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@@ProjectPast1565They're all amazingly informative💯 This is an education on The Civil War sadly not taught on historical scholastic curriculum in today's times, sir😕
I live near Kennesaw Mountain and hike this trail regularly. I can attest that it is quite the climb. I will never see it the same again! Thank you so much.
@@ProjectPast1565 I live near this battlefield too!! Awesome job! I drive by the main battlefield twice per day! I am a Confederate fan through and through..... I've never understood why the Union chose the path.... I'm sure Joseph E. Johnston forced them to maneuver this way.... To force an attack on high ground..... Like the Yankees did at Gettysburg.
I lived in Douglasville years ago and visited the battlefield. I overheard some people talking and they said people had seen Union and Confederate soldiers walking the road and that multiple ghost stories surround the area. Have you heard about this ?
this was a good explanation of Pidgeon Hill. I started going there in 1962, The whole area was rural. The night before the reenactment in 1964 we wanted to spend the night on the battlefield. There was no camping allowed so we went to the farmhouse just below the hill and asked if we could camp. The farmer said we could spend the night in the barn, which we did. He said when he was young he picked up minie balls on his property and when he had a bucket full he would sell the lead to a plumber. The intensity of the rifle fire must have been terrific. The little barn is still there. These are true stories. Your presentation was first rate.
I live nearby in Dallas, GA. Recently hiked up Kennesaw Mountain with my 2 year old in a carrier on my back and it was a challenge even being well rested, well fed, good/new shoes, well hydrated and not in fear of the looming battle. I couldn't help but to think of what challenging terrain this was to fight on. Very well covered!
It’s hard to imagine the hardships they endured at times. It was definitely neat seeing the terrain and how it would have put an attacking force at a great disadvantage. Thanks for watching!
I was born and raised within 3-miles of Kennesaw Mt. National Battlefield Park. Thank you for your kind visit to the area and your efforts of historical representation of the hostilities. To Southern locals, these are hallowed grounds. I have have the unfortunate opportunity to witness many people (mostly not born or raised in this area) treat the park and surrounding properties like a recreational area. Ex: Flying a kite, picnicking with blaring radio, jogging loudly or letting dogs poop on a battlefield has become common but has always bothered me. These are certainly nice activities but should be reserved for non-battlefield areas. Thanks again for your respectful and well though out video.
@@ProjectPast1565 When allowed to make his own decisions and given what he asked for, Johnston was VERY capable. Defense was his thing. His lack of troop numbers and supplies limited his options. When Sherman flanked, he had to move. Kennesaw is one of the few times Sherman was foolish enough to assault him. Sherman would have been in for a long bloody fight had Davis not pushed Johnston to attack right before being relieved by the wreckless Hood. Johnston would not have attacked at Peachtree Creek otherwise. Johnston was trying to get Sherman to make mistakes like this. GGGrandson of 16th /10th IL Volunteer here in GA.
I hike this park of the park regularly since I live close by. At 6:43 in the video while you’re in the trench, there is a self tutorial sign there to your right with a photo embossed on it, taken days after the engagement. Trees are all splintered from canon fire and fewer in number. You also see the same boulder that is still in the same position as today. Surreal. And yes, that incline on that hill gets your attention! Thanks!
It's eye opening to see the scars of war in some of these images. It's amazing how anyone survived and yes that incline was surprising. Thanks for watching!
@@ProjectPast1565 Glad you got to see this place. At this point in time for the Civil War, logistically it was one of the two places in the country that were the “big events” , and politically Lincoln needed to win Atlanta in hopes of reelection due the war becoming unpopular and preserve the Union. Of the 16 miles of the loop trail that encircles the mountains and battlefields, 11 miles have some sort of trenches and earthworks on them. An unexploded Parrot shell (from a Union canon) was discovered not far from where you where at on Pigeon Hill a few years ago while a new trail was being worked on. They say gun powder becomes inert while being in wet Georgia clay, but why take a chance? Best not to leave the trail…. . Also the National Cemetery in nearby Marietta where the 4000 casualties are interned is worth a look. Very somber.
