Thank you for making these videos. I’m a huge CW history buff. My dog and I travel to battlefields all over the east coast. Seeing you standing in the same places we’ve been is pretty neat. Please keep it up, even though I’ve read, re-read and listened to as many CW books as humanly possible I can still learn new things at any time and your videos are a huge help!
Living around and loving our treasured Gettysburg battlefield, my son and I spent many visits to the farm long before the foundation took it over and cleaned it up....knowing what took place there and never being a soul around when we would wander the premises for hours, made for a very, very special time of reflection, prayer and awe....knowing that here in this tiny room is where General Armistead took his final breath on earth as well as so many other men in the blue & gray was mesmerizing...at that time the property was in total disarray, all grown up and wild with weeds, tools and farm equipment...with the summer kitchen looking "nothing" as it does today...I can vividly remember saying to my boy numerous times how I simply could not believe that such an incredible storied place in history was just being allowed to deteriorate and disappear from the annals of history and would soon be gone forever....with it now looking pristine and being a paid attraction, I will forever hold those amazing days and times with my son alone at a monumental place in history forever in my heart....good, bad or indifferent, we must never erase our past...thank you Gettysburg Foundation for keeping our American history alive!....👍💥🇺🇸💥
Another great episode! Jonathan Letterman was a true hero of the Civil War. He revolutionized the process of treating the wounded soldiers. We still employ his methods today!
I saw the summer kitchen well before the Foundation acquired it. It was in bad shape covered in vines. But, I could look in the window and almost "see" the general lying on the floor. I'm so glad I saw it before it was rehabbed because it truly felt like I had stepped back in time. It is an amazing place to visit and the Foundation has done a spectacular, honorable job in making this place a must-see when visiting Gettysburg.
My wife surprised me with a 4 day trip to Gettysburg a couple of years ago. We walked and drove that Hallowed ground. Keep up the excellent work amigo.
I was there twice years ago. This farm would have been privately owned at the time. I would love to go back to Gettysburg and if I ever do I want to see this farm, it is a beautiful place and so very historic.
Thoroughly enjoying this Gettysburg series! I like how you include content of how this battle changed the locals lives for a long time. Injured men did not just go heal in the woods. The whole surgical medical side of the civil war is a fascinating arena of its own. And this old farm girl just loves a good old Pennsylvania bank barn. Spent wonderful time waiting out a sudden shower sitting on a feed bag listening to my Granddad on the barn floor of a Pennsylvania bank barn. Thank you JD!
@@billd.iniowa2263 Watch the video again. When JD is talking about the threshing floor notice the grassy strip leading up to the threshing floor. This is literally a bank of ground the barn is built up against. So you can drive the horses , now tractors right up to the second story of the barn. Pennsylvania is known for our hills. The early settlers utilized every bit of land they could. Many different styles can be found throughout this state. Food storage on top. Animals in lower levels. The barn I speak of fondly in my childhood was a dairy barn. You could throw hay into mangers below from the barn floor. Hope this helps a bit Bill.
@@dawndickson2156 Very well described. I'm in Indiana and most of the large barns were built with the "ramp" up to I the 2nd floor. I spent several happy seasons helping a childhood friend harvest straw and throwing bales into the loft.
I love the series and the Gettysburg movie is one of my favorite movies. I love history, especially American history and the Civil War. It is so tragic yet so interesting and needs to be remembered and glorified by every American. The people who fought the war should be honored for their importance which should be realized by every American.
Richard Jordan of both Logan's Run and Dune, played General Armistead in "Gettysburg." That would be his last role before he died. Jordan's portrayal of Armistead was moving and sad, you could really feel the pain and conflict that Armistead must have felt knowing he had to lead his men to sure destruction and to face his old friend in battle.
As you were talking, I was thinking about the emergency room I worked in. On a busy day, in a pristine building with state of the art equipment it was difficult to see people in a timely manner. I can't imagine how hectic it was, not to mention the flies and the heat. You never forget the smell of old blood. Slaughter wholesale!
@@jeffdarnell7942 Then comes the “Soldiers’ Disease “ that bastard of Opiate addiction that most would never completely get rid of . Laudenum was legal and somewhat available but it was no walk in the park
I too like being around people who are smarter than me. I don't have to look far. My Son took me there. On that day; first I was wowed, then humbled, all on the same day. A month later it hit me: "Who the hell do you think you are?" After seeing it, it's become planted. I can't shake it off. To me the place is sacred. Thank you.
☑️ Yeah, he does a great job. However, I'm surprised he didn't take this opportunity to talk about how the actions ^here led to the creation of one of America's best known patriotic songs. In a nutshell, one of the union flags had been shot up so badly by confederate cannon fire that the stars on its upper left hand corner had been blasted clean off. Mrs. Spangler witnessed this travesty, whereupon she immediately broke out her sewing machine and repaired that flag, replacing all of the missing stars. A spectator named Francis Scott Key was so moved by this, that he penned the famous patriotic hymn that we know today as "The Star-Spanglered Banner".... {😉}
I love your first sentence in this episode how the residents of Gettysburg had their lives turned upside down. I can’t imagine the horror and devastation these families went through. I love your perspective in your films.
I cannot find the words but...the upheaval, loss, pain of that family...aahhh...ALL families of that time and place. You do an excellent job of bringing us to the time. I remember when I visited Gettysburg several years ago. You can feel the history seeping all around you. Thank you for sharing this with us and making us be involved!
