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@jorgemartinpaez4376

2 жыл бұрын

cool a line covering sgt aswesome!

@brightly9318

2 жыл бұрын

It was awesome seeing in person, I am one of the soldiers in the company nearest you in the start of the vid.

I was at Gettysburg for the 125th Anniversary. I am from Minnesota and our unit was the 1st Regiment of Minnesota Co a. I was 1st Sargent of Co. A. We did the 1st Minnesota Charge on the battlefield 125 years later. It was very moving. The next day July 3 1988 we saw Pickets charge. I still get emotional when talking about it.

I remember doing Battalion Drill as a reenactor many years ago. It takes lots of practice to get it down but once you do it is very impressive. Extremely hard in rough ground.

Close order drill, same as taught ad nauseum in boot camp for US military. I went through back in 77, USCG. Drill long enough and your unit becomes a well oiled machine. This kind of thing was still useful when I was in when we were acting as Gun Crews or for shipboard firefighting, it gets you into the mindset to obey commands instantly, and that's important when SHTF. I am impressed that these fellows are willing to go through all this, BZ Gentlemen!

I still can not fathom the tens of thousands of troops in a battlefield then. The sites had to be overwhelming for the civilians. This is closest we ever get to see that scenery

I loved Kris explaining everything (play by play) with the guys in the back ground and the quietest I have ever heard Garry

@AmericanBattlefieldTrust

2 жыл бұрын

😀

Thank you SO much for keeping our story alive. Too bad people now days would rather forget our past instead of honoring it. I'm VERY PROUD to be an American, and always have been, it's a shame the younger generations would rather demonize all the men that fought and died and gave the ultimate price because FREEDOM isn't Free. Thank God We've Always had people that are willing to make that sacrifice. ! Long Live FREEDOM and AMERICA !!

@GrouchyKraut

2 жыл бұрын

Younger people don't demonize the soldiers who fought. I don't think anyone has a problem with Union soldiers, Ww1 and ww2 GIs. It's the confederacy no one likes. We hate hicks who still wave the flag with pride as if they wish slavery existed. How can you be American and wave a Confederate flag?? They were literally America's enemy. It's like waving a North Korean flag today and saying your patriotic

@cfonde

2 жыл бұрын

The people who would "rather forget our past" are ignorant, leftist "woke" morons. History should ALWAYS be preserved, whether people think it was right or wrong. History needs to be remembered, so that we can learn from it. There is absolutely NO benefit to forgetting our past.

@mitchellmaytorena1137

2 жыл бұрын

I’m younger and will always appreciate the Union destroying the traitorous, pigs down south. I’ll always be grateful.

@kevinjones8745

2 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellmaytorena1137 Not what I meant. I'm from Mo, where alot of your, '' pigs" lived. Long Live FREEDOM and AMERICA !

@Chiller01

2 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellmaytorena1137 ouch!

Many thanks from Cambridge, UK. Really enjoying the great videos. I'm a tabletop miniature wargamer. For the last 9 months I've been working on a Gettysburg project. On Friday July 1st I played my first game of the confederate attack on Seminary Ridge. These videos have been an invaluable resource to better understand this fascinating battle. Seeing the reenactors drill like this really brings to life the scale of what I try to represent with miniatures and the importance of coordinated command and control and the level of troop training. I can only imagine how impressive (and probably chaotic) it would be to see an entire brigade, let alone division or corps, manoeuvre across the battlefield.

Totally impressed. To keep this many people going in the right direction at the same time is awesome. Great job done by all!!👍👍👍

@brightly9318

2 жыл бұрын

It was difficult and fun.

Veteran units could innately know what formations were likely coming up and understood what was going to happen. They with these dedicated reenactors have brought home how impressive veteran troops would be . Thanks so much as usual for a memorable lesson

I was there today.. great time with great people. Thank you to all the reenactors for the great job they do by keeping the battle and what happened here alive.

Thank the Liberty Rifles Battalion and ABT for showing this

They all stepped off at the same time. Excellent.

Thanks so much for sharing this. My Son and his fiancée are both active duty members of the Minnesota Army National Guard. I will share this with them. She’s currently deployed in SE Asia.

So glad to be a part of this event!

As a re-enactor, I can definitely appreciate all the hard work needed for this demonstration. Great job Liberty Rifles! Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you for making it possible for those of us that cannot be there still experience this re-enactment of our history. Love this, and hope that someday I can visit Gettysburg on the anniversary of the battle.

Great coverage! Thanks everyone!

Great job guys! I’m a SGT. in the Georgia Army National Guard and D&C is definitely a perishable skill. I love to see the authenticity and accuracy of basic soldering and drill & ceremony! I was at the 135th Anniversary Gettysburg reenactment back in 1998. It’s was the largest event I had ever been apart of; definitely one for the memories!

Thank you to the reenactors as well, they bring History to life for us! We remember the fallen soldiers here, 159 years ago, we shall never forget their sacrifices for future generations...

