Battle of Gettysburg: Bird's-Eye View - A Civil War Historian Reacts

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[@shrideepgaddad8721]

If only Lincoln had addressed the heartbreaking loss of Dan Sickle's leg in the Gettysburg Address, would have been hands down the most impressive speech in all of human history

[@gobblox38]

His leg was more devoted to the marriage than Sickle himself.

[@matejlauko333]

I feel like the whole "Dan Sickle's leg" is being blown out of proportion

[@sandiz83]

@@matejlauko333 no no you do not understand. without Dan Sickle's legs is the most important event of the battle. if not the whole war.

[@jeffburnham6611]

Well it wasn't really lost, Sickles had the leg kept after it was amputated and its displayed in a museum now.

[@meemo32086]

I've always wondered of Sickles was taking opium the 2nd day of the battle. That would explain the orchard move and the fact that he was being calmly removed from the field after losing his leg.

[@jsmith3772]

I live in Frederick about 30 miles from Gettysburg, one day I told my friends let's just walk the route of the Iron Brigade, starting from the Emmitsburg Road and ending up on Culps Hill, the hike alone is exhausting (which they would have had to do before 10am) not to mention fighting a pitched battle and then preparing defenses for an assault on day 2. The bravery and determination of these soldiers is truly incredible. I think we often look at the tactics of the battle rather than the true spirit of the brave men that fought that week.

[@Charles-mz7rm]

46:45 Something kind of humorous about Hancock getting wounded and seeing that nail getting pulled out of his leg. When he saw the nail, he supposedly said something to the effect of "They must be hard up for ammunition if they are throwing shot such as this".

[@shiffer1307]

You have no idea how happy you made me by mentioning the 1st. Minnesota. Almost every video I watch they just gloss over them or just don't mention them.

[@thomasdrane9170]

I never knew of the 1st Minnesota till now looking them up now I know and love them for the sacrifice that they made 82% of them were killed 262-47 men surrounded and bought the union more time Man! I love history!

[@shiffer1307]

@@thomasdrane9170, agreed! It's absolutely amazing knowing what these men did. The fact that they knew this was a suicide charge and did it anyway. That's beyond bravery, it can't be put into words how amazing that is! Plus the fact that the survivors also participated in the defense against Picketts Charge and captured the 28th Virginia's battle flag. And that is just a little segment in a long, long line of other amazing things done by people in history. It's just astonishing to know such men lived.

[@thomasdrane9170]

@@shiffer1307 yes totally agree with you did not know of the participation in Pickett's charge and capturing the battle flag that is awesome to know! But all the units in the civil war are brave and deserve recognition for their sacrifice on the field 🧐😃

[@Thamb0]

To the last man!

[@jeffburnham6611]

@@thomasdrane9170 82% became casualties within 5 minutes of their heroic charge, it didn't say 82% were killed.

[@Taskicore]

“If it looked like that I’d probably play it.” lmao so true for mobile games

[@aidenantley2373]

Funny enough a lot of games get ripped off by mobile games. I saw like rise of kingdoms use Age of Empires whenever it was getting popular. So sometimes mobile games actually rip off other games and use them to make people think their mobile games is like it. I’ve seen Total War games get ripped from and used in total war even

[@charliemills6955]

My man is speaking the truth

[@memecliparchives2254]

There was a time when mobile games used to be good.

[@AstralSandwich]

@@memecliparchives2254 Temple Run was dope.

[@ryanmervin3632]

This is like the first video where I’ve seen someone call Gettysburg the bloodiest instead of the largest battle of the civil war.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

It’s a refreshingly correct take.

[@bsan89]

I'm so glad someone explains to me the "inside" joke with the "devoted husband" lol.

[@trustnot5793]

The Armchair Historian put out some amazing Videos, like the ones over the Punic wars or the Franco-Prussian War, which I highly recommend.

