Maybe the best, most intelligible maps on KZread. Certainly the most colorful. This Gettysburg series will be an epic when completed. I'll binge watch it at whatever length.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, friend! More to come.

@sqike001ton

3 ай бұрын

this and warhawk's maps are the best out there. Jeffery had been doing the major battles while warhawk is doing every battle/engagement in order and is only up to about South Mountain during the Maryland campaign. also I should add to me the satellite maps are nice to ordinate yourself to the ground as it is today.

NEW JEFF THE LIBRARIAN DROPPED !!!! 🔥🔥🔥

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the enthusiasm! Thank you!

@californiadreamin8423

3 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian. Hi Jeff, from across the pond. I’m absolutely gripped by the way you explain and present how this battle developed. BUT which video comes next ? It seems to be about Little Round Top, but I think I’m missing a video. Help me OB1 .

Once again, what Can I say? So much information packed into one video. I'm familiar with the battle but always learn from Jefferey's videos. They way Jefferey highlights ridges & gullies, removes modern buildings, shows topographical maps, zooms out and back in for perspective is amazing and is what makes his style of presentation so wonderful. I especially like the zoom outs to show what else is going on outside of the direct battle. As in my other comments I'd also like to say how wonderful his manner of speech is. Calm, slow and deliberate, with a cadence and inflection that adds complexity and understanding to the entire project. Every word seems crafted to have an effect. Thanks. End of comment When I was about 12, I was given a game-Avalon Hill's Gettysburg. I played it often and was always confused by the order of battle, The confederates seemed to be coming from the North and the Union was North. It was very confusing. I kept looking at the game board and a map and still couldn't figure it out. Why were the Confererate's coming from the North?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your nice comments. I really appreciate it. Before Gettysburg, the last big battle was at Chancellorsville, Virginia. The Confederates go into the Shenandoah Valley, behind the ridges of the Appalachians. The Union Army has to move back toward Washington. The rebels are essentially cloaked by the mountains, and by the time Buford & the army railroad corps spot rebels in Pennsylvania, the Confederates are further north than the Army of the Potomac, which had to keep relatively close to Washington to protect the capital.

The zoom in and out reveals a level of detail I've never seen before. Thank you! Well done!

I am so grateful for the time and effort you put into these videos Jeff. I am primarily a visual learner and your presentations make the written historical record come to life and immeasurably more intelligible.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I am a visual learner myself. I need to see it spatially.

@xpress144

4 ай бұрын

What ^^^This^^^ guy said 100%! Thanks for your hard work Jeff. It is appreciated by us all. I can't wait for the next installment. 🙏

@DonLuc23

4 ай бұрын

Me too, I remember reading this in school, but could never make sense of it, this helped a bunch

What a treat! I woke and got to watch this while I ate breakfast. A perfect Sunday morning...thank you for your great work!

@RickJones222

4 ай бұрын

Me too!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I really appreciate it. Thank you!

The civil War doc I was promised. Your work is appreciated and admired brother.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

More to come! Thank you!

Barlow. What an interesting character in all this chaos. He made a terrible decision on this day but his story was just beginning. Fascinating young leader.

This channel is one of the best on KZread. Clear, concise, educational, and direct. Fantastic. Thank you Jeffrey!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

27 күн бұрын

I appreciate it! Thank you!

This was recommended to me just now because I'm subscribed to your channel and happened to be watching another Gettysburg video, so KZread linked to this one. I'm glad they did, because I learn new perspectives I hadn't encountered before from your videos, and I'm a Civil War buff who's published articles in the most popular Civil War magazine since 1981. I'd never encountered the fight at Oak Ridge in decades of reading about Gettysburg; or, if I did, I had not heard it referenced as "Oak Ridge." Thank you for your research and for the clarity you present it in your videos.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! The First Corps fought tooth and nail that first day, and they deserve the admiration of the country. Baxter and Paul did not go down without a fight that day on Oak Ridge.

