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Just a hint. If you take a bright flashlight with you you’ll be able to see the carvings and or old grave stone engravings much better. Light them at an angle. Awesome series.
I only discovered your channel last week and am now an avid follower. Gettysburg is something I knew little about, but I do now. Plus you get to Normandy too, we visit that part of France several times per year, so I'm getting a lot out of your videos, keep them coming.
A little additional info on A.L. Coble (pronounced kow-bl). I know his GG grandson very well and we often discussed his ancestor. A.L. was captured at Spotsylvania C.H. the following year and sent to Point Lookout prison. After the war he returned to his home in Alamance County NC and built a house that stands today. In his later years he became active in the UCV and attended the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. Keep up the good work
What part of North Carolina are you from? Many of my dad's family were from Rutherford County. Some of the more affluent members were other parts of the state. One branch was named Carson and had a plantation with a lovely home.
My GGgrandfather Pvt. Joseph H. Furber was 33 years old, and served with the 2nd Mass Inf. Co G. He followed Mudge that morning of July 3rd. Mudge was brought back to Boston, but my GG grandfather is still there at Gettysburg. Joseph left a wife and five small children behind. His wife died 5 months later.
A.L.Cobble would be one of my heroes. Can ya guess what part of these dis(United) States l'm from? And no it ain't Nawth Carolina. Iffen ya ain't sceered to comment.
I absolutely love this series on Gettysburg! You sir should be an American history teacher...these are the things our youth needs to know!! As always..well done!!!
Thanks for the great video. So grateful today for all the men who fought for the beaches, and dropped in the night before (in France) to defeat a true evil. They fought for my freedom. They fought for my daughters freedom.
Ive studied this battle for years. Everything from troop movements and the tactics used by general Stewart, longstreet, hood, as well as Meade, Lee, gouverner K warren, and 20th Maine's Joshua Chamberlain and their brilliant innovation under fire. The topography and geographical layout of the land is so unique and played such a huge factor in this battle. You really gave this the respect it deserves. You did Gettysburg proud. Thank you.
Although a tragic loss of lives is just a nugget of lessons learned, you ask a great question.My responses this quote, “The more i learn the less I understand” I enjoy this intimate tour of Gettysburg. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and craft with all of us 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 My Best Always 🇺🇸
I have so greatly enjoyed this, I don't know exactly how to explain why you have elated my heart. When my son was 16 he was in Boy Scouts, he had been an Eagle for a couple of years (He was impressive) That summer he not only did Boys State but he went with a Adventure group to Hike the Appalachian Trails, DC, The Mint and discover Gettysburg. When Talbert came home from this trip he had a change about him that at first I didn't understand. I didn't know if he had met someone or what, at 16 you just don't ask but I just let him talk. Gettysburg had a major impact on him, It made him so proud of being an American. All those museums and re-enactments I had drug him to when he was a kid had only led up to this great pride in being a Patriot. I think Gettysburg really touched his heart, I think it really impressed him with the sacrifice men had made, Brother against Brother, Neighbor against Neighbor, Friend against Friend, Father against Son, Rich against Poor, Farmer against Business Owner, He got it not only in words but in his heart. It made him stand taller and affirm that he was an American and could take a stand. I lost him last year at 26 years old. He was a great young man and it has been such a great loss to me, he was the only thing I did right and he was and is my pride and joy. But his time at Gettysburg gave him the where withall to stand up and be counted at Missouri's Boys State. He ran for Senator and won for his District, it also gave him the heart to run for Governor and to take a stand being a strong American. I wish I had been there but one day I had received several phone calls about a speech he had done in the "Senate" I had attorney's call and say how proud they were of him and that I had raised a wonderful young man. I found out later that the speech had been 20 minutes long and that it was about 2 young men who had proposed that they take "God" out of the Boys State American Legion Oath. My young son of 16 drew upon his time at Gettysburg that summer and took a stand as if he was in the battle one Attorney said. They said it was a long standing ovation and that Talbert was very humble. But In your series I think you have touched upon many things he could have learned about at his time there at Gettysburg. I know he told me many stories about what he had learned, I don't remember every one of the stories but for some reason I think he had been at the college tower because he said he had looked out over a lot of the battle fields and that it was a hospital, so I had not comprehended it until you covered it here. In other words you have put the puzzle together for me a little more. I mean as a Mom you can listen to your son, if you get too caught up in it they get irritated that you are "obsessing" and stop talking or if you don't listen intensely enough they think you aren't interested and find something else to go do. People have no idea how thin of a line it is also they don't get how even harder it is being an only parent. I can not Thank You enough for putting my puzzle together, for filling in the gaps, for bringing clarity and most of all for building that memory of my time with my son after the trip. You have no idea what you have done. I think you and my son would have been fast friends lol beard and all lol. I loved history because I had gone to 12 schools growing up, we had lived in many states and each state my parents took us to different places and I found great joy in learning of my surroundings. It was great in school to be able to say "I have been there" or sitting down first day in class and the teacher says "We are taking our mid term, I don't expect you to know any of this since you have not studied, but go ahead and fill in as many states as you can on this map". I did and got Maryland and Delaware backwards, was totally humiliated for getting them backwards then the teacher said "Well only one person passed the test, she made a 96." I was looking looking around at those who I had thought looked like geniuses from first impressions but ended up wanting the earth to open and eat me LOL can you believe the next grade behind me was 14 hahaha They all knew Texas, where we lived then, Louisiana, Arkansas (Razorback football), Oklahoma (Sooner's football) and New Mexico hahaha I blew it off and told them the only