Very excited for this. I had 10 direct ancestors who fought in the Civil War, the cosmic joke is that 5 fought on each side (one of the Union guys was conscripted in the Confederacy in Arkansas, left on sick leave, then when the Union took over he joined up there). The only ancestor who died was a William C Thomas who enlisted about July 1861 early in the war in Northern Georgia in the 11th Georgia Infantry. He fought and survived the biggest battles, including at Gettysburg serving under Longstreet where he fought in the Wheat Field and his regiment had about 65% casualties in one day. He also survived Antietam. He enlisted as a Private and along the way was promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant. Via a newspaper article (which took years to find) I discovered he died June 1st at the Battle of Cold Harbor after surviving so many bloody battles he died during one that was a lopsided victory for his own side. I know very little about the Battle though and have long since wanted to study it and maybe some day visit the battlefield where he died some day (I'm in Arizona so not an easy visit). Thanks for doing these videos.

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 жыл бұрын

I was just looking at his military file. Like many, it was incomplete and showed no record of his death (pretty common on the CSA side). Looks like he spent much of the war as an ambulance teamster/driver. The 11th Georgia was at the Confederate center at Cold Harbor which was basically the quietest part of the line on June 1. They lost 110 casualties but that was on June 3rd so something tells me that's probably the day he died. The area where the 11th fought on June 3rd is not a part of the battlefield and private farmland today. Sadly, 95% of the battlefield is not preserved.

@M4ttNet

3 жыл бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory Thanks, I've been meaning to read some books on the battle and remember finding some tracking the 11th and where it was. Will have to study up on the 3rd of June. All I found was a casualty report in a newspaper mentioning of the 11th Georgia Sergt W C Thomas killed and saying most on the list died on June 1st. Tracking him down was a lot of work. His wife died only days after the birth of my ancestor (Nancy Manassas Thomas) in early January of 1862. So when he died neither him or his spouse survived so there's no pension. Unfortunately no probate records either. I did finally find buried in the Court minutes of Dawson Co., GA a mention of his father in law (John Langston) requesting guardianship of the children of deceased William Thomas about a month after he was killed in Cold Harbor. Definitely had to piece together a lot of circumstantial evidence to find the right records without a pension to rely on. Here's a link to an image of the newspaper article on my ancestry tree, sorry for the convoluted ancestry link lol www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/58706972/person/34209142895/media/f6acb74a-e33a-4cd3-b7c2-7c3b8b62a86b?_phsrc=SnG9180&usePUBJs=true

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 жыл бұрын

@@M4ttNet Digging a little deeper, it seems the source I read stating 110 casualties at Cold Harbor is wrong. 110 casualties appears to be what they suffered during all of the Overland Campaign. They had a handful killed at Cold Harbor. A few on the 1st, a few on the 2nd and a few on the 3rd. So your date of the 1st may indeed be accurate and it was likely a sniper or a random artillery shell.

I would pay good money to see a VTH-produced Civil War documentary tbh

Thanks for honoring the soldiers at the end. Division in this country still exists but am proud of how far we come and optimistic of the future of this country.

These videos dont tend to get a lot of views but I personally love them. As a med student who doesnt have the chance to get out much to begin with (let alone visit historical sites), its a nice look into history between study breaks.

I visited the Cold Harbor battlefield twice. The first time was on a beautiful September day. There was virtually no one else there. I started walking around the battlefield and, while in a heavily wooded area with the trenches, I got a strange, eerie feeling. It was like I was intruding there. I felt like someone, something wanted me to leave. And so I did. I have been on many battlefields from Omaha Beach to Vicksburg. I have never had such a strong feeling like that. I later told my brother, and he said he had a similar experience at Cold Harbor. He showed me a Richmond newspaper article about others feeling strangely at Cold Harbor. I wondered if I had a relative who fought there, but I have never been able to discover one. I have many relatives who fought in the Civil War, but I have never been able to place one in Cold Harbor. Strange and unique experience.

These videos ARE SO underrated and are really well done you don’t give yourself enough credit

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! The reaction videos are fun and they grow the channel but these are the videos I'm most passionate about.

My Great Grandfather was in a Massachusetts Heavy Artillery unit.

Keep doing these type of videos I can tell you really enjoy doing these. I learn so much more when I watch these!

If you’d like to see exceptional earthworks, visit Fort Darling (Drewry’s Bluff) in Richmond. The best I’ve seen

My great great grandfather fought there with the 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment under Brooke’s

now this is the content, any chance i see you around the Delaware river area in the future

I have to get ready for work, but I'll let this run in the background now and then rewatch later. Always cool when you get to create content and hopefully get a little kickback.

That was really interesting to hear about thank you also good job your channel has be growing really fast you are very close to 60K good job man.

great video. thank you .I learned something new about the civil war.

Thank you for these, I love the battlefield videos.