[@sohums.6107]

My family and I are traveling to DC next week and we plan to visit Gettysburg as well. It’s gonna be fun!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Awesome. Have fun!

[@joeystanaway1698]

Love how far along the channel has come. You are by far the most informational "reaction" channel that I have seen, and because of this you've taught countless people. The background looks great, and the logo is very sleek and well thought out. Keep it up! Go bucks ;)

[@zekdom]

Time-stamp 35:40 - the 1st Minnesota 37:20, 38:10 - The Iron Brigade and Culp’s Hill

[@taravogel7328]

for future trips, there is some very interesting history in southern Wisconsin from my trip there in 2017

[@Charles-mz7rm]

From what I have read about Doubleday being replaced, it sounds like someone was gunning for him from the start. Early in the fight, pretty much right after Reynolds was killed and Doubleday was the senior commander on the field, there were 2 brigades that the Union had, the Iron Brigade and another brigade under Cutler. The Iron Brigade was facing off against a brigade under Archer, and their left slightly overlapped Archer's right. They were able to drive them off (and actually captured General Archer in the process). In the north, Cutler experienced the exact opposite: his right was overlapped by a brigade under Davis, and started taking flanking fire. The three northern most Union regiments were pulled back so they could consolidate their line and get out of that mess. I don't know who it was, but someone that observed this withdrawal of those three regiments sent a report to Meade himself that Doubleday's men had "fled the field at first contact with the enemy".

[@charliemills6955]

You are honestly one of my favourite you tubers you fully reinvigorated my love of history after I lost it after changing course at uni and on your recommendation I have purchased grants memoirs

[@charliemills6955]

Also I love ur insight into American history and the civil war and your very well researched and thought out explanations for your theories

[@noxel99]

Glad i found this channel, hope i can catch a stream soon! Thank you for helping preserve history!

[@michaelkorver1019]

My uncle and aunt used to live about 3.5 miles from East Cavalry Field along St. 116 and a couple of years ago they found 2 Civil War bullets in their garden.

[@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture]

Gettysburg was a qualitative (morale) victory but Vicksburg was a quantitative (substantive) victory. However, what is lost, according to what I have read and researched, is the importance of the victory and controlling of Port Hudson, which was critical to the control of the Mississippi River.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Seniority in Rank of all Major Generals in the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg campaign. 1862-05-05 Hooker, Joseph (just as comparison) 1862-07-25 Sedgwick, John 1862-07-25 Slocum, Henry 1862-11-29 Meade, George 1862-11-29 Butterfield, Daniel 1862-11-29 Reynolds, John 1862-11-29 Doubleday, Abner 1862-11-29 Hancock, Winfield Scott 1862-11-29 Sykes, George 1862-11-29 Howard, Oliver 1863-03-11 Sickles, Daniel 1863-03-17 Schurz, Carl 1863-03-30 Newton, John 1863-05-20 Birney, David 1863-06-22 Pleasanton, Alfred (the cavalry commander, so i doubt he'd have been picked even if senior) Which seems to imply that the Army did not stack seniority quite as penibly as the Navy which would use different days to make clear who was more senior in case of doubt... As i have seen nothing else, i'd guess all November 29th promotions were seen as "equal" in seniority??? That would mean Meade was technically third in seniority in rank.

[@mrpopeshistoryclass7285]

I think that Vicksburg doesn't get as much attention, in part because it was not as flashy. Vicksburg was more important, and yielded major strategic gains, but it took place over the course of more than a month. Compare this to Gettysburg which was southern invasion of the North, and it was three hard days of fighting with astounding casualties. it was also a major defeat of Lee.

[@robnjake]

I keep hearing, "Lincoln the description."

[@asweettooth1288]

Calmly smoking a ciger, "get a tourniquet on it quick, don't let me bleed out boys."

