Thank you for your videos on the US civil war. I’m from the UK and we didn’t learn much about the civil war back when I attended school, and your videos have taught me a lot of fascinating history!
This is a very interesting video! That house is well built and full of history. I’ve been to the battle field but never knew about this headquarters. It is wonderful that to see Hood’s leg grave. I especially like the drone views. Well done! 🎶🌺
I love museum tours but my all time favorite is historic houses related to the Civil War. That time in history is my addiction. Thank you for going into such detail when you are inside these buildings. And the leg grave...lol
So glad that these historical place are still around. Just makes me want to learn more about the Civil War that happened in my area. Thanks for another amazing episode.
Better hurry, first the statues and the flag ,then the forts, rest of our history. The number of Civil War sites that remain tells us how big and intense it was. Someday,maybe these videos are all that will be left. Whatever your feelings about it, i. it happened and more Americans died (mostly from disease) than in any others war America has ever been involved in.
Born and raised in Rome, GA about 45 minutes South of there. Northwest Georgia has some amazing history and I’m glad you’re showing it on your channel to so many people.
Very interesting, thank you. its also probably about time I researched who this guy Sherman was. I think that perhaps if you are American you take for granted that eveybody knows but if you live on the other side of the world its an absolute mystery. That's why I love this channel, it actually teaches me so much about American History.
Sherman was the first general in "modern times" to champion the idea of total war. Destroy an enemy's economic base an it can't field it's armies. That's why he was so hated in the South. That sort of thing just wasn't done back then. The chivalric code and all that. It changed the face of warfare to this day.
If you study ww2,allies and the axis did the same thing except on a larger scale.thousands were killed in bombings. The Russian army gained notoriety for brutality and fear amongst their enemies.like Sherman's army they aren't the forgiving type.very successful
Sadness, humor, and irony, all in one lump. I'll just keep soaking up the history, as long as you have these videos Thank you, never get enough of you.
I am glad to see history being kept alive. The old cliche’ still rings true “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it”. I have been on the front lines of contemporary history, and even now people forget. Thank you for keeping history alive for those of us who served, suffered, and paid dearly both past and present. Those who do the bidding of our Governments know this so well.
Great presentation as usual. I was taken on vacation in 1957 by my uncle because my mom was have my baby brother. We visited Chattanooga, Lookout Mt. and Chickamouga Battlefields when I was 5. I took my own son when he was 5 in 1976 and my grandson when he was 10 in 2015. I have found memories of each trip and I believe that each started our love of American History. The grandson is now taking Advancement Placement W. History and will take AP American History next year. You have worked on your craft and it's getting better with each video.
Very Well Done Trip , Awesome History Re- Traveled and hands on teaching of what it was like then . You will not find this sort of learning in our school 's today , folks !
Thank you for another wonderful video. You take us places not all will get to visit. I love history and appreciate your travels so very much. I live in Pennsylvania and have visited Gettysburg many times. Never can see it all. These places are so humbling and have a feeling all their own. Loved the music you selected for this video! Be safe!
I’m just now finding this on your channel. Thank you for showing where my 5th Great Uncle’s leg is and where he recovered from the amputation. This was very interesting
Highly recommend: "Soldering the Civil War Diary of Rice C. Bull". Very informative read. Mr. Bull, of the Union Army, participated in the Sherman campaign in the South and then back again to the North. He was also in the Western front before that. His time in the war is an amazing story.
I am not being critical but this house is in Tunnel Hill GA. It is four miles or so from the Tunnel Hill exit of I -75 south of Ringgold just north of Dalton. The Tunnel of Tunnel Hill was a famous spot on the Western &Atlantic railroad. It is the Tunnel made famous in the Great Locomotive Chase movie starring Fess "Daniel Boone" Parker. This is one of the richest Civil War destinations anywhere. It is truly a cant miss place. I enjoyed this episode as I do😅 all your work and channel.
Very good video. I must admit, those mannequins startled me at first! Lol ! Those bone saws look like modern day mitre box saws, to me anyway. The blood stained pew was a chilling sight.
Great video, as usual. General Hood lost the use of his left arm during the Battle of Gettysburg, so by the time he defended Atlanta he only had the use of his left leg and right arm. He died at age 48 of Yellow Fever, shortly after his wife, leaving behind 10 orphaned children.