Awesome episode man! I didn’t get to make it to Pigeon Hill when I was there, but you were not kidding when you were talking about the terrain. Nowhere is more prevalent than Kennesaw in that observation. The terrain there at the mine site blew me away. Awesome stuff man and thanks for withering those rocks up and down to make this. Such a neat episode!
My great great grandfather and my great great great uncle both of the 32nd Tennessee Infantry CSA fought at Kennesaw Mountain June 27 1864 A sad and a terrible day for both sides
I visited here about 10 years ago and I came away with the same feelings you are expressing. It still amazes me how often attacks were made uphill against entrenched positions, even this late in the war.
I grew up in Due West and was all over Kennesaw and Marietta growing up. You talk about how well preserved the earthworks were around there. What was amazing is where I grew up, the large wooded area that was all in behind my house had these very same kind of trenches dug into the tops of the hills that ran through those woods and even a large section where the earth was terraced with broad flat areas that took 3-5 steps up in elevation with a wall about 3 feet tall each step. And then past those was a long sloping hill with the trenchworks dug in the top and it was quite steep there too. God I miss running all over those woods growing up there were creeks and amazing cliffs along them and undulating hills. Right after we moved away they bulldozed the whole GDMFn thing and built houses all over it. Makes me sick even thinking about it.
My brothers and our friends had our own assault on Pigeon Hill. In the fall we would pick up large acorns on Little Kennesaw and chase each other all over Pigeon Hill.
I'm a local. Done the hike many times. What's always impressed me the most is how they drug that many 800 lb cannons ( as well as Untold amount of ammunition) straight up to the top of the mountain. There were no worn out Trails or switchbacks leading up to the top back then
I was born close to there, and still live in Kennesaw. My great grandfather was the last private owner of Kolb's Farm, C. Brooks. My dad spent nights there as a small child. Both sides of my family had many Confederate soldiers in it. I have a picture of one who lost his arm.
One of the Union Troops Trapped on the side of Pigeon Hill said, "if one wanted a furlough all they had to do was exposed a hand or a foot and the Johnny's would put a ball though it !"
Can’t even imagine what it must have been like head up that hill as cohesion starts to brake down under brutal fire. I bet it was truly savage and terrifying
@ he absolutely did. We have to but at 4am so we always a little tired. Cool thing tho mate I used to live a mile away from the site of the battle of marsden moor, I used to walk from the pub town the road that splits the battle at night. I used to swear I could hear horses and large groups of men talking in the darkness used to creep me out. You should check battle out tho there was brutal cavalry charge that took place
Another interesting battle just north of the Kennesaw is Allatoona Pass. Great park. Not a huge battlefield but it’s all accessible Fought at a railroad pass. The North held the high ground and it was bitter fighting The confederates left when they thought the Federals were sending troops from Kennesaw. This was after the Battle of Atlanta
@@ProjectPast1565 let me know when you do. I met a few times an old gentleman that lived across the street and he would give me a tour and tell me some interesting facts. I used to visit it before the local historical society took over the battlefield and cleared away brush. Check out the book by William Scaife. A needless effusion of blood. Very good account of the battle
Yep, the Reb's won Kennesaw mountain. Sherman had to keep flanking to the south and was finally able to get around the confederate lines at Concord Road in Smyrna.
@ProjectPast1565 absolutely brilliant work. i'd like to ask if you had an email or similar that i could contact to offer my amateur services for narration of auotes and such. all the best, sir.
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As a Marietta native, this is the most information about this battle I've ever heard. Awesome and thank you!
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching.
@@ProjectPast1565I appreciate you posting these videos, sir🙂👍 Please keep doing so
@@ProjectPast1565They're all amazingly informative💯 This is an education on The Civil War sadly not taught on historical scholastic curriculum in today's times, sir😕
I live near Kennesaw Mountain and hike this trail regularly. I can attest that it is quite the climb. I will never see it the same again! Thank you so much.