[@john-thomaschavez8306]

The story of the 1st Minnesota reminds of Emperor Justian I’s reconquest of Italy when, while defending a newly-recaptured Rome from the Goths, general Belisarius and some of his Bucellarii had left the city to do some scouting. While this happened, they were ambushed by a large Gothic force. While Belisarius and co. were able to escape, the commander’s armor was so bloody that the troops guarding Rome’s gates refused to open them because they didn’t recognize Belisarius. Given only a split-second to react, Belisarius ordered a counter-attack with his much smaller calvary towards the incoming Goths, fighting with such ferocity that the Romans ended up winning the day, with Belisarius later commending the soldiers guarding the gates for their caution.

[@jacobwalsh1888]

Belisarius is one of the greatest Military leaders in history, and virtually unknown. He was also remarkably loyal, especially considering how he was ultimately treated by Justinian.

[@MomentsInTrading]

I also laughed at “very devoted husband.” My comment on that video was “Shout out to temporary insanity pleas” 😂

[@caseypearson5761]

Thanks for mentioning the First Minnesota. Great book you should check out about the regiment. "The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteer Regiment"

[@captainkitcat1385]

The armchair historian and his team are actually designing a strategy game based off of the Victorian era which will be free to play And its called Fire and Maneuver.

[@1peres02]

How could my friday night be any better than with a nice beer and a 51min video from vlogging through history? Just perfect! Cheers from Brazil!

[@stevedietrich8936]

Gettysburg, wrapping up on a Friday, and Vicksburg, the following day, was really a crappy way to start a Confederate weekend.

[@kaxior]

Please do Historia Civilis series about Caesar! :)

[@cheeseninja1115]

As a history buff and a Michigander I always love to think of the bravery of the people before me and how hard they fought at the battle here. 7 different color bearers were killed and they still kept up the fight. I guess calling us "as viscous as a wolverine" is apt.

[@karenstjohn6759]

Also a Michigander….think of Col. Harrison Jeffords of the 4th Michigan in the Wheatfield…

[@Privat3Kag3]

As a minnesotan who did a college report on the 1st MN for a capstone paper... I thank you for recognizing.

[@jamesearly8518]

Great video and great reaction. This guy is a true wunderkind. His articulation is immaculate!

[@antoninuspius1747]

One nit I always have with these is Union strength. They didn't count armies the same way. The Confederates only counted actual combattants whereas the Union also counted teamsters, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers....just like today. If you do laundry, you're in the army. If you look at actual infantry (plus officers minus calvalry) the Confederate total was around 63.5K (less some troops sent back with prisoners/supplies during their march up the valley), and the Union total was 77K (and keep in mind the 13.5K combattants of the 6th corp were barely involved). Looking at actual, engaged combattants the army strengths were nearly identical. REF: War of the Rebellion, Series 1, Volume XXVII, Part 1, p. 151 for Union infantry numbers.

[@seancarney3024]

28:45 absolutely! He took the initiative!

[@f.o.n.1244]

I visited the Gettysburg site when I was in 8th grade. I wish I could go back now that I know more about the site and have a better understanding of it.

[@rodneylove8027]

You rightfully mention the normal glossing over of the 1st Minnesota's charge. I would add that Barksdale's charge is also normally glossed over. Barksdale's men penetrated farther than any other Confederate attack and came closer to breaking the Union line than Pickett's assault. The story of the 21st Mississippi alone is worthy of it's own tale for the number of Union batteries they captured (including Capt. Bigelowe's Massachusetts battery at the Trostle Farm).

[@jasonpade4949]

You should react to some of the songs on Sabaton's Heroes album. They're all incredible songs with incredible stories.

[@gobblox38]

He has about six months ago.

[@Ozai75]

To be honest, it wasn't even supplies. Jubal Early's troops had already been through Gettysburg earlier in the week as they headed north towards Harrisburg and had already stripped everything from the town. It was more about consolidating the troops in a central easily to get to location.

