Thank you again DR. Carol Reardon for bringing the battle alive. I could picture that man standing their volley after volley until a friend falling next to him. Just then turning and walking off in a fog of shock, only to relies what he had done some time later.
Thank you for this one...... these are some of the best stories and recollections I have heard ..... truly from the pages of history ...... courage is indeed capital and you can draw on others ... thanks Carol
The Wheatfield is one of the elements of the battle that I've avoided delving into simply because it seems so daunting and difficult to figure out... I'm glad it's not just me as a novice who feels this way. I always love Carol's "soldier stories." Thank you!
Thank you Carol..I enjoyed that. Cup of courage is fed by your leaders and the support you feel your getting. Not to mention the men next to you that you face death with. That said I watched the morale among the yards of Phu Bai collapse in 71 as 3RD CAG USMC was ordered out. Despite increased activity by the NVA we were told "we won". Lied to,abandoned with supplies being cut off,dust offs taking too much time it was clear to us. Never have I seen braver men. I often think of them today.
I wish we could of had a history teacher like carol at school! She would have brought the lesson to life…what an amazing women, I could listen to her talk forever 👍
It’s so good to see Dr. Reardon! I missed her presentations. Thank you for another informative experience. I so appreciate all you do to bring us such interesting and important content.
Thanks Carol. The soldier's stories are the best. For those that like and appreciate these personal connections to the soldiers, my relative that fought in the Wheatfield wrote this letter to his brother 6 months before Gettysburg, just after his fighting at Fredericksburg: Dec 20, 1862 110th P. V. Near Falmouth, Va. Beloved brother, This afternoon I am again constrained to drop you a few lines. I am in middling health at present. I rec’d your letter of 14th inst. Yesterday, was very glad to hear that you were all well and so prosperous. I just a few moments ago rec’d a letter from sister Magaret, date of Dec. 6, containing 2 dollars in money & a number of postage stamps. “Tell the donor that they ever receive my grateful thanks for their many kindnesses. We have not rec’d a cent of pay since the beginnings of July. I have not written for some time until now as we were absent from camp five days, no doubt you have read authentic accounts of the terrible battle of Fredericksburg. I need not relate it to you. Your brother (Naum), was engaged in that terrible conflict. God spare me the pain of ever again witnessing a like scene. We went on the field and made a charge at once about 3 o’ clock on Saturday in the afternoon and held our position until we were relieved on Sunday night, a period of 26 hours without a drink of water or anything to eat, our loss was heavy. The exact number I cannot say none killed in Co. B. It appears to me this far our regiment has been the most lucky of any I ever knew. Our regt. numbered only about 125 men. We only lost about 15 killed and wounded; we went out of the city and advanced right towards their works. Gen. Carroll in his congratulatory orders read at parade yesterday evening says Carroll’s brigade covered themselves with interminable glory. We received the congratulations of the Major Gen. Commanding but alas “With a tear for the fallen brave we loathe such glory. I came out unscathed another time. What a dreadful list of losses; you will never see them all. I must think of closing. I shall write to Margaret shortly (if I live) and to all of you soon. The weather today is very cold. I close by remaining your affectionate brother, Goodbye, farewell. N Hauss Apgar Mr. A. B. Apgar Mapleton, Pa.
Once again, Carol provides a riveting and outstanding presentation! The efforts of Dr. Reardon, Kris White and other American Battlefield Trust Representatives are deeply appreciated. The research and analysis being presented helps us know the soldiers almost on a personal level, and instructs us all about our shared history. Great presentation!👍
Dr Carol, I loved this comparison. I can't/rarely believe the 'details' in any war story. But the personal letters and stories are powerful. There are also PTSD effects that just reach a limit. We still see that today.
Loved Dr. Reardon's presentation. She's amazing! I'm so glad the stories of Gettysburg are preserved and passed on. The story of Private DeVeaux (sp?) is so heartbreaking and tells us more about the horror of the battles fought on those fields than the maps and the "X's and O's" (though those are valuable in their own way).
