Respect to the reenactors who bring history to life. You all work hard to be period and to show the action as it actually happened. Thank you for making history alive and showing how it affected someone actually there.
The movie studios could learn a thing or two from these re-enactors they managed to include a lot of the reality of the blood and gore of Pickets charge which would have been the same for every other large scale battle of the American civil war.The re-enactors even managed to include fake arms and legs with fake blood looking the real thing and they would had a much smaller budget than any Hollywood movie studio,the movie Gettysburg lacked the reality of war namely the blood and gore plus the bodies of thousands of dead soldiers. The Hollywood studios way too much sanitise their war movies when it comes to the American civil war .
I got to visit the battlefield at Gettysburg last August. I remember walking the Bloody Angle, where Union troops made their stand against Pickett's Charge... it felt like I was walking on holy ground. In fact, I'm not convinced I wasn't.
There were alot of Irish men who fought in the Civil War...the most famous on the Union side was the New York 69th Infantry, but was later called the "Fighting 69th" 🇮🇪 It comprised of 5 Regiments; 63rd New York Infantry, 69th New York Infantry, 88th New York Infantry, 29th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (formally) 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry... Years active September 1861 to July 1865 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀🍀🍀 The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the, "Faugh a Ballaugh", which means "Clear the Way ". Of all Union Army brigades, none suffered more combat dead than the Irish Brigade during Americas Civil War...😔🇮🇪🍀🇺🇸 On the Confederate side was the 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, it was lead by Colonel Randall McGavock, an Irish-American. It was formed in Nashville on April 1861, it's the only known Irish Brigade in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.. Also fighting for the Confederate Army was Irish-American Major General Patrick Cleburne, who was the highest ranking Irish born Confederate General...🇮🇪🍀 He was born in County Cork, he had served in the British Army before purchasing his discharge and emigrating to the United States in 1849. Those brave and courageous Irishmen who fought on both sides of the Civil War deserve our respect and our admiration for their sacrifices...💗💗💗
It's amazing to think tthat the last survivors of the Civil War, a war fought with sword, musket and cannon, died in the age of jet fighters and nuclear weapons.
@@brandonbentley4677 you make that sound like it would have been a good thing... He wasn't undefeatable and lost at Kernstown. In the end the BEST he could have done was delayed the inevitable.
@@CaesarCassius Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 - August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War; he was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed.
Une reconstitution qui surpasse tout ce qui a été réalisé auparavant mis à part le film Gettysburg réalisé par Ronald Maxwell. Les personnages, les nombreux figurants vêtus à l'authentique fait que cette séquence de la bataille nous stupéfait. Impressionnant !
Yes, anyone who visits Gettysburg will learn a lot from starting at the Virginia Monument of Seminary Ridge and walking over to the High Water Mark. Nothing beats walking the terrain for yourself.
When you look at the terrain, including the road and TWO RAIL FENCES that the Confederates had to negotiate, you have to wonder what Lee was thinking. I've always been amazed that they made it as far as they did. Realize it was only due to the number of troops massed in that Confederate advance.
My great great uncle carried the Colors up and over the wall. Was very lucky to be captured. 51st Va Infantry under Garnett , part of Picketts division. Both he and my great great grandfather last battle was Saylors Creek And were part of Lee’s surrender. They were actually a few miles from their homes when they laid down their arms
Quite a background. You should be proud. Saylor's Creek was a real debacle, with the artillery being sent off on an alternate route. Perhaps if they had been available, things would have turned out differently and Lee would not have been moved to say, "My God, has this army been dissolved?"
Can you imagine being ordered to Advanced up a hill and knowing there's thousands of your enemy with their guns trained right on right on you. ? The courage these men had was unbelievable!!!
I think this a marvellous historical film, timeless and watchable over and over again and from what I understand pure fact. I have watched it so many times and still find it amazing!!
My Great Grandfather James McPeake volunteered for the 69th PA ( D company) and fought at Gettysburg and several other battles before returning to Co Derry in Ireland - Buried in Newbridge Co Derry he was one of only 2 of the 69th PA that actually returned to Ireland - God bless all that took part and God bless America and Ireland 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
9:44 honestly one of my favorite scenes. A brave officer encouraging his men across the field, the rebel yell being screamed to the top of every lung, bullets snapping past, men dying all around. A beautiful and heartbreaking scene.
Me embarga una infinita emoción al ver estás escenas,(09:44),...Me llena mi corazon y alma, de mucha admiración y respeto, por estos hombres.... ¡Dios mio..¡Que hombres tan valientes.!!...Que Dios les tenga en el mejor lugar de su descanso eterno....
People often talk about the courage of the Rebels for crossing that field, and I won't deny their bravery. But it feels like less attention is paid to the (in my opinion equal) courage of the Union soldiers, because it must have been unnerving to see the Rebels coming towards you like that without stopping even after taking that kind of fire.
The reason is because of the positions, the Confederates had no cover, the American troops did. Both sides were equally brave, but in this specific battle it took more courage to charge into the open like that.
@@davidca96 Looking back at the battle, the Confederates might have been ‘brave’ but suicidal (charging your enemy in an open field)! Never could understand the Generals strategy of fighting this type of war (charging an enemy in an open field).
@@brucedeerhaven absolutely mad what was Lee thinking ? Should have concentrated on opening up the sea blockade.and fought a defensive war.
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@@brucedeerhaven The problem with the tactics was that they were developed around the smoothbore musket used earlier. The senior commanders would have been trained for that, and the newer rifled musket was still an unknown, to a point. The earliest rifled muskets were just invented a mere ten years or so before, and hadn't been used in actual combat as much as the smoothbore musket. There is also the fact that military bureaucracy is as fast to accept change as a glacier! "This was good enough in my day, this was how I was trained. Those new, radical ideas are just too odd." The senior commanders are ALWAYS fighting the previous war, and can't easily accept change in tactics, equipment, or even the situation on the ground, until it becomes apparent to an idiotic blind man!
@ And then the Confederates in the open field were exposed to cannon fire. What kind of fighting strategy was that? Confederacy could have won the war if they won a few of the major battles & a lot of ifs!
I was really getting into the background music. Most videos you find, at least what I've found, are normally dubbed with the time period drums and flutes, which is cool and all, but the "modern twist " in this I think brings it up a level
I visited Gettysburg for the first time ever this week. Made the 9hr drive down from MIchigan. Even though I only spent 3 days at this historic site I want to come back and stay for a month. There is so many monuments to read and other places I did not get to visit. I have always been a big Civil War buff since I was a kid. This past week when I was in Gettysburg it was very emotional and moving experience for me. To walk on the hollowed grounds of cemetery hill, little round top and walking through the wheat field. I could only imagine what the soldiers from both sides went through. Things I learned more about that were never taught in school. Things I learned not only what the soldiers went through but what the towns people had to endure once the battle there was over not only caring for the wounded but the smell of the rottting bodies that still lay out in the open. I am so glad I was able to visit such a historic place and look forward to doing it again.
god bless all those re-enactors of history for bringing it to life for so many...I see alot of REAL civil war swords carried on the field in this film.
Yep, was just there this past 4th of July weekend standing on Little Round Top, looking down on the Devil's Den and the Slaughter Pen, and across at the field where Pickett's charge began, its a sobering experience, a place everyone should try to visit
@@HHCKY67 I remember being on little round top looking across the field aswell but the main thing I remember thinking about when I was up there was the movie Gettysburg and seeing how steep it actually was and thinking no wonder that attack failed.
@@HHCKY67 It certainly is an experience of a lifetime to stand on 1 of those hallowed battleground sites and comtemplate the mindsets of the men who fought there so long ago, sir
@@HHCKY67 I did that several times up on Little Round Top. Being from Central Maine, Little Round Top is surely a special Place to me. Using my imagination I could see myself, From behind the trees firing my rifle as a Yankee down the hill and imagine as a Rebel from behind the rocks shooting uphill. It can really get to you with a little imagination. After the charge downhill, it's suddenly over. Our part anyways. The place still rings in my ears. The smoke still stings my nose. My eyes still see the wounded and the dead. I'm hungry. I'm tired. Thirsty and I smell. So sweaty from the humid air. Not sure where the blood on my pants came from, but it's not mine, I don't think so anyway. But I sure am tired. Now the Sargent is saying we got to take the prisoners up to the top of that other bigger, taller hill we just came from and hold them there. I'm not even sure where the Hell I am...but I got to help this wounded guy climb up there. Gonna be a long night. All I hear is groaning and crying in the distance and shots still being fired. The top of the hill is small and crowded with about maybe three hundred of us. Yankee and Southern boys. Lots of the Rebels ain't got no shoes. This Lieutenant walks up to me and says I got watch duty and to stay alert. I get a little coffee and an Alabama boy offers to trade some tobacco for a sip of my coffee. Hell yeah. Good chew it was. Anyways most folks from both sides was soon sleeping by then. I get relieved after a couple hours and get some sack time. I used a flat rock as a head rest. I was so tired it felt like a feather pillow. I looked at the stars through the trees, happy to still be alive, thought about my Mom and Then I was out. I don't like to think about the next day anymore...
sh- lee should hav been arrested there and then by longstreet and Longstreet should hav talken over Con army cause lee was sectretly trying too destroy Virginia army
My sister and girl friend and me was in the movie Gettysburg my sister and girlfriend were in Confederate uniform all three of us was in Pickett's Charge but thank you for your Confederate service God bless the Confederate States of America
@@robertsilva8097 I don't agree with the Confederate States, but I admire your dedication. I have done some reenactment myself, and I hope that you felt the same sense of history.
