The First Day at Gettysburg - Ranger John Nicholas

[@williamsolly870]

I’m not exactly sure how you could give a ‘thumbs down’ on this. Extremely informative and I could have listened to this gentleman for hours.

[@PhantomDrums917]

He's a walking encyclopedia Gettysburg. I'd love to take a tour with him. Well done!

[@newyorkeranew]

Damnit. I didn’t know how much I didn’t know until listening to this remarkable discourse by Ranger Nicholas. I don’t mind not knowing a lot of details, but I was missing out on basic concepts of supply, command structure, incentives. Thank you, Ranger, and thank you Ranger Corps.

[@ReadyForThe80s]

Ranger John Nicholas is very knowledgeable and damn impressive with this lecture on the first day of the Gettysburg.

[@garryw1159]

Thank you Mr Nicholas, You speak very well & your knowledge of your history is second to none. As an Australian we have nothing like your battle of independence. It is hard to imagine the number of people who gave there life for there cause. When i holiday in the USA i hope to see you in person and to hear you in person. Thank you Garry

[@SantomPh]

the Civil War was not about independence of the USA...

[@rw2629]

Brad Watson is what is known as a "kook" or a "whacko".

[@robynperdieu3434]

So did you ever get to speak with Ranger Nicholas?

[@alphaomega6224]

Stand near the battlefields at dusk, and try to absorb the deafening silence. Then stand where President Lincoln gave his address, while overlooking the graves of the men who fought but never returned home. It is truly awe inspiring.

[@normansmart529]

@Brad Watson a qqqaa?

[@davidnash1220]

totally brilliant. I love America its history and its people I will see this special place one day

[@Flowerz__]

David Nash where ya from

[@sartainja]

Come on over when this stupid virus is over.

[@manuelkong10]

Come on over!!! See if you can take Culps Hill!

[@dennisjones2282]

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[@chrisdavern9482]

John Nicholas is great …so knowledgeable and keeps your interest ..love these videos

[@tsf5-productions]

The photos of these "heroes and...non-heroes" is a good "tool" to use in these battle stories. You have done well, Rancher John. You know the facts to make the time at this most famous battlefield of the American Civil War so helpful to the visitors. The amazing thing - such a large number of men in these battle engagements. No wonder the casualty is so large.

[@BS3RED]

Best 45 minutes of my day watching this and i'm a Brit. I look forward to going to Gettysburg sometime in the future

[@870Rem12gauge]

I'm sure you'll enjoy it. The military events of those 3 days and the impact on the war is very interesting.

[@danielkennedy9240]

Paul Green We Scots American won the american revolution and fought for north and south. but most of the Scots-Irish American fought for the Confederate South; not for slavery-but for liberty and statehood

[@aldousjosea.castro1887]

+Daniel Kennedy lol... there is a video in this channel that chronicles the Irish Brigade. It pretty much proves your statement FALSE.

[@twitchypaper1391]

Aldous Jose A. Castro he said Scots-Irish. They're actually not Irish at all and are just another name for Ulster Scots. Most fought for the Confederacy as they settled mostly in the Southern Appalachians, especially in the Shenandoah Valley

[@Dragineez774]

@@danielkennedy9240 - Search Costello. Eye opening. Sure, some were Confederate. But Irish soldiers in the Civil War were 5 to 1 Union.

[@DeltaStar777]

Absolut gold, brilliant presentation, thanks for this!! Greetings from Sweden

[@GenghisVern]

These tours are a real treasure. I hope folks get a chance to see these.

[@kttexas34]

even if its been five years since last comment Ive just come across these NPS rangers! 2.2020,,,They ALL So Amazing & the knowledge they have of each site & what occured there ! THANK YALL NPS ranagers!!

[@steed3902]

i really enjoy Ranger John's delivery throughout this entire video, with both Reverence and facts!

[@timwilliams1603]

This guy rocks! About 80% of what he was talking about, I already knew (since I'm a General John Buford fanboy)... But, how do I get this job?! I could die a happy man, being a Ranger at Gettysburg!

[@kennkid9912]

Excellent presentation By PR Nicholas.My wife's g grandfather was with the 43 NC, Daniels Brigade, Rodes Division. Lt Joshua Lee. Positioned to the right of Iverson. They had come down from Carlisle and many soldiers were drunk.They had found liquor there but not much food. Iverson himself was drunk during the at tack.Not sure what the 43 NC did in the following days. Nice job Ranger N.