What a great video- beautifully narrated Wonderful visuals

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is an incredible perspective on the 1st day. I have a giant step forward in wrapping my head around all this. I can't thank you enough.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Just amazingly wonderful. I can't wait for this to be a completed battle. I can wait years for you to take your time and keep up these intricate details of line formation and terrain/topography of the region. Another great detail you incorporate very well is the switching between Battle wide angles and Theater wide angles to give a better in-depth analysis of thought process taken by the Generals down to the brigade commanders.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! More to come! I wish I could get them completed faster, but I want to really go through the record and make sure I have it pieced together well. Thanks for watching.

Thank you show much for showing us the regiments. So many other civil war maps only do brigade level

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I find that the stories emerge when you learn that a regiment had to bend their flank or make a charge, and that's why the brigade survived. That's where the story is.

@machsolid6402 0 seconds ago My wife and I listen to audio books, the civil war being one of our favorite subjects this is right up the alley. It’s SO helpful to have it presented on a map. Thank you for this excellent work looking forward to more content .

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! More to come!

i challenge anyone to find a better more well explained battle map explaining any segment of this battle. well done. as always.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Another great job. Thank you. Awaiting part 2.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

More to come. I also have a Buford video and a Wadsworth video on Gettysburg Day One in case you haven't seen them yet.

Fantastic video. Whenever I visit Gettysburg the tactical movements on this part of the battlefield are hard to parse for me - this made it perfectly clear

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I can only make sense of it by putting things on a map. Day One has a lot of back and forth, so I have to see it visually.

Another great video thank you sir!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I take your map and story and add a street view of current Gettysburg to get an on the grounds tour without leaving home. How wonderful is that? Thanks for all your hard work.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! I enjoy doing digital tours myself.

I have watched many Gettysburg battle videos and I will have to say this one is very informative. Very detailed and I loved the way you removed the modern building and added the fields in the north of the town. Thank you very much for your hard work in putting this video together. I plan on doing a Gettysburg battle field hike this spring/summer and I will have this video saved on my tablet and will refer to it often during the hike.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoy your trip to Gettysburg.

@sqike001ton

3 ай бұрын

it is nice to have the line overlaid on a modern satiate map with modern roads really help ordinate yourself to the ground today

Outstanding work! THE BEST presentation of the first day's actions of the battle of Gettysburg I have seen and heard it isn't even complete (i.e. does not include all the actions of Day 1)!!! Bravo, sir! Bravo!!!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it. If you haven't seen them yet, I do have one on Buford and one on Wadsworth. I still have another video to do on the first day.

@tylerfoss3346

4 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian your work is excellent! I believe that I have heard/watched both prior videos on Buford and Wadsworth. They were outstanding as well. Thank you! I'm looking forward to the next part about Day 1.

Another perfect lesson!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Outstanding! Thank you!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

So much effort put into this first day battle presentation. I only wish I had watched it before I went back for the third time in September. Thank you for sharing this excellent in-depth overview of July 1, 1863.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

There is so much detail that could have been added. I applaud your wisdom in keeping that out. It just clouds the overall vision. I've always felt the first day was one of the most critical of the entire battle. The complexity of getting two armies into a previously unplanned position with no radio is incredibly difficult.

Thanks for the great amount of breakdown with the visuals which help out a lot!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

That means a lot to me. Thank you!

Well that was simply the best Day One explanation of the Battle of Gettysburg!! 👌

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Absolutely love how you do the graphics, and narrative of battle. The best I have seen on Gettysburg. And have seen many! Thanks for your work on these projects, and keep them coming!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

21 сағат бұрын

Much appreciated! More to come!

Thank you sir!! Excellent work as usual.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

So, as this episode ends, able Union General Oliver O. Howard is about to be relieved by General Hancock. But it was O. O. Howard who had the foresight to place the Yankee Command Center at Cemetery Hill -- south of the city -- on the defensible heights. General Howard never gets enough credit for this strategic masterstroke. Howard's early positioning made possible the eventual Union victory at Gettysburg.

