Overlooked Action Next to the Peach Orchard, with Artifacts & Matt Atkinson: Gettysburg 158 Live! 

OMG!!! Gary Adleman and Matt Atkinson in the same video!!! Two biggest rock star civil war historian on the internet!!! That's like seeing Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi at a concert in New Jersey!!!! So awesome!!!!!

Matt Atkinson is absolutely my favorite storyteller in the country

I'm a simple man. I see Ranger Matt's name and Gary I click.

That fence post was AMAZING!! That number of bullets was happening all along that road with many going through brave Confederate soldiers !!

Matt makes history fun , I love his passion for history

Hi ..I had the pleasure of coming to the states ,and doing the civil war tour a few years ago.and I have to say, I loved every minute...can't wait to come back....love to all..from the uk

Gary and Matt on the same part of the battlefield. That is a lot of pent up energy.

This must be supported. Thank you.

I thought I knew a lot about the battle, after watching the videos, nope, I knew very little. Thank you for the education. In order to preserve the battlefields, education must be a priority. Well Done!

It is stunning how vast the Gettysburg Battlefield is.

Thats where my great great grandpa and his 4 sons my great great uncles were and fought in the 53rd Penn infantry.. they were in the 7:00 to 8:30pm 🕣 fight.

Garry, you guys do such great work preserving our Civil War history !! Please do something to protect Malvern Hill !

I really enjoy listening to the history, but in particular listening to Matt Atkinson talk about it….It’s electrifying!!

My family wants to know why I'm getting so excited by this video. My response was, imagine watching the Avengers and Iron Man (Matt) just showed up!

The artifacts and story’s behind them were amazing 🙏

A look at the series of O'Sullivan photos of the various companies of the 93rd New York Infantry at Bealeton, VA (Library of Congress)you can see the variety of buckles worn by enlisted men, NCOs and officers including oval US, oval SNY, and several rectangular "NY". The Bealeton images are post Gettysburg but the variety of uniforms, etc. gives a good idea what many of the New York units may have looked like at Gettysburg.

Nothing brings you closer to understanding the human cost than seeing the actual bullet that struck a soldier or seeing them buried in a fence post. Amazing, amazing artifacts! And thank you, Chris, for teaching more about how they work and how they were used.

262 v 2000…5 minutes at the cost of 215 men and they men knew what they were in for. A 3 year regiment that had fought since Bull Run. Bled white at Antietam. Yet they still pushed on and the survivors would return to counterattack Pickett’s Charge the next day. Still an incredible story. Their regimental flag still stands in the Minnesota State Capital. The 1st Minnesota is a phenomenal story in itself.

"Tell me what I've missed." Great leader in action!

I have been reading every book I can find on the New Jersey regiment that fought at Gettysburg. I have taken photos of all the New Jersey monuments

Always enlightening ... I love the personal stories of the soldiers .... kudos to Gary and the whole crew

I always like to have an example or two of how not boring historians, particularly civil war historians are. All those gasps and wows etc when those artifacts were coming out? Yeah, this will be my new top example video. And I was ohh-ing and ahh-ing right along with everybody.

Really enjoyed the artifacts of these soldiers, the Confederate officer sword is beautiful....thanks for sharing all of these veterans

It's so good to see history respected and portrayed objectively instead of apologized for and at risk of being forgotten. Keep it up and spread the love.

As an avid fan of the American Civil War, the relics that Mr. David Malgee owns makes the stories that are told almost come to life in my perceptions.

This is one of the BEST presentations. Great work Garry, you and your team keep it up ! God Bless !

I am in awe of all of you. Thank you for the insight and energy you have conveyed about these brave men who suffered in this battle. You honor them for their sacrifice and bravery. Semper Fi!

Binge watching. WTG. Thanks all

The artifacts and stories are so intriguing. Wow!

Gary is so enthusiastic, it’s contagious. He must eat a balanced breakfast every morning to keep that kind of energy!

Wow, this is fantastic. Great presentation. Fun to see the enthusiasm in telling the story from y'all. I didn't know any of this. Yay Minnesota!

