Urban Combat in Gettysburg | History Traveler Episode 129

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@kristilynn8755]

Love this channel!!!! I’m obsessed! Thank you so very much for sharing your passion , I hope one day to be able to see these amazing locations and pieces of history myself. Definitely an inspiration 👏👏👏❤️ AMAZING CONTENT * watching from MAINE 😃

[@randomunicorn1578]

I love the way you ask people to subscribe. I see so many videos where they ask you to like and subscribe at the beginning of the video. I usually don't do either. When I see your posts, I like them before I watch. I know its going to be excellent!

[@fredlist7091]

I was wondering if you were going to talk to Tim Smith in this series. He's a legend in Gettysburg and Adams county historical knowledge. Bravo!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

His depth of knowledge really is amazing.

[@1psychofan]

Another great thing about your videos is that you give sources for more info and INVOLVEMENT-I love that!

[@amysheldon9966]

It's kind of weird to see this because I was just there in April if you do go to Gettysburg make sure you stop by Dobbin house for a meal

[@DrRockter5150]

Being a Civil War reenactor, I love learning new things. The fact that you would be turned away if you showed up at the wrong Corp field hospital was something I found extremely interesting. I never knew or even considered that. Fantastic video, as always!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Yeah, I thought that was interesting as well. Thanks!

[@MiJacFan1]

Yeah, I thought that was interesting. Imagine " excuse me, but I'm in dire need! I'm holding my head on my neck cuz a cannonball hit me!" "Oh, sorry, you're going to have to huff it up the street to your own hospital, can't help you here!"

[@dominquerobinette1235]

I'm right there with you buddy I've been reenacting for around 12 years and I know quite a bit about the civil war but I always strive to learn as much as I possibly can! --- dom 29th VA coF

[@Cookie-gn4qk]

How fun this experience was to actually visit the town and learn about that battle carrying over into the town. My favorite is seeing the “witness tree” and the actual photo of that tree . If only that tree could talk!

[@Type-zg8mu]

I agree with you. The witness trees are so cool. I love when they have old pictures of them.

[@davidking909]

There are actually a few witness trees still alive. There are a couple in town right next to each other plus several in and around the battlefield. If you do some research online about the trees,you might have to dig, but it's worth the time. If you're close enough to Gettysburg to visit and see these this trees. It's leaves you with a great deal of satisfaction. Good luck

[@SandervkHistory]

Those shells and cannon balls in the wall..... They put alot of effort in preserving those little pieces of history!! Thats amazing to see! 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Pretty cool! Just imagine what's under the ground.

[@WalkwithHistory]

Very cool physical history still preserved. Thank you for showing it!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

[@americanschweitzer45]

I love watching Tim Smith on the American Battlefield Trust and the Adams County Historical Society videos! He is one of the foremost historians on Gettysburg!!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

One of the best!

[@K.Lovelace1968]

Thank you for this series, I am really enjoying it.. I love all of your videos, every time I get a notification, I stop what I am doing and sit down and watch, I am a history buff myself, thank you again for another educational video... Have an awesome day...

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you like them!

[@clifforddreaden3483]

Im going soon

[@bradbalderson8172]

Tim Smith is a great historian and knows Gettysburg!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Like no other.

[@johnresto1603]

When him and Garry Aldeman do a tour of gettysburg, it is fantastic. They are a dynamic duo.

[@Resurgam1981]

Thanks, Tim's Dad!

[@Resurgam1981]

Kidding! Love hi?

[@Resurgam1981]

Him*

[@oWallis]

I always loved all the witness trees that they've marked all over Gettysburg. Just getting to touch something that was there during the Battle and "saw" it happen is so cool.

[@charlesmaeger6162]

Two Southern soldiers that were fighting at Culps Hill, at night on the first day, ducked into a house in south Gettysburg to get a few hours sleep. Another fellow soldier stood out front and after a few hours went in to wake them up and return to the fighting.