@JohnReedy07163

2 ай бұрын

Buford's positioning to keep the Confederates away from the hills got them started. Howard and then Hancock's ability to see that plan, agree with it and then execute was why they won. Gettysburg was perfectly General'd by the Union on Day 1 (To later fight a defensive battle on solid ground on July 2nd and 3rd).

Die geschehnisse des ersten Tages wunderbar dargelegt. Super verständlich erklärt !!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank, mein Freund!

Amazing work. I wait for these and then watch them multiple times. So well done. The detail is so appreciated.

@nowthisnamestaken

4 ай бұрын

LOL, here is what I do. I watch them right away. Then I treat myself to a good meal and watch it again. Today it was Bobby-Q's. Best BBQ in Arizona.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! The details are where the interesting stories are.

I hope you continue with this battle. The story of Paul's Brigade is an exciting if not usually overlooked moment in this first day's campaign.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I will have more coming. Thank you for watching!

Been looking forward to this!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

More to come. Thank you for watching!

Fantastic visualization. This is the kind of detail military history needs!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated.

Just brilliant, a vitall adjunct to the books on the subject, so well put together, bravo sir

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Love your content. Thorough and informative while being entertaining. Makes me miss the 90’s version of the history channel

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I like old documentaries, too. There was more emphasis on information and less sensationalism.

Wonderful job describing this section of the first day’s battle. I’ve always felt that the tour zips past the fighting on Oak Ridge and your video did an amazing job breaking down the micro and macro as the fighting unfolded!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Robinson's division (Baxter and Paul) are regularly omitted. But they fought hard that day, and they should be more well known.

Jeffrey, Well Done!! The Gettysburg series with maps, topography and detailed movements by both the Federal and Confederate forces is OUTSTANDING. Anxious to watch this series continue, and excited to see what else you have available.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

Ай бұрын

Thank you! More to come!

Great presentation! This northern flank of the battle on day one is a part of the battle I have never really understood before. This was a great clarification of it. Walking the field several years ago also aided tremendously, as I can still remember standing atop Oak Hill as well as Oak Ridge Observation Tower, just behind where the 12 Mass and 88th PA stood. Thank you for bringing clarity! Now I understand how Barlow ended up on the knoll ... and why it was a mistake. Same mistake Sickles would make the next day at the Peach Orchard and Devil's Den. Ironic...

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Barlow does do something similar to Sickles, and probably something that many folks would do. He saw some high ground, and figured it would be good to seize it.

One of my sons lives in Taneytown and I have visited the Gettysburg battle ground many, many times. This presentation is awesome - great job!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! That is a beautiful part of the country.

This “play-by-play” description is gripping. Thank you!!!!!!

outstanding recall.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you! This was informative, unique and entertaining to watch… I also know that it couldn’t have been easy to make… Thank you again for making it!!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

These videos are a labor of love. But the end product is worth it.

As someone else said in the comments, you struck a fantastic balance in the level of detail here. At any moment, theres a hundred facts you could include, but you kept it at a consistent and digestible pace that will be a resource for many of us for years

@JeffreytheLibrarian

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate the nice comments.

What a EXTENSIVE and COMPLETE presentation of the 1st Day of the Battle of Gettysburg! This documentary, Parts 1 and 2, SHOULD be installed at the Gettysburg Battle Museum. This information is invaluable! How you were able to obtain the unit locations and movements information ...as well as generate the visuals you have done so well.....is amazing! MANY...MANY...Thanks!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, friend! Much appreciated.

I enjoyed this. A lifetime of studying military history will do that :-) Thanks, Jeffrey.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just want you to know how much we appreciate your hard work and this perspective! Thank you!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great presentation. I appreciate the detail regarding small unit movement and activity along the timeline of the overall engagement. Job well done sir.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, friend!