I regret to say that I have just stumbled upon your videos today, but I am absolutely awestruck by your work. Even as someone who grew up within a short drive of the battlefield, the presentation of these stories via your videos gives the history a weight that it has never held for me before. Even after only two videos, I feel as though I owe it to myself and my own history to learn as much as I can about this place.
Even though I have visited the battlefield many times, your videos add new information and perspective which make what happened there even more interesting.
Enjoyed this tour of The Gettysburg battle field. I'm a 71 year old Black male. Gettysburg is one of my favorite films. Watching this I can't help wondering about the noise and suffering That took place. Wow! No words
I remember walking in and around the barn, the house house was closed to visits back in 2000. I did not know about Gen. Armistead dying there. I surely read about it, probably never registered with me for some reason. You taught this old man something new. To me, learning something new in history is like a kid getting candy. Yummy and exciting. Thanks.
Hi JD 😊 Of all the videos I've watched about the George Spangler Farm, yours is the BEST! Bcoz you brought us through the 2nd level of the barn, it was very emotional and sad 😔😢 I may be from Singapore, but I've always been very drawn to the American Civil War. Past life, perhaps? I really love your Gettysburg Series, and NEVER tire of rewatching all the videos! Thank you so much 😊 ❤️
Thank you so much for all of your Gettysburg videos. Im from the UK and doubt ill ever be fortunate to visit, but because of you i get to see these amazing historical places.
I am filled with awe at this episode. JD, you have a way with your words that both inspires and at the same time fills the viewer with dread. I couldnt help but think of the one thing you dont mention, (perhaps its just as well) the stench of the place. Blood has it's own smell. Then there are the other odors that come from belly wounds. I dont think I need to elaborate. Then there is the excrement, urine, vomit... It must have been a place of pure hell. Thank you for your treatment of the subject.
I agree with you JD about the craftsmanship and the stone work. So many different sizes and whatnot. Yet everything was level. Amazing, another great video.
I was lucky to have grown up near Gettysburg. We went there on class trips in grade school and many times as an adult. It is an awe inspiring place. So hard to imagine all the death that occurred there. My favorite place was always Devil’s Den. Those rocks looked so much bigger as a child. We lived close to Antietam Battlefield also. A lot smaller and less commercialized. Very humbling to see both places.
Gettysburg is truly amazing and if you've never been there, you need to go. The only way you don't leave humbled is if you have no soul . Thanks for the video.
Richard Jordan did a phenomenal job with the role of General Armistead. I was shocked to find out that he had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour prior to taking that role. Sadly he passed away 5 weeks before the movie premiered.
My Great Great Grandfather fought here at Gettysburg. John McCall enlisted as a private with Company H, 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Wilcox County Rifles, on 20 May, 1861. He was promoted to 4th Corporal on 15 June, 1861 and to First Lieutenant on 2 December, 1864. John W. McCall saw action in the following engagements: Seven Days Battle; Gettysburg; The Wilderness; Spotsylvania Court House; and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. G .M., BT3, USN; HSC, USCG, (Ret.)
found you around the anniversary and love your style of “documenting” these events, really helps me picture and feel what it was like to be there or the emotional stories of the people involved in this war. thank you for your work!
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do to make these videos. I paid some attention to history class in school when they taught real history! But what you do is teach many with no idea what happened during the civil war and the true facts today are never more clear as to why they don’t teach about the civil war in schools today and haven’t for some time. I just hope people take notice of what you and many others are doing today to teach the history many many Americans know nothing about what so ever. It’s actually amazing how many Americans especially children 16 to 25 year’s of age don’t even know what the fighting of the civil was about. God Bless you for all you do.
People these days go to therapy for less. Can you imagine the amount of trauma that the civilians had to go through? The horrors of knowing that your property was a bloody war hospital and you and your family had to live in ONE ROOM! I can't imagine having to make a trip to the old outhouse (if they were allowed) and seeing the mess and having dead soldiers buried in your backyard. BLEK! You are, however, doing an awesome job at telling the personal stories as well as the factual histories of the battles. 👏
The Gettysburg Foundation has done an amazing job of restoration, and saving history. They have all the history, but I have learned so much from you due to condensing it. There is so much happening at this time with the civil war, I tend to lose names, places, easily. Lets just say sometimes to much information at one time, is hard to digest. In no way am I knocking this wonderful group of people, it's just it is easier for me to understand. Thanks JD
I just wanted to congratulate you on how great this series has been I have learned so much on Gettysburg and the battlefield it’s been a fantastic series on the whole series, keep up the great work thanks again for all you do.
Fortunately my Grandmother lived on York street and her house was used as a quarter masters headquarters during the battle. When renovation was done rifles, canteens , clipboards, oil cans and various other items. I have one of the oil cans along with unshoot bullets. The rest of the stuff was donated to the historical society. I spent alot of time in Gettysburg growing up. We rode our bikes all over the battlefield. Another note the house next door was a cabinet maker and my father helped him as a kid and the man had a piece of fence post that came off the battlefield and it had 2 rounds stuck in it. I also have that and cherish it.
Fascinating. Thank you JD. You share history I would never know. I grew up in the south. My family told me stories. You have gone beyond those stories.
Beautiful restoration. It is amazing that there were so many that did survive the Civil War after being wounded. Thank you again JD for sharing Gettysburg with us. 👍😄
THIS is the way history should be learned. you have a great chan. & do a fantastic job bringing real history to all of us who can not see all of these places in person. THANK YOU a ton!! for sharing all of your knowledge & travels to these incredible places & events.