reason I knew them was because we had been to 25 of the states or more (35 at that point lol was trying to play it down lol) I should have known them all.) But I still have the cannon ball I found in a field we were in here in Missouri from where there was a skirmish, I had my Declaration of Independence from DC which I had gotten when I was 8 but the souvenir parchment crumpled like a fall leaf after 40 years. I had musket shot from Virgina I had found at the school playground while digging when I got stuck playing left field kickball in 3rd grade lol But my parents showed us all kinds of landmarks and history growing up and I probably did it too much with my son lol because a $5 donation at a small town museum on the weekend was cheaper than amusement parks or other activities. Was funny how his friends at school always came home to stay the weekend so they could go with us. I know for a fact Talbert's most favorite place as a 10 year old was Saltville Virginia. He made his 6th grade American History teacher fall in love with him by telling her the story of the battle there and of his other skirmishes he had gone to see. LOL It is free to let your kid wander the encampment at a re-enactment and let your child ask every question under the sun to those sitting there proud to tell the history they know of. I do not think people realize that one they are done laying in the heat of the sun in those wool uniforms re-enacting that they thrive on going back to their white tent camps and get to tell the story of who they were standing for that day. I loved every minute with my son doing these things. It was never the same thing twice lol and some old men actually fought over him coming to eat lunch with them so they could have lengthy talks lol Again thank you for bringing back such grand memories of history with my son, not just the history's of the past but also where the two meet. God Bless You, God Bless America and Thank you again
American pride taking GOD out of Everything SACRED will be its DOWN FALL. "THERE ARE NO ATHEISTS IN THE FOX HOLES" GOD HAS BLESSED AMERICAN EXISTENCE SINCE ITS INCEPTION
Great great video. I've been to Gettysburg countless times because I live an hour away from there and I have never been to that location. I will be sure to visit that next time. Thanks for sharing that.
Wow. Great episode. Another part of this so important history that school never taught. Just so much history we've all never known. Thank you so much for this.
I know, right. I went to college so I could teach American Hx to high schoolers but right before my senior year after spending 2 different semesters of Pre-student teaching i quit. I saw too many things where teachers hands were tied. There was even a situation with my 2nd grade class. Thankfully I was in the classroom The lil boy went home & told his mother a story, on top of another story that the teacher slapped him. I went to the principal to back the teacher up. I later cornered the small boy to ask him why he did that I knew why - the teacher sent a note home about what happened in the classroom. The mother believed her child & called the principal. She believed the mother. When I was in grade school back in the 70s & 80s that would not have happened....anywho, the lil boy didn’t give me an answer. But I told him he didn’t want a whoppin.” All he said after was “Yes, ma’am”
Really enjoying your Gettysburg tour. I visited there in July 1989 and spent three days roaming the battlefield taking in everything that I could. It's great to see that the battlefield looks better preserved now than it was then. I need to go back and visit again. Thanks again for posting.
I've really enjoyed your series on Gettysburg. About 20 years ago my brother and I had the privilege of touring the battlefield. It was in November and the weather was very different to that of the battle. We did our version of Pickett's charge and were winded half way across the field, noting we were carrying no packs or rifles, neither were we being fired on by shot and shell and could not, by any stretch of the imagination, conceive what those men felt like back then. Battlefields have a certain aura to them, perhaps the knowledge that men fought and died on the same ground lends them an air of solemnity and melancholy. Gettysburg is one such, being the place where more American lives were lost in a single battle than anytime in history before or since. All wars are senseless but especially civil wars - brother pitted against brother - because of differing ideologies. The American Civil War changed warfare to an extent in that it first introduced trench warfare which continued in the Great War of 1914-1918. Yet many aspects of waging war had not changed since the middle ages. The practice, senseless in the extreme, of walking in massed ranks often across open ground into the guns and artillery was common. The valor it takes to overcome the mind numbing terror such an act requires makes these men heroes on the battlefield despite what they may or may not believe. Walking with you across these fields, the scenes of so much carnage brought the battlefield to life as I got to see, from the on the ground perspective, what those combatants must have seen. I commend you for bringing history to an audience and thereby keeping alive moments and events that shaped and molded our world today. Keep up the good work and I look forward to more of the same. Greetings from Canada.
JD, your Gettysburg videos are a wonderful way of seeing the how the battle, and where the fighting took place in a, more or less, chronological order. We appreciate it a lot! Thank you!!
I'm not sure how I've missed this channel being a lover of history -- particular military history with a specific and focused interest in the civil war era and WWII. But, better late than never in doing so. This has instantly became my favorite channel and in the past 36 hours I've watched 25ish of your vids. Can't wait to watch the rest. I LOVE the human touch you bring to your videos and the lessons. I cannot wait to continue through this Gettysburg series. Thank you JD.
In unison my daughter and I said "that's sad" I know war is hell but you have to wonder if charges against the officer should of taken place? The charge was like shooting cans off the top of a fence row. You always leave us wanting more. Have a blessed Sunday J.D.
Love this channel. Been taking on some major growth as a man, husband and a father of two. Watching this channel is a good thing to keep in my "life's" toolbelt whenever I get a minute to watch. Keep it up.
It's amazing that people still feel like history of war can only be used in war. Thank you for pointing out that lessons can be learned for everyday life. When we are battling a season in our life, don't hit it straight forward. Take a break and calm down. There will always be another way to fight the problem. History is a valuable tool if we learn from it. Thanks JD for all you do.
I visited Ghettysburg once and found myself wishing I had much more time. It is such a hallowed battlefield (or battlefields). Thank you for this informative video.
