1863]

It meant he was cocky and overconfident. that's how I took it.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Late to the party here, but when Pickett gives Longstreet that big grin I always think to myself "Let him do it! Come on, just this once, let him do it!" And I'm a Yankee! That's good film making when it makes you forget what's going to happen, even for a moment!

[@stinkypete891]

"You know what's gonna happen? One of the most asinine frontal attacks in military history.

[@christopherweber9464]

And Ulysses Grant repeated the same asinine assault a year later at Cold Harbor, Virginia

[@hhale]

Fredericksburg was worse. Franklin was worse to the point of murder. There were some battles where frontal attacks worked, Chattanooga for one, but the days that you could send infantry in formation across an open field were ending. Too bad that the European commanders of World War I had to learn the hard way.

[@davesresorts]

What's not shown is that Jeb Stewart's calvary was in the process of doing an end round around the lines and was suppose to attack the union army on the back side and picket being the front side. CUSTER engaged stuart with a much smaller force and stopped stuart's clavary from hitting the union. Thus only picket did and we saw what happened. This was not even mentioned in this movie and many others never talk about it. Not everyone liked Custer, and a lot of people either believe it would take away from Picket or point out how truly stupid the north was and how truly lucky the union was that day

[@nrkgalt]

The British at the Battle of the Somme in World War I.

[@jmrichards5910]

@@christopherweber9464 Don't forget Franklin TN

[@dennisderr3478]

Longstreet knew-- sad day-- I love this movie!

[@KibuFox]

Longstreet was, perhaps, more skilled as a tactician than Lee might ever have hoped to be. He knew full well going into this attack that it was going to fail, but also knew that Lee wouldn't listen. Lee was dead set in his belief that his troops could overwhelm the defenders, and wouldn't hear any dissent. After the war, Longstreet went into politics, and both publicly and privately called for Southern acceptance of Reconstruction and acquiescence to federal laws, including those abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to blacks. He went on to later become a US Ambassador to the Ottomans, and then was appointed the U.S. Marshal over Georgia (the highest law enforcement officer in the state) in 1881. He was close friends with Teddy Roosevelt (who he worked for during Roosevelt's presidency), and Ulyssys S. Grant, and also worked for William Mckinley (also president). To put it simply, Longstreet is one of those Confederates who it's very hard to make the "traitor" terming that young people place on so many Confederate officers today, stick. Oh, and here's one more interesting bit for you: Longstreet led a partially black militia force to suppress a white supremacist insurrection in 1874. During protests of election irregularities in 1874, referred to as the Battle of Liberty Place, an armed force of 8,400 members of the anti-Reconstructionist White League advanced on the State House in New Orleans, which was the capitol of Louisiana at the time, after Republican William Pitt Kellogg was declared the winner of a close and heavily disputed gubernatorial election. Longstreet commanded a force of 3,600 Metropolitan Police, city policemen, and African-American militia troops, armed with two Gatling guns and a battery of artillery. He rode to meet the protesters but was pulled from his horse, shot by a spent bullet, and taken prisoner. The White League charged, causing many of Longstreet's men to flee or surrender. Total casualties amounted to 38 killed and 79 wounded. Federal troops sent by President Grant were required to restore order.

[@rogerborroel4707]

This is a GREAT film! Too bad the Alamo battle could not be like this!

[@albertgerheim4149]

They were slowed by a fence and were sitting ducks as they climbed over it. Some have commented that if the first rank to reach it had destroyed it, the charge would have proceeded much better.