The foundation will reach greater heights with more amazing results under Wayne Motts. His passion is nearly unrivaled. Support the Gettysburg Foundation!
y'all do a wonderful job always.my dad brought me to the battlefield when I was 12. we had a riding car tour. i have learned tons more about it with the walking videos. thank you sir
General Armistead's gravestone is at Old St. Paul's Cemetery in downtown Baltimore. Its a very small cemetery that's not in the best of condition and borders Druid Hill park. You would walk by and would never think that a Confederate general is buried there.
@@XxBloggs Why were they traitors? 11 states got together to legally withdraw from the United States that they saw as over reaching their Constitutional power, sounds a lot like our problems today. The issue of succession was argued back and forth since the signing of the Articles of Confederation in 1777, and even argued in the Supreme court, with no legal opinion given either way. Read the 10th Amendment of the Constitution as this is what their argument was based on, though the Constitution does not specifically address the issue of succession. Remember that the individual states had much more power and "pride" about them from the residents of the states, as this is before the power grab of the Federal Government starting with the Civil War. The US Senate as originally written in the Constitution was elected by the state legislators, not the "people", which is why the House of Reps was supposed to do. This was changed by the 17th amendment which took away the direct representation of the individual states from the Federal Government. This is why you see through out any war before and during the Civil War how the vast majority of units were from the individual states, like the 1st Pa. Cavalry, etc. The Civil War was not entirely based on slavery, though it was an issue. After 1808 and the banning of the importation of slaves to the US, and prevailing culture and technology, slavery was seen as on its way out. Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until 1863, almost 2 years after the start of the war, and only did to undermine the southern economy, not because slavery was a big issue of the war. The south only fought back after the Union invaded the southern states, to try to keep them in the Union, against their will, which is why in the south it is known as the War of Northern Aggression. Not sure how old you are, I am 50 and this is how it was taught in my history classes back in school, and that was in PA, actually 30 minutes east of Gettysburg. Try to read some books published before 1980's on the causes of the Civil War, and don't listen to the whitewashing of history by the history books in schools today, and the media. There was bravery and heroes on both sides.
@@XxBloggs If they were traitors, you should be able to quickly assemble a list of Confederate government officials and army officers who were tried and convicted of treason. I'll wait ...
Nice, more Gettysburg content! Between NBT and yourself JD this has been one of the best Gettysburg Anniversary I have been apart of via internet. And awesome guest star, thank you again so much!
At my cardiologists office, I commented that he had an unusual name and that a confederate general had the same as his. He stopped and asked me if I was familiar w/ General Armistead. I replied that I was aware that he was killed at Gettysburg. It turns out that he is the great great grandson of the man himself. I told him of this piece on YT & he promised to watch it. Thanks
Man I love all your videos JD.. Thank you for all the trouble you go to , so you can get the story out there to people who can't go see this for them self. Frank from montana..
JD, thank you for putting together this series on Gettysburg. I have learned a lot from your personalized videos, than just taking a battlefield your of the more popular locations. Great work, brother!
A few years ago I hired a guide to take me around and explain all the many nuances of the battles and battlefield. It's hard to describe other than to say that it is hallowed ground and it was a very moving experience.
I go every 4th of July and everytime I go I learn something new. I always get up early and go out to the battlefield while it is quite, I have shed many tears.
Your videos are excellent for those not necessarily able to visit these battlefields, so thank you for making them. I am a UK-based WW2 historian but I learned about the Civil War at University and long for the opportunity to visit one day. Your videos almost make me feel like I'm there.
Our reenacting unit comes out every couple of years and does a living history at the Spangler Farm. We usually have 12 stations or so, including 2 folks who do an impression of the Spanglers.
I heard some where that you are a teacher. If so i can only hope that those kids know how blessed they are. You do incredible work. Thanks for sharing your adventures and teaching even this old man new things.
General Lee statue was pulled down in Charlottesville the other day. They won’t get away with the attempt To erase and rewrite and cover the real engineers of the profiteering puppeteers. Freemason. Jesuit. Rothschild payseur Vatican London slavers. Pick one or all of the above.
Well done. Thank you. It is hard for me to imagine the sights, smells, sounds and sorrow of this place, even for me a Veteran of the American War in Vietnam.
You filmed a ton there in the spring. I visited that place as well a few weeks ago. The volunteers with the Gettysburg foundation were an incredible source of information. Loved it and look forward to going back.
Another great video that adds so much important context to the story of Gettysburg. A couple of details stood out - the blood dripping through the floorboards and the burial of men in the Orchard. ‘Why were they not buried in the fields? You don’t plough an orchard.’
Love these detail tours. Been to Gettysburg once. Antietam / Fredericksburg / Wilderness/ Spotsylvania twice. Toured the house (at Guinea sta.) where Stonweall Jackson died.
Just rewatching this episode again J.D. And started wondering what the smell is like before battle. To the timber from the boards saturated in blood must have seeped and stank for years after. How anyone could have worked here after the battles where long done and dusted. It’s bound to be full of spiritual beings who couldn’t let go? To be in that building for a overnight stay, would not be a place I would want to stay for a single night! Know the saying “The dead won’t harm you, but the living will” sometimes I’ve not been sure of that. Having a few unexplained happenings at my home and a former work place. Really helps in a time when you have no hope, to experience things that cannot be explained!
