Fight for Little Round Top and 20th Maine Monument: 157th Anniversary of Gettysburg Live! (Day 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Kris White of the American Battlefield Trust and Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War are joined by historian Doug Ullman for a deep dive into one of the most famous parts of Gettysburg - the fight for Little Round Top. The group details both Confederate and Union actions as well as compares the events portrayed in the film "Gettysburg" to what actually happened on July 2, 1863.
This video is part of our commemoration series for the 157th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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My Great Great Grandfather, Eugene Kelleran, saw serve in Company i, 20th Maine from it's formation to the end of the war. He survived the war. If he hadn't... I wouldn't be here.
You have a right to feel very, very proud of that.
Me too. My mother had at least two or three people up on the hill. Ben Maddox was I believe her great great grandfather. The other two were from Milo Me. One was a teacher. Not sure about the other.
That is awesome. He knew Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain -- my favorite Civil War figure after Grant.
That's amazing. Brave men!
Thanks. Always nice to get a truer history of an event. So many heroes at Little Round Top!
These guys are awesome. So beautifully explained, i can almost picture everything so clearly. Congrats on a great video.
One of my favorite scene in the movie Gettysburg was the battle of Little Round Top.
20th Maine Monument was always fun to see in the morning!
Thank you gentlemen. Don't ever let them remove the Gettysburg monuments.
I would be in favor of reducing the size of the larger ones. Some are over bearing and inpinge on the story.
The Gettysburg monuments will always be safe. They're on FEDERAL property.
Here's to the brave boys of Maine, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania!
Thank you so much for bringing a camera with zoom lens
Shelby Foote's 3 volume set is the gold standard of the the Civil War.
Not really and yes I've read it.
I relate to Mr. Ullman's story. He may well have been describing my own youth.
I've visited the military park more than once and I don't understand why the main road to access the round top parking lot was constructed directly through the 83rd Penn position. Why not have built it around the east of the 20th Maine's position and not
disturb the hollowed ground? Would love to see this done even now - so the 83rd's battle line position could at least be restored.
Yum, maybe pull together a protest for them to hear us? Great idea.
The same can be said for any of the roads on the battlefield. All of the roads built after the battle run through hollow ground.
Hope you guys go up north a bit and talk about the 1st Minnesota and their charge to save the Union Center during the second Day's actions.
Remember Harper's Ferry... Willard's Brigade and 1st Minnesota, suffer together nearly side-by-side on day 2
The case can be made that the Minnesota 1st is the reason we are still living in a democracy, although it certainly is under attack by the oligarchs today.
Hancock…reportedly put the 1st Minnesota in position. One of the unsung heroes at Gettysburg.
I would very much like to see this area restored to its original appearance before the roads and retaining walls were built.
Watching from Vermont. My husband's ancestor, Don B Celley, fought in the battle
Vermont played a huge role at Gettysburg -- and in the Overland Campaign a year later.
My dear now departed brother and I had a tradition. Whenever one of us visited Gettysburg he would stand at the Twentieth Maine monument and text the other "Bayonets!" Maybe that's not exactly how it happened but then Tolstoy takes some liberties with history but War and Peace is still a great book.
This is awesome, my great great grand father was in the 59th OVI GAR and fought at Perryville (Reserve) but was on the front at the battle of Stones River. Have a journal entry from him where he talks about watching Confederate soldiers pick cotton as they March across the field and stuffing the cotton balls in their ears because of the deafening sound of the weapons firing.
Our family has been in literally every war from 7 years to today, I served 13 years in the Navy and Army, blue to green, and my nephew is in the 173rd Airborne! Proud of our family and history and thank you BFT for what you do! From Kentucky we support you all!
I had three uncles in the 15th Alabama Company A they were all brothers. I think they mostly fought the US sharpshooter to the right of the Attack. One of them later died at Chickamauga the other two survived the war.
3 uncles wow
Good bit of family history.
The 15th Alabama Heavy infantry if I'm not Mistaken under command Of colonial will Calvin oats, Originally managed to get to big round Top after rear guard duties and then was Ordered to located and assaulted Left flank.
3 of my 3rd great grandpa's fought for the Union. One was a Zouave in the 2nd Delaware, one with the Iron Brigade, and another fought with the 1st New York Light Artillery. 2 of them fought at Gettysburg and made it all the way to Appomattox.
I have been right there. It is very moving.About time to change Fort Hood to Fort Chamberlain. A real hero and a real medal of honor winner. "There came the 20th Maine swinging like a gate!" J.L.C. died in 1914 of his wounds!
Chamberlain should definitely have a military installation named for him. If A.P Hill has one Chamberlain should have one!
Its just amazing to me, that brigades, regiments, etc could move so efficiently with semaphore flags. Can you imagine if they had walkie-talkies?
How do they see signals through all the trees?
How'd the Macedonians, assyrian..........
@@davidberry8431 the photos taken after the battle shows fewer trees at that time.
One of my favorite things to learn about in the Civil War is the Signal Corps in the Union in Confederate armies it was really cool stuff how they communicated with flags and quaker guns. When I first joined the Defense Militia my first job was in their Signal Corps.
Great job on these.
This is my favorite part of the story.