Excellent delivery of information. I was just at the battlefield and I gotta say your videos help put it all together. Especially in areas where there was a lot of back and forth.

Great vid, strong clear voice, no covering music, etc. Super clear, but dang, you left us in a hair raising position!!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! There will be more coming in the future.

Outstanding work. And much appreciated.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Eminent video! One of the best in-depth series focused on the tactical level of some of the key battles. Keep up the good work!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

Thanks for including Paul's counter-charge

@JeffreytheLibrarian

Ай бұрын

I will have more on Paul in the next portion of the battle. Thank you for watching!

Fabulous job...

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Please tell us you’re going to continue this series? This is outstanding work! Please finish the first day and then do the second and third day. You have given me and us a new understanding of the battle. Thank you Jeffrey!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

12 күн бұрын

I am currently working on the next video in this series. I will continue through the whole battle. Thank you for watching!

Very informative and an excellent visual presentation format

Thank you !for all the time and effort that you put into this very good video . After watching the movies and docs on this battle there was way more to it then i ever knew.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it. I learn a ton making them.

Outstanding, the research is meticulous.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! It's a labor of love.

Thank you very much for taking the time to research and create these incredibly informative and interesting videos. I love visual learning, and as much as you can learn from books about the Civil War, seeing these battles explained in detail with modern day Google maps really paints a clearer picture of what's discussed in the history books.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. These projects are a labor of love, but the final product is worth it.

Well done. Great video. Keep them coming.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! More to come.

My ancestor, cpl Jacob Allebach, was in company A of Biddell's brigade, the 121 PA. They ended up being on the extreme Left flank and were decimated. I was hoping your video would continue for just a while longer to show that action! Our family history always said that he was wounded at the peach orchard, and I could never figure out why. Regimental history says he was wounded on July 1st. The regiment did see some small action during July 3, coming under artillery fire I believe. Anyway, thank you for the outstanding video.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Biddle and the rest of the Union line's final stand on Day One will be in the next Gettysburg video. It will come!

I just stumbled across this and it is great! Can’t wait for the next episode

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! More to come!

Cool video! Looking forward to the rest of day one.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, more to come!

excellent - Thank You

Greetings from Germany, love this stuff, so good !

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank!

Yo this channel seems to have blown up! Good for you!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

these are the best ever keep up the good work and thank you!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. More to come.

Outstanding!!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Your videos are so damn good!!! Thank you!!!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Dude, so good.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Well done. I have been there and could not figure it all out. Now I got it.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I enjoyed this. TY

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Tres intéressant. Merci !

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Merci!

Its striking how outnumbered the federal forces appeared through so much of the first day. I didnt realize just how stalwart the Northern defence was

Had an ancestor in the 14th NC....its cool to see where they fought

What is the next video to watch after this one (Gettysburg's Oak Ridge: Day One Gettysburg Battle | Baxter & Rodes | Schurz, Early, Pender, Ewell) ??? Thanks! Love these

@JeffreytheLibrarian

5 күн бұрын

I am working on the next one. The one before it is "Wadsworth at Gettysburg". I have two videos on the second day: "Little Round Top" and "Culp's Hill". I plan on having the next Gettysburg video ready in July.

@sethgatchell9702

5 күн бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian Thank you!!! Great stuff. I have always been a Day 2 and Day 3 guy. I have just dug in on Day 1. Your videos were fantastic!!!

EXCELLENT!! WOW. What is the following video?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

I am hitting colonial times next, but then I will get back to the next Gettysburg. I have one on Buford and Wadsworth that precede this one if you haven't seen them yet. I also have a Culp's Hill and Little Round Top that are Day Two videos.

My GF3 was with 52 NC under Pettigrew and was reportedly wounded and captured on day 1, and furloughed back at some point. I haven’t been able to detail out where exactly but maybe McPherson’s woods.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I just did a quick look. My cursory research has the 52 NC on Pettigrew's right, which hit against Biddle just below Herbst Woods. Both sides took pretty bad casualties, so that's a good approximation--on McPherson's Ridge just below Herbst Woods against Biddle.