Armistead was good friends with Union general Hancock.I remember watching the movie Gettysburg,Armistead said about a book of his going to Hancock's wife.Also said he was sorry for something he wanted messaged to Hancock.Hancock was wounded the same day and survived when Armistead was shot on the 3rd day of the battle
Richard Jordan did a phenomenal job with that role. I was shocked to find out that he had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour prior to taking that role. Sadly he passed away 5 weeks before the movie premiered.
It's been said, as mentioned in the movie. Before they left California to go their seperate ways. Armistead told Hancock "May God strike me dead if I ever raise a hand against you." They were said to have been as close as brothers, Armistead and Hancock. Also present at the farewell party was Albert Sidney Johnston. Sadly neither he or Armistead survived the war. In the scene where Geneal Armistead is wounded and laying against the fence. When C. Thomas Howell asks Richard Jordan about his condition. That is genuine concern as the cast knew of his condition and were worried about him. Like the trooper he was. Richard Jordan finished the movie. RIP Richard Jordan and all the men of Gettysburg.
@@mako88sb Sad, wasn't it, sir??😣 It was his final, but most memorable, performance as an actor. I remember when he passed in August, 1993 when Gettysburg was in post-production. It was tragic seeing him posthumously in it when it was released. He never got a chance to see his great performance in the final product, sir
@@mako88sb You're right it was a brilliant performance. I have often wondered (and I think it probably did) whether his medical situation added to the emotion he wax able to put into a very moving role?
Excellent job!! My son went to medical school in Hershey and his first year there we went to Gettysburg and walked in a lot of the same areas you show in your videos. Very well done, thank you!!
Good video JD, have you read 'Too Much for Human Endurance' by Ronald Kirkwood? Heartbreaking and amazing study of the Spangler property before, during and after the battle.
Walking with you in these places via video, I get a sense of the weight of events that took place in that entire region. Can only imagine the feeling in person. Planning a trip in the future. Thanks again for an informative and powerful video.👍🥁🇺🇸
Outstanding video! I have been to Gettysburg numerous times but have never been to the Spangler farm. Definitely will go there on my next visit. Thank you for sharing!
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Thanks!
Excellent video and well done.
Boy do I have a ton of questions.
Thank you for making these videos. I’m a huge CW history buff. My dog and I travel to battlefields all over the east coast. Seeing you standing in the same places we’ve been is pretty neat. Please keep it up, even though I’ve read, re-read and listened to as many CW books as humanly possible I can still learn new things at any time and your videos are a huge help!
Do you have emphysema?
You got me and I'm spreading the word. Nice work, thanks for doing it.
Well done.
Thank you for showing the history of this event with dignity.
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Living around and loving our treasured Gettysburg battlefield, my son and I spent many visits to the farm long before the foundation took it over and cleaned it up....knowing what took place there and never being a soul around when we would wander the premises for hours, made for a very, very special time of reflection, prayer and awe....knowing that here in this tiny room is where General Armistead took his final breath on earth as well as so many other men in the blue & gray was mesmerizing...at that time the property was in total disarray, all grown up and wild with weeds, tools and farm equipment...with the summer kitchen looking "nothing" as it does today...I can vividly remember saying to my boy numerous times how I simply could not believe that such an incredible storied place in history was just being allowed to deteriorate and disappear from the annals of history and would soon be gone forever....with it now looking pristine and being a paid attraction, I will forever hold those amazing days and times with my son alone at a monumental place in history forever in my heart....good, bad or indifferent, we must never erase our past...thank you Gettysburg Foundation for keeping our American history alive!....👍💥🇺🇸💥
Well said sir...
We've certainly allowed the memory of those great men who served to be erased by cultural revisionists...and weak minded legislatures.
Another great episode! Jonathan Letterman was a true hero of the Civil War. He revolutionized the process of treating the wounded soldiers. We still employ his methods today!
Thanks. Learned a lot there.
My mother is a Spangler and remembers visiting her grandfather at the farm.
Eric, what is your mother's name? And her grandfather's name? I wrote a book on the farm and am always looking for descendants.
I worked a girl whip has the last name of Codori. She is a great great granddaughter of the Codori family during the battle of Gettysburg. Very cool.
Interview her please!!
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but I have to ask: what is a "girl whip"? Thank you before hand for answer..
Very cool
I saw the summer kitchen well before the Foundation acquired it. It was in bad shape covered in vines. But, I could look in the window and almost "see" the general lying on the floor. I'm so glad I saw it before it was rehabbed because it truly felt like I had stepped back in time. It is an amazing place to visit and the Foundation has done a spectacular, honorable job in making this place a must-see when visiting Gettysburg.
My wife surprised me with a 4 day trip to Gettysburg a couple of years ago. We walked and drove that Hallowed ground. Keep up the excellent work amigo.
I just did the same for my son for his 12th birthday. He’s quite the history buff and so am I. I think it was my 4 to trip there.
I bet that was a trip you won't soon forget.
It is certainly an awesome place to visit firsthand...
Awesome place to visit for sure, and my spouse went back for second time, but I was busy with work. Worth a visit.
I was there twice years ago. This farm would have been privately owned at the time. I would love to go back to Gettysburg and if I ever do I want to see this farm, it is a beautiful place and so very historic.
Thoroughly enjoying this Gettysburg series! I like how you include content of how this battle changed the locals lives for a long time. Injured men did not just go heal in the woods. The whole surgical medical side of the civil war is a fascinating arena of its own. And this old farm girl just loves a good old Pennsylvania bank barn. Spent wonderful time waiting out a sudden shower sitting on a feed bag listening to my Granddad on the barn floor of a Pennsylvania bank barn. Thank you JD!