Thank you Dr. Reardon and Chris. Very informative about the wheat field. I believe this is the area where William C Butler of the 3rd SC died on the second day and was later identified as one of the soldiers in a shallow unfinished grave in a photograph of the Rose farm as noted in an edition of "Hollowed Ground." Around 1870 he was moved back to South Carolina to a family plot near Newberry, SC. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Pvt Butler.
Thank you Carol. Your insights are truly amazing. Love listening to you and want to see more of you. Stories about the Wheatfield are my favorite along with Little Round Top because of the connections to New England (Maine and Hampshire) where I’m from. Bringing these soldiers to life makes learning about Gettysburg and the Civil War more interesting and fun. ♥️😁👍
I can’t even begin to imagine what was experienced here… some day I will visit. I’ve heard many people say it is an experience of a lifetime to just visit
One of my favorite places on the battlefield as well! Thanks Kris, Carol, Gary, and all at the American Battlefield Trust for continuing to cover the Battle of Gettysburg's 159th anniversary! Learned a lot that I didn't know with these videos! I can't wait to go back to Gettysburg! Thanks to you guys and many others that I want to become a battlefield guide and historian at Gettysburg! Anyway thanks again for another great video! Thanks for continuing to preserve our hallowed ground! Looking forward to Gettysburg 160!!! 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸
My great great uncle was in the 5th Michigan at the Wheatfield. He lost a leg and later died on September 5 at Camp Lettermen. He is in the Michigan plot, section D, sight #6 at the National Cemetery.
I can’t recall who said the quote but I recall a quote about the Regulars in the Wheatfield. “For years the regulars taught us how to act like soldiers. In the wheatfield, the regulars taught us how to die like soldiers.” I would love to hear more from the regular enlisted men who taught those lessons. We know so much about the officers from the regular army. Not enough about the enlisted
Anyone familiar with the work of Dr Reardon has a new perspective on the history and historiography of the Battle of Gettysburg and history scholarship in general. Study the work of this historian and watch the scales fall from your eyes.
I have Dr. Carol Reardon’s Battlefield guide book. I felt like such a history nerd last year when I saw her on Culp’s Hill. I had her book in my car and was going to ask her to sign it, but it looked like she was on official ABT business.
Another great story from Dr. Reardon. Last year she told a story about the 97th NYVI on the 1st day of Gettysburg. The 97th was raised in Oneida County, NY where Utica is located, the hometown of this year's subject, William Devoe. Being born and raised in Utica myself, I have to ask Dr. Reardon if she has a connection to that part of central NYS.
I'm reflecting on private Devot. Dr. Reardon. Thank you for your efforts. Your comments about the soldier who was older and who left the field made me think about the tenacity of the younger soldiers who might not have known or seen the audacity of war and its toll. Young men and women fight for a cause out of an energy that cannot see the true sacrifice of war and often believe they will not die and if they do, that their cause as sacrosanct. Private Devot, for whatever reason he left ranks, was executed as an example of fight for us or die. He was a man of years who knew better than war. Not a lack of courage. IMO.
My GG Grandfather was in the 7th SC from the beginning and somehow survived. They always seemed to be right in the thick of it. Grace of God. As far as Devoe is concerned, every battle had shirkers who found a reason to leave the field if they even entered it in the first place. Why was this man chosen as the example when there were so many before and after him.
It seems to me that Private Devoe was suffering from what we today call "PTSD". Known as shell shock in WWI and battle fatigue in WWII. I think his mind had seen enough and he couldn't go on mentally. Something inside a man snaps. The Allied High Command did reviews of men in combat in WWII and the general consensus was that a man reached his peak of effectiveness in the first 90 days of combat, and that after that his efficiency began to fall off, and that he became steadily less valuable thereafter, until he was completely useless.” Also, as an older man, his mind was different then say a 19 y/o who felt indestructible. That is why we send young men war. Ask an older vet who has seen combat when he was younger and they will say they were crazy and felt invincible, but after seeing what they saw, their perspectives on life and death have changed over the years and they have usually mellowed or the pain of the past has destroyed them. I think of these men who saw and survived combat and look at myself and I fall short of their deeds. Dr. Reardon is always a treat when she tells her stories.
