I agree with Hayseed, you are the best of the best at telling the story about the battlefields of war. Your interpretation here was both descriptive and moving.
At lightspeed when he gets excited lol (.At first I thought it was just my meds kicking in.) I do wish he would slow down abit, well alot , but I appreciated his enthusiasm..
Check him out explaining the Battle Of Antiedam. He's the best and his enthusiasm is so real you would actually think he really witnessed the battle itself.
Gary, your enthusiasm expressed through your voice and gesticulations are your signature piece. Never give them up!!! We love you and your love for sharing our history. Thank you so much for all you do!!!!!!
No endless preambles, no unnecessary rambling, this is how every tour or informational UA-cam video should be! Concise, engaging, fast-paced information. I understood this part of the battle of Manassas in a more immediate way than ever before. And the host is inherently likable! 5 stars, 5 bags of popcorn, bravo.
"I'm going to try to slow down and lay out the story as best I can" - gotta love ya for the effort (to try to slow down), Garry - but your ability to lay out a story is above comparison. Great job as always!
Garry, KUDOS! You and your team make history exciting, relevant and accessible. I've been watching all of the posts. Love each of them. From California, sign me a big fan!!!!
Thank you for putting the human cost of war in this video. The past speaks to us, not in whispers, but full throated if we would but hear and be moved by the voices. Again, thank you for your passion for the history of these hallowed places.
Garry, Keep doing what you do well. I love your enthusiasm/passion for the U.S Civil War. Especially for the photographic history. Don't change a thing.
Wonderful presentation Garry. These histories bear retelling again and again, as worthy memorials to the people who suffered here. They should never be forgotten.
Thank you for pointing out the natural spring. Something easily taken for granted, yet a site for battle graves at the time. Thank you so much for your energy, and for this in depth discussion. Much appreciated.
Excellent! Your use of the old pictures really hits home. And your knowledge and detailed explanation of how the battle unfolded is exceptional. Thank you!
Jackson and his four disciples a force to be reckoned with. Gary, Gary thank you sir for the visit and wonderful work you and the American battlefield trust do.
Loved this. Visited the battlefield with the family the very week that this video was filmed. Garry correctly dismisses the revisionist fallacy that Bee was speaking negatively about Jackson when he made his famous "Stonewall" statement. Anyone that has read about the battle easily understands that Bee's brigade was already shattered and streaming to the rear before Jackson's troops even arrived on Henry Hill. The disgruntled Bee storyline was nonsense from the beginning, and easily recognized as such.
This is great this guy is awesome thank u so much I've been going to battlefield s for 45 years walked them all read the markers and books but these videos explain it all gettysburg s was excellent this year I love the fact you do them on the anniversary of the battle you can imagine what the weather was like thank u so much
This is an outstanding series. And the somber ending of this episode is entirely appropriate. We should remember when reading the numbers of casualties that each was a living human being who came to a sudden, violent end. And those who survived would be shaped and haunted by what they saw forever.
I moved to Manassas in 1965 and I remember the Robinson House in a dilapidated state. The yard and lands were closed at that time to keep people off of the unsafe porch on the house. It was gone by about 1970. In the late 70s, there was a stable on the Fairfax County or north bank side of Bull Run that rented horses by the hour to trail ride in the NBP. It was just over the hill from where the Robinson House had been located.
Garry, I love your videos. Your excitement and enthusiasm are absolutely contagious! Don't ever calm down. Just keep doing it as you are. It's clear that you have absolute command of your subject-matter, and we are all learning from watching and listening to you.
Great videos guys and love your enthusiasm and knowledge. Keep up the great work and I am grateful we have these videos for future generations to reference them, many thanks.
This is great work done by the battlefield trust and national park to preserve history, I was impressed by how vivid and preserved this battlefield is still today and how many information are there for all to read and study. I had the pleasure to walk the battlefield and understand the details of the events so vividly that is rare. Coming from Italy, I visited many other battlefields in Europe, Napoleonic, WW1, WW2, but the job done here is outstanding. I have donated for the preservation of the site and the protection of the remaining acres for this important piece of history and I encourage everyone to do the same. I have been at Gettysburg as well but Manassas with its relatively small size it makes it for a vivid picture and deserve to be visited
That was the best presentation I've ever seen Garry Adelman do. His calmed down demeanor is so much better than many others I've seen. Thanks for a great overview..
