Maybe the haunting stories are linked to the sad fact that few places in America were home to such brutal, tragic, horrific deaths. It’s hard to believe that each and every soul found peace... thus a story is born. So young, so sad, but part of us. #History
The view from the tower was outstanding. It's hard to reconcile the beauty of the land with the horrific battles there, where so many young American lives were lost.
I am watching from Wellington, New Zealand, just to say thank you for posting your videos, you make them so interesting and enjoyable to watch. Will you be visiting any of the Revolutionary war battlefields in the future? ^^
You said Ewell's 2nd Corp. Right? Is that The Corp that a Confederate Soldier named Isaac Tremble was in? II know that Isaac Tremble was in General Ewell's Corp. But, I don't know which one. Do you know which Corp Isaac Tremble would've been in?
My Grandad on my dads moms side Fleming West was wounded here on the first day, he said the only thing that saved his life was he layed down in a low spot and he still got wounded
Thank You WW! Iversons pit was a terrible scene back in the day. I read where after the battle, decaying bodies could be smelled 17 miles away. They were still pulling bodies out of places like Devils Den in the fall of that year. Can you imagine retrieving bodies months after, stuck in crevices in the rocks there. One night in the Wheatfield, I believe I told you before perhaps, about 9:30 on a July night, I smelled rotting flesh and gun powder, each for a few seconds. 4,000 were killed on the Wheatfield. There was a tremendous about of energy and trauma shed there and those energies come into this world at times. I believe it has to do with frequencies and times when the Shuman resonance varies perhaps. The Shuman resonance of the Earth is normally 7.8 Hertz but can change with changes in the sun like solar flares and other energies coming from the cosmos. Who is to say for sure but at times it seems the energies vary and thus, one may experience the energies of long ago. Kind of like the feelings I have experienced at times in cemeteries, a type of energy of thinning of the dimensions. I seen and recorded many things in Gettysburg. Such a beautiful place where a horrid event took place! It is hard to imagine when you visit there. Thanks Kindly WW! DaveyJO
Your Gettysburg video postings are very timely for me because I'm heading to Gettysburg (from SC) this week. I'm going to definitely visit this site and the Almshouse Cemetery. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!!
I’ve been to Gettysburg many times and the last time I went we did stop at that observation deck. My husband went to the top but I stayed down and certainly did feel a heavy feeling like something was there. I could go back there many times and see different things each time.
I've seen a ghost hunters episode where they caught on video soldiers walking up a path here and disappearing into the forest, and then it repeats. And I've heard stories of people actually talking to soldiers.
Tower view is Amazing! It does seem would have an eerie feel with such tragic happening. So many lives.just unimaginable. Hope they are at peace. Thanks Cliff always an educational and awesome adventure!
very sad indeed. I was thinking, tho. these events might not seem so devastating if we consider that hate for others was there at the very beginning of time. It does not make it right, however. We need more love, kindness and compassion, now more than ever.
Darlene Good Right on Darlene! We the human family can change all that is wrong, as a family. We need to follow our hearts and run our senses through the heart and not the brain. Indeed, never before is this needed more than now. Love, Light and Peace! DaveyJO
Have you visited Neill Avenue, AKA The Lost Avenue, of Gettysburg? Don't know of any ghost stories associated with it, but it's secluded and accessed by a narrow NPS path (surrounded by private land). I've visited Gettysburg many, many times over the years but only learned of it recently.
2:18 Iverson sent his troops in with no Skirmish line because at that early stage of the Battle, the Confederates didnt know the extent of the Union line, and especially not the extent of the I Corps Army of the Potomac. also, you're about 350 paces North of the monument to the 88th Pennsylvania, the spot marks the extent of their charge from Oak Hill. My ancestor fought with the 88th, and I visit that spot frequently. never seen any ghosts, but I was swooped on twice by a black bird once I reached the spot were you now sit.
With an incline about 20ft yes those Union soldiers could have laid in cover behind a wall of that height as the Confederate soldiers would have been looking up grade.
It could just be my imagination but at about 6:20 I thought that I heard the sirens of Confederate ambulances coming to pick up their injured! It is funny how the mind can play tricks on us.
My 3rd great grandfather was in the 88th PA Volunteers. The large monument on Oak Ridge by the wall is their memorial. The wall was chest high at the time of the battle of Gettysburg. It had been decimated by souvenir takers. It's now illegal to take them. Ancestors of the 88th PA Volunteers had kept the area clean getting together every Spring and Fall. Several years ago were halted by the park. They made the decision we couldn't weed or mow. There was a rare flower/plant in our clean up area. They couldn't name this plant or identify it to us The "complete ambush" was because of the incompetency of Brigadier General Alfred Iverson. On July 1st he ordered his brigade forward in line across Forney fields without sending any scouts before hand to detect any Federals. His men in form were completely in the open. Iverson stayed in the rear and never went forward. Within 20 minutes he saw his men waving surrender. Iverson was furious calling them disgraceful cowards. He quickly sent word to his commanding General. He relayed he "saw handkerchiefs raised and my line still lying down, I characterize the surrender as disgraceful" The lying men were dead and those wounded injured waving had no white handkerchiefs but cloth torn from uniforms. Over 900 of Iverson’s 1, 384 men had been killed, wounded, or captured. Iverson was relieved of his command on July 19 and transferred to Georgia, much to the disgust of his former soldiers. They had hoped that he would be removed from any command in the Confederate army.
