Gettysburg's Oak Ridge: Day One Gettysburg Battle | Baxter & Rodes | Schurz, Early, Pender, Ewell 

Maybe the best, most intelligible maps on RU-vid. Certainly the most colorful. This Gettysburg series will be an epic when completed. I'll binge watch it at whatever length.

Once again, what Can I say? So much information packed into one video. I'm familiar with the battle but always learn from Jefferey's videos. They way Jefferey highlights ridges & gullies, removes modern buildings, shows topographical maps, zooms out and back in for perspective is amazing and is what makes his style of presentation so wonderful. I especially like the zoom outs to show what else is going on outside of the direct battle. As in my other comments I'd also like to say how wonderful his manner of speech is. Calm, slow and deliberate, with a cadence and inflection that adds complexity and understanding to the entire project. Every word seems crafted to have an effect. Thanks. End of comment When I was about 12, I was given a game-Avalon Hill's Gettysburg. I played it often and was always confused by the order of battle, The confederates seemed to be coming from the North and the Union was North. It was very confusing. I kept looking at the game board and a map and still couldn't figure it out. Why were the Confererate's coming from the North?

The civil War doc I was promised. Your work is appreciated and admired brother.

What a treat! I woke and got to watch this while I ate breakfast. A perfect Sunday morning...thank you for your great work!

I am so grateful for the time and effort you put into these videos Jeff. I am primarily a visual learner and your presentations make the written historical record come to life and immeasurably more intelligible.

Barlow. What an interesting character in all this chaos. He made a terrible decision on this day but his story was just beginning. Fascinating young leader.

This was recommended to me just now because I'm subscribed to your channel and happened to be watching another Gettysburg video, so RU-vid linked to this one. I'm glad they did, because I learn new perspectives I hadn't encountered before from your videos, and I'm a Civil War buff who's published articles in the most popular Civil War magazine since 1981. I'd never encountered the fight at Oak Ridge in decades of reading about Gettysburg; or, if I did, I had not heard it referenced as "Oak Ridge." Thank you for your research and for the clarity you present it in your videos.

This is an incredible perspective on the 1st day. I have a giant step forward in wrapping my head around all this. I can't thank you enough.

NEW JEFF THE LIBRARIAN DROPPED !!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Just amazingly wonderful. I can't wait for this to be a completed battle. I can wait years for you to take your time and keep up these intricate details of line formation and terrain/topography of the region. Another great detail you incorporate very well is the switching between Battle wide angles and Theater wide angles to give a better in-depth analysis of thought process taken by the Generals down to the brigade commanders.

The zoom in and out reveals a level of detail I've never seen before. Thank you! Well done!

What a great video- beautifully narrated Wonderful visuals

Another great job. Thank you. Awaiting part 2.

Thank you show much for showing us the regiments. So many other civil war maps only do brigade level

This channel is one of the best on RU-vid. Clear, concise, educational, and direct. Fantastic. Thank you Jeffrey!

Outstanding! Thank you!

Been looking forward to this!

I take your map and story and add a street view of current Gettysburg to get an on the grounds tour without leaving home. How wonderful is that? Thanks for all your hard work.

Fantastic video. Whenever I visit Gettysburg the tactical movements on this part of the battlefield are hard to parse for me - this made it perfectly clear

Another great video thank you sir!

i challenge anyone to find a better more well explained battle map explaining any segment of this battle. well done. as always.

Thanks for the great amount of breakdown with the visuals which help out a lot!

Outstanding work! THE BEST presentation of the first day's actions of the battle of Gettysburg I have seen and heard it isn't even complete (i.e. does not include all the actions of Day 1)!!! Bravo, sir! Bravo!!!

@machsolid6402 0 seconds ago My wife and I listen to audio books, the civil war being one of our favorite subjects this is right up the alley. It’s SO helpful to have it presented on a map. Thank you for this excellent work looking forward to more content .

I have watched many Gettysburg battle videos and I will have to say this one is very informative. Very detailed and I loved the way you removed the modern building and added the fields in the north of the town. Thank you very much for your hard work in putting this video together. I plan on doing a Gettysburg battle field hike this spring/summer and I will have this video saved on my tablet and will refer to it often during the hike.

Amazing work. I wait for these and then watch them multiple times. So well done. The detail is so appreciated.

I hope you continue with this battle. The story of Paul's Brigade is an exciting if not usually overlooked moment in this first day's campaign.

Wonderful job describing this section of the first day’s battle. I’ve always felt that the tour zips past the fighting on Oak Ridge and your video did an amazing job breaking down the micro and macro as the fighting unfolded!

