My ancestor, Jeremiah Osgood, was a Revolutionary War veteran who died in 1855 at age 99. He served in the First Connecticut Regiment and was one of the first settlers of Hamlin PA. He lived long enough to be photographed.
you got a similar distortion of individual histories with the last of the wwII vets. With only a handful of them remaining, they all seem to have landed on DDay. No one was ever a cook or drove a supply truck.
8:25 *DON N HAGIST:* “Two that I've been able to determine did, in fact, prove their service and received Revolutionary War pensions after 1864.” Well, receiving one’s pension in one’s 100s, while better than nothing, probably did not amount to a whole lot. The question is whether they received all the back payments they were entitled to _before_ they began receiving their pension.
It doesn't sound like it, based on a couple of web searches. And apparently there were already much earlier pension acts that were supposed to give Revolutionary War veterans some benefits, but records aren't always clear on how well those were doled out. (Someone correct me if that's wrong.)
Notice how all of the 8 shown were in the north, and the time of the photos is 1864. I would be confident that there would have been some more veterans in the south at the time, but obviously would not be on the pension roll after 1861 due to their state leaving the union. Would be interesting to hear the modern author’s search for them.
I think this is a terrific story, and while I am glad to have better knowledge of their true lives, it is the photos that are important to the country. I wonder how much influence the reminder of how near that long past war was. And a reminder that we needed unity to win as a nation. Perhaps we should bring to our attention those few remaining from WWII, to remind people who we should be fighting against.
I served George Washington in the Army in NYC and Princeton. I highly recommend his religion for Americans. The real deal. Pohick Virginia. They paid me just and true.
Each of them was over 100 years old, yet we are often told that people in the past had shorter lifespans. This prompts us to question the truth behind the notion that we live longer lives today.
From about 230,000 soldiers that fought during the American revolution roughly 5 or 6 lived past 100. Sure, that's enough evidence to question modern medical advances.
My ancestor, Jeremiah Osgood, was a Revolutionary War veteran who died in 1855 at age 99. He served in the First Connecticut Regiment and was one of the first settlers of Hamlin PA. He lived long enough to be photographed.
So what 😅
A paternal ancestor was an Able Seaman in War Of 1812, in 1814 at age 15. In 1861, he was still in the US Union Navy.
O yeah 😅
Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, lived long enough to have a daguerretype made.
They witnessed a lot. They changed a lot. Brilliant
you got a similar distortion of individual histories with the last of the wwII vets. With only a handful of them remaining, they all seem to have landed on DDay. No one was ever a cook or drove a supply truck.
Or no one is interviewing them? You should read the relatively recent books, The Rifle, and The Rifle 2 by Andrew Biggio. Interesting take on it all.
8:25 *DON N HAGIST:* “Two that I've been able to determine did, in fact, prove their service and received Revolutionary War pensions after 1864.”
Well, receiving one’s pension in one’s 100s, while better than nothing, probably did not amount to a whole lot. The question is whether they received all the back payments they were entitled to _before_ they began receiving their pension.
It doesn't sound like it, based on a couple of web searches. And apparently there were already much earlier pension acts that were supposed to give Revolutionary War veterans some benefits, but records aren't always clear on how well those were doled out. (Someone correct me if that's wrong.)
@DashingPartyCrasher Too bad, if that's the case. It didn't even occur to me to try to check-thanks for doing so.
Notice how all of the 8 shown were in the north, and the time of the photos is 1864. I would be confident that there would have been some more veterans in the south at the time, but obviously would not be on the pension roll after 1861 due to their state leaving the union. Would be interesting to hear the modern author’s search for them.
This was great! I really appreciated Mr. Hagist’s efforts to balance diplomacy and accuracy. Bless him!
Thank you for this vid. Something I ha never heard of before.
I think this is a terrific story, and while I am glad to have better knowledge of their true lives, it is the photos that are important to the country. I wonder how much influence the reminder of how near that long past war was. And a reminder that we needed unity to win as a nation.
Perhaps we should bring to our attention those few remaining from WWII, to remind people who we should be fighting against.
I had a professor in college who had in his office a big collection of Union general carte de visites in a frame.
3:09 roller skates!
Didn't expect that so I checked out Wiki. Turns out they were introduced on a stage at London in 1743.
Interesting!
Somehow I doubt John Goodnow was 120 (as shown in the newspaper)
1:50 I wonder if John Goodnow was truely 120 years old
I wonder if they still had their British accents
I served George Washington in the Army in NYC and Princeton. I highly recommend his religion for Americans. The real deal. Pohick Virginia. They paid me just and true.
What's up with that dude in the scarf? He's like a nervous bobblehead, nodding at every syllable. So distracting.
Each of them was over 100 years old, yet we are often told that people in the past had shorter lifespans. This prompts us to question the truth behind the notion that we live longer lives today.
From about 230,000 soldiers that fought during the American revolution roughly 5 or 6 lived past 100. Sure, that's enough evidence to question modern medical advances.
Or to question our understanding of statistics.
Bro is onto nothing 🔥
Childhood mortality was high, but if you can survive into your 20s then most likely you will live as long as most people do now.
There's difference between statistical outliers and statistical medians.
They get a fruit like the guy in the green scarf to talk about the American Revolution? Times have changed.
That man has the gayest glasses I've ever seen