[@robertwaid3579]

My Hat is Off to Mr Ted Turner of TNT, & Turner Network. For Producing this Monumental Film 📽️🎥, and Taking on it's Massive Challenges, of Doing it Right. Now that it's been Over Twenty years Ago, that it was Made and Finished. Many of the Reenactors that even made it? Possible or Conceivable too Do it Realistically, or with Realism in those Crucially Fought, Battle's of it's long Three Days, Duration of Multiple Engagements? Which placed Over 180,000 Men Combined, in a Contest of Bloody Close Quarter Fighting. That Even Fifty Year's, Later in the FIRST WORLD WAR? The Grand Ole General's? OF those Massively Huge & Modern Equipped Army's, had Not Yet? Even learned to Adapt the Field Tactics of Infantry , in that New War, too Overcome the Massive, Huge Capabilities of Modern Infantry Firearm's, or the Huge Advantages of Machine Gun's three times as Fast as the Gatling Gun that was Produced in 1864, but "Thank God" was Never Used in Our Civil War. FYI, I'M Not Even going to Delve or Touch on the Topic of What Modern Artillery was by then Capable of Doing on the Battlefield by Then. The Above Clip, is STILL, AHH just So Typically Fantastic ☺️😊 in it's Realism of General Longstreet's, Face Expressing His Feelings, and Foreboding Doubtfulness of The Attack's Outcome. To My POV, Mr Tom Beringer's Portrall of General Longstreet, was Unquestionably His Finest Role up till then. And as for the Many Other Marvelous Actor's? I'll Say the Same or Better of Thier particular Role as Well. When this Great Film Achievement Came, Out initially in The Late 1990s I was ugh Thrilled, Ecstatic, and Eventually Totally Overwhelmed with it's Brilliance and Fantastic Results. Well I've Said Enough for Now about just the Above Clip. So without Further Ado. I'll Say Thank You so Much for Sharing the Above Brief Reminder 🎗️🎗️ and May God Bless All of US in Due Course, Thank You Again.

[@trevorcollins992]

Never fight uphill, me boys! Never fight uphill!

[@jamesbutler8821]

“Gettysburg, what an unbelievable battle that was. The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable… I mean it was so much, and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country … Gettysburg, wow,” the former president rambled. "Robert E. Lee, who’s no longer in favor - did you ever notice it? He’s no longer in favor. “Never fight uphill, me boys, never fight uphill.” They were fighting uphill. He said, “Wow, that was a big mistake.” He lost his big general. “Never fight uphill, me boys,” but it was too late." That's the whole quote

[@justina9137]

I still think since Lee wanted it so badly he should have led the charge in front instead of just sitting on his horse watching his men fall

[@inbreadfred4293]

Sgt. Barnes great-grandfather.

[@bryanbooker4466]

Such great acting all around.

[@williambowen1771]

Great historical movie

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

Some actors have balls of steel.

[@crocodile1313]

I have stood at that stone wall and clump of trees, looking across that battlefield. Over a mile of open ground, with a slight uphill gradient and that stone wall at the top. Even today, I felt like I could pick off about 5,000 men just myself with a standard M16. That attack was suicide. It's strange that Robert E. Lee's only HUGE mistake of the war, on July 3, 1863, ended up turning the tide of the entire war.

[@docbrosk]

Every class at the Army War College walks the battlefield. Every class reacts the same way. One colonel in my class (all Vietnam vets, I was a Marine there) remarked that his dumbest corporal would not have ordered that attack, or the one on the second day either - that was so bad we all felt the South lost Gettysburg when Hood's & McLaw's divisions were butchered in the same way.

[@SantomPh]

His mistake was not following Longstreet's advice to endanger Washington DC, he fell into the trap of wanting battle instead of wanting victory

[@docbrosk]

Spot on. Going to remember that last phrase.

[@docbrosk]

Well put: battle not victory, the means became the end. Wish I had thought of the phrase!

[@docbrosk]

And yes, I know I repeated myself, just wanted to reiterate the point

[@IslaBolen-y6w]

POWERFUL scene!!!

[@maggiesmith856]

You always think of a charge as a cavalry charge but Pickett's Charge was a slow walk across a mile of open ground , towards an enemy that was dug in behind a stone wall. If you were Union, you had to be very unlucky to get wounded. If you were Confederate, you had to be incredibly lucky not to get killed.

[@Kharkovkid]

I never understood why they didn`t just put the split rail fence under fire to break it up, instead of climbing it under fire...

