Hidden In Plain Sight: The Fight for Gettysburg’s Brickyard

The fight at Gettysburg’s brickyard on July 1st, 1863 is often overlooked or flat out unknown. You can say this small sliver of land on Coster Avenue is hidden in plain sight. This brief and desperate engagement was meant to buy time to allow Union troops to retreat through Gettysburg and to the high ground on and near Cemetery Hill. Nearly 800 Union and Confederate soldiers would become casualties in mere minutes of fighting. We will visit this small piece of ground and even follow 1 Union soldiers retreat through town until his last moments.
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  • @ProjectPast1565
    @ProjectPast15659 ай бұрын

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  • @DustinWiseM1
    @DustinWiseM19 ай бұрын

    Once again you presented the battle in a way that was easier to understand the chaos. It was an honor to pay our respects to Sgt. Humiston. Well done my friend. Excellent!!🇺🇸

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Dustin! It was an honor to share that story and visit his final resting place.

  • @matthewbissonnette2658
    @matthewbissonnette26589 ай бұрын

    As a history buff and Gettysburg aficionado I want to say thank you for taking the time to tell one of the lesser talked about portions of the overall battle.

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Well thank you for watching! I appreciate it.

  • @JC-qn3ws
    @JC-qn3ws9 ай бұрын

    Great job presenting this important piece of history and also including the personal story of Amos Humiston including his family impact as well.

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad I had the opportunity to share it. It’s a very overlooked area on the Gettysburg battlefield

  • @JourneyWithMurphy
    @JourneyWithMurphy9 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! Thanks for sharing some lesser-known history from Gettysburg- I always enjoy learning new stuff!

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear you enjoyed it man! I learned a ton filming this one.

  • @TM-yn4iu
    @TM-yn4iu9 ай бұрын

    Quite interesting presentation of facts, that weren't forefront in most recounts of this battle. Truly impressive, need to watch a few more. This for planning trips. Thank you

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching

  • @cyndiebill6631
    @cyndiebill66319 ай бұрын

    I love that you take us to the parts of the battlefields that we never get to see or understand. Gettysburg is made up of many battles not just the ones you always hear about. Thank you again for another great video 👍🙂 10:30

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching! So many stories waiting to be unearthed in history!

  • @philbart7221
    @philbart72219 ай бұрын

    I can't believe you don't have more subscribers.

  • @thomascramer7485
    @thomascramer74859 ай бұрын

    Great insight,that town is for ever locked in that war .interesting good work.❤

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching 👍

  • @chasechristophermurraydola9314
    @chasechristophermurraydola93149 ай бұрын

    I’ve actually been to that monument and I also got to meet one of the painters of the mural at the brickyard.

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    That’s cool! It’s a beautiful mural. It really helps show what happened there.

  • @chasechristophermurraydola9314

    @chasechristophermurraydola9314

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ProjectPast1565 I completely agree it is beautiful and I wish that there was more murals like that but like in other parts of the town.

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    @chasechristophermurraydola9314 that would be neat.

  • @kanderson2145
    @kanderson21459 ай бұрын

    Nice video and presentation.

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @patriciapaytas6269
    @patriciapaytas62699 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video 👏

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @LeviTheNerd
    @LeviTheNerd9 ай бұрын

    Great video👍

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Appreciate that Levi!

  • @user-jl1vg3pq2l
    @user-jl1vg3pq2l9 ай бұрын

    My fourth back grandfather fought with the 134th New York, Was captured and later illegally paroled, Went out west with 11th core, And fought his way through Georgia,

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your family’s story.

  • @deanjoon1527
    @deanjoon15279 ай бұрын

    Nice video!

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Appreciate you watching

  • @stefanidiana-dicembrino309
    @stefanidiana-dicembrino3095 ай бұрын

    Just when you think you know an awful lot of Gettysburg info You guys come up with even more. Which is what keeps people returning year after year . 👍🏻🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    5 ай бұрын

    So many places and stories to learn! It’s such a fantastic place for learning. Thanks for watching.

  • @rayparker7496
    @rayparker74969 ай бұрын

    Again awesome contant

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    Appreciate that!

  • @jamesorth6460
    @jamesorth64608 ай бұрын

    The Children of the Battle Field (1864) a song about Amos Humiston's children.

  • @brandonlove6302
    @brandonlove63029 ай бұрын

    @TheHistoryUnderground If you haven't heard of this guy yet we need to get his name out there. Just stumbled upon his content, awesome stuff!

  • @ProjectPast1565

    @ProjectPast1565

    9 ай бұрын

    I appreciate that Brandon. I had the pleasure of meeting JD at Gettysburg. He’s an incredible person.