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JD. Great job. Might I suggest the end of the series with the November 19th visit to Gettysburg by Lincoln and the recitation of the Gettysburg address.
IMO using the phrase "African-American" is divisive. Americans are just plain Americans, Black or White. The only people with a right to hyphenate their nationality are those with dual citizenship.
I rarely log in to RU-vid or comment or subscribe, but after viewing your content I decided to subscribe. The way you describe our history and pay tribute to these historical figures and Veterans is outstanding. As a Veteran of a time when it was not popular to be one, I too have been to many of these Monuments and when you stand and look out at all those white crosses it makes me emotional as well. The toughest one I visited was the Cemetery in Normandy France. Crosses as far as you can see. Lest we forget......Thank you...
I too have been to Normandy and I could not keep it together at the American Cemetery for more than 5 minutes, I returned to the tour bus crying uncontrollably. It is truly a beautiful Cemetery and for me it was more moving than Arlington, perhaps because one of my favorite Uncles was 82nd Airborne on June 6, 1944 who parachuted into Saint Mere Eaglise and lived to tell about it. I cried for all the young men buried in Normandy who paid the ultimate price whose loved ones never got to see again. God Bless each and every soldier and sailor from every Country who paid the ultimate price on that day and every other day in WWII and THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.🙏❤️
My mother was a WWII-era nurse and she told us of the after-casualties of both men and men from the battlefields. She said she relived the horrors (PTSD) she saw when I went to Vietnam. To her utter delight, I came back home unscathed.
So thankful for your service. Thank your mother. I'm a retired nurse and have taken care of many from the Vietnam era with untreated PTSD. Some were still heroin addicts. Some had wives that stayed with them. Many soldiers post Civil War were laudanum (opium,morphine) addicts.
When R.E. Lee said, "It is good that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it," he wasn't just talking about battles. The aftermath of a battle may have been worse than the battle itself.
After the battle of Fredricksburg, the looting an pilagin, trash in the city streets was so bad Stonewall Jackson was asked "what do we do about it" an he replied "killem... killem all!
...what a Feeble - and Feeble-Minded EXCUSE - for a Supposedly "Honorable" & "Admirable" man, @travisbayles870 -- a man who enjoyed a 'genteel' life through the labors of Slaves...who led bands of Seditious Rebels in Waging WAR against the Nation he had Pledged to serve upon graduation from West Point Military Academy in 1829. It can be effectively argued that if Lee had NOT Betrayed his Oath(s) to the USA by joining the Confederacy & agreeing to take command of its Army, Southern politicians & citizens would have been less sanguine about starting America's Deadliest War (since ALL who would die Were Americans)--or be so Pridefully Arrogant as to Delude themselves into continuing to Kill- & Die to needlessly Delay the Just Defeat of the Abomination of their Slavery-Dependent 'Way of Life'.
Amazing how this museum has saved our history. Watching this brings sadness to my heart. The horror that all our service men went through. Thank you for this
@@Doglover-lm8mt American’s are allowing our history to be scrubbed especially the South for foreign political jihads. As Gen. Robert E. Lee stated: “The victor writes the history”. It’s all coming to a screeching halt. Deo Vindice
@@scottbivins4758 “Take away their history their more easily lead”. Karl Marx. Reagan was one of them and his “tear down Berlin Wall” was simply a psyop. Communism never died and is The U.N.
I love your content and I’m so happy you finally did Gettysburg. it’s my favorite battle of the Civil War. I was excepting one maybe two videos on it but you are doing a whole series when I found that out I can’t tell you how happy that made me. From one history buff to another thank you for keeping history alive.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I never tire of Gettysburg! I love it with a passion! I’m applying and will take the entrance exam to be a LBG (Licensed Battlefield Guide) at the park soon!
Even with mannequins, those scenes of the wounded are sobering and sad. Poor young men disabled for life. This planet never seems to learn from the past.
My grandpa told me something years ago but it was so true. He owned a large amount of stock in a lead mine. He said we were apt to be involved in a war.
I have just discovered your channel now I am binge watching them all with my husband who is an 8th grade social studies teacher. We both love history. Thank you for making these videos.
JD, glad you addressed the role of religion in one of your videos. As someone who was born a Lutheran, the seminary has always been near and dear to me in my many visits to Gettysburg. IMO, this is a great starting point for anyone visiting for the first time. It wasn’t until I was discharged from the Navy and visited that it struck me what toll this battle took on the towns people. The gruesome depictions of the pain and suffering endured by all is horrible and stays with you long after leaving Gettysburg. There is a church in Gettysburg where you can sit in blood stained pews and they explain they threw the amputated limbs in the yard at the rear of the church.