I really appreciate you watching! It’s such a beautiful area with so much history.
@@ProjectPast1565 Yes, multiple trails throughout the park. Appreciated your Kolb Farm video as well... subscribed.
Happy you decided to stick around. Thanks for watching and for subscribing.
@@ProjectPast1565 I live near this battlefield too!! Awesome job! I drive by the main battlefield twice per day! I am a Confederate fan through and through..... I've never understood why the Union chose the path.... I'm sure Joseph E. Johnston forced them to maneuver this way.... To force an attack on high ground..... Like the Yankees did at Gettysburg.
I lived in Douglasville years ago and visited the battlefield. I overheard some people talking and they said people had seen Union and Confederate soldiers walking the road and that multiple ghost stories surround the area. Have you heard about this ?
this was a good explanation of Pidgeon Hill. I started going there in 1962, The whole area was rural. The night before the reenactment in 1964 we wanted to spend the night on the battlefield. There was no camping allowed so we went to the farmhouse just below the hill and asked if we could camp. The farmer said we could spend the night in the barn, which we did. He said when he was young he picked up minie balls on his property and when he had a bucket full he would sell the lead to a plumber. The intensity of the rifle fire must have been terrific. The little barn is still there. These are true stories. Your presentation was first rate.
I bet that was such a neat experience! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
I live nearby in Dallas, GA. Recently hiked up Kennesaw Mountain with my 2 year old in a carrier on my back and it was a challenge even being well rested, well fed, good/new shoes, well hydrated and not in fear of the looming battle.
I couldn't help but to think of what challenging terrain this was to fight on. Very well covered!
It’s hard to imagine the hardships they endured at times. It was definitely neat seeing the terrain and how it would have put an attacking force at a great disadvantage. Thanks for watching!
I was born and raised within 3-miles of Kennesaw Mt. National Battlefield Park. Thank you for your kind visit to the area and your efforts of historical representation of the hostilities. To Southern locals, these are hallowed grounds. I have have the unfortunate opportunity to witness many people (mostly not born or raised in this area) treat the park and surrounding properties like a recreational area. Ex: Flying a kite, picnicking with blaring radio, jogging loudly or letting dogs poop on a battlefield has become common but has always bothered me. These are certainly nice activities but should be reserved for non-battlefield areas. Thanks again for your respectful and well though out video.
I appreciate the kind words and I’m grateful you took the time to watch.
Terrain really is such a important and tactical factor in battle.Thank you James, good job.🇺🇲
No doubt. It’s always eye opening when you go to these battlegrounds and see the terrain.
@@ProjectPast1565 When allowed to make his own decisions and given what he asked for, Johnston was VERY capable. Defense was his thing. His lack of troop numbers and supplies limited his options. When Sherman flanked, he had to move. Kennesaw is one of the few times Sherman was foolish enough to assault him. Sherman would have been in for a long bloody fight had Davis not pushed Johnston to attack right before being relieved by the wreckless Hood. Johnston would not have attacked at Peachtree Creek otherwise. Johnston was trying to get Sherman to make mistakes like this. GGGrandson of 16th /10th IL Volunteer here in GA.
I hike this park of the park regularly since I live close by. At 6:43 in the video while you’re in the trench, there is a self tutorial sign there to your right with a photo embossed on it, taken days after the engagement. Trees are all splintered from canon fire and fewer in number. You also see the same boulder that is still in the same position as today. Surreal. And yes, that incline on that hill gets your attention! Thanks!
It's eye opening to see the scars of war in some of these images. It's amazing how anyone survived and yes that incline was surprising. Thanks for watching!
