Great series Tim. The detail on the 116th PA monument is incredible, even has the lining in the kepi. I've taken many photos of it... Now I know the rest o the story.
I think you were correct initially on what the Irish Brigade did in battles prior to Gettysburg; they ATTACKED the Sunken Road at Antietam, and ATTACKED the Stone Wall at Fredericksburg. They did not defend the Sunken Road.
Tim your pronunciation of faugh a ballagh actually isn’t that far off! Plus saying it with such great gusto evokes soldiers yelling it in the din of battle. Love monument mondays
Possibly because most of the monuments are to Union units (the Confederacy being hesitant to erect monuments on the field of a battle that they lost). There are only 19 CSA state-regiment-brigade monuments (not counting interpretive markers, etc). Some of the individual US states have more monuments than that.
They were not hesitant because they lost, there was no money to allocate toward monuments. Their economies were wrecked for decades and indeed for the next century.
No doubt that was a factor too. But southern veterans' and states' ambivalence toward commemorating a lost battle on Union soil was also A factor, even if it wasn't THE most important factor. If I'm not mistaken (I don't have my books at hand and am typing from memory) most of the Confederate monuments at Gettysburg weren't dedicated until YEARS after the battle, when "the lost cause" movement had really gained traction and taken over the narrative. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
The Stoney Ridge loop is a part of the battlefield that I have driven through many times but have never gotten out of the car and walked. Next time to Gettysburg I am going to park and walk the area and examine the monuments in more detail. Thanks for another good one, Tim.
Love these monument Mondays. Tim is so easy to listen to and understand. uk
Fantastic Tim!
Nicely done Tim!
This series is great!! Can’t wait for more.
LOVE this series.
Thank you.
Thank you all for the amazing work you all do at all our nations hallowed grounds.
Excellent as always! I really enjoy Monuments Monday!! Keep up the great work!
Excellent!
Great series Tim. The detail on the 116th PA monument is incredible, even has the lining in the kepi. I've taken many photos of it... Now I know the rest o the story.
Well done,Tim. The Loop is my favorite spot to look at monuments. Now, I know more about them for our trip to Gettysburg first week of October.
I love monuments Monday!!!!! Thank you.
I think you were correct initially on what the Irish Brigade did in battles prior to Gettysburg; they ATTACKED the Sunken Road at Antietam, and ATTACKED the Stone Wall at Fredericksburg. They did not defend the Sunken Road.
Eggcellent Tim. As all ways
Keep on brother...
Another excellent video Tim & ACHS!! I am so in love with this new(ish) series! Keep up the incredible work!
Tim your pronunciation of faugh a ballagh actually isn’t that far off! Plus saying it with such great gusto evokes soldiers yelling it in the din of battle. Love monument mondays
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Love the work and videos from Tim Smith of the East and The Adams county Historical Society! Keep up the great “work” haha!
Very enjoyable series….it’s fun to see the progression of the field over the decades.
140th PA were fellas from my corner of the world in W PA 🙂
Co.s H&I were recruited in the church next to my house.
Awesome Tim!
Tim very rarely to you mention the southern soldiers. Thank you for this information! 💯👍👊
Possibly because most of the monuments are to Union units (the Confederacy being hesitant to erect monuments on the field of a battle that they lost). There are only 19 CSA state-regiment-brigade monuments (not counting interpretive markers, etc). Some of the individual US states have more monuments than that.
They were not hesitant because they lost, there was no money to allocate toward monuments. Their economies were wrecked for decades and indeed for the next century.
No doubt that was a factor too. But southern veterans' and states' ambivalence toward commemorating a lost battle on Union soil was also A factor, even if it wasn't THE most important factor.
If I'm not mistaken (I don't have my books at hand and am typing from memory) most of the Confederate monuments at Gettysburg weren't dedicated until YEARS after the battle, when "the lost cause" movement had really gained traction and taken over the narrative. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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The Stoney Ridge loop is a part of the battlefield that I have driven through many times but have never gotten out of the car and walked. Next time to Gettysburg I am going to park and walk the area and examine the monuments in more detail. Thanks for another good one, Tim.
Another great video
Is this video quality jacked up or what?
Being from Michigan whenever I visit Civil War battlefields, I try to locate and photograph the memorials set up by those units.
agree with the 116th's monument. A favorite of mine.
Great content, but what's up with the quality of the video? The blurring and jumping difficult to watch.
Lovin me my MM❤😊
Thank you.