Thank you sir!! Excellent work as usual.

Just brilliant, a vitall adjunct to the books on the subject, so well put together, bravo sir

Another perfect lesson!

Thank you! This was informative, unique and entertaining to watch… I also know that it couldn’t have been easy to make… Thank you again for making it!!

Love your content. Thorough and informative while being entertaining. Makes me miss the 90’s version of the history channel

There is so much detail that could have been added. I applaud your wisdom in keeping that out. It just clouds the overall vision. I've always felt the first day was one of the most critical of the entire battle. The complexity of getting two armies into a previously unplanned position with no radio is incredibly difficult.

So much effort put into this first day battle presentation. I only wish I had watched it before I went back for the third time in September. Thank you for sharing this excellent in-depth overview of July 1, 1863.

This “play-by-play” description is gripping. Thank you!!!!!!

Great presentation. I appreciate the detail regarding small unit movement and activity along the timeline of the overall engagement. Job well done sir.

So, as this episode ends, able Union General Oliver O. Howard is about to be relieved by General Hancock. But it was O. O. Howard who had the foresight to place the Yankee Command Center at Cemetery Hill -- south of the city -- on the defensible heights. General Howard never gets enough credit for this strategic masterstroke. Howard's early positioning made possible the eventual Union victory at Gettysburg.

Well that was simply the best Day One explanation of the Battle of Gettysburg!! 👌

Great presentation! This northern flank of the battle on day one is a part of the battle I have never really understood before. This was a great clarification of it. Walking the field several years ago also aided tremendously, as I can still remember standing atop Oak Hill as well as Oak Ridge Observation Tower, just behind where the 12 Mass and 88th PA stood. Thank you for bringing clarity! Now I understand how Barlow ended up on the knoll ... and why it was a mistake. Same mistake Sickles would make the next day at the Peach Orchard and Devil's Den. Ironic...

Jeffrey, Well Done!! The Gettysburg series with maps, topography and detailed movements by both the Federal and Confederate forces is OUTSTANDING. Anxious to watch this series continue, and excited to see what else you have available.

One of my sons lives in Taneytown and I have visited the Gettysburg battle ground many, many times. This presentation is awesome - great job!

Fantastic visualization. This is the kind of detail military history needs!

As someone else said in the comments, you struck a fantastic balance in the level of detail here. At any moment, theres a hundred facts you could include, but you kept it at a consistent and digestible pace that will be a resource for many of us for years

Outstanding work. And much appreciated.

Just want you to know how much we appreciate your hard work and this perspective! Thank you!

Absolutely love how you do the graphics, and narrative of battle. The best I have seen on Gettysburg. And have seen many! Thanks for your work on these projects, and keep them coming!

Die geschehnisse des ersten Tages wunderbar dargelegt. Super verständlich erklärt !!

What a EXTENSIVE and COMPLETE presentation of the 1st Day of the Battle of Gettysburg! This documentary, Parts 1 and 2, SHOULD be installed at the Gettysburg Battle Museum. This information is invaluable! How you were able to obtain the unit locations and movements information ...as well as generate the visuals you have done so well.....is amazing! MANY...MANY...Thanks!

Excellent delivery of information. I was just at the battlefield and I gotta say your videos help put it all together. Especially in areas where there was a lot of back and forth.

Eminent video! One of the best in-depth series focused on the tactical level of some of the key battles. Keep up the good work!

I enjoyed this. A lifetime of studying military history will do that :-) Thanks, Jeffrey.

Thank you !for all the time and effort that you put into this very good video . After watching the movies and docs on this battle there was way more to it then i ever knew.

Cool video! Looking forward to the rest of day one.

outstanding recall.

excellent - Thank You

Well done. Great video. Keep them coming.

I just stumbled across this and it is great! Can’t wait for the next episode

Very informative and an excellent visual presentation format

Your videos are so damn good!!! Thank you!!!

I enjoyed this. TY

Outstanding!!

these are the best ever keep up the good work and thank you!

Great vid, strong clear voice, no covering music, etc. Super clear, but dang, you left us in a hair raising position!!

Fabulous job...

Thanks for including Paul's counter-charge

Outstanding, the research is meticulous.

Yo this channel seems to have blown up! Good for you!

Thank you very much for taking the time to research and create these incredibly informative and interesting videos. I love visual learning, and as much as you can learn from books about the Civil War, seeing these battles explained in detail with modern day Google maps really paints a clearer picture of what's discussed in the history books.

Tres intéressant. Merci !