@@ProjectPast1565 Glad you got to see this place. At this point in time for the Civil War, logistically it was one of the two places in the country that were the “big events” , and politically Lincoln needed to win Atlanta in hopes of reelection due the war becoming unpopular and preserve the Union. Of the 16 miles of the loop trail that encircles the mountains and battlefields, 11 miles have some sort of trenches and earthworks on them. An unexploded Parrot shell (from a Union canon) was discovered not far from where you where at on Pigeon Hill a few years ago while a new trail was being worked on. They say gun powder becomes inert while being in wet Georgia clay, but why take a chance? Best not to leave the trail…. . Also the National Cemetery in nearby Marietta where the 4000 casualties are interned is worth a look. Very somber.
That terrain was crazy and can definitely see the struggle and slaughter the Union endured . Once again a well done video bud.
It’s always amazing seeing the terrain and how it helped shape the battle.
Awesome episode man! I didn’t get to make it to Pigeon Hill when I was there, but you were not kidding when you were talking about the terrain. Nowhere is more prevalent than Kennesaw in that observation. The terrain there at the mine site blew me away. Awesome stuff man and thanks for withering those rocks up and down to make this. Such a neat episode!
Thanks as always Josh. Happy to hear you enjoyed the video. The terrain really helps price the battle together once you physically walk on it.
My great great grandfather and my great great great uncle both of the 32nd Tennessee Infantry CSA fought at Kennesaw Mountain June 27 1864 A sad and a terrible day for both sides
Thank you for great visuals and great accompanying description. You brought the battle to life for me. Thanks!
Very happy to hear that! Thanks for watching!
I live on the other side of the Mountains. Grew up here. These are some hard trails. The National Park is a treasure.
It’s a beautiful area packed with history. Thanks for watching.
I visited here about 10 years ago and I came away with the same feelings you are expressing. It still amazes me how often attacks were made uphill against entrenched positions, even this late in the war.
It’s such a neat area and a learned a ton. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for helping to preserve our history
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
My Great, Great Uncle was wounded here and later died in August. A hot summer. Can't imagine the suffering he endured.
I appreciate you sharing your family’s story. It’s hard to fathom what they went through.
I grew up in Due West and was all over Kennesaw and Marietta growing up. You talk about how well preserved the earthworks were around there. What was amazing is where I grew up, the large wooded area that was all in behind my house had these very same kind of trenches dug into the tops of the hills that ran through those woods and even a large section where the earth was terraced with broad flat areas that took 3-5 steps up in elevation with a wall about 3 feet tall each step. And then past those was a long sloping hill with the trenchworks dug in the top and it was quite steep there too. God I miss running all over those woods growing up there were creeks and amazing cliffs along them and undulating hills. Right after we moved away they bulldozed the whole GDMFn thing and built houses all over it. Makes me sick even thinking about it.
My brothers and our friends had our own assault on Pigeon Hill. In the fall we would pick up large acorns on Little Kennesaw and chase each other all over Pigeon Hill.
I fought many battles as a kid in my neighborhood. Great memories. Thanks for watching.
I have walked up that trail many times. I can't imagine what a frontal assault up that hill would be like.
It’s a very formidable position. The earthworks are in fantastic shape.
Top notch James!
Thanks as always Michael. Appreciate you watching.
Great vid. Fantastic park. I need to get back to hiking it again
It’s a great area. Thanks for watching!
Had to have been brutal fighting up that hill. Amazing how well those earthworks are
I'm a local. Done the hike many times. What's always impressed me the most is how they drug that many 800 lb cannons ( as well as Untold amount of ammunition) straight up to the top of the mountain. There were no worn out Trails or switchbacks leading up to the top back then
Excellent point. The things these men did were extraordinary. Thanks for watching.
I was born close to there, and still live in Kennesaw. My great grandfather was the last private owner of Kolb's Farm, C. Brooks. My dad spent nights there as a small child. Both sides of my family had many Confederate soldiers in it. I have a picture of one who lost his arm.
Wow, really?! That’s pretty neat your family is part of the history there. Thanks for sharing.
Great video!
