Iverson and O'Neal's Brigades - Gettysburg Battle Walk with Ranger Matt Atkinson

Ranger Matt Atkinson leads a battle walk covering the actions of Alfred Iverson and Edward O'Neal's brigades on July 1.
Note: A major heat wave resulted in the walk being done entirely in the shade on Oak Hill for visitor safety.
Ranger Atkinson and the NPS hold the rights to the notes and lecture.

[@ElectrikNYCfunK]

I really hope Matt has an idea of the amount of fans he has. Not all of us can make it to one of these walks. Thank you so much for posting these!

[@lespangen]

Agreed he’s most entertaining and n formative: I’m disabled and learning a great deal watching and listening from my wheelchair) ( from Ohio and now reside in VA which of course has many battlefields have a lot to visit and see if and when I can drive and walk again😬

[@ElectrikNYCfunK]

@@lespangen Heyhey! It is what you make it new friend! Try your best to enjoy all the battlefields & history, luckily there are alot more wheelchair accessibility & people out there always willing to give a extra hand if needed. Virginia is very beautiful!!!

[@christijoy0878]

I could listen to him tell stories all day long! So knowledgeable and he cracks me up😆

[@robertschultz6922]

Wish they could film every one of Matt's battle walk and nigh camp fire talks. He is a genius god bless him

[@shiningstaer]

Does this person not? It seems as much. I need to go there more

[@dr.johnpaladinshow9747]

Just came across your work. Thanks so much. Appreciate the new post... was running out of material... Been on a bit of a binge w/Ranger Matt. ;-)

[@paulstan9828]

Always great listening to Mat. Thanks for recording and posting his lectures for all of us.

[@kttexas34]

its SOOO Much better when yall pan the camera to the sites hes talking bout so we can see what the heck hes talking about instead of on matt all the time,,, =) Sorry matt! LOL

[@jacobmasters438]

Thank you for all the videos posted. Matt Atkinson presents the information of the battle so well that anyone who listens, can gain knowledge of the battle. As a dedicated member of the American Battlefield Trust. It is very nice to see the younger generations on our battlefields. Only through them can these battlefields be remembered in such a way that countless generations to come can benefit through it's understanding.

[@karlatessitore2484]

You are So Correct Jacob!!!!! I couldn't agree more!!!

[@scottcoffman8306]

In history class you only get the big picture. With Matt you get the grunts eye view, well done! Matt's the best.

[@mobilechief]

You Sir are great

[@artrogue4150]

Excellent Ranger Matt work ! interesting finding out that im not alone in binge watching Matt's lectures.

[@marosenmd294]

No, you are clearly not alone.

[@TheWeatherbuff]

@StuffWriter Thanks again! Another great program. I appreciate your efforts :) Oh, nice avatar too. Uncle Billy.

[@bmet47]

Hi Matt! Glad to see you're still working and entertaining!

[@leonidaslantz5249]

The insights into the maelstrom of the battle given by Matt Atkinson and recorded by StuffWriter are awesome. Thank you for making these videos!

[@GVCCSupt]

Ranger Matt is Awesome!

[@pilotmacklroy]

Love this guy. If/when I have the privilege to go to Gettysburg i hope Matt is there.

[@kimberleyannedemong5621]

Delightful as usual Matt. While all the rangers are knowledgeable you are by far the most entertaining and easy to watch while being informative.

[@marymoriarity2555]

Kimberleyanne Demong yes kudos to all the park rangers for their tours.

[@wes2262]

Wonder what Matt is like after 5 shots of José Cuervo?

[@karlatessitore2484]

OMG! That's Too funny!!!!

[@bruceschmidt3404]

I enjoy Matt tremendously and always look forward to postings of his lectures!!

