Man I absolutely cant thank our National Park rangers/ guides enough foe what they do, alongside the Batrlefield Trust, and places like the Gettysburg Foundation. What an outstanding presentation.
Thank you for this. Amazing, inspiring, heart-wrenching. Absolutely necessary for us to know our history - the ugly, the painful, as well as the perseverance and effort courage shown by every person impacted in this battle. Gettysburg was a turning point for our nation in so many ways. To me it seems incredible to remember that was less 200 yrs ago. We still, as a society, struggle with wanting everything to be ‘made right’ instantly. It takes time. Your presentation in this video demonstrates how changes for a positive progression in one area impacts us now. Let’s keep on focusing on that kind of progress while keeping in mind the tragedies and wars it has taken to make the steps forward possible.
These 2 did their homework and with reverence, respect, and love of American history shared it with us and I'm grateful. Thank you and may God bless America!
Thank you for this. I served 11 years in the military and deployed to Iraq, I'm 33 but have medical issues from my service and can't travel to the battlefield there, but these videos give me the chance to see it. Thank you. I am a history major so I greatly enjoy watching these.
I agree. I lived in my childhood an hour from Gettysburg and went there several times on school trips and with family or friends; for the last 45 years I have lived in FL so it is a real treat to see my beautiful native state and listen to these compelling war stories. Nice to see old PA bank barns and stone homesteads.
Watching this as a Advanced EMT who loves history? This is my youtube rabbit hole gold mine!!! Hit the jackpot. Ranger Gwinn does a great job and preaches a great "argument" and recounts history with passion!
The closing brought the tears out. Having many friends that were saved by medics and Corpsmen while in Iraq that was very touching. On a side note, many of the doctors and surgeons during the Civil War get a bad rap as butchers and barbarians. Granted some were as described by the tour guides as both Armies were desperate for them and took anyone with any kind of medical training. The minie ball caused such devastating injuries that many of the limbs could not be saved. The minie ball didn't break bones, it shattered and splintered them to the point they couldn't be put back together. It also didn't leave nice entry and exit wounds, it shredded muscle and blood vessels so severely that nothing could be saved. The best way to save an injured soldier's life was to place a turniquet on the injured limb, and amputate the damaged flesh. The guides also pointed out too that there was maybe one doctor or surgeon for anywhere from 700 to 1500 wounded soldiers. The doctors and surgeons didn't have time to mess around.
Highly detailed and informative. As these guides spoke at the Spangler Farm I wondered how long it took for these farms to be cleaned up of dead horses, men, the tons of equipment, artillery.....it must have taken several years at least to clean up, purifying wells, begin replanting trees and orchards, replacing all the split rail fencing, repairing and reshingling buildings, building up animal herds, and so on. The list Spangler submitted for war damages gives me an idea of the COST but not the ruination that had to be repaired. BUT compared to cities like Richmond or Atlanta that were totally shelled and destroyed by fire, and by Sherman's march to the sea which decimated Georgia, it was relatively small losses, and these PA farmers were lucky they suffered no worse. I doubt whether southern city dwellers or plantation owners were ever compensated for their losses. But that's why war is hell -- for those who take part in it and for those innocents caught up in it on the periphery. I like how Mr. Gwinn at the end of the program compared the system of field hospitals and treatment during the Civil War as the precursor of the care modern day soldiers receive when wounded in modern conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan. Doctors and nurses do their very best -- valiant care under extremely hazardous conditions (including today's COVID ICUs!)
I can't fathom the pure horror of the battlefield in the following days after the fighting ended and Lee made his way back towards Virginia. The description of the conditions are unreal...to me the worse was the infestation of bot flies that are naturally drawn to both the dead and severely wounded survivors that cannot tend to their wounds and are helpless in the wake of maggots that are growing IN THEM! Just horrible.
Robby House The heat also was brutal. The implications of that to the wounded, the bodies of the dead and the people assembled to aid the wounded and bury the dead. The ghosts of this ground are still speaking.