Union General Dan Sickles (known for his calamitous salient forward at Gettysburg) lost a leg in that battle, and he sent it on tour to museums!!! Talk about an egocentric.... he was also the first to use the "temporary insanity" defense successfully to beat a murder charge when he killed a man who was sleeping with his wife!!!
Awesome as always. If you ever get a chance to come farther south, Sandersville, GA, there is a house called "The Brown House" that Sherman stayed in on his way to the sea. The table he had dinner at and a couch that he slept on are still in there. There is also a nice collection of war relics in there including a display of relics from my personal collection.
@@TheHistoryUnderground that would be awesome. I live right in the middle of his path and thought about that many times. I have several places that I relic hunt, and I love pulling the history out of the ground.
Didn't Hood lose a arm at Gettysburg also? One tuff man! I have been building fences my whole life and never heard or seen a gate like that, it makes sense though. Didn't expect to learn about cow gates while enjoying some history. GREAT STUFF!
Thanks! I take interest in just about anything, so once I dive into a subject, I go overboard with it and try to learn everything that I possibly can. Then I take note of the locations and see if there's anything still around. I get a lot of recommendations too.
The battle of Ringgold Gap was supposed to be my great great’s last battle as he was put into the Veteran’s Reserve Corps, but when General Early approached Washington in June of 1864, it was decided that my great great’s VRC regiment needed to help defend the city. His regiment distinguished themselves in the defense of Washington City.
My ancestors had plantations somewhere in Georgia. Later relocated to East Texas and founded Pittsburgh Texas. One was a corporal in the Confederate army and is buried in the Pitts family cemetery
Cool video. Ringgold is about 1 hour north of me as i live by rome,ga also full of history. Gravesite of Ellen Axson Wilson-President Woodrow Wilson First Wife and geavesite of Robert Bruce Morrison-great-grandfather of Jim Douglas Morrison of The Doors. Many more places around like the Vann House and The Wright Hotel in Chatsworth and Moraivian Cemetery where my ancestor Chief Charles Renatus Hicks is buried. His son married the half sister to Chief John Ross for whom Rossville,GA is named after where i once lived. Never been to this house in Ringgold.
Greetings sir, what a wonderful video and wow am I ever glad that I stumbled upon your channel! I grew up in Chattanooga for 10 years and now live about an hour east of Atlanta. For the last eight years I have made weekly vlogs of my trips to historical sites just like you do...I make the videos because I love sharing my enthusiasm of history with others and feel that if you just visit the spots where history took place, it really comes alive. But I must admit it's been rather lonely feeling like the only history vlogger on TH-cam! So you can imagine my extreme enthusiasm when I found your Andersonville videos in my research of the site (I'm hoping to travel there soon)...then I found all of your other videos....been binging several :D :D :D....it's been really cool to see you publish videos from my home turf. I've been to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, been to the Chattanooga National Cemetery, and several other sites you've filmed. Other of your videos are of places I know of but haven't filmed yet. I've visited Tunnel Hill (where you filmed this one) but not yet to film it. Anyways, I just wanted to comment to say: thanks for the great video, and channel. It's absolutely amazing to find a channel just like mine, now I have so many fun new videos to watch! You mentioned Chickamauga several times in this video, and I hope in your trip you managed to stop. It truly is an amazing place. Whether you did or didn't, here is the link to one of my videos of Chickamauga that I think you would enjoy: th-cam.com/video/7IJsohYD5vA/w-d-xo.html I'm not posting new videos currently, but am filming a new batch to hopefully get back to regularly posting after Christmas. In the meantime, if you ever want to watch more history vlogs that are not your own, feel free to check out my channel! :) ~Austin/tnphotobug
@@TheHistoryUnderground Quick bio: born 1825 died 1895. My great grandmother was married at his house in Paris Texas. Member of the senate 1875-1887 fought at the Battle of Shiloh. My 3rd great uncle married his sister.
That Hood and Sherman stayed in the same house is something I didn't know, or overlooked in all my readings of the civil war. Or old age forgetfulness. Either way, you got it covered. As you say, pretty cool. I do remember reading about Hood and his leg. Nice video, thanks.
