Dead Confederates on the War Fields of Gettysburg | History Traveler Episode 287

My great great grandfather,Anderson Curby Crosson, Georgia’s 17th company “I” fought at Devil’s Den. He lost his life at Ft. Gilmore near Richmond on September 29, 1864. He lost all four of his brothers as well as his life in this miserable war. Only one of his siblings survived. This war will repeat itself unless we wake up.

My heart goes out to this story and this soldier. My Grandfather was Col. Warren A Robinson who also served with the 79th Infantry Division 314th infantry. I’m so proud of these men especially the ones that made the ultimate sacrifice for us. May God remember them and bless them.

Thank you for going over Mr. Warfield and his family and their experience with Gettysburg as the battled raged. Not many discuss the African American citizens of Gettysburg and what they experienced

I'm completely addicted to your channel. You take me places I will never get to visit. Thank you!

This dude is pleasantly eloquent.

Glad to see you have Jared as part of your video. He is a huge volume of info on Gettysburg and WW2.

Movies like these are just great! They should teach it in schools.

Wow JD I've been to Gettysburg a few times never knew of this property. Please keep giving us these little gems that we might not know about! Thank you!

Gettysburg would be such a beautiful place to live today. It's really something to imagine how it was on July first, second and third 1863.

What a well spoken man. Thank you both for a fantastic video.

My favorite place on earth!!!! It’s my cathedral, all that destruction and death makes a solemn place. Great job JD, I love the fact you are helping keep history alive!

That was a very interesting civil war story! The young man who told so much of this story is very easy to listen to and incredibly knowledgeable!! Thanks, JD!!

Super great job on this video! I mean above and beyond the usual great job. Has quite possibly the most impact of any of your other videos. The totally HUMAN aspect of it is overwhelming!

I live about 40 minutes from Gettysburg. It is such a serene place and am lucky to be able to access it on a regular basis. When you stand in places where decisions were made, small decisions, that ultimately determined what the USA looks like today, it's overwhelming. Had the slightest thing gone differently within those 3 days, we may be on a continent of several nations instead of one. Sometimes that's hard for me to wrap my head around.

Again phenomenal video and a great learning experience. Thank you both for the education.

My family had a blacksmith shop on North East St in Carlisle Pa. When the Confederates came to town in late June 1863 the camped all around it being so close to the army post now the Army War College. They totally robbed the shop. Nothing was passed down though word of mouth to me about the Rebs looting the shop. I had friends that sat on the board of the Cumberland County historical Society that gave me a book in 1998 that had a article called The Invasion: Rebel Occupation ofCarlisle, 1863 by S.K. Donavin. The article listed The Principle Sufferers . My "Grandfathers" are listed as "Messrs James and John Bosler, Blacksmiths, were absolutely robbed. Their shop was entered and there large and varied stock of tools stolen. Every thing except there bellows and anvil was taken. This is one , if not the most serious of the losses, and these worthy mechanics are ill able to bear it." I still have the anvils from the shop. They're big weighing around 300 lbs. No wonder the Secesh left them. My Father retired as a Blacksmith. He was fifth generation in Carlisle.

I wish you would cover more of the civil war battles further down south and west. Especially Sherman's march and the aftermath IT left. Very fascinating history! Thanks!

Great job, JD and Jared. You showed EP Alexander's 12-pounder Napoleon cannons several times. Sometime you might want to mention the difference between the tubes on the same type of gun as used by the Union and the Confederates. The latter are straight all the way to the muzzle, whereas the former are more "ornamental, and flute outwards at the muzzle. With cannon-casting bronze a valuable resource, skipping the extra needed for the fluting saved metal toward more rebel cannons. You will see this all over the battlefield, for example guns on Confederate Avenue.

Good morning from Denali National Park. I hope my signal stays good enough to watch the whole thing 😅

Great job JD and Jared (Reel History) ! you make a great team.