Several of Joshua Chamberlain’s books are again in print (literally in print or available as e-books on kindle, etcetera) and are well worth reading. Chamberlain was a lucid, clear, well organized writer, though with a somewhat floral 19th century style.
John J. Pullen’s regimental history, The Twentieth Maine, (available in print at used book prices and in a number of electronic formats) is highly readable and functions both as a specific recounting of the 20th Maine’s experiences and as a very good entry point into the Army of the Potomac’s part in the Civil War from mid-1862 to Appomattox. Pullen’s 1957 book, The Twentieth Maine, was a childhood companion of mine. It was the doorway, as it were, to a lifelong study of the Civil War.
Great video!
Great video, but you really need to splice an actual map into these videos so folks can see exactly where you are in relationship to everything else.
I would have appreciated the famous "shelf" where the 20th Maine planted its colors during the battle.
It's one thing to read about the battle and see pictures, but to actually walk on the field gives an entirely different feeling. If you have not been there, you probably don't appreciate just how steep the hill is. Simply walking up Little Round Top from Devil's Den is exhausting. The only place that was reasonably approachable was where the 20th Main was redeployed at.
These should be required for every school aged child to watch, this is disappearing as we watch this.
No matter what people say god bless these Confederate and union soilders who took their lives at such a place
Agree... A soldier never gets to pick his cause nor his battles. Brave men on both sides.
Swirvin' Birds that’s false lmao
@@jrunn93 explain how? It's a simple fact buddy
A evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. PROVERBS 17:11(kjv)
Stephens Dygert That’s not a good quote, the Founding Fathers rebelled against the Crown in 1776 and I don’t consider them evil.
How did the 83rd PA and 44th NY partnership form? What are the contexts? That's a very interesting nugget.
Is that wall they are standing next to the original fortification built by the Union troops, or was it built since?
I’m a veteran. Arlington is filled so when I die, I have provided direction that my ashes be spread on this exact spot. Now let me save you some trouble. I checked with the Park. It’s LEGAL.
16th Michigan! Go Blue.
When I was at Gettysburg this past summer they had Little Round top closed 😣
Well said Mr Ullman
I've always wondered if generals tried synchronizing their watches in the Civil War to coordinate major movements when they were far from one another.
As a 'fan' of Civil War history, I always feel an urge to remind folks not to 'romanticize' or 'celebrate' this horrible scar on our country's history. This was a hideous tragedy that ended tens of thousands of lives, permanently maimed countless more, and devastated millions of family members. Certainly NOT anything to celebrate. Hopefully, we can at least learn from it...
Where was Company B Maine role who led
What about Co B 20th Maine ???
I'm wondering how much Dan Sickles, putting his division nearly a mile out of place, affected this part of the battle.??
Greatly. Some suggest it was a great idea that stopped the grays first echelon maneuver on day 2, caused some delays and confusion for the grays. Sickles still should have held the original position, though.
His decision has mixed reviews. The scheming lawyer in him said he saved the Union line by doing a spoiling attack but I and many others believe it nearly cost them the battle. Had they not got reinforcements to fill in the gaps in time it would of been a slaughter for the Union.
Go Doug
Microphones would have helped tremendously.
Freedom is paid for in blood
My ancestor were rebs!
is it just me or is the sound bad ?
No sir. The sound is really bad.
Hurrah for Colonel William Oates and the 15th Alabama Infantry
In many instances all that can be said about a historical event is, "something happened."
She needs to get deported.
Garry manages to get into another shot,, not surprising ,,just soooo disappointing
Vincent is underated at little round top. Chamberlain overated.
Stephens Dygert Chamberlain isn’t overrated he was just the only prolific officer on Little round top to survive the battle, hence why he is known far more than say Strong Vincent.
@Marshal Rooster J Go study it out. You'll see. Don't take anything as historical accuracy or truth from Ron Maxwell movies. Gettysburg was ok. God's and Generals glorifies the "lost cause" position of the Confederacy. Hopefully someone will do a great civil war movie someday.(Besides Glory)
Vincent died heroically while performing his duty as a brigade commander in an outstanding and exemplary way. As a dead hero, his reputation was entirely dependent upon the memories and, eventually, the written records of those who survived. Vincent seems to have been well served by those who knew him and those who knew of him.
Chamberlain, who might be said to have thrived as a volunteer officer in the Civil War, survived as a prominent Mainer, and was a prolific and lucid writer. Though Chamberlain’s skill with the pen might be seen as having rather burnished his reputation, he doesn’t seem to have departed from the truth or to have made exaggerated claims regarding the importance of his own particular actions. The quality of Chamberlain's prose made his books and papers a welcome source for later historians and synthesizers.
Chamberlain brother's and the 20th Maine were the right men at the right time hero's not too be forgotten.
You say this from your many years of military service? Nobody that's answers the call to defend their country is ever overrated we all do our duty and that's all that matters.
Maine troops killed my great, great uncle. I find this very offensive. Tear it down.
20th Maine only killed traitors at LRT
@@Mark-Ozi Do the letters FO mean anything to you Yank?
@@tommyhunter1817 Death to traitors?
He was on the wrong side. Sorry about that, Southern apologist.
@@davidbowman4259 Want a re-match.