[@ChrsGuit]

@thehistoryunderground. Be sure to visit the Gettysburg Museum while in town... There is an INCREDIBLE collection of artifacts, including a collection of personally owned and combat carried Major Richard Winters items

[@roadlizardcu8664]

It is staggering to imagine the amount of munitions from both sides of the conflict that were fired during the duration of the battle. Can't imagine the fear that family experienced when that unexploded live shell rolled into the room they were in! So many stories that have not been told... Thank you for another well done video and for preserving the history.

[@pamelakern2849]

Very interesting to hear of the damage and violence in the town . I wasn't aware it was so bad !!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Pretty crazy what those people went through.

[@Tshanholtz1991]

I may just take the kiddos to Gettysburg this weekend or next sense I live 30 min away. It’s my husbands favorite place and mine sense I studied American history in college.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

You should! Going to do a group meet up there in June. Details on the Facebook page.

[@aprilm3848]

I watch this series again and again. Thank you for treating both sides so respectfully. Tim Smith, of course, is a genius in all things Civil War. I hope to meet him on a future trip to Gettysburg. Thank you for this series. I’ve enjoyed it so much!

[@cridgeway666]

Really cool. I learned a lot from this video that I hadn't learned in all the time that I've spent researching.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I'm learning a lot too. Thanks!

[@skimmer8774]

Fantastic! You are doing such a great job with this adventure. To have the enemy troops and live firing right outside your home had to be terrifying.

[@mattstrevig287]

Great episode. Said it once, love seeing our history

[@donkirby3551]

Been there but missed much of this part of town. This gives me reason to go back.

[@timsterrett2417]

Thanks for knew information,I stayed at Farnsworth house for 5days took in I could but you have shown me things I didnt know,the history there is always fascinating, I like all your videos, Thanks for sharing.

[@HuntStacheHistory]

The second I saw the title I knew this would be a good one. Great video, learned a ton! Would love to of explored the town with Tim in person, I'm sure that was quite the treat. 👍

[@patriciaspadea2266]

Second time here!🇺🇸 ☮️👍💖And your as smart as Tim! Great video and series! Thank you

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Ha! No way, but thanks.

[@jayuihlein1664]

Another great adventure! Thank you. Keep up your interesting work. I will be watching.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@alecs6492]

Having an old civil war cannon ball stuck in your wall, could you imagine?! Lol Good stuff!!

[@joshhilliard9013]

Fantastic job !! Couldn't ask for anything better than this page to learn about history..well done!!

[@johnvaldez6997]

"Calvito" is so knowledge, he never goes anywhere with out his "cap", his cap is so iconic, Everytime I see one, my thoughts dwell on "Calvito" and his knowledgeable tours of history.

[@woahhbro2906]

It's interesting, war in general seems so matter of fact when you're only viewing the battles. This look into how the war affected the civilians makes it so much more real and tragic.

[@BoomyNation]

My bucket list is for you and Park Ranger Matt Atkinson team up in a video of Gettysburg. Outside of your content, he is my all time favorite Gettysburg park rangers. If you aren't familiar with him, look him up.

[@beadahm8733]

Again very good! Urban fights should be terrible. Thank you, very interesting

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@sarahs.9292]

Thank you for this series. I have enjoyed each episode so far.

[@model-man7802]

Any but me notice how the Hotchkiss shell seemed to never go off when they hit?Down at the James river there was a sharp duel between two pieces on opposite sides the Confederate Hotchkiss fired six rounds and none exploded.The duel was watched by troops on both side and in the 80s I went a gun show in Richmond at the state fair grounds and there was all six round dug out of the river bank.The guy tracked the location and found them.👍

[@OpieDogie]

I am so disappointed!! Not with your video, of coarse, but because I missed so so much when I came to Gettysburg a few years ago. I have to come back now, this is crazy awesome stuff. Thanks for your videos!