Awesome history as always! Awesome to see how they did those rails.. we know that they did it here on the western front as well during the second word war. Smashing guns around trees and what not. Thanks for sharing
Wow. . .an interesting video with loads of history. . .the way they have the house set up is awesome. . .helps add to the information (especially for we visual learners). Thank you for posting this and be safe going to your next adventure. . .
I really enjoy your videos. The background music on this one grabbed me as well. May I ask who was playing? Thanks for taking us along on your journeys. Be safe!
Great video as always, as soon as I saw the story about the leg it made me think of the bloody coat sleeve at the National Civil War Museum. Belonged to Pickett if I remember correctly, from the battle of Gaines Mill.
@@TheHistoryUnderground , yeah, seriously, one of the best collections I’ve seen. I could’ve spent 2 days there, but my colleagues didn’t share my enthusiasm.
It’s amazing how anyone ever survived medical procedures, especially amputation, during the American civil war, and other wars when medical knowledge was very limited and simple things like hygiene was more an afterthought than a normal practice, I would imagine most amputees died from infections and sepsis rather than the initial injury or amputation, and having it done without, or with very little, anaesthetic must have been the worst pain imaginable, probably worse than the original wound. I would imagine, as with all major wars, that medical knowledge and practices advanced greatly. RIP to all those who paid the ultimate price in a Civil War that, in my opinion, neither side really wanted or gained anything from it, even the abolition of slavery didn’t make it a justifiable war, to many lost their lives at the hands of their fellow Americans. 😔😡👍🇬🇧🏴, thanks for sharing your journey, very interesting, informative, and entertaining. 👍
0:43 In the movie, "The Horse Soldiers", starring John Wayne and William Holden; toward the end of the movie, some time is spent showing Union troops burning and twisting the Confederate railroad tracks and turning them into Sherman's neckties...
Actually got to join a bunch of pards and MAKE a "Sherman Necktie" with a rail at a re-enactment in Resaca Ga. back in the late 90's (I was Union of course) We did it right next to a rail line and as we finished two of them a modern freight train happened to roll by us. We balanced the bent rail up and all waved at the engineer...the look on his face was PRICELESS! (by the way it's a lot harder to make them than you'd think. Modern steel is tough)
I been doing a little research on my family and found that my great grandfather and great great grandfather, father and son joined the 73rd Indiana Volenteers and March with Sherman at the end of war and mustered out with a parade in Washington DC
I’ve found some great artillery over there. Tunnell hill is About ten minutes from me, you are missing the good Civil War sites!. Give me a shout sometime and I’ll take you to the ones no one know about.
I wish I could see the brick work on the house. From a distance I thought it was a modern day home with modern brick and windows. One small glimpse of the brick work outside was all I could see that was up close. I could then tell it was older, but from a distance I would have guessed that home was built in the 70’s..... the 1970’s lol. Great video.
I must have missed Hoods leg somehow. If you ever make it to the Wilderness Battlefield for a video make sure you go to Ellwood and give equal tribute to Stonewall Jackson's arm now lol
I was waiting for the gentleman at the desk to give us a tour! 😂🤷♀️ I so enjoy your videos! I settle in, knowing I’m in for a great story. I wouldn’t mind if they were longer. 😬
This reminds me of a quote by Wilmer McLean who moved to Appomattox court house, " The War began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor." So many strange, sad and ironic tales from the Civil War.
I think it was sad that, Hood lost a leg and the use of an arm at Gettysburg and was still on active duty. The pain meds he was on, probably could explain the mess he made when he invaded TN
Thank you for a very interesting and informative article on the Civil War ! If you looking the comments one mentioned another soldier losing his leg ! I made a comment about it there that you might like to read ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever or wherever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Canada here. The Clisby Austin house in Ringgold, Georgia is a substantial building. I'm glad to see that if an army needed it at least it was used as a hospital by the Confederates. Not so impressed to see Sherman take probably the very best building in the area for his HQ. What I really would like to know is did the Austins have their home returned to them, when, and in what condition? Most reports of the Union army was they took whatever they wanted, and then destroyed everything when they left an area.
Was the general store or visitors center or tunnel open? We do the re-enactment of tunnel hill on the field right behind the clisby-Austin house. Big open field. Can’t miss it.