Can you please tell us why its called a "bank barn"?
@@billd.iniowa2263 Watch the video again. When JD is talking about the threshing floor notice the grassy strip leading up to the threshing floor. This is literally a bank of ground the barn is built up against. So you can drive the horses , now tractors right up to the second story of the barn. Pennsylvania is known for our hills. The early settlers utilized every bit of land they could. Many different styles can be found throughout this state. Food storage on top. Animals in lower levels. The barn I speak of fondly in my childhood was a dairy barn. You could throw hay into mangers below from the barn floor. Hope this helps a bit Bill.
@@dawndickson2156 Very well described. I'm in Indiana and most of the large barns were built with the "ramp" up to I the 2nd floor. I spent several happy seasons helping a childhood friend harvest straw and throwing bales into the loft.
I love the series and the Gettysburg movie is one of my favorite movies. I love history, especially American history and the Civil War. It is so tragic yet so interesting and needs to be remembered and glorified by every American. The people who fought the war should be honored for their importance which should be realized by every American.
Richard Jordan of both Logan's Run and Dune, played General Armistead in "Gettysburg." That would be his last role before he died. Jordan's portrayal of Armistead was moving and sad, you could really feel the pain and conflict that Armistead must have felt knowing he had to lead his men to sure destruction and to face his old friend in battle.
He did a great job playing Armistead ! Like in " Dune " he played the doomed leader , fighting an unbeatable enemy !
The Spangler farm restoration is amazing. Thank you for taking us there.
We so desperately need these videos to keep our history alive. Because it is NOT being taught in our schools! Keep it up!
As you were talking, I was thinking about the emergency room I worked in. On a busy day, in a pristine building with state of the art equipment it was difficult to see people in a timely manner. I can't imagine how hectic it was, not to mention the flies and the heat. You never forget the smell of old blood. Slaughter wholesale!
Seriously!! Loping off arms and legs like it was nothing at all. Thank GOD they had ether and chloraform..
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Then comes the “Soldiers’ Disease “ that bastard of Opiate addiction that most would never completely get rid of . Laudenum was legal and somewhat available but it was no walk in the park
@@oceanhome2023 I never though of that aspect, war is hell indeed.
I too like being around people who are smarter than me. I don't have to look far. My Son took me there. On that day; first I was wowed, then humbled, all on the same day. A month later it hit me: "Who the hell do you think you are?" After seeing it, it's become planted. I can't shake it off. To me the place is sacred. Thank you.
You knocked it out of the park J.D. with the Gettysburg series. Very well done!
Appreciate it. Before I started, I was expecting that people were going to tear me apart over my treatment of it.
Absolutely outstanding!!
☑️ Yeah, he does a great job. However, I'm surprised he didn't take this opportunity to talk about how the actions ^here led to the creation of one of America's best known patriotic songs. In a nutshell, one of the union flags had been shot up so badly by confederate cannon fire that the stars on its upper left hand corner had been blasted clean off.
Mrs. Spangler witnessed this travesty, whereupon she immediately broke out her sewing machine and repaired that flag, replacing all of the missing stars. A spectator named Francis Scott Key was so moved by this, that he penned the famous patriotic hymn that we know today as "The Star-Spanglered Banner".... {😉}
I love your first sentence in this episode how the residents of Gettysburg had their lives turned upside down. I can’t imagine the horror and devastation these families went through. I love your perspective in your films.
You never cease to amaze me with the reverence you display at locations such as this. You are, sir, the best at what you do.
I cannot find the words but...the upheaval, loss, pain of that family...aahhh...ALL families of that time and place. You do an excellent job of bringing us to the time. I remember when I visited Gettysburg several years ago. You can feel the history seeping all around you. Thank you for sharing this with us and making us be involved!
I regret to say that I have just stumbled upon your videos today, but I am absolutely awestruck by your work. Even as someone who grew up within a short drive of the battlefield, the presentation of these stories via your videos gives the history a weight that it has never held for me before. Even after only two videos, I feel as though I owe it to myself and my own history to learn as much as I can about this place.
Thanks! I really appreciate that. Hope that you continue to enjoy the channel. Feel free to help a few others find it too :)
Thank you for your in-site about the battle of Gettysburg.Your knowledge of the battle brought much perspective to me.
Even though I have visited the battlefield many times, your videos add new information and perspective which make what happened there even more interesting.
Enjoyed this tour of The Gettysburg battle field.
I'm a 71 year old Black male. Gettysburg is one of my favorite films. Watching this I can't help wondering about the noise and suffering
That took place. Wow! No words
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I remember walking in and around the barn, the house house was closed to visits back in 2000. I did not know about Gen. Armistead dying there. I surely read about it, probably never registered with me for some reason. You taught this old man something new. To me, learning something new in history is like a kid getting candy. Yummy and exciting. Thanks.
Hi JD 😊 Of all the videos I've watched about the George Spangler Farm, yours is the BEST! Bcoz you brought us through the 2nd level of the barn, it was very emotional and sad 😔😢 I may be from Singapore, but I've always been very drawn to the American Civil War. Past life, perhaps?
I really love your Gettysburg Series, and NEVER tire of rewatching all the videos! Thank you so much 😊 ❤️
Another great UA-cam video. I love the gentle and respectful way that you handle history.
Thank you so much for all of your Gettysburg videos. Im from the UK and doubt ill ever be fortunate to visit, but because of you i get to see these amazing historical places.
