Stony Hill and Civil War Ancestor Stories: 159th Anniversary of Gettysburg

We're at Stony Hill just west of The Wheatfield as Kris White shares some stories about the 140th Pennsylvania from his hometown of Pittsburgh. #GettysburgTour
Kris White and Evan Portman of the American Battlefield Trust on the call.
This piece is part of our coverage of the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. You can find all of the videos here: • 159th Anniversary of G...
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[@steveclifton278]

Evan Portman. Another excellent historian. Welcome Evan.

[@blukeblue1235]

Such a sad story about Col. Roberts. He seems like such a good Dad and good man who really loved his daughter. Thanks Chris for remembering him.

[@swlc5555]

I wasn't familiar with the 140th PA Infantry, so watching this was all new information to me. When Kris talked about Col. Roberts writing to his last remaining 10 year old daughter after his wife and other two daughters had died I said to myself, "Please don't say that he died." Unfortunately that was the case, but it was uplifting to hear how the regiment embraced the daughter.

[@molipaul]

Thanks for sharing your familial connections to this battle and the 140th Pa., Kris. Your insightful additions to any video are always special. And Evan, I could watch and listen to you indefinitely. I hope we will be seeing a lot more of you in future videos! Thank you both, for helping to tell the history of Gettysburg-and the story of our country. 👍

[@johnnystir9796]

Kris is such a fantastic storyteller.

[@psalm3432]

Thank you very much for your excellent discussion of the day to day events on this 159th Anniversary of Gettysburg. I Love how this year you are using many others and especially young people in describing the events! I’m enjoying and learning more than ever and I’ve been watching American Battlefield Trust doing this every year. Thank you ALL very much!

[@lizlittle1641]

Those letters are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@stevesimon1994]

You're doing great Evan!

[@jamesgiliberto9329]

Well done Evan!!! Kris, thank you for sharing a part of your family history with us, it enhances the larger historical events that occured at the time.

[@michaelcomfort58]

My ancestor Daniel Wychoff servered in the 140th. We were just there at that monument on July 2nd. Wow thank you for creating this. It means alot to me and my family!

[@Baskerville22]

Kris, I greatly admire your mastery of details in these CW videos as well as the fluency with which you present the history.

[@mwdjr3158]

So well done. Thanks so much.

[@davidspencer6384]

This was superb Very poignant and illustrates how unbearably painful war can be. An excellent presentation. Thanks for posting.

[@creditmark]

Keep the content coming! Love how fast these videos keep coming out along with the live streams

[@charliet1535]

Loving the 159th content. Happy 159th!

[@herberthinton1499]

Fascinating and riveting. The devotion to duty by these men and their valor is remarkable to this day.

[@knutbaardsen6437]

Another great video! Coming so fast I cant keep up. Congrats to a great team who are so enthusiastic its contagious!!

[@nathanbenusa7628]

Love the videos so far keep up the good work guys!

[@Sheilamarie2]

Great job today, so many great videos/great History! Thank you so much, we appreciate you all!

[@michaellaverty1844]

Such touching stories of these brave men.

[@stansienkiewicz2349]

Enjoyed the personal account and the reaction of Washington County experiencing a horrific experience. Appreciate the slow video of the monuments near the end. Helps to capture and read later.

[@denisemabe1764]

Great job Evan!

[@NKDuisburg02]

Evan will surely make his way in the Trust

[@pamelaoliver8442]

Love seeing newer faces too! A piece of unsolicited advice...we're 100% here for what you have to say. Relax 🥰

[@artrogue4150]

Keep up the great work!

[@buckwaddell301]

You're doing great kid !! keep up the good work !!

[@JohnScargall1]

Fascinating stories, all of them. I did not know about the WW1 camps at Gettysburg.

[@allanburt5250]

Fantastic stories 👏

[@richardmatthews6859]

Great presentation, I saw the return of the Sword noted in a transcription of Capt. David Porter Rittenhouse's daily diary.

[@chesterstevenson]

Nice job Evan.

[@StabbinJoeScarborough]

# Evan !

[@davidstotsenburgh4510]

My Great Great Grandfather was 1st sgt in co K of the 118th PA

[@knutbaardsen6437]

Suggestion, being a split state in the war Delaware sent 12,000 troops could you possibly show the monument to Delaware?

[@jorgemartinpaez4376]

550 men from 140th vol inf pa, lost at Gettysburg 50 percent casualties...

[@whitenedtyger1693]

Isn't this area also called The Loop. Why is it called that and is that a name from the battle or does it predate or post date it?

[@biblebeltbeauties8874]

The audio is horrible guys in most of the recent videos

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Sounds good to us. We did have technical difficulties with the "Weather, Heat, Hydration" video but that's all.

[@biblebeltbeauties8874]

@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust maybe I need a hearing aid 😂 sorry guys

[@thesouthwasright3253]

DEO VINDICE, from the Ohio Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Roswell Ripley Camp [>

[@YankeeRebel1348]

Poor Ohioans on the wrong side. The union was where they belonged

[@thesouthwasright3253]

@@YankeeRebel1348 - long live John Wilkes Booth - slayer of tyrants. 💪🏻

[@davidjarkeld2333]

That Roberts guy should have stayed at home and looked after his daughter

[@ajlsrv5490]

I’m trying, but the gettis burg thing is really annoying. Whether it is the proper pronunciation or not, I have NEVER heard anyone, including renowned historians, park rangers, locals, etc. pronounce it that way. There is a pretentiousness to his insistence on pronouncing it that way. In any event, you guys do fantastic work and I have really enjoyed the content lately. Bravo!

[@josamsofilm4528]

BORING!!!!

[@nathanbenusa7628]

Love the videos so far keep up the good work guys!