Gettysburg: America’s Deadliest Battle

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Lest we forget the Civil War was a battle of brother against brother. Not just metaphorically, but literally. My third great grandfather was drafted in the Missouri Guard for the Union while his brother joined the Confederacy.

Aaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy I live in Gettysburg. And if you dont love history or drinking it sucks. Good thing I love both

Simon, thanks for that video. I have been a Civil War Re-enactor for 18 years, and have been to Gettysburg many times. This battle never fails to leave an impact on me. Every year in November, during the week in which the Gettysburg Address was delivered, re-enactors from both sides march through Gettysburg in remembrance, and deliver speeches at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in memory of the fallen on both sides.

Humans are always fighting, that's why we bigfoots just stay deep in the forest

For anyone who finds the battle interesting. Watch the movie "Gettysburg" by Ronald Maxwell. Truly a masterpiece of storytelling and cinematography. (Not to mention actually filmed on the historic battlefield. As well as having thousands of volunteers helping out

I live about 45 minute away from Gettysburg and...yea...going there you just feel something. Walking around the battlefield, seeing the High Watermark of the Confederacy, reading all the markers about the units that fought there. Its really incredible and I'd highly advise anyone who can to go there

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I’ve lived in MD my entire life, and my house is less then an hour from Gettysburg. I take my children to the memorial every year, and we are still fascinated with its history to this day.

Would a video on the Trail of Tears interest anyone else? I think it is tragically under taught subject in American History.

My great-great-great grandfather, George Whitlock, fought at Gettysburg for the 54th New York Infantry. The unit roster said he was 18 years old when he enlisted, but he was actually only 15 years of age.

My dad was born in Gettysburg and I have been there so many times I have lost count. I don't regret a single trip. Even if you aren't a war nut it is still a neat place to visit. Thanks for the great video Simon 👍

Will never forget reading the stories and personal accounts of survivors of the Union Artillery Battery Regiments and them loading "Double Canister" during Pickett's Charge and them just seeing clouds of pink mist, body parts and chunks of meat from the charging lines of Confederates flying above the clouds of smoke from the cannons at point blank range. Absolutely mental. American Civil War has always been one of my favorite topics. More on the civil war please! Maybe Harper's Ferry or the Battle of Antietam?

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If you are near Gettysburg go and see it. In the museum they have the cyclorama which has been restored to its original glory. It is a 360 degree painting that was painted after Gettysburg. Cycloramas were the way they would communicate major world events to towns all across the US. After an event happened painters would paint these paintings, cut them up and ship it all over to describe the event to different towns. You can see pictures of it, but you have to see it in person to really appreciate the scale of it.

We recently covered the Civil War in school and my teacher finds the Gettysburg Address so profound that he apparently can’t read through it without coming to tears. Goes to show how impactful Lincoln’s words are still today. Great Video!

Simon: Time to talk about the other thing everyone thinks about when talking about Gettysburg! Me: The ghosts? Simon: The Gettysburg Address. Me: ...Oh.

Bravo to Morris for writing this one! The closing remarks were particularly poetic.

I got insanely lucky when the Rotary Youth Exchange program chose Gettysburg as my destination. I didn't just get to experience the American life i had requested on the forms, but i got an incredible historical lesson to go along with it. Besides that, the people there are just plain lovely. If any Gettysburg residents see this, thank you.