Being from the South, I HIGHLY admire General John Bell Hood. He got back in the saddle with that leg missing and went back into combat. You should read the entire story of his life. He settled down after the war ended, got married, and had a huge number of children(I forget how many....maybe a dozen). Anyway, his life took many tragic turns, and his wife, several children, and Bell himself died of Yellow Fever. So very sad.
During the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the Earl of Uxbridge, the second in command of the Allied forces, lost his leg when it was shot off as he sat astride his horse. He survived and the shattered leg was buried in the village of Waterloo. It's marked by a large "gravestone" which you can still visit. Like Hood, Uxbridge survived.
As an Englishman, I've always found American history to be my favourite subject, and these uploads are awesome for someone like me, so thank you 👍
A clear example of "one foot in the grave."
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Oh shoot! I literally laughed out loud at that. Wish I would've thought of that one in the moment.
Lol 😅🤣!!
Oh, well done sir!
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Thank you for your videos on the US civil war. I’m from the UK and we didn’t learn much about the civil war back when I attended school, and your videos have taught me a lot of fascinating history!
That's ok. I have all but given up on learning the history of your land. U.S. history is easy, it's only 350 or so years old! lol
Awesome! Glad that it's filling in some gaps. I'm really wanting to get over there to learn some more about your country.
@@billd.iniowa2263 believe me my country has so much history you wouldn’t know where to start!
@@TheHistoryUnderground the UK sometimes get a bad reputation for a number of things but our history is unmatched!
This is a very interesting video! That house is well built and full of history. I’ve been to the battle field but never knew about this headquarters. It is wonderful that to see Hood’s leg grave. I especially like the drone views. Well done! 🎶🌺
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
I love museum tours but my all time favorite is historic houses related to the Civil War. That time in history is my addiction. Thank you for going into such detail when you are inside these buildings.
And the leg grave...lol
Agreed. Glad that you enjoyed it.
So glad that these historical place are still around. Just makes me want to learn more about the Civil War that happened in my area. Thanks for another amazing episode.
Thanks! Glad that it's inspiring you to get out and explore.
Better hurry, first the statues and the flag ,then the forts, rest of our history. The number of Civil War sites that remain tells us how big and intense it was. Someday,maybe these videos are all that will be left. Whatever your feelings about it, i. it happened and more Americans died (mostly from disease) than in any others war America has ever been involved in.
Born and raised in Rome, GA about 45 minutes South of there. Northwest Georgia has some amazing history and I’m glad you’re showing it on your channel to so many people.
My mom was from there! Floyd County..."Roman-born, and Roman-bred", and now (she'd say) "I'm Roman-dead". Mom had that particular sense of humor.
Very interesting, thank you. its also probably about time I researched who this guy Sherman was. I think that perhaps if you are American you take for granted that eveybody knows but if you live on the other side of the world its an absolute mystery. That's why I love this channel, it actually teaches me so much about American History.
Sherman was the first general in "modern times" to champion the idea of total war. Destroy an enemy's economic base an it can't field it's armies. That's why he was so hated in the South. That sort of thing just wasn't done back then. The chivalric code and all that. It changed the face of warfare to this day.
@@billd.iniowa2263 Thanks 👍
So glad to hear it! Thanks!
Sherman was a war criminal.
If you study ww2,allies and the axis did the same thing except on a larger scale.thousands were killed in bombings. The Russian army gained notoriety for brutality and fear amongst their enemies.like Sherman's army they aren't the forgiving type.very successful
I drove by Hoods home today. In mt. Sterling , Ky. He wss born in Owensville Ky 12 miles east . His father was a Doctor. Thanks,
How Brave, Tough and Amazing. Mr. Hood and the other Soldiers could teach us a Lot!! 👼😘🙏👏
Sadness, humor, and irony, all in one lump. I'll just keep soaking up the history, as long as you have these videos Thank you, never get enough of you.
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
I am glad to see history being kept alive. The old cliche’ still rings true “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it”. I have been on the front lines of contemporary history, and even now people forget. Thank you for keeping history alive for those of us who served, suffered, and paid dearly both past and present. Those who do the bidding of our Governments know this so well.
“Sherman Necktie” love it 🇺🇸 Great Vlog especially Hoods Leg Grave. Epic 👍 Thank you for sharing your adventure with us ✌️
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John Bell Hood is my 5th great uncle. Love watching history on my ancestress. Thank you for sharing this vid.