Most excellent detailed explanation. Is there a part 2 coming?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

27 күн бұрын

This one is actually part 3. Part 1 is Buford's Stand, Part 2 is Wadsworth at Gettysburg, Part 3 is this Oak Ridge one, and Part 4 is in the works.

@KL-nj9oe

27 күн бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian I'm looking forward to how day 1 at Gettysburg ended. Very fascinating the way you detail the movements.

Gripping, thank you

@JeffreytheLibrarian

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank u

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

That was extremely well narrated. BTW: Interesting to see so many German names among the Union commanders. I suppose that reflects the regional immigration patterns to the US, but were there any notable German-ethnic commanders in the Confederate army?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I'd have to look into it. Virginia has many German placenames (Fredericksburg), so there are probably some. However, the northern economy was drawing the immigrants from Germany and Ireland at this time because the northern landscape had the factories and mills where employment was needed. So, the large share of immigrants are coming to the north.

@nowthisnamestaken

4 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian In the south, labor was disrespected. The term 'Poor white trash' comes from this era and from the south. Those who were against slavery worked their own fields and were not respected the way the porch sitting, lemonade sippers were.. In his book US Grant talks about this. This is my opinion and would appreciate any comment in disagreement to straighten out any error and would defer to Jefferey's knowledge on this subject.

Is this the first part of an upcoming series? If not, what order should I watch other videos? Great content, very informative

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

This is actually Part 3 of the Battle of Gettysburg. Part One is Buford, Part Two is Wadsworth at Gettysburg, and then Part Three is Oak Ridge.

@td1253

3 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian thank you!

A brutal day!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

No doubt a brutal day--every moment mattered.

View from the cupola is Impressive ! 👍

Waiting for the rest of Gett Day One GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS WITH THE 53NC DANIELS RODES.Very little on day one except Iverson-Oneil.Thanks

@kennkid9912

3 ай бұрын

I really like the action maps

If you every finish Gettysburg you have to make a supercut!

Oh man, this one's a nailbiter. It's crazy how close the first day came to unwinding, if the union soldiers were as poorly equipped as the rebels it would have ended that day, huh.

Where can I find out what constituted a "brigade", "corp", "regiment", etc... I have no sense of scale (number of troops)?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

I have a video on the organization here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2yXk9SPeNOWZbg.html

@user-mj5ps7yo3q

2 ай бұрын

Regiment about 600 men give or take, a brigade can be up to 5 or 6 regiments could consist of mounted infantry or cavalry too , a corp is like a small army which can be around 10 regiments of infantry Two regiments of cavalry and 2 batteries of artillery or 12 guns

Wow, this is a 10. All your other battle vids are a 10, so maybe this is an 11. Really shows how outstanding Howard was. Actually, how all the Union commanders were on Day 1.., Is this the first battle the South was out-generaled?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you nice comments. I think during those days at Gettysburg, the Army of the Potomac was the best army in the world.

Are you going to do a Part2 of Day One?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

This actually Part 3. Part 1 is the Buford's Stand Part 2 is Wadsworth at Gettysburg Part 3 is Oak Ridge Part 4 will be the Rebels Take Gettysburg. Thank you for watching. It's coming. It will just take some time.

@charlesmorris1451

3 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian thank you. Really enjoy learning of the battle this way. Easy to understand.

I'm not sure,but this documentary seems to be directed by Jeffery Mayer. Did he do Civil War Kids when he we was younger? Had to be close to 30 years ago. This is excellent stuff.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

I would have been a kid 30 years ago. I will have to look up Civil War Kids. I remember watching "Civil War Journal" with Danny Glover about 30 years ago. That was a neat show.