Could watch this Gettysburg series all day. Well done sir!
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Great information. Was not aware of the restoration of that farm. I was at Gettysburg in 1993. Thank you for sharing
Thanks! Quite the place.
What a beautiful barn and home. Love that rock and mortar look.
One of the best videos of this series!
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I am filled with awe at this episode. JD, you have a way with your words that both inspires and at the same time fills the viewer with dread. I couldnt help but think of the one thing you dont mention, (perhaps its just as well) the stench of the place. Blood has it's own smell. Then there are the other odors that come from belly wounds. I dont think I need to elaborate. Then there is the excrement, urine, vomit... It must have been a place of pure hell. Thank you for your treatment of the subject.
Just too awful to think about.
All of that is covered in this 2019 book about the George Spangler farm: www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Human-Endurance-Gettysburg/dp/1611214513
Great episode sir. I do enjoy every minute when I visit Gettysburg . One of my favourite places to visit north of the Mason Dixon line.
The scene in that barn must of been mind blowing the sight sounds an smells of all that barn so glad they saved that farm.
It's all covered in this 2019 book about the George Spangler farm: www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Human-Endurance-Gettysburg/dp/1611214513
It smelt like death and decay.
I agree with you JD about the craftsmanship and the stone work. So many different sizes and whatnot. Yet everything was level. Amazing, another great video.
The craftsmanship is just as impressive as the history to me.
I was lucky to have grown up near Gettysburg. We went there on class trips in grade school and many times as an adult. It is an awe inspiring place. So hard to imagine all the death that occurred there. My favorite place was always Devil’s Den. Those rocks looked so much bigger as a child. We lived close to Antietam Battlefield also. A lot smaller and less commercialized. Very humbling to see both places.
Thank you for what you do. Nothing like American history and someone like you to bring it to us. You're a good man.
Being a 3 rd generation stonemason I love the stone work of the house and barn
Gettysburg is truly amazing and if you've never been there, you need to go. The only way you don't leave humbled is if you have no soul . Thanks for the video.
Richard Jordan did a phenomenal job with the role of General Armistead. I was shocked to find out that he had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour prior to taking that role. Sadly he passed away 5 weeks before the movie premiered.
Makes that part where he says “Father into your hands I commend my sprit” really heartbreaking
The flies in the vicinity of Gettysburg after the battle was astounding.
Must have been horrific
Great episode again!! You never hear alot of the hospitals of a war. So great coverage of this one! I will be sad when this series ends...
Ha! I’m hoping that people won’t hate me when this thing is finally over.
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My Great Great Grandfather fought here at Gettysburg. John McCall enlisted as a private with Company H, 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Wilcox County Rifles, on 20 May, 1861. He was promoted to 4th Corporal on 15 June, 1861 and to First Lieutenant on 2 December, 1864. John W. McCall saw action in the following engagements: Seven Days Battle; Gettysburg; The Wilderness; Spotsylvania Court House; and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. G .M., BT3, USN; HSC, USCG, (Ret.)
Nice one! Always intrigued by Gen Armistead's bravery and love for his former comrade
The Spangler farm has a great history. Thank you for sharing!
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found you around the anniversary and love your style of “documenting” these events, really helps me picture and feel what it was like to be there or the emotional stories of the people involved in this war. thank you for your work!
Thanks! So glad that you’re enjoying it.
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What a great historical storyteller-a true gift!
Thank you!
Thanks for this. Your tour and commentary really brought those moments in history to life.
As always, with great respect and dignity.
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My 2nd Great-grandfather, having just graduated from medial school, was an assistant surgeon for the 19th Maine at Gettysburg.
Half the time I cry, or stutter. Thank you for this. My brother does not understand our history. Thank you again for everything.
So beautiful, yet so tragic.That dichotomy makes me shiver.Overwhelming how those poor soldiers suffered there. Thankyou for this history.
This is award winning material here that your doing… I’m serious.
Appreciate that!
I fully concur!
You have a long road ahead JD!
Haha, let’s go!
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I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do to make these videos. I paid some attention to history class in school when they taught real history! But what you do is teach many with no idea what happened during the civil war and the true facts today are never more clear as to why they don’t teach about the civil war in schools today and haven’t for some time. I just hope people take notice of what you and many others are doing today to teach the history many many Americans know nothing about what so ever. It’s actually amazing how many Americans especially children 16 to 25 year’s of age don’t even know what the fighting of the civil was about.
God Bless you for all you do.
Excellent video again. Love the scene of Armistead in the movie Gettysburg discussing Hancock with Longstreet.
People these days go to therapy for less. Can you imagine the amount of trauma that the civilians had to go through? The horrors of knowing that your property was a bloody war hospital and you and your family had to live in ONE ROOM! I can't imagine having to make a trip to the old outhouse (if they were allowed) and seeing the mess and having dead soldiers buried in your backyard. BLEK! You are, however, doing an awesome job at telling the personal stories as well as the factual histories of the battles. 👏
The pulley system was also used to hoist a dead steer or pig for the initial states of butchering.
Yep….As a child we cousins witnessed slaughtering of animals. When the
We use a system like that now to field dress deer
The Gettysburg Foundation has done an amazing job of restoration, and saving history. They have all the history, but I have learned so much from you due to condensing it. There is so much happening at this time with the civil war, I tend to lose names, places, easily. Lets just say sometimes to much information at one time, is hard to digest. In no way am I knocking this wonderful group of people, it's just it is easier for me to understand. Thanks JD
I just wanted to congratulate you on how great this series has been I have learned so much on Gettysburg and the battlefield it’s been a fantastic series on the whole series, keep up the great work thanks again for all you do.
