I've been going to Gettysburg since my first high school field trip in 1974. It's a fascinating and haunting experience. I've done walks through every section of the battlefield which extends for miles in and around the town. I've done audio guided tours, field guide tours, and my own tours with battlefield maps and historical pictures in hand. There was so much happening simultaneously in different parts of the battlefield before, during, and after the battle that it's almost impossible for any film, historical study, or tour to do it any justice. Even the movements of the different battalions, regiments, divisions, corps, and armies are subject onto itself. The aftermath of the battle; the retreat (and failed pursuit), the cleanup and burial of the dead, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are part and parcel of the battle and its history.
Good overview video, except the terribly inaccurate maps with the flags showing the Union surrounding the actual city of Gettysburg, rather than the fish hook on high ground south southeast of town. Very puzzling & glaring oversight.
Lee lost this battle before he even left Virginia. Why would you invade with an army of only 75k troops when you know the Union has well over 100k troops and easy access to another 75k surrounding Washington? Lee could've demanded access to the 60k troops defending Richmond and another 80k spread out over the southern east coast. If he would've expanded his army to 4 or 5 corp instead of 3 he would've won.
Kidnapped, no you misuse the appellation, the correct term is captured. By invading the North Lee lost a valuable asset of the supportive local population providing him intelligence and valuable information about the local terrain.
He couldn't defend the south with the limited resources and manpower he had. A war of attrition was always going to devastate the south. The only option was to carry the war into the north out of his own back yard, and inflict a decisive defeat on the union in their own territory, which would have pushed the already war weary population towards an armistice with the south. It didn't work, but it was the best option he had
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I'd like to go back in time and experience life during this period. Not the war, just life in general.
Not me, can you guess why?
I've been going to Gettysburg since my first high school field trip in 1974. It's a fascinating and haunting experience. I've done walks through every section of the battlefield which extends for miles in and around the town. I've done audio guided tours, field guide tours, and my own tours with battlefield maps and historical pictures in hand. There was so much happening simultaneously in different parts of the battlefield before, during, and after the battle that it's almost impossible for any film, historical study, or tour to do it any justice. Even the movements of the different battalions, regiments, divisions, corps, and armies are subject onto itself. The aftermath of the battle; the retreat (and failed pursuit), the cleanup and burial of the dead, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are part and parcel of the battle and its history.
John M. Fuss makes this educational tasteful and just a joy! Thanks for sharing!
Never get enough about Gettysburg. So many heros!
Definitely on my bucket list. I so want to go to see Gettysburg
It will be well worth your effort.
There are a ton of mistakes and inaccuracies in this documentary
A very horrible and brutal war!
Great video thank you
First time seeing this.
RIP
To the 3,155 Union soldiers and 4,708 Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Battle of Gettysburg
Good overview video, except the terribly inaccurate maps with the flags showing the Union surrounding the actual city of Gettysburg, rather than the fish hook on high ground south southeast of town. Very puzzling & glaring oversight.
Lee lost this battle before he even left Virginia. Why would you invade with an army of only 75k troops when you know the Union has well over 100k troops and easy access to another 75k surrounding Washington? Lee could've demanded access to the 60k troops defending Richmond and another 80k spread out over the southern east coast. If he would've expanded his army to 4 or 5 corp instead of 3 he would've won.
Joe Biden told me the Pickett wasn't even there. Joe told me he led that charge. He said that is why the South won the battle on the 4th of July.
Kidnapped, no you misuse the appellation, the correct term is captured.
By invading the North Lee lost a valuable asset of the supportive local population providing him intelligence and valuable information about the local terrain.
Lee didn't go into PA in 1862,Jackson died of pneumonia The editing did not match the narration and made it very confusing. Horribly crafted.
Jackson was so weak from his wound he couldn't sit up or walk which is why pneumonia set in
@@alanaadams7440 bad wounds led to it yeah but the pneumonia killed him
It was just poorly worded
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Like Trump said about Gettysburg wow😮
Way too many factual errors.
In my humble opinion. He never shd have invaded another country. He was hired to protect his country the South. Not invade the North
He couldn't defend the south with the limited resources and manpower he had. A war of attrition was always going to devastate the south. The only option was to carry the war into the north out of his own back yard, and inflict a decisive defeat on the union in their own territory, which would have pushed the already war weary population towards an armistice with the south. It didn't work, but it was the best option he had
The food shortge in the Confederacy was the main problem. Lee wanted to get food in Pennsylvania.
There was a debate about him heading North. Many wanted to turn south and save Vicksburg
He never should have been a traitor. If the officers and soldiers had refused to renounce their oaths, the war probably wouldn't have happened.
Lots of lives wasted wholesale. And still took another 100yrs+for any lasting social change to happen. History 🤷🏽
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A British accent narrating the Battle of Gettysburg...The irony is NOT lost on Me, Sir. 🤥🤡
I’ll watch anything narrated by a passionate fella with a British accent
That Robert E. Lee reenactor looks like a panhandler.