I've heard of them using maggots and leeches in modern day medicine. I guess the maggots are effective at removing rotting flesh without hurting the good parts. I hope I never have to need that! Maggots are so gross and repulsive, but I guess they have their purpose as nature's clean-up crew. Can you imagine how repulsive these fields must have been after the battles and days later, as the decaying processes of thousands of bodies were in effect? I've read the smell lasted for months. One woman who lived nearby said the smell was so horrible that if a soldier was wounded and lying among them, the smell would probably kill them. And all the poor horses too. Very sad...and such a waste of life. 🙁
I really appreciate GettysburgNPS posting all these tours. What I appreciate about Ranger Christopher Gwinn pointing out there was nothing romantic about the Civil War. We today need to get rid of these romantic ideas about ALL the soldiers in the civil war. Yes I appreciate their bravery BUT the war itself was not romantic and glorious.
One cannot imagine the pain and suffering wounded men endured. I've read so many times about soldiers with permanent nerve damage or internal organ damage that somehow survived only to live out their days in constant pain, sometimes extreme. Getting bounced around in a wagon train open to the elements without food, water, not to mention any painkillers with infected stumps is beyond comprehension. One could literally smell a wagon train of wounded before even seeing it. Getting closer one would hear the shrieks, moans, and cries of someone begging to be put out of their misery all rising into a continuous wail of agony. In the book 'Gangrene and Glory' the author compared visiting a Civil War hospital to coming back from a vacation for a couple of weeks and the deep freezer has failed in that time. You'd faintly pickup the smell of rotting flesh that would eventually overpower anyone that wasn't used to it. All this suffering a mere 5 years away from the discovery of microbiology that Civil War doctors came tantalizingly close to discovering. Many good things that came out of all this pain, misery and suffering was the Letterman system of triage, and American Medicine getting truly established and respected on the world stage, along with pioneering work done on cases of nerve damage that had never really been studied.
Writing this at approx. 45 minutes in. One other interesting example is the placement and movements of the field hospital of the 32nd Massachusetts Infantry near Sickles Ave. and the Rose Woods.
I was looking up my family history on ancestry recently. Came across an Alexander in Mercer county ohio. It said he was a civil war surgeon. Was he one of my ancestors? Haven't found out. Would be cool if he was. I did have a great great great uncle get shot on May 18 at Vicksburg. Left leg.
Spangler farm is a hospital behind the Union line. Why is the Virginia monument (where Lee watched the battle) called Spanglers woods ?. It is not near the Spangler farm.That location is on Seminary ridge and it should be called Pitzer woods.
"Spangler Woods is located near the center of Seminary Ridge and named for the nearby Spangler Farm, located between McMillian Woods and Pitzer’s Woods near the Millerstown Road. Prominent monuments here include the Virginia Monument, one of the largest southern monuments in the park and features a heroic-size equestrian statue of General Lee atop Traveller. This location for the monument (sometimes called the Point of Woods), overlooking the fields of Pickett’s Charge, was selected because it was here that General Lee witnessed the disastrous charge." *waymarking.com*
@@jcksnghst i am aware of that its why I asked the question . Look for Spangler spring on the map it is where I said on the opposite side of the union line.
No disrespect, but I always heard it was a woman, who revolutionized medical care for the wounded, in the U.S.of A. Please correct me if I am wrong. would really like to know.
My pleasure! Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and was described by Lincoln as "the little lady who started the big war." (He was being humorous, of course.)
Letterman revolutionized military medical care the triage system is still in use today. Clara Barton worked as an independent nurse - she would gather/solicit funds and supplies and bring them to the soldiers and perform some medical assistance to soldiers in the field, she was not officially with the military. She also established a Lost Soldiers office in Washington attempting to reunite soldiers with their families or to provide information on a soldier's fate to their family. In 1881 she helped to establish the American Red Cross based on the European example she witnessed during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71. She also went to Andersonville prison with the help of former POW Dorence Atwater to place markers on the graves of Union soldiers who died there. Atwater secretly kept a list of names of these men - his story is a fascinating one too. Louisa May Alcott ("Little Women") was the writer who became a nurse for a time - she wrote a book on her experiences.