Wow this was just outstanding! Garry and Matt! WOW! Ant the artifacts shown just brings it all home.

Great job, as always, folks! The artifacts are awesome--and terribly sad.

Gettysburg, Garry, Matt, Kris, Doug, Dave and his artifacts, and I mean artifacts that are crazy incredible and Anne who makes these things so very personal...it doesn't get better!

GREAT informative videos, as ALWAYS, but the artifacts are such a great addition. Truly brings the battle to life. Well done.

Wish I was there, I'd be chilling and listening

How cool to be able to handle artifacts associated with the battle in the area where they were used / lost / found.

Great stuff! Thanks so much for your passionate presentation of these historic bygone days

So good to see Matt. He's done some great videos for the NPS. Keep up the good important work.

Great video! Love the passion of keeping this history alive.

“What’s your life worth?” What’s your Constitution worth? Remembering part of the price paid. 🇺🇸

Garry reminds me of one of those tall flailing arm Tube Man balloons you so often see in front of those car sales lots.....lol

Thank you very much for mentioning the 1st Minnesota. The most overlooked regiment of the entire Civil War.

This is why I am a proud member of the battlefield trust!! Truly great stuff that gets better and better every new presentation.

Those artifacts are incredible!

I love the way Gary does these videos. Never stop please.

Amazing artifacts and history. Thank you

Awesome job everyone 👏👏 Really love the artifacts

Wilcox''s success is why Lee attacked the center on day 3. Wright's men actually seized Cemetery Ridge but were not supported by the rest of Anderson's division. Wilcox''s men claim that they made the deepest penetration of the Union center than Pickett's attack. But Wilcox''s success is what made Lee think he would attack the Union center and have the success Wright's Brigade had.

ABT......all I can say is....WOW! This is awesome!!!

Excellent! Nice to see y'all working together! Study more history!

This isn't the first time I've watched this video. A special thanks to each of you for an exceptional presentation.

215 lives and five minutes greatly help win the battle. Just like 2 marines and 6 seconds stopped a truck bomb in our generation. Sacrifice has no known measure as you know sir. I fear that Only those who have seen combat understand what you are attempting to illustrate here. Thank you all for these lectures gentlemen. I will soon be able to tour battle field to battle field as I have wanted to do for so very long. Until then I have these to watch.

Thank you for Matt again. Haven’t seen much of him lately. So glad to have him back.😁👍

You bring the A team to the field this is the quality you expect. Great job to all involved.

When will there be some new Matt Atkinson 'stuff' with the StuffWriter? 😉😊

Absolutely an awesome video with great great artifacts and history !!!!

Man if Corporal Kelly's rifle could talk. I bet that thing sent a bunch of Union men to the promise land.

What a interesting story of the Ms confederate of the 13th ms INF

Exceptional! Thank you

Seven months later and these presentations seem even better! I am looking forward to next month and hope to see you all again! Cheers!

I only want to hear Matt,,, he's the BEST!

Great presentation! Another of MANY what IFs. So many lost opportunities on the southern side those 3 days but then again the Army of the Potomac wasn't just throwing spitballs either.

Didn't expect to hear Calvary Cemetery in Queens mentioned here! It's a really beautiful cemetery with an incredible view of the Manhattan skyline, if you're the kind of person that enjoys cemetery tourism.

Great work, Guys! Thank you!!

Very impressive material, as usual! Thanks for all your hard work.

Love your program I’ve learned so much that really wish when you show artifacts that they wear white gloves to keep the oils from your skin from destroying the artifact other than that you guys are amazing

FANTASTIC job guys!

That’s amazing that they have the bullet

Thank you for sharing this History! I love it!

Great stuff again, guys

I love Gettysburg can not wait to move there. I miss it

Amazing video!!

Happy 4th! Merica!!! Always remember!!

This guy's fantastic, it all makes sense!!!

Great video, thank you. Great insight, great artifacts, great passion.

I believe the public was made aware of this part of the 2nd day's battle soon thereafter. IIRC the 1st Minnesota was feted at various cities on their way back home for their sacrifice. The significance was understood then. It waned over time.

Fantastic video, nice job by all.