[@tbeller80]

Artillery wasn't that accurate back then. They had a shortage of ammunition as well and needed to save it to fire on the Union troops rather than a wall.

[@docbrosk]

I wondered about that too when I walked the battlefield. Grapeshot and perhaps canister as well would have broken up that fence leaving other rounds for long range and keeping the momentum of the charge. Might well have made the difference.

[@jonathanallard2128]

That fence was WELL BEYOND canister shot from Seminary ridge, where all Confederate artillery was positioned. Also, artillery wasn't that accurate back then as tbeller mentioned. Also, thje confederate artillery was rather low on ammo, also the frontage of Pickett's charge was 3/4 of a mile, how much ammo is it gonna take to destroy 3/4 of a mile of fence that is rather far away and hard to hit? That's not even an option.

[@DASCO2136]

I walked across that very same field as part of a class trip several years ago. Regardless of what your opinion is, you have to tip your cap to the soldiers who made the charge, knowing full well that the odds of it succeeding were very slim and chances were great that many would be wounded or killed. Ironically, earlier in the film, John Buford made a prediction of this happening before the battle began. Who would've know his vision became a reality, only for the opposite side.

[@Rockhound6165]

Longstreet knew this was a fools errand in spite of Pickett's confidence. It was a suicide attack and he knew it but he couldn't convince Lee. Lee pissed away whatever capital he had in a span of a couple of hours. IMO once the Rebels failed to take Little Round Top, Lee should have backed off Gettysburg and made his push for Washington or ordered more men for Vicksburg. These 2 battles decided the war.

[@stunick1573]

Always amazes me a Zulu Impi would have taken that ridge without canon, without muskets. Different tactics, different fighting styles.

[@jamesbutler8821]

Umm, NO, they wouldnt have

[@ashjogalekar8814]

Longstreet: The most symmetric mane ever seen in cinema.

[@TomG1555]

A lot of commenters are depicting Pickett's Charge as insanity and obvious stupidity. Thing is, Anderson's assault at the end of the previous day across the same ground *had* successfully crested Cemetery Ridge, and only desperate reinforcement directed by Hancock prevented the breakthrough from turning into a rout. This near-success had to have played into Lee's thinking about where to attack the next day. They'd tried the two flanks without success, while the middle had proven surprisingly weak. There's also circumstantial evidence that suggests that Stuart's cavalry assault on Day 3 was timed up to arrive behind the Union line at the same time as Pickett hit it from the front; hopelessly audacious, considering the communications difficulties of coordinating at different ends of the battlefield, and Custer's charge on East Calvary Field stopped Stuart from any rendezvous that was intended.

[@SantomPh]

There was no concrete proof Stuart ever had those orders, he was rather cast adrift in the order of battle and just told to ward off Union cavalry, which was mostly south of the main lines.

[@marknewton6984]

For stupidity, look to Grant at Cold Harbor. He lost 8K men in less than ten minutes..still a world record!

[@brianvalero6272]

anyone whose even dabbles in strategy games and has a cursory knowledge of history knows believes that Longstreet did that you KEEP YOUR ARMY INTACT!

[@michaelmazowiecki9195]

Longstreet knew full well that the Confederate attack at Gettysburg was as senseless as the Union attack earlier at Frederickburg.

[@AboAli-cs2cf]

اللهم صلى وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد و على اله و صحبه و سلم تسليما كثيرا طيبا مباركا فيه

[@bobstewart8032]

Harrison went on to survive Pickett's Charge and The Civil War and returned to the stage.

[@ernestcashion4462]

Pickett hated Lee until the day he died.