[@mdm6098]

I've been to all these sites. After 4 visits, I need to go back. So much more to see. G-burg is a great place to visit. A ghost tour is also recommended.

[@MiJacFan1]

Gettysburg looks like a sleepy little town. I know I haven't seen it all, but it just looks so cozy. That would be so crazy to live during those times and having guns fire and cannonballs whizzing past you while trying to eat dinner.

[@RobertWoodman]

This is a great video! I was not familiar with the urban fighting in Gettysburg. Thanks for making this video!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JB-hl1qx]

Stayed @ the farnsworth house in 2019. Definitely recommend it . Did you get a chance to check out the jenny wade home ? Its awesome. the tragic story of the only civilian killed during the battle the hole from the bullet that killed her still is in the door .

[@Stopsign32v]

Is it weird that to me, the coolest thing out of all of this is the Witness Tree? To think that something today is still alive that was also alive when the Gettysburg battle and Abraham Lincoln passed by it...If that tree could talk...

[@moorehistory7988]

Such a great video about part of the battle that most do not think about. Wars extend from the battlefield and you did an excellent job showing us how it impacted the city!

[@legiox3719]

Protip: if you go to Gettysburg DO NOT go during bike week. I made that mistake and it sucked

[@crazya3466]

Gettysburg is one of the most fascinating battles fought during the civil war,and the cannon balls still in these structures are amazing,those poor men🖒.. cA

[@jimmyhorton8297]

I was hoping you had done this during your visit. Can’t wait to hear your take on the Jennie Wade story. As per usual, you always find so many things I’ve missed during my visits to these places. So awesome for folks that might never get to visit. Love it, keep em coming.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

thanks! Appreciate that.

[@gijoemasters]

6:24 when I was in scouts we took a trip to Gettysburg and my troop decided to go through that haunted house and I could barely make it through the first room before I had a panic attack and ended up on that front porch loosing it. Good memories

[@tommythuntdeer]

Fun video! Brings back memories of prior visits. Thanks!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@derek89273]

History, where would we be without it.

[@2dogsmowing]

Bound to repeat it.

[@TheLanise]

Interesting how cannon balls are still in the buildings that’s cause of people with respect for history great video

[@williambennett6342]

Dude you got the legend on your Channel!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Right? Tim is the man.

[@lthom5158]

Wow never thought about urban combat in Gettysburg! Great video!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@mrs.g.9816]

I was most fascinated with those "witness trees"! I think I'll google the images from the time of the battle and the way they look today. Since I can't travel, I sure appreciate your videos of historic towns and places. Thanks again!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! I found those to be quite fascinating as well.

[@erickstiner1668]

JD when you thought Gettysburg had been discussed at length. You give us a whole new view. I have never seen a briefing on the urban fighting that took place. Popular history covers the high points. But The History Underground covers so much more. Thank you for all that you do to bring us along.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! I appreciate that. Hopefully, the series is giving people a little different look at the battle.

[@joes8087]

Excellent video I got to see one of the house with a cannon ball last time driving through by accident BTW Did you know there is a house in CT that has a British cannonball stuck in the side of it from the Revolutionary war.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting. Where at?

[@joes8087]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Ridgefield, Connecticut

[@ImJustKaren_]

The Farnsworth House has GREAT food! I've been to Gettysburg many times and always learn something new each trip. Can't wait to see what else you have planned!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! There really is a lot there to see and learn.

[@jacquestedcooper]

I’m loving your blogs from Gettysburg! I’m learning so much. Great job!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@Nighthawk1966]

Awesome job JD ! Love the little side stories of the urban combat ! Incredible!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@eddiecollison]

I had the good fortune and privilege of getting Tim Smith for a personal tour that the visitor center offers(which I highly recommend),way back in November of 1992. I had been studying the battle pretty seriously and just had a tremendous time touring the field with Tim. After a three hour tour we did another three hours the next day lol. Hanging out at The Farnsworth House tavern and discussing the battle with historians and authors like William Frassanito, Greg Coco and Tim is something I'll never forget.Tim told me I should move to Gettysburg and become a tour guide...and I came close to doing so, even had the guide test scheduled, all those years ago. It's woken up in me again. I still dream of moving there.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Tim is quite the guy!

