I’ve had the pleasure of visiting this battlefield a few days ago! I enjoyed watching this video beforehand to get an understanding of the battle. You inspired me to shoot a few small videos to show my wife when I returned home! As a fellow Yank, I appreciate that you titled the video ‘Battle of Bill Run’ and not ‘Battle of Manassas!’
I wish I could convey through the video how loud that cannon was...and I'm sure they weren't using a full charge. I hadn't realized how far back Jackson was either until I was there. I always learn things like that when visiting a battlefield.
My Great Grand Unce Private Christopher Hussey was in Company B of the 27th Va Infantry and likely fought with Jackson's brigade on that fateful day. He was an Irish immigrant to the US in 1851, and worked on the railways in Virginia from about 1853 onwards. He was living in Covington Va just prior to the wars outbreak. He signed up along with some of his work mates / house mates. He was a poor illiterate Irish labourer. He likely fought in up to 15 engagements before he died in mid June of 1863 at Winchester, Virginia, of 'heart disease' in is mid 30's. I am a great grandson of his brother Patrick who remained in Ireland and had inherited the family farm.
When I was 10 my parents took me to DC for a mini vacation. We ended up driving to Virginia to see Bull Run there's a picture of me sitting on that bridge!!
Being from Virginia and about a 30 minutes drive to Bull Run it was a place I've always enjoy going to a seeing the bullet holes in the old buildings. If you are ever in VA I tell everyone to visit Bull Run at least once.
Have you seen the Ken Burn's PBS documentary on the Civil War? It might be a long reaction, but it would be interesting to see a historians reaction to it.
What are your thoughts on battles having two names? Bull Run vs Manassas? I personally find it odd that the Confederacy lost the war and yet their names for certain battles is still popular. If history is written by the victor (maybe it isn't?) why is Bull Run known as much as Manassas even a century and a half later? For that matter, why did America allow so many monuments to the Confederacy? It's true that they were Americans, but they didn't feel that way; they considered themselves a different country. We don't have monuments to the British dotting the countryside from either the Revolution or the War of 1812. I find it really strange that we excuse monuments to an enemy power simply because they were in the end...Americans. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.
This is such a good channel and it's blowing up I swear ever time I see this channel it's gone up by like 1000 subs!
About 400-500 a day. Glad you're enjoying it!
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting this battlefield a few days ago! I enjoyed watching this video beforehand to get an understanding of the battle. You inspired me to shoot a few small videos to show my wife when I returned home! As a fellow Yank, I appreciate that you titled the video ‘Battle of Bill Run’ and not ‘Battle of Manassas!’
Really enjoyed this and gives a good feel of the layout. Did not realise that Jackson was far back on the hill. Nice to have the cannon demo too
I wish I could convey through the video how loud that cannon was...and I'm sure they weren't using a full charge. I hadn't realized how far back Jackson was either until I was there. I always learn things like that when visiting a battlefield.
Love to watch these battlefield videos. I couldn’t visit them myself. You have a beautiful family
My Great Grand Unce Private Christopher Hussey was in Company B of the 27th Va Infantry and likely fought with Jackson's brigade on that fateful day. He was an Irish immigrant to the US in 1851, and worked on the railways in Virginia from about 1853 onwards. He was living in Covington Va just prior to the wars outbreak. He signed up along with some of his work mates / house mates. He was a poor illiterate Irish labourer. He likely fought in up to 15 engagements before he died in mid June of 1863 at Winchester, Virginia, of 'heart disease' in is mid 30's. I am a great grandson of his brother Patrick who remained in Ireland and had inherited the family farm.
Really appreciate your videos! They really got me into learning more about the civil war
Awesome to hear that!
Likewise here and I'm Australian lol
I live right outside manassas
Same here. It’s very cool to visit the battlefield
You should return to do a series now at this battlefield with the better equipment
Watching this video before I head up to Manassas next weekend on my trip to DC. Appreciate all the videos!
When I was 10 my parents took me to DC for a mini vacation. We ended up driving to Virginia to see Bull Run there's a picture of me sitting on that bridge!!
Being from Virginia and about a 30 minutes drive to Bull Run it was a place I've always enjoy going to a seeing the bullet holes in the old buildings. If you are ever in VA I tell everyone to visit Bull Run at least once.
People really need to give these videos more of a chance they are just as good if not better than the reactions as far as actually visualizing history
I had a ancestor who died here in the 4th Virginia and was there when stonewall got the nickname
The 4th Virginia took the most losses out of the stonewall brigade which took the most losses out of any of the brigades that day
Do your ansesters come from Glasgow Scotland
Some, yes.
How would u know
Have you seen the Ken Burn's PBS documentary on the Civil War? It might be a long reaction, but it would be interesting to see a historians reaction to it.
Its always so awesome to people of today reenact the past.
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What are your thoughts on battles having two names? Bull Run vs Manassas?
I personally find it odd that the Confederacy lost the war and yet their names for certain battles is still popular. If history is written by the victor (maybe it isn't?) why is Bull Run known as much as Manassas even a century and a half later?
For that matter, why did America allow so many monuments to the Confederacy? It's true that they were Americans, but they didn't feel that way; they considered themselves a different country. We don't have monuments to the British dotting the countryside from either the Revolution or the War of 1812.
I find it really strange that we excuse monuments to an enemy power simply because they were in the end...Americans.
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.
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