MikeEgypte War is where hero’s are born and the innocent die, it is the best of us and the worst of us. It can wrap us within its grip of death and produce both a sense of awe and also despair. There are never any winners there are just those who have lost less. Death smiles when the drums of war beat for its lust for the blood of men can never be quenched and we seem to never fail to provide it. The true sign of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again with the expectation that the result will be different. Perhaps that is the reason that humanity has soaked this earth in blood and will continue to do it until there is not a drop left to spill!
The recreation is weak at best imagine a 22inch oak cut in half by small arms fire one of many that remain at the battlefield described as sounding like a swarm of bees this isn't counting any of the artillery war sucks
You missed the point why would you reenact the most horrid thing americans ever did to each other maybe we should get together with the japanese and the koreans and the germans and the vietnamese and act out some of that shit too reenacting murder is not learning from history
History with visual effects is way better than just someone reading about it...it sticks more in the mind. I've learned more watching utube than I ever did in highschool and college... my hats off to you and I have subscribed to your channel 💯 hugs Lynn Weasenforth 💯💜💛💙🌹☮️😘🦄🤩 Stay safe from this pandemic we're all going through
Something I wrote a few years ago... Ranks of butternut and gray stepped forward from the trees Regiments of southern men, drums throbbing arteries Nine brigades, twelve thousand men, some say even more Cemetery Ridge the goal of General Longstreet's Corps Keep straight the line and fill the gaps, step over friends who fell With general's sword to point the way keep marching into Hell Through solid shot and cannister, and rippling musket fire Ignore lost comrades, fear and wounds, prevail the one desire At last they reached a low stone wall, behind it men in blue Seething mass of howling gray, striving to break through But these men were made of flesh and blood, many watched in awe As shattered regiments recoiled, at last forced to withdraw Send us back again they cried, send us back once more Let us show that we can win, as we have done before But General Lee knew all was lost, too many good men dead Having thought to end the war, instead the south was bled Two more years the war dragged on, two more years of Hell Two more years of hopeless war before proud Dixie fell Picket's charge was meant to clear the road to Washington But southern dreams were crushed and dead when Gettysburg was done Ranks of butternut and gray stepped forward from the trees, Regiments of southern men, drums throbbing arteries Picket's charge was meant to clear the road to Washington But southern dreams were crushed and dead when Gettysburg was done.
I was chosen out of my regt.(Palmetto Brigade) to go over the stone wall with Armistead in the 125th re-enactment of Picketts charge. I wore our regt. colors around my waist. Gettysburg was by far the most realistic of all the 125th battles.
@@southeasternindianaoutdoor9209 I can only imagine...all those deaths...its no wonder...with all of the sudden and brutal bloody deaths of all those men!! 😞
@@OrbitFallenAngel There's much energy on the Gettysburg battlefield present to this very day, sir. So many souls of the men killed there are what's causing it with their perpetual unrest
@@michaelvaughn8864 Do you think that those souls would want to cross over with some help from a medium or psychic?? 🤔 Or do they simply want to stay there forever on the Battlefield...??
I talked to a very credible local who drove past there one morning on the way to work. Something caused him to turn and look and the battlefield was full of soldiers killing each other. It was like a mirage.
10th Georgia Co A. 135th reenactment of Gettysburg, as well as the movie Gods and Generals, I reenacted for 30 years and loved every minute. I miss the times around the campfire enjoying friendships and the music, you get so immersed in what you are doing that you can't remember your real home where you came from, I know it happened to me one night. The first time I saw Robert E. Lee was a holy experience for me even though he was a reenactor he did it so well, I love the South. Deo Vindice If it happens again may the Blue & Gray fight side by side as brothers together for the cause of freedom to save the Republic to honor all the fallen before us from the birth of our nation all the wars to this date.
I know what you mean, I was in Pickett’s charge at that re-enactment. You could really imagine how horrible the real battle was. Drew the lot to go all the way to the stone wall and back in one of the hottest days of the year.
Many feel that the Union won Pickett's Charge decisively. But they did no do so easily. Imagine the fear in every Union soldier standing their in defense of Pickett's Charge when it began. Yes, I would have been a Union soldier in those times, but with the fear of death in my eyes every second of that bloody attack. Oh, and with that rebel yell raining on my ears, I would have peed in my pants standing at arms.
I am French and, so, not especially interested in your Civil War, but, as i have just seen that video, i subscribe immediately ! High Quality video, "right to the point" commentaries and no political analysis...Magnifique, bravo !!...of course, this has been downloaded on YT 2 years ago...
This charge is madness. The Rebel infantry charged across an open field, without cover, hardly any coverfire, all the time under direct artillery and rifle fire from well-entrenched Federal forces. It's just madness. They wouldn't stand any chance at all.
Reynaldo Flores So the whole operation would start with a massive barrage. It was meant to dislodge the union and draw their fire. It only dislodged them. They held their fire until the confederates stopped, all because an artillery officer thought something might happen. Upon ceasing the firing (which was short as they didn't have enough ammo), the infantry were to "charge" whilst the artillery was coming back, and use the canon smoke as some cover for a bit. Well a few interesting things happened which actually caused this to fail. Lee thought Meade would reinforce the flanks, as Lee had attacked them the prior day. So the centre would be weak. Meade strengthened the centre because he that's what he thought lee would do. The artillery officer, at the start of the barrage went all down the ridge and commanded no one to fire back until he said to. This was essential in why the charge failed, instead of walking into unmaned and spent positions, the positions were ready to return superior fire before they even started out. The charge also started too late. After the Reb firing stopped, the men were called to charge but didn't start going until the union started firing back. Only one section I believe took the field, they were suppose to make the line and reinforcements would come behind. The reinforcements didn't take to the field. The Rebs made the line. And got over the wall and started fighting but at that time, union reinforcements that were called when the barrage started, arrived and pushed them out. With no reinforcements, they couldn't hold and they had to retreat. That plan wasn't crazy. It had been done to varying effect all throughout the war. This was no different except it caused close to 2,000 casualties in 50 minutes and it was Lee who commanded it.
@@tobyoneil1969 Wow. I'm real impressed. Are you a history professor? Or perhaps a military man? Anyway, I am neither, so thank you for your input. Very comprehensive. But to make it simple, why didn't the Rebel commanders, when confronted with the blizzard of Union fire, order their men to advance in successive waves, with one wave providing cover fire for the advancing waves? And when the enemy fire became almost intolerable, why was the order to get down and take cover not given. They just went on and on, literally just target practice for the Federal gunners and infantry. This would've at least increased their chances of survival and success, and made the charge less suicidal.
Reynaldo Flores I believe wave attacks would make it slow going and increase the casualties. It ties into your second point. It was open terrain, so nowhere to take cover. The force has to advance to at least 500 feet to have a chance of shooting the enemy, then stand there and provide cover for a wave out in the open. I don't see either tactic working. Also the Rebs were going up hill. So they might've eventually gotten directly in front of their covering fire. The best bet of it working was moving as one big unit and getting real close then breaking into shooing squads to cover those going over the centre. Get real close so the artillery couldn't hit. Then pin down the union behind the wall as the men break through. Those outside the wall could provide cover for a retreat if necessary. But alas that didn't happen as too many fell before that point, which all tied into lack of cover fire and being late to the field. I'm not an academic but I have spent a considerable amount of time looking at the civil war. And Gettysburg is very important.
We've been to Gettysburg twice and I've got to say that the mile of Pickett's Charge looks longer and must have seemed like 10 to the men! Both sides added up, they were falling at a rate of about 4 per ~second~!
I LOVE THAT..............."A lingering pink mist." That poor 26th NC. Facing Iron Brigade on the first day and charged on the third. I'll never forget my first charge whilst reenacting....... seventeen years old back in 1996 at Gettysburg. I almost forgot it was a reenactment and I got my first black eye from a Texan. I'm From Pennsylvania and it was funny. Rolling on the ground with some Texan throwing rabbit punches. Few hours later he and I were drinking some beers together. What fun.
One of the very few bloopers of this reenactment. If they were not acting but it was Battle of Gettysburg for real, the poor b**tards would not be smiling.....and I mean both, bluecoats AND greycoats...(Yes, I say greycoats even if a lot of Confederates seem to be on civilian clothes for some reason)
@@Cybernaut76 the reason is actually pretty simple. The south may have had cotton, but they used most of their resources for guns, as a result many confederate soldiers were not given uniforms, and some didn’t even get rifles and shoes. Meanwhile the north had a massive industry and lots of iron and steel, as a result the north was able to purchase and produce rifles and in this case, uniforms far more then the south (the Union also produced more shoes). But with that being said due to how many people died during the battles, quite a few Union troops also weren’t given shoes and rifles; but with that being said not as much as the CSA, which had entire militias of troops without shoes and proper uniforms.
Such brave and courageous young men! God Bless them all and God Rest their Souls. 💗 I pray that they have found peace..😔💗 This charge should have never ever happened!! So many men obliterated because General Lee wouldn't listen to General Longstreet..
Some may hate the Confederate soldiers which is now popular in todays ninny winny culture, but those were brave men as were the Union soldiers at Fredericksburg. May they all rest in peace.
"There was a shell-torn mile of broken ground to cross/With a low stone wall at the end./And behind that wall the men of the Second Corps,/And behind them another force, fresh troops who had not yet fought./They began to cross the ground. The guns began to tear at them. " John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet. A lot of very brave men in both armies died that - and many other days. Rest In Peace.
Wow. Disturbing... very. Excellent film that should be used as teaching tool. We love visiting Gettysburg and I believe that if our country could pull back together after that horrible war we can come together yet again.