Thanks! I think that the role of faith and the impact on the townspeople is one of the most overlooked elements of the battle (or any battle for that matter). It's what I find to be incredible interesting though.
All after thousands and thousands of years of slavery some folks in this country completely miss the fact that America fought to stop it. Some folks need to wake up and face the reality that this is a nation of worth and must not fall to evil. Thanks for such an amazing series. Please take a moment and pray for those in slavery today. Especially the women and children that have been trafficked. ❤️🙏
I went to Gettysburg as a teen with my family but it has been almost 45 years or so. It has certainly changed. This is so much more than what I saw. I remember studying on my own in preparation for the trip. Thanks for taking us there with fresh eyes. Great series, I would expect nothing less from you.
Hi Jane, greetings from PA. Gettysburg has changed but for the better. Much of the battlefield and structures has been restored and the restoration continues to this day. I highly recommend another video from this series. Treat yourself to another visit to Gettysburg. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6s5oGhrUCA8.html
Yes, they filmed some scenes on the battlefield. In fact, you can see several monuments covered up in the film or the camera angle tries to prevent the monument from being seen. The rest of the movie was recorded just outside of the town to the southwest.
This is Ted from Texas. With all the years I've been going to Gettysburg. All the time I spent on the battlefields. The times I went in the bed and breakfasts and motels. I have never stopped at the Seminary. I will make it a point on my next trip to visit this historic spot and learn about it. Thank you for enlightening me on it.
This museum certainly does look like a very noteworthy place to visit. Yes, I totally agree that the question of how both Northerners and Southerners viewed the Biblical justification or opposition of slavery was addressed in this museum. I have rarely heard this discussed outside of a brief history of how the Southern Baptist and American Baptist churches split over the issue of slavery before the Civil War. The mannequins presented in this museum were absolutely very well done and clearly illustrated the horrors of warfare. I agree with another viewer in that your episodes are getting better and better and certainly give Ken Burns' work a run for their money. Keep up the good work!
Thank you JD. You are taking me to one of the places I've always wanted to go, but will likely never see. I'm so glad you are taking your time with this series. This was a wonderful episode. Yes, alot to think about. May you be blessed in your travels.
Ya know, was thinking earlier how the two compliment each other! Have heard it said that Burns gives too much of romantic account, which I think is a good thing because it brings a personal aspect of the people involved & moves you closer to them... whereas, these videos fill in the details regarding the vastness of the battle fields, the houses, who was where at what time or place... Giving a whole new perspective that ties everything together quite nicely, I Think! I've researched & studied the Civil War for literally years & even visited battlefields, but yet am now sitting here discovering even more! And I thank-you for that - Such an exceptional job!
My great great grandfather, Oshea Buzzell fought with the 20th Maine at Gettysburg. His nephew, Benjamin Franklin Curtis, was killed in the fighting on 2 July 1863. He is buried in the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. At the same time during the battle he had cousins serving the Confederacy with the 9th Virginia Calvary. Thanks for the videos. They are greatly appreciated.
@@TheHistoryUnderground no problem, I just wanted to show that the Civil War was a conflict that not only divided a nation but also tore many families apart. Please keep up the good work.
The displays and the soldiers likenesses are magnificent. This video was very impacting. I also cannot imagine what the sounds and smells would have been like during that time .😔
Part two of the series was informative and even after almost 160 years later you couldn't help but feel empathy for the soldiers. The section discussing religious aspects were interesting. I was reminded that the you're not to add or take away from the Bible. It is God's own word and believe it as such. Thank you for informing us JD for what took place here and I'd like to also thank Pete for assisting you in this history. See you for part three Sunday.
It's amazing how the Bible has been picked apart according to what each believe in. This has happened in many wars, for hundreds of years. The civil war pulls so many heart strings due to the fact, our country was split apart. The ugliness of it all was not in another country, it involved everyone, brother against brother, cousin against cousin, etc.. So many young men, from both sides died, or were scarred for life. Many didn't have an idea what it was all about, some were still children. This has been a good learning experience, I look forward to more. Thanks J.D.
What a trip. It’s very eye-opening to see how intense and Intimate the battle was for something that the United States is still fighting today. Very good episode and a fantastic series so far.
