160th Gettysburg ~ Pickett's Charge ~ Civil War Reenactment PCWA ~ Official Report

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2023
  • 160th Gettysburg Reenactment hosted by the Patriots of the Civil War Association (PCWA).
    Army of the Ohio. 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade. Brigade Commander Colonel Dom Dal Bello.
    The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties, the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict
    McPhersons Ridge ~ July 1 1863
    Some of the fiercest fighting of the battle took place here on July 1. The ridge takes its name from the farm of Edward McPherson, whose barn still stands. The ridge rises some fifty feet above Willoughby Run to its west and is about the same height as Seminary Ridge to its east, separated by two shallow swales
    Battle of the Wheatfield ~ July 2 1863
    More than 20,000 men from both sides were engaged in the Wheatfield area with over 6,100 total casualties. For the next two days, the field remained largely open ground between the battle lines.
    Pickett's Charge ~ July 3 1863
    While the Union lost about 1,500 killed and wounded, the Confederate casualty rate was over 50%. Pickett's division suffered 2,655 casualties
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 129

  • @1stminnsharpshooters341
    @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +11

    Epic 160th Gettysburg. If you were there, welcome your experience pards. Sending you a personal invite to follow our group at facebook.com/1St.Minn.Sharpshooters See you in the field or around the camp fire. --LT

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      History fans: sending you a *personal invite* to follow us (subscribing to the channel) - welcome your thoughts, experiences, and reactions as comments. --LT

  • @NickyB0718
    @NickyB0718 Рік тому +42

    Glad to see people still doing this. Keeping history alive for all of us to understand it a little better

  • @2011woodlands
    @2011woodlands Рік тому +20

    By the 3rd day of battle with thousands of dead men & hundreds of dead horses you can only imagine the smell of the place was interrupted by the smoke of cannon and rifles.

  • @The_Cookie_Crumbles
    @The_Cookie_Crumbles 11 місяців тому +12

    There's a lot more young faces in the group than I expected to see. I'm frankly surprised and happy to see other young men in the hobby!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  11 місяців тому +2

      fun to have the energy and excitement of the younger men in camp. Thanks pard for the comment.

  • @LORDCRIMSONANUBIANFOX
    @LORDCRIMSONANUBIANFOX Рік тому +30

    This was one of the best events of my whole life I'll never forget it

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +4

      what "side" and what was your rank pard? I was on Sgt on the Color Guard

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +3

      Note: I'm planning on attending other 160th events so stay tuned.

    • @LORDCRIMSONANUBIANFOX
      @LORDCRIMSONANUBIANFOX Рік тому +3

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 I was with the Second Wisconsin Company B Infantry I was a rifleman with our color guard

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +2

      @@LORDCRIMSONANUBIANFOX Hay Pard! hope to be falling in with the 2nd WI later this year.

  • @denisdegamon8224
    @denisdegamon8224 10 місяців тому +3

    Probably the best taps rendition I have heard at an reenactment.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  10 місяців тому

      after 3 days encampted, hard marching and hard fighting it was an epic end. Thanks pard for the comment. Our group will be in the field again for 160th Chickamauga reenactment ..hope to get some great video of this event too. --LT

  • @steamtrainrollon2060
    @steamtrainrollon2060 Рік тому +5

    I was so happy to be in this battle. I am the person with feathers

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      enjoyed marching with you .. hope to see you again on the field or around the camp fire.

  • @westtnskirmishlog6820
    @westtnskirmishlog6820 Рік тому +9

    Just wild, feverish shots folks. Outstanding. So glad yall had big crowd and put on one Hell of a showing. God bless you and your bunch LT sir.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +2

      thanks Pard - tons of hard marching and mock battels at this event. See you around the camp fire pard.

  • @01SOMWS6
    @01SOMWS6 Рік тому +6

    Very cool. Like the video! Had a pleasure chatting with you before, and during pickets charge, and on the actual wheatfield, discussing the real battle/my ancestors story! Thanks for capturing and sharing the video!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      Great meeting you as well pard and thanks for the the wheatfield tour and background on your ancestor .. hope our paths cross again. Sending you a person invite to follow our group at facebook.com/1St.Minn.Sharpshooters and of course here on youtube pard.

  • @mariemcnamara982
    @mariemcnamara982 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for including the civilians of Baltimore Street! Good work.

  • @user-km6fs3tz2p
    @user-km6fs3tz2p 8 днів тому +1

    This is so cool! Great vid mate

  • @baileybalakian4063
    @baileybalakian4063 Рік тому +4

    Great video! It was great marching along side you! -Californian 2nd Wisconsin crew

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      Hey CA crew! very nice to have marched with you and your crew. Hope you made it back home safely - THANKS for the the sunscreen .. hope to see you on the field again some time.