I saw a ghastly picture looking from the perspective of the canoniers. Hundreds of boots with legs cut off near the thighs and kneecaps. I dont want to imagine what lay further down.
Reading accounts of it by veterans describes the red mist of blood in the air, and the unspeakable horror of seeing all sorts of body parts flying. Sadly, the survivors were haunted by their memories for life, and some went mad. The psychiatric help for these men was nowhere near what it is today, poor fellows!
Lee was always a risk-taker and gambled with large casualties. You could even call him bloody minded.But he remains one of my favorite generals along with Alexander , Ceasar and Napoleon! Johnny Reb counts among the world's finest infantry of all time.
Lee was totally committed to his cause and he did not take unnecessary risks unless he had to. But this charge is his biggest mistake, he should have listened to Longstreet.
Dale Johnson, if Stonewall would have been there it WOULD have been different, everyone agrees on that. It prolly would have been over on day one cuz he would have captured Culp's Hill...
That was great battle scene thankyou to all those that took part in this brilliant re enactment and sharing your country's history with us all/ England
Many years ago my wife and I took our children to Gettysburg for a terrain walk on the ground of Pickett's charge. The children were not overly enthused until I told them they were standing in the place where their Mother's family stood and stepped off to go to the Northern lines. As we walked to the stone wall, I was telling them what was happening. When we got to the stone wall, I told them is where my family stood and died. They made the connection that this was a story of THEIR family!
Lee never intended to meet the union at Gettysburg. His intent was to make some daring victories close to the capitol and send word for a cease fire thereby preserving the confederacy. I'm not sure why he consented to the battle, he could have pulled back and marched around the troops he met there. Maybe one day someone will find a notebook where he explains his decision. I have lived in both north and south and have friends all over. There are good people in all the states. It saddens me that some still have hatred for the other side. What the hell, do parents poison their children with hatred? England ended their slavery without a war, why couldn't the US? the plantation owners couldn't bear the thought of losing their lavish lifestyle so they stirred up the poor and made them believe the evil north wanted to take away their rights. What rights? The right to own slaves. The really sad thing is the average southerner couldn't even afford one slave. they had become very expensive. The poor were dying to preserve the lifestyle of the wealthy.
Chelley Sometimes it does not matter what an average person might think. In the end, it is always the rich and wealthy who can influence the politics and guide the flow of the country, and in the case of the Confedracy, it is the slave owners who has the wealth to do so. That being said, I do believe that most of the soldiers and General Lee himself joined the Confedracy because they love their homeland and have the sense of duty to protect it. The Confedracy claim that they are fighting for their way of life, but when you really look at it, the lives of an average Southerner and a Yankee is not so different, even after the war. The only actual difference after the war is that slavery is banned throughout the US and the only people who would be affected are the slave owners. This war could have probably been avoided in the first place if certain individuals in the Confedracy did not grow to their power and wealth that made them who they are in the first place.
You are correct that Lee had no intention of fighting at Gettysburg. Neither did General Meade for that matter. However it was the result of (For lack of better terms) Union cavalry accidentally running into General Heaths Confederate infantry. It was Union General John Buford who decided to fight at Gettysburg.
@@shaun5328 Lee and other slaveowners who led the confederacy gave no thought to the people. Their love was for their power over the South rather than for the people or the land itself, as the land was largely spent and had been exploited, overfarmed. The war was for the ability to extend slavery and continue on to new, fresh land foist the Slave Codes for blacks and abysmally poor existence for poor whites, about 95% of the population. This is why there was no support from Britain for their effort; it would have been slash and burn agriculture of virgin soil in Cuba and Central America plus extension of slavery throughout.
Chelly, the poor will, and always have fought the wars that the wealthy have started ,to gain more power, money, land ,oil,name it. The poor are the pawns to the War Pigs.
If Lee's charge--it totally belongs to him--had happened in Europe or almost in any other war, it would be remembered as an incredible military mistake and disaster. This was a tragedy, Longstreet's view was completely correct. Even Napoleon would not have done this.
Battle of Eylau - plenty of militaries at that time launched terrible frontal assaults that ended in slaughter to include Napoleon. What's even more surprising is how many times in the Civil War this actually worked. Entire divisions/armies would melt away under a charge (or threat of one) and then stand and fight it out on another day.
To make it even worse, just months earlier the Confederates had decimated the Union forces during the Charge at Marie's Heights at Fredericksburg, where the topography and positions were the same but the sides reversed. Lee, having witnessed that, should have realized that it would end about as well for him as it did for the Union.
@@Stardweller1 So Lee had plently of information how bad this charge could be. He'd had terrible losses at Antietam and saw what happened at Fredericksburg, also Longstreet had been very clear about his opposition to this suicidal charge. It was all Lee's fault, but thousands of Virginians died because of his stubborn decision.
These days we saw heroics in all candecy in all modesty of both sides. Great history should never be forgotten and Gettysburg burnt in the anvils of history. And brings me personal more respect too my ancestors who fought for the Union.
I have been awed and fascinated with the Civil War since I was seven. To my knowledge, none of my family tree fought in that war as I have no records pre dating 1880. It was my first lesson in learning to appreciate different causes and viewpoints.
Brave men. As a Mid West Blue Belly Yankee, my family lost seven fighting the South. It was war. We have no love of the Star and Bars to this day but respect it. The Stars and Bars is about heritage and history, not hatred. Rock on Johnny Reb...signed a family of a Blue Belly Yankee and proud of it. Cheers.
Bruce B, my man. Nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage. It’s what took young uneducated southern boys out of the corn fields and put them in the killing fields. Fighting for your family, beliefs and your state. Whether the cause was right or wrong, they answered the call and became part of history. See ya in hell Billy Yank
Also, the “Stars and Bars” was a red and blue striped flag with a circle of stars representing the Confederate states. You might be referring to the battle flag used by many states that’s a sideways X
Amen brother. The whims of fools (those that desecrate Southern heritage, culture and pride), passes like the seasons of time. But our heritage stays forever. Stay strong Johnny Reb. With respect...a Blue Belly Hawkeye Yankee.
The only thing missing is the screaming and whistling shells. Most people don’t realize just how much noise those low velocity shells made. They buzzed, whirred, screamed, and whistled. With 200+ guns on the field you can only imagine the sound from the shells alone
@Doug Bevins And you don't think American soldiers have committed atrocities? It's easy to sit there and criticize when you have never been through the hell of Combat before. It's well known combat can break men down into animals. Blame the leaders, not the soldiers.
@Doug Bevins No. I stand completely against the Confederacy. But being a Veteran myself I know that soldiers don't get to chose what wars they fight for. I don't shit on Vietnam Vets for fighting an unjust war. But I will most certainly will shit all over the leaders that sent them into this butchery over a horrible Ideal.
@Doug Bevins Do you think the average southern soldier even knew what was in the constitution? They were fighting for their State. People held more loyalty to their State than the Union itself at that time. Many had no idea they were figthing for rich white slave owners and when they figured it out they deserted. Many more were conscripted. I am not excusing the cause they fought for or what the Southern States did but they were welcomed home as brothers of the same mother once again afterwards. That was the same men who shed their blood to save the Union. The problem is the South never really welcomed us back and instead have picked at the scab for 154 years.
What I find interesting is that many of the Confederates, both officers and men, of Pickett's division and a reasonable number of those Pettigrew's and Trimble's command had charged Federal artillery and rifle fire at Malvern Hill in 1862. I wonder what made them think that this wouldn't have the same result?
Perhaps the finest Civil War battle depiction filmed. Not perfect but it effectively conveys the grandeur and horror of the battle that so many bigger budget hollywierd productions miss.
Please, do not forget the 10.000 italians who volunteered, fought and died for the Confederacy. The militia of Louisiana had an italian guards battalion, later renamed 6th Regiment European Brigade, and other companies within regiments from Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee and Louisiana. General William Booth Taliaferro served in the Confederate Army as well as the commanders of the 6th Regiment European Brigade, Lt.Della Valle, Captain Marzoni, Captain Santini, First Lieutenant Marinoni and Second Lieutenant Baselli. Thank you from Italy for remembering them.
One word:Pride! He thought that he could do what he wanted to do, and still win. General Longstreet, however, knew that it would turn into a disasterous bloodbath. In the end, over 50% of those men never came back. General Pickett's division had been slaughtered! He never forgave General Lee, saying "That old man had my division slaughtered".
Longstreets plan was better than Lee's. Lee made a decision based on political pressure and the narrow window of time the CSA had. Longstreet delay on Day 2 cost the CSA from taking LRT. An Earlier Assault on LRT on Day 2 would have had a chance of Success.
I have walked the field by myself at dusk...you must admire the courage of all those soldiers on both sides but for the Confederates to make that charge required something more...
Martial courage, to be sure. But a dog has that. Its actually more important historically to have ethical and moral courage not to pledge your life to selling of your fellow man, commerce of his/her children, the rape of your human property, the theft of your fellow citizen's labor. For if we forget about those things, how do we ever designate an evil man and evil man? Remember, these southerners claimed to be religious -- followers of a church whose Old Testament features the escape of enslaved men, women, and children from their Egyptian 'owners' such that even their god intervened to part a sea for their escape. Yet...the Southerners you praise so readily rejected this in the name of self-indulgence, ignorance, skin-color narcissism, greed, and thinly disguised depravity. Along with their martial courage, they must be identified as moral cowards and a national disgrace.