Another great episode, and this time on topics that usually are not addressed in documentaries on the battle. Well done! Seeing the display of bone fragments reminded me of an incident that happened in the mid ‘90’s. I was living at that time in a low area of the town by a creek that runs through Gettysburg. We had a huge flood. The creek had overflown its banks and the water was rushing all across my yard, deep enough to be over my knees. Later, when the water resided, I was finding all kinds of fragments of bone strewn around my yard. I collected them up and put them in the coach house and forgot about it? It was later that a historian was talking at a church that was up my street. He told the story of how the church had become an aid station during the battle and army surgeons were doing amputations so fast, that they would toss the limbs out the windows of the church. Periodically, a wagon would come, scoop up the amputations and cart them down the street to the nearest field, dig a pit, throw them in and then cover them up. Well, I knew that where my house was located had been a field in 1863. It dawned on me what the flood may have disturbed and uncovered. So I took all the bone, reburied it and said a prayer to God over them. Even after all these years, somber mementos of that battle can still turn up unexpectedly.
So much to absorb. I heard that religion had played a big part during the civil war. I feel so fortunate that you shared so much of this in your video. I’m truly enjoying these videos of the Civil War n excited to see n hear what more will come. My husband was really big into the history of the Civil War but it’s sad n unfortunate that today he’s dealing with dementia n can’t remember a lot of what he remembered n loved. But I’ve been trying to share these videos with him n thank goodness he remembers some parts. Not enough words to say how much I appreciate you doing this n not enough thank you’s. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
Not knowing much, if anything, about Gettysburg, I'm watching these videos with fresh eyes. You have a way of telling a story that I can appreciate. Looking forward to the next one.
The last line he speaks are 100% truth! Do not miss this! Pay for the tour because it is 110% worth every moment! It will show, teach and show you everything about the when, where and how of the battle. It is 100% the backbone od everything Gettysburg is.... And give the respect for all thise who gave it all! If I could go back and redo my visits, this would have been my first stop... But if you are like me and have been here a few times... Stop in and go for the whole experience... Believe me, it is WELL worthevery penny!!
In all of my visits to Gettysburg , I have yet to visit the Seminary , I don't even think I knew that I could. There was just so much to see and do at those times. Next time, I will visit this place ! Thanks
I’m a student of history, specifically the Civil War and my favorite battle to study is Gettysburg. Also, my undergrad thesis was on religion and the Civil War. Love your videos, keep up the great work!!
Hi Abigail, greetings from PA. Gettysburg has changed but for the better. Much of the battlefield and structures has been restored and the restoration continues to this day. I highly recommend another video from this series. Treat yourself to a Gettysburg visit. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6s5oGhrUCA8.html
Thank you so much for this video. My wife and I visited Gettysburg from the U.K many years ago and had a guided tour of the battlefield but missed out on the seminary (and a few other things it turns out), so your informative video is much appreciated.
A total novice to the American Civil War (I'm Scottish) having just finished reading John Keegan's "The American Civil War", and your videos are great as an accessible way of getting into the details. Thank you.
I believe the first casualty of Gettysburg was a woman washing dishes. She got shot through the head. Most of the men of Gettysburg were gone due to the war. The women had to plow,plant,make clothes tend to children,etc. The wife of the cemetery caretaker had to dig the graves for the dead soldiers. She was very pregnant. There is a statue of her. Gettysburg is just a phenomenal place. The changes made by the building of motels,etc have been removed if they were on or near a battlefield. I love your videos because they really fill in the gaps. There is so much to see and do. Thank you for all your efforts. I appreciate your broad overview of a place with insertion of bits of important facts,pictures,stories,etc. Memorable.
I have loved History ever since I was little. My dad was reading me Civil War books when I was 5. I went to Gettysburg quite a few years ago when I was pretty young and honestly don’t remember much. I love that your doing this so I’ll get to see all this and learn a lot more about one of the most consequential battles in US History. Thanks for doing this and keep up with the amazing content.
I am a member of a group on Facebook about Gettysburg. Its called Gettysburg Past & Present, to which on every Wednesday & Sunday I will be sharing your videos until the series is over.
An awesome place to visit. My husband and I both have ancestors who were in the Union Colored Troops. We visited a shop in Gettysburg who's owner was able to tell us where our relatives enlisted and how old they were. My relatives were runaway slaves from Mississippi but enlisted in Louisiana. Funny thing - I'm black and my husband isn't. He had relatives who fought on both sides. The fact that some of them were in the colored Troops was a surprise. I only wish we had the benefit of JD's videos before we went on our visit.
