Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust and Wayne Motts of the National Civil War Museum check out a rare Whitworth Cannon on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
I love how energetic Mr. Adelman is. His passion makes this channel, your trust, and history absolutely fun and interesting. I grew up going to Gettysburg during the summers as a kid. Now I'm in the military and I'm still passionate about military history, and the civil war. Especially Gettysburg. Thank you all for everything you do. Your service allows for future generations to understand our history of our country.
The tork on that gun was was so powerful they had to redesign the carriage axle so it wouldn't split open when fired. When the south imported the Whitworths, they imported the tubes only. And attached them to their regular wooden carriages. With disastrous results.
Awesome stuff guys, as always. Love these videos! My wife & I will be headed to Gettysburg next week and I'll take a closer look at the Whitworth this time!
There’s a cannon at Gettysburg with a huge bulge and split in the barrel which indicates a major malfunction when fired. It makes me wonder what kind of damage that did to the men who fired it...
That position is on Oak Hill and the Whitworth would have been part of Hardaway's Alabama Artillery of McInosh's Battalion, Hurt's Battery. Two Whitworths and 2 Napleons served in part by my Great Uncle.
Confederate cannons were positioned too far away from their objectives.. The unions artillery... Also the ammunition the confederates used was later discovered to have defective fuses ... For the artillery to be effective before Picketts charge on the third day of the Gettysburg battle... It needed to be moved forward to be more accurate ... But was placed in a more defensive positioning by Confederate artillery chief General Pendleton. Perhaps in anticipating a federal attack on the confederates positions ?? The Witworth cannons were placed on Oakhill and fired on Culps hill with minimal effects ...
I found the cartoonish energy of the presenter to be a regrettably unnecessary distraction. One can be professional in such presentations without being boring, without one's personality seizing center stage, or distracting from the history.
