This is such an overlooked topic when it comes to the Civil War and its major battles --- what it was like for the local residents in the aftermath of such engagements.. I enjoyed this presentation.. Also, I recommend the book "A strange & blighted land, the aftermath at Gettysburg"... The accounts of the Gettysburg residents in the days and months afterwards were horrific.
Agree. Reading “A Strange and Blighted Land” provides some insight into the unbelievable, prolonged aftermath of a major civil war battle. Truly horrifying. And then comes the realization that this level of death, dying and destruction occurred to one degree or another after every major battle. It is an aspect of the civil war that receives little or no attention and really should.
@@visiblethought Absolutely.. The hardship and disruption to the Civilian's lives had to be unimaginable.. Having their homes & properties commandeered (often by what was considered an invading enemy Army) to serve as Military Headquarters or Field Hospitals.. Livestock confiscated to feed such Armies.. Privately owned Shops & Businesses raided for Supplies etc.. Barns setup as temporary Morgues.. Yards and family Farmlands used for mass Graves.. To say nothing of the absolute terror they must have experienced as these battles raged outside their front doors...
My great great uncle served in Company K, 19th Indiana Infantry of the Iron Brigade and was killed in action on the first day of battle. He was originally buried by southern troops in the corner of the Lutheran Theological Seminary yard. One of his comrades was wounded and captured and witnessed the burial. When the Confederate troops retreated that gentleman was left behind and was able to identify the grave. My uncle's remains were reburied in Evergreen Cemetery a few days after the battle. Now he has a tombstone with his name on it in the Soldiers National Cemetery, BUT there's no documentation of his body ever being moved there.
My my that was awful southern of them 😂, JK it's strange how gentlemanly war was back then compared to now where there's like zero rules. I could write a book about that. In short though, if you are religious, and study human history, there's been many times our numbers have been wiped out by invaders, killing everyone, no morals, no rules, and this happened so much in the early days that they think this is what caused the different set of rules to be made for the morals of how we are supposed to live by, it's very intriguing because these rules changed very little but was added to mostly, then someone said they were sent by a higher power to spread these rules, this was way before Jesus I'm talking about, like 10,000 bc.
His name was Thomas Daugherty, the son of Irish immigrants. He fought with the 19th at Second Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. He had been promoted to Sergeant exactly one week before he was killed at Gettysburg.
Excellent as always, and as with a couple of Tim's other longer presentations, THANK YOU SO MUCH for recording it and putting it on TH-cam, since this was one I wanted to catch at the museum but simply couldn't make it down.
My father’s uncle served with the 7th North Carolina infantry as quartermaster. He was wounded on the first day of the battle, sat out the 2nd day, was in Picketts charge which he survived. He was captured at Falling Waters Maryland during the retreat and held as prisoner until a prisoner exchange in August of 1863. He returned to his unit and was captured again in Fredericksburg, Virginia and imprisoned in New York. After the war he opened a dry goods store in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Not to be rude, but are you 100 yrs old at least? The generation just doesn't seem possible. I'm 60 and my grandma was born in 1910. Your father's great uncle would make sense generation wise. Too far back to be your grandfather's brother. Your great grandfather's brother would totally be possible.
Small world. My great-grandfather was a Captain in the 57th NC Infantry, Company K. Captured at the First Battle of the Rappahannock and ended up spending the war at Johson Island Prison Camp (lucky guy!). His signature is even in the Officer's Autograph Book. Went back to NC after signing the Loyalty Oath.
A great exposition of the complicated computations involved when counting casualties. And the huge logistical problems in treating the wounded, burying the dead and the organisation of the retreat that history tends to have overlooked. Thank you from the UK.
Good speaker, yes. But the cam zooming in on the screen to show more detail would have been better. Picture suffers if done during playback. Don't need to see the speaker and audience throughout the entire video.