[@joshuabelmonte12]

I had him for a tour about General Meade. Really knowledgable and great ranger. I highly recommend him for the tours at Gettysburg

[@jrporter50]

It's heart wrenching to hear how many young men died. Brutal war.

[@robynperdieu3434]

Battle between good and evil. Been going on since time began. And is still going on. Look at the Indiana Civil War monument in Pennsylvania. What does that remind you of? Twin towers? The number 11? Since the evil ones have to tell us what they are going to do, I suspect that they are saying Indiana is the next 9 11. Time will tell.

[@SilverFox-fq7xi]

Really enjoyed this talk. He did a real good job of pointing out the areas of troop movement surrounding the town. Good job! Thank You!

[@badguy1481]

GREAT Presentation! You covered ALL the bases on July 1st's action!

[@Dragineez774]

Actually, he has another presentation that gives what was going on north of town that is fascinating and very little known. So this presentation doesn't cover all of July 1st.

[@robertgallagher2484]

Ranger John Nichols does one of the best set up to the battle of Gettysburg I have ever heard.

[@charlescatt4607]

Great presentation. Day 1 outside of Buford is under reported. Love the detail. I was at GB last week I was bummed the ranger programs have been postponed

[@thefilmandmusic]

Gréât history Mr Ranger, thanks

[@lawrencemyers3623]

Good job by Mr. Nicholas. To clarify a few things: General Lee graduated from West Point in 1829, Meade in 1835. Also, the 6th Wisconsin did not charge the Railroad Cut alone, but were assisted on their left flank by the 95th NY and 84th NY Infantry Regiments of Cutler's Brigade.

[@wade43671]

I like the tour guide. Very informative!

[@BennyDawkins]

Thank you! Great video!

[@moxtr]

Very well done. Myself I need a map to make sense of it though.

[@tabithadorcas7763]

Wow! This is the second one I've watched today. I am hooked. I sure hope to get there someday.

[@stevenliszkai7419]

This is a very well thought out explanation - thank you!

[@tianx9275]

Great tour. Detailed explanation. Best I have seen.

[@genewest8426]

Thank you for a tremendous history lesson

[@theworm6870]

Wow, and here Richard Ewell has been vilified in the history books for his failure to take Cemetery Hill on July 1st. Now we see he had very good reason for not attacking it. Sounds like Lee himself is more guilty than Ewell for not releasing those forces from Hill's Corps to give Ewell the strength to do it.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

To Lee's credit, he never once blamed or chastised Ewell for not making that attack. Most of that bullcrap came from Jubal Early who was willing to blame ANYONE but Lee for that defeat or any other defeat following it. He especially held a huge grudge against Longstreet, whom Lee also never criticized.

[@willoutlaw4971]

Jubal Early was such a great Confederate general. Not! Lee fired Jubal Early.

[@july1776usa]

Lee entered West Point in 1825 and graduated second in his class in 1829, Zero Demerits - Meade entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1831 and graduated four years later, ranking 19th in a class of 56 members

[@ulyssesnorth6843]

july1776usa and then he became a real loser

[@indy_go_blue6048]

THE MAN WHO GRADUATED FIRST IN 1829 Charles Mason was born in 1804, and was the one man who graduated ahead of Robert E. Lee in the West Point class of 1829. Charles graduated first; Lee was second. But, interestingly Mason did not serve in the military during the Civil War, but instead was a Copperhead. Prior to the Civil War, Mason, a native of New York, resigned his commission in the engineers after serving for two years, to become a patent lawyer, and moved to Wisconsin. He served as a member of the Iowa Territory supreme court until Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846. He further was active in Democratic politics. Mason was also an opponent of slavery, believing that the individual states possessed the right to maintain this institution if they chose. As he opposed the war effort, while appearing to favor the Confederacy, he nonetheless was loyal to the Union, and had no contact with the Confederates. Charles Mason died in 1882.

[@sartainja]

Superb presentation. 👍

[@wmashud]

Good lesson on Gettysburg history, thank you ranger

[@MTRGUY]

I was there in early April on our way south to Myrtle Beach, wish I had seen this video first. The fields were wet, and little round top was closed, but Devils Den was very interesting. Hard to fathom what went on there as it such a peaceful setting. Hope to go back in a few years and spend 3 days in the area.

[@mrs.witchyperfect9846]

Reynolds was from Lancaster, Pa where his house still stands and is buried in one of the Lancaster cemeteries....was secretly engaged but never got to marry his love as he never came home from Gettysburg...well, he came home to be buried...