👍 Brilliant vids, I really appreciate them. Have wanted to go to Gettysburg all my life. My family lives in the mid-West and the North, will get there someday. Has always held an eerie resonance with me. Thank you, from way down South, in Australia 👍😊
Thanks for another great video. I took our Cub Scouts on a hike of the cemetery and this portion of the battlefield last summer...followed by ice cream at Mr. G's.
Some years back, fifteen maybe, I took my Boy Scout troop for a camping weekend to Antietam; you can actually arrange to camp on the battlefield! That was cool! We managed a short stop at Gettysburg on the way to Antietam; not much more than an hour, unfortunately. We had to make it a really quick visit... we'd already had a long drive and had to get set up at Antietam before dark. And pretty much any time in the summer, ice cream is imperative for Scouts! I really miss hanging out around the campfire with the kids; they're all grown up now.
Culp’s Hill, is probably my favorite place on the battlefield. Never knew anything about this story. Thank you for educating me. Have to go and check it out in July..
Another excellent installment! You’ve inspired me to get out my books on Culp’s Hill and read that part of the battle again. The unit I portrayed when I did CW living history was deployed across Rock Creek from Spanglers Spring as skirmishes. Thanks to the American Battlefield Trust, that land is now being conveyed to the Gettysburg NPS.
Been there many times. And there is one that walks with me everytime. I dont feel intimidated but like clock work I can go back 1 or 2 times a day and he comes mornings or dusk. I often think who he is. Thanks for this episode.
JD the beauty of your videos is exactly what you displayed in this one. A little known area of the battlefield comes to life and shows us all something that the novice civil war buff or history buff for that matter didn't know. I really appreciate all your hard work. Can't wait to go back to Gettysburg
Once again an informative video. Spangler Springs is one of my favorite locations when I visit Gettysburg. Not many places to get fresh water during the battle. July is blasted hot in Pennsylvania. Just imagine the dehydration factor along with everything else. Thank you for all your efforts JD. God Bless.
Hope to visit with my kids some day my oldest son is obsessed with history like this! I'll have to point him your direction! You channel is mom approved! 😂😂😂🇺🇸🇺🇸
Another interesting video. I know that this is a section of the battlefield we didn’t visit when we were there. I now wish we would have. Thank you for the knowledge you put into all of your videos.
I live about 45 minutes north of Gettysburg. We went on a Field Trip to Gettysburg when I was in grade school. Of course that was early 80’s. My parents camped often at “The Little Drummer Boy” camp ground. I spent a lot of summers in that little town climbing the towers, playing on the rocks at Devils Den ....something about Spanglers Spring was my favorite. Nice video! Be sure to check out the pub on the square. Welcome fo PeeeeeAa. 😉
Awesome video man! So cool to see you standing right where so much human drama played out and especially to see that man's name carved in stone wow thank you!
The 1st Maryland got nearly 50 percent casualties on Culp’s Hill on July 3rd as well. It was a blood bath all around. I couldn’t imagine witnessing something like that.
27th Indiana was the regiment that found Lee's Special Order 191 outside Frederick, Md. in September of 1862. Within the regiment was the tallest man in the Union Army, a fellow named Buskirk that stood at least 6'10" tall. The unit went on to be called the " Giants in the Cornfield " at Sharpsburg, owing to the disproportionate number of men over 6' in height, among whom was their commander, Silas Colgrove, also more than 6' in height.
Another fascinating video. I knew that Culps hill was fought over on the first and second days of the battle. I never knew that on the third day there was a last engagement for it. Glad to see you returned to finish this series can't wait till you get to Pickett's charge.will be waiting to see it. Also don't forget the calvary fight between Custer and Stewart on the third day that happened simultaneously with the attack on the union center.
Another great episode. I was at Spangler's Spring last fall and met a family from the Midwest whose son (he was running around with a toy rifle) was named after Joshua Chamberlain. I guess he was the line between the two flanks at that moment.
Culp's Hill gets little notice and in all my reading and viewing I never hear of Spangler's Spring. Thanks for the informative, moving report. You make the battle live by telling the soldiers' experiences. Wondering - what is tattooed on your lower left arm? Currahee Mountain.
Although a full frontal attack against heavily defended heights did work 77 years ago today in Normandy... albeit very costly. Sometimes there just ain’t no other choice. Great info in these videos! The history is amazing!
I've been to Gettysburg at least a dozen times and thought that I've seen all that there was to see. Thank you for showing me how wrong I was. Ill definitely be heading back there some time.
Well done! I have been to Gettysburg a couple dozen times (if not more) and yet somehow had never picked up on this story. Thanks for the enlightenment, next time I go there I will make sure I visit the Spring.
Thank you for this video. Unfortunately, this is one of the areas of the battlefield that a lot of people rush through, not understanding the significance of what happened on this ground.
Sadly, the order was garbled through the channels and the charge could have been averted. The order from 12th Corps commander Slocum was questioned by brigade commander Thomas Ruger who knew the strength of the position, and he asked to send out skirmishers and feel out the situation. Slocum agreed. The charge was not to be made against a strong position. Tragically when the order got to Mudge it came as peremptory. Harry Pfanz does a thorough examination on how or why that happened in his book Gettysburg: Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill, the finest work on that part of the battle.
Our re-enactment unit, 2nd Virginia, Co. D was invited by the US Park Service to do a living history at Spangler's Spring ten years ago We saw Cobble's marks. A land owner close by, came by one day. His family owned the same property he lives on, since before the Civil War. He guided us to a spot back in the woods where a large depression on the ground was where a number of Confederate soldiers were buried.
