Rebel Breakthrough: Gettysburg, Day 1 | Barlow Knoll, Oak Ridge, Seminary Ridge | Early, Pender

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July 1, 1863. The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg had gone for the Union through the early afternoon. However, by 3pm, a renewed rebel front threatens.
Heth and Pender hit against Meredith's Iron Brigade at Herbst Woods. Ramseur strikes Paul on Oak Ridge. Jubal Early and Doles hit Barlow Knoll on the Union right. Doles and Gordon's brigades turn the tide in favor of the Confederates
Barlow Knoll falls. Barlow is wounded and replaced by Ames. Ames division is now in retreat to Gettysburg. Schimmelfennig's division is now alone on the Union right.
In the Union center, Paul is hit by Ramseur. Daniel's brigade has advanced onto Oak Ridge. Paul is wounded, and Oak Ridge will likewise fall.
On the Union left, Meredith's Iron Brigade is driven back to McPherson's Ridge. Stone's Pennsylvania Bucktails at McPherson's Barn are overpowered by Daniel's and Brockenbrough.
Doubleday's Corps is now being driven from McPherson's Ridge. Schimmelfennig's division is now in retreat. Schurz's Corps is in retreat to Gettysburg. Coster's brigade tries to slow Early's advance, but they too are thrown back.
Doubleday will make a last stand at the Lutheran Seminary. Biddle, Meredith, Cutler, and Dana form here. Pender's fresh division attacks, and Doubleday retreats.
There is now a foot traffic jam in Gettysburg with both Doubleday and Schurz's corps in retreat through town. Hancock has arrived and assumed command over Howard.
A film by Jeffrey Meyer

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[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

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[@frankbrunner5148]

Best description of day 1 battle. Looking for the next one to follow. Thanks for posting

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@VernAfterReading]

Wow! And ends with a cliffhanger to boot!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

More to come!

[@cbroma2007]

Stellar presentation, as always. My great grandfather, John Hatch Stover, was part of Smith's brigade, the 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. He fought alongside his brother, William Simon Stover, who was wounded in the battle on July 3, but recovered enough to rejoin the regiment and served until the surrender at Appomattox. John Hatch was wounded during the siege of Petersburg and was captured there while hospitalized.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

That's neat that you have those details!

[@phillippeterman1051]

45 minutes - I’m going to watch this just before bed time😊…..

[@Squatch_Rider66]

Great detail on the opening engagement. Your narration is very compelling and insightful. Looking forward to the next installment. Another Masterclass on the Civil War.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend! I really appreciate it.

[@drewswomley7787]

these videos are great. i'm a local, born and raised. and i run these roads 2-3x a week. after all these years, now i finally understand and can visualize the day-to-day battle movements as i'm enjoying the sights.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you. I went to Dickinson in Carlisle, so that part of PA is dear to my heart. Very pretty there, and a great place to walk/run/bike.

[@user-tv3id2nf5o]

Just a terrific explanation / diagram of the battle! I will watch it multiple times!! THANK YOU!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@brucetehan7480]

Thank you for making these videos. They are terrific.

[@gringofett3944]

This is a beautiful account and illustration of the battle. I commend you. My direct ancestor was there that day in the 4th Georgia regiment, DOLES brigade. I got goose bumps watching the action in the video and it took me back to the day I visited the battlefield. Thank you!

[@jonathandrouillard6664]

Great job, this gave me better understanding of how the 1st day ended. Thank you, Jeff!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@jimmatasovsky9813]

This helps so much with understanding how the battle progressed! Thank you so much for doing this!

[@cliffordwaterton3543]

viewing from across the pond - fascinating, compelling and informative. Truly excellent.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend.

[@BenBreeg1138]

This is incredible. I am extremely familiar with the battle but this shows details and helps me understand positioning better than anything I have come across. I hope you do more!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! More to come!

[@georgewilkes02]

Gordon’s Brigade were some BEASTS

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Gordon and Doles turned the tide on Day 1. Big day for Georgia.

[@erikmyers1781]

I love how detailed you are. Very well done

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

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Love this channel absolutely to bits. Fantastic production quality, and excellent history.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend!

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GREAT JOB! These are wonderful videos that bring the maps to life.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

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I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! Thanks, Jeffrey!

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You are very welcome!

[@AshokaNH]

So good!! Thank you!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@georgesmith1759]

Gosh dag-it..., this ended!!! Fantastic, please continue!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

More to come!

[@michelesambiase3237]

Thank you so much

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@downsclan]

Fantastic video!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks!

[@nowthisnamestaken]

Ill be saving this for tonight. like #47

[@brichess8227]

great stuff

[@nelsonbailey310]

Topo graphic lines donating height above sea level would be cool

[@crippledcrow2384]

You should be teaching a class. You are good at what you do.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I had the opportunity to teach at a college for 4 semesters, and maybe I will return if the opportunity returns. Thank you!