[@richeybaumann1755]

And Hooker resigned command three days before Gettysburg implusively because he was angry about defenses in Harper's Ferry. He was arguing with Hallack and threatened to resign, which Lincoln immediately accepted. Lincoln wanted him gone after Chancellorsville anyways.

[@capacraft2735]

Im thinking about the last day and a massive artillery barrage before just marching on over to the enemy sounds a little familiar to a ww1 battle I forgot the name of.

[@calebricks4890]

Well, now you have to visit the museum where Dan's leg is and vlog it. The most important loss in the Civil War cannot go unnoticed.

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

I'd love to go to Gettysburg one day. Love the movie and the novel Killer Angels. I like numerous documentaries of this; there's a lot to learn. But I wouldn't have gotten to know of this without the epic Gettysburg Trilogy by Iced Earth. Highly recommended. Perhaps you can react to this epic piece one day?

[@keithwelch5173]

One event that both failed to mention,was Armistead's Virginians weren't the only troops to break the line, 11th Mississippi under Davis occupied Byran's Barn on the far right of the line,(which was a deeper breach than the angle) while receiving the flanking fire that was mentioned, there is a small marker near the barn commemorating this event.

[@TravisTheRed]

After doing some research into my family tree, I learned today that two of my great great grandfather's brothers fought at gettysburg. They were in one of the units that would have been defending Culp's Hill

[@MomentsInTrading]

I watched it when it first came out- good stuff. This is a great reaction video to it! I really like when you do reactions to Civil War videos.

[@EvanONS1]

I commented recently that you should cover Armchair, and don't know how I completely missed this!

[@neongenesis1515]

I would like to see your thoughts on the GettysburgNPS channels lecture on The Congressional Hearings Of General Meade.

[@Powerkraut1]

While reading the trilogy by Michael and Jeff Sahara I’ve become a huge fan of Chamberlain

[@sharonb3939]

I have learned so much history from your reactions thanks for this content

[@thelastchance5892]

React to iced earth Gettysburg please

[@andrewamende3338]

The video froze right as you were staring straight forward, and it took me a solid 5 seconds to realize it the video stopped

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

This reminded me that ultimate general Gettysburg is now a mobile game now I wanna play again

[@kineuhansen8629]

always wondered about that also why we see it on general lee

[@rodneylove8027]

Never heard of that connection of Jack Skelly (sp? whom I I had never heard of before), Wesley Culp, and Jennie Wade. Tragic indeed.

[@paobrian9825]

you should do a video on the pig war

[@paobrian9825]

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[@axlefoxe]

Armchair historian said, "this is going to be a damn meme, if its the last thing I do" well his hard work paid off, and the world is better for it.

[@mattmuller3756]

Great commentary, you add much to these videos. Your day one breakdown is spot on to my understanding. I think day one as a stand on it's own was or was near a top 10 engagement in terms of forces engaged and kia/cas count. Some things make it seem as if day one was a skirmish but between what was done by Bufords force, and the two Union Cores and Hancock arriving and choosing and overseeing setting up a great defensive position. Day one was key if it did not decide the Gettysburg Campaign. The Confederates had some chances day 2 but Meade and Hancock desperate fighting by the Union men and interior ines kept the Union defense intact. The Confederates most def were in a bad spot by the end of day 2. They most def were better off to move off and force the Union to abandon there defenses once Stewart was back and avoid the casu. day 3. Great fighting by both armies espec. first 2 days. Meade deserves much more credit. As does the entire Union army. Great description on the Round top fighting day 2. However the Confederate attacks on the other side of the fie. were more important and had better odds esp. in the evening of day 2. I very much interested to see a video dedicated to the choices of core commanders after the fight at Chanc. as I see this as where the Gettysburg Campaign begins to go array. The Ece. attack used by the ANV was working day 2 but in proper cordination and continuation day 2 was there best and ending of a true chance of victory on the Gettysburg Campaign. Thank you for these overviews and consideration of my video request. Your the man!