@josephwolosz2522

3 ай бұрын

@JeffreytheLibrarian What was it Greystone Productions did that and Civil War Combat? But NOW you have great topographical maps of movement. The Battle of Gettysburg had battles within battles all over the place. And look who is everywhere! Custer! Nobody covers Brinkerhoff Ridge. The Stonewall brigade is sent to stop US cavalry from detecting their exact position and composition. This is where (John) Wesley Culp served and presumably killed so close to his relatives farm in Gettysburg. He lived in town until the auto shop moved to Virginia. They never recovered a body. Just a butt of a rifle with his initials on it.

Those Stone regiments are the Pa Bucktails! Often not mentioned!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

3 ай бұрын

The PA Bucktails are one of my favorite brigades.

Seems like the Rebels missed several flanking opportunities?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

They will eventually get into position. It was very confusing on the first day for both sides.

@kevinpackard

4 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarianMakes sense. Fantastic work! Can’t not wait for Part 2.

The video itself is wonderful however I was a little underwhelmed by your description of the fight between Baxter and Iverson. It wasn’t so much of a prolonged firefight as it was an insanely devastating volley followed up by a short firefight then union regiments charging the shocked survivors. For whatever reason Iverson was never informed about Baxter’s men behind the stone wall and never sent skirmishers out ahead of his battle line. Baxter’s troops remained hidden to Iverson’s men up until the point the union troops stood up at fired at them from a range of less than 50 yards. Iverson’s men had no chance. Most killed in the initial volley were dead before they even knew the union troops had fired. The attack was so sudden and devastating (its estimated that up to 500 rebels fell dead or wounded in the first volley alone) that many of the fallen were found lying perfectly aligned in battle line. Within 20 minutes it was over, and most of the rest of the survivors surrendered. Iverson lost over 900 men out of a brigade of just under 1,400 during their half hour fighting in the battle: a 65% casualty rate. Iverson’s career under Lee was over after this battle, as he stayed behind the lines and watched his brigade get slaughtered. He even called them cowards before realizing that those still lying on the battlefield were dead. He almost suffered a nervous breakdown at that point. He was sent back to Georgia where he gave credible service in mostly non combat commands, though he did lead a cavalry brigade in 1864 that defeated a superior union cavalry force and captured over 700 men including the union brigade commander.

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Yes, Iverson gets clobbered. In my defense, with respect to Iverson's brigade, I did use the words "thrashed," "hammered," "breaking," and "essentially destroyed."

@AdmRose

4 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian Yes you did. And you got the point across well. Just wanted to point out to others not familiar with it that it was a complete massacre, second in brigade losses only to Armistead’s on the third day.

@jonnyrmatthews

4 ай бұрын

I find the Iverson scenario so interesting. I have read or listened to different interpretations of what happened there. The latest was one from a licensed guide who mentioned that union troops arrival to the wall found them as surprised as Iversons brigade but they had the advantage of coming up hill as well as the stone hill and were not noticed. To actually stand on the ground, I can see that being a strong possibility. My understanding is that the attack took time ("minutes", "under 20 minutes"). However, the suprise and proximity allow the first volley to be very efficient dropping rows of men where they stood. There is no way to truly know exactly what happened, but I do enjoy all the information I can receive to piece this together in my mind. Thank you for your time and effort in this. It is certainly appreciated by myself.

Why didnt rodes attack baxters right flank and isolate shurtzs brigade?

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Schurz had artillery up right there, and hitting Baxter's right would expose him to fire from both Baxter and Schurz.

@robthomas4512

4 ай бұрын

@@JeffreytheLibrarian thanks for the reply.

My Great Grandfather James Frank Weaver was a private in the 5th NC. His left hand was mangled and two fingers amputated. He soldiered on until May 1864 where he was captured as part of the "Forlorn Hope" at the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania CH. He returned to NC in July 1865.

36:11 Maine uber alles!

@JeffreytheLibrarian

4 ай бұрын

Maine comes up big again at Gettysburg.