Such a neat and hilarious twist with the resting place for General Hood’s leg. Really enjoyed this.
I thought so too. Thanks!
History underground is where history comes alive. Keep up the good work.
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Imagine the conversations that took place in that building
Great presentation as usual. I was taken on vacation in 1957 by my uncle because my mom was have my baby brother. We visited Chattanooga, Lookout Mt. and Chickamouga Battlefields when I was 5. I took my own son when he was 5 in 1976 and my grandson when he was 10 in 2015. I have found memories of each trip and I believe that each started our love of American History. The grandson is now taking Advancement Placement W. History and will take AP American History next year. You have worked on your craft and it's getting better with each video.
Very Well Done Trip , Awesome History Re- Traveled and hands on teaching of what it was like then . You will not find this sort of learning in our school 's today , folks !
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Thank you for another wonderful video. You take us places not all will get to visit. I love history and appreciate your travels so very much. I live in Pennsylvania and have visited Gettysburg many times. Never can see it all. These places are so humbling and have a feeling all their own. Loved the music you selected for this video! Be safe!
Glad you like them!
You have chosen a fantastic historical event to cover. Thank you
Many thanks!
I've passed through the area more times than I can count, but never stopped. Your videos are becoming bookmarks of places I need to see.
Glad you like them! Lots of great history in that part of the country.
I’m just now finding this on your channel. Thank you for showing where my 5th Great Uncle’s leg is and where he recovered from the amputation. This was very interesting
Thanks! Got a lot more content on here that you may enjoy with new stuff going up 2-3 times per week.
Highly recommend: "Soldering the Civil War Diary of Rice C. Bull". Very informative read. Mr. Bull, of the Union Army, participated in the Sherman campaign in the South and then back again to the North. He was also in the Western front before that. His time in the war is an amazing story.
I am not being critical but this house is in Tunnel Hill GA. It is four miles or so from the Tunnel Hill exit of I -75 south of Ringgold just north of Dalton. The Tunnel of Tunnel Hill was a famous spot on the Western &Atlantic railroad. It is the Tunnel made famous in the Great Locomotive Chase movie starring Fess "Daniel Boone" Parker. This is one of the richest Civil War destinations anywhere. It is truly a cant miss place. I enjoyed this episode as I do😅 all your work and channel.
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Very good video. I must admit, those mannequins startled me at first! Lol ! Those bone saws look like modern day mitre box saws, to me anyway. The blood stained pew was a chilling sight.
Gosh, can you imagine the horrors that took place in that room?
Always amazed at how small structures of the time seem by today's standards.
Yeah, I agree.
Remember also that people then were a lot about 5'6" was a fairly tall person.smaller also.
I must say your video is always educational. As a kid growing up in the Caribbean I was always interested in the American civil war
I wish I had known about this place when I was down in Georgia! Great content. I just bought one of those Western & Atlantic rails for my collection!
Very cool!
Great video, as usual. General Hood lost the use of his left arm during the Battle of Gettysburg, so by the time he defended Atlanta he only had the use of his left leg and right arm. He died at age 48 of Yellow Fever, shortly after his wife, leaving behind 10 orphaned children.
Tough guy, for sure.
Once again, wonderfully done. After reading Shelby Foote's books on the civil war it is so cool to see these places come alive.
Thanks! Pretty cool to see where all of these things took place.
Plumbing with no plumbing and the leg burial, you have to chuckle. Great work on this one very entertaining. Be safe and take care.
Thanks, you too!
I wonder if they gave his leg full military honors.
I think they did that for Stonewall’s arm.
Hmmmm.......not sure.
Union General Dan Sickles (known for his calamitous salient forward at Gettysburg) lost a leg in that battle, and he sent it on tour to museums!!! Talk about an egocentric.... he was also the first to use the "temporary insanity" defense successfully to beat a murder charge when he killed a man who was sleeping with his wife!!!
Incredible to see where General Hood was recovering
Hall of fame content. I've enjoyed every single one so far.
That's so cool see John Bell Hood and General Sherman in the same house and his leg in the backyard wow thank you for this video
Man if you want to listen to endless overboosted background music have you come to the right place!
This is such an awesome channel. My granddad watches this with my brother and me.