[@dervolkstribun6240]

Stuff writer, thanks for your work. Even we civil war buffs in Germany love Matt deeply. And we honour your work. Deo vindice. Do I have Matts and your permission to put German subtitles underneath your common videos? Your obedient servant Curd Schumacher

[@chefjonathannagy3866]

Hope you do tours this year Matt! I'll be lookin out for them.

[@kenanacampora]

Tremendous videos and thx to ALL park ranger guides. Scraped my shin on a stone wall at cemetary hill while walking in the snow a few years ago. It was perfect. Hurt at Gettysburg. 😬 Visitor center and panorama room were excellent.

[@kjsdahl]

Wonderful tour- thanks for recording!! Terrific tour as always Matt!!

[@Goffas_and_gumpys]

Just watched this excellent video and then noticed the longer redux version. Then I watched that :-) Oh well. Just reinforces the belief that Matt and Stuffwriter produce great informative videos.

[@liedenier]

Thanks StuffW. Matt is great!😎

[@infinitejest9855]

I gotta get out there next summer thanks for posting these Ranger Matt is definitely a favorite

[@dougkidwell7142]

Matt Atkinson is fantastic!!!

[@TyroneJemielWashington]

An amazing story and presentation from a great historian Matt Atkinson. The defeat of the democrat slave owner confederate party at Gettysburg has always fascinated me. Thank you for posting.

[@huddlechannel2932]

Anybody who breaks out a Ric Flair "whooo" is alright 👌 in my book!

[@jacobmasters438]

6th, 26th and 12th Alabama Left to Right.

[@MikeKye200]

I can remember this ground from an old game I loved in the mid-90s, Battleground 2:Gettysburg. Great to see the ground in this battle walk. Matt is great.

[@kjsdahl]

The first time I heard a reference to my Buffalo bills in a battlewalk. Thanks Matt for dredging that one up ugggghhh

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

BEST THERE IS

[@SuziQ499]

No Excuse for O'Neal however Iverson did try and redeem himself gaining plaudits for his work with the cavalry where he showed bravery and competence late in the war , Its debateable where Iverson was at the time his brigade advanced most sources put him in the rear of the brigade but not in the woods its also worth noting the lack of senior officers in the regiments and the reason why no skirmish lines were thrown out to add to that Baxter's union brigade were hard as nails veterans.

[@marymoriarity2555]

Did anyone film the campfire talk about PTSD ?

[@ldg1030]

1:10:16 more then 200 have watched the video, Matt.

[@jupite1888]

Thanks StuffWrier for another Ranger Matt Adventure!

[@decimated550]

1:22:00 Iverson's brigade marches forward into the concealed federal lines of fire, and into history

[@decimated550]

1:31:25. 79 dead men who fell in a line

[@marymoriarity2555]

Where is Benjamin Atkinson? Really enjoyed him being with his father and reading. Nice looking young man. A son of whom I’m sure his parents are very proud. Thank you Stuffwriter sir for posting the videos

[@fateagle4life]

Matt has only one bad thing going against him. He is an Ole Miss fan!!!!!LOL

[@robertb.hinojosa2138]

Love the videos. Are there any videos on the North Carolina Regiments? Specially the 52nd North Carolina

[@Aiden_884]

Love your videos, want to plan a trip to Gettysburg soon. Matt is my favorite guide from your videos. Is there a way to check what walk he is leading for a specific day?

[@StuffWriter]

www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/battlewalks-campfires.htm

[@gbjanuary]

Xfactor 88 think most of the guides are good Matt just has more humour.

[@marosenmd294]

@@StuffWriter No longer a good link! Please update link.

[@renegodde5483]

Even some fans from Germany... 😉

[@dervolkstribun6240]

Oh ja. Matt is my icon. The best ranger ever. Deo vindice

[@ColbyHiggs]

Thanks again!!

[@travisbayles870]

General Oneal is buried in my hometown of Florence Alabama theres a bridge here named for him He later became governor of Alabama

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Yes he was such a politician his whole life. Just not a battlefield leader.