Absolutely love the enthusiasm you have for the Civil War. I would like to see an episode on the 1862 raid through West Tennessee, that was done by then, LTC Nathan Bedford Forrest.
So familiar. I grew up on the battlefield, my home a half mile from the stone house. Roamed all over it as a kid, and still learn detaila of which I was unaware with each presentation.
Another really special ptogram....Garry, I definitely will be purchasing your book that you were referencing from during today's spectacular informative vignettes from Manassas Battlefield..
Beautifully done with passion, skillfully eliciting both excitement and hallowed sobriety. I've walked by that water hole many times and never known that detail.
I have to say after viewing MANY of Gary Adelman's Civil War Videos..... THIS was his best presentation so far.....Not in the content .... which is excellent.....BUT in the delivery......He is usually too hyper to follow at a relaxed pace.....BRAVO..... Gary ...Your enthusiasm about the Civil War sites is unsurpassed by anyone.... Thank You for your dedication....
Love how the actual battle map gets shown while telling us all the info its so important that us the viewers get an idea of whats going on and whos all in play and what is being done.
GREAT WORK GARRY & ANDY ! I love the presentations from American Battlefield Trust. I've learned more about these battles from them than anywhere else. My family visited Manassas, Wilderness , Antietam and Gettysburg some years back and I've always wanted to return to do more trail walks. **Is there a way to purchase the battlefield maps which Garry is holding in this video ? ***What happened to the graves by the watering hole ?
The maps are all available and free on battlefield.org or you can look for a copy of the American battlefield trusts book called battle maps of the eastern theater.
Thanks very much 😀. I have been to Henry Hill and seen the visitors center, statue of Jackson, cannons, the house and cemetery etc. Thanks for explaining everything. I really enjoyed it and now know the whole story.
Some of the most intense infantry fighting of the battle, including hand to hand combat, occurred on the Federal right flank on Henry Hill -- where the Visitor's Center and parking lot is now. I wish the park had the funding to relocate the VC like at Gettysburg, but that won't happen. Also, the final action at Second Manassas occurred where the parking lot is today.
General Barnard Bee was a young Lieutenant at Fort Ridgely near New Ulm, Mn during the Santee Sioux (Inkpaduta) attacks on Jackson, MN. and Spirit Lake, IA in 1857. He led a relief expedition to the area.
Thank you for your historical accuracy of my ancestor, Gen. Barnard E. Bee. He rallied in front of Jackson and stormed down Henry Hill in fro t of Jackson. He and Bartow of heroes of 1st Manassas.
The black lady in the chimney became deaf because off the cannons going off right outside. Being in the chimney amplified the concusion of the cannon blasts.
I have seen the Memorial on the 2nd Manassas Battlefield near the Unfinished Confederate Railroad, The Deep Cut, completely covered with King Snakes, Copperheads and Timber Rattlers basking in the Fall midday Sun.
@@krich3914 Gary correctly added later that Howard was personally a very brave and religious man, Ed Bearss was wary of the daily correspondence with Mom. Ground pounders see things through slightly different eyes. well done today Gary, you covered 1st Bull Run superbly.
I’d also like to say that I’d donate money for them to blast a bunch of artillery and muskets into the wood line to make it look more like 1861. Or at least some thinning and sheep/goat work to clear it a bit.
KEEP THE PASSION AND INTENSITY OF THIS HISTORY FOLK BUT MAYBE SOME NEED TO VISION WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT AND TAKE THEIR TIME ENJOYING THE STORY BROTHER , BUT WE NEED TO KEEP HISTORY ALIVE CUZ WE WILL BE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT AND REMEMBER THE FALLEN ON BOTH SIDES MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN TAKE CARE FOLKS 👌👌
Do not calm down Garry!
I love your personal energy.
I agree with Hayseed, you are the best of the best at telling the story about the battlefields of war. Your interpretation here was both descriptive and moving.
Garry rocks! To Hell with Decaf, lol.