[@harryjennings5602]

The one thing that bothers me, and I admit I can never get past, is Berenger's beard. As well as he portrayed Uncle Pete, that's not how Longstreet wore his beard. True story: though I'm much shorter, I do bear a family resemblance to James Longstreet, and in my 20s moreso when I wore a full beard. I was at a family get together and in a hallway next to a portrait of the General. My uncle James Longstreet Sibley Jennings was nearby and said to me, "You know had you served under me," (Uncle Sib retired as a one-star General"), "we'd have tied you down and shaved that mess off your face." I replied, "Yes, sir. And if we had served under Uncle Pete," I said gesturing to General Longstreet's portrait, "you'd not have been allowed around sharp objects until such time as you grew a beard befitting a gentleman." To which Uncle Sib howled with laughter.

[@NathanTransportLLc]

The average conscripted southern male could not calculate 1 mile marching distance and convert it into time spent in an open fire zone. Trusted and depended on others.... command officers with personal financial interest in the wars outcome, namely the continuation of hostage taking and forced labor with the real threat of bodily harm or death for financial profit.

[@nickoorsprong433]

Great movie

[@johnrussell5896]

It is what it is I do the best I can. Never let sneaky people in especially when they don't know.. it is what it is... We should have took the high ground.. nothing coming to us. Is what it is

[@Dutchy-1168]

Longstreet knew ‼️‼️🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@RocKnight11]

0:11 I got a feeling ol' GeorgePickett wasn't smiling like that at the end of the day.

[@1indarkness]

Meanwhile in Tiktok, local college students thought Gettysburg was in England

[@bigcountry4539]

Longstreet saw the futility and imminent suicide of this ill-decided action... smh! Lee should've listened!

[@kevindecoteau3186]

Harrison survived the attack!

[@bobdouglas9599]

He did survive the attack and it was brave of him to march. The fact that he abandoned his family after the war makes me dislike him as person sorry

[@haynes1776]

I can imagine the scene of the last day at Gettysburg before Pickett's charge General Longstreet looking down the mile of open ground before the Union center on cemetery ridge, and having a vision of the disaster that was yet to come.

[@The2ndFirst]

I have to say......I wanted that hat Berringer wore. Not that hat, but a Stetson. I found it and wore it proudly while most were wearing fedoras. That's Cavalry.

[@robertstephson7455]

Longstreet's bad beard lost the battle.

[@irishjw]

It's mathematics if look close at numbers after day 3 the south had lost more men than north, As a result Lee was outnumbered 2 to 1 and Mead was not only getting fresh troops had not had to deploy his reserves. Including the 1st Vermont brigade rate as one of top 3 in war north and south. While Lee is rated brilliant and loved by his men in long run up against Grant who is rated a military genius.

[@marknewton6984]

Grant was hardly a genius. Lee beat him with fewer men in the Wilderness Campaign. After Cold Harbor, Grant was called "The Butcher" by Northern newspapers.

[@brocksargeant1134]

Can't help but wonder what would've happened if they'd attacked silently at 5AM, with no preliminary bombardment. Those types of more modern tactics were used often in the years following.

[@jonathanallard2128]

I would expect the same, probably worse. What do you think? The union wasn't going to be surprised by 15 000 men marching in 3/4 mile of open fields. How would the attacking units keep coordination in silence?

[@LarsCarlsen-or6ky]

Mighty clean uniforms and hats.

[@dmoon7348]

Having been at the Battlefield and knowing the history. I can't help but feel General Lee committed the suicide of the army intentionally...

[@rc59191]

No he just wanted that one decisive battle that would end the war for the Union he said more than once he wanted Gettysburg to be the final battle. Also didn't help that he was really sick because of a bunch of unripe cherries he and his staff had eaten.

[@marknewton6984]

If only Jefferson Davis had picked up on it...

[@howardaltemus353]

Locate the vid by or called 'battlefield detectives'. The confederates were beat on day 1 by the town's layout. It was bottleneck pattern that slowed them down taking the heights. The untested cannon fuses made in carolina and not made in richmond va., which had burned down, were going 200 yards over the union position on the ridge. There should have been no union center to oppose the charge after the cannonade. Insubordinate confederate generals caused the loss of gaining the high ground ie., the roundtops, delays in making charges. The confederate cavalry was not looking for shoes. They were, i was told by Hanover PA citizens, pinned down by the town's militia thus Gen. Lee had no cavalry reconn & intelligence upon which to make good battle decisions. This got them caught by surprise from the beginning of day one. Luckily, what could have been the total destruction of Lee's army, though not all of the southern armies, was averted by more timid northern generaling.

