The Battle of the Crater - 157th Anniversary Battle Walk w/ Rangers Grant Gates and Tracy Chernault

[@silencedogood5766]

Thank you Stuffwriter! I really enjoy these videos especially Matt Atkinsons talks and walks!

[@Zoetropeification]

Thanks so much for uploading this. This evening I will be viewing in its entirety. 0:26 "Welcome to the battlefield. My name is Grant"

[@Arathor82]

Thanks for posting Stuff Writer, I've been to Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness Antietam and of course Gettysburg. I have never been to Petersburg nor the Crater.

[@dalep6590]

The actual battlefield walk and related information begins at 12:00.

[@matthewhoover8591]

Thank you for that public service. You dropped this 👑

[@paulstan9828]

This will be interesting! Thanks a lot.

[@jeffreyblack9493]

StuffWriter is back!

[@rufusblack1]

Awesome -Thanks

[@jimmyraythomason1]

My great great grandfather, Pvt. Isaac Sanford Thomason with the 64th Ga. Vol. Reg. CSA was there.

[@M80Ball]

It’s a shame we have to give such a detailed brief on simply walking outside.

[@stevehalling816]

Good to see you back, when are you going back to gettysburg?

[@douglyons2678]

The most tortured intro I have ever heard.

[@alldowntheline3146]

So funny. I was thinking if i was standing there in the heat waiting to hear about the crater battle i would have gone crazy. Stop asking us about what we think of when we hear the word home and get on with it dammit!

[@owryan1]

Deadly,

[@thomaslittle8593]

This guy is so preaching and self-righteous I can’t imagine standing out there in the heat getting chewed on by bugs and listening to him blah blah blah on about home and freedom. If you are going on a walk or even watching this KZbin you want facts about the battle not all that other baloney

[@jmal82]

Exactly...I certainly wouldn't want to be made to think too hard about things that could be relevant to civic life today. "Baloney" is right! Just read us the order of battle and tell us about flanking movements and stow all that other stuff -- because that doesn't make me feel good and threatens to make me think about a perspective that might not be my own.

[@thomaslittle8593]

@@jmal82 that blather is not why one walks a battlefield. Feeling good (or self righteous)certainly has no place in discussing the slaughter of a battlefield

[@jmal82]

@@thomaslittle8593 if you enjoy history--and I assume you do because who else watches staff rides for no reason-- I urge you not to miss the chances the study of history gives us to expand our viewpoints by considering the perspectives of others and how those perspectives are relevant today. The tone of my initial response was overly snarky and I apologize for that. It's part of the reason why this country is having issues seeing things from different viewpoints. The lessons of the Civil War go beyond flanking manuvers and regiment numbers and we do ourselves and the people who actually died on those fields a disservice if we allow our curiosity to stop at those trivial points. This ranger was trying to get folks to look deeper. We shouldn't resist that.

[@thomaslittle8593]

@@jmal82 I understand your point and I’m 100% in agreement that time should be spent exploring men’s rational/motivation for fighting. I do not agree that a battle walk is the proper venue. The idea is to walk the ground of the event, thus to be able to understand how events unfolded, and why certain tactics or decisions were made. Additionally the ranger handled his talk badly in my opinion. Spending long minutes asking his guests what word they think of when he says home is rather boring and pointless. Neither the guests or we were gaining insights into the mindset of the soldiers they were simply trying to satisfy the ranger so he would get on with the talk

[@MichaelDeutschman]

Grant and Meade never gave that operation the support and material for it to succeed. Another Cold Harbor.

[@danielwinger5740]

THEY SHOULD BLO IT UP EVERY YEAR.... THEY KNOW HOW MUCH POWDER WAS USED

[@followthewhiterabbit414]

That would actually be pretty cool... way better than any fireworks show

[@cannae216]

What a tightrope these guys and gals have to walk b/c of Lost Cause nonsense. Talking vaguely about freedom and bravery b/c they have visitors from all over the country, some of whom would be too offended if they didn't hear praise for the southern cause.

[@irockuroll60]

Very true. America is at the point where we are expected to dismiss factual history in fear of offended ppl. Slavery was bad-no one needs to be told that. However, that is all they knew in the 1860’s. Their entire life-slavery was present and all around them. It’s what they knew. But it’s a shame ppl are fearful to say anything positive of the south in fear of being cancelled. Military-the south has/had a lot to be proud of. Eventually, all of the statues will be knocked down-Washington, Jefferson, etc all had slaves. Nothing separates them from the southern statues that have been knocked down.

[@MichaelDeutschman]

Seethe

[@reemitchell6528]

this tour is so pro union it's sickening, two of my greatgreat grandfathers were at the crater one was wonded he matterd as well where is the confederate story?

[@mthompson0331]

I mean if you want some traitor-praise, there are plenty of alternative history channels that seem right up your alley!!

[@reemitchell6528]

@@mthompson0331 bless your heart

[@mthompson0331]

@@reemitchell6528 and bless your dumbass too

[@MichaelDeutschman]

​@@mthompson0331 assblasted 😂