Hell yeah Tim. Will be in Gettysburg this weekend but will wait for summer to find the flank marker. Thank you for the videos 😊 You Sir are a Rockstar 😎
Great presentation (both parts). Thanks for posting as the artillery's role in the battle always gets my attention and for providing links to Harrison's article, Smith's book and your book on Devil's Den. Read it years ago and am looking to add it to my library.
Great 2 part series on Smith's guns. I wonder how many other monuments are located in the wrong place to make them easy to get to from the road. I suppose the war department folks figured nobody would pay that much attention to minor details like things being a couple of hundred yards from the correct location. I'm going to find that marker this August when I visit!!
a. The incorrect 320 yards is interesting in that effective canister range of CW artillery was about 300 to 400 yards. Perhaps, that range played a role in the selection of the current position of the guns? b. The mention of Gen. Hunt's 'cattle ride' and firing rebel artillery brings up the question: Did rebel artillery fire on Federal troops on and near LRT? If so, why weren't the rebels able to drive off from LRT the mass of Federal troops to aid the rebel infantry on the second day?
Interesting thought. I do know of accounts of the Southern artillery fire on Union troops at Devil's Den and in the Valley of death, but it was not so effective against Little Round Top. I am not an artillery expert, but I suspect that the higher elevation of the hill and the angle that the Southern cannons would have had to use to land shells upon the summit, were part of the problem.
@@timothysmith7742 Thanks. I was thinking that the mass of Federal troops was on the military crest of LRT, and possibly lower down, waiting for the rebels. If so placed, Federal troops would have been a prime target for rebel artillery. IMHO, there are a lot of misconceptions about the effectiveness of both Federal and rebel CW artillery. Keep your very informative videos coming!!
The monuments, markers and tablets, were placed by the veterans, the GBMA, the War Department, and under the administration of the National Park Service. There are many reasons why the markers were placed where they were. Their original placement, even if suspect, is kind of sacred. I don't think I would want markers moved. There are many that we believe were placed incorrectly. But who would be the final authority in the decided to move them? There is a lot of disagreement concerning these things, but, I think it is better that we just point out the conflicting evidence instead of messing with their location.
Bill Ankeny---- Tim I really enjoy your Monumemts Monday videos.
Fastest 18-minute video I've ever watched. So interesting, as are all of Tim's videos.
I love learning about rarely visited monuments. Thanks Tim and ACHS!
What an awesome video Tim! Amazing and very cool stories, thoughts, theories and conjectures! I'm here for it!
One of your best, Tim.😊
If you zoom in on Google Earth's image, you can actually see the right flank marker. I did find it in the summer after a great deal of searching.
Thanks so much Tim. I really enjoy your presentations, so knowledgeable.
Have a great day and as all ways, keep on people.
Good one, important accurate history
Hell yeah Tim. Will be in Gettysburg this weekend but will wait for summer to find the flank marker. Thank you for the videos 😊 You Sir are a Rockstar 😎
Great series
Thanks Tim always wondered about the P noel carving . Great monuments Monday.
Nice job Gary - thanks for adding the tidbit about Park Noel.
Great presentation (both parts). Thanks for posting as the artillery's role in the battle always gets my attention and for providing links to Harrison's article, Smith's book and your book on Devil's Den. Read it years ago and am looking to add it to my library.
Outstanding!
Thanks for the great videos
PNOEL is a cool find. Great
Thanks for adding the map!
Your welcome! We will try to add more links and maps in the descriptions from here on out.
My husband and I found the right flank maker two two winters ago.
Great 2 part series on Smith's guns. I wonder how many other monuments are located in the wrong place to make them easy to get to from the road. I suppose the war department folks figured nobody would pay that much attention to minor details like things being a couple of hundred yards from the correct location. I'm going to find that marker this August when I visit!!
a. The incorrect 320 yards is interesting in that effective canister range of CW artillery was about 300 to 400 yards. Perhaps, that range played a role in the selection of the current position of the guns?
b. The mention of Gen. Hunt's 'cattle ride' and firing rebel artillery brings up the question: Did rebel artillery fire on Federal troops on and near LRT? If so, why weren't the rebels able to drive off from LRT the mass of Federal troops to aid the rebel infantry on the second day?
Interesting thought. I do know of accounts of the Southern artillery fire on Union troops at Devil's Den and in the Valley of death, but it was not so effective against Little Round Top. I am not an artillery expert, but I suspect that the higher elevation of the hill and the angle that the Southern cannons would have had to use to land shells upon the summit, were part of the problem.
@@timothysmith7742 Thanks. I was thinking that the mass of Federal troops was on the military crest of LRT, and possibly lower down, waiting for the rebels. If so placed, Federal troops would have been a prime target for rebel artillery. IMHO, there are a lot of misconceptions about the effectiveness of both Federal and rebel CW artillery.
Keep your very informative videos coming!!
If markers are known to be in the wrong location why aren't they moved. I know it has to be certain the location is wrong.
The monuments, markers and tablets, were placed by the veterans, the GBMA, the War Department, and under the administration of the National Park Service. There are many reasons why the markers were placed where they were. Their original placement, even if suspect, is kind of sacred. I don't think I would want markers moved. There are many that we believe were placed incorrectly. But who would be the final authority in the decided to move them? There is a lot of disagreement concerning these things, but, I think it is better that we just point out the conflicting evidence instead of messing with their location.
@@timothysmith7742 agree. Thank you