  • @hollandahern3585
    @hollandahern3585 9 місяців тому +4

    I love this. Keep our history alive.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  9 місяців тому

      thanks pard .. this was just a fantastic event; great food, chatting around the campfire; and living under canvas. Sending you a personal invite to follow our group at facebook.com/1St.Minn.Sharpshooters

  • @yellingyank1862
    @yellingyank1862 Рік тому +5

    Man, every time I see a video of the PCWA event I get more and more jealous! I had to goto the GBPA since that was the only one that I had the time for, but we some good fun as well. I love the video!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      THANKS pard; this was such a well thought out and planed event and one for the record books. Hope to see you in the field or around the camp fire some day pard.

    • @yellingyank1862
      @yellingyank1862 Рік тому +1

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 It looked like the event of the season, and if you're going out to Honey Springs Oklahoma this November, then I probably will see you around the fire!

  • @cynthiaturner8419
    @cynthiaturner8419 Місяць тому +1

    May all those brave men who lost their lives fighting in the American civil war RIP. My grate grate great uncle lost his life fighting in WW1, Gallipoli 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺. Love the movie Gettysburg

  • @TyrannicalSimmo
    @TyrannicalSimmo Рік тому +3

    "Union boys will win the battles, ride away, come away, ride away, come away. We'll all go down to Dixie.."

  • @palletbox
    @palletbox 8 місяців тому +1

    Really enjoyed this field report.... loved those taps at the end and the interaction between both sides... well done!!!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  8 місяців тому +1

      glad you enjoyed this pard, an important part of the conflict IMO is to show that the conflict is long over leaving the original good willl towards our neighboring states. --LT

    • @palletbox
      @palletbox 8 місяців тому

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 agreed.

  • @DianeBianchi_MNStormSpotter
    @DianeBianchi_MNStormSpotter Рік тому +2

    Well done, John. You got some stellar shots (no pun intended).

  • @HistorySavior1941
    @HistorySavior1941 11 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely epic footage!!!! Man this looked like so much fun!

    • @HistorySavior1941
      @HistorySavior1941 11 місяців тому +1

      Makes me want to get back into CW reenacting

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  11 місяців тому

      @@HistorySavior1941 we'll keep a spot open in ranks pard for your return.,

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  11 місяців тому

      thanks pard ...it was fun, had a bit of rain but overall great weather.

  • @danieljosiahcotton
    @danieljosiahcotton 6 місяців тому +1

    I attended the Daniel Lady Farm event but this was a great video. Thanks for posting!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  6 місяців тому +1

      I was luck enough to attend both 160th events.. Here's the action at the LDF - let me know if you our your unit was in the video pard ua-cam.com/video/ZCDu9b7zglc/v-deo.html

    • @danieljosiahcotton
      @danieljosiahcotton 6 місяців тому

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 I'll check it out. I had a great weekend at DLF.

  • @PhilSeibel
    @PhilSeibel Рік тому +2

    Looks amazing! What an incredibly awesome experience!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      hard to even capture the experience on camera ... it was amazing. I'll got plans to attend other 160th events so say tuned to the channel

  • @RapidFire740
    @RapidFire740 Рік тому +2

    OUTSTANDING! Pickett's charge was epic!! Well done by all involved

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      thanks pard .. of course even more real in person ..

    • @RapidFire740
      @RapidFire740 Рік тому

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 absolutely was! I was actually one of the dismounted cav to your right o7

    • @jonathancordova3394
      @jonathancordova3394 4 місяці тому

      I was in that charge

  • @Mis-AdventureCH
    @Mis-AdventureCH Рік тому +2

    I was at the 145th and 50th. Wish I could have made it to this one, but duty called elsewhere.

  • @shawnmcclain9098
    @shawnmcclain9098 Рік тому +2

    Looks like a great event. I really liked the use of the 4 rows to provide more continuous fire.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      first time for me experiencing the 4 rows of firing - as you can imagine this can deliver a solid punch. THANKS pard for the comment.

    • @chrisml8105
      @chrisml8105 Рік тому

      Yeah that was intense. Of all the videos that have popped up, this is the only one I'm in. Luckily for my height, I was in the 4th row.

  • @timallen8538
    @timallen8538 4 місяці тому +1

    We should never forget history this is glorious that they can do this reenactment beautiful I love this very much Gettysburg Battle means so much to me.

  • @31stvirginia
    @31stvirginia Рік тому +4

    Incredible I remember looking both ways and seeing a line of our men and you had my hit in there wish I could have met ya but awesome video

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      such an epic event and very hard fought battels ... hope to see you pard on the field or around the camp fire. --LT

    • @31stvirginia
      @31stvirginia Рік тому +1

      Do they let you take those videos

  • @melich1853
    @melich1853 8 місяців тому +1

    one thing i really like with civil war erea reenactment is the diffrent age and morphologies of the reenactors , id made this for me more authentic and representative of the conflict.