[@dourabbawinner]

Is it timid or more conservative?

[@kylew.4896]

Didn't he take some kind of appointment in Egypt following the war?

[@SantomPh]

Who, Longstreet? He became US ambassador to the Ottoman Empire

[@curly27784]

Damn, General Pickett turned into Ike Clanton.

[@erictimber5849]

Longstreet was too damm late making the charge. alexander , chief of artielly beged longstreet 2 hrs before, (send them foward, ammo running low, for gods sake, send them foward !!

[@MarkhasSteelfort]

Longstreet was the hands down best general the Confederacy had.

[@jameswalsh5023]

I've never understood. Why did they leave that fence intact when they knew it was in the way.

[@Ruimas28]

The fences were very close to the Union line. It was not possible to go there and bring them down. Its like...the main Union line could shoot at you if you got to the fences. And to bring them down you would need to stay over there a couple minutes with some people. Its not like you could do it with a couple guys in 5 minutes. You may imagine they could have tried to fire canons at the fences. But that´s easier said then done. Realize the southern artillery could not even strike the Union line properly. Now imagine them trying to hit a couple fences. They were not that accurate. The artillery would also not be keen on spending ammo shooting at fences. They did not have unlimited ammo and they were already pressed to have enough to shoot against the federal artillery. So....there was simply nothing good which could be made about those fences. They were out there and that was it.

[@456badabing]

His boys did reach that wall

[@AmatureAstronomer]

General Longstreet figured right.

[@brainstewX]

I'm not a military tactician, but would running across the field not have been preferable to walking slowly across it?

[@NorthForkFisherman]

More than a mile in 80-degree heat and woolen uniforms?

[@eq1373]

For a mile and a half, in 80+ degree weather, and in woolen uniforms?

[@Ettrick8]

The frightening thing is, why didn't Lee see what was going to happen

[@thundershirt1]

The name of the movie should have been “Beards Pageant.” Or: “ Beards, beards, beards galore.”

[@godfreysanter1565]

This just shows how stupid war is as a means of solving political differences. The US should have just let them go, like we Australians did with New Zealand.

[@markusadanitsch648]

George can YOU take that hill......oncemore because you stau save in the back looking with your binocolars....always good to be the korps commander

[@lonewolfandcub668]

Madness

[@WG-tt6hk]

The disaster of Picket's charge was lost on the military generals and strategists. Only to be repeated in World War 1. Men ordered to charge headlong into concentrated machine gun fire. An entire generation lost because no one bothered to remember.

[@mrblack888]

There simply wasn't an alternative though. What do you think they should have done, given the state of the art in warfare at the time?

[@WG-tt6hk]

@@mrblack888 When the first charge was done , and the generals could see the futility in their strategy, alternatives could have (and should have ) been pursued. Most of the generals (especially the French) were aristocrats who were more interested in personal glory than the welfare of their troops. They had no empathy for the common solder. They had no problem in wasting thousands of lives so long as at the end of the day they could boast of the "glorious battle" they conducted. It was a case of 19th century mindset being applied to the 20th century battlefield.

[@jonathanallard2128]

@@WG-tt6hk That's a gross oversimplification. Don't take an entire generation of officers for retards, please, the solution wasn't simple. There wasn't going to be any flanking in WW1 once they reached the sea in the north and the alps in the south. It isn't like they haven't tried manoeuvers in ww1, they simply reached the end of the lines. Tactics and equipment evolved A LOT during WW1, that's a failure of your knowledge to propose that nothing was made to break the stalemate in terms of new tactics and equipment, and that all big brass were uncaring aristocrats who didn't give a fuck. Sure it was the case for some, can't deny that. But I wouldn't paint the whole WW1 with that brush.