JD I was brought up to think, instead of letting the setting of society think of me, I was taught, as I also taught my children is that no one is different because of their color or upbringing. Keep up this good work and maybe you will help with these lessons as well.
Appreciate that! Hope that the channel is proving useful in some way and that people are sharing with others. The more people that we can get into history, the better.
Another fine job JD ! I hope you ate some Jerry’s Pizza and shopped at “The Horse Soldier” and the Union Drummer Boy while you stayed in Gettysburg. Those are some of my favorite stops while visiting Gettysburg.
I am loving this series on Gettysburg! Keep it coming, I am looking forward to what you show next. John Buford had a half brother that fought in the war also. Napoleon Bonaparte Buford I just found his gravesite the other day.
I envy you. I have visited literally hundreds of Civil War vets graves here in Maine. Hooked my son, too. My top catch was a 150 mile trip to see Freeman McGillvery’s grave. I have doffed my cap many times. I frequent the grave of Marcus Aurelius Hanna.
This is a very interesting place and time in our country. While we all agree that no one should own another human being at any point. That is what they did back then. I'm a southern boy threw and threw. This was a nasty time for all Americans. Hopefully you will venture to the " roundhouse " museum. When I was there and seeing all the death and destruction that took place. I had to find a quiet place by myself, shake my head and shed a few tears. I love learning about the Civil War. This hit me hard. Brothers fighting Brothers whole families being decimated, over something so petty... Even back then, we were strong in our beliefs. To see the artifacts and hear the stories told by the ones that lived it. That is what brought me to tears. Great video as always. Thank you sir.
Glad the notification came just before my break at work! Thank you JD! Completely fascinating. I forget which museum has actual bullets with teeth marks from soldiers biting down on them as the field doctor tried to tend to their injuries. Thus the term ‘bite the bullet’.
When my Daughter graduated from Gettysburg College, when she returned from studying abroad, she actually was housed at the Lutheran Seminary for board for about two months, because the College was in the process of purchasing more properties for student housing and not all purchases had been completed before classes started her Senior year. The College was purchasing a motel across the street from the Admissions Office, she was than assigned her own private with ensuite bathroom and parking out front at the recently purchased motel. Perhaps a perk of graduating 8th in her Class, Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Very proud of my Girl!!!
I don’t know what’s scarier, the efficiency of death in modern combat or the absolute inefficiency of those days.. You’re the best, thanks for your work! 🍻
Great episode! Reminded me very much of the scenes in “GWTW” of the surgery and rail yard w hundreds of injured! Also my grandpa was wounded in France ‘44. His leg was amputated there. Had a wooden leg rest of his life. Best golfer I’ve ever known and he taught me. I’m with you on how horrific when seeing those instruments and thinking of people having to deal with that. I’m lucky. My dad was never injured in the wars he was in. I was never in battle in my 4 years active duty. I got out just before Gulf War. When will we as humans stop this crap about wars.....🤬🤬🤬
Love your videos no matter the subject. I was at Gettysburg and was told the seminary was used as a field hospital after the battle had moved through the town. I was also told that the amputated limbs were thrown through a window for efficiency and they reached to the level of the second floor windows. Imagine, a hot summer day, the smell of blood and decay must have attracted every fly for miles.
Awesome video man 👏🏻 thank you for showing some detailed history about this famous battle, I genuinely learn so much for your videos. All the best for the future and stay safe!
Very cool you added in the Bible to this episode. There’s some really interesting letters and documents on the founder and pastor Samuel Schmucker how he was strongly agianst slavery. Just to be a fly on the fall during the conversations and debates would be amazing
8:00 Just think how much worse that scene would have been in real life! I wonder if the museum made a conscious decision to have the mannequin's lower leg appear fairly intact and just bloodied, rather than show a lower leg partially blown off by a shell or with splinters of fractured bone showing through a wound from the impact of a minie ball? I imagine there would be school kids fainting if they saw the real effects of war. I agree with you, this place is a must-see! There's also a mile-long walking trail with waysides, though I have yet to get back to try it out. Thank you so much for doing a series on Gettysburg! All your content is so well done! (Better than History Channel!)