Claudia nails it. The canon fire over the defensive line was to keep a defensive flaw clear that opened up due to the right and left flank probes prior and a imminent threat on the center. If yo< look at the Conferate build up on the Unions right flank, that was likely the main attack. If Stuart's cav had hit the gap and hung a left about the time the Confederates reached the center, it would have almost certainly collapsed the flank and freed up a shit ton of troops behind the defensive line. Knowing a major assault is taking place behind you while you brace yourself for a major attack on your position, to get hit unexpectedly from behind by rebel cavalry. Would've broken almost any unit believing the Confederate army broke through behind them, leaving them trapped and about to be overran.
Note: **Hung a right not left. It's funny how the tactic isn't pointed out more seeing that it's a classic textbook maneuver that has been used since the ancient days of swords and spears....
Brave men on both sides. As a northerner I’m sad that many monuments celebrating the bravery of the Confederate troops are being removed or torn down. This is Americas history…. Let us learn from it…. Good and bad!
Don’t know which re-enactment this was filmed at. I was at the 135th Gettysburg and we did Picketts Charge with the same number of men he had. It was awesome.
A magnificent and bloody spectacle. The Confederate uniforms were too squeaky clean and pressed though. But the confusion of the fighting and the visceral hatred one side had for the other is grimly captured.
@@brandonbentley4677 No they weren't! Some might have been, TEMPORARILY, but the idea that they were mostly barefoot is horseshit. If nothing else, they would take shoes, uniforms, equipment, rations, or weapons from those who "had no more Earthly need" for them, after the Battle.
One of the soldiers at Gettysburg wrote in his journal that the most disturbing thing he saw & he saw it on all the battlefields after the smoke cleared was the gathering of buzzards. They would light in the trees & on the fenceposts waiting for the living to leave so they could commence with their feasting upon the dead. !
So sad to look at the sheer waste of life throughout history. So many souls lost to the folly of so few. I lay there upon the ground as my blood pored out in vain. The grass beneath me once green was now red stained from my pain. I raised my head to God and in a loud voice shouted out why? But then my life drained away in one last final sigh.
@@bcwest56 are you completely ignorant of what happens ESPECIALLY in the South but in the North as well for the time since for not only freed, and emancipated black people?? But Hispanics in Texas, NM, Nevada, California?? Jim Crow laws, segregation, persecution, lynching, burning, robbery of property? Even General Sherman despised black people. Most of Congress that passed the Amendments after the Civil War did so only to make black, Indian, and other non-whites EQUAL UNDER THE LAW. Not full equality in all matters. That is still in progress.
I have read and known soldier/poets that lament this so much and the only ones who seem justified are the ones forced to go. But those who joined willingly for whatever reason it would seem a hollow lament since in their hearts they looked forward to the grand adventure and had no doubt in their hearts. To look to the heavens and shout why? is a lie told by one who willingly went to inflict misery for his beliefs. It is a lament of one who failed in his fantasy.
General Meade was the *ONLY* Union General to out guess General Lee! He literally crippled the Confederate Army at the battle of Gettysburg...but he should have attacked him and destroyed the Confederate Army...but sadly he didn't and the war continued for another 21 months...
i have been a civil war buff since I was 10 . I read every book I could get my hands on too. i sometimes think i was reincarnated and my pass life was a solder in that war. I finally got to see the Gettysburg battlefield 6 years ago in July it was same time as the battle decades ago. I stood atop Devils Den look back at little round top, and stood where picketts charge took place. I had goosebumps on me even though it was 90 degrees out. What both sides went through those 3 days was sad , so sad the human loss was so tragic. We should never remove the statues or history connected with it because both sides gave their blood and lives over 600,000 lives to be exact. Remember so as to not repeat
@Megan O not here to argue with you or anyone about our history i'm just presenting my opinion about what I feel regarding our country's history. We can't change it only can try not to repeat it like I said. I do honor the poor souls that died in that horrible war BOTH SIDES.
Me produce mucha emocion y tristeza a la vez;.. el ver de que forma enfrentaron nuestros muchachos, la muerte. por supuesto que en la recreacion, no se puede reproducir el horror al que debieron enfrentar...Sin embargo, se que dieron la cara a su adversario, el cual solo disparaba sobreseguro desde su posicion...Hoy puedo referirme a aquellos "Martires de la Confederacion."..A los Bravos y Valientes muchachos...Sus muertes nunca fueron en vano y menos han sido olvidados...Viviran por siempre en nuestros corazones y almas..Su legado jamas desaparecera..¡¡ Grito Rebelde...!!!
Wow. That is truly amazing! Someday I would love to visit Gettysburg and listen to the silence of the battlefield...maybe even experience something supernatural...💗
Correct me if I'm wrong isn't it true that during the Battle of Gettysburg they could hear the cannonade up in the state capital of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg
We need to keep in mind General Lee's mindset at this point in time. Chancellorsville was a month earlier, and arguably Lee's greatest triumph. He had a resounding victory with half the men of the Union. He was a victim of his own making. He thought his Army couldn't be defeated. A decision that proved disastrous.
This charge was a grave error, I have often wondered if Jackson had lived could he have prevented Lees order for the fatal loss. Lots of problems here Jackson was dead, Stuart was running around chasing headlines . Lee should have been aware of the potential loss of momentum by this fight.
Wow! One of the best Civil War recreations I’ve ever seen. The bravery on both sides was off the charts. We should respect and protect the history of our country… not tear down monuments .
You guys deserve millions of subscribers! I recommend you guys to everyone I know!
film-making at its very best
Very good film my dad was in this he was a union
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I agree, this is good acting and displaying. The rebel yell before the charge was frightening.
It's simply an unbelievably detailed and amazing reenactment👌
Respect to the reenactors who bring history to life. You all work hard to be period and to show the action as it actually happened. Thank you for making history alive and showing how it affected someone actually there.
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The movie studios could learn a thing or two from these re-enactors they managed to include a lot of the reality of the blood and gore of Pickets charge which would have been the same for every other large scale battle of the American civil war.The re-enactors even managed to include fake arms and legs with fake blood looking the real thing and they would had a much smaller budget than any Hollywood movie studio,the movie Gettysburg lacked the reality of war namely the blood and gore plus the bodies of thousands of dead soldiers. The Hollywood studios way too much sanitise their war movies when it comes to the American civil war .
I got to visit the battlefield at Gettysburg last August. I remember walking the Bloody Angle, where Union troops made their stand against Pickett's Charge... it felt like I was walking on holy ground. In fact, I'm not convinced I wasn't.
Respect to all of the men who have fallen in this battle, from an Irish man from Co Cork. 🇮🇪 MAY IT NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN
Thank you for your reply to my comment. All the best to you From Co Cork Ireland 🇮🇪.
There were alot of Irish men who fought in the Civil War...the most famous on the Union side was the New York 69th Infantry, but was later called the "Fighting 69th" 🇮🇪
It comprised of 5 Regiments; 63rd New York Infantry, 69th New York Infantry, 88th New York Infantry, 29th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (formally) 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry...
Years active September 1861 to July 1865 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀🍀🍀
The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the, "Faugh a Ballaugh", which means "Clear the Way ".
Of all Union Army brigades, none suffered more combat dead than the Irish Brigade during Americas Civil War...😔🇮🇪🍀🇺🇸
On the Confederate side was the 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, it was lead by Colonel Randall McGavock, an Irish-American. It was formed in Nashville on April 1861, it's the only known Irish Brigade in the Confederate Army during the Civil War..
Also fighting for the Confederate Army was Irish-American Major General Patrick Cleburne, who was the highest ranking Irish born Confederate General...🇮🇪🍀 He was born in County Cork, he had served in the British Army before purchasing his discharge and emigrating to the United States in 1849.
Those brave and courageous Irishmen who fought on both sides of the Civil War deserve our respect and our admiration for their sacrifices...💗💗💗
Agree hope it never happen again
amen
Well, the liberals in this country are coming close to our country repeating a civil war! 😒🇺🇸
It's amazing to think tthat the last survivors of the Civil War, a war fought with sword, musket and cannon, died in the age of jet fighters and nuclear weapons.
Who?
Stonewall died June 19 1863 or we would have won
@@brandonbentley4677 you make that sound like it would have been a good thing... He wasn't undefeatable and lost at Kernstown. In the end the BEST he could have done was delayed the inevitable.
Brandon Bentley
I do believe he would have taken the high found.
@@CaesarCassius Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 - August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War; he was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed.
Une reconstitution qui surpasse tout ce qui a été réalisé auparavant mis à part le film Gettysburg réalisé par Ronald Maxwell. Les personnages, les nombreux figurants vêtus à l'authentique fait que cette séquence de la bataille nous stupéfait. Impressionnant !
I have walked that terrain, and cannot visualize the courage and carnage that occurred. That day had to be the most incredible bit of history
Yes, anyone who visits Gettysburg will learn a lot from starting at the Virginia Monument of Seminary Ridge and walking over to the High Water Mark. Nothing beats walking the terrain for yourself.
Confederate dead were left on the field to be eaten by feral hogs. The remains were digested and excreted on the battlefield.
When you look at the terrain, including the road and TWO RAIL FENCES that the Confederates had to negotiate, you have to wonder what Lee was thinking. I've always been amazed that they made it as far as they did. Realize it was only due to the number of troops massed in that Confederate advance.
All the blood that was spilled
My great great uncle carried the Colors up and over the wall. Was very lucky to be captured.
51st Va Infantry under Garnett , part of Picketts division. Both he and my great great grandfather last battle was Saylors Creek
And were part of Lee’s surrender. They were actually a few miles from their homes when they laid down their arms
56th Virginia.
Garnett did not have the 51st Virginia under his command.