It is astounding how the leaders on both sides would arbitrarily order the deaths of so many men without the knowledge of battlefield tactics and the consequences to the men who so bravely marched into total carnage. 'Madness'. Like the story on the name etched into the rock. Thanks.
thanks for the video.my 3rd great grandfather fought there under general steuart with the 10th va infantry.ive been there twice and plan to go back this summer.
Civil War officers had some excuse because they were still adjusting to the mass use of rifles, but there were commanders in both World Wars who had the same brain cramp.
@@roberthudson1959 by that point in the war many of the regiments were veterans. They had orders and sadly most of the time the orders are to stop the enemy, try to break the line, of to hold at all costs. The officers knew what was going to happen. Look at fredricksburg the attack on Maryes heights. That was supposed to be a diversion so the left flank could advance
Wesley Culp is buried there. I finished the trifecta of visiting Culp’s, Jennie Wade’s, and Johnston “Jack” Skelly. He is buried in the Gettysburg section.
I really enjoy talking about some of the lesser known stories of Civil War battles. Everyone knows about the 20th Maine and Pickett's Charge, but nobody hears about the fight for Cemetery Hill or Culps Hill or the charge of the U.S. Regulars into the valley of death at Plum Run.
I remember seeing footage of the opening of the movie 🍿 🎥 “Gone With The Wind” in 1939 & seeing both Union & Confederate Civil War Vets attending the movie.
Actually the famous photo of the Gettysburg reunion everyone sees if the vets shaking hands was completely staged. Neither side wanted to shake the others so they had to bring in veterans from other engagements to do it. There was also a few murders that happened during the reunion. These men held strong views agianst each other way after the war. If your ever in Gettysburg take a tour with my dear friend Ken Rich he’s been researching the crap out of the reunions and he’s the man to talk to about Culps hill
@@williambennett6342 - wow 😳! You would think almost 75yrs after the war their hate would have dimmed. How did you come across this “tid-bit” of info. I would REALLY love to know.
@@katjagolden893 my good friend and guide “The Mysterious Red Shirt Man” Ken Rich. You can also hear story’s about it on podcasts like “The battle of Gettysburg Podcast, Untold Civil war and History Things Podcast
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Just a hint. If you take a bright flashlight with you you’ll be able to see the carvings and or old grave stone engravings much better. Light them at an angle. Awesome series.
I only discovered your channel last week and am now an avid follower. Gettysburg is something I knew little about, but I do now. Plus you get to Normandy too, we visit that part of France several times per year, so I'm getting a lot out of your videos, keep them coming.
A little additional info on A.L. Coble (pronounced kow-bl). I know his GG grandson very well and we often discussed his ancestor. A.L. was captured at Spotsylvania C.H. the following year and sent to Point Lookout prison. After the war he returned to his home in Alamance County NC and built a house that stands today. In his later years he became active in the UCV and attended the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. Keep up the good work
Oh dang. Thanks for the extra info.
Small world isn’t it? God Bless you
Thanks for sharing that with us as long as a person's name is on other's lips they're never really gone.
Wow that's amazing!
What part of North Carolina are you from? Many of my dad's family were from Rutherford County. Some of the more affluent members were other parts of the state. One branch was named Carson and had a plantation with a lovely home.
My GGgrandfather Pvt. Joseph H. Furber was 33 years old, and served with the 2nd Mass Inf. Co G. He followed Mudge that morning of July 3rd. Mudge was brought back to Boston, but my GG grandfather is still there at Gettysburg. Joseph left a wife and five small children behind. His wife died 5 months later.
A. L. Cobble and his etching gives the “real” human touch to this episode. Monuments are great, but a real person is better. Thank you.
Agreed. Thanks!
Does that etching make it a "Cobble Stone"? Sorry - couldn't resist.
@@robynw6307 good one!
A.L.Cobble would be one of my heroes. Can ya guess what part of these dis(United) States l'm from? And no it ain't Nawth Carolina. Iffen ya ain't sceered to comment.
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I absolutely love this series on Gettysburg! You sir should be an American history teacher...these are the things our youth needs to know!! As always..well done!!!
Thanks for the great video. So grateful today for all the men who fought for the beaches, and dropped in the night before (in France) to defeat a true evil. They fought for my freedom. They fought for my daughters freedom.
Ive studied this battle for years. Everything from troop movements and the tactics used by general Stewart, longstreet, hood, as well as Meade, Lee, gouverner K warren, and 20th Maine's Joshua Chamberlain and their brilliant innovation under fire. The topography and geographical layout of the land is so unique and played such a huge factor in this battle. You really gave this the respect it deserves. You did Gettysburg proud. Thank you.
Thanks!
Although a tragic loss of lives is just a nugget of lessons learned, you ask a great question.My responses this quote, “The more i learn the less I understand” I enjoy this intimate tour of Gettysburg. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and craft with all of us 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 My Best Always 🇺🇸
Thanks! I really do appreciate that.
Happy D Day, JD, Patriots and Historians.
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Yes, Devils day 6-6-63. Not sure it’s real “happy”, but tis nonetheless. Large Satanic sacrifices aren’t too joyful.
Great as always. Just watched the D- Day videos again with my kids. Remembering this day of hero's. Thank you.
Thank you!