  • @thehistoadian
    @thehistoadian Рік тому +2

    Awesome!

  • @johnwigington2434
    @johnwigington2434 9 місяців тому +3

    Just love the way you guys renact your history. I was once in the English Civil War society. Happy days with your fellow regiment playing out Battles.
    But you Americans have a lot more people and therefore looks like the real thing. Carry on guys, and remember, keep you powder dry. 😂

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  9 місяців тому

      Thanks Pard for sharing your love of history and the lifetime of memories you ha with the English Civil War Group ... we just got back from a 5 day trip for large 160th anniversary's of the Battle of Chickamauga -- just a great time with our pards in camp and around the camp fire. Sending you a personal invite to follow (Subscribe) to our channel and follow along on the adventure -- LT

  • @HistoryRemindsUs
    @HistoryRemindsUs Рік тому +2

    Great Job on the movie

  • @mariemcnamara982
    @mariemcnamara982 Рік тому +2

    That rain at 1:12 and prior to Picket's charge. God bless those men.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      the art of keeping you are your gear dry in a shelter half

    • @chrisml8105
      @chrisml8105 Рік тому +1

      The rain was rough the first day. During Pickett's Charge, it actually felt nice.

  • @TheAdventuresofMrMrsB
    @TheAdventuresofMrMrsB Рік тому +1

    That was awesome!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      largest event that I've attend since the 155th Gettysburg - very immersive and hard for my camera to capture just how many Rebels took the field.

  • @jesseusgrantcanales
    @jesseusgrantcanales 10 місяців тому +2

    It rained on me when I went to the 150th. XD Good times.
    The humidity after it stopped was nuts! I was in remarkably good shape however, I felt at home with Pennsy humidity! California humidity sucks! But it is part of life here.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  10 місяців тому +1

      I was at the 150thGB has my first large event as well pard. My musket looked like it aged 20 years in one day with all the rust from the high humidity (and not enough oil). We were a campaigner unit and we marched and fought in full kit. THANKS pard for the comment.

    • @jesseusgrantcanales
      @jesseusgrantcanales 10 місяців тому

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 Which one? There was June and July, I attended the June.

  • @HeinSightMidwest
    @HeinSightMidwest Рік тому +2

    There were a lot of re-enactors there, I wish that I could have gone, but I couldn't afford it and it was a bad weekend anyway. My Mother In Law died and it was here funeral on that weekend.

  • @dpphillips4579
    @dpphillips4579 Рік тому +1

    Enjoy the 160th Gettysburg. Hooaah! 4:50 Beautiful music around camp fire, marching cadence, barn dance social-what’s there not to love?

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      Truly one of the events of a lifetime pard.

    • @calebriddle4939
      @calebriddle4939 Рік тому

      I missed this one unfortunately. I’m way out in CA.
      Are they having it again next year?

  • @wcftproductions
    @wcftproductions 3 місяці тому +1

    During Taps, correct me if im wrong, you would present arms if you were under arms, and not take your hat off and salute right? Might be wrong on it but im unsure.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  3 місяці тому

      good question pard, I'm not sure of the answer but in the 1860's the manual could be different from today's. What you see in the video is (hat off at taps) is commonly done at reenactments. Welcome others comments.

  • @william121852
    @william121852 7 місяців тому

    I love Gettysburg I can't believe I missed this ! UGH !!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  7 місяців тому +1

      Great time pard and of course the 160th drew in more folks (including us from Minnesota) - perhaps next time. Have a good one. --LT

  • @bobbattaglini9076
    @bobbattaglini9076 5 місяців тому

    thank you for playing " HELL ON THE WABASH"

  • @Screwdreadnaughts
    @Screwdreadnaughts 11 місяців тому +2

    This was a great event!

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  11 місяців тому

      it was pard. What "side" where you on and what was your position? For this event I was Union Color guard - serving both carrying the colors and in defence of the colors.

    • @Screwdreadnaughts
      @Screwdreadnaughts 11 місяців тому

      I was a union private. Based on where you were in the line, I was 2 companies to your left! Also, I believe my units corporal fell in with the color guard.

  • @thesouthernbearsfan
    @thesouthernbearsfan Рік тому +3

    Y’all union boys look like y’all had fun
    We also had a to. Of fun

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +3

      We did thanks to Johnny Reb ... wish I had a camera rolling on the CSA side to capture the action and effort on this side of the line ... some day. Thanks pard for the comment.

  • @johnphome4394
    @johnphome4394 11 місяців тому

    favorited sound clip "run away Billy!"

  • @Robertsfarm323
    @Robertsfarm323 Рік тому +3

    omg wish i could have been there

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому

      thats part of the reason I like to capture the event on video ... not everyone can attend, but you can see some of the highlights.