Lucky to be captured? There were horrible conditions in civil war prisons on both sides. I hope they were traded or paroled
@@robertschultz6922 Yeah, truth, Mr. Schultz. I've read some of the deplorable conditions both sides prison camps P.O.Ws had to endure😕
Quite a background. You should be proud. Saylor's Creek was a real debacle, with the artillery being sent off on an alternate route. Perhaps if they had been available, things would have turned out differently and Lee would not have been moved to say, "My God, has this army been dissolved?"
Can you imagine being ordered to Advanced up a hill and knowing there's thousands of your enemy with their guns trained right on right on you. ? The courage these men had was unbelievable!!!
Courage? More like foolishness and blind devotion to stupid authority figures like Lee
I think this a marvellous historical film, timeless and watchable over and over again and from what I understand pure fact.
I have watched it so many times and still find it amazing!!
My Great Grandfather James McPeake volunteered for the 69th PA ( D company) and fought at Gettysburg and several other battles before returning to Co Derry in Ireland - Buried in Newbridge Co Derry he was one of only 2 of the 69th PA that actually returned to Ireland - God bless all that took part and God bless America and Ireland 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
Sorry but it’s his fault if he volunteered. Going into a war zone then complain?
Nobody gives a shit.This is the internet not your family's dinner table
@@eddiehoes8481 Who said anything about complaining - learn to read
@@eddiehoes8481 At what point did this person say that their great grandfather complained?
69th PA became known as the Rock of Erin for holding their position and breaking Picketts charge.
I’ve visited Gettysburg many times, and it surreal to stand where these battles once took place
Have visited Gettysburg many times.Sacrifice Valor & Courage was beyond belief.Warriors all. REST IN PEACE ALL FOUGHT IN THIS BATTLE!😢
I love Lionheart films. They try hard to make as good a film as possible without a huge budget.
You need to watch ParalightWorx
Maybe they were given permission to record a re-enactment for this video.
9:44 honestly one of my favorite scenes. A brave officer encouraging his men across the field, the rebel yell being screamed to the top of every lung, bullets snapping past, men dying all around. A beautiful and heartbreaking scene.
Me embarga una infinita emoción al ver estás escenas,(09:44),...Me llena mi corazon y alma, de mucha admiración y respeto, por estos hombres.... ¡Dios mio..¡Que hombres tan valientes.!!...Que Dios les tenga en el mejor lugar de su descanso eterno....
This part of the civil war fascinates me
People often talk about the courage of the Rebels for crossing that field, and I won't deny their bravery. But it feels like less attention is paid to the (in my opinion equal) courage of the Union soldiers, because it must have been unnerving to see the Rebels coming towards you like that without stopping even after taking that kind of fire.
The reason is because of the positions, the Confederates had no cover, the American troops did. Both sides were equally brave, but in this specific battle it took more courage to charge into the open like that.
@@davidca96 Looking back at the battle, the Confederates might have been ‘brave’ but suicidal (charging your enemy in an open field)! Never could understand the Generals strategy of fighting this type of war (charging an enemy in an open field).
@@brucedeerhaven absolutely mad what was Lee thinking ? Should have concentrated on opening up the sea blockade.and fought a defensive war.
@@brucedeerhaven The problem with the tactics was that they were developed around the smoothbore musket used earlier. The senior commanders would have been trained for that, and the newer rifled musket was still an unknown, to a point. The earliest rifled muskets were just invented a mere ten years or so before, and hadn't been used in actual combat as much as the smoothbore musket.
There is also the fact that military bureaucracy is as fast to accept change as a glacier! "This was good enough in my day, this was how I was trained. Those new, radical ideas are just too odd." The senior commanders are ALWAYS fighting the previous war, and can't easily accept change in tactics, equipment, or even the situation on the ground, until it becomes apparent to an idiotic blind man!
@ And then the Confederates in the open field were exposed to cannon fire. What kind of fighting strategy was that? Confederacy could have won the war if they won a few of the major battles & a lot of ifs!
I was really getting into the background music. Most videos you find, at least what I've found, are normally dubbed with the time period drums and flutes, which is cool and all, but the "modern twist " in this I think brings it up a level
I visited Gettysburg for the first time ever this week. Made the 9hr drive down from MIchigan. Even though I only spent 3 days at this historic site I want to come back and stay for a month. There is so many monuments to read and other places I did not get to visit. I have always been a big Civil War buff since I was a kid. This past week when I was in Gettysburg it was very emotional and moving experience for me. To walk on the hollowed grounds of cemetery hill, little round top and walking through the wheat field. I could only imagine what the soldiers from both sides went through. Things I learned more about that were never taught in school. Things I learned not only what the soldiers went through but what the towns people had to endure once the battle there was over not only caring for the wounded but the smell of the rottting bodies that still lay out in the open. I am so glad I was able to visit such a historic place and look forward to doing it again.
Yes, can you imagine the smell. Temperatures in the upper 80's or 90's. Dead horses and humans. Makes a person hungry.
@@moonmunsterI found the disrespectful person
god bless all those re-enactors of history for bringing it to life for so many...I see alot of REAL civil war swords carried on the field in this film.
That is one hell of a reenactment...
You can’t see cannon balls landing though, it’s not like CGI in films
But true..
Having stood on Little Round Top, it was the most moving experience of my life. I can’t imagine Pickett’s charge!
Yep, was just there this past 4th of July weekend standing on Little Round Top, looking down on the Devil's Den and the Slaughter Pen, and across at the field where Pickett's charge began, its a sobering experience, a place everyone should try to visit
@@HHCKY67 I remember being on little round top looking across the field aswell but the main thing I remember thinking about when I was up there was the movie Gettysburg and seeing how steep it actually was and thinking no wonder that attack failed.
@@HHCKY67 It certainly is an experience of a lifetime to stand on 1 of those hallowed battleground sites and comtemplate the mindsets of the men who fought there so long ago, sir
@@HHCKY67 I did that several times up on Little Round Top. Being from Central Maine, Little Round Top is surely a special Place to me. Using my imagination I could see myself, From behind the trees firing my rifle as a Yankee down the hill and imagine as a Rebel from behind the rocks shooting uphill. It can really get to you with a little imagination. After the charge downhill, it's suddenly over. Our part anyways. The place still rings in my ears. The smoke still stings my nose. My eyes still see the wounded and the dead. I'm hungry. I'm tired. Thirsty and I smell. So sweaty from the humid air. Not sure where the blood on my pants came from, but it's not mine, I don't think so anyway. But I sure am tired. Now the Sargent is saying we got to take the prisoners up to the top of that other bigger, taller hill we just came from and hold them there. I'm not even sure where the Hell I am...but I got to help this wounded guy climb up there. Gonna be a long night. All I hear is groaning and crying in the distance and shots still being fired. The top of the hill is small and crowded with about maybe three hundred of us. Yankee and Southern boys. Lots of the Rebels ain't got no shoes. This Lieutenant walks up to me and says I got watch duty and to stay alert. I get a little coffee and an Alabama boy offers to trade some tobacco for a sip of my coffee. Hell yeah. Good chew it was. Anyways most folks from both sides was soon sleeping by then. I get relieved after a couple hours and get some sack time. I used a flat rock as a head rest. I was so tired it felt like a feather pillow. I looked at the stars through the trees, happy to still be alive, thought about my Mom and Then I was out. I don't like to think about the next day anymore...
Robert E. Lee to George Pickett. " Return to your division sir."
George Pickett to Robert E. Lee. "General, I have no division left."
sh- lee should hav been arrested there and then by longstreet and Longstreet should hav talken over Con army cause lee was sectretly trying too destroy Virginia army
@@seanodwyer8691you mind not obnoxiously using spsces
I was at and fought at this reenactment showed as a flag bearer...it was something thatll never forget
i've done gettysburg many times. although 155th will be my last. i just can't stand gac.
I did the 154th and 155th. With 1st ANV Artillery. I may do a foot soldier next year. Cannon placement was bad this year. Couldn’t see nothing.
You know what flag represents it a battle flag not confederete
My sister and girl friend and me was in the movie Gettysburg my sister and girlfriend were in Confederate uniform all three of us was in Pickett's Charge but thank you for your Confederate service God bless the Confederate States of America
@@robertsilva8097 I don't agree with the Confederate States, but I admire your dedication. I have done some reenactment myself, and I hope that you felt the same sense of history.
It's hard to imagine, but as bad as this makes the battle look, it was probably 10 times worse for those men who fought there that day.
MikeEgypte War is where hero’s are born and the innocent die, it is the best of us and the worst of us. It can wrap us within its grip of death and produce both a sense of awe and also despair. There are never any winners there are just those who have lost less. Death smiles when the drums of war beat for its lust for the blood of men can never be quenched and we seem to never fail to provide it. The true sign of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again with the expectation that the result will be different. Perhaps that is the reason that humanity has soaked this earth in blood and will continue to do it until there is not a drop left to spill!
Those involved in the charge were mostly just walking and getting cut to pieces by artillery and rifle fire instead of fighting.
Those were the days of lead bullets.
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I can't even begin to imagine the horror of walking into something like that.
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The recreation is weak at best imagine a 22inch oak cut in half by small arms fire one of many that remain at the battlefield described as sounding like a swarm of bees this isn't counting any of the artillery war sucks
Neither can I.
Daniel Cline
Gee whiz. Sorry this doesn’t meet your impossibly high standards for a modestly budgeted short film Civil War re-enactment.
You missed the point why would you reenact the most horrid thing americans ever did to each other maybe we should get together with the japanese and the koreans and the germans and the vietnamese and act out some of that shit too reenacting murder is not learning from history
Very realistic, very upsetting.Great piece of work.
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Something I wrote a few years ago...