Awesome as always. If you ever get a chance to come farther south, Sandersville, GA, there is a house called "The Brown House" that Sherman stayed in on his way to the sea. The table he had dinner at and a couch that he slept on are still in there. There is also a nice collection of war relics in there including a display of relics from my personal collection.
Interesting. Thanks. Since doing a few of these, I've kicked around the idea of following his path and doing a "March to the Sea" series.
@@TheHistoryUnderground that would be awesome. I live right in the middle of his path and thought about that many times. I have several places that I relic hunt, and I love pulling the history out of the ground.
Very cool video. Thank you for keeping our history, good and bad, alive for future generations to learn from.
Our pleasure!
Cool, I’ve been to the Jackson Shrine where Stonewall’s arm is buried. Just South of Fredericksburg, Va.
Great video! Should have shown the railroad tunnel while you were there! Used to reenact there every September
Got another episode on this channel where I go through the tunnel. Very cool place.
Didn't Hood lose a arm at Gettysburg also? One tuff man! I have been building fences my whole life and never heard or seen a gate like that, it makes sense though. Didn't expect to learn about cow gates while enjoying some history. GREAT STUFF!
Yeah, he was injured there. Complete fail on my part for not mentioning that. He was tough.
Out west in Montana those cattle gates are quite common.
@@normbailey2509 - That was a new one on me. I grew up on a farm but we never had anything like that around my area.
How do you choose where to go and what to see? We lived in Marietta, GA, where you shot a video and are now in Richmond, VA. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I take interest in just about anything, so once I dive into a subject, I go overboard with it and try to learn everything that I possibly can. Then I take note of the locations and see if there's anything still around. I get a lot of recommendations too.
The battle of Ringgold Gap was supposed to be my great great’s last battle as he was put into the Veteran’s Reserve Corps, but when General Early approached Washington in June of 1864, it was decided that my great great’s VRC regiment needed to help defend the city. His regiment distinguished themselves in the defense of Washington City.
Wow!
My ancestors had plantations somewhere in Georgia. Later relocated to East Texas and founded Pittsburgh Texas. One was a corporal in the Confederate army and is buried in the Pitts family cemetery
I’m going to put this on my bucket list! What a cool story!!!
Another fine episode. Glad to get the history lessons and actually see where it happened!
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Cool video. Ringgold is about 1 hour north of me as i live by rome,ga also full of history. Gravesite of Ellen Axson Wilson-President Woodrow Wilson First Wife and geavesite of Robert Bruce Morrison-great-grandfather of Jim Douglas Morrison of The Doors. Many more places around like the Vann House and The Wright Hotel in Chatsworth and Moraivian Cemetery where my ancestor Chief Charles Renatus Hicks is buried. His son married the half sister to Chief John Ross for whom Rossville,GA is named after where i once lived. Never been to this house in Ringgold.
Greetings sir, what a wonderful video and wow am I ever glad that I stumbled upon your channel! I grew up in Chattanooga for 10 years and now live about an hour east of Atlanta. For the last eight years I have made weekly vlogs of my trips to historical sites just like you do...I make the videos because I love sharing my enthusiasm of history with others and feel that if you just visit the spots where history took place, it really comes alive.
But I must admit it's been rather lonely feeling like the only history vlogger on TH-cam! So you can imagine my extreme enthusiasm when I found your Andersonville videos in my research of the site (I'm hoping to travel there soon)...then I found all of your other videos....been binging several :D :D :D....it's been really cool to see you publish videos from my home turf. I've been to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, been to the Chattanooga National Cemetery, and several other sites you've filmed. Other of your videos are of places I know of but haven't filmed yet. I've visited Tunnel Hill (where you filmed this one) but not yet to film it.
Anyways, I just wanted to comment to say: thanks for the great video, and channel. It's absolutely amazing to find a channel just like mine, now I have so many fun new videos to watch! You mentioned Chickamauga several times in this video, and I hope in your trip you managed to stop. It truly is an amazing place. Whether you did or didn't, here is the link to one of my videos of Chickamauga that I think you would enjoy: th-cam.com/video/7IJsohYD5vA/w-d-xo.html
I'm not posting new videos currently, but am filming a new batch to hopefully get back to regularly posting after Christmas. In the meantime, if you ever want to watch more history vlogs that are not your own, feel free to check out my channel! :) ~Austin/tnphotobug
That is a pretty cool place Ive never heard of. Very interesting and great job!