I have so greatly enjoyed this, I don't know exactly how to explain why you have elated my heart. When my son was 16 he was in Boy Scouts, he had been an Eagle for a couple of years (He was impressive) That summer he not only did Boys State but he went with a Adventure group to Hike the Appalachian Trails, DC, The Mint and discover Gettysburg. When Talbert came home from this trip he had a change about him that at first I didn't understand. I didn't know if he had met someone or what, at 16 you just don't ask but I just let him talk. Gettysburg had a major impact on him, It made him so proud of being an American. All those museums and re-enactments I had drug him to when he was a kid had only led up to this great pride in being a Patriot.
I think Gettysburg really touched his heart, I think it really impressed him with the sacrifice men had made, Brother against Brother, Neighbor against Neighbor, Friend against Friend, Father against Son, Rich against Poor, Farmer against Business Owner, He got it not only in words but in his heart. It made him stand taller and affirm that he was an American and could take a stand. I lost him last year at 26 years old. He was a great young man and it has been such a great loss to me, he was the only thing I did right and he was and is my pride and joy.
But his time at Gettysburg gave him the where withall to stand up and be counted at Missouri's Boys State. He ran for Senator and won for his District, it also gave him the heart to run for Governor and to take a stand being a strong American. I wish I had been there but one day I had received several phone calls about a speech he had done in the "Senate" I had attorney's call and say how proud they were of him and that I had raised a wonderful young man. I found out later that the speech had been 20 minutes long and that it was about 2 young men who had proposed that they take "God" out of the Boys State American Legion Oath. My young son of 16 drew upon his time at Gettysburg that summer and took a stand as if he was in the battle one Attorney said. They said it was a long standing ovation and that Talbert was very humble. But In your series I think you have touched upon many things he could have learned about at his time there at Gettysburg.
I know he told me many stories about what he had learned, I don't remember every one of the stories but for some reason I think he had been at the college tower because he said he had looked out over a lot of the battle fields and that it was a hospital, so I had not comprehended it until you covered it here. In other words you have put the puzzle together for me a little more. I mean as a Mom you can listen to your son, if you get too caught up in it they get irritated that you are "obsessing" and stop talking or if you don't listen intensely enough they think you aren't interested and find something else to go do. People have no idea how thin of a line it is also they don't get how even harder it is being an only parent.
I can not Thank You enough for putting my puzzle together, for filling in the gaps, for bringing clarity and most of all for building that memory of my time with my son after the trip. You have no idea what you have done. I think you and my son would have been fast friends lol beard and all lol.
I loved history because I had gone to 12 schools growing up, we had lived in many states and each state my parents took us to different places and I found great joy in learning of my surroundings. It was great in school to be able to say "I have been there" or sitting down first day in class and the teacher says "We are taking our mid term, I don't expect you to know any of this since you have not studied, but go ahead and fill in as many states as you can on this map". I did and got Maryland and Delaware backwards, was totally humiliated for getting them backwards then the teacher said "Well only one person passed the test, she made a 96." I was looking looking around at those who I had thought looked like geniuses from first impressions but ended up wanting the earth to open and eat me LOL can you believe the next grade behind me was 14 hahaha They all knew Texas, where we lived then, Louisiana, Arkansas (Razorback football), Oklahoma (Sooner's football) and New Mexico hahaha I blew it off and told them the only reason I knew them was because we had been to 25 of the states or more (35 at that point lol was trying to play it down lol) I should have known them all.)
But I still have the cannon ball I found in a field we were in here in Missouri from where there was a skirmish, I had my Declaration of Independence from DC which I had gotten when I was 8 but the souvenir parchment crumpled like a fall leaf after 40 years. I had musket shot from Virgina I had found at the school playground while digging when I got stuck playing left field kickball in 3rd grade lol But my parents showed us all kinds of landmarks and history growing up and I probably did it too much with my son lol because a $5 donation at a small town museum on the weekend was cheaper than amusement parks or other activities. Was funny how his friends at school always came home to stay the weekend so they could go with us. I know for a fact Talbert's most favorite place as a 10 year old was Saltville Virginia. He made his 6th grade American History teacher fall in love with him by telling her the story of the battle there and of his other skirmishes he had gone to see. LOL It is free to let your kid wander the encampment at a re-enactment and let your child ask every question under the sun to those sitting there proud to tell the history they know of. I do not think people realize that one they are done laying in the heat of the sun in those wool uniforms re-enacting that they thrive on going back to their white tent camps and get to tell the story of who they were standing for that day. I loved every minute with my son doing these things. It was never the same thing twice lol and some old men actually fought over him coming to eat lunch with them so they could have lengthy talks lol
Again thank you for bringing back such grand memories of history with my son, not just the history's of the past but also where the two meet.
God Bless You, God Bless America and Thank you again
American pride taking GOD out of
Everything SACRED will be its DOWN FALL. "THERE ARE NO
ATHEISTS IN THE FOX HOLES"
GOD HAS BLESSED AMERICAN
EXISTENCE SINCE ITS INCEPTION
dude, i learn more history on your channel then i ever did in school. keep up the epic videos.
Thanks! Hopefully people are sharing these videos with others. The more people that we can get to learning history, the better.
Thanks to you and your wife who helps to do these video”s. Just make me more grateful for the freedom the soldiers gave.
Thank you. I'll be sure to pass your appreciation along to my wife as well.
Great great video. I've been to Gettysburg countless times because I live an hour away from there and I have never been to that location. I will be sure to visit that next time. Thanks for sharing that.
Definitely worth checking out. Thanks!
Wow. Great episode. Another part of this so important history that school never taught. Just so much history we've all never known. Thank you so much for this.
There's only so much that you have time to learn about in school. Hopefully people will share these videos to help fill in a few of the gaps.