Thank you!
Fortunately my Grandmother lived on York street and her house was used as a quarter masters headquarters during the battle. When renovation was done rifles, canteens , clipboards, oil cans and various other items. I have one of the oil cans along with unshoot bullets. The rest of the stuff was donated to the historical society. I spent alot of time in Gettysburg growing up. We rode our bikes all over the battlefield. Another note the house next door was a cabinet maker and my father helped him as a kid and the man had a piece of fence post that came off the battlefield and it had 2 rounds stuck in it. I also have that and cherish it.
The Spangler Farm made a good field hospital, thanks for this excellent tour!
Very interesting place. Really enjoyed my visit there.
Fascinating. Thank you JD. You share history I would never know. I grew up in the south. My family told me stories. You have gone beyond those stories.
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Beautiful restoration. It is amazing that there were so many that did survive the Civil War after being wounded. Thank you again JD for sharing Gettysburg with us. 👍😄
THIS is the way history should be learned. you have a great chan. & do a fantastic job bringing real history to all of us who can not see all of these places in person. THANK YOU a ton!! for sharing all of your knowledge & travels to these incredible places & events.
The foundation will reach greater heights with more amazing results under Wayne Motts. His passion is nearly unrivaled. Support the Gettysburg Foundation!
Great guy!
Another fascinating video in this series! We all appreciate your time and effort in preserving history!
Thanks!
I lived near Gettysburg for 10 years. Very informative video. I’ve seen this barn many times. Good to know the history!
Good job again JD.
This is a place I've always seemed to miss while in Gettysburg.
Jotting it down as a Must for a future trip!
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y'all do a wonderful job always.my dad brought me to the battlefield when I was 12. we had a riding car tour. i have learned tons more about it with the walking videos. thank you sir
General Armistead's gravestone is at Old St. Paul's Cemetery in downtown Baltimore. Its a very small cemetery that's not in the best of condition and borders Druid Hill park. You would walk by and would never think that a Confederate general is buried there.
Definitely need to visit that one day.
Good thing there was no statue of him erected.....it would have been torn down.
@@ericc9664 they were insurrectionists and traitors. Why should they have a statue?
@@XxBloggs Why were they traitors? 11 states got together to legally withdraw from the United States that they saw as over reaching their Constitutional power, sounds a lot like our problems today. The issue of succession was argued back and forth since the signing of the Articles of Confederation in 1777, and even argued in the Supreme court, with no legal opinion given either way. Read the 10th Amendment of the Constitution as this is what their argument was based on, though the Constitution does not specifically address the issue of succession.
Remember that the individual states had much more power and "pride" about them from the residents of the states, as this is before the power grab of the Federal Government starting with the Civil War. The US Senate as originally written in the Constitution was elected by the state legislators, not the "people", which is why the House of Reps was supposed to do. This was changed by the 17th amendment which took away the direct representation of the individual states from the Federal Government.
This is why you see through out any war before and during the Civil War how the vast majority of units were from the individual states, like the 1st Pa. Cavalry, etc.
The Civil War was not entirely based on slavery, though it was an issue. After 1808 and the banning of the importation of slaves to the US, and prevailing culture and technology, slavery was seen as on its way out. Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until 1863, almost 2 years after the start of the war, and only did to undermine the southern economy, not because slavery was a big issue of the war.
The south only fought back after the Union invaded the southern states, to try to keep them in the Union, against their will, which is why in the south it is known as the War of Northern Aggression.
Not sure how old you are, I am 50 and this is how it was taught in my history classes back in school, and that was in PA, actually 30 minutes east of Gettysburg.
Try to read some books published before 1980's on the causes of the Civil War, and don't listen to the whitewashing of history by the history books in schools today, and the media. There was bravery and heroes on both sides.
@@XxBloggs If they were traitors, you should be able to quickly assemble a list of Confederate government officials and army officers who were tried and convicted of treason. I'll wait ...
I just found out I am a descendant of Harriet Spangler! Plan to head Gettysburg next year!
Thanks for your hard work. This has been a fantastic series. Knowledge is addictive,,,,,,MORE please !
Superb video all around. I'm so grateful there are people who can fund this level of preservation.
Nice, more Gettysburg content! Between NBT and yourself JD this has been one of the best Gettysburg Anniversary I have been apart of via internet. And awesome guest star, thank you again so much!
At my cardiologists office, I commented that he had an unusual name and that a confederate general had the same as his. He stopped and asked me if I was familiar w/ General Armistead. I replied that I was aware that he was killed at Gettysburg. It turns out that he is the great great grandson of the man himself. I told him of this piece on YT & he promised to watch it. Thanks
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Man I love all your videos JD.. Thank you for all the trouble you go to , so you can get the story out there to people who can't go see this for them self. Frank from montana..
Much appreciated!
Wonderful episode JD. Thank you.
JD, thank you for putting together this series on Gettysburg. I have learned a lot from your personalized videos, than just taking a battlefield your of the more popular locations. Great work, brother!
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A few years ago I hired a guide to take me around and explain all the many nuances of the battles and battlefield. It's hard to describe other than to say that it is hallowed ground and it was a very moving experience.
I go every 4th of July and everytime I go I learn something new. I always get up early and go out to the battlefield while it is quite, I have shed many tears.