[@rev-mikemckay9750]

A comment on the final comments in vid: many people continue to confuse "smart" with "knowledgable". "Smart" is innate intelligence, knowledgable is having and being able to relate information relating to something. MANY 'smart' people don't have any 'knowledge' that is worth relating, but even a not-smart person with knowledge is worthwhile.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I could use a little more of both :)

[@stevecockrell8639]

The devastation that happened those 3 days in July was monumental. To have the battle also be fought in town must of been overwhelmingly terrifying for the residents. Have visited numerous Civil War battlefields this one was the most moving of all of them.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

It's certainly a moving place.

[@burb122]

Man you make some good content. Winning formula mate!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@aprilm3848]

I watch this series again and again. Thank you for treating both sides so respectfully. Tim Smith, of course, is a genius in all things Civil War. I hope to meet him on a future trip to Gettysburg. Thank you for this series. I’ve enjoyed it so much!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks. I don't think that there's another living person who knows more about The Battle of Gettysburg than Tim Smith.

[@91Redmist]

Creepy seeing artillery shots still embedded in structures even after all these years.

[@AUgrown]

Awesome series as expected 👍 Loving it

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad to hear it! Thanks!

[@cynthiacronin2794]

Poor citizens must have been terrified! But so much courage was displayed by them. Never saw the actual town of Gettysburg. Fascinating so much remains of the battle. Bullet holes and cannon balls in the bricks. Wow! Great video. 👍👍👍

[@PathfinderHistoryTravel]

Nice work. There is no guide better than Tim Smith.

[@wonka2112]

Really enjoying the series. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you like them! I've had fun putting these together.

[@tonyahaley6900]

Would they really send away wounded soldiers if they weren't members of that specific hospital corp? That seems so wrong.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

True story.

[@kateclark7250]

How sad and scary for the people who were living there.

[@lila6117]

Love the cannon ball story (thank you Tim). The buildings and Witness Tree so intriguing, great Vlog series.

[@swgeek4310]

This was a great video! I am sure we all are "aware" that the town was occupied and saw heavy action but this was really interesting and refreshing take. Huzzah!

[@Tshanholtz1991]

If you go again you have to stay at the herr inn. That’s where we always stay. It’s across from the main battle field there on chambersburg Rd it’s beautiful there. We have stayed in both of their buildings. Lots of cool things to see there and they have great food as well.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@sparky11976]

Very nice...well done. History is everywhere.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Indeed!

[@frankcasey7423]

Awesome video! I love the “not so well known facts” thanks JD!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@exposethenwo6491]

Excellent. Keep up the good work.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@pedenmk]

Great information THANK YOU BOTH for the great video........

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

[@neilpershall9811]

Again thank you, a great series!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching :)

[@asweettooth1288]

There's some really great books about this. A little less known, but about the sharp shooters battles between the town and cemetery hill and their stay in the town, we're pretty intense.

[@blukeblue1235]

Great presentations! Thanks for letting us see some of the little known buts if history. To me this makes it more real and interesting.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Our pleasure!

[@lightingbolt8148]

Great stuff. How many of the Gettysburg videos total will you be posting ?

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

A ridiculous amount 😅. Probably 25-30 by the times it’s all said and done. I’ll be uploading new content every Sunday and Wednesday.

[@SamZinski]

Tim Smith!

[@VanillaGorilla502]

I’ve always wanted to visit there. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@kayber76nerdculture]

I went to Gettysburg twice in the past, it is an amazing place. The stories that the tour guides and the locals give are just unbelievable I saw one of the cannonballs, I heard about the snipers I heard about people hiding in the basements. It’s was just crazy stuff! Great video, I want to visit again.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@pigybak]

sharp shooters, before the term sniper was invented.