[@gparsons8]

How bout this thought? Instead of Alexander's artillery trying to effect the line at cemetery ridge had they elevated the guns they could have done some horrific damage on Culp's Hill and behind the ridge.

[@alfonsorolli1645]

George? Can you take that bridge? Ahhh….ummmm….uhhhh.

[@mosesmarlboro5401]

"Do you know what's going to happen?" Always give me chills.

[@johnosborne951]

Nothing like it

[@reynaldoflores4522]

If the Rebel commander didn't have much hope in success, why didn't he simply cancel the attack ? Instead, he ruthlessly sent his men forward in an insane, suicidal mission ! That Rebel commander is a butcher !

[@johnsardonius5711]

@@reynaldoflores4522 he followed the order given by Robert Lee who was general in command of the whole army. Lee believed they can take it. Longstreet didnt (at least as its shown here) in the movie also Longstreet tries to protest to Lee about it but Lee dismisses his protests and carries on with the attack. Though this might be what Longstreet claimed after the war, he took a lot of beating about the charge (they said he delayed enough to get his troops in line, and the position was even better defended.) who knows exactly?

[@RayDoyouagree]

@@reynaldoflores4522General Longstreet was against the charge but he had to follow Lee’s orders. Only Stonewall Jackson could have talked Lee out of it but Jackson had been killed at Chancellorsville. Napoleon repeated Lee’s mistake at Waterloo.

[@haumoanakopua-irwin9623]

How? Gettysburg was 48 years after Waterloo! You tried to sound smart and just ended up proving you're not that bright.

[@sce2aux464]

"He'll attack right up that rocky slope, and up that gorgeous field of fire. And we will charge valiantly...and be *butchered* valiantly! And afterwards men in tall hats and gold watch fobs will thump their chest and say what a brave charge it was. Devin, I've led a soldier's life, and I've never seen anything as brutally clear as this...the way you sometimes feel before an ill-considered attack, knowing it'll fail, but you cannot stop it. You must even take part, and help it fail." - General Buford, United States Army, three days earlier

[@uthoshantm]

If this man said that, what profound wisdom.

[@thomasmullaney4306]

He KNEW he had to stop Heath's division from taking the high ground, or we could be discussing Hancock's Charge. In a battle full of decisive moments and monumental incompetence, Buford's stand waiting for John Reynolds to come up is one of the most decisive of the battle.

[@robdean704]

Some things never change

[@bobholly3843]

Burford didn't really say it. But in the book, Killer Angels, he is thinking it. But for the movie, and for the audience to understand, it was best for the actor to say it outloud. And Sam Elliot was absolutely perfect for the role of the tough as nails cavalry commander, and did a splendid job in Buford's portrayal. Buford & his fight was often overlooked in the battle due to the larger, bloodier engagements, but thanks to this movie, many now get to see just how important & pivotal Burford's actions (that he practically called on his own) were for the battle and the ultimate outcome of it.

[@maggiesmith856]

@@bobholly3843 Buford's holding action ended in a Confederate victory, but it gave the Union troops time to dig in on the high ground, and that was the important thing. In fact, Longstreet urged Lee to withdraw on the first night.

[@shades1718]

the respect that the generals had for eachother is unparalleled, "and that's Hancock out there, and he aint gonna run" He respected the man.

[@TorontoJediMaster]

Longstreet and Hancock weren't roommates. Longstreet was two years ahead of Hancock -Longstreet was the class of 1842, while Hancock was the class of 1844.. However, they did know each other well. I believe the Longstreet knew Ulysses S. Grant better than he did Hancock. Most of the Civil War generals who came from the regular (I..e. prewar) Army had graduated from West Point during the early-mid 1840's; Longstreet, Grant, Pickett, Hancock, Sherman, Buford, Jackson had all graduated within five years of one another. So, they all were acquainted with one another even if they weren't close friends. On top of that, most of them had served in the Mexican-American War together so they had seen each other in battle. Longstreet knew Hancock's qualities and that he wouldn't let the line break.