Dude, so good.

My ancestor, cpl Jacob Allebach, was in company A of Biddell's brigade, the 121 PA. They ended up being on the extreme Left flank and were decimated. I was hoping your video would continue for just a while longer to show that action! Our family history always said that he was wounded at the peach orchard, and I could never figure out why. Regimental history says he was wounded on July 1st. The regiment did see some small action during July 3, coming under artillery fire I believe. Anyway, thank you for the outstanding video.

Please tell us you’re going to continue this series? This is outstanding work! Please finish the first day and then do the second and third day. You have given me and us a new understanding of the battle. Thank you Jeffrey!

Well done. I have been there and could not figure it all out. Now I got it.

Thank u

Gripping, thank you

Greetings from Germany, love this stuff, so good !

Its striking how outnumbered the federal forces appeared through so much of the first day. I didnt realize just how stalwart the Northern defence was

EXCELLENT!! WOW. What is the following video?

Had an ancestor in the 14th NC....its cool to see where they fought

Oh man, this one's a nailbiter. It's crazy how close the first day came to unwinding, if the union soldiers were as poorly equipped as the rebels it would have ended that day, huh.

What is the next video to watch after this one (Gettysburg's Oak Ridge: Day One Gettysburg Battle | Baxter & Rodes | Schurz, Early, Pender, Ewell) ??? Thanks! Love these

Most excellent detailed explanation. Is there a part 2 coming?

View from the cupola is Impressive ! 👍

Waiting for the rest of Gett Day One GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS WITH THE 53NC DANIELS RODES.Very little on day one except Iverson-Oneil.Thanks

Is this the first part of an upcoming series? If not, what order should I watch other videos? Great content, very informative

A brutal day!

My GF3 was with 52 NC under Pettigrew and was reportedly wounded and captured on day 1, and furloughed back at some point. I haven’t been able to detail out where exactly but maybe McPherson’s woods.

If you every finish Gettysburg you have to make a supercut!

Those Stone regiments are the Pa Bucktails! Often not mentioned!

Wow, this is a 10. All your other battle vids are a 10, so maybe this is an 11. Really shows how outstanding Howard was. Actually, how all the Union commanders were on Day 1.., Is this the first battle the South was out-generaled?

My Great Grandfather James Frank Weaver was a private in the 5th NC. His left hand was mangled and two fingers amputated. He soldiered on until May 1864 where he was captured as part of the "Forlorn Hope" at the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania CH. He returned to NC in July 1865.

Are you going to do a Part2 of Day One?

That was extremely well narrated. BTW: Interesting to see so many German names among the Union commanders. I suppose that reflects the regional immigration patterns to the US, but were there any notable German-ethnic commanders in the Confederate army?

Where can I find out what constituted a "brigade", "corp", "regiment", etc... I have no sense of scale (number of troops)?

I'm not sure,but this documentary seems to be directed by Jeffery Mayer. Did he do Civil War Kids when he we was younger? Had to be close to 30 years ago. This is excellent stuff.

The video itself is wonderful however I was a little underwhelmed by your description of the fight between Baxter and Iverson. It wasn’t so much of a prolonged firefight as it was an insanely devastating volley followed up by a short firefight then union regiments charging the shocked survivors. For whatever reason Iverson was never informed about Baxter’s men behind the stone wall and never sent skirmishers out ahead of his battle line. Baxter’s troops remained hidden to Iverson’s men up until the point the union troops stood up at fired at them from a range of less than 50 yards. Iverson’s men had no chance. Most killed in the initial volley were dead before they even knew the union troops had fired. The attack was so sudden and devastating (its estimated that up to 500 rebels fell dead or wounded in the first volley alone) that many of the fallen were found lying perfectly aligned in battle line. Within 20 minutes it was over, and most of the rest of the survivors surrendered. Iverson lost over 900 men out of a brigade of just under 1,400 during their half hour fighting in the battle: a 65% casualty rate. Iverson’s career under Lee was over after this battle, as he stayed behind the lines and watched his brigade get slaughtered. He even called them cowards before realizing that those still lying on the battlefield were dead. He almost suffered a nervous breakdown at that point. He was sent back to Georgia where he gave credible service in mostly non combat commands, though he did lead a cavalry brigade in 1864 that defeated a superior union cavalry force and captured over 700 men including the union brigade commander.

Seems like the Rebels missed several flanking opportunities?

الحرب الاهليه الامريكيه مدرسه عسكريه رائعه.....

Why didnt rodes attack baxters right flank and isolate shurtzs brigade?