2 things stand out to me the most watching the memorial to the wounded and docs. The senses that had to be going...tastes and smells. Oh my gosh. How awful the hospitals and battlefields must have tasted and smelled....and yes, most people can taste without ingesting. And 2nd, being an amputee and all that entails, i think i can come close to imagining the hell these brave men went through. Even tho I had the blessing of anesthesia and pain meds following, the pain is still all consuming 48 hours or so after. Their hell would have been exponentially worse. It's a miracle these men lived through the trauma of surgery let alone the infections. This video was awesome but very sensory inducing if that even makes sense.
Greetings from PA. Gettysburg has changed but for the better. Much of the battlefield and structures has been restored and the restoration continues to this day. I highly recommend another video from this series. Treat yourself to another Gettysburg visit. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6s5oGhrUCA8.html
This episode really does make one search their soul. Not that there is any question as to wether slavery was moral. We all know better. But, beside the horror of these battles, these men had the emotional struggle of their religious beliefs to deal with also. Wow, really food for thought.
Hi Karen, greetings from PA. Gettysburg has changed but for the better. Much of the battlefield and structures has been restored and the restoration continues to this day. I highly recommend another video from this series. Treat yourself to a Gettysburg visit. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6s5oGhrUCA8.html
The largest field hospital ever on American soil was at Gettysburg. It was called Camp Letterman and was located along Rt. 30 on the east side of town. It is all commercial stores now, but there is a marker along the road. Clara Barton served there. Also, a little trivia. A confederate soldier who was slightly wounded at Gettysburg was helping serve as an orderly at Pennsylvania College (now Gettysburg College)...his name was Louis Payne and 2 years later he would be hung for being one of the Lincoln conspirators.
I am so glad you spent so much time on the Seminary. I have been to Gettysburg 7 times and still have not toured the main building. I have walked parts of the campus. It will be at the top of my list for next time.
Be sure to get to Little Round Top! After this tour year, it will be closed off to “rest” from the intensity of tourists visiting that location of the battlefield. The hope is to increase more tourists at the Culp’s Hill/Cemetery-East Cemetery Hill region.
@@TheHistoryUnderground It’s going to be 18 months (minimum) just so that the hill can get rehabilitated. Not too bad, but enough to give the hill rest from the amount of tourists that go there. Spend time at Culp’s Hill while in Gettysburg! The 137th NY regiment was the right flank of the Union line on July 2 and did essentially the same thing as the 20th ME on Little Round Top. They’re referred to as the bookend regiments. Col. Ireland’s efforts (colonel of the 137th NY) was just as important as Col. Chamberlain’s efforts (colonel of the 20th ME). Amazing territory to stand at.
Such dioramas of these historic events of mass tragedy and trauma are, I would suggest, the purest and noblest of all art forms. Monuments to Suffering in fact.
Another fantastic video. I didn’t know that museum existed and have visited the battlefield numerous times. I will definitely be stopping at it next time I am there.
Gettysburg is on my 'to do' list. Watching this vid just brings it home to me. I could feel the weight of that building just watching this. You continue to do great work so, thank you for bringing us along.👍
Something that I always find incredibly unnerving is that most countries, even as far back as the time when developing countries had standing armies, spent and still do more money on their military than they do on healthcare, but without war, especially more recent wars like the American Civil War, some of the most important and life saving advances in healthcare wouldn’t have happened or at least not as rapidly, it’s a conundrum that could be debated for many a long day, and seeing the very impressive exhibit in the Seminary of how awful medical care was in relation to how expert we had become at killing and maiming each other does raise the question, are we humans more bad than good????. Thanks for sharing this incredible tour of the civil war, not just this episode, all the ones I have watched so far are really interesting and very informative, thanks again. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴
18:18 reminds me of Kevin Costner and when he was in the movie, dances with wolves, when he raced in front of the rebels and was begging the Dr not to cut his leg off.
I so appreciate all the work you do to produce these videos! Thank you. I've been to Gettysburg and the tour we were given was excellent but I don't recall anything about Seminary Ridge unless it was just in passing or the role that the Seminary played during and after the Civil War. Again, thank you very much!
Thanks! All of that fighting on the first day and in the town typically gets overlooked. I'm already planning a return trip that focuses primarily on an in depth look at the first day of the battle.
Thank you for sharing this. It is important to preserve our history. It is who we are. Balanced and shares both sides and the Biblical background of our country.
Another great video! That museum is fantastic. I saw the last room included a depiction of the Sisters of Charity who came from nearby Emmittsburg , MD, to tend to the wounded.
I hear you. I am an old man who has been to Gettysburg three times and spent years researching. The pandemic cancelled my last trip, and the one before May be it. When I go back, I have to go up on Culp’s Hill.