    • @Robertsfarm323
      @Robertsfarm323 Рік тому

      Next year I might be at Gettysburg

  • @waynebowen8872
    @waynebowen8872 23 дні тому +1

    Re-Enactors PSH, #skirmisklife #N-SSA. (j/k, never reenacted before. Bet it's a good time)

  • @baronvonbrennon3602
    @baronvonbrennon3602 Рік тому +1

    Wish I could have been there, but heard the air was full of chemicals

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +3

      If you are referring to air quality issue - I didn't notice any issues - of course it was humid. perhaps next time.

    • @baronvonbrennon3602
      @baronvonbrennon3602 Рік тому

      @@1stminnsharpshooters341 no and yes, I was referring to those wrecks that spilled toxic gas into the air

  • @johnphome4394
    @johnphome4394 11 місяців тому +1

    4 ranks to deliver fire.

  • @arminiusdercherusker6449
    @arminiusdercherusker6449 10 місяців тому

    And the mönchshof lager beer

  • @CommanderGreeCC1004
    @CommanderGreeCC1004 11 місяців тому +1

    I was with the 149th PA

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  11 місяців тому

      Hazzzaa for the 149th PA - did I/we get a clip of you group in the video? if so can you provide the mm:ss time?

  • @TheTrueMariWho
    @TheTrueMariWho Рік тому +2

    Bullshit, you didn’t get sponge cake made by maidens, you got hardtack full of weevils, and beans.

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  Рік тому +1

      "connections" pards

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  11 місяців тому

      More info: Soldiers did NOT have such fine meals - living off government rations and foraging when possible. In the video, I had stopped by my civilian friends camp - these camps represented the towns people of Gettysburg and as you can see they enjoyed a much easier life.

  • @jimpomac
    @jimpomac 2 місяці тому

    I think that Pickett was the only one who didn't charge ?

  • @lifeindetale
    @lifeindetale Рік тому +1

    How do persons know when they are hit. Is it just a "ugh I feel like taking a hit or dying right now moment"? Thanks for the video. These reenactments are pretty cool. No fake gore?

    • @FordHoard
      @FordHoard Рік тому +1

      I think they have cards that they might randomly pull out when they reload that says "dead" on it.

    • @TheNightWatcher1385
      @TheNightWatcher1385 Рік тому

      I’m not sure how it works but I’ve heard there’s some sort of dice roll system when your line takes a volley, or their reloads are randomly colored and if they pull a certain color they have to fall down at the next volley. Something like that.

    • @littlehellmit
      @littlehellmit 10 місяців тому +1

      So I was at Gettysburg this and I was one of the reanacorts I'm actually in this video around the 1:15-1:20 and you know your hit because you get cards and you will be told 1, 2 ,all red cards ext hope that answers your questions

  • @sommarstralen-lf4oy
    @sommarstralen-lf4oy 27 днів тому +1

    who wonn this battle..

    • @1stminnsharpshooters341
      @1stminnsharpshooters341  22 дні тому

      Hey Pard - good question ... this battle was one by the Union and to many considered the turning point on the Civil War -- here a clip for a bit more info won by the Union, is widely considered the Civil War's turning point,

  • @skintback8211
    @skintback8211 Рік тому

    07

  • @arminiusdercherusker6449
    @arminiusdercherusker6449 10 місяців тому +1

    And wheres the german weißwurst and saur crout and Bratwurst hehehe

  • @asuperstraightpureblood
    @asuperstraightpureblood 9 місяців тому

    The sheer number of actors is impressive. However, something about all the obese fellas makes it more unconvincing. Opinion.

  • @gmaxdad4281
    @gmaxdad4281 Рік тому

    Lol

  • @user-gc8qi7gf9o
    @user-gc8qi7gf9o Рік тому +1

    Where's the black people

    • @bwzamie
      @bwzamie Рік тому +1

      You get a prize for this comment my man.
      I was watching this video stone faced thinking exactly the same thing.

    • @STho205
      @STho205 7 місяців тому

      I ran a USCT unit in the late 90s as a Lieutenant...about 20 young men in a scout troop (16 to 18years old). the scout master was the sgt. The den mother ran the camp and a brother Confederate unit loaned the tents since the troop had modern tents only. Our unit never got anything but welcome, praise and comradery from other units. The troop loved baseball, so there were a lot of camp games in the late afternoon.
      There are a few dedicated USCT platoons in the country, and some Buffalo Soldiers mounted units will sometimes drop back 5 or 10 years from their primary Wild West impression to do CW.
      I also did programs alongside the Free Men of Color 1814-1815 Battle of New Orleans commemorative events for 20 years.
      It is a volunteer hobby, and a rather expensive one. If people show no interest, then they aren't represented.