At 29:15 he states Manassas aka Bull Run was 2000 miles from Washington D.C., and he tells us a wounded soldier with two broken legs walked that distance using rifles as crutches and took him 7 days. 2000 miles from Manassas VA to DC and he his reading from a book LOL!
@@phillyprice4460 He clearly says 2000 miles. Usually one does not speak of distance relative to how we all order donuts. Maybe just misstated, no big deal.
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I absolutely cant thank our National Park rangers/ guides enough foe what they do, alongside the Batrlefield Trust, and places like the Gettysburg Foundation. What an outstanding presentation.
Great job Mr. Gwinn. The segue from the Boston bombing to the scene at Gettysburg was very useful.
What great speakers. I had never heard these stories. The bravery of the men that served on both sides during the war is staggering.
Excellent presentation! Thank You Both!
Thank you for this. Amazing, inspiring, heart-wrenching. Absolutely necessary for us to know our history - the ugly, the painful, as well as the perseverance and effort courage shown by every person impacted in this battle. Gettysburg was a turning point for our nation in so many ways. To me it seems incredible to remember that was less 200 yrs ago. We still, as a society, struggle with wanting everything to be ‘made right’ instantly. It takes time. Your presentation in this video demonstrates how changes for a positive progression in one area impacts us now. Let’s keep on focusing on that kind of progress while keeping in mind the tragedies and wars it has taken to make the steps forward possible.
These 2 did their homework and with reverence, respect, and love of American history shared it with us and I'm grateful. Thank you and may God bless America!
These rangers are great educators.
They are! How they can remember all that with few or no notes is amazing! I can't even remember what I had for supper last night!
+Amy Beth You had spaghetti.
Thank you for this. I served 11 years in the military and deployed to Iraq, I'm 33 but have medical issues from my service and can't travel to the battlefield there, but these videos give me the chance to see it. Thank you. I am a history major so I greatly enjoy watching these.
Sorry to hear, i wish you could go visit there
I agree. I lived in my childhood an hour from Gettysburg and went there several times on school trips and with family or friends; for the last 45 years I have lived in FL so it is a real treat to see my beautiful native state and listen to these compelling war stories. Nice to see old PA bank barns and stone homesteads.
Watching this as a Advanced EMT who loves history? This is my youtube rabbit hole gold mine!!! Hit the jackpot. Ranger Gwinn does a great job and preaches a great "argument" and recounts history with passion!
Extremely well documented and presented by these 2 men. Excellent.
Both of you were absolutely excellent. Thank you so much.
ALL the rangers are great educators...thank you!!
Openened this Video because Ranger Gwinn had a musette bag as a haversack, stayed because his talk is great
Very interesting. Great job of tying history to current events
The closing brought the tears out. Having many friends that were saved by medics and Corpsmen while in Iraq that was very touching. On a side note, many of the doctors and surgeons during the Civil War get a bad rap as butchers and barbarians. Granted some were as described by the tour guides as both Armies were desperate for them and took anyone with any kind of medical training. The minie ball caused such devastating injuries that many of the limbs could not be saved. The minie ball didn't break bones, it shattered and splintered them to the point they couldn't be put back together. It also didn't leave nice entry and exit wounds, it shredded muscle and blood vessels so severely that nothing could be saved. The best way to save an injured soldier's life was to place a turniquet on the injured limb, and amputate the damaged flesh. The guides also pointed out too that there was maybe one doctor or surgeon for anywhere from 700 to 1500 wounded soldiers. The doctors and surgeons didn't have time to mess around.