“Every horse had a name” thank you for that. I’m certainly no 8th grader, but I am an animal lover and i hold a special place in my heart for faithful animals lost in the defense of peace, even if they were just in their own field or barn and were hit unintentionally. Horses were obviously more utilitarian then than they are now but many of their people still cared deeply for them and mourned their loss.
...and their livelihoods Suffered all-the-more for the losses of working- milk-, meat- & egg- producing animals -- as well as corn crops trampled & orchard trees blown to bits -- above & beyond the damages to their homes, barns, farming equipment and 'go-to-market' vehicles. Civilians were Never compensated for those damages.
My great great uncle served in the 12th Mississippi and was wounded on the first day of fighting. I found his SGT's diary online indicating those wounded/killed that day.
Tim in the eighty’s I had a licensed tour give me a tour in my mini Motor Home. I was unbelievably surprised and impressed. Great talk Tim. Except about the kid that set off a live shell. 💯💕👊👍
I for one have become weary of hearing and seeing about the American Civil War. I would have to say that my early interest beginning in the 7th Grade with my History teacher whose Great Grandfather was a Surgeon in the Confederate army is what got me in to my future years of studying about and collecting civil war artifacts. After all of the books I have read and collected I am finally done with the civil war. I have come to the point that it is disgusting a subject as I can think of. It was appealing for many years , but I finally came to the actual human side of this of most monumental reality. When I think of all the soldiers Union and Confederate soldiers that died in that Fiasco it makes me feel almost sick to my stomach. I have simply lost all interest in this subject but it still plagues me due to the remaining artifacts that I still have from this period. I started selling my collection approx 9 years ago and got rid of most of that Junk. I have had every imagineable artifact anyone could think of. I have gotten down to a very few items anf have even began to give items away to anyone interested in them. The Last item I gave away was a Fleming Knife which was an extremely sharp surgeon,s tool used for Bleeding patients . these Fleming knives and the use of them came to a sudden stop when still in use during the civil war due to the advancement of medical knowledge. Which means the use of them were useless they done nothing at all as far as curing or even helping the patient due to Ignorance of medical knowledge. I gave the Fleming Knife to my Family Doctor and he was happy to receive it. My collection is now down to a Colt 44,Cal Cap and ball revolver . still in fine working order, a holster and a belt for the revolver and one more item. It is a Albumen Photograph of Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest taken when he was an Alderman in 1846 for the city of Memphis , Tennessee. I came across this item by accident about 30 years ago. I have had it appraised for accuracy of the subject of the photo by experts in the field of collecting civil war items. One individual that examined the photo was John Montague of Memphis tenn .This man was an Attorney who is now deceased but at one time he actually owned the Sword that belonged to Forrest having purchased it from Forrests Grandaughter Mary Forrest Bradley. Forrest Dispatched 8 or 9 Union union soldiers with this sword during the war. Where that Sword is today is unknown to me . John Montague offered me $ 50.000 dollars for that Photo and I turned him down. I do regret not having taken his offer. But as time goes by I will eventually rid myself of these encumbrances as they have no interest for me . I have come to the full realization that the American Civil War was a great loss of Human life and is still a Tragedy as much today as it was 170 years plus ago. I am 83 years of age and it is time to disregard any further attention to this outrageous loss of life. Six Hundred Thousand lives lost and that is not a truly accurate count. What was it for ? States Rights, Slavery, or simple aggression by the Northern states. Good Luck to you young students of that war I am sure that you will come to despise it just as I have.
What a GREAT discussion on the post battle condition of Gettysburg, Gregory Cocao book," A Stange and Blighted Land " is an INCREDIBLY in depth Analysis of Gettysburg immediately after the battle.GRUESOME,SAD,but Accurate Account of just how HORRIFIC WAR IS. GREAT PRESENTATION!!!
My Grandparent fought with the PA 148th in the Wheatfield. After the battle he was put up at a doctor's house for a month, then was transferred to a hospital in Philadelphia. After 6 months or so there they told him to go home, which he did. I think he had shell shock, but his name is not on the memorial in Gettysburg because he went home from the hospital and the military decided he was AWOL. HE WAS THERE, HE FOUGHT WITH HIS COMPANY AND HE SHOULD BE ON THE MEMORIAL! If you want to help correct this error, please contact me. His name was David Daniel Woods.