I know, right. I went to college so I could teach American Hx to high schoolers but right before my senior year after spending 2 different semesters of Pre-student teaching i quit. I saw too many things where teachers hands were tied. There was even a situation with my 2nd grade class. Thankfully I was in the classroom The lil boy went home & told his mother a story, on top of another story that the teacher slapped him. I went to the principal to back the teacher up. I later cornered the small boy to ask him why he did that I knew why - the teacher sent a note home about what happened in the classroom. The mother believed her child & called the principal. She believed the mother. When I was in grade school back in the 70s & 80s that would not have happened....anywho, the lil boy didn’t give me an answer. But I told him he didn’t want a whoppin.” All he said after was “Yes, ma’am”
Thanks JD! Appreciate you including that part of the battlefield. Keep it up....love the videos.
Thanks, will do!
Really enjoying your Gettysburg tour. I visited there in July 1989 and spent three days roaming the battlefield taking in everything that I could. It's great to see that the battlefield looks better preserved now than it was then. I need to go back and visit again. Thanks again for posting.
They do a good job there. Thanks for watching!
I've really enjoyed your series on Gettysburg. About 20 years ago my brother and I had the privilege of touring the battlefield. It was in November and the weather was very different to that of the battle. We did our version of Pickett's charge and were winded half way across the field, noting we were carrying no packs or rifles, neither were we being fired on by shot and shell and could not, by any stretch of the imagination, conceive what those men felt like back then. Battlefields have a certain aura to them, perhaps the knowledge that men fought and died on the same ground lends them an air of solemnity and melancholy. Gettysburg is one such, being the place where more American lives were lost in a single battle than anytime in history before or since. All wars are senseless but especially civil wars - brother pitted against brother - because of differing ideologies. The American Civil War changed warfare to an extent in that it first introduced trench warfare which continued in the Great War of 1914-1918. Yet many aspects of waging war had not changed since the middle ages. The practice, senseless in the extreme, of walking in massed ranks often across open ground into the guns and artillery was common. The valor it takes to overcome the mind numbing terror such an act requires makes these men heroes on the battlefield despite what they may or may not believe. Walking with you across these fields, the scenes of so much carnage brought the battlefield to life as I got to see, from the on the ground perspective, what those combatants must have seen. I commend you for bringing history to an audience and thereby keeping alive moments and events that shaped and molded our world today. Keep up the good work and I look forward to more of the same. Greetings from Canada.
JD, your Gettysburg videos are a wonderful way of seeing the how the battle, and where the fighting took place in a, more or less, chronological order. We appreciate it a lot! Thank you!!
Thank you very much! I've enjoyed putting them together.
I'm not sure how I've missed this channel being a lover of history -- particular military history with a specific and focused interest in the civil war era and WWII. But, better late than never in doing so. This has instantly became my favorite channel and in the past 36 hours I've watched 25ish of your vids. Can't wait to watch the rest. I LOVE the human touch you bring to your videos and the lessons. I cannot wait to continue through this Gettysburg series. Thank you JD.
Awesome! Thank you. That means a lot.
In unison my daughter and I said "that's sad" I know war is hell but you have to wonder if charges against the officer should of taken place? The charge was like shooting cans off the top of a fence row. You always leave us wanting more. Have a blessed Sunday J.D.
Thanks!
If I ever see you in the park I'll stop and say high buddy. I really enjoy your work.
Love this channel. Been taking on some major growth as a man, husband and a father of two. Watching this channel is a good thing to keep in my "life's" toolbelt whenever I get a minute to watch. Keep it up.
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It's amazing that people still feel like history of war can only be used in war. Thank you for pointing out that lessons can be learned for everyday life. When we are battling a season in our life, don't hit it straight forward. Take a break and calm down. There will always be another way to fight the problem. History is a valuable tool if we learn from it. Thanks JD for all you do.
I visited Ghettysburg once and found myself wishing I had much more time. It is such a hallowed battlefield (or battlefields). Thank you for this informative video.
I love the sound of leaves how they make a noise
Again I learned something!! Thanks for sharing. This has become my favorite RUclips channel.
Thanks! Feel free to share it out. The more people that we can get into history, the better 🙂
This has been an incredibly awesome series JD. Well done! Thank you for this.
Thanks. We've still got a long way to go :)
Once again you bring us closer to understanding the battle and those who fought and those who died.
Another awesome video brother, every time I get the notification of a new video I watch asap...great info and production.
Awesome! Thank you!
👍 Brilliant vids, I really appreciate them. Have wanted to go to Gettysburg all my life. My family lives in the mid-West and the North, will get there someday. Has always held an eerie resonance with me. Thank you, from way down South, in Australia 👍😊
I am a longtime visitor to Gettysburg since the 70’s as a kid and I never knew about the Cobble story. Thank you!
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You do a great job with these videos. The background music sets a good ‘atmosphere.’
Thank you very much!
Excellent narration, and description, as always you give us more than we expect.
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Thank you very much for these glimpses into Gettysburg history.
I love the history of the War Between the States.
Thank you for your service.
Thanks for another great video. I took our Cub Scouts on a hike of the cemetery and this portion of the battlefield last summer...followed by ice cream at Mr. G's.
Love Mr. G's.
Some years back, fifteen maybe, I took my Boy Scout troop for a camping weekend to Antietam; you can actually arrange to camp on the battlefield! That was cool! We managed a short stop at Gettysburg on the way to Antietam; not much more than an hour, unfortunately. We had to make it a really quick visit... we'd already had a long drive and had to get set up at Antietam before dark. And pretty much any time in the summer, ice cream is imperative for Scouts! I really miss hanging out around the campfire with the kids; they're all grown up now.