[@michaelredmond4390]

General Iverson is a cousin of mine

[@marosenmd294]

Your cousin should have assumed a non-military occupation, no statues were erected for Iverson!

[@michaelredmond4390]

@marosen,md not a statue but there's a shrine in GA

[@mregensb1sgt]

Bad day for North Carolina.

[@gbjanuary]

Mark R sad day for all Americans ♥️🇬🇧

[@nimitz1739]

Do these battle walks cost mone?

[@ScottAvellino1]

Nope!

[@decimated550]

You would be well advised to give a donation afterwards, it would be the polite thing to do

[@bryanhoffman6599]

He forgets I have a seven-shot revolver

[@48William]

Excellent Matt

[@zettle2345]

Thank you stuffwriter and Matt... The question I am left asking myself is this: If Rhoades was such a competent commander, Why did he order an attack into the face of withering cannon fire? Because he had ordered his troops to hide from said cannonade, by withdrawing into the woods they would have to leave to make this attack???

[@palibrae]

It's "Rodes"...but can you name one Civil War commander who did not order a frontal attack against artillery? Iverson and O'Neal had their attacks broken by infantry fire, by the way.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Not all cannon fire is accurate. And if you get closer to the cannons using changes in terrain elevations you can actually hide and shield yourself from the cannon fire. That’s what Rodes brigades did to basically be intact until they got within 50 yards of the Union infantry.

[@marymoriarity2555]

After listening again the troop losses seem incredible. Were the commanders really drunk before they lead the men to the slaughter ? Ah they hid in the rear.

[@model-man7802]

Too many commercials,not worth watching because of all the interruptions.

[@ldg1030]

Bathroom, snack, and Googling break.

[@rodgerosborn7124]

U tube prime. Don't be so cheap.🙃

[@jennyswift777]

@@rodgerosborn7124I was like, " what commercials"? 🤣

[@marymoriarity2555]

I like ranger Atkinson but sometimes less humor would be more appropriate. It’s tiring

[@rayflores2471]

Your'e tiring, all you do is piss and moan in all your posts. Stop bitching all the time. You must be the person they call when you want someone to ruin everyone's good time.

[@gbjanuary]

Mary Moriarity think probably breaks up long talk which some people might struggle with.

[@sartainja]

Ray Flores Amen, Brother Ray. If you don’t like Matt’s humor, go to another post.

[@rmp3648]

@@rayflores2471 WELL SAID!!

[@rmp3648]

And yet here you are watching vids he's in.

[@marymoriarity2555]

I wish there weren’t so much traffic noise but the roads are main arteries from surrounding towns. I thought also with the intense heat battle tours were cancelled.

[@rayflores2471]

Stop worrying so much, let people enjoy life.

[@marosenmd294]

What the hell is wrong with you. You clearly have some significant issues, psychologically.

[@marymoriarity2555]

I honestly felt all such walks should have been cancelled. It was nonsense asking any employee to do an outdoor tour and dangerous for visitors. The park had no sense st all.

[@rayflores2471]

I guess everyone should just stay at home and watch television. I swear people are so pampered today they think anything with even a remote amount of any danger shouldn't be done. How about we just plaster everyone in Kevlar to make sure everyone is perfect safe? I have no idea how these tours are any more dangerous than people getting out of their cars and walking the battlefield or should people just sit in air conditioned busses and view everything out of a window?

[@stevent9179]

Go find your safe space snowflake.

[@howardclegg6497]

Are you daft?

[@karlatessitore2484]

@@rayflores2471 LOL Well Said!!!! Kudos!!!

[@marosenmd294]

Hey Mary, you're a complete idiot for posting, have you noted the number of supporting posts?!! U need 2 STFU!!!

[@TheMeatCutter]

Thank you once again Stuff Writer! Relay to Matt, if you could, that "Apple, Ball, Quarter" is now my favorite quote of his lol

[@greenriverviews6819]

Atkinson's brigade !