McGilvery's Artillery on July 2nd - 161st Anniversary Battle Walk with Ranger Matt Atkinson

Ranger Matt Atkinson leads a battle walk on the 161st Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg covering the actions of McGilvery's Artillery on July 2.
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[@Stew-kv8nw]

Matt is a National treasure. He is so good at his profession and you can tell he knows that he is blessed to have a job that he loves doing what he adores. .

[@wlhjr77]

This comment!

[@TheWeatherbuff]

Yay StuffWriter! Happy Independence Day, Sir. And THANK YOU for sharing these great videos with us. I wish I could be there all the time. I was born in PA, and would live on that battlefield if they'd let me. You are doing us all a great service. 😊

[@williamdarnstaedt3118]

My GGgrandfather served in the 5th Mass light artillery. Cpl Benjamin Laurence Graham. The Nation Lives. Great battle walk. Under appreciated subject. Brave honorable men.

[@user-dd2gn1ij9l]

Thank you StuffWriter, I can't get to Gettysburg. I'm in a wheelchair and wanted to go but I can't, thanks again

[@laurapearson8208]

So nice to see you again, Matt. Always enjoy your videos. Hope all is well with you.

[@RichardTClark396]

Thank you stuffwriter!!! So happy to see Matt again!

[@matts9]

My favorite Matt Atkinson battle walk ever! Had no clue about LTC McGilvery! Could be considered the hero of July 2nd...

[@terryelrod5008]

Love Gettysburg artillery. My GGG grandfather was there with Pattersons confederate battery.

[@michaelgreen1267]

Stuffwriter, Thank You so much, for your dedication at putting out such fine videos, so that we can all watch and see these amazing lectures by the park rangers. Matt Atkinson is my all time favorite.

[@user-tv3id2nf5o]

APPRECIATE YOU MATT!!!!

[@howardclegg6497]

All us Red Legs know the importance of McGilvery actions on the 2nd. Thank you again for another tour vid.

[@markcrampton5873]

Why no Medal of Honor for McGilvery ?

[@howardclegg6497]

@@markcrampton5873 It's rare that artillermen receive the MoH. It wasn't till 2014 that Lt Cushing received one for action on the 3rd in which he lost his life manning his piece near the angle.

[@sethmaxfield6658]

@@howardclegg6497 that was more specifically because MoHs were not awarded posthumously during the war. And McGilvery didn't survive the war either...

[@howardclegg6497]

@@sethmaxfield6658 Wars be needen heros to inspire them folks back home dont ya know. Now days they prefer em dead soen as the receipient ain't in no ways gonna be able to dispute their version of what it was that done happened.

[@peterbrown1208]

Another well done production. Your filming is very good and Matt has gotten better with age. I miss my Gettysburg visits, but your videos help fill that void.

[@M_Lopez_3D_Artist]

oh wow i notice some people from past years on this walk crazy been watching them that much

[@OldHickoryAndyJackson]

Lets hear more on Henry Hunt, yes

[@RobertPaskulovich-fz1th]

This presentation was edifying!

[@wlhjr77]

Well done video, thank you

[@mhollman8650]

I have to admit I’m a Matt Atkinson fanboy (all the way out in Eastern Idaho)

[@allanburt5250]

Brilliant thanks for sharing with us 👍

[@cbroma2007]

Great idea to insert photographs as Matt is speaking about the cannons.

[@BoomyNation]

I love Ranger Matt!

[@dervolkstribun6240]

Again, Dan Sickles! The unavoidable General, in terms of Gettysburg! We all love Dan!

[@willoutlaw4971]

God bless Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and all who fought to save the USA and end African American slavery.

[@waynelayton8568]

How did that work out for you?

[@dervolkstribun6240]

I am remember that Armistad-Walk very well. Jesus, we are doing this for a long time.

[@Zoetropeification]

Thanks much Stuff.

[@clarkbuckner4900]

Love the vids! To anyone seeing this....anybody vid the Barksdale 21st Mississippi battle walk on July 2?

[@brt-jn7kg]

My first trip to Gettysburg and I was on that bus

[@jeffreybrown6603]

I believe the mystery battery in McGilvery's line was Battery C, 3rd Massachusetts, Captain Aaron Wolcott.

[@sylviataylor9451]

They must've had lots of Belgian Budweiser horses pulling all those heavy guns😮

[@TheSnowmanvocals]

Thanks for sharing this!! Do you know if it's possible to contact Matt in any way?

[@Frank_nwobhm]

Just like being there

[@johnmills3205]

Freeman McGilvery's defiance of General Hancock's irresponsible artillery orders on July 3 probably saved us from defeat during Longstreet's assault. But that's another story.

[@lonestarbug]

Who is “us”?

[@coryjensen2361]

So Matt ain't going to do the other walks anymore except cannon stuff

[@Boomhower89]

🇺🇸👍

[@unclejack123]

Pink shirt guy wins this years - "I'll be in every shot I can" award .... just sayin'

[@davidberlow9858]

I’m sorry, but we’re not here to learn about the history of a ranger. We are here to learn about the artillery of this battlefield all all the little anecdotes, the personal asides, cheers for the crowd, and the other things, cut them. This two hours long!?

[@WindersRanger]

KZbin can fast forward for a reason

[@lonestarbug]

Precisely. This Ranger is always silly and cracking jokes on HALLOWED ground. What’s funny about 700,000 battle deaths? Yet the goobers always fall in love with him. Disrespectful junk.

[@davidberlow9858]

@@WindersRanger video has editors for a more important reason;)

[@davidberlow9858]

@@lonestarbug he’s from Ole Miss, joking about where the wet dream of the south died.

[@lonestarbug]

@@davidberlow9858 Shazam.

[@stevo9575]

Matt is absolutely the G.O.A.T. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🏆