Hood's Assault - Second Day at Gettysburg: 157th Anniversary of Gettysburg Live! (Day 2) 

This was the best ever shot of the battlefield for me to understand the ground and visualise the battlefield. Being in the UK I haven’t made it to Gettysburg but these videos have been such a wonderful resource for me. Thank you Garry, Kris,Chris and friends. Your work is invaluable. Devon uk

Watching and enjoying 2 years later, and of course, does not deter from the History/facts, etc. of this, my favorite American History. Thank you, I just love this and cannot get enough..

Thanks. My 3rd great uncle, an 18-year old private with Willard's 125th NY Infantry, deserted this day. I found his records in the National Archives, including his volunteer enlistment, signed with an X by his Irish immigrant mother. I can imagine the day was absolutely terrifying for a young man whose regiment had not really seen much action before this battle.

My great great grandfather was in company I 8th Alabama . (Emerald guard) I got to visit Gettysburg with my grandfather when I was 9- it was fun but I wasn’t mature enough to take it all in. Great videos

Nice to see young folks so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about our history, too bad is way to few.

You three gentlemen combined for a gem of a video. All obviously know their subject completely. But it's fantastic to see the excitement and vigor in the way you present this history. While I'm fairly familiar with the battle and troop movements, I was carried into the "you are there" zone focusing on the gravity of the situation. What a wonderful job. Thank you so much.

If I remember right there's an observation tower behind these gentleman and Eisenhower's Camp David is located near here as well. It was a powerful experience visiting Gettysburg. Thank you boys for this video, your excitement for history is contagious!

Great video! I had family in the 15 Alabama, 8 Alabama 21 Mississippi and Washington artillery. One things for sure, they were in a scrap 157 years ago today!

Simply put, these guys are a National treasure!

I saw you guys near the PA monument today and said hello! Told my kids to watch your videos for a good history lesson. Yes, we subscribed!

Thank you Gary for your enthusiasm and making these woods come to life again!. Don’t forget to have you and your guys point out the topography and directional landmarks. Also at least actual experience in each of these segments! 👍

Currently in Gettysburg. Went to little round top today. Cemetary yesterday.

I've mapped this field in ten different scales now, for different companies and games. One game in particular is called 'Longstreet Attacks!', and covers exactly this action. I've walked this ground more times than you can imagine. Gary Adelman is a trip to do tours with! Almost as much energy as Wayne Motts and Charlie Fennell. ;-)

I just left the battlefield, and I can tell you it’s beautiful right now.

Though his subordinates made great tactical decisions, many overlook George Meade's masterful management of the Army of the Potomac on July 2 in response to this punishing assault. After all, it was only days after he took command.

Love this Garry thanks for sharing

Really enjoying these videos ! Great job !

Fascinating stuff... Its a period of history I know a little about, "a little". Great to listen to the experts.

i love hearing about Arkansas i love my beautiful state! I wish they would do a video and pea ridge or prairie grove

Appreciate your work. Well done.

Hopeful the 1st minnesota gets a mention today!

I must have walked 10 miles on the field today, the length of Confederate avenue, little round top and the wheat field. There is nothing like being at these places on the day and the hour they took place. It's my way of honoring the soldiers on both sides. I took lots of pictures and spent more time than usual really looking at the statues and monuments in case the American Taliban comes over here and starts yanking them down.

Interesting that Chris mentioned Elon Farnsworth, we finally got to see where that battle took place and were surprised at the terrain it happened in.

On a hot day, veteran troops going into a fight, would drop most of their extra gear with a couple of men left to keep an eye on it. You'd have your haversack, cartridge box, bayonet[if you had one]and canteen. Your rifle would be the heaviest thing you carried. Around twenty pounds, depending on how many rounds you had, and what was in the haversack.

Like Pickett's Charge the next day, this was an assault that shouldn't have happened. Better to stay in place than have 15,000 attacking 42,000. With odds like that, the outcome was pretty much preordained. Other than that, a very good video. What may be helpful is showing for several seconds at the very beginning a detailed map of the battlefield and pointing out exactly where you are.

Longsteet said that Barksdale’s charge this day was the greatest that he witnessed in the entire war.

Somewhere between 46000 to 51000 American casualties occurred in the 3 days of the Battle of Gettysburg. Many of them right in the areas that you can see in this video. 7 to 8 thousand of these men gave the last full measure of devotion to the cause for which they fought during the first 3 days of July 1863. I dont mean or want this to rise to the level of criticism or rebuke of the narrators, but that is sacred ground where you tread. This place may be the greatest of tabernacles to our Republic. You aren't talking about a video game. This wasn't a horse race or a hockey game. A great recap, but I would ask even beg you, sirs, for a little less Barnum and Bailey and a little more remembrance of how those men consecrated that hallowed ground. Just my piddling $0.02.

I would like a video on how the gap opened between Hood's brigades. To close this gap, Brig. Gen. E. M. Law had switch regiments from his right flank. This move saved Little Round Top for the Union.

Garry must be related to John Moschitta, actor who used to do the FedEx commercials. Trouble is I speak really slow and listen even slower.

Great video! I like the guides' enthusiasm.

You guys are the best. Love the detail and energy. Too many park rangers put me to sleep.

Fascinating video as always! Maybe suggest a graphic at the beginning of each video that points out where you are with something to indicate the field of view...might be a great enhancement.

Is there any video done on the myth of Little Round Top being significant as the left flank of the Federal line?

I know I am out of this area but closest to my question. Off the South Confederate road and on Big Round Top are multiple monuments. Are the trails up to both areas going to be cleared? I was there once and it was like breaking bush to get to 5th NY Cav area.....

Hey from the 150thpa bucktails

Very nice

Why are all the comments not available ?

I'm here from 159. Wondering if I put up enough mirrors, can I time travel?

If you ever need help protecting those statues I hope you put out the word. I'm sure there's a lot of people that would come.

So let me understand, Longstreet has 14,000 soldiers go on a forced march in order to not be spotted but has no problem waving flags and be noticed once in place to fight?

4pm? why so late in the day?

Lah Fay it Mclaws?

how can i buy a blue ABT base ball cap? I live in england

I run these at night. I am a tired old man. I have trouble following them at their speed. I have been to the park often. I understand it, but don’t get much here.

Interesting that more men attacked on the second day than did on the third day, which featured the ill-fated 'Pickett's Charge'.

what if instead of rifles they used arrows

If there is no water on the "Confederate" side, where is Lee's Army getting water for 4 days for 75,000 men and 20,000 animals?

The 2nd day of that battle was a weird day for the confederates. Their infantry got incredibly overstretched, Longstreet had to follow this awkward order for an oblique movement back towards where he started near the Union centre and the fragmented move "en echelon" further blunted their punch. Weak sauce!

It was the Confederacy fighting, not the whole South.

Gary needs to get off the adderal.

Bad no subtitles

Shoutout to the Northerners for smacking down those traitors!

Pretty funny how you think the average solider was thinking about slavery

Where does this historian get the idea there’s such a word as “accrost”? Across will do it just fine Boss. Language matters, just like historical details.