[@andrewlubanski9915]

Would love for you to do a deep dive on Howard and/or the 11th Corps if you find it practicable

[@saigade1236]

Please do ned Kelly extra history

[@Donnelly1972]

About a year after Gettysburg, Oliver Howard would finally hit his stride down in Georgia.

[@peytonthomas4338]

Another cool place to visit would be the Gettysburg of the West, Glorieta Pass.

[@moritz7613]

You are fascinating. You are one of the first educated americans ive seen in my live

[@tristan7848]

*life ;)

[@moritz7613]

@@tristan7848 live life all the same to me haha ^^ as a non native speaker i dont know the difference xD

[@theroachden6195]

When you coming to Vicksburg? I live in Tupelo. You should come down Shiloh to Corinth, Tupelo then Vicksburg. Lot of Civil War battlefields here

[@johnrebori9131]

Not sure if it's true, but I had heard that after the fighting on Little Round Top the 20th MA was moved to a quieter part of the line so they could recover and reorganize. However, the next day they were directly in the line of Pickett's Charge. Not sure if it's true, bur a great example of the old army saying about the reward for doing a good job.

[@martinmoomaw4801]

*20th ME

[@afgayarena5343]

Great vid great reaction

[@thomasdrane9170]

Dear Sir I wanted to ask if there are similarities to the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3 1863) to the battle fought in Russia, the Battle of Borodino (Sep 5-7 1812) I mean that both commanders did not listen to his generals like at Borodino were Napoleon opted for a frontal attack fully to what Marshal Davout advised for flanking the enemy, I know that General Longstreet said the same thing but every day the battle went on, for me in a sense I do think they are for the reasons I just said I wanted to ask your opinion on it Thank you Sir.

[@Cyberfender1]

I would also like to add that Longstreet and ,Hood objected to Lee, That they should push a hard right flank , occupy, Big Roundtop ( so they could put Artillery up there) as to have an advantage to shoot artillery down the whole union line, flank march into the Union rear ,capturing their supply wagon trains and getting in between the Union Army and Washington DC. ( and force the Union to retreat from their great defensive position ( the Fish hook) BUT... Lee decides/ Orders to attack the flank at Little Round top, despite Longstreet's and Hood's pleading. Lee made some blunders 2nd and attack 3rd. (Picket's charge). Longstreet's men( Col. Oates) were very tired from marching all day in Hot July, ( I think I read were their water/canteen detail was captured too?) Any Thoughts about my take on this?

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

How could the cannons at Gettysburg be louder than the cannons at a naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars, Trafalgar for example? There were many hundreds more cannons at Trafalgar and they were all much larger than the relatively small field artillery at Gettysburg.

[@kenehlears7716]

I still think Meade get shortchanged as far as credit goes in this battle.the two worst mistakes made by the union were made by Howard and Sickles.both of whom didnt follow orders.as far as Meades lack of pursuit of Lee's army.depending on who you read Lee lost 2000 to 5000 men on that retreat so someone was giving the rebel army a hard time.

[@meemo32086]

Is big round top really to the south of little round top? If so, how was Chamberlain on the end of the left flank? Wouldn't big round top be their ultimate left flank?

[@davidburroughs2244]

I hear there was, but I have not confirmed, the South counted their armies different than did the North. As in, the South counted fighters only, and the North counted all males assigned. And, if they counted them in the same manner both would have been at parity 70k vs. 70k of counted the Southern way, or 90k vs. 90k if counted the Northern way. I am sure we know the Union had about 25% more cannon. Idk the cavalry, infantry, etc., and idk if this is true over all.

[@user-ld4xx1el6q]

This reminds me of Foch at first Marne. I am outnumbered and out gunned, or something to that effect, what must I do, attack. Perhaps, however, that may be just a symptom of the cult of the offensive you spoke about regarding WWI.