I love the way the host just cranks through battle details, but in such a way that you can follow along. And his enthusiasm is off the hook! Love it!
Agree, his enthusiasm for the subject really makes these an even more enjoyable experience to watch.
At lightspeed when he gets excited lol (.At first I thought it was just my meds kicking in.) I do wish he would slow down abit, well alot , but I appreciated his enthusiasm..
Yes, he is excellent
Check him out explaining the Battle Of Antiedam. He's the best and his enthusiasm is so real you would actually think he really witnessed the battle itself.
That's Garry Adelman, Chief Historian for the NBT. I could listen to him lecture all day long.
Gary, your enthusiasm expressed through your voice and gesticulations are your signature piece. Never give them up!!! We love you and your love for sharing our history. Thank you so much for all you do!!!!!!
No endless preambles, no unnecessary rambling, this is how every tour or informational UA-cam video should be! Concise, engaging, fast-paced information. I understood this part of the battle of Manassas in a more immediate way than ever before. And the host is inherently likable! 5 stars, 5 bags of popcorn, bravo.
ABT consistently brings some of the best history content to the American public. A work of passion is worth more than a ton of gold.
"I'm going to try to slow down and lay out the story as best I can" - gotta love ya for the effort (to try to slow down), Garry - but your ability to lay out a story is above comparison. Great job as always!
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Garry, KUDOS! You and your team make history exciting, relevant and accessible.
I've been watching all of the posts. Love each of them. From California, sign me a big fan!!!!
Thank you for putting the human cost of war in this video. The past speaks to us, not in whispers, but full throated if we would but hear and be moved by the voices. Again, thank you for your passion for the history of these hallowed places.
Couldn't agree more..
Thats a beautiful monument to General Stonewall Jackson
Garry, Keep doing what you do well. I love your enthusiasm/passion for the U.S Civil War. Especially for the photographic history. Don't change a thing.
Thank you Gary for sharing your knowledge!
Wonderful presentation Garry. These histories bear retelling again and again, as worthy memorials to the people who suffered here. They should never be forgotten.
Gary Does an amazing job... Thank you American Battlefield trust
Thank you for pointing out the natural spring. Something easily taken for granted, yet a site for battle graves at the time.
Thank you so much for your energy, and for this in depth discussion. Much appreciated.
You are doing a great job and this is a great service to the history of the United States.
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Excellent! Your use of the old pictures really hits home. And your knowledge and detailed explanation of how the battle unfolded is exceptional. Thank you!
Jackson and his four disciples a force to be reckoned with.
Gary, Gary thank you sir for the visit and wonderful work you and the American battlefield trust do.
Loved this. Visited the battlefield with the family the very week that this video was filmed. Garry correctly dismisses the revisionist fallacy that Bee was speaking negatively about Jackson when he made his famous "Stonewall" statement. Anyone that has read about the battle easily understands that Bee's brigade was already shattered and streaming to the rear before Jackson's troops even arrived on Henry Hill. The disgruntled Bee storyline was nonsense from the beginning, and easily recognized as such.
Garry, you are a national treasure as well buddy. Thanks for that passion and all you’ve done, and continue to do.
Really good job of giving good info and trivia, Gary. Keep it coming.
This is great this guy is awesome thank u so much I've been going to battlefield s for 45 years walked them all read the markers and books but these videos explain it all gettysburg s was excellent this year I love the fact you do them on the anniversary of the battle you can imagine what the weather was like thank u so much
Thanks again for the sobering reminder of the loss.
This is an outstanding series. And the somber ending of this episode is entirely appropriate. We should remember when reading the numbers of casualties that each was a living human being who came to a sudden, violent end. And those who survived would be shaped and haunted by what they saw forever.
Amen
I moved to Manassas in 1965 and I remember the Robinson House in a dilapidated state. The yard and lands were closed at that time to keep people off of the unsafe porch on the house. It was gone by about 1970. In the late 70s, there was a stable on the Fairfax County or north bank side of Bull Run that rented horses by the hour to trail ride in the NBP. It was just over the hill from where the Robinson House had been located.
