Whitworth Cannon at Gettysburg

[@georgeholloman5675]

I love how energetic Mr. Adelman is. His passion makes this channel, your trust, and history absolutely fun and interesting. I grew up going to Gettysburg during the summers as a kid. Now I'm in the military and I'm still passionate about military history, and the civil war. Especially Gettysburg. Thank you all for everything you do. Your service allows for future generations to understand our history of our country.

[@reasonableastartes]

Lads had their coffee this morning.

[@satidog]

@@wardfrancesphd2142 Probably for the best

[@MansMan42069]

@@satidog A WHITWORTH

[@shirayasha]

This is my all time favorite cannon due to it's range! It's almost like a sniper cannon. Thanks for featuring it.

[@astaboy]

The tork on that gun was was so powerful they had to redesign the carriage axle so it wouldn't split open when fired. When the south imported the Whitworths, they imported the tubes only. And attached them to their regular wooden carriages. With disastrous results.

[@mattfaulk8724]

Story of every newish weapon on a battlefield that hasn't been proven before hand

[@tombaker3794]

Very interesting about the canon, so too that it was so warm in Harrisburg, PA in December.

[@SouthernGentleman]

A beautiful canon

[@russcorbett3923]

Beautiful guns !!! Thank You so much for showing this !!

[@aerofpv2109]

I enjoy how Gary bounces as he speaks. So much bottled up energy when he speak civil war stuff.

[@michaelhogan4103]

You do great work, Garry.Thanks for sharing.

[@JohnScargall1]

Awesome stuff guys, as always. Love these videos! My wife & I will be headed to Gettysburg next week and I'll take a closer look at the Whitworth this time!

[@thedailybellringer]

Love Battlefield Trust! Their animated maps are great for explains battles in the classroom.

[@doff123]

loved this video. thank you for creating and sharing it.

[@joemontgomery6658]

There’s a original whitworth at fort fisher, with quite a few shells that were recovered from sunken blockage runners

[@russellstrong7267]

That position is on Oak Hill and the Whitworth would have been part of Hardaway's Alabama Artillery of McInosh's Battalion, Hurt's Battery. Two Whitworths and 2 Napleons served in part by my Great Uncle.

[@jameshurt6116]

Right, this video was taken at the site of Hurt's Battery, Alabama Artillery Reserve. The two Whitworths, because of their distinctive sound, were used to signal Picket's Charge.

[@jessewhitworth6057]

wow thats cool never knew that

[@looseele]

There’s a cannon at Gettysburg with a huge bulge and split in the barrel which indicates a major malfunction when fired. It makes me wonder what kind of damage that did to the men who fired it...

[@angeleyes3416]

:D I saw the narrators from Blood And Fury! I am a big fan of that show!

[@JF-xq6fr]

I wish they would have tried to index that bolt into the rifling at the muzzle.

[@bkokohut1980]

Your videos rock!

[@TaterChip91]

Love the info, love the videos, love the cocaine and Adderall level of energy.

[@nimitz1739]

I have no idea withworth guns were at that Monument. I would’ve check them out two weeks ago

[@vernonland5987]

You couldn't open the breech?

[@OhioDave1345]

Time to cut back on the coffee, both of you.

[@redbeagle9]

Hiram Bledsoes battery had a Whitworth at The Battle of Raymond MS

[@brucekaren6693]

We saw a guy fire one of these yesterday at our gun club.

[@residentevil1878]

Confederate cannons were positioned too far away from their objectives.. The unions artillery... Also the ammunition the confederates used was later discovered to have defective fuses ... For the artillery to be effective before Picketts charge on the third day of the Gettysburg battle... It needed to be moved forward to be more accurate ... But was placed in a more defensive positioning by Confederate artillery chief General Pendleton. Perhaps in anticipating a federal attack on the confederates positions ?? The Witworth cannons were placed on Oakhill and fired on Culps hill with minimal effects ...

[@justinfenningsdorf1339]

Love to fire a cannon or musket from civil war

[@stevemeska7784]

If the Whitworth bolt was tumbling an making a whistling sound then the rifling wasn't working.

[@mattfaulk8724]

The fact that the union didn't have these is crazy, seeing the plethora of artillery the union had at its disposal. I guess they didn't need them

[@BNRmatt]

Great content, but please slow down.

[@tlee1827]

less coffee all the way around

[@prechabahnglai103]

Wait, the Rebs had it? I thought their blockade runners only brought in smaller stuff like rifles and belt buckles.

[@7bootzy]

Sure, there are tons of old cannons lying around, but how come you never find any can'tons?

[@robertvantassell5369]

Nice video. but please get back on your meds.

[@bigbob16]

Too much bouncing around by these two and annoying to watch

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Jeez slow down on your commentary and stop shouting, are all American commentators this bad...

[@davidlawrence3645]

I found the cartoonish energy of the presenter to be a regrettably unnecessary distraction. One can be professional in such presentations without being boring, without one's personality seizing center stage, or distracting from the history.