Rare Footage: Robert E Lee's Troops Return to Gettysburg. The Civil War Diaries (S4E16)  

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Agreed

Amen ….

My great grandfather fought under Lee. Wounded at Fredericksburg . Taken prisoner of war. Survived and walked home after the war.

Many of those attending the 75th anniversary were the children of the veterans. It used to be acceptable to honor your ancestors' service, but no more.

A lot of the footage is shot in 1938

It is amazing, isn't it?

And..4 years later,their grandchildren,blue and grey,now in army green and navy,fought against an emperor of the east,and a madman of the west...and won..American Spirit,all colors🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

My great-great grandfather was also present at what he called "the Big Blow-Up". He was taken prisoner at Petersburg on August 16, 1864.

@@SMElder-iy6fl Mine was captured the day of the explosion. July 30th. He was with the 38th Wisconsin.

They want to replace us and our history.

A monument is NOT history. They are erected to honor or pay respect to a person or a group of people.

Some of the monuments could stay up, however, many of them need to come down. After all the southern cause was insurrection! I’m glad we were able to heal somewhat as a nation. This is not erasing history. It just no longer glorifying racism, and insurrection.🇺🇸

Spoken like a supporter of slavery would have.

​. Have you had a bowel movement in the past 5 years?

Love your comment! Men who believed in the cause.

@@tomlawler5850 And that cause was....

Sorry, but I do take sides. People who fight a civil war just because they want to enslave an entire race are vile people.

@@tomlawler5850 the cause of enslaving human beings and making huge profits off the back of their forced labor

wow that was the wall.

@@bastait Don't be a smart ass. When you are lying down prone, yes it's a wall.

I think that was at the site of Pickett's Charge

I would give anything to be able to speak to one of those old vets.

@@michaeldouglas1243 there are interviews on yt with many both sides. very sad. and very joyous for the ending both sides. the north / feds were not saintly they didn't want the south to sell their agi to England where they were not tariffed as high as by the north why the north attacked S. Carolina port first. America fought England for the same thing.

They decided to take up arms against the United States Army. Glad that the US Army prevailed.

Don't fool yourself, it's simply an attack on whites and white history. Notice how quickly in 2020 it went from taking down confederate statues to taking down statues of Jefferson and even one of Lincoln that dared to show him freeing a slave, and even covering of statues of Churchill in the UK.

Lots of people living in America are not Americans.

oh how I wish I could thumbs up your comment to infinity, having relatives in the north and in the south with true stories as a little child.

People that fought to own people are evil... they are the worst types of people

Lots less automation back then I reckon

my dad who was in w.w.2 for 6 years in new zealand army died age 70 in 1992- His Dad died age 87 and refuesd too get involved with w.w.1.. or w.w.2. because his mother was a Irish born nurse- Kate O'Connell.- county Clare.-@@ refused.

@@BirdDogg Less automation *and* no processed foods! :)

I certainly appreciate it.

Save the monuments .

Thanks Zeb!

more info on her please - Mr. Gray.''

@@seanodwyer4322 ok give me a day.

@@seanodwyer4322 Helen Viola Jackson was the last known widow of a Civil War soldier, and she died on December 16, 2020 at the age of 10112. Maudie Hopkins was the last Confederate widow, and she died in 2008 at age 933. Alberta Martin was once believed to be the last living widow of a Confederate soldier, but she died in 20044. Learn more:

@@seanodwyer4322 think i made a mistake. she was a union widow, named viola jackson, died 2020

How’s that possible? If she died in 2020 she would have been 150 yrs old 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for coming along!

Union would’ve focused on western expansion and industry. Confederacy would’ve tried to increase its trade with Britain and France and also expand westward. In 1890, the confederacy would’ve banned slavery when Britain and France forced Belgium to end slavery. Both the Union and the confederacy would try to outproduce each other in industry and try to remain independent in the world wars, but the world wars would drag them into it and their relationship with each other would increase. Union would get more involved in world affairs and the confederacy would still want to maintain it’s independent status.

PS. The Union would still have had slavery until the three slave states that remained in the Union decided to end slavery. Same thing if the south won in 1864 when the Union had 8 slave states.

So were the human slaves who were considered to be mere chattel who the South fought to keep

Devils punch bowl!

Wait, what? They won’t let you flag confederate graves?

@@BirdDogg that’s right! Called the park to confirm.

With greatx2 grandfathers on both sides of my family serving in 1st TN infantry, this is unsettling.

Yu respect people that fought to own people??

@@bipslone8880 there would be no one left to respect if you didn’t. My forefathers built the greatest country on earth, so yes, I respect them. Africa enslaved white European men, women, and children long before there ever was black slavery in America, but Africa is still a 💩 🕳️. Africa also murdered all of the white European slaves, so I don’t respect them for that either.