Absolutely great video as always. Have a good week
Thank you!
Simply the best documentaries, the best music and video editing. Excellent job, as always. So grateful for what you do.
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Nice video, been to Gettysburg many times including Spangler's Spring but had not previously seen the mark left by Cobbler. That was aweseome!
Culp’s Hill, is probably my favorite place on the battlefield. Never knew anything about this story. Thank you for educating me. Have to go and check it out in July..
Awesome! Thanks.
That was chilling. Knowing you were going to catch one or few but an order is a order.
Awful.
Another excellent installment! You’ve inspired me to get out my books on Culp’s Hill and read that part of the battle again. The unit I portrayed when I did CW living history was deployed across Rock Creek from Spanglers Spring as skirmishes. Thanks to the American Battlefield Trust, that land is now being conveyed to the Gettysburg NPS.
Wonderful!
I am learning so much about Gettysburg!! Thankyou History Underground 😊😊
Glad to hear it!
Been there many times. And there is one that walks with me everytime. I dont feel intimidated but like clock work I can go back 1 or 2 times a day and he comes mornings or dusk. I often think who he is. Thanks for this episode.
JD the beauty of your videos is exactly what you displayed in this one. A little known area of the battlefield comes to life and shows us all something that the novice civil war buff or history buff for that matter didn't know. I really appreciate all your hard work. Can't wait to go back to Gettysburg
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Thanks so much for these videos! You do a fantastic job bringing history alive!
Glad you like them! Thanks.
Once again an informative video. Spangler Springs is one of my favorite locations when I visit Gettysburg. Not many places to get fresh water during the battle. July is blasted hot in Pennsylvania. Just imagine the dehydration factor along with everything else. Thank you for all your efforts JD. God Bless.
I know. The heat must have made things exponentially worse.
Hope to visit with my kids some day my oldest son is obsessed with history like this! I'll have to point him your direction! You channel is mom approved! 😂😂😂🇺🇸🇺🇸
Awesome! Thanks! So glad that you and your family are enjoying it.
Thanks JD, another good one, terrain is everything.
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video once again! I check every day for the next! Happy D Day everyone let’s not forget!
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Another interesting video. I know that this is a section of the battlefield we didn’t visit when we were there. I now wish we would have. Thank you for the knowledge you put into all of your videos.
That was something I didn't know & thank you for teaching me. I am enjoying every one of your episodes very much.
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Can't wait to meet up with you
Me too!
I live about 45 minutes north of Gettysburg. We went on a Field Trip to Gettysburg when I was in grade school. Of course that was early 80’s. My parents camped often at “The Little Drummer Boy” camp ground. I spent a lot of summers in that little town climbing the towers, playing on the rocks at Devils Den ....something about Spanglers Spring was my favorite. Nice video!
Be sure to check out the pub on the square. Welcome fo PeeeeeAa. 😉
What a great series of videos! Can’t wait to get back to Gettysburg.
I'd love to go
Thanks!
Awesome video man! So cool to see you standing right where so much human drama played out and especially to see that man's name carved in stone wow thank you!
The 1st Maryland got nearly 50 percent casualties on Culp’s Hill on July 3rd as well. It was a blood bath all around. I couldn’t imagine witnessing something like that.
The accounts of the charge with The death of Capt Murray hit me hard
27th Indiana was the regiment that found Lee's Special Order 191 outside Frederick, Md. in September of 1862. Within the regiment was the tallest man in the Union Army, a fellow named Buskirk that stood at least 6'10" tall. The unit went on to be called the " Giants in the Cornfield " at Sharpsburg, owing to the disproportionate number of men over 6' in height, among whom was their commander, Silas Colgrove, also more than 6' in height.
Oh wow. Thanks for the extra info.
Another fascinating video. I knew that Culps hill was fought over on the first and second days of the battle. I never knew that on the third day there was a last engagement for it. Glad to see you returned to finish this series can't wait till you get to Pickett's charge.will be waiting to see it. Also don't forget the calvary fight between Custer and Stewart on the third day that happened simultaneously with the attack on the union center.
Way too many stories to tell there. I’ll have to make a return trip 🙂
Love your channel. I learn so much just from watching your videos. Your also a great video editor Such a professional job with the productions!
Thanks so much!
Up until now, I always thought you did these in one take! :) I liked the lesson at the end there!
Ha! If only you knew 😅
Another great episode. I was at Spangler's Spring last fall and met a family from the Midwest whose son (he was running around with a toy rifle) was named after Joshua Chamberlain. I guess he was the line between the two flanks at that moment.
Ha! You should have told him that he was on the wrong end of the battlefield.
Culp's Hill gets little notice and in all my reading and viewing I never hear of Spangler's Spring. Thanks for the informative, moving report. You make the battle live by telling the soldiers' experiences. Wondering - what is tattooed on your lower left arm? Currahee Mountain.
Thanks! Appreciate that. The tattoo is the Russian word for "adopted". It pulls from Galatians 4.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Cool! Got it Gal 4:6 Brother, but why Russian. May the Grace of God abide in you richly.
I say Culps hill is the hidden Gettysburg Battle field...it was fought at night over in there!
Although a full frontal attack against heavily defended heights did work 77 years ago today in Normandy... albeit very costly. Sometimes there just ain’t no other choice. Great info in these videos! The history is amazing!
Thanks!
I've been to Gettysburg at least a dozen times and thought that I've seen all that there was to see. Thank you for showing me how wrong I was. Ill definitely be heading back there some time.
Awesome! That’s good to hear.