Thank you very much!
Enjoyed the video. Thanks now maybe I’ve seen everything a grave for a leg. Very interesting I live in Texas where Fort Hood is located.
Always a great video, sir. Thank you.
Thanks!
Go to Texas Sam Bell Maxeys house. Confederate general, has a stone from the Alamo on his desk
I'll put that on the list. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Quick bio: born 1825 died 1895. My great grandmother was married at his house in Paris Texas. Member of the senate 1875-1887 fought at the Battle of Shiloh. My 3rd great uncle married his sister.
Great video! Did you visit Tunnel Hill?
That Hood and Sherman stayed in the same house is something I didn't know, or overlooked in all my readings of the civil war. Or old age forgetfulness. Either way, you got it covered. As you say, pretty cool. I do remember reading about Hood and his leg. Nice video, thanks.
Pretty amazing how much history that house witnessed. There's even more in the next episode.
I’ve lived in tunnel hill all my life and it’s a great place with a lot of history, but it’s not ringgold. Great videos keep them coming !!
Oh the stories those walls and church pew could tell. Another great video!
No kidding! And thanks.
I am always interested in history. And this vid makes history more interesting!
Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks!
Awesome history as always! Awesome to see how they did those rails.. we know that they did it here on the western front as well during the second word war. Smashing guns around trees and what not. Thanks for sharing
That was awesome history. The civil war has so much history behind it.
Very much so. Thanks!
Great job, thank you.
Wow. . .an interesting video with loads of history. . .the way they have the house set up is awesome. . .helps add to the information (especially for we visual learners). Thank you for posting this and be safe going to your next adventure. . .
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I really enjoy your videos. The background music on this one grabbed me as well. May I ask who was playing? Thanks for taking us along on your journeys. Be safe!
Wauw! Incredible place! Totally missed this video.... Better late then never 😄
Glad you liked it!!
Great video as always, as soon as I saw the story about the leg it made me think of the bloody coat sleeve at the National Civil War Museum. Belonged to Pickett if I remember correctly, from the battle of Gaines Mill.
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@@TheHistoryUnderground , yeah, seriously, one of the best collections I’ve seen. I could’ve spent 2 days there, but my colleagues didn’t share my enthusiasm.
Thank you for sharing your adventures so we could also see real history. Bravo Zulu
As always, informative and so interesting. Loved it!
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I going to guess John Bell Hood was a tough SOB. Thanks for sharing the history...
I would say so. Thanks.
It’s amazing how anyone ever survived medical procedures, especially amputation, during the American civil war, and other wars when medical knowledge was very limited and simple things like hygiene was more an afterthought than a normal practice, I would imagine most amputees died from infections and sepsis rather than the initial injury or amputation, and having it done without, or with very little, anaesthetic must have been the worst pain imaginable, probably worse than the original wound. I would imagine, as with all major wars, that medical knowledge and practices advanced greatly. RIP to all those who paid the ultimate price in a Civil War that, in my opinion, neither side really wanted or gained anything from it, even the abolition of slavery didn’t make it a justifiable war, to many lost their lives at the hands of their fellow Americans. 😔😡👍🇬🇧🏴, thanks for sharing your journey, very interesting, informative, and entertaining. 👍
0:43 In the movie, "The Horse Soldiers", starring John Wayne and William Holden; toward the end of the movie, some time is spent showing Union troops burning and twisting the Confederate railroad tracks and turning them into Sherman's neckties...
Actually got to join a bunch of pards and MAKE a "Sherman Necktie" with a rail at a re-enactment in Resaca Ga. back in the late 90's (I was Union of course) We did it right next to a rail line and as we finished two of them a modern freight train happened to roll by us. We balanced the bent rail up and all waved at the engineer...the look on his face was PRICELESS! (by the way it's a lot harder to make them than you'd think. Modern steel is tough)
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I been doing a little research on my family and found that my great grandfather and great great grandfather, father and son joined the 73rd Indiana Volenteers and March with Sherman at the end of war and mustered out with a parade in Washington DC
Awesome as always! I live 10 miles from there and didn’t know it existed. I know what I’m doing this weekend!
Have fun!
I’ve found some great artillery over there. Tunnell hill is About ten minutes from me, you are missing the good Civil War sites!. Give me a shout sometime and I’ll take you to the ones no one know about.