[@BryonLetterman]

Did you know that the term "sharpshooter" came from the use of a brand of rifles that were known for their long range accuracy? Sharp's Rifles.

[@pigybak]

@@BryonLetterman , good to know!

[@BigLisaFan]

@@BryonLetterman Beat me to it.

[@brendajify]

What about Jennie Wade, the only civilian killed during the battle, by a shell that hit her while making bread in an inner room in her home.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I have a feeling that there’s a video later on in this series that you’re going to like 🙂

[@frankmarullo228]

Another great video!! You know I grew up in New York city ,,was always to busy to go to Gettysburg or any other civil war site.. Now I live in montana .Always go to little big horn battle field. PS.. Watched this. One twice!!!!!!!!!!! Frank from montana....

[@XxBloggs]

Excellent and interesting. Thanks

[@tmac8892]

Are there any witness families? Families that still live in town. Especially in the same house?

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Erik Dorr is a direct descendant of the Pfeffer family. We have an American Artifact video on that.

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I'm loving this series JD, thanx!

[@stevethecountrycook1227]

You are a very humble guy! This video was fantastic.I really appreciate your efforts. I can't imagine the sheer terror those town folk felt when this battle was happening! Carry on young man!

[@91Redmist]

And the animals, too. Imagine being a dog trapped in some cellar with all that thundering going on for three days.

[@williambechmann6547]

Your Gettysburg videos are awesome, JD! Hopefully you can take a tour with Garry Adelman. He is the best!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Decent chance that Garry and I will have the chance to work together sometime in the future. His depth of knowledge is unreal.

[@williambechmann6547]

@@TheHistoryUnderground : Garry is a very smart man with a great sense of humor.

[@redefv]

Need to do the national cemetery at Punchbowl. You can visit Pearl too.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I would love that!

[@SharleneSizer]

Your videos are very informative but I wish you’d focus the camera more on the scenery and less on the person talking.

[@lsulaw91]

lol. That’s funny. Tim Smith has probably forgotten more about Gettysburg than I will ever know. Great video. I’ll be up for the 160th Anniversary. Can’t wait. Keep up the good work.

[@paulsalonick4232]

I was a little surprised there was no mention of Virginia Wade, considering she was the only civilian casualty. Great info otherwise. I never realized how much I missed when I was there.

[@paulsalonick4232]

Sorry, Just noticed episode #137

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@robertroeder9539]

Excellent video but of course there is so much more to be said about the fighting in the town of Gettysburg - e.g. the killing of Rev. Horatio S. Howell on the steps of Christ Lutheran Church July 1st. Just finished reading Dan Welch's essay "Mainly a History of Individuals" in The Summer of 63 on the Federal retreat through the town.

[@mrDCunningham]

Another great episide of this series. Excellent 👍🏻😎

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@billn8304]

Brilliant! Keep it going!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you! Will do!

[@simplefloridagirl]

My husband and I had our wedding honeymoon in Gettysburg. This brings back so many memories! Thank you for going and doing these videos!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@robertweber567]

Tim is great! So are these posts!

[@gulliver3644]

My family from Potter Co, PA were in the PA 17th Cavalry. Capt. Reppard sometimes spelled Repart and several of his sons were at Gettysburg serving also in the 17th. It would be helpful to know what the caliber of rifles these men used and the manufacturers. I’m sure they were at least.50 cal by the size of the remnant slugs shown in your videos. Just curious. I am a combat Vietnam veteran and when I was a kid growing up in Northwestern PA now living in Civil war remnant Kentucky it has always been a fascinating read and study about the soldier at arms and his weapon. Have you been to the battle site at St. Francisville in Louisiana? Fascinating story there! Excellent armament display. Great battle.