Always love and appreciate Tim's discussions. Keep up the good work. I will never understand some people that have little or no interest in tbe Civil war period. I find the period fascinating. So many human interest stories. Such sacrifice. Such devotion. I have been told by some people while bringing up the subject that " oh that was so long ago, who cares". You are looked upon as boring or racist. Its certainly not taught in public schools anymore.
I would say nothing is off limits to being the subject of a good joke ! It helps to cope with what can be a bad or serious situation and put our own condition into perspective!! We all ultimately wind up in the same place !
Some of the photos of Letterman clearly show United States Christian Commission delegates, both male and female, as well as a banner/sign hanging in the trees above the tents. The USCC was very active after the battle and even had a few delegates (including JL Chamberlain's brother) on the ground with the army during the battle. Their efforts are often missed or confused with the Sanitary Commission, but the US Christian Commission had a HUGE impact following the battle.
In Staten Island, i found a small cemetery that was predominantly jewish,behind the Jewish grave stones there were about 20 grave stones,marked 52nd VA.5 7 64, 25TH S.C. C.S.A,...the majority were from Virginia!!! So Sad,I sobbed and tried to clear the weeds and Shrubs..I called the owner/care taker of the cemetery and informed him of those military dead! I dont know whatever happened to those men.
It's hard to fathom the number of ppl involved in this battle, or even kIA, since those types of warfare hasn't been seen in modern times, Napoleonic wars were the closest thing than WW1 because the line on line instead of trench warfare
Agreed... And It had to be extremely difficult to account for all the actual casualties, given the advances in munitions & weaponry, which were light years ahead of the Napoleonic tactics still in use... We can only assume a large number of the "Missing" were soldiers who had been vaporized from Canister / Grapeshot artillery rounds... There were also soldiers who eventually died months, even years later from wounds suffered from a battle..
@thewintergardener2873 great reply, I have a then and now book about 20 years old of earthworks and sites from the civil war, and even the mountains have changed a little, the amount of deposits on land is not comprehensible in our short life times, so only to the technology from pictures have we understood the differences in what time does to technology, and the earth in general.
My GGgrandfather William Boyd Elrod of Co G 16th Ga Infantry was wounded in the thigh on the second day and taken to the Crawfords/ Woffords Brigade hospital! He was turned over to the Union Army Provost Marshall on July 20th and his leg was amputated! He died probably from infection and was buried across the creek on the Cunningham Farm with several others from the 16th! Luckily tgeir graves were marked and exhumed in 1871/72 and returned to ga soil and buried in Laurel Grove Cemetary in Savannah Ga! From my research, it looks like the 16th was held in reserve on the 2nd day ! I wonder how these men from the 16th were killed and wounded! Was it stray bullets or over shot cannon shells! The book by Gregory Coco: A STRANGE AND BLIGHTED LAND, GETTYSBURG THE AFTERMATH OF A BATTLE. This is a great read as its a compilation of all of Mr Coco's research!
I assume, that unexplored shell killed that jackass that was beating it on a rock, to get the powder out? I would assume he was blown to bits but you hear weird stories all through that war.
As much as I love these talks, would it not be possible to make the pictures larger than postage stamps since Tim is just talking, maybe make him a small insert? Doesn't matter how informative the talk is if the illustrations are useless. FWIW...
A great presentation! But please be aware that your frequent use of “you know” or “ya know” in your delivery somewhat detracts from from what is being discussed.
The calculation of the number of bullets makes numerous mistakes. It assumes that every soldier was infantry or firing a rifle in the battle. Some never got into battle. Some were cooks, supply, farriers. Some were staff. It is estimated that less than one third of the personnel of an army see combat. Odd mistake for one so well known.