1st Minnesota, a proud moment in history

One of the greatest videos of all time.

Love your content! ... Thanks so much! ... William Williams, College Station, Texas!

ABT never fails to keep me interested in learning more about the Civil War. My one visit to Gettysburg was at the end of July and it was hot, humid and it started pouring when we were at Devil’s Den. A full out thunderstorm with booms that made me think of cannon. It was fantastic sound effects, but sadly cut our visit a bit short.

Excellent continued coverage ABT !!

Thanks again for another great video Kris, Gary, and all!!!! Thanks for keeping history alive and preserving our battlefields! I wish my reenacting group still did the Gettysburg reenactment! Thanks again!!! 🇺🇸😃👍

Great job Battlefield trust!

Terrific presentation.

Brilliant. Thank you!

Good morning guys from Minnesota thanks for this awsome video

The Queens own North Surrey Rifles love the history given by the brilliant American Battlefield Trust. Hussar from North Surrey UK

Reenacted for a few years with The Holmes Brigade. Never got to Gettysburg, but was apart of 5,000 reenacting at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in 1991, the 130th Anniversary. Coolest thing was to here musicians in the encampment at night playing the music of The Civil War series by Ken Burns in the background.

Excellent job!! Thank you!!

Terrific to watch

Really wanted to get down there to see these guys, plan to go to Antietam when they portray the Texans during the anniversary

@mackenzieblair8135

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll be in for a treat. We’ll have the entire 4th Texas and an entire mounted battery.

Incredibly difficult by today's standards. Bravo!

It would be amazing to see the difference between the regulars in drill and the volunteers.

@JG74M-Wilfried

2 жыл бұрын

I know some Volunteer Regiments were up to snuff of the Regular Infantry. Colonel Gorman of the 1st Minnesota had prior military service as an officer in the regular army and made sure that the 1st Minnesota was up to par.

Interesting to see battalion drill, appreciate being able to see this, thank you.😎👍

It was a pleasure saying hello to you this morning. We appreciate what you’re doing! My 13 year old loved what he saw! We were fortunate to get there early enough to see drill. Keep up the great work!!!!

It is so useful to see the real world color of men, land and light as well as the how they fit in the landscape.

Looking forward to participating next year in the 160th!

Amazing vid! Hey Garry----next year you need a drone overhead to view this incredible exercise from above!

I'm really enjoying these updates. "Someone from England" is taking part? Lucky person. I wish I could make it "two people from England". Planning to visit next year; absolutely cannot wait! Thanks for posting these excellent videos.

@rebelsoul5980

2 жыл бұрын

Checkout Sweeneys restaurant/bar. Great place for food and drinks, very quaint and great service. God Bless

@davidspencer6384

2 жыл бұрын

@@rebelsoul5980 Thanks for the suggestion

So very awesome. Cannot thank you all enough.

Thanks for showing this to us. I haven’t seen such a large group before and its quite impressive. And the narration by Chris was very helpful.

Nicely done, I had no idea how much work was involved in being a soldier.

Well done Kris!

I can’t even imagine what these camps were like all the human waste and required water. Honestly I’m beginning to think the worst job would have been quartermaster having to feed cloth and supply 10’s and 100’s of thousands of soldiers.

@OutnBacker

2 жыл бұрын

About half of the 640,00+/- deaths in the Civil War were from disease. After a battle, collera was a huge problem in the surrounding area because of the hastily buried shallow graves left behind when the combatants moved on.

@clandfaf

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutnBacker mind blowing.

@richardstephens5570

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutnBacker All the sources I've seen say it was higher than half, about two thirds died from disease.

Phenomenal coverage of Gettysburg 159. I appreciate all the extra information that you add to the historical events that many of us are familiar with. Amazing video work, the way you deal with sometime challenging shooting conditions is, in my opinion, beyond reproach. Thank you for all the work that you do, you never cease to impress this former Canadian Military Imagery Technician.

At 12:02, imagine the disappearance of four of every five men in that line of troops. The 1st Minnesota actually suffered 82% casualties, as a result of its famous charge on 2 July 1863.

@crippledcrow2384

10 ай бұрын

They charged Wilcox's Brigade and were almost wiped out. My 2XG Grandfather was in 11th Alabama Regiment, Company B that they charged into. The 11th was running low on ammo and the union artillery was starting to pile up on the Ridge ahead. The 11th fell back for lack of support and ammo.

The sky was perfect for this, something timeless and ethereal about the orange glow. Brilliant stuff

The Liberty Rifles: Excellence

An invaluable segment, gentlemen! I now have an inkling of what was happening on the fields near Gettysburg when the soldiers were actually fighting there.

Wonderful seeing these maneuvers on the battlefield with a group that actually represents a real regimental size: 260 men as was the 1st Minnesota on July 2, 1863. One gets the scope of how it must have appeared with regiments and brigades moving back and forth.