Ranks of butternut and gray stepped forward from the trees
Regiments of southern men, drums throbbing arteries
Nine brigades, twelve thousand men, some say even more
Cemetery Ridge the goal of General Longstreet's Corps
Keep straight the line and fill the gaps, step over friends who fell
With general's sword to point the way keep marching into Hell
Through solid shot and cannister, and rippling musket fire
Ignore lost comrades, fear and wounds, prevail the one desire
At last they reached a low stone wall, behind it men in blue
Seething mass of howling gray, striving to break through
But these men were made of flesh and blood, many watched in awe
As shattered regiments recoiled, at last forced to withdraw
Send us back again they cried, send us back once more
Let us show that we can win, as we have done before
But General Lee knew all was lost, too many good men dead
Having thought to end the war, instead the south was bled
Two more years the war dragged on, two more years of Hell
Two more years of hopeless war before proud Dixie fell
Picket's charge was meant to clear the road to Washington
But southern dreams were crushed and dead when Gettysburg was done
Ranks of butternut and gray stepped forward from the trees,
Regiments of southern men, drums throbbing arteries
Picket's charge was meant to clear the road to Washington
But southern dreams were crushed and dead when Gettysburg was done.
but it keeps happening with deadlier weapons!
I have seen that bloody mile of ground and cannot begin to imagine the horror.
My great great grandfather was a POW. May we never whence we have come.
Who authored this poem & when? Thank you.
I was chosen out of my regt.(Palmetto Brigade) to go over the stone wall with Armistead in the 125th re-enactment of Picketts charge. I wore our regt. colors around my waist. Gettysburg was by far the most realistic of all the 125th battles.
I have heard that Gettysburg's battlefield has an eerie feel to it..
Did you notice that at all while there?? 😔
@@OrbitFallenAngel there has been paranormal activity associated with the battlefield.
@@southeasternindianaoutdoor9209 I can only imagine...all those deaths...its no wonder...with all of the sudden and brutal bloody deaths of all those men!! 😞
@@OrbitFallenAngel There's much energy on the Gettysburg battlefield present to this very day, sir. So many souls of the men killed there are what's causing it with their perpetual unrest
@@michaelvaughn8864 Do you think that those souls would want to cross over with some help from a medium or psychic?? 🤔
Or do they simply want to stay there forever on the Battlefield...??
I talked to a very credible local who drove past there one morning on the way to work. Something caused him to turn and look and the battlefield was full of soldiers killing each other. It was like a mirage.
Could you imagine looking and seeing that. Um theory ghosts fighting again
10th Georgia Co A. 135th reenactment of Gettysburg, as well as the movie Gods and Generals, I reenacted for 30 years and loved every minute. I miss the times around the campfire enjoying friendships and the music, you get so immersed in what you are doing that you can't remember your real home where you came from, I know it happened to me one night. The first time I saw Robert E. Lee was a holy experience for me even though he was a reenactor he did it so well, I love the South.
Deo Vindice
If it happens again may the Blue & Gray fight side by side as brothers together for the cause of freedom to save the Republic to honor all the fallen before us from the birth of our nation all the wars to this date.
I know what you mean, I was in Pickett’s charge at that re-enactment. You could really imagine how horrible the real battle was. Drew the lot to go all the way to the stone wall and back in one of the hottest days of the year.
Many feel that the Union won Pickett's Charge decisively. But they did no do so easily. Imagine the fear in every Union soldier standing their in defense of Pickett's Charge when it began. Yes, I would have been a Union soldier in those times, but with the fear of death in my eyes every second of that bloody attack. Oh, and with that rebel yell raining on my ears, I would have peed in my pants standing at arms.
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Of course you French also had a similar catastrophe. Borodino
There was some good combat photography in this reenactment.Ron Maxwell's film had some great combat photography.
Amazing work LionHeart! This is almost as good as Gettysburg the movie! Please keep making these amazing civil war videos!
What's goin on Cody viewer?
Has your studio considered a partnership with a Historical Tv Studio? This channel, like always; considers the best content I've ever seen.
This charge is madness.
The Rebel infantry charged across an open field, without cover, hardly any coverfire, all the time under direct artillery and rifle fire from well-entrenched Federal forces.
It's just madness. They wouldn't stand any chance at all.
Reynaldo Flores
So the whole operation would start with a massive barrage.
It was meant to dislodge the union and draw their fire.
It only dislodged them. They held their fire until the confederates stopped, all because an artillery officer thought something might happen.
Upon ceasing the firing (which was short as they didn't have enough ammo), the infantry were to "charge" whilst the artillery was coming back, and use the canon smoke as some cover for a bit.
Well a few interesting things happened which actually caused this to fail.
Lee thought Meade would reinforce the flanks, as Lee had attacked them the prior day. So the centre would be weak.
Meade strengthened the centre because he that's what he thought lee would do.
The artillery officer, at the start of the barrage went all down the ridge and commanded no one to fire back until he said to.
This was essential in why the charge failed, instead of walking into unmaned and spent positions, the positions were ready to return superior fire before they even started out.
The charge also started too late. After the Reb firing stopped, the men were called to charge but didn't start going until the union started firing back.
Only one section I believe took the field, they were suppose to make the line and reinforcements would come behind.
The reinforcements didn't take to the field.
The Rebs made the line. And got over the wall and started fighting but at that time, union reinforcements that were called when the barrage started, arrived and pushed them out.
With no reinforcements, they couldn't hold and they had to retreat.
That plan wasn't crazy. It had been done to varying effect all throughout the war. This was no different except it caused close to 2,000 casualties in 50 minutes and it was Lee who commanded it.
@@tobyoneil1969 Wow. I'm real impressed. Are you a history professor? Or perhaps a military man? Anyway, I am neither, so thank you for your input. Very comprehensive.
But to make it simple, why didn't the Rebel commanders, when confronted with the blizzard of Union fire, order their men to advance in successive waves, with one wave providing cover fire for the advancing waves?
And when the enemy fire became almost intolerable, why was the order to get down and take cover not given. They just went on and on, literally just target practice for the Federal gunners and infantry.
This would've at least increased their chances of survival and success, and made the charge less suicidal.
Reynaldo Flores
I believe wave attacks would make it slow going and increase the casualties.
It ties into your second point.
It was open terrain, so nowhere to take cover.
The force has to advance to at least 500 feet to have a chance of shooting the enemy, then stand there and provide cover for a wave out in the open.
I don't see either tactic working.
Also the Rebs were going up hill. So they might've eventually gotten directly in front of their covering fire.
The best bet of it working was moving as one big unit and getting real close then breaking into shooing squads to cover those going over the centre. Get real close so the artillery couldn't hit. Then pin down the union behind the wall as the men break through.
Those outside the wall could provide cover for a retreat if necessary.
But alas that didn't happen as too many fell before that point, which all tied into lack of cover fire and being late to the field.
I'm not an academic but I have spent a considerable amount of time looking at the civil war. And Gettysburg is very important.
Walking in the open like that was negligent. The commanders didn’t have the creativity to do anything different.
I have walked this field of Honor. It was cool and drizzling and you can still feel the ghosts and smell the death in the ground.
For the ghosts the war never ended
We've been to Gettysburg twice and I've got to say that the mile of Pickett's Charge looks longer and must have seemed like 10 to the men! Both sides added up, they were falling at a rate of about 4 per ~second~!
I LOVE THAT..............."A lingering pink mist." That poor 26th NC. Facing Iron Brigade on the first day and charged on the third. I'll never forget my first charge whilst reenacting....... seventeen years old back in 1996 at Gettysburg. I almost forgot it was a reenactment and I got my first black eye from a Texan. I'm From Pennsylvania and it was funny. Rolling on the ground with some Texan throwing rabbit punches. Few hours later he and I were drinking some beers together. What fun.
@Lefty Labeau ..... You're high on whatever crack they have in the South.
One of my friends, Matthew, was a Confederate in this video. You see him briefly at 14:11 with his hands raised and a big smile on his face.
Charles Saint nice 👍🏻 that seems fun that probably why he had a simile
One of the very few bloopers of this reenactment. If they were not acting but it was Battle of Gettysburg for real, the poor b**tards would not be smiling.....and I mean both, bluecoats AND greycoats...(Yes, I say greycoats even if a lot of Confederates seem to be on civilian clothes for some reason)
@@Cybernaut76 the reason is actually pretty simple. The south may have had cotton, but they used most of their resources for guns, as a result many confederate soldiers were not given uniforms, and some didn’t even get rifles and shoes. Meanwhile the north had a massive industry and lots of iron and steel, as a result the north was able to purchase and produce rifles and in this case, uniforms far more then the south (the Union also produced more shoes). But with that being said due to how many people died during the battles, quite a few Union troops also weren’t given shoes and rifles; but with that being said not as much as the CSA, which had entire militias of troops without shoes and proper uniforms.
Fearlessness on both sides! Picketts charge was the showdown!
Proud member of the 7th Virginia American civil war association my unit was in this battle we had 816 men and lost 314
Such brave and courageous young men!
God Bless them all and God Rest their Souls. 💗
I pray that they have found peace..😔💗
This charge should have never ever happened!!
So many men obliterated because General Lee wouldn't listen to General Longstreet..
Some may hate the Confederate soldiers which is now popular in todays ninny winny culture, but those were brave men as were the Union soldiers at Fredericksburg. May they all rest in peace.
horseman528 this is Gettysburg but yee
Mr. Moleratucas man lll, Don't understand your comment, but best to you.
If stonewall lived nobody would know where Gettysburg is we wouldn't fit there
We would have won
horseman528
No body hates the confederate soldiers. It what they fought for that is hateful.