To be honest, I’ve always been interested in history. I’ve had time in my retirement to attend lectures like this. I had no time for this between all my obligations with family , work and church until my golden years . There are probably many younger people watching on TH-cam because you can start and pause on your own schedule
This is such an overlooked topic when it comes to the Civil War and its major battles --- what it was like for the local residents in the aftermath of such engagements.. I enjoyed this presentation.. Also, I recommend the book "A strange & blighted land, the aftermath at Gettysburg"... The accounts of the Gettysburg residents in the days and months afterwards were horrific.
Agree. Reading “A Strange and Blighted Land” provides some insight into the unbelievable, prolonged aftermath of a major civil war battle. Truly horrifying. And then comes the realization that this level of death, dying and destruction occurred to one degree or another after every major battle. It is an aspect of the civil war that receives little or no attention and really should.
@@visiblethought Absolutely.. The hardship and disruption to the Civilian's lives had to be unimaginable.. Having their homes & properties commandeered (often by what was considered an invading enemy Army) to serve as Military Headquarters or Field Hospitals.. Livestock confiscated to feed such Armies.. Privately owned Shops & Businesses raided for Supplies etc.. Barns setup as temporary Morgues.. Yards and family Farmlands used for mass Graves.. To say nothing of the absolute terror they must have experienced as these battles raged outside their front doors...
And the smell…
As a Gettysburg resident, I am interested in the civilian experience. This was awesome! I LOVE the new museum. 🤗
Yet again, people like Tim Smith brilliantly remind of us our past.
Tim always does a great job; a history rock star!
If only TH-cam didn't constantly interrupt with commercials.
My great great uncle served in Company K, 19th Indiana Infantry of the Iron Brigade and was killed in action on the first day of battle. He was originally buried by southern troops in the corner of the Lutheran Theological Seminary yard. One of his comrades was wounded and captured and witnessed the burial. When the Confederate troops retreated that gentleman was left behind and was able to identify the grave. My uncle's remains were reburied in Evergreen Cemetery a few days after the battle. Now he has a tombstone with his name on it in the Soldiers National Cemetery, BUT there's no documentation of his body ever being moved there.
Thank you for sharing 😢.
My my that was awful southern of them 😂, JK it's strange how gentlemanly war was back then compared to now where there's like zero rules. I could write a book about that. In short though, if you are religious, and study human history, there's been many times our numbers have been wiped out by invaders, killing everyone, no morals, no rules, and this happened so much in the early days that they think this is what caused the different set of rules to be made for the morals of how we are supposed to live by, it's very intriguing because these rules changed very little but was added to mostly, then someone said they were sent by a higher power to spread these rules, this was way before Jesus I'm talking about, like 10,000 bc.
My GG Uncle also served in the 19th Ind Inf, William Frederick Ford, wish the family had left more info about him and his service.
His name was Thomas Daugherty, the son of Irish immigrants. He fought with the 19th at Second Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. He had been promoted to Sergeant exactly one week before he was killed at Gettysburg.
My 3rd great grandfather was a pvt in the 13th Alabama. They may have shot at eachother.
Thanks!
Thanks Tim, for a well done and thoughtful presentation. Be well.
Excellent as always, and as with a couple of Tim's other longer presentations, THANK YOU SO MUCH for recording it and putting it on TH-cam, since this was one I wanted to catch at the museum but simply couldn't make it down.
Fan outside Pittsburgh saying thanks so much!!!
Thank you so much for your support!
My father’s uncle served with the 7th North Carolina infantry as quartermaster. He was wounded on the first day of the battle, sat out the 2nd day, was in Picketts charge which he survived. He was captured at Falling Waters Maryland during the retreat and held as prisoner until a prisoner exchange in August of 1863. He returned to his unit and was captured again in Fredericksburg, Virginia and imprisoned in New York. After the war he opened a dry goods store in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Not to be rude, but are you 100 yrs old at least? The generation just doesn't seem possible. I'm 60 and my grandma was born in 1910. Your father's great uncle would make sense generation wise. Too far back to be your grandfather's brother. Your great grandfather's brother would totally be possible.