Why does everybody cover the eastern theater? Cover some far flung campaigns like New Mexico or the gulf theater. Cover the California column and the naval actions off the coast of California
Loving the coverage of The Wheatfield. Easily my personal favorite place on the battlefield.
One of my favorite places too! Thanks again for all you do on your channel as well!! 👍
Same here, have alot of history around that spot. Family, reeanacting and paranormal wise.
my favorites always supporting my other favorites!!
Dr. Carol Reardon is a wealth of knowledge, she is so interesting to listen to.. Would enjoy hearing more from her..
Carol does an amazing job of painting the picture. Loved hearing her talk.
Thank you! Dr. Reardon, you’re fantastic!
Dr. Reardon was my American Military History professor at Penn State back in 2005. Easily my favorite class all 4 years there.
Thank you again DR. Carol Reardon for bringing the battle alive. I could picture that man standing their volley after volley until a friend falling next to him. Just then turning and walking off in a fog of shock, only to relies what he had done some time later.
Thank you Dr. Reardon. I always enjoy your input and knowledge on these programs.
Fantastic story, Dr. Thank you.
You are all such excellent educators. Thank you all so much!
Fantastic Dr. Reardon-thank you!
Dr. Reardon is Gettysburg royalty!!
Such an entertaining and informative collection of historians, guides and preservationists. These videos are wonderful, thank you.
Dr. Reardon did a great job recounting the battle of the Wheatfield. She really knows her history!
You guys are very much appreciated for what you do.
Phenomenal, Dr. Carol.
Dr. Carrol is my absolute favorite guest!!!
I just love hearing the stories of the common soldiers! Thank you for this great video
Oh good! The Wheatfield and Dr. Carol! We never get enough! Thank you!
Thank you for this one...... these are some of the best stories and recollections I have heard ..... truly from the pages of history ...... courage is indeed capital and you can draw on others ... thanks Carol
Dr. Reardon is always first rate! We need more appearances by her - make it happen, Garry!
What incredible stories about these men. Thank you, Dr. Reardon!
Thank you Dr. Reardon, a very sobering segment. Your work is greatly appreciated.
I love hearing Dr. Reardon! Thank you!
Very informative lady. 👍 🇬🇧
The Wheatfield is one of the elements of the battle that I've avoided delving into simply because it seems so daunting and difficult to figure out... I'm glad it's not just me as a novice who feels this way.
I always love Carol's "soldier stories." Thank you!
Thank again for all your presentations. The depth of knowledge and thoughtfulness conveyed by Dr Carol Reardon is awesome.
5 star. Always good to see and hear Carol.
Always great when Dr Reardon is on!
Thank you Carol..I enjoyed that. Cup of courage is fed by your leaders and the support you feel your getting. Not to mention the men next to you that you face death with. That said I watched the morale among the yards of Phu Bai collapse in 71 as 3RD CAG USMC was ordered out. Despite increased activity by the NVA we were told "we won". Lied to,abandoned with supplies being cut off,dust offs taking too much time it was clear to us. Never have I seen braver men. I often think of them today.
More Dr Reardon!!!
I wish we could of had a history teacher like carol at school! She would have brought the lesson to life…what an amazing women, I could listen to her talk forever 👍
It’s so good to see Dr. Reardon! I missed her presentations. Thank you for another informative experience. I so appreciate all you do to bring us such interesting and important content.
I love when Dr. Reardon is on! Liked her video from last years gettysburg about the cavalry battle to the west of the battlefield.
Love these Anniversary Video's, Dr. Carol Reardon's Field Guide to Gettysburg is one of my Go TO Books for Visiting The Battlefield !!!
Thanks Carol. The soldier's stories are the best. For those that like and appreciate these personal connections to the soldiers, my relative that fought in the Wheatfield wrote this letter to his brother 6 months before Gettysburg, just after his fighting at Fredericksburg:
Dec 20, 1862
110th P. V. Near Falmouth, Va.