While enduring a pounding rain' Of fire. The 1st Minnesota continued their charge with a sudden press on the enemy. Driving the enemy away. And resecured the Union line. Had I been General Hancock. Those surviving that action. Would be issued all of General Sickles whiskey. His cigars. His drawers etc. Many gave all. Great even't. Great group of people.

Thank you so much for these videos, your passion for history, and educating me and so many others. I have been to re-enactments before and never really thought about the aspect of practicing the actual maneuvers- magnificent!!

Was there an ammunition wagon that followed the regiment into battle? I read accounts of regiments running out of ammunition. How were these supply issues handled in battle?

Great looking and very good job LR! Bully Boys Bully to you all. Well Done.

A friend of mine is somewhere among this mass of men

Fantastic weekend and an incredible experience

Wilcox's Brigade, 11th Alabama, Co. B Chris really knows his stuff. Great job!

As always, great stuff

More of this on other battlegrounds please!!

Now I understand more clearly what Ranger Matt A. has described! Thanks.

Nice. Good battalion drill is key in representing of civil war unit. Having led battalions in the past, it was good to be in the ranks.

@rookson3805

Жыл бұрын

Your book and the AoP had a lot to do with pushing that forward.

Good job. Can't wait for ABT to spend plenty of time on other Battlefields

What a magnificent sight. Most informative. Excellent.

Amazing! Really interesting to see how skilled officers can give troops in their formations. Hard job and pretty cool video! More of these plz! 👍🏼

My homies! Wish I could have made it!

​How many men are in this battalion? Was this about the average size of an infantry Regiment / Battalion at Gettysburg?

@AmericanBattlefieldTrust

2 жыл бұрын

You can learn more about unit sizes here: www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/civil-war-army-organization

@mackenzieblair8135

2 жыл бұрын

We had 260 men in the battalion and were representing a regiment who went into action on July 2nd with 262 (they had 2 companies detached at the time of their charge). This is a pretty average size for a veteran regiment by this point in the war.

Love your presentations and just bought a couple more of those great map books. If possible, please show us something of the Md. Eastern Shore units around Culp's Hill where many of us Lower Shore folks had cousins in both sides. Cheers.

Very impressive 👏 well done a credit to you for an excellent excitation of the period drill 👍

How interesting to see drill being done without muskets.

weapons more advanced then the tactics, for walking in a line in open fields .

How 'bout them Yankees!!👍 Great vid!⭐

It is impressive that they had techniques to keep everyone organized and in line. However, it is really sad because the men went through all of this, and for the most part, get shot to pieces. I am glad ya'll posted this because I have always wondered how the armies in the civil war did their maneuvers to get into position for battle.

Are they on the actual battlefield?

@davidmurray5399

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not. The National Park Service has regulations about firearms on park property, and there aren't many places near Gettysburg battle areas where you could have a reenactment of any size. Private property is another issue, you have insurance and liability questions and arrangements have to be made for parking, portable sanitation, potable water. It's quite an organizational challenge.

@3b1d5c

2 жыл бұрын

Yes on the battlefield. Right next to Meade’s HQ. They have special permission from the NPS

@Damacles9

2 жыл бұрын

Near Trostle Farm (red brick barn in the background), if I am not mistaken. This is also near where the artillery park was approximately during the battle, errant Rebel shells doing a lot of damage on the 3rd.

@AmericanBattlefieldTrust

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmurray5399 They are actually camped right next to Meade's HQ as part of a "Living History" event.

@ShutTheMuckUp

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmurray5399 Your rambling is an example of why you shouldn't say anything if you don't know what you're talking about...

I must not be in the loop. I thought the soldiers couldn't do more than set up a living history camp on the battlefield. Would love to see this but I will be arriving a little later this year....unless something like this happens on Saturday or Sunday. I only live about 2 hours away so I could always drive up and see what's going on but my vacation will be during Bike week.

Sack coats optional on account of the heat?

Did u go see the Monument of the Unknown Soldier that is at the fire department in Gettysburg Pennsylvania?

Its good for folks to see these drills. Now, when you wonder why it took Longstreet so long to get to the confederate right on the 2nd you know some of the reason why. That was a corps too!

Great presentation of "small" unit Drill. If I may make a suggestion, Have a drone photographer get aerial shots if possible.

Did drums actually play when they went in to battle?

I have many pards in those ranks

@HiTechOilCo

2 жыл бұрын

"Pards"?

Who's driving golf balls at the 12:20 mark..lol

why don't they have rifles?

@Damacles9

2 жыл бұрын

He explains why at the beginning, the rifles weigh 12 lbs alone also. It's muggy and hot here in PA today already in the AM, just like 1863.

@anthonydouglascontares3471

2 жыл бұрын

@@Damacles9 12 pound's is a heavy rifle, carrying that around all day by itself could be exhausting.

Very informative. But what is the whispering? Ghost? You know someone is going to claim that. 🙄