Thanks for sharing this info, the artifacts, the stories, and everything around this fight. Really incredible stuff!

That fence post!!! Awesome!!!

These discussions of Day 2 always overlook how Sickles' experiences at the Battle of Chancellorsville colored his decision to occupy the high ground near the Peach Orchard. At Chancellorsville, Sickles' III Corps occupied a strong position on the high ground, Hazel Grove, which separated the two halves of Lee's army on the day after Stonewall Jackson's famous flank attack destroyed the Union XI Corp. Despite pleading with then commander General Joe Hooker that Sickles be allowed to retain this strong position, the rattled Hooker ordered Sickles to retreat. Lee took the vacated high ground, reunited his army, and then bombarded the III Corps with artillery emplaced on Hazel Grove at its new untenable position on lower ground, thus hastening Hooker's decision to retreat although he still had about 30,000 more men available than Lee. Sickles thought the position Meade was expecting him to hold on Day 2 at Gettysburg would put his III Corps through a rerun of Chancellorsville once the rebels placed guns near the Peach Orchard. So Sickles marched his men out to forestall such an eventuality. Sickles asked Meade repeatedly to visit this position in person on Day 2; perhaps he thought he could justify it by reminding Meade about how much it resembled the situation at Chancellorsville (a defeat Meade vociferously blamed on Hooker precisely because of his decision to voluntarily evacuate the high ground).

Stunning video, I can't imagine what that most have been like on the field the day of the battle but this helps a lot.

Wish you would have covered the dead Union soldiers photo and location that Farrozino was unable to locate. But the location was recently discovered forward of Sickle's positions at the Peach Orchard, as the Regiment had been sent forward on a recon in force and walked right into McClaw's attack.

Lee and his men were great but, the difference-maker is luck...and, they didn't get that one lucky break they needed to carry the day. Lee's overall confidence was too high coming into Gettysburg and he did not recognize that luck had been favoring his victories. Longstreet was right about everything.

Awesome account ! ty all.

Wow!! Dan's Sickles promotion Docs!! Way ahead 😎 cool!!!

I’d love to see an explanation of the lesser known charge that happened at the same time as 2nd mass.

the artifacts are incredible. wow

These videos are so good

Man I'm dying for you guys to cover Brawner's Farm at the 2nd Manassas battlefield. It was a brutal close range, stand-up firefight between Stonewall Jackson's men and the famed Iron Brigade.

That tree line and road in the thumbnail looks a whole lot like the “Harvest of Death” photo, and makes sense given Gardner’s other photos in the area.

More Matt Atkinson! 😁

I live in West Virginia and I have heard stories about WV stole a STAR from one flag to put it on their flag making it the only flag on the battlefield with the correct amount of stars on it. I would love to see a video of the history of WV soldiers at Gettysburg. Thank You!!!!

Peach orchard is very interesting. But the peach orchard has been overshadowed by the wheat field and culps hill. As well as pickets charge

Atkinson is fantastic

Interesting video but parts of it remind me of when I would walk into my mother in laws house while she was watching QVC.

NCO buckles were plain and officer buckles had the silver wreaths. It was turned around in the video

I've always wondered why lee didn't send a few divisions around the union lines to block the reinforcements arriving and then defeated the union army one part at a time.

Artifacts are GREAT! That sword was AMAZING ! If it could only talk !! If he was left with the Yankees that would mean he made it to Cemetery Ridge. PS I dug a stencil in the back yard of a home near Fort Monroe 20 years ago for a soldier from Ossipee. Stencil was broken and did not reveal the state. I thought it must be Ossipee, Mississippi since they sounded similar. Never found anything. A year ago, I was looking at it and decided to search again but not limit it to Mississippi ! I found that Ossipee was actually New Hampshire. I did research on soldiers from Ossipee NH and found two. One was the name on the stencil. I looked up the regimental history for his regiment and found that he had participated in the Peninsula campaign which explains why I found it where I did and he was mentioned for bravery at the battle of Fredericksburg. I tried to find some of his ancestors to give them the stencil, but as of yet had not found any.

How was the problem with 'gumming up' the barrel dealt with?...