Small world. My great-grandfather was a Captain in the 57th NC Infantry, Company K. Captured at the First Battle of the Rappahannock and ended up spending the war at Johson Island Prison Camp (lucky guy!). His signature is even in the Officer's Autograph Book. Went back to NC after signing the Loyalty Oath.
A great exposition of the complicated computations involved when counting casualties. And the huge logistical problems in treating the wounded, burying the dead and the organisation of the retreat that history tends to have overlooked.
Thank you from the UK.
Thanks for watching!
@AdamsCountyHistoricalSociety you are very welcome! I have shared this to a couple of my friends who would possibly appreciate your work! 😁😉
Love these weekend programs!!
Ps.All the lectures about Gettysburg are interesting as well as fun to listen to ! The narrator is one of the best !!
Good speaker, yes. But the cam zooming in on the screen to show more detail would have been better. Picture suffers if done during playback. Don't need to see the speaker and audience throughout the entire video.
I always enjoy Tim's presentation. This was so interesting Thank you.
APPRECIATE YOU TIM SMITH!!!!
Nice Job Tim - thank you!
My g-granduncle was in Barksdale's Brigade and killed during the charge through the Peach Orchard on the 2nd Day. Buried in the field.
“Every horse had a name” thank you for that. I’m certainly no 8th grader, but I am an animal lover and i hold a special place in my heart for faithful animals lost in the defense of peace, even if they were just in their own field or barn and were hit unintentionally. Horses were obviously more utilitarian then than they are now but many of their people still cared deeply for them and mourned their loss.
...and their livelihoods Suffered all-the-more for the losses of working- milk-, meat- & egg- producing animals -- as well as corn crops trampled & orchard trees blown to bits -- above & beyond the damages to their homes, barns, farming equipment and 'go-to-market' vehicles.
Civilians were Never compensated for those damages.
I'm visiting Gettysburg soon, and this is an excellent prologue - thank you!
Amazing place….What a great presentation
Thank you Tim !!!
This is so good. Thanks
My great great uncle served in the 12th Mississippi and was wounded on the first day of fighting. I found his SGT's diary online indicating those wounded/killed that day.
Great program, many southern soldiers also died in the ambulance train on the brutal trip back to Virginia
Tim in the eighty’s I had a licensed tour give me a tour in my mini Motor Home. I was unbelievably surprised and impressed. Great talk Tim. Except about the kid that set off a live shell. 💯💕👊👍
Really enjoyed this.🥇
Informative and entertaining! Thank you!
I for one have become weary of hearing and seeing about the American Civil War. I would have to say that my early interest beginning in the 7th Grade with my History teacher whose Great Grandfather was a Surgeon in the Confederate army is what got me in to my future years of studying about and collecting civil war artifacts. After all of the books I have read and collected I am finally done with the civil war. I have come to the point that it is disgusting a subject as I can think of. It was appealing for many years , but I finally came to the actual human side of this of most monumental reality. When I think of all the soldiers Union and Confederate soldiers that died in that Fiasco it makes me feel almost sick to my stomach. I have simply lost all interest in this subject but it still plagues me due to the remaining artifacts that I still have from this period. I started selling my collection approx 9 years ago and got rid of most of that Junk. I have had every imagineable artifact anyone could think of. I have gotten down to a very few items anf have even began to give items away to anyone interested in them. The Last item I gave away was a Fleming Knife which was an extremely sharp surgeon,s tool used for Bleeding patients . these Fleming knives and the use of them came to a sudden stop when still in use during the civil war due to the advancement of medical knowledge. Which means the use of them were useless they done nothing at all as far as curing or even helping the patient due to Ignorance of medical knowledge. I gave the Fleming Knife to my Family Doctor and he was happy to receive it. My collection is now down to a Colt 44,Cal Cap and ball revolver . still in fine working order, a holster and a belt for the revolver and one more item. It is a Albumen Photograph of Lt. Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest taken when he was an Alderman in 1846 for the city of Memphis , Tennessee. I came across this item by accident about 30 years ago. I have had it appraised for accuracy of the subject of the photo by experts in the field of collecting civil war items. One individual that examined the photo was John Montague of Memphis tenn .This man was an Attorney who is now deceased but at one time he actually owned the Sword that belonged to Forrest having purchased it from Forrests Grandaughter Mary Forrest Bradley. Forrest Dispatched 8 or 9 Union union soldiers with this sword during the war. Where that Sword is today is unknown to me . John Montague offered me $ 50.000 dollars for that Photo and I turned him down. I do regret not having taken his offer. But as time goes by I will eventually rid myself of these encumbrances as they have no interest for me . I have come to the full realization that the American Civil War was a great loss of Human life and is still a Tragedy as much today as it was 170 years plus ago. I am 83 years of age and it is time to disregard any further attention to this outrageous loss of life. Six Hundred Thousand lives lost and that is not a truly accurate count. What was it for ? States Rights, Slavery, or simple aggression by the Northern states. Good Luck to you young students of that war I am sure that you will come to despise it just as I have.
Very interesting! Nice presentation. Thank you.
What a GREAT discussion on the post battle condition of Gettysburg, Gregory Cocao book," A Stange and Blighted Land " is an INCREDIBLY in depth Analysis of Gettysburg immediately after the battle.GRUESOME,SAD,but Accurate Account of just how HORRIFIC WAR IS. GREAT PRESENTATION!!!
Tim is a legend
Can you imagine how many were found when tractor disking came to be?
Fantastic!
The continual brakes for advertisements ruined what otherwise may have been a very interesting session. I finally gave up on it.
One of my gg grand uncles was in the 5th NJ, another in the 70th NY and my gg grandfather was in the 13th NJ.
My Grandparent fought with the PA 148th in the Wheatfield. After the battle he was put up at a doctor's house for a month, then was transferred to a hospital in Philadelphia. After 6 months or so there they told him to go home, which he did. I think he had shell shock, but his name is not on the memorial in Gettysburg because he went home from the hospital and the military decided he was AWOL. HE WAS THERE, HE FOUGHT WITH HIS COMPANY AND HE SHOULD BE ON THE MEMORIAL! If you want to help correct this error, please contact me. His name was David Daniel Woods.
Always love and appreciate Tim's discussions. Keep up the good work. I will never understand some people that have little or no interest in tbe Civil war period. I find the period fascinating. So many human interest stories. Such sacrifice. Such devotion. I have been told by some people while bringing up the subject that " oh that was so long ago, who cares". You are looked upon as boring or racist. Its certainly not taught in public schools anymore.
So you don't get much dough for the Jennie Wade dough tray ? THANK YOU !!!
I would say nothing is off limits to being the subject of a good joke ! It helps to cope with what can be a bad or serious situation and put our own condition into perspective!! We all ultimately wind up in the same place !
Please put your speech on closed caption, then you will realize how many times you say "you know" throughout the lecture.
Some of the photos of Letterman clearly show United States Christian Commission delegates, both male and female, as well as a banner/sign hanging in the trees above the tents. The USCC was very active after the battle and even had a few delegates (including JL Chamberlain's brother) on the ground with the army during the battle. Their efforts are often missed or confused with the Sanitary Commission, but the US Christian Commission had a HUGE impact following the battle.
My 4th great grandmother Jacob’s, had her boarding farm (east of Gettysburg) looted by the Southern Army en rote to the battlefield.
Let me know where to look Tim. ;)
12 of 13 men in my family were killed during the Civil War. I'm descended from the 1 that survived. All Union Soldiers.
In Staten Island, i found a small cemetery that was predominantly jewish,behind the Jewish grave stones there were about 20 grave stones,marked 52nd VA.5 7 64, 25TH S.C. C.S.A,...the majority were from Virginia!!! So Sad,I sobbed and tried to clear the weeds and Shrubs..I called the owner/care taker of the cemetery and informed him of those military dead! I dont know whatever happened to those men.