[@haynes1776]

These park rangers are awesome. They studied and read the material to do these presentations.

[@davidrobinson8337]

Lee graduated in 1829..2nd in his class. Meade Graduated in 1835. Both were commissioned in the Engineers.

[@jennimccullar20]

Great presentation

[@trainhound1732]

I watch a lot of these videos on Gettysburg. Very informative and holds my interest. I recently did Ancestry DNA and found out out my heritage and family tree originates in southern England but most of my family settled in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the early 1800's. I'm drawn to Gettysburg like no other place and always was there must be a connection somewhere . I would love to know part of my family supported the Union.

[@manuelkong10]

GREAT job!!!!

[@chrisdavern9482]

Great video ha ve watched it numerous times

[@nancywhitten2585]

Lots of info. Great job!

[@jamesmurray3082]

Good story telling John .

[@Zakalwe-01]

Superb, noteless lecture 👏👏👏

[@TheLakota1890]

Why no mention of the attack of the 14th Brooklyn alongside the 6th Wisconsin on the RR Cut??

[@Strasburg57812]

Because they have ALOTTTTT of info to go over in a short amount of time. Each ranger gives a different style tour.

[@amishmafia2019]

Don't forget about the 95th NY also being part of that action.

[@garyalstrand2681]

Most impressive - Thank You!

[@fieryweasel]

It would be easier to understand if the ranger slowed down and took a breath. When he gets going he gets halfway through a word, gets tired of it, and moves on to the next one. He seems very knowledgeable, but he's in such a hurry to tell the story some details carried in smaller words get lost.

[@mms8393]

Great job with the camera.

[@Idahoguy10157]

Both times Lee invaded the north his army was blunted. With heavy confederate casualties he couldn’t replace. Lee did benefit in that the union allowed Lee’s army to retreat with any effective pursuit. Had General Meade aggressively pursued the Army of Northern Virginia and enveloped it, the Civil War would have ended sooner.

[@royskaggs5750]

Wonderful job!!

[@johnswanson4266]

excellent presentation.the ranger was very good and held ones interest.

[@WesternStarTraveler]

I wish they mention Major General John Sappingtons Marmaduke he is my great great uncle

[@cannae216]

Wow, very impressive zoom on that camera!

[@SweeturKraut]

As a kid, I used to have debates about this day. My friend insisted that the southern army dominated the day. My position was that the union achieved its objective to hold superior defense positions. We never could agree, despite the history of the next two days. Sometimes winning means NOT losing. Moving your army away from a foe does not mean you’ve been defeated. Washington’s strategy in the revolution was to simply NOT lose for long enough.

[@jamesearly8518]

Excellent!

[@Slabboy2]

Where was the 143rd,149th and 150th Penna. during all of your 1st day R.R. Cut talk ? Playing poker in the McPherson barn ?

[@Strasburg57812]

You tell us since you seem to know

[@retiredguyadventures6211]

My 2nd great grandfather fought with the 149th.

[@glennmathus2463]

Great video making, nice and stable. Nick the History Kid on KZbin! 120 historical videos.

[@gaetanomaximus8650]

Just as a lark once, one of the rangers should say something like "And over there was where the French infantry formed their lines, and across that field was where the Prussians dug in" just to see how many, if any, catch it.

[@AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Brilliant

[@mathalivivaan2782]

Someone is watched all the play list. what is i saw in the media. could u say who r u,?

[@hiramnoone]

"Reynolds is struck in the head; his horse panics and rides off without him." Question: What was the horse riding? Another horse, a bus or did it catch a cab?

[@scottcarver139]

Lee graduated West Point in the Class of 1829, and Meade in 1835.

[@Strasburg57812]

Google is a wonderful thing. However, this park ranger has ALOT he has to remember without using many tools other than pictures. A for effort though.

[@bjambles1633]

I thought Buffords troopers had repeating rifles?

[@dawni5365]

This guy is,awesome

[@ligayabarlow5077]

Namesake Gen. Francis Barlow, a relative, is memorialized by statue monument near here.

[@21st.centuryprospector]

159 years ago..

[@21st.centuryprospector]

160 now

[@thomast8539]

Listen how this ranger debunks the myth about the great military prowess of Southern officers with his matter of fact depiction of General Rodes' subordinates. This ranger makes it very clear that the Confederates did not always have the best commanders on the field, particularly at Gettysburg on the first day. The Union had some very capable men fighting in southern Pennsylvania during the hot summer of 1863.