Beloved brother,
This afternoon I am again constrained to drop you a few lines. I am in middling health at present. I rec’d your letter of 14th inst. Yesterday, was very glad to hear that you were all well and so prosperous. I just a few moments ago rec’d a letter from sister Magaret, date of Dec. 6, containing 2 dollars in money & a number of postage stamps. “Tell the donor that they ever receive my grateful thanks for their many kindnesses. We have not rec’d a cent of pay since the beginnings of July. I have not written for some time until now as we were absent from camp five days, no doubt you have read authentic accounts of the terrible battle of Fredericksburg. I need not relate it to you. Your brother (Naum), was engaged in that terrible conflict. God spare me the pain of ever again witnessing a like scene. We went on the field and made a charge at once about 3 o’ clock on Saturday in the afternoon and held our position until we were relieved on Sunday night, a period of 26 hours without a drink of water or anything to eat, our loss was heavy. The exact number I cannot say none killed in Co. B. It appears to me this far our regiment has been the most lucky of any I ever knew. Our regt. numbered only about 125 men. We only lost about 15 killed and wounded; we went out of the city and advanced right towards their works. Gen. Carroll in his congratulatory orders read at parade yesterday evening says Carroll’s brigade covered themselves with interminable glory. We received the congratulations of the Major Gen. Commanding but alas “With a tear for the fallen brave we loathe such glory. I came out unscathed another time. What a dreadful list of losses; you will never see them all. I must think of closing. I shall write to Margaret shortly (if I live) and to all of you soon. The weather today is very cold. I close by remaining your affectionate brother, Goodbye, farewell.
N Hauss Apgar
Mr. A. B. Apgar
Mapleton, Pa.
Awesome coverage for the 159th anniversary. Enjoyed every episode and learned a lot
Once again, Carol provides a riveting and outstanding presentation! The efforts of Dr. Reardon, Kris White and other American Battlefield Trust Representatives are deeply appreciated. The research and analysis being presented helps us know the soldiers almost on a personal level, and instructs us all about our shared history. Great presentation!👍
excellent… C Reardon is a treat
Fantastic job!!! Thank you for sharing this
Great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you both!
Excellent service work coverage ...
Take care everyone ... Jay hind .
Curious. Why is so much at Gettysburg run by the foundation instead of the Park Service? How'd that come to be? Great vid. Thank you.
I was alone in the wheat field at dusk. I felt so alone. Separate from the rest. Quite a place.
Dr Carol, I loved this comparison. I can't/rarely believe the 'details' in any war story. But the personal letters and stories are powerful. There are also PTSD effects that just reach a limit. We still see that today.
Loved Dr. Reardon's presentation. She's amazing! I'm so glad the stories of Gettysburg are preserved and passed on. The story of Private DeVeaux (sp?) is so heartbreaking and tells us more about the horror of the battles fought on those fields than the maps and the "X's and O's" (though those are valuable in their own way).
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Thank you Dr. Reardon and Chris. Very informative about the wheat field. I believe this is the area where William C Butler of the 3rd SC died on the second day and was later identified as one of the soldiers in a shallow unfinished grave in a photograph of the Rose farm as noted in an edition of "Hollowed Ground." Around 1870 he was moved back to South Carolina to a family plot near Newberry, SC. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Pvt Butler.
Thank you Carol. Your insights are truly amazing. Love listening to you and want to see more of you. Stories about the Wheatfield are my favorite along with Little Round Top because of the connections to New England (Maine and Hampshire) where I’m from. Bringing these soldiers to life makes learning about Gettysburg and the Civil War more interesting and fun. ♥️😁👍
GREAT video by Dr. Reardon.
I can’t even begin to imagine what was experienced here… some day I will visit. I’ve heard many people say it is an experience of a lifetime to just visit
Excellent! Thank you Dr Reardon.
Great stuff! Always happy to watch the videos
Thank you Dr Reardon for these personal (and tragic) soldier accounts... Thank all of you for even more continuing coverage!
One of my favorite places on the battlefield as well! Thanks Kris, Carol, Gary, and all at the American Battlefield Trust for continuing to cover the Battle of Gettysburg's 159th anniversary! Learned a lot that I didn't know with these videos! I can't wait to go back to Gettysburg! Thanks to you guys and many others that I want to become a battlefield guide and historian at Gettysburg! Anyway thanks again for another great video! Thanks for continuing to preserve our hallowed ground! Looking forward to Gettysburg 160!!! 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸
Love Dr Reardon!