[@Eluzian86]

I agree with you about the battle of Gettysburg. The Confederacy had used up most of their ammunition and cannon rounds, and would've have had the resources necessary to truly threaten Washington DC. It would have been extremely difficult to resupply in enemy territory, so the defeated Union army could have reformed and resupplied to threaten General Lee's rear shortly into any move against Washington DC. I think people tend to put too great an importance to final battles even if battles much earlier were actually of much greater importance. In my opinion, the Battle of Antietam was the most important of the war because the Confederacy was at its strongest, and they would have had plenty of resources to threaten Washington DC had they won that battle. The Union would not have had the wins needed for making the Emancipation Proclamation, and the British may have supported the Confederacy in order to get the supply of cotton restored.

[@martinsmith4612]

The North must’ve had a good 4th of July with the victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg back to back

[@Strawberry-12.]

35:00 that was my reaction when I first watched this video

[@younghustlegang]

Have you played “War of Rights” oh man 75v75 civil war battle during the 1862 Maryland campaign. Highly recommend!

[@NebulusDerg]

Ideas: Crash COurse KZbin Channel Decisive Battles Thoughty2 KZbin Channel Japanese Unit 731

[@Dc0lbyt22]

Video so nice I watched it twice!

[@hankpikuni7024]

Now I want to see "A Layman Reacts to Civil War Historian"

[@Yora21]

"Send two Divisions to scout the area." The modern German army has three divisions in total. The US Army has 11.

[@tomitiustritus6672]

The Bundeswehr has 180.000 troops under arms in all roles and branches. (Though i'm concerned about 33 mio "Military aged adults" being listed under manpower in the german Wikipedia. As one of those 33 mio, don't count me in too quickly, buddies.) To think that 19th century battles often saw that amount of soldiers on one single battlefield, that amazes me until today.

[@Yora21]

@@tomitiustritus6672 Conscription for basically reservists has been suspended something like 10 years ago, and the have always been strictly for the defense of German territory. Unless foreign armies are marching into Germany, those are completely unavailable for the military.

[@launiesoult3248]

Did you know that an ancient ancient times That little big horn big little round top and big round top for both volcanoes and that's it was a large battlefront at caseburg by the Indians In ancient times

[@InspiredJJ]

Thank you for for being fair to O.O. Howard 🙋🏻‍♂️(single arm high five)!

[@emmalarson1638]

i heard that the farm that part of this battle was fought on was a free African american

[@clong1978]

Atlanta was also by far more decisive than Gettysburg. It logically could be argued that Vicksburg was more decisive but it would have been for naught had Sherman’s March to the Sea not been successful and Atlanta was probably the most important objective of that campaign due to its railroads.

[@MrDerek-km6xw]

Will you continue the napoleon series?

[@2ezee2011]

Good Stuff! Wish they had mentioned how the Union soldiers stood up and were yelling at the smashed Confederates retreating after Pickett's charge. FREDERICKSBURG!!!!! FREDERICKSBURG!!!

[@heartoftherepresentativere6101]

I have a game you can play it's called European war 6 1914 but the campaign is about the civil war it's fun

[@historytoremember]

Why does no one talk about the berdan sharpshooters in Gettysburg from; Blood and fury, battle of Gettysburg?

[@Stardweller1]

From my own perspective, I don’t necessarily think a Confederate victory at Gettysburg would have guaranteed a Confederate victory in the war overall (especially taking Vicksburg into account), but I do think it would’ve made a Confederate victory in the war more likely, specifically because it would’ve possibly put Lee in a position to threaten Washington DC. At the very least, I think it would’ve prolonged the war.

[@trinaroe5132]

I had to laugh that every time you put on your glasses to read the pop ups I was pausing and taking my glasses off and holding my phone close enough to read! Great video. Only thing I didn’t like was that scarlet and gray shirt you’re wearing! 😂💙💛 Go Blue! Beat TCU! Good luck to Ohio State against Georgia. Would be fun to see a rematch of The Game for the National title!!! 51:18

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Ahhh back in the days I wore glasses. I don’t miss them! Would love to see that rematch.