Garry, I love your videos. Your excitement and enthusiasm are absolutely contagious! Don't ever calm down. Just keep doing it as you are. It's clear that you have absolute command of your subject-matter, and we are all learning from watching and listening to you.
Great videos guys and love your enthusiasm and knowledge. Keep up the great work and I am grateful we have these videos for future generations to reference them, many thanks.
Thank you for the battlefield walk - excellent.
17:15 Outstanding!
Thank you!
Thank you so very much. Excellent!
This is great work done by the battlefield trust and national park to preserve history, I was impressed by how vivid and preserved this battlefield is still today and how many information are there for all to read and study. I had the pleasure to walk the battlefield and understand the details of the events so vividly that is rare. Coming from Italy, I visited many other battlefields in Europe, Napoleonic, WW1, WW2, but the job done here is outstanding. I have donated for the preservation of the site and the protection of the remaining acres for this important piece of history and I encourage everyone to do the same.
I have been at Gettysburg as well but Manassas with its relatively small size it makes it for a vivid picture and deserve to be visited
That was the best presentation I've ever seen Garry Adelman do. His calmed down demeanor is so much better than many others I've seen. Thanks for a great overview..
Absolutely love the enthusiasm you have for the Civil War. I would like to see an episode on the 1862 raid through West Tennessee, that was done by then, LTC Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Shiloh too(?)
Battle of Parker's Crossroads would be a good piece.
Incredible presentation that has thoroughly educated me. Thank you 🙏
Seeing that the water hole is still there is fascinating. Strong work
awesome stuff my 8 year old and I are learning alot of interesting details
Thanks,great stuff.Thomas Jackson emerges as a legendary general .🇺🇲💙
So familiar. I grew up on the battlefield, my home a half mile from the stone house. Roamed all over it as a kid, and still learn detaila of which I was unaware with each presentation.
@@orianna9200 No, I didn't. I even went out late some nights hoping to experience something. Nothing.
Great job. Every interesting
i love this mans passion for this topic
Wow this was a fantastic tour. Thank you
Love the story at the end as well
OUTSTANDING!!! I'm so glad I clicked on this video.
I used to live in Woodbridge and have visited there several times. Glad to see your updated video of the Manassas battlefield.
This guy is a fantastic Battlefield tour guide.
160 years today! Love me some American battlefield trust!
Another really special ptogram....Garry, I definitely will be purchasing your book that you were referencing from during today's spectacular informative vignettes from Manassas Battlefield..
Love Your Enthusiasm Garry ! ... What a Wonderful Way You Explain These Civil War Battles with Your Knowledge and Original Photos.
Great episode today! Hope the weather held up!
My g-g-grandfather fought at first Manassas in Company I of the 5th SCV regiment in D.R Jones brigade.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!! God Bless 🇺🇸
You guys are the best! I love these video's!
Beautifully done with passion, skillfully eliciting both excitement and hallowed sobriety. I've walked by that water hole many times and never known that detail.
Don't worry about slowing down! You do you!
I have to say after viewing MANY of Gary Adelman's Civil War Videos.....
THIS was his best presentation so far.....Not in the content .... which is excellent.....BUT in the delivery......He is usually too hyper to follow at a relaxed pace.....BRAVO..... Gary ...Your enthusiasm about the Civil War sites is unsurpassed by anyone.... Thank You for your dedication....
Good job Gary.
Love how the actual battle map gets shown while telling us all the info its so important that us the viewers get an idea of whats going on and whos all in play and what is being done.
GREAT WORK GARRY & ANDY ! I love the presentations from American Battlefield Trust. I've learned more about these battles from them than anywhere else. My family visited Manassas, Wilderness , Antietam and Gettysburg some years back and I've always wanted to return to do more trail walks.
**Is there a way to purchase the battlefield maps which Garry is holding in this video ?
***What happened to the graves by the watering hole ?
The maps are all available and free on battlefield.org or you can look for a copy of the American battlefield trusts book called battle maps of the eastern theater.
And the fallen soldiers were removed within a few years to a confederate cemetery. I believe the one down the road off of the Warrenton Turnpike.
Excellent job Garry!