Thanks for taking me along Cliff. As far as being haunted? I don't believe any spirit/soul would want to stay for a week let alone all eternity at a place so horrific, not only to them but everybody caught up in that horror . We have nothing to fear from the dead---the living?? That's another issue.
@@andrewbolay1517 A copperhead was a "peace at any cost" coward, a southern sympathizer, and a active anti-war movement that wanted to derail the Union war effort. Reviled by the Northerners, found useless by Southern Traitors, are you sure you want to be one? That also means you are okay with slavery. Not a good look even back then.
The stone wall is the original from the battle...over the years people stole the rocks for souvenirs. It used to be about chest high.
Thanks
I was with my brother and Grandmother there back in 2000 sad to hear that.
John F Reynolds and I share a common ancestor.
Maybe the haunting stories are linked to the sad fact that few places in America were home to such brutal, tragic, horrific deaths. It’s hard to believe that each and every soul found peace... thus a story is born. So young, so sad, but part of us. #History
America is soaked in brutal, tragic, horrific history. Did you honestly not know that?
Sad😔
Rest In Peace and God bless to all of the soilders on both side union and confederates
This guy definitely wants the south to rise again
The view from the tower was outstanding. It's hard to reconcile the beauty of the land with the horrific battles there, where so many young American lives were lost.
I am watching from Wellington, New Zealand, just to say thank you for posting your videos, you make them so interesting and enjoyable to watch. Will you be visiting any of the Revolutionary war battlefields in the future? ^^
Alfred Iverson, Confederate brigadier general, Rodes Division, Ewell's 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
North Carolina hates him to this day lol
You said Ewell's 2nd Corp. Right? Is that The Corp that a Confederate Soldier named Isaac Tremble was in? II know that Isaac Tremble was in General Ewell's Corp. But, I don't know which one. Do you know which Corp Isaac Tremble would've been in?
My Grandad on my dads moms side Fleming West was wounded here on the first day, he said the only thing that saved his life was he layed down in a low spot and he still got wounded
Thank You WW! Iversons pit was a terrible scene back in the day. I read where after the battle, decaying bodies could be smelled 17 miles away. They were still pulling bodies out of places like Devils Den in the fall of that year. Can you imagine retrieving bodies months after, stuck in crevices in the rocks there. One night in the Wheatfield, I believe I told you before perhaps, about 9:30 on a July night, I smelled rotting flesh and gun powder, each for a few seconds. 4,000 were killed on the Wheatfield. There was a tremendous about of energy and trauma shed there and those energies come into this world at times. I believe it has to do with frequencies and times when the Shuman resonance varies perhaps. The Shuman resonance of the Earth is normally 7.8 Hertz but can change with changes in the sun like solar flares and other energies coming from the cosmos. Who is to say for sure but at times it seems the energies vary and thus, one may experience the energies of long ago. Kind of like the feelings I have experienced at times in cemeteries, a type of energy of thinning of the dimensions. I seen and recorded many things in Gettysburg. Such a beautiful place where a horrid event took place! It is hard to imagine when you visit there. Thanks Kindly WW! DaveyJO
@cloudtoground , there is a Cemetery that I refuse to go to at night here in Alabama
They should had burned the bodies. More efficient way of disposal.
Gettysburg, where the Pennsylvania soil drank the blood of heroes. 🇺🇸
I love Gettysburg I tried to go there at least once a year
I'm loving this civil war stuff.
Your Gettysburg video postings are very timely for me because I'm heading to Gettysburg (from SC) this week. I'm going to definitely visit this site and the Almshouse Cemetery. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!!
I enjoy the history and the legends both!
I’ve been to Gettysburg many times and the last time I went we did stop at that observation deck. My husband went to the top but I stayed down and certainly did feel a heavy feeling like something was there. I could go back there many times and see different things each time.
I've seen a ghost hunters episode where they caught on video soldiers walking up a path here and disappearing into the forest, and then it repeats. And I've heard stories of people actually talking to soldiers.
It seems like if you could see spirits they would be visible day or night I don't know but I love history thanks so much for sharing!
Your vlogs are the best! TY for taking us with you!
at 12:53: Errata=> that road is the Mummasburg road and it did exist (although not paved, of course) at the time of the Battle.