[@jacobgivens7906]

Only criticism of their video is the fact that the soldiers are shown using breech loading rifles instead of the much more common muzzle loading rifles muskets

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Do they? The motion in the animation shows them put the percussion cap on, then go to the muzzle, then back to the firing position. A simplification of the loading process to be sure but not breech loading.

[@mattmuller3756]

Meade gets no credit and appreciate your comments on him near the end of the video. Vicksburg may of even been bigger than Gettysburg? But Meade on no notice did great job, and deserves more credit for Gettysburg and pursuing the end of the war.

[@TheCerebralDude]

The invading Confederate troops invading Pennsylvania was the first time they had crossed into a state where slavery was outlawed. They had been in Maryland in 1862, but Maryland was a Union state but was also a slave state, one of 4 slave states the remained in the Union along with Missouri, Delaware, and Kentucky. When they invaded Pennsylvania, they went looking for free blacks to round them up and sell them back into slavery, but the war was about states rights of course. Not slavery, not at all

[@user-ld4xx1el6q]

It was indeed Vicksburg and the Naval Annaconda more than any battle in the east. I do believe that the North would have needed massive mistakes or treason by the North to lose.

[@clong1978]

And what about Hancock’s artillery?

[@tylernero6671]

Gettysburg is not that major of a turning point. However if Lee would employed the Sherman strategy of flank and raise hell it could be a different story.

[@brianharvey351]

Can anyone tell me where the 5th Texas Regiment would have attacked through or what position they would have assaulted? Family stories say my 3rd Great Grandfather was bayoneted at or near Devil’s Den; he served in C Company of the 5th Texas. All of the battle maps I’ve seen puts the 5th Texas at the base of Little Round Top and at left of the flank of the Alabamans. Just trying to figure out where he would have been bayoneted and what position he actually assaulted. I’ve ready stories that My GGG Grandpa was one of only 14 men (from the original 120+ men of C Company) who survived the war. I read somewhere that 12 men of C company surrendered at Appomattox; but my GGG grandpa and his brother were back home in Texas after being exchanged in a prisoner swap from Fort Delaware; making the total 14 men.

[@Lornharding]

ok i just started on looking at your vid..... so this battle was not a game changer (not angry) ... well NOW you sparked my interest. can you make a vid on your perspective on this battle. i would like to know everything (like really) i want an objective view on this to learn gaps in the history books (they can't tell you everything)

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I wouldn’t say completely that it wasn’t a game changer, it was certainly huge from the perspective that Robert W Lee finally was decisively defeated on the battlefield.

[@Lornharding]

@@VloggingThroughHistory ok but your point of view is really interesting and refreshing... so if you can do a vid on your views i can get a better perspective of the battle..... maybe do one of every batlle. love it when you stop the vid to give your opinion..... like i said books don't say everything

[@AnnieVanAuken]

As someone who's studied the Civil War for over 30 years, it's my belief that Lee would've stood a greater chance of winning at Gettysburg if Pickett's Charge began simultaneously with the Confederate bombardment of Meade's center position. This would've stoppe dor greatly hindered the slaughter of Lee's men that occurred as Confederates advanced across an open field and past the Emmitsburg Road, giving them more men and better odds of taking Cemetery Ridge. Naturally the Southern artillery barrage would've stopped as their troops got nearer to the wall, perhaps less than 100 yards away.

[@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture]

Whenever I see a video about the Battle of Gettysburg, never a mention of the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers and Sallie. It’s a story that deserves to be mentioned.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

In my video from the Gettysburg battlefield on Monuments, I told that story.

[@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture]

@@VloggingThroughHistory I will search for that video. I’m not ashamed to say I get teary eyed whenever I read or hear it.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture here ya go kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJCwf2ukmLagb68

[@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture]

@@VloggingThroughHistory thank you.

[@phantomtitan9792]

Awesome video