I love history. And I learn so much from this history man. Love all his history lessons.
Your videos are excellent for those not necessarily able to visit these battlefields, so thank you for making them. I am a UK-based WW2 historian but I learned about the Civil War at University and long for the opportunity to visit one day. Your videos almost make me feel like I'm there.
Thanks! Glad to share the experiences.
Our reenacting unit comes out every couple of years and does a living history at the Spangler Farm. We usually have 12 stations or so, including 2 folks who do an impression of the Spanglers.
Spangler family member from Meadows Of Dan, Virginia. Thank you for diving into the Spangler family farm.
LySette Schweitzer we have to go here on our next stop in Gettysburg! Armistead is one of my favorite CS Generals!
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I was hoping you would have talked about General Armistead. I always have considered his story a very interesting one, thank you JD
There's a chapter on Armistead's time at Spangler in this 2019 book: www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Human-Endurance-Gettysburg/dp/1611214513
I heard some where that you are a teacher. If so i can only hope that those kids know how blessed they are. You do incredible work. Thanks for sharing your adventures and teaching even this old man new things.
American history is being re written. It needs to be reread. Thank you for these great videos. I appreciate your effort in all things history.
No its not!! You can't change history.
The radical left is so far successful in destroying our country
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Amen I know people who think if you had a Confederate Ancestor. You should be ashamed. I am proud of mine.They felt their duty was to their home state
General Lee statue was pulled down in Charlottesville the other day. They won’t get away with the attempt
To erase and rewrite and cover the real engineers of the profiteering puppeteers. Freemason. Jesuit. Rothschild payseur Vatican London slavers. Pick one or all of the above.
Well done. Thank you. It is hard for me to imagine the sights, smells, sounds and sorrow of this place, even for me a Veteran of the American War in Vietnam.
You filmed a ton there in the spring. I visited that place as well a few weeks ago. The volunteers with the Gettysburg foundation were an incredible source of information. Loved it and look forward to going back.
Another great video that adds so much important context to the story of Gettysburg. A couple of details stood out - the blood dripping through the floorboards and the burial of men in the Orchard. ‘Why were they not buried in the fields? You don’t plough an orchard.’
Love these detail tours. Been to Gettysburg once. Antietam / Fredericksburg / Wilderness/ Spotsylvania twice. Toured the house (at Guinea sta.) where Stonweall Jackson died.
Thanks!
Just rewatching this episode again J.D. And started wondering what the smell is like before battle. To the timber from the boards saturated in blood must have seeped and stank for years after.
How anyone could have worked here after the battles where long done and dusted. It’s bound to be full of spiritual beings who couldn’t let go?
To be in that building for a overnight stay, would not be a place I would want to stay for a single night!
Know the saying “The dead won’t harm you, but the living will” sometimes I’ve not been sure of that. Having a few unexplained happenings at my home and a former work place.
Really helps in a time when you have no hope, to experience things that cannot be explained!
Armistead was good friends with Union general Hancock.I remember watching the movie Gettysburg,Armistead said about a book of his going to Hancock's wife.Also said he was sorry for something he wanted messaged to Hancock.Hancock was wounded the same day and survived when Armistead was shot on the 3rd day of the battle
Richard Jordan did a phenomenal job with that role. I was shocked to find out that he had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour prior to taking that role. Sadly he passed away 5 weeks before the movie premiered.
It's been said, as mentioned in the movie. Before they left California to go their seperate ways. Armistead told Hancock "May God strike me dead if I ever raise a hand against you." They were said to have been as close as brothers, Armistead and Hancock. Also present at the farewell party was Albert Sidney Johnston. Sadly neither he or Armistead survived the war.
In the scene where Geneal Armistead is wounded and laying against the fence. When C. Thomas Howell asks Richard Jordan about his condition. That is genuine concern as the cast knew of his condition and were worried about him. Like the trooper he was. Richard Jordan finished the movie. RIP Richard Jordan and all the men of Gettysburg.
@@mako88sb Sad, wasn't it, sir??😣 It was his final, but most memorable, performance as an actor. I remember when he passed in August, 1993 when Gettysburg was in post-production. It was tragic seeing him posthumously in it when it was released. He never got a chance to see his great performance in the final product, sir
@@mako88sb I do recall him in Mario Van Peebles film, Posse, as the wicked sheriff. It was kinda hammy. I liked it😊 R.I.P. Richard Jordan
@@mako88sb You're right it was a brilliant performance. I have often wondered (and I think it probably did) whether his medical situation added to the emotion he wax able to put into a very moving role?
Excellent job!! My son went to medical school in Hershey and his first year there we went to Gettysburg and walked in a lot of the same areas you show in your videos. Very well done, thank you!!
The original floor is awesome to think about those who walked (or crawled) on it.
Great episode #19 at Gettysburg.
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Good video JD, have you read 'Too Much for Human Endurance' by Ronald Kirkwood? Heartbreaking and amazing study of the Spangler property before, during and after the battle.
Not yet. Need to pick that one up.
Very nice video. Well done! Fitting tribute to the men who fought and died.
Walking with you in these places via video, I get a sense of the weight of events that took place in that entire region. Can only imagine the feeling in person. Planning a trip in the future.
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Outstanding video! I have been to Gettysburg numerous times but have never been to the Spangler farm. Definitely will go there on my next visit. Thank you for sharing!
....just amazing work! I have been to these sites but never have I had such an in depth experience... well done!
Thats what I love from history, the human part, no dates or battles but how normal people where affected
Agreed.