I suppose all the black people asked was to be left alone as well. The northern people asked to not become slave hunters also. That was too much to ask.

@rockjohnson7980 once again you have it wrong!there' were still slaves in the north!

@@kevinbarrow5396 Which “Northern” states? The only one that was considered northern that has a claim for that in 1860 is NJ, with some like 16 “servants for life”. You’re obviously referring to the border states and conflating “Not Confederate” with “Northern”. Regardless, what I said is 100% true, and no amount of slaves “North” would change those facts. Sorry if that upsets you.

@@kevinbarrow5396 still pushing the same worn out lies your 200% wrong

The blacks were only freed because Lincoln needed them to help win the war.

The end result is an apathetic nation and reckless politicians. An NGO advising those in government is reviewing over 50,000 monuments across the nation, making sure all people of color, gender, and sexual orientation are represented as role models for today's kids. Removing Confederate monuments was just the beginning, as Columbus and the Founding Fathers had already made the list.

You don’t know what you’re talking about. In the decades after the war, most Union soldiers were very much opposed to things like Confederate statues and display of the flag. A number of vets spoke out against display of the flag at the 1938 Gettysburg reunion. It wasn’t until they started dying off around the turn of the century and beyond that you start to see more adulation and the “Americanization” of the Confederate cause. Union vets, who watched so many of their friends and family members washed away in the conflict, were understandably bitter.

@@rockjohnson7980 From Google: Grant's pallbearers were Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan, who had fought for the Union, and Simon Bolivar Buckner and Joseph Johnston, who had fought for the Confederacy. Union and Confederate officers in the procession rode together in the same carriages. Unification and reconciliation occurred after the war. However, these efforts are ignored and are being dismantled today by those who take advantage of a divide-and-conquer strategy for reasons that have nothing to do with the well-being of the nation.

@@rockjohnson7980 Check out the age of the statues on Monument Avenue. Every one of them were put up before the 50’s.

@@rockjohnson7980 The last one was installed in 1921 . Now I want to know how this helped the city of Richmond by destroying the statues? Crime hasn’t got any better. Nothing has changed. Attitudes were not changed . The Monument Ave looks like 💩. What has it helped . Nothing !

Amen!!!

Nobody is erasing history, we just don't want to honor traitors. The confederate attached the US government. Why have monuments celebrating that. See any monuments of Hitler in Germany? They haven't erased what he done.

Historians Criticize Lee for Gettysburg. Lee was trying to win a war not a battle. He understood that the only thing that would save the south was foreign intervention. He hoped a strong victory on union soil would lead to Europe coming to their aid. The fear of foreign intervention played a part in the emancipation proclamation. Of course, just my opinion.

Yes, bless their hearts. Too stupid to realize they were going to die for the 1% rich slave owners and get nothing in return.

I see both NORTH and south shaking hands in this video,,,,,,

A good reminder of why it’s so special when you see a WWII vet still up and moving!

The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865.

@@vgsplyr7WRONG! Lee surrendered his army only, General Johnston was still fighting till the 26th. The last land battle was in May, the battle of Palmito Ranch.

@@remylofombo5529 Thanks for establishing those true facts. Stand Watie's Confederate Cherokee Brigade surrendered on June 23rd, 1865, which is why I used June. In February, 1865, R E Lee was promoted to General in Chief, in overall command of the entire CSA military. Based on that, his April Appomattox Surrender has merit, and is widely accepted, but it didn't end the bloodshed, or arguably the war. Other Confederates remained defiant. Chronological Order: [1]April 9, 1865, Robert E Lee surrendered in Virginia. [2] April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated. [3] April 26, 1865, Joseph Johnston surrendered in North Carolina. [4] May 10, 1865, President Davis was captured. [5] May 26, 1865, Kirby Smith surrendered, West of the Mississippi River. [6] June 23, 1865, Stand Watie surrendered his Mounted Cherokees. [7] November 7, 1865, the CSS Shenandoah capitulated in Liverpool, England. It just seemed that the war wasn't over, despite that Lee surrendered in April. Military Units were still fighting and dying; a US President assassinated, and a Confederate President captured; and Confederate Soldiers still armed and on duty, all after Lee surrendered.

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Yeah “was necessary to bring an end to slavery” by later enslaving the Chinese and American Indians, making them finish the Coolie Trade (1838-1920) 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

Sec Lloyd Austin has ordered the purging of all Confederate names and monuments in West Point and throughout the military. Arlington National Cemetery has removed the monument of reconciliation. History is removed and rewritten to fit a modern-day narrative.