Tower view is Amazing! It does seem would have an eerie feel with such tragic happening. So many lives.just unimaginable. Hope they are at peace. Thanks Cliff always an educational and awesome adventure!
very sad indeed. I was thinking, tho. these events might not seem so devastating if we consider that hate for others was there at the very beginning of time. It does not make it right, however. We need more love, kindness and compassion, now more than ever.
Darlene Good Right on Darlene! We the human family can change all that is wrong, as a family. We need to follow our hearts and run our senses through the heart and not the brain. Indeed, never before is this needed more than now. Love, Light and Peace! DaveyJO
The war of northern Aggression.
AS A TERRORIST, LINCON MADE BIN LAUDEN LOOK LIKE AN AMATEUR.
That’s one of the places I would love to visit! Thanks for the video!
Cliff, great video of history of heroes of war ... so very sad though ...
Have you visited Neill Avenue, AKA The Lost Avenue, of Gettysburg? Don't know of any ghost stories associated with it, but it's secluded and accessed by a narrow NPS path (surrounded by private land). I've visited Gettysburg many, many times over the years but only learned of it recently.
Good video. Such tragic ground 😢
My mind thought I heard gunfire at the 6 minute mark. Probably something in the background.
2:18 Iverson sent his troops in with no Skirmish line because at that early stage of the Battle, the Confederates didnt know the extent of the Union line, and especially not the extent of the I Corps Army of the Potomac.
also, you're about 350 paces North of the monument to the 88th Pennsylvania, the spot marks the extent of their charge from Oak Hill. My ancestor fought with the 88th, and I visit that spot frequently.
never seen any ghosts, but I was swooped on twice by a black bird once I reached the spot were you now sit.
With an incline about 20ft yes those Union soldiers could have laid in cover behind a wall of that height as the Confederate soldiers would have been looking up grade.
Love your videos, Cliff :)
It could just be my imagination but at about 6:20 I thought that I heard the sirens of Confederate ambulances coming to pick up their injured! It is funny how the mind can play tricks on us.
No, those were the sirens attached to Reynold's Stukas who were executing a dive-bomb run in support of the Iron Brigade.
Very cool tour. I can tell you love teaching.
My Mother says that War is Hell. And, I have to agree with her.
Sir please your videos are really great please keep doing these videos thank you.
Love Pennsylvania🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
What a view. Thanks for history loved it. So said the death count was hideous. Thanks for taking me along
My 3rd great grandfather was in the 88th PA Volunteers. The large monument on Oak Ridge by the wall is their memorial. The wall was chest high at the time of the battle of Gettysburg. It had been decimated by souvenir takers. It's now illegal to take them. Ancestors of the 88th PA Volunteers had kept the area clean getting together every Spring and Fall. Several years ago were halted by the park. They made the decision we couldn't weed or mow. There was a rare flower/plant in our clean up area. They couldn't name this plant or identify it to us The "complete ambush" was because of the incompetency of Brigadier General Alfred Iverson. On July 1st he ordered his brigade forward in line across Forney fields without sending any scouts before hand to detect any Federals. His men in form were completely in the open. Iverson stayed in the rear and never went forward. Within 20 minutes he saw his men waving surrender. Iverson was furious calling them disgraceful cowards. He quickly sent word to his commanding General. He relayed he "saw handkerchiefs raised and my line still lying down, I characterize the surrender as disgraceful" The lying men were dead and those wounded injured waving had no white handkerchiefs but cloth torn from uniforms. Over 900 of Iverson’s 1, 384 men had been killed, wounded, or captured. Iverson was relieved of his command on July 19 and transferred to Georgia, much to the disgust of his former soldiers. They had hoped that he would be removed from any command in the Confederate army.
Iverson sounds like the dumbest jackazz ever 🤣 Too bad his troops paid the price for his incompetence, even though they were traitorous jackals.
Dirty Fighting
Thanks for taking me along Cliff. As far as being haunted? I don't believe any spirit/soul would want to stay for a week let alone all eternity at a place so horrific, not only to them but everybody caught up in that horror . We have nothing to fear from the dead---the living?? That's another issue.
One of my relatives got his leg blown off their and survived the war RIP Samuel eller
Wow what a bloody history.
The 124tg N.Y ..Orange county NY.. BRAVEST of the Brave
If you take a old Polaroid camera and take pictures of graveyards and old haunted houses you might catch a image of a ghost
Very Sad.
Cliff, Have you had any paranormal experiences at Gettysburg?
Nope, but I enjoy researching the stories about haunted locations.
Excellent video.
Knowing what I know now, I would have been a copperhead.
What's that? A snake?
@@nomdeguerre247 A "copperhead " was northerner who fought for the south.
@@andrewbolay1517 A copperhead was a "peace at any cost" coward, a southern sympathizer, and a active anti-war movement that wanted to derail the Union war effort. Reviled by the Northerners, found useless by Southern Traitors, are you sure you want to be one? That also means you are okay with slavery. Not a good look even back then.
Your lack of research and knowledge of things Civil War related is readily apparent. It makes this difficult to watch.
Thanks for the history and sharing.