Outstanding program !! Thank you
Highly detailed and informative. As these guides spoke at the Spangler Farm I wondered how long it took for these farms to be cleaned up of dead horses, men, the tons of equipment, artillery.....it must have taken several years at least to clean up, purifying wells, begin replanting trees and orchards, replacing all the split rail fencing, repairing and reshingling buildings, building up animal herds, and so on. The list Spangler submitted for war damages gives me an idea of the COST but not the ruination that had to be repaired. BUT compared to cities like Richmond or Atlanta that were totally shelled and destroyed by fire, and by Sherman's march to the sea which decimated Georgia, it was relatively small losses, and these PA farmers were lucky they suffered no worse. I doubt whether southern city dwellers or plantation owners were ever compensated for their losses. But that's why war is hell -- for those who take part in it and for those innocents caught up in it on the periphery. I like how Mr. Gwinn at the end of the program compared the system of field hospitals and treatment during the Civil War as the precursor of the care modern day soldiers receive when wounded in modern conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan. Doctors and nurses do their very best -- valiant care under extremely hazardous conditions (including today's COVID ICUs!)
Awesome presentation! Thank you!
Thanks for the excellent explication of this aspect of the horrors of this War. Really makes one think about it like Saving Private Ryan did...
Wonderful presentation. Thank you.
I can't fathom the pure horror of the battlefield in the following days after the fighting ended and Lee made his way back towards Virginia. The description of the conditions are unreal...to me the worse was the infestation of bot flies that are naturally drawn to both the dead and severely wounded survivors that cannot tend to their wounds and are helpless in the wake of maggots that are growing IN THEM! Just horrible.
Robby House The heat also was brutal. The implications of that to the wounded, the bodies of the dead and the people assembled to aid the wounded and bury the dead. The ghosts of this ground are still speaking.
I've heard of them using maggots and leeches in modern day medicine. I guess the maggots are effective at removing rotting flesh without hurting the good parts. I hope I never have to need that! Maggots are so gross and repulsive, but I guess they have their purpose as nature's clean-up crew.
Can you imagine how repulsive these fields must have been after the battles and days later, as the decaying processes of thousands of bodies were in effect? I've read the smell lasted for months. One woman who lived nearby said the smell was so horrible that if a soldier was wounded and lying among them, the smell would probably kill them. And all the poor horses too. Very sad...and such a waste of life. 🙁
+Amy Beth yeah, they look like spaghetti.
what unimaginable bravery
Those maggots could save your life. They would eat the infection.
Awesome job!
Great presentation, but terrible weather!
If I had been there ,I would be running for the local restaurant Ha ! . Respect (just kidding, great presentation) !
A excellent read on this subject is a book titled “ The debris of battle”
“ The aftermath of Gettysburg.”
I really appreciate GettysburgNPS posting all these tours. What I appreciate about Ranger Christopher Gwinn pointing out there was nothing romantic about the Civil War. We today need to get rid of these romantic ideas about ALL the soldiers in the civil war. Yes I appreciate their bravery BUT the war itself was not romantic and glorious.
One cannot imagine the pain and suffering wounded men endured. I've read so many times about soldiers with permanent nerve damage or internal organ damage that somehow survived only to live out their days in constant pain, sometimes extreme. Getting bounced around in a wagon train open to the elements without food, water, not to mention any painkillers with infected stumps is beyond comprehension. One could literally smell a wagon train of wounded before even seeing it. Getting closer one would hear the shrieks, moans, and cries of someone begging to be put out of their misery all rising into a continuous wail of agony.
In the book 'Gangrene and Glory' the author compared visiting a Civil War hospital to coming back from a vacation for a couple of weeks and the deep freezer has failed in that time. You'd faintly pickup the smell of rotting flesh that would eventually overpower anyone that wasn't used to it. All this suffering a mere 5 years away from the discovery of microbiology that Civil War doctors came tantalizingly close to discovering. Many good things that came out of all this pain, misery and suffering was the Letterman system of triage, and American Medicine getting truly established and respected on the world stage, along with pioneering work done on cases of nerve damage that had never really been studied.