My great great uncle was in the 5th Michigan at the Wheatfield. He lost a leg and later died on September 5 at Camp Lettermen. He is in the Michigan plot, section D, sight #6 at the National Cemetery.
I can’t recall who said the quote but I recall a quote about the Regulars in the Wheatfield. “For years the regulars taught us how to act like soldiers. In the wheatfield, the regulars taught us how to die like soldiers.”
I would love to hear more from the regular enlisted men who taught those lessons. We know so much about the officers from the regular army. Not enough about the enlisted
More videos, more knowledge love it!
Anyone familiar with the work of Dr Reardon has a new perspective on the history and historiography of the Battle of Gettysburg and history scholarship in general. Study the work of this historian and watch the scales fall from your eyes.
I have Dr. Carol Reardon’s Battlefield guide book. I felt like such a history nerd last year when I saw her on Culp’s Hill. I had her book in my car and was going to ask her to sign it, but it looked like she was on official ABT business.
Thanks Carol 😊
Another great video well done you guys and gals
Thankyou Professor Carol.
Dr. Reardon tells a wonderful story! I would love to do a guide walk with her one of these days.
Another great story from Dr. Reardon. Last year she told a story about the 97th NYVI on the 1st day of Gettysburg. The 97th was raised in Oneida County, NY where Utica is located, the hometown of this year's subject, William Devoe. Being born and raised in Utica myself, I have to ask Dr. Reardon if she has a connection to that part of central NYS.
She was amazing.
I'm reflecting on private Devot. Dr. Reardon. Thank you for your efforts. Your comments about the soldier who was older and who left the field made me think about the tenacity of the younger soldiers who might not have known or seen the audacity of war and its toll. Young men and women fight for a cause out of an energy that cannot see the true sacrifice of war and often believe they will not die and if they do, that their cause as sacrosanct. Private Devot, for whatever reason he left ranks, was executed as an example of fight for us or die. He was a man of years who knew better than war. Not a lack of courage. IMO.
Carroll the OG of the Gettysburg group
Please get her to speak more often. Please! So well done.
Amazing being able to rise from private to colonel in a couple of years. Talk about upward mobility.
Thank you for these fascinating stories. Very thoughtful. Stories like this is why I will be a lifetime loving student of this Battle.
Excellent video!
i like her i mis her from last year nice to hear from her again
Thanks!
Thanks!
Well done
She is marvelous.
This video is awesome
My GG Grandfather was in the 7th SC from the beginning and somehow survived. They always seemed to be right in the thick of it. Grace of God. As far as Devoe is concerned, every battle had shirkers who found a reason to leave the field if they even entered it in the first place. Why was this man chosen as the example when there were so many before and after him.
I've always wanted to know did soldiers ever change sides and did Soldiers ever fight amongst themselves?
yes especially at the beginning of the war.
That place is HAUNTED !!!
It seems to me that Private Devoe was suffering from what we today call "PTSD". Known as shell shock in WWI and battle fatigue in WWII. I think his mind had seen enough and he couldn't go on mentally. Something inside a man snaps. The Allied High Command did reviews of men in combat in WWII and the general consensus was that a man reached his peak of effectiveness in the first 90 days of combat, and that after that his efficiency began to fall off, and that he became steadily less valuable thereafter, until he was completely useless.” Also, as an older man, his mind was different then say a 19 y/o who felt indestructible. That is why we send young men war. Ask an older vet who has seen combat when he was younger and they will say they were crazy and felt invincible, but after seeing what they saw, their perspectives on life and death have changed over the years and they have usually mellowed or the pain of the past has destroyed them. I think of these men who saw and survived combat and look at myself and I fall short of their deeds. Dr. Reardon is always a treat when she tells her stories.
27th Connecticut!
“ Get iss burg “ or Gettysburg ?
Officially, the former.
Why does everybody cover the eastern theater? Cover some far flung campaigns like New Mexico or the gulf theater. Cover the California column and the naval actions off the coast of California
Gettis-burg?
I’ve never heard anyone pronounce Gettysburg as get is burg.
Go woke get broke
75% of civil war deaths were confederates. so that's a good thing. be evil, rot.