[@expatexpat6531]

This was extremely well narrated. Bravo! QN: If this were a Napoleonic-era battle, I would expect a cavalry charge at some stage. Disregarding Gamble's troopers, did the Union side not have any purely cavalry troops that they could have used on this first day?

[@williamcarter1993]

Civil War cavalry didn't fight like that. They had carbines and fought like mounted infantry. Charging a line of riflemen would have gotten them killed And no there were no other cavalry brigade there on July 1. The others were with the army of the Potomac

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! As some folks have said, by the time of the Civil War, the rifle power of an infantry line had made cavalry charges outdated. Cavalry were scouts by this time. They were meant to spot enemy.

[@BenjaminDirgo]

Time to clear my schedule for the next hour a new video just got posted

[@ken0272]

Excellent

[@apis_aculei]

Excellent.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Many thanks!

[@glennedgar5057]

Well done

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@jasonroberts6080]

Shurz was a divsion commander as well. Not a Corps commander. Howard was in command of the 11th Corps.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Schurz had the division until Howard was made field commander, then Schurz become the corps commander. When Hancock arrived, Howard returned to corps command and Schurz back to division.

[@stevencooper4422]

35:15 hey both regimens have my name!

[@herstoryswitness]

Great! Really takes you there. Why were there so many NY troops here? Was this usual due to higher population? Did they get there first? Were there just different units? Interesting.

[@williamcarter1993]

So each brigade on the US side was formed of multiple regiments from wherever. They didn't really organize them by state. As a regiment was formed, they would just March off to where the Army is and eventually be put into a brigade or division. This is the Eastern theater of the war.So you will have a lot of regiments from eastern states. For battles and places like Tennessee, Mississippi, Or Alabama, you will have a lot of regiments from Midwestern states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

[@herstoryswitness]

@@williamcarter1993 Thank you so much! I'm just starting to learn about this although I have had veterans in the family back to the French and Indian Wars. I had seen this in the Revolutionary War but assumed it was a shortage of population or equipment. This explains a lot. It will also be harder to get to a place if you are living in the wilderness. Thanks again.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

New York offered the most regiments to the Union side. New York City, Troy, and Buffalo were giant populations (like now), so they populated many regiments.

[@briancoleman971]

Gordon’s brigade was in Early’s division, not Rodes.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I'm pretty sure I said "Gordon's brigade from Early's division and Doles' Brigade from Rodes division" each time.

[@terryp3034]

Wasn't the Iron Brigade disbanded after this? What a brutal day they had. So many hours on the firing line! Survivors surely were scarred for life.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

This day essentially ended the career of the Iron Brigade. Brutal final stand.

[@terryp3034]

Thanks for confirmation. This battle was this army's finest hour. So many tenacious stands and desperate advances by men who knew the price would be extreme. I truly believe the Union won this battle because of the courage of the ordinary soldier.​@JeffreytheLibrarian

[@jedknouse7053]

Mc FER son, there is no Mc FEAR son. After making it almost 3 minutes into this video I had to stop. The amount of mispronounced words is ridiculous. You want to educate people but are spreading misinformation. The town is called Gettysburg, Not GettEEEEESburg. Where are you getting all these E's. The founder of the town was named James Gettys

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for the feedback. However, the surname McPherson can be pronounced either way. I'm from Pittsburgh, and we say Get-ee-sburg. I went to Dickinson College in Carlisle, right up the road from Gettysburg, and that's how everyone said it there, too, and they're locals. "Heth" I believe is pronounced "Heath." It's an old English name, likely derived from the word "heath" like a farm.

[@jedknouse7053]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian I'm a local born and raised here for 40+ years. You were a visitor for a bit. I suggest you listen to a few of Tim Smith's videos as he goes over the COMMON mispronunciations everyone BELIEVES are right but are wrong. The battle didn't take place in Pittsburgh, it was here. And that's how the family says their name. And just because a lot of people pronounce something wrong, doesn't make it right. There's a huge part of the population who say George WaRshington and I just cringe. It's like the slang of "let me axe you a question". AGAIN, just because a lot of people say or do something, it doesn't make it right.

[@williamcarter1993]

There can be multiple pronunciations. Regional accents are a thing. Also, this was just rude because none of the differing pronunciations affected the knowledge and quality of the video

[@jedknouse7053]

@@williamcarter1993 Why teach something if you don't know or can't give good information? It's okay Wolliom, pronunciation doesn't matter right? Same for you Jiffriy. Carry on with the lazy research, butchering of these historic names, and being disrespectful to those who have died protecting our freedoms.

[@craighorve4127]

Fantastic video!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!