Thanks! I appreciate you watching
They were assaulting that hill in the late June heat wearing their blue wool uniforms too. Brutal.
A brutal fight indeed. Thanks for watching.
Nice job and well done!
I'm sure the Confederates did a good job of removing any obstructions to their fire like trees, dirt mounds, etc. as well.
Thanks for watching! It’s such a neat area.
Nicely done: thank you!
Thanks! Appreciate you watching.
Kennesaw Mountain battlefield has more preserved earthworks than any other Civil War battlefield.
I was thoroughly impressed by the sheer amount of earthworks!
I love visiting Kennesaw to see the battlefield. Vicksburg Military Park also has some great preserved earthworks to see.
One of the Union Troops Trapped on the side of Pigeon Hill said, "if one wanted a furlough all they had to do was exposed a hand or a foot and the Johnny's would put a ball though it !"
Can’t even imagine what it must have been like head up that hill as cohesion starts to brake down under brutal fire. I bet it was truly savage and terrifying
Really enjoying your videos mate
I really appreciate that! Thanks for watching.
@ lol won’t lie work was tough to get up for this morning. I stayed up till 3.30am watching your content mate hahahaha
@Patrick-fo9he 😂 well in my opinion that’s a completely valid reason for being a tad tired at work. Your boss should understand.
@ he absolutely did. We have to but at 4am so we always a little tired.
Cool thing tho mate I used to live a mile away from the site of the battle of marsden moor, I used to walk from the pub town the road that splits the battle at night. I used to swear I could hear horses and large groups of men talking in the darkness used to creep me out. You should check battle out tho there was brutal cavalry charge that took place
I absolutely will! I love all military history. Thanks again for the kind words and for watching.
Good commentary and video.
Appreciate that. Thank for watching.
Great video👍
Thanks Levi!
dramatic video of the topography and defensive earthworks
Good job 👍
Thanks for watching.
My great grandfather was in the 63rd Georgia in Mercer's Brigade.
Appreciate you sharing your family’s story. Thanks for watching.
My g g grandfather was at Kolb's farm with 46th Alabama.
Are there any Confederate monuments on Kennesaw Mt? I dont recall seeing any
Thanks for sharing your family’s story! I appreciate that.
I don’t recall seeing monuments, only tablets near positions.
Another interesting battle just north of the Kennesaw is Allatoona Pass. Great park. Not a huge battlefield but it’s all accessible Fought at a railroad pass. The North held the high ground and it was bitter fighting The confederates left when they thought the Federals were sending troops from Kennesaw. This was after the Battle of Atlanta
I’ll have to add this to my list! Thanks!
@@ProjectPast1565 let me know when you do. I met a few times an old gentleman that lived across the street and he would give me a tour and tell me some interesting facts. I used to visit it before the local historical society took over the battlefield and cleared away brush. Check out the book by William Scaife. A needless effusion of blood. Very good account of the battle
Will do! Thanks for sharing and I’ll definitely look up that book.
Yep, the Reb's won Kennesaw mountain. Sherman had to keep flanking to the south and was finally able to get around the confederate lines at Concord Road in Smyrna.
Indeed. Sherman attacking an entrenched force was pretty foolish in hindsight.
What a terrible way to go the guys where so young
In 1965 i was a boy scout my boy scout group hiked up little Kennesaw and down little Kennesaw then up big Kennesaw and down i was 8 yrs old
General Sherman and the Union Army committed war crimes in Ga. They looted, hung, and raped. No charges were ever brought.
I heard it’s haunted
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And to this day Yankees still ruin the south.
I find that at least in my area local city councils/county commissions destroy their own communities more than people moving in from “the outside”.
@ProjectPast1565 absolutely brilliant work. i'd like to ask if you had an email or similar that i could contact to offer my amateur services for narration of auotes and such. all the best, sir.
I really appreciate that. Thanks for watching. Projectpast1565@gmail.com
Feel free to contact me anytime