[@guardsmengunner]

I know it maybe way late to say this, but Hancock was also a Pennsylvanian. And during the civil war, most men fighting fought for their state more than the country. So, for Hancock, this was an invasion of his home. And if you look at the battle itself, a majority of the units on the union side are all Pennsylvanian units. A few others here and there like the 20th Maine and others, but a majority were Pennsylvanian units.

[@dndboy13]

may be wrong but iirc, Hancock was in the ill fated advance on Mayre's Heights in Fredricksburg, just 6 months prior, against defenders under Longstreet. It was sort of the same situation, a stone wall to climb over, a sunken road to cross while under fire from guys dug in. If nothing else, Longstreet knew they werent gonna run while they had such a great chance to re-enact the same horrible scene against the same commander who butchered them at Fredricksburg

[@evanwetzel8397]

shades1718 nobody respected general George Gordan meade the winning general of gettysberg, most don't even know who he was.

[@evanwetzel8397]

Chris Whitbread Meade and Lee were also at west piont.

[@jessefranckowiak]

This scene gives me chills. Longstreet was the analyst of the confederate army; what he's truly asking Pickett is: "do you have the courage/spirits to command this charge?", and Pickett simply responds with a smile. When Longstreet does not return this smile, we're reminded of Buford's earlier words about having to take part in an attack you know will fail. This scene also helps us appreciate the significance of Longstreet's skepticism; his conversation with Pickett implies he understands the importance of the army's willpower and morale, and yet still has qualms concerning the battle.

[@jamesmarjan5481]

I think it wasn’t about wether or not Pickett had the courage, that was obvious, I think it’s more that he hoped there would be doubt about the plan. Then he could bring in another General to Lee as weight to redeploy to the right instead.

[@merikano2985]

Grant is often given credit of being one of the first modern generals, but in this case so was Longstreet. He got it. Longstreet appreciated the advances in technology and was responsible for the defensive placements at Fredericksburg. He designed them with the trust that the stone wall would serve as a trench for his forces and he was correct. When Lou Armistead explains to the Brit about how everybody making the charge was a veteran - well so were the guys they were attacking, and certainly the commanders who fought and survived battles like Fredericksburg (Hancock!). Lee had the same mentality on Day 3 that he had on Day 2, and it was only after learning that Pickett's division was wiped out did Lee realize that the rulebooks of war had been rewritten. What a waste.

[@Gamble661]

All true, the fact that any members of Pickett's division even made it to the wall was, and still is, unbelievable and a testament to their courage.

[@brysebarnes6307]

@@merikano2985 do you know the book that covers the grin because some one said that was real and i wanted to know the book and chapter etc

[@johndoe-xg8gv]

@@jamesmarjan5481 I don't think that's it. At this point, Longstreet knew this was happening, that there was no changing Lee's mind, I think this is him feeling so distraught and helpless to stop what he saw coming that he desperately needed even just the slightest bit of assurance that this was gonna work so he had something to cling to and give him hope.

[@marksolarz3756]

Tom's acting in this movie...............should have got an Oscar...........very,very believable fella!

[@garymorris1856]

I agree, indeed. I thought his performance in this great movie was outstanding.

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

@Mark Solarz - I completely agree.

[@willthorson4543]

Couldn't, it was a made for TV movie.

[@davesaub6562]

@@willthorson4543 No, this was a theatrical release in 1993, not the TV movie from 2010ish. It may have been the only movie that I ever saw in a theater that had an intermission. (it may even have had 2) as it was 4 1/2 hours long.

[@jd.3493]

I believe it was a TV movie but still, it’s underrated and TB was fantastic... and I don’t mean the disease

[@bigbob1699]

Every one should walk that field and get to know what a bad decision Lee made .