My wife and I live on the south side of the James, 30 minutes south of Cold harbor. She and I often go for walks on many of the paths, and she's always taken aback by the heaviness that I feel as I'm walking that field. It can be stifling

I wish I knew you were coming through Mechanicsville since I live here! Hope to see you do a "Seven days battles" series in the future since the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek is so close to here too. Thanks again for the great video!

Thank you. I have never been there but I believe my ancestor was wounded there.

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Excellent presentation. Thanks.

@marknewton6984

5 ай бұрын

Murder.

I need to go back and rewatch... What battle was it where a one room shack that was a farmhouse for 9-12 people was used by both sides as a hospital. Because my ignorance has peaked my interest. I thought in that video that Breckinridge was a Union general. The incongruity caused me to double check and "oh lordy" he was the youngest VP to the US prior to joining the Confederate Army. Sir, I want to thank you again for bringing people's interest to the ACW.

I'm about to visit cold harbor on my way to Richmond, thanks for the video I'll be here all week checking out the sites!

@VloggingThroughHistory

Жыл бұрын

Have an amazing time!

@zoanth4

Жыл бұрын

@VloggingThroughHistory thanks Chris! I just got here and it's sundown, I'll hit the trail tomorrow

This video was amazing.

You videos are so good and i can’t wait for you to film in Europa

One thing to remember..those grave markers contain heaps of bones that were interred years after the battle...😢

I wanna go here to, good video!

I just saw in the title "1864", so I - as Danish - thought you meant the Danish-Prussian war.... I was not dissapointed, just sad... xD

The amount of fighting after Gettysburg never really seems to come across well. Gettysburg always gets described as the end of the war.

@tylerjerabek5204

2 жыл бұрын

Nor the intensity- the bloodshed is…

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

Cold Harbor: It wasn't War. It was Murder.

Did you go down to Petersburg? They have trenches there, where you think it’s ww1. Also the crater it just amazing

BTW, were you able to see Gaines' Mill Battlefield while here? It was literally around the corner from Cold Harbor.

I don't know if you do request's but can you eventually react to The Great Northern War by extra history. I think that would be an interesting topic to talk about.

Forgive me if this comes off as rambling but it is more common than uncommon in this area to see earthworks along the side of the roads. (Preserved battlefields and the difference between the pristine and the seen.)

very good

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My Gg granddad was shot in the shoulder there on 3june 64 he served with the 51st Regiment NC troops part of Hokes division Clingmans brigade 👍🏻🇺🇸

Oh no, it goes live right when my first class starts

If I could offer up one thing that you may not have thought of: speak with an arborist, it helps to get an ideas of the passage of time when you can spot which trees were there when the battle happened and which are new growth.

@bandit848

3 жыл бұрын

To go back to Gaines' Mill, (it wasn't mine) but a fellow Eagle Scout from my troop had as his ES Project, the laying of the trail at Gaines' Mill. Part of which we had a forester with us and was able to point out whish trees were old enough to have been there. It may not aid in your content but once it is known it gives more significance to what you see infront of you.

You do an excellent job with these videos. I was wondering if you can tell me if Cold Harbor is also sometimes called the battle of Mechanicsville? Or is that a different battle?

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Mechanicsville was a battle in 1862 during the Seven Days Battles.

@johnpayne498

3 жыл бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory Ah, thank you. It doesn't get as much attention as a lot of other battles, so I'm assuming it was a smaller engagement. LOL I'll just google it. Thanks again for doing these videos, they are actually much more engaging than watching battlefield guide videos.

@tylerjerabek5204

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnpayne498 Machanicsville and Gaines Mills during the 1862. “seven days “ battles happened on ground very near Cold Harbor

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Love your battlefield content!! Just curious, what battlefields have you been to in the west? I have two roughly a little more than an hour from me in Missouri

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Shiloh, Franklin, Kenesaw Mountain

@brentwilson8560

3 жыл бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory awesome, if you get a chance someday, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in Springfield, MO is a cool place to see. One of the first major battles in the western theater and Pea Ridge National Battlefield in Pea Ridge, AR is a beautiful place to go. My wife and I toured those two places on our honeymoon 4 years ago. Best benefit for us was that they were either just over an hour to an hour and a half from where we lived in either direction. Would be cool if you could possibly make it to either of those places someday to see if I could learn anything else. I feel like I’ve learned a lot more on the battles from your content and appreciate the videos!

Whats the name of the song with the cello and the violin from 12:40 to 14:00 i really liked it

@John-1850

Ай бұрын

Amazing Grace. Words by John Newton and then set to the music of a 19th century hymn.

How about Grant ordered Meade to attack with three corps. At that point Grant should not be hand holding and planning details. He was the commander of all the armies.

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

Butcher. Northern headlines

New video idea. Make a time machine and actually travel to the battles.

I’m late to the party but I live in the house across the street from the battlefield

Once again well done sir. Interesting that the south did not let their dead remain next to "damn Yankees" in a national cemetery.

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US Grant very much regretted this frontal attack later in life.

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

He should have.

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