Love see it myself
I wish I could see the brick work on the house. From a distance I thought it was a modern day home with modern brick and windows. One small glimpse of the brick work outside was all I could see that was up close. I could then tell it was older, but from a distance I would have guessed that home was built in the 70’s..... the 1970’s lol. Great video.
Ha! Sorry that I didn't get some closer shots. Glad that you enjoyed it.
Hood was a very hardy soul. He lost an arm at Gettysburg, then a leg at Ringgold, and was in the saddle and leading troops at Kennesaw Mountain. Wow.
I was stationed at Benning. Is there any interesting Civil War history involving General Benning that you're looking at tackling?
I'd like to. Just need to get back down there sometime.
I must have missed Hoods leg somehow. If you ever make it to the Wilderness Battlefield for a video make sure you go to Ellwood and give equal tribute to Stonewall Jackson's arm now lol
Yeah, it's not like a trip like that would cost an arm and a leg, right? ;-)
That place is high on my list. Thanks!
I was waiting for the gentleman at the desk to give us a tour! 😂🤷♀️ I so enjoy your videos! I settle in, knowing I’m in for a great story. I wouldn’t mind if they were longer. 😬
Ha! Thanks. Glad that you're enjoying them.
This reminds me of a quote by Wilmer McLean who moved to Appomattox court house, " The War began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor." So many strange, sad and ironic tales from the Civil War.
Who knows how many crazy stories like this are out there.
I think it was sad that, Hood lost a leg and the use of an arm at Gettysburg and was still on active duty. The pain meds he was on, probably could explain the mess he made when he invaded TN
Another very interesting and informative video....well done! Thanks, Andrew
Thanks again!
Amazing they both ended up in this one house Loved the story behind it you gave us Thankyou for another great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for a very interesting and informative article on the Civil War ! If you looking the comments one mentioned another soldier losing his leg ! I made a comment about it there that you might like to read ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever or wherever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Stone wall Jackson's arm is buried next to the overseers house at Giuna station near Fredericksburg Va.
He died in the same house on that plantation.
Canada here. The Clisby Austin house in Ringgold, Georgia is a substantial building. I'm glad to see that if an army needed it at least it was used as a hospital by the Confederates. Not so impressed to see Sherman take probably the very best building in the area for his HQ. What I really would like to know is did the Austins have their home returned to them, when, and in what condition? Most reports of the Union army was they took whatever they wanted, and then destroyed everything when they left an area.
Was the general store or visitors center or tunnel open? We do the re-enactment of tunnel hill on the field right behind the clisby-Austin house. Big open field. Can’t miss it.
Yes. It was at closing time, so I didn't have time to film the store. I'll have a video on the tunnel next week.
Your channel has grow so much good on ya !!
Thanks! As long as people are getting a little bit of history here and there, I'm happy.
You should check out Madison GA the next time you're in Georgia
Love your videos,if you ever make it up around Richmond about 20 miles north is the house Jackson died in
Really would like to see that. Thanks!
Great video 👍 and I really enjoyed it thank you for Sharing your amazing videos to us viewers and I hope everyone has amazing day today
Thank you! You too!
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Great video! Such a wonderful channel!
Excellent video. Thank You.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Anything on the Great locomotive chase that also happened right here at the tunnel? You can see it from the house.
Stay tuned :)
Yea! Can't wait. Love your channel!
You should check out the double barreled canon that never worked in Athens. There’s some civil war era buildings here too
You've peaked my interest.
Being from the South, I HIGHLY admire General John Bell Hood. He got back in the saddle with that leg missing and went back into combat. You should read the entire story of his life. He settled down after the war ended, got married, and had a huge number of children(I forget how many....maybe a dozen). Anyway, his life took many tragic turns, and his wife, several children, and Bell himself died of Yellow Fever. So very sad.
Love this channel. Love the presentation. Keep bringing it brother.
Much appreciated!
During the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the Earl of Uxbridge, the second in command of the Allied forces, lost his leg when it was shot off as he sat astride his horse. He survived and the shattered leg was buried in the village of Waterloo. It's marked by a large "gravestone" which you can still visit. Like Hood, Uxbridge survived.
Two amazing stories! Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job very interesting. Thanks
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