"There was a shell-torn mile of broken ground to cross/With a low stone wall at the end./And behind that wall the men of the Second Corps,/And behind them another force, fresh troops who had not yet fought./They began to cross the ground. The guns began to tear at them. " John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet. A lot of very brave men in both armies died that - and many other days. Rest In Peace.
Wow. Disturbing... very. Excellent film that should be used as teaching tool. We love visiting Gettysburg and I believe that if our country could pull back together after that horrible war we can come together yet again.
Double canister is like a shotgun. Brutal
I saw a ghastly picture looking from the perspective of the canoniers. Hundreds of boots with legs cut off near the thighs and kneecaps. I dont want to imagine what lay further down.
Now we have the direct descendant of it, called "Bee Hive".
Reading accounts of it by veterans describes the red mist of blood in the air, and the unspeakable horror of seeing all sorts of body parts flying. Sadly, the survivors were haunted by their memories for life, and some went mad. The psychiatric help for these men was nowhere near what it is today, poor fellows!
Each canister held 30 golf ball sized steel balls....
Hell, unleashed..
@Golden Frog more like 12 gauge on steroids
Lee was always a risk-taker and gambled with large casualties. You could even call him bloody minded.But he remains one of my favorite generals along with Alexander , Ceasar and Napoleon! Johnny Reb counts among the world's finest infantry of all time.
"I can not spare this man... becuase he fights!" Abraham Lincoln
Lee was totally committed to his cause and he did not take unnecessary risks unless he had to. But this charge is his biggest mistake, he should have listened to Longstreet.
Nathan Rodriguez, there never was a more qualified, more dedicated,braver army in history than those boys that wore the gray
bcwest56 I dont think Lee respected Longstreets opinion, if Stonewall had been there it may have been different
Dale Johnson, if Stonewall would have been there it WOULD have been different, everyone agrees on that. It prolly would have been over on day one cuz he would have captured Culp's Hill...
This film should get an Oscar. It is pure art. The purest art.
That was great battle scene thankyou to all those that took part in this brilliant re enactment and sharing your country's history with us all/ England
Fabulously well done , my hats off to all who were involved .
I have been to those hallowed fields of Gettysburg, and it is a haunting place, to say the very least.
Cool ! I was at that reenactment right at the angle.
Glad you found our channel and thanks for the comment.
Many years ago my wife and I took our children to Gettysburg for a terrain walk on the ground of Pickett's charge. The children were not overly enthused until I told them they were standing in the place where their Mother's family stood and stepped off to go to the Northern lines. As we walked to the stone wall, I was telling them what was happening. When we got to the stone wall, I told them is where my family stood and died. They made the connection that this was a story of THEIR family!
Well I thought that was great work on this vid.... Reenactors did a great job. It was almost breathtaking.
My mom’s great great grandma was in the charge as one of the union cannon people! and he survived the charge
Lee never intended to meet the union at Gettysburg. His intent was to make some daring victories close to the capitol and send word for a cease fire thereby preserving the confederacy. I'm not sure why he consented to the battle, he could have pulled back and marched around the troops he met there. Maybe one day someone will find a notebook where he explains his decision.
I have lived in both north and south and have friends all over. There are good people in all the states. It saddens me that some still have hatred for the other side. What the hell, do parents poison their children with hatred?
England ended their slavery without a war, why couldn't the US? the plantation owners couldn't bear the thought of losing their lavish lifestyle so they stirred up the poor and made them believe the evil north wanted to take away their rights. What rights? The right to own slaves. The really sad thing is the average southerner couldn't even afford one slave. they had become very expensive. The poor were dying to preserve the lifestyle of the wealthy.
Chelley Sometimes it does not matter what an average person might think. In the end, it is always the rich and wealthy who can influence the politics and guide the flow of the country, and in the case of the Confedracy, it is the slave owners who has the wealth to do so.
That being said, I do believe that most of the soldiers and General Lee himself joined the Confedracy because they love their homeland and have the sense of duty to protect it. The Confedracy claim that they are fighting for their way of life, but when you really look at it, the lives of an average Southerner and a Yankee is not so different, even after the war. The only actual difference after the war is that slavery is banned throughout the US and the only people who would be affected are the slave owners. This war could have probably been avoided in the first place if certain individuals in the Confedracy did not grow to their power and wealth that made them who they are in the first place.
You are correct that Lee had no intention of fighting at Gettysburg. Neither did General Meade for that matter. However it was the result of (For lack of better terms) Union cavalry accidentally running into General Heaths Confederate infantry. It was Union General John Buford who decided to fight at Gettysburg.
I been there before back in 1974
@@shaun5328 Lee and other slaveowners who led the confederacy gave no thought to the people. Their love was for their power over the South rather than for the people or the land itself, as the land was largely spent and had been exploited, overfarmed. The war was for the ability to extend slavery and continue on to new, fresh land foist the Slave Codes for blacks and abysmally poor existence for poor whites, about 95% of the population.
This is why there was no support from Britain for their effort; it would have been slash and burn agriculture of virgin soil in Cuba and Central America plus extension of slavery throughout.
Chelly, the poor will, and always have fought the wars that the wealthy have started ,to gain more power, money, land ,oil,name it. The poor are the pawns to the War Pigs.
By far the most intense, most wrenching film on that charge......
Interesting how this reenactment shows more blood, pain and gore than the Movie made for that battle.
I've been to some reenactments this is the best I've ever seen personally
Great Job! The realism was great. The camera work was excellent.
Sobering. Nothing like this should ever happen again on American soil.
Excellent production throughout , thank you : )
Yo, this is one of the most badass history lessons ever. Wow. Subscribed.
If Lee's charge--it totally belongs to him--had happened in Europe or almost in any other war, it would be remembered as an incredible military mistake and disaster. This was a tragedy, Longstreet's view was completely correct. Even Napoleon would not have done this.
Battle of Eylau - plenty of militaries at that time launched terrible frontal assaults that ended in slaughter to include Napoleon. What's even more surprising is how many times in the Civil War this actually worked. Entire divisions/armies would melt away under a charge (or threat of one) and then stand and fight it out on another day.
To make it even worse, just months earlier the Confederates had decimated the Union forces during the Charge at Marie's Heights at Fredericksburg, where the topography and positions were the same but the sides reversed. Lee, having witnessed that, should have realized that it would end about as well for him as it did for the Union.
@@Stardweller1 So Lee had plently of information how bad this charge could be. He'd had terrible losses at Antietam and saw what happened at Fredericksburg, also Longstreet had been very clear about his opposition to this suicidal charge. It was all Lee's fault, but thousands of Virginians died because of his stubborn decision.
These days we saw heroics in all candecy in all modesty of both sides. Great history should never be forgotten and Gettysburg burnt in the anvils of history. And brings me personal more respect too my ancestors who fought for the Union.
I have been awed and fascinated with the Civil War since I was seven. To my knowledge, none of my family tree fought in that war as I have no records pre dating 1880. It was my first lesson in learning to appreciate different causes and viewpoints.
I was too lucky. Found two or three civil war vets, unionside and two revolutionary war veterans in mine. One is buried in Wooster Cemetery in Ohio.
Oh, personally, I'd be Confederate back then. Grey all the way.
Brave men. As a Mid West Blue Belly Yankee, my family lost seven fighting the South. It was war. We have no love of the Star and Bars to this day but respect it. The Stars and Bars is about heritage and history, not hatred. Rock on Johnny Reb...signed a family of a Blue Belly Yankee and proud of it. Cheers.
Cheers to you Bruce B!
Bruce B, my man. Nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage. It’s what took young uneducated southern boys out of the corn fields and put them in the killing fields. Fighting for your family, beliefs and your state. Whether the cause was right or wrong, they answered the call and became part of history. See ya in hell Billy Yank
Also, the “Stars and Bars” was a red and blue striped flag with a circle of stars representing the Confederate states. You might be referring to the battle flag used by many states that’s a sideways X
Amen brother. The whims of fools (those that desecrate Southern heritage, culture and pride), passes like the seasons of time. But our heritage stays forever. Stay strong Johnny Reb. With respect...a Blue Belly Hawkeye Yankee.
I think you would be correct. Thank you for point it out. Appreciated.
The only thing missing is the screaming and whistling shells. Most people don’t realize just how much noise those low velocity shells made. They buzzed, whirred, screamed, and whistled. With 200+ guns on the field you can only imagine the sound from the shells alone
Courageous men, on both side, what a waste of lives!
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@Doug Bevins although I agree with you we should never blame the soldiers.
@Doug Bevins And you don't think American soldiers have committed atrocities? It's easy to sit there and criticize when you have never been through the hell of Combat before. It's well known combat can break men down into animals.
Blame the leaders, not the soldiers.
@Doug Bevins No. I stand completely against the Confederacy.
But being a Veteran myself I know that soldiers don't get to chose what wars they fight for. I don't shit on Vietnam Vets for fighting an unjust war.
But I will most certainly will shit all over the leaders that sent them into this butchery over a horrible Ideal.
@Doug Bevins Do you think the average southern soldier even knew what was in the constitution?
They were fighting for their State. People held more loyalty to their State than the Union itself at that time. Many had no idea they were figthing for rich white slave owners and when they figured it out they deserted. Many more were conscripted.
I am not excusing the cause they fought for or what the Southern States did but they were welcomed home as brothers of the same mother once again afterwards. That was the same men who shed their blood to save the Union.
The problem is the South never really welcomed us back and instead have picked at the scab for 154 years.