Gréât présenter, enthusiastic…
Your enthusiasm is great. Keep it up
Absolutely bleedin brilliant
Amazing. Thank you so much for this.
I love your presentations. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Great conclusion. Good job all around.
I was there great battle field
I LOVE YOU'RE ENTHUSIASM !
Love the education behind the story
Thanks very much 😀. I have been to Henry Hill and seen the visitors center, statue of Jackson, cannons, the house and cemetery etc. Thanks for explaining everything. I really enjoyed it and now know the whole story.
Thank you very much!!!
WOW Great video
Are you coming back August 29th for the Second Battle of Manassas?
Some of the most intense infantry fighting of the battle, including hand to hand combat, occurred on the Federal right flank on Henry Hill -- where the Visitor's Center and parking lot is now. I wish the park had the funding to relocate the VC like at Gettysburg, but that won't happen. Also, the final action at Second Manassas occurred where the parking lot is today.
@Christopher Bogie Huh? You are confused. Learn to read. I never said it was the bloodiest battle of the war.
Great video, but Barry denied ever telling Griffin to hold fire.
"As Far Back As I Can Remember, I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster" -Henry Hill
Greetings from germany :)
Discussion re: Barnard Bee and Stonewall begins about 18:30
General Barnard Bee was a young Lieutenant at Fort Ridgely near New Ulm, Mn during the Santee Sioux (Inkpaduta) attacks on Jackson, MN. and Spirit Lake, IA in 1857. He led a relief expedition to the area.
Thank you for your historical accuracy of my ancestor, Gen. Barnard E. Bee. He rallied in front of Jackson and stormed down Henry Hill in fro t of Jackson. He and Bartow of heroes of 1st Manassas.
Gary is a rock star/
What book does Gary have with the pictures in it?
Manassas battlefields then and now
What's the title of the book Gary is using in these videos?
Manassas battlefields then and now
The base of the Barlow monument needs to be anchored in.
Bartow.
Another great video. But, before Widow Henry, twelve civilians were killed in the Pratt Street riot.
The black lady in the chimney became deaf because off the cannons going off right outside. Being in the chimney amplified the concusion of the cannon blasts.
I have seen the Memorial on the 2nd Manassas Battlefield near the Unfinished Confederate Railroad, The Deep Cut, completely covered with King Snakes, Copperheads and Timber Rattlers basking in the Fall midday Sun.
Battle at Bull Run by William C Davis is a good book. What happened to the headstones that where by the waterhole?
Then Kirby Smith and Jubal Early co.e up with reinforcements. These were 2 MAJOR Confederate commanders through the War.
Ed Bearss' take on O.O. Howard............." he wrote his mother every day. "
ED........ So,,,,Maybe his mother told him how to conduct military moves.....
@@krich3914 Gary correctly added later that Howard was personally a very brave and religious man, Ed Bearss was wary of the daily correspondence with Mom. Ground pounders see things through slightly different eyes.
well done today Gary, you covered 1st Bull Run superbly.
Grew up going there,my ancestors in the 8th and 17th Virginia infantry were there
I’d also like to say that I’d donate money for them to blast a bunch of artillery and muskets into the wood line to make it look more like 1861. Or at least some thinning and sheep/goat work to clear it a bit.
How does Garry keep up with all his hats?
He seems to wear a lot of different hats in these videos.
Very sad at the end. Were the bodies from around the waterhole removed and re-buried elsewhere eventually?
Henry Hill? I didn’t know Goodfellows were there…
Very somber stories, of soldiers & civilians.😥
Outstanding! As a nation we had that fight coming for a long time. And what a fight it was!😂. The first modern war began here.
Were the soldiers burried next to the water hole exhumed to a cemetery or are they still there?
I will be on the battlefield tomorrow
KEEP THE PASSION AND INTENSITY OF THIS HISTORY FOLK BUT MAYBE SOME NEED TO VISION WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT AND TAKE THEIR TIME ENJOYING THE STORY BROTHER , BUT WE NEED TO KEEP HISTORY ALIVE CUZ WE WILL BE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT AND REMEMBER THE FALLEN ON BOTH SIDES MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN TAKE CARE FOLKS 👌👌