Well done ty.
Well done mate.
Good info!
Writing this at approx. 45 minutes in. One other interesting example is the placement and movements of the field hospital of the 32nd Massachusetts Infantry near Sickles Ave. and the Rose Woods.
I was looking up my family history on ancestry recently. Came across an Alexander in Mercer county ohio. It said he was a civil war surgeon. Was he one of my ancestors? Haven't found out. Would be cool if he was. I did have a great great great uncle get shot on May 18 at Vicksburg. Left leg.
Well done
Spangler farm is a hospital behind the Union line. Why is the Virginia monument (where Lee watched the battle) called Spanglers woods ?. It is not near the Spangler farm.That location is on Seminary ridge and it should be called Pitzer woods.
"Spangler Woods is located near the center of Seminary Ridge and named for the nearby Spangler Farm, located between McMillian Woods and Pitzer’s Woods near the Millerstown Road. Prominent monuments here include the Virginia Monument, one of the largest southern monuments in the park and features a heroic-size equestrian statue of General Lee atop Traveller. This location for the monument (sometimes called the Point of Woods), overlooking the fields of Pickett’s Charge, was selected because it was here that General Lee witnessed the disastrous charge."
*waymarking.com*
@@jcksnghst i am aware of that its why I asked the question . Look for Spangler spring on the map it is where I said on the opposite side of the union line.
There was more than one Spangler.
beautiful presentation
No disrespect, but I always heard it was a woman, who revolutionized medical care for the wounded, in the U.S.of A. Please correct me if I am wrong. would really like to know.
Clara Barton!
it was her or Harriet beecher stowe and I could not remember which duh was too lazy to look it up thank you kes S
My pleasure! Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and was described by Lincoln as "the little lady who started the big war." (He was being humorous, of course.)
i believe that it was jonathan letterman that revolutionized medical care
Letterman revolutionized military medical care the triage system is still in use today. Clara Barton worked as an independent nurse - she would gather/solicit funds and supplies and bring them to the soldiers and perform some medical assistance to soldiers in the field, she was not officially with the military. She also established a Lost Soldiers office in Washington attempting to reunite soldiers with their families or to provide information on a soldier's fate to their family. In 1881 she helped to establish the American Red Cross based on the European example she witnessed during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71. She also went to Andersonville prison with the help of former POW Dorence Atwater to place markers on the graves of Union soldiers who died there. Atwater secretly kept a list of names of these men - his story is a fascinating one too. Louisa May Alcott ("Little Women") was the writer who became a nurse for a time - she wrote a book on her experiences.
Did anyone else notice the black mass move left to right? I belive thsts a soldier saying hello
Cemetery Ridge and Cemetery Hill, are they the same place?)
No
Good For You" It looks like. low fetch What's your opinion about that, gvys !!
Hey what's they did not very well what to thank you sir
At 29:15 he states Manassas aka Bull Run was 2000 miles from Washington D.C., and he tells us a wounded soldier with two broken legs walked that distance using rifles as crutches and took him 7 days. 2000 miles from Manassas VA to DC and he his reading from a book LOL!
nhshotgunner I believe he said "2 dozen miles". His diction is pretty good but the rain is not helpful.
He was basing those figures on the Confederate CW inflation rate. Manassas was about 23 miles from DC in 1861 but by 1864 it was 2000 miles.
He said 2 dozen miles.
@@phillyprice4460 He clearly says 2000 miles. Usually one does not speak of distance relative to how we all order donuts. Maybe just misstated, no big deal.
What the fuck. Just listen. Always a bitch in the crowd
Wet day in PA
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President Abraham Lincoln
What a horrid upbringing?
All I see is fields and bushes and a guy making up story’s lol