[@bigbob1699]

They all moved as fast as they could walk from the nearest train stop. They all dug in where they could and waited till they thought they had an advantage in men or position . You know the rest , it's history. The generals rarely led the charge .@@fredpearson5204

[@stevenm3823]

and it's a marshy soft field to walk also

[@danielpurcell7395]

Steven M I walked it many times in my visits there. I could feel the horror that took place there. Strangest feeling I’ve ever had in my life time.

[@gerikucinski2427]

Having seen what happened to the Union Army when they attacked Longstreet’s prepared positions while crossing open space at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Longstreet understood what would happen to Pickett’s Charge. Sadly, Lee either did not see the similarities between the two attacks, or discounted the reasons why the Union’s attack at Fredericksburg resulted both in failure and heavy losses.

[@stevenm3823]

@@gerikucinski2427 I think there was still a bit of arrogance left in Lee's mind and in the ANV as a whole which led to their belief that they could still prevail on July 3rd with a full frontal attack on Cemetery Ridge.

[@tonypatrizzio4180]

That’s Hancock out their and he ain’t gonna Run

[@jonbranch710]

"That's Hancock out there and he ain't gonna run.." wow just powerful

[@robdean704]

Great line, respect sadly is no more on the battlefield. I'm ashamed to admit I had a hatred for the Afghan muj and the Iraqis I fought against. It was only once I got home I realised I'd fought some brave men especially the Afghans

[@firingallcylinders2949]

Many of the men of the Civil War fought in Mexico together. Reynolds, Pickett, Grant, Lee, Jackson, Longstreet, heck even Jefferson Davis all distinguished themselves fighting the Mexicans.

[@Reagan1984]

It's like if you had to fight your school classmates.

[@mikeggg5671]

​@@robdean704I fought against the afghanis 2. And had they have been part of an army, I would love their bravery to the heavens. But instead they fought out of uniform, as terrorists and partisans. Lower than low?

[@elikahnapace8668]

shoulders slump in resignation before those words uttered great acting

[@petermonteleone8153]

I respect how, even after General Longstreet just laid out the terrible odds of survival, Harrison still wants a musket so he can join the charge.

[@rimshot2270]

He survived and went back to the stage. I'm surprised he was forgiven.

[@randomtraveler9854]

It's possible he was still convinced it would work. If that's the case he probably wanted to be able to say he did his part and fought.

[@HDreamer]

tbf this feels like a talk that got invented for the movie, to make clear to the audience why Longstreet thought this whole thing was a bad idea.

[@petermonteleone8153]

@@HDreamer oh I'm sure of it, I mean, I can't imagine General Longstreet would have had time to wax philosophically with a common soldier like Harrison right before the biggest charge of the war, but it does make for a great scene, which is another reason this is one of my all time favorite movies.

[@DealerCamel]

HDreamer Yeah, in the book this was a monologue in Longstreet’s head. In the movie, he had to say it out loud to someone.

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Have to wonder if Pickett knew his Roman history. Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.

[@millieatr]

0:08 That grin Pickett gets when Longstreet Ask " George can you take that Ridge" Is the same grin my girlfriend gets when I open my wallet

[@lumox7]

Stay single. Your pockets will jingle.

[@servantofzardoz]

true love.

[@shrapnel77]

@@lumox7 Hey, I like that. I'll be using it.

[@michaelcarlson7575]

Still never understood why Pickett didn't bother to charge at Pickett's charge. Well I do--see the rest of his war record...

[@garyfoster3854]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeffsmith2022]

Have to visit the actual battlefield to appreciate what happened there...

[@shrapnel77]

Been to every major battlefield. Gettysburg is my favorite, tons of great sweeping views, especially from Little Round Top (great sunsets!). The others that have stood out: Antietam, Fredericksburg, New Market, Chattanooga and Manassas. Stones River has the cleanest visitor center bathrooms.

[@danielberry9610]

I honestly cried when I walked across that field myself.

[@ser010267]

Been to Gettysburg on more than one occasion

[@michaelraddish7898]

Been there twice

[@donaldgraff3666]

Visit every year. One week and a few weekends. Would love to live there.