[@danmorris8594]

And many happened to be from Pennsylvania. Reynolds, Meade, Hancock. The union did fight harder on home soil, especially the PA regiments. the Pennsylvania monument is something to see. Make it there at sundown right before the covid outbreak.

[@robertbush8327]

He and Matt Atkinson is the best orators.

[@linusherr8257]

I recognize these names because I've played the game, "Sid Meier's Gettysburg."

[@bend2145]

check out ultimate general civil war

[@rc59191]

@@bend2145 I'm stuck on cold harbor lol union side.

[@RAB6969]

#1000, great stuff

[@TheWeatherbuff]

Excellent.

[@lusean193]

Love to talk to that guy

[@PutDownTheBunny]

It would be helpful for the guide to explain to the people the military terminology he is using, i.e. cavalry, infantry, casualties and some others. Most civilians do not know what these mean.

[@mayalackman7581]

I guarantee 99% of people know the meaning of the first two terms. I admit some people may be assume casualties is synonymous with fatalities.

[@danielkennedy9240]

My ancestors never owned or even seen slaves. They fought for freedom against the Romans, English, and Central Government. They fought for states having the right to govern themselves locally

[@Strasburg57812]

Then your ignorance surely is showing. The Civil war was about much much more than that of States rights

[@garyelder4610]

e james where can I get more information about what you wrote? It sounds interesting.

[@blaisevillaume2225]

e james I've heard of looking through rose-colored glasses before, but you must be smoking crack or something. Robert E. Lee was the definition of elite. He was not in anyway shape or form against elites. Dream on...

[@blaisevillaume2225]

G Elder, he probably saw Gangs of New York once and thinks he knows everything there is to know. Were recent immigrants drafted? Sure...but to act like all the Yankee volunteer divisions and Union regulars didn't exist is ludicrous. Besides, anybody saying "the south was the real america" really gives away what kind of angle he's trying to work.

[@blaisevillaume2225]

e james, while I'm at it, I really have to point out what a laughable and shallow point of view you have. You have pieced together a racist fantasy by ignoring large swaths of widely known history of the time. I'm willing to bet you read that on some white supremacist forum somewhere, or heard it second hand from someone who did. Your argument dissolves with the slightest bit of critical thinking. Ever heard of the 1st Minnesota? The 20th Maine? The list goes on...

[@jrchalkart]

very nice

[@genaguzman9384]

I can hear voices of the soldiers in this video

[@sonnyblack71]

Wonder why they never made the movie "Full Measure "

[@yosemite735]

No interest? I would have watched it.

[@Panzerdeal]

50 caliber Sharpe's carbine, breech loading with paper cartridges and paper roll caps for primers average 5 rounds a minute, faster than muzzle loaders. Ranger was right, tho he got a bit confused with the Spencer..

[@bcask61]

Seems like about nine people on this walk.

[@Mrlrobertson]

I want to go to the campfire.,.,.

[@BlairMaynard]

wow

[@jimmywalker1568]

What a blood bath

[@21st.centuryprospector]

Leaving cash town now. 5:35 am 7-1-23

[@johnschneidhorst3406]

The Rebs should have bypassed Gettysburg and headed to Harrisburg ot Philadelphia and grabbed Ammo and more modern rifles from some arsonal.

[@sirprizemuthafakka7025]

Free tour XD

[@dustin1931]

"Ghettusbur"

[@garyelder4610]

Ed O’Neil went on to play high school football and could have gotten a scholarship to a junior college Instead, he changed his name Al Bundy. He married a redhead and became a shoe salesman

[@stevebuk100]

great knowledge but hard to hear because of his regional accent.

[@nevadastrong6108]

How does Dave Ramsey do all these jobs?

[@donaldblankenship7541]

He should go lighter at Shoney's. Also, maybe if he slowed his speech, he'd be understandable.

[@lonewolfandcub668]

Let's Go Brandon

[@PutDownTheBunny]

I like the content. The guide should be given some training on diction and public speaking and this would be even better.

[@anthonyg7534]

Historian representative

[@mlbowen6476]

john needs to lose a few lbs or he might end up a casualty on the battlefield long after the battle was fought.

[@aaglad8604]

it looked like he pulled that picture of gen. lee right out of his ass.

[@ИринаКим-ъ5ч]

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[@gatorgityergranny]

STOP SAYING CAL VAR Y. SAY CAV AL RY.

[@coryreeves2645]

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