It's hard to fathom the number of ppl involved in this battle, or even kIA, since those types of warfare hasn't been seen in modern times, Napoleonic wars were the closest thing than WW1 because the line on line instead of trench warfare
Agreed... And It had to be extremely difficult to account for all the actual casualties, given the advances in munitions & weaponry, which were light years ahead of the Napoleonic tactics still in use... We can only assume a large number of the "Missing" were soldiers who had been vaporized from Canister / Grapeshot artillery rounds... There were also soldiers who eventually died months, even years later from wounds suffered from a battle..
@thewintergardener2873 great reply, I have a then and now book about 20 years old of earthworks and sites from the civil war, and even the mountains have changed a little, the amount of deposits on land is not comprehensible in our short life times, so only to the technology from pictures have we understood the differences in what time does to technology, and the earth in general.
My GGgrandfather William Boyd Elrod of Co G 16th Ga Infantry was wounded in the thigh on the second day and taken to the Crawfords/ Woffords Brigade hospital! He was turned over to the Union Army Provost Marshall on July 20th and his leg was amputated! He died probably from infection and was buried across the creek on the Cunningham Farm with several others from the 16th! Luckily tgeir graves were marked and exhumed in 1871/72 and returned to ga soil and buried in Laurel Grove Cemetary in Savannah Ga! From my research, it looks like the 16th was held in reserve on the 2nd day ! I wonder how these men from the 16th were killed and wounded! Was it stray bullets or over shot cannon shells! The book by Gregory Coco: A STRANGE AND BLIGHTED LAND, GETTYSBURG THE AFTERMATH OF A BATTLE. This is a great read as its a compilation of all of Mr Coco's research!
Someone with my first and last name is buried next to the left of Lincoln's statue. He was killed toward the end of WW2.
Was infrance early sixties and found areas of militaria in farm land and think saw ghost in long coat
So when trees fall and they count the rings and they are older than the battle, those aren't witness trees?
This happens very rarely young man.
How do they know what name goes with what soldier ? Did they have dog tags or identity cards on their person?
Good presentation but far too many commercials so I’m out
I assume, that unexplored shell killed that jackass that was beating it on a rock, to get the powder out? I would assume he was blown to bits but you hear weird stories all through that war.
He actually survived. He lost his arm and an eye but lived another 20 years.
@AdamsCountyHistoricalSociety wow! Amazing he survived that
As much as I love these talks, would it not be possible to make the pictures larger than postage stamps since Tim is just talking, maybe make him a small insert? Doesn't matter how informative the talk is if the illustrations are useless. FWIW...
Why did the Union Army let the long wagon train get back to the Confederacy? The war would likely been over in 1863.
A great presentation! But please be aware that your frequent use of “you know” or “ya know” in your delivery somewhat detracts from from what is being discussed.
No it doesn’t. I like the way he speaks
The calculation of the number of bullets makes numerous mistakes.
It assumes that every soldier was infantry or firing a rifle in the battle.
Some never got into battle. Some were cooks, supply, farriers. Some were staff.
It is estimated that less than one third of the personnel of an army see combat.
Odd mistake for one so well known.
Also some shot all day and back then the rounds were like compared to dollars today… a lot less so it was a lot more back then with those guns yk
Okay have any pictures so far away is absolutely worthless..
you know
I get the feeling Tim would rather be sitting around a campfire with a bunch of eighth graders, telling ghastly stories about the battle.
Its sad that in the Audience, there are no 20,30,50 year olds! This is OUR HISTORY!! Paid with BLOOD,and TEARS!
To be honest, I’ve always been interested in history. I’ve had time in my retirement to attend lectures like this. I had no time for this between all my obligations with family , work and church until my golden years . There are probably many younger people watching on TH-cam because you can start and pause on your own schedule