What about the blood and sweat of the people they were kidnapping and selling into slavery as they went up north?? Just about the only people that think the history is being “washed away” are those that are extremely ignorant of it in the first place. I hope you donate to the American Battlefield Trust and similar organizations dedicated to preserving and teaching history. And don’t give me no “God Bless America” when supporting troops that fired on American soldiers, and were deliberately trying to break up this great nation.

I don't understand why they take down history it's a bunch of people who don't want to hear the truth

@@richardwarfordjr.5622 If you had a nice picture of your uncle in your living room-right above the fireplace where everyone can see it, and then one day you found out he was a pedo, you’d probably consider taking that down. This isn’t about “taking down history”. It’s about deciding who we want to hold in reverence-who we want to have a nice picture of in our proverbial living room. The people that “don’t want to hear the truth” are people like you. You don’t want to hear what the Confederates were fighting for. You don’t want to hear about how groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to change history. You don’t want to hear how the symbols of the Confederacy continued to be symbols of oppression well into the 20th century. You don’t want to be educated about history, you just want to hold onto your pre-conceived notions. People that care about history are more interested with preserving our battlefields and donating to museums. They tend not to care as much about some Fox News rallying cry, intended to generate rage against the LiBeRaLs.

Shoulda protected the monuments with force!, whycdid you all get soft?

Didn’t know that, I’ll dig into it

Amen.

War is a numbers game

I’ll be lucky to make it to 50 at this rate and I’m only two years away 🤦🏻‍♂️

For now…

I think he got shot by a guy from Michigan, May 12th 1864.

I heard they found a wooly mammoth in the runoff

He made his choice. And he chose to fight for the right to keep slaves.

​@zbagz01 Haha! Cute explanation. Lee actually chose to fight for the Confederacy because he felt he "couldn't raise my hand against my native Virginia." Lee opposed succession, and felt it would lead to disaster. Probably would've been an easier decision to fight for the Union, but he made the right call.

@@MrHand-ih4sz He made the right call? WTF does that mean? Are you saying the cause he fought for was the right one? Lee was named executor of his father-in-law's will. His father-in-law wanted all of the Arlington slaves freed within 5 years of his own death. Lee went to court to be relieved of that stipulation. He wanted to keep them enslaved forever. Knowing that Lee planned to ignore that stipulation, two slaves ran away. They were caught, severely whipped on Lee's orders, then bathed in brine. So don't give me this romantic "couldn't raise a hand against my native Va." crap. And Lee lived most of his professional life everywhere but Virginia. His training and his last assignment was at West Point - he could have had as strong an allegiance to the Union as you think he had to Virginia. But he made his choice.

@zbagz01 It's comical to hear folks today, who have been infused with the tale that "The North was righteously invading the South to free the world of slavery, and the evil South was fighting solely to protect slavery" try to convince folks. Lee's decision had little to do with slavery. Look at Lee's writings...before and after the war. Look at the memoirs of those he fought with. Look at the letters to his wife that are well published, and make note of all the mentions of slavery preservation. Then make note of all his mentions of his love for home, family, and his Virginia. Or, continue to sell your slavery tale. Makes no difference to me. Slavery caused succession, and indirectly the war. But southern soldiers were NOT fighting for slavery.

@@MrHand-ih4sz secession. not succession. When you are done reading Lee, read Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural.

I doubt any, from all I’ve seen old vets back then got along well.

keep up the good stuff my man !!

You mean ww2?,or civil war?,or the war of your imagination?

Except in this war.

My gg-grandfather fought with 15th Alabama on Little Round Top. He survived and his brother was captured. His cousin who lied about his age was killed. The cousin, a double-first cousin grew up with him because both parents were dead. My gg-gfather was there at Appomattox at the surrender and walked home to South Alabama. Most of my kin were Scotch-Irish and grew up in the woods with meager means. They felt conscripted and were not for secession. But they descended from Revolutionary War fighters and it was in their family tradition to answer the call of the local militia. Glad he survived. When they came back they held a family reunion each 4th of July. I never saw a Confederate Flag in any house of my South Alabama families. His son fought to free Cuba from Spain. My dad was in the Army. I was in the Army. America is the best country in the World. The American Flag the best flag.

Sad times

@@BirdDogg well, maybe it should be a tourist trap but why did they have to shut down little round top. The most important part of turning the battle

@@TomMason-io1yn Oh, I love the idea of folks wanting to visit but have been saddened by the recent lack of funding and removal of historically contextual items.

The statues are melted.

And you would have died for them also!

@@Georgedunkin7473 Yes, I would

@@JosephGettys-ok7hx one less rascist confederate traitor.