Thank you for this video... I've been wanting to return there and now I will. Great information given from this spot.
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Love you videos. Never get enough history, especially about the civil war.
Keep up the great work and stay safe.
Well done! I have been to Gettysburg a couple dozen times (if not more) and yet somehow had never picked up on this story. Thanks for the enlightenment, next time I go there I will make sure I visit the Spring.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this video. Unfortunately, this is one of the areas of the battlefield that a lot of people rush through, not understanding the significance of what happened on this ground.
Sadly, the order was garbled through the channels and the charge could have been averted. The order from 12th Corps commander Slocum was questioned by brigade commander Thomas Ruger who knew the strength of the position, and he asked to send out skirmishers and feel out the situation. Slocum agreed. The charge was not to be made against a strong position. Tragically when the order got to Mudge it came as peremptory. Harry Pfanz does a thorough examination on how or why that happened in his book Gettysburg: Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill, the finest work on that part of the battle.
Love your channel, i have to admit i am very jealous of all the fantastic places you have been....
Our re-enactment unit, 2nd Virginia, Co. D was invited by the US Park Service to do a living history at Spangler's Spring ten years ago We saw Cobble's marks. A land owner close by, came by one day. His family owned the same property he lives on, since before the Civil War. He guided us to a spot back in the woods where a large depression on the ground was where a number of Confederate soldiers were buried.
Wow I wish I had been there for that. Very interesting and just think of all the stories that man could tell.
This was excellent. Never heard of This part of the battle. Thanks JD
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It is astounding how the leaders on both sides would arbitrarily order the deaths of so many men without the knowledge of battlefield tactics and the consequences to the men who so bravely marched into total carnage. 'Madness'. Like the story on the name etched into the rock. Thanks.
Great video. Thank you for that. A full frontal assault is terrifying, those men really were so brave.
Thanks! And yes, attacking across that open field must have been awful.
Great video, thanks for covering this particular subject.
I like how this guy is always trying to learn from battles and not just rubbernecking.
I enjoy watching your videos as well as listening to your talks about the sites that you visit. I just subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
thanks for this history of the battle of Gettysburg. It was fascinating!
Always interesting and well worth the time.
Gives meaning to war is hell,thx JD for another lesson at Gettysburg 🖒.. cA
I have a picture of my dad drinking from the spring. I guess they used to have a fountain there.
Thank you for your content. I enjoy watching it with my 8yo.
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Great work, fascinating insight into Gettysburg, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.
thanks for the video.my 3rd great grandfather fought there under general steuart with the 10th va infantry.ive been there twice and plan to go back this summer.
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Great stuff... nice to see the seldom told "other" stories that are very human.
Great video. Found the Coble rock this fall while on a tour with Eric Lindblade, who is the LBG on done of your other GB videos.
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Awesome job JD, love the Cobble engraving Great job my friend !!
Amazing series. Thank you so much.
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I did not know about this. Thank you JD. 👍🏻😎
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i guess who ever gave the order didn’t know about the advantage of “the high ground”.
Guess not. It sure did cost them.
Civil War officers had some excuse because they were still adjusting to the mass use of rifles, but there were commanders in both World Wars who had the same brain cramp.
@@roberthudson1959 by that point in the war many of the regiments were veterans. They had orders and sadly most of the time the orders are to stop the enemy, try to break the line, of to hold at all costs. The officers knew what was going to happen. Look at fredricksburg the attack on Maryes heights. That was supposed to be a diversion so the left flank could advance
Another great video JD, I've been making notes for our next trip in October on some of the things you've shown.
Awesome!
Really appreciate and enjoy all your videos.
love the bloopers
Ha! Thanks.
@@TheHistoryUnderground not sarcastic just proves your human love your videos
Hi.....Have you heard of the Hollywood cemetery in Virginia? I would just be so excited if you would do a vlog from there.
You might enjoy a video that’s coming down the line 🙂
It is an amazing cemetary.
Wesley Culp is buried there. I finished the trifecta of visiting Culp’s, Jennie Wade’s, and Johnston “Jack” Skelly. He is buried in the Gettysburg section.
Awesome as always. Thank you. 👍
Thanks again!
This is a very interesting series, keep up the great work.
I really enjoy talking about some of the lesser known stories of Civil War battles. Everyone knows about the 20th Maine and Pickett's Charge, but nobody hears about the fight for Cemetery Hill or Culps Hill or the charge of the U.S. Regulars into the valley of death at Plum Run.
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“Gone With The Wind” in 1939 & seeing both Union &
Confederate Civil War Vets attending the movie.
That would've been something to see.
Actually the famous photo of the Gettysburg reunion everyone sees if the vets shaking hands was completely staged. Neither side wanted to shake the others so they had to bring in veterans from other engagements to do it. There was also a few murders that happened during the reunion. These men held strong views agianst each other way after the war. If your ever in Gettysburg take a tour with my dear friend Ken Rich he’s been researching the crap out of the reunions and he’s the man to talk to about Culps hill
@@williambennett6342 - wow 😳! You would think almost 75yrs after the war their hate would have dimmed. How did you come across this “tid-bit” of info. I would REALLY love to know.
@@katjagolden893 my good friend and guide “The Mysterious Red Shirt Man” Ken Rich. You can also hear story’s about it on podcasts like “The battle of Gettysburg Podcast, Untold Civil war and History Things Podcast
@@katjagolden893 there are also a lot of very interesting articles thru the GAR Confederate Veterans and with the Historical Society
To say that "War is Murder" is a redundancy, War is ALWAYS Murder.💀💀☠☠