In about 2000 my son and I went to Gettysburg for the first time and took the bus tour. Even as a veteran of Vietnam, I was moved to tears at realizing the scope of this battle.

@thirdgen377

2 жыл бұрын

It was a slaughter, indeed.

@thirdgen377

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, brother. Former Navy (OIF/OEF; '07-'12)

@christianprice2524

2 жыл бұрын

I had to move there to see it all

I passed over that bridge this July 4 and recognized the cut from my reading.

This has inspired me to visit the cut and spent some time there. Thanks for posting !

@AdamsCountyHistoricalSociety

2 жыл бұрын

You should!

@3b1d5c

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, spend a moment and look from the confederate side in the cut and how short a distance it really is to the Chambersburg Pike. Imagine the 6th Wsc climbing the fence and advancing into that small, deadly space and reaching the cut! A small space filled with such violence.

Another excellent video ! One thing I really appreciate about your channel is that you provide historical details I don't hear on other channels. I learn something new every time you post a vid.

@AdamsCountyHistoricalSociety

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video.

You're the man, Tim! Your extensive knowledge and presentation skills are first rate! I always enjoy your content!

In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg by Lance Herdegen was a great read.

With this wonderful content/topics/History, your subscribership will surely skyrocket!!! Thankyou for all you do, one of my favorite channels now (along with Adressing Gettysburg and American Battle Trust).

We’ve been to Gettysburg several times and each time I missed this and didn’t realize it’s significance. Thank you, for sharing this historical perspective.

I did not get to visit the cut when I visited in June '21. Will do so next year.

Great job Tim!

Absolutely terrific video. Came up as a recommended and was well worth it and I instantly subscribed. Continue the great work

@AdamsCountyHistoricalSociety

2 жыл бұрын

Wow - thank you so much! So happy to have you with us.

Great stuff.

I'd have liked you to walk along the 'cut' so we could get a better idea of its dimensions & atmosphere

One report advised that a Federal cannon was place into the cut and was fired at the Rebels.

The "Battle of the Crater" at Petersburg.....only in reverse.

Tough battle. Interesting history.

Interesting facts Tim - thanks! I'm now stuck on the ACHS videos! And to think of what I spend every month for satellite tv...😫

@AdamsCountyHistoricalSociety

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So this soldier's body was never discovered shortly after the battle was over? Or not even when the railroad tracks were put in? How could it take over 150 years for someone to discover his bones?

@shane2768

Жыл бұрын

There's still an estimated 1,000 remains buried throughout the battlefield.

I believe the "private citizen" that found the remains was either a Ranger or a Licensed Battlefield Guide from a Southern battlefield.

The son of Rufus Dawes was Charles G. Dawes who was William McKinley’s brilliant Campaign Manager. He would go on to become Calvin Coolidge’s Vice President. During WWI he was a purchasing General and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the “Dawes Plan”dealing with WWI Reparations. He was the composer of the song “It’s All In The Game” sung by Tommy Edwards, Nat King Cole and The Four Tops. Dawes and Bob Dylan are the only two composers to have a hit song and be awarded a Nobel Prize.

What elements from North Carolina were in the fight at the railroad cut?

Good lecture. Wasn't there a controversy between Gettysburg College and the NP S about the railroad cut?

@3b1d5c

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the one on Seminary ridge, appx 1990. In a disastrous land exchange, the NPS gave a portion of the cut to the college, who int turn, literally destroyed it. It was the where most of the Union soldiers, the 16th ME, who were trying to delay the confederates at the end of July 1 were captured as Tim said.

Isn’t it funny if it starts July 1 ,2,3 you complete the 1863 statement

Why would the stone not read, "American Civil War Veteran"? Obviously it was a soldier. Common sense people...

If only the confederates had fought harder and had more men. This country could have been so great if it had been divided. What we have now is a country I don’t even recognize anymore.

@TimDavis-gr5jn

3 ай бұрын

The soldiers fought as hard as they could. I personally think that had the war ended earlier with a Southern victory another war would have been inevitable. And who knows what might have happened after that one. Would America be a place of constant warfare? I’m a Southerner but I’m personally happy the way it turned out. This is the greatest country in the world despite our disagreements.