What I find interesting is that many of the Confederates, both officers and men, of Pickett's division and a reasonable number of those Pettigrew's and Trimble's command had charged Federal artillery and rifle fire at Malvern Hill in 1862. I wonder what made them think that this wouldn't have the same result?
Perhaps the finest Civil War battle depiction filmed. Not perfect but it effectively conveys the grandeur and horror of the battle that so many bigger budget hollywierd productions miss.
Please, do not forget the 10.000 italians who volunteered, fought and died for the Confederacy.
The militia of Louisiana had an italian guards battalion, later renamed 6th Regiment European Brigade, and other companies within regiments from Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee and Louisiana.
General William Booth Taliaferro served in the Confederate Army as well as the commanders of the 6th Regiment European Brigade, Lt.Della Valle, Captain Marzoni, Captain Santini, First Lieutenant Marinoni and Second Lieutenant Baselli.
Thank you from Italy for remembering them.
How could Lee order this mere months after being on the other side of something similar in Fredericksburg?
One word:Pride! He thought that he could do what he wanted to do, and still win. General Longstreet, however, knew that it would turn into a disasterous bloodbath. In the end, over 50% of those men never came back. General Pickett's division had been slaughtered! He never forgave General Lee, saying "That old man had my division slaughtered".
Longstreets plan was better than Lee's. Lee made a decision based on political pressure and the narrow window of time the CSA had. Longstreet delay on Day 2 cost the CSA from taking LRT. An Earlier Assault on LRT on Day 2 would have had a chance of Success.
Because the Union flanks fought so well, Lee thought our center weak.
tim Anderson he liked in the butt
He wanted to finish the war and win it.
Some of the bloodiest battles ever fought even brother against brother. The only victory in war is peace.
I have walked the field by myself at dusk...you must admire the courage of all those soldiers on both sides but for the Confederates to make that charge required something more...
Martial courage, to be sure. But a dog has that. Its actually more important historically to have ethical and moral courage not to pledge your life to selling of your fellow man, commerce of his/her children, the rape of your human property, the theft of your fellow citizen's labor. For if we forget about those things, how do we ever designate an evil man and evil man? Remember, these southerners claimed to be religious -- followers of a church whose Old Testament features the escape of enslaved men, women, and children from their Egyptian 'owners' such that even their god intervened to part a sea for their escape. Yet...the Southerners you praise so readily rejected this in the name of self-indulgence, ignorance, skin-color narcissism, greed, and thinly disguised depravity. Along with their martial courage, they must be identified as moral cowards and a national disgrace.
Respect to all the men who fought this war. May they Rest In Peace. 🕊❤
With the Union holding the high ground, this was a foolish waste of good men, which Lee couldn't afford......
Claudia nails it. The canon fire over the defensive line was to keep a defensive flaw clear that opened up due to the right and left flank probes prior and a imminent threat on the center. If yo< look at the Conferate build up on the Unions right flank, that was likely the main attack. If Stuart's cav had hit the gap and hung a left about the time the Confederates reached the center, it would have almost certainly collapsed the flank and freed up a shit ton of troops behind the defensive line. Knowing a major assault is taking place behind you while you brace yourself for a major attack on your position, to get hit unexpectedly from behind by rebel cavalry. Would've broken almost any unit believing the Confederate army broke through behind them, leaving them trapped and about to be overran.
Note: **Hung a right not left. It's funny how the tactic isn't pointed out more seeing that it's a classic textbook maneuver that has been used since the ancient days of swords and spears....
Brave men on both sides. As a northerner I’m sad that many monuments celebrating the bravery of the Confederate troops are being removed or torn down. This is Americas history…. Let us learn from it…. Good and bad!
Proud to be a southerner and more proud of the southerners who served!
Don’t know which re-enactment this was filmed at. I was at the 135th Gettysburg and we did Picketts Charge with the same number of men he had. It was awesome.
A magnificent and bloody spectacle. The Confederate uniforms were too squeaky clean and pressed though. But the confusion of the fighting and the visceral hatred one side had for the other is grimly captured.
Nathan Rodriguez
Confederates were bare footed
@@brandonbentley4677 No they weren't! Some might have been, TEMPORARILY, but the idea that they were mostly barefoot is horseshit. If nothing else, they would take shoes, uniforms, equipment, rations, or weapons from those who "had no more Earthly need" for them, after the Battle.
One of the soldiers at Gettysburg wrote in his journal that the most disturbing
thing he saw & he saw it on all the battlefields after the smoke cleared was the
gathering of buzzards. They would light in the trees & on the fenceposts waiting
for the living to leave so they could commence with their feasting upon the dead.
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So sad to look at the sheer waste of life throughout history. So many souls lost to the folly of so few. I lay there upon the ground as my blood pored out in vain. The grass beneath me once green was now red stained from my pain. I raised my head to God and in a loud voice shouted out why? But then my life drained away in one last final sigh.
And yet the people this war freed are still bitter against white people. Prejudice works both ways.
They aren't bitter at all white people, only the ones that espouse white supremacy
@@bcwest56 are you completely ignorant of what happens ESPECIALLY in the South but in the North as well for the time since for not only freed, and emancipated black people?? But Hispanics in Texas, NM, Nevada, California?? Jim Crow laws, segregation, persecution, lynching, burning, robbery of property? Even General Sherman despised black people. Most of Congress that passed the Amendments after the Civil War did so only to make black, Indian, and other non-whites EQUAL UNDER THE LAW. Not full equality in all matters. That is still in progress.
I have read and known soldier/poets that lament this so much and the only ones who seem justified are the ones forced to go. But those who joined willingly for whatever reason it would seem a hollow lament since in their hearts they looked forward to the grand adventure and had no doubt in their hearts. To look to the heavens and shout why? is a lie told by one who willingly went to inflict misery for his beliefs. It is a lament of one who failed in his fantasy.
I was at Gettysburg. Saw the area where Pickett charge took place.there is no way this could've worked.besides meade anticipated it
General Meade was the *ONLY* Union General to out guess General Lee!
He literally crippled the Confederate Army at the battle of Gettysburg...but he should have attacked him and destroyed the Confederate Army...but sadly he didn't and the war continued for another 21 months...
i have been a civil war buff since I was 10 . I read every book I could get my hands on too. i sometimes think i was reincarnated and my pass life was a solder in that war. I finally got to see the Gettysburg battlefield 6 years ago in July it was same time as the battle decades ago. I stood atop Devils Den look back at little round top, and stood where picketts charge took place. I had goosebumps on me even though it was 90 degrees out. What both sides went through those 3 days was sad , so sad the human loss was so tragic. We should never remove the statues or history connected with it because both sides gave their blood and lives over 600,000 lives to be exact. Remember so as to not repeat
@Megan O not here to argue with you or anyone about our history i'm just presenting my opinion about what I feel regarding our country's history. We can't change it only can try not to repeat it like I said. I do honor the poor souls that died in that horrible war BOTH SIDES.
@@don1985don nobody honours Nazis.
And slavery isn’t coming back.
Me produce mucha emocion y tristeza a la vez;.. el ver de que forma enfrentaron nuestros muchachos, la muerte. por supuesto que en la recreacion, no se puede reproducir el horror al que debieron enfrentar...Sin embargo, se que dieron la cara a su adversario, el cual solo disparaba sobreseguro desde su posicion...Hoy puedo referirme a aquellos "Martires de la Confederacion."..A los Bravos y Valientes muchachos...Sus muertes nunca fueron en vano y menos han sido olvidados...Viviran por siempre en nuestros corazones y almas..Su legado jamas desaparecera..¡¡ Grito Rebelde...!!!
Scorchio!
I was in Pickett's Charge in the movie Gettysburg I carried the Confederate flag across the field I carried my own Battle Flag across the field
Wow. That is truly amazing!
Someday I would love to visit Gettysburg and listen to the silence of the battlefield...maybe even experience something supernatural...💗
Definitely no shortage of bravery and honor in the men on both sides of the civil war.
A cannon ball at Gettysburg missed my great grandfather's head by inches. It fell off the shelf in the giftshop.
Wonderful comment
@@nowthisnamestaken I also had a great Uncle who lost a leg at Shiloh. He went back to the KFC for another one.
Correct me if I'm wrong isn't it true that during the Battle of Gettysburg they could hear the cannonade up in the state capital of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg
It's hard to imagine, but as bad as this makes the battle look, it was probably 10 times worse for those men who fought there that day!
One of the pivotal moments in the Civil War. A Teenager’s Guide to the Civil War: A History Book for Teens covers this moment and more.
One thing I love about re-enactments is that no one seems to get killed...lol
Most didn’t anyway, 50 percent that were shot fell wounded
I love this re enactment, its like you are really there
Minus the blood but yeah I can see thar
We need to keep in mind General Lee's mindset at this point in time. Chancellorsville was a month earlier, and arguably Lee's greatest triumph. He had a resounding victory with half the men of the Union. He was a victim of his own making. He thought his Army couldn't be defeated. A decision that proved disastrous.
According to Lt. Gen'l James Longstreet, Second Manassas was Lee's greatest victory.
Robert Reisner that's why I said arguably....
Gave me chills. Well done.
This charge was a grave error, I have often wondered if Jackson had lived could he have prevented Lees order for the fatal loss. Lots of problems here Jackson was dead, Stuart was running around chasing headlines . Lee should have been aware of the potential loss of momentum by this fight.
I was in the 135th Gettysburg reanactment that was the best battle I was ever in full scale Picketts charge
now that takes more than courage to march in step right into the face of the enemy like that
Wow! One of the best Civil War recreations I’ve ever seen. The bravery on both sides was off the charts. We should respect and protect the history of our country… not tear down monuments .