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Thank you for sharing the story of the Florida Brigade “Flowers”. They were a small but Spartan band.

@ProjectPast1565

3 ай бұрын

That’s a fantastic book. Helped me a lot with this video. Thanks for watching.

Nice video. We actually represented the eighth Florida at 160th anniversary this year and follow in their footsteps on July 2 for one of the park Rangers battle walks. Charging up to the Emmetsburg road wearing a Jeanwool uniform loaded up with gear and a rifle with the sun bearing down on you by itself will wear you out. Couldn’t imagine doing it with lead flying.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

I saw you guys! You did a phenomenal job. It was so surreal walking that route and then seeing your guy’s at camp. Hope to cross paths at Olustee for their 160th.

@nimitz1739

10 ай бұрын

@@ProjectPast1565 nice! Thanks. Hopefully we will cross paths.

You do an amazing job showing these units that no one talks about. Great job👍

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate you watching and thank you for the kind words!

Thank you for these videos. I've been to Gettysburg several time but never strayed from the main tour stops. I love these types of videos. Keep up the great work!

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Really appreciate the kind words! Happy to hear you enjoyed this episode!

Awesome episode!!!! One million thumbs up. There is some of the earthworks in those woods btw. You can’t really get to it in the summer, but the positions are still there and are some of the only remaining of its kind at Gettysburg! I know this was a hot episode to make. Wish I could have made it there in time to join you. Awesome stuff brother!

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Thanks bud! Yeah, it was a bit warm towards the end after that rain. Wish you could have made it out! Appreciate you watching.

Thanks again for the Historic view on the Florian unit. Adds to the 2nd day charge that has never been talked about much.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate you taking the time to watch!

Very informative , your graphics and the reenactments add greatly to your excellent video.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that Mark!

Great information not many people talk about Florida Regiments

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

It was a neat learning experience. Thanks for watching!

Once again you really showed the lay of the land as the march progressed. The maps really helped to align along the way. The FL boys really caught hell, but also gave it right back. Interesting story to learn about and getting to walk it with you was special for me knowing the importance for you being from Florida. Another well done episode 🇺🇸

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Happy to have you along for the March. I learned a ton on this one.

Thank you once again for sharing some really great information on another brigade not discussed enough. Great job and really appreciate the gained knowledge from this episode.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

I’m thankful I was able to help tell their story especially being from Florida myself. Appreciate you watching!

THANK YOU James... keep em coming.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

As always, grateful for your kind words and support Carson!

Nice job! Very enjoyable!

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

I am told that I had two ancestors that were in the 2nd Florida. One day I hope to visit the Gettysburg battlefield and tour this site.

@ProjectPast1565

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.

@williamdavis3609

7 ай бұрын

I plan on going next summer

@ProjectPast1565

7 ай бұрын

@williamdavis3609 I may see you there!

You are very good at what you do! Quite the talent.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for that. Appreciate the kind words

Excellent how you move and readjust where you were previously awesome job

@ProjectPast1565

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching! I always try and make it as easy as possible to follow along.

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing ❤

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

New sub. Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for an amazing tour.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that! I really appreciate you watching.

Good video thanks for walking it and pointing out the battle flow

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Happy to hear you enjoyed it.

The 26th NC regiment was larger than the FL brigade. (side note)

On July 3rd the FL brigade charged into a line of cannon manned by McGilvery. Tough couple of days.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Indeed. Terrible war it was.

Loved it... again you bring details that I would never have known. It's SO interesting watching your videos. Interesting... the story of the captured flag returned and on display in Tallahassee. Incredible over 50 percent casualties. Your Florida boys had a very bad day on day 2, THEN over the same ground into the meat grinder again in Pickets charge the next day. WOW

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, they experienced hell on earth those few days. Hard to imagine that battle from both perspectives.

This was your best video. Can’t wait till you go to Chickamauga! Florida forever,stay safe from the hurricane.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! Chickamauga will be coming next spring! Thanks you I appreciate that.

Thanks :--)

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

If I'm not mistaken, the U.S. First and Second Sharpshooters carried the 1859 Sharps 52 caliper breech loading rifle at Gettysburg. You referenced them using a Spencer rifle in your video. Interesting video and well done.

@ProjectPast1565

8 ай бұрын

You’re correct, I misspoke while filming. There is a correction in the video. I appreciate you watching!

What makes your videos so good is that you re orient people an you do a good job showing people.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that. That’s always one of my main goals when filming. It gets confusing so I hope by doing this it helps.

My family were Louisiana tigers and our friends colostrum guard Florida go gators

Unsung heroes

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Lots of bravery to go around that war. Thanks for watching.

@josephhaack5711

10 ай бұрын

Not sure hero is the best term, certainly brave and courageous. RIP

technically a unit is considered wiped out at 40% casualties it's just that a unit cannot function properly anymore at 40% casualties in terms of command structure, discipline, morale 65% casualties is beyond wiped out .. just a remark

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

It blows my mind how common these casualty rates were during this war.

I do enjoy any info concerning g my home state during this period

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

It was a neat experience walking this route. Thanks for watching!

We all died

You should make a video about Jenny Wade

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

For sure. Lots of stuff I need to hit still!

@LeviTheNerd

10 ай бұрын

You should talk about her and Jack Skelly, maybe her friendship with Wesley Culp.

@2104dogface

10 ай бұрын

we visited her grave during the 160th, it really is worth walking both cemeteries

The Confederates were on the brink of success all around the Union "fishhook" defense on July 3rd. So very close that, as a southerner, I cannot help but wonder how the day would have ended if Pickett's division had arrived on the field on the morning of the 3rd instead of late on the night of the 3rd. I can easily picture Garnett and Armistead seizing the moment at any one of the points such as following up behind Barksdale thereby busting the Union line wide open, destroying Meade's army and Lincoln would have ended the war a few days later with Lee's army bearing down on Washington DC with more ammunition, cannon, gun powder and food than ever before. Then again, at Antietam, if the Union commander had used all the forces available to him, instead of only half of it, the Union would have destroyed Lee's Confederate army that day, and, for all intents and purposes, the war would have been over, and Gettysburg would have never happened. And one has to believe that if Grant had been the Union commander that day then that's exactly what he would have done.

He's right. Florida is all but forgotten. Not much mentioned about Florida. I think there was some Florida regiments at Vicksburg.

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Yup Florida had a handful of regiments in the Army of Tennessee as well. Hope to hit chickamauga soon.

I made the same walk

@ProjectPast1565

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

You and are us!! Both north and south are really responsible for slavery in this!!! I guess we. Were the last to hold the can lol !!!

people a man must give credit where its due me being a black man have to give all credit to several men those that defended and fell on little round top they gave their all and there where john brown sam grant and william sherman even though none of it was really for me or my people never the less they did it the cause were to save the united snakes and this showed up in the jim crow era and today

You can have Florida. Don't know why the Indians fought for it.