Found a Forgotten Civil War Fort!
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2018
- The Sidestep Adventure crew goes on a search for one of the last remaining Civil War forts near the Chattahoochee River.
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The Confederacy should be preserved, statues and all. It's American history the same as the Union.
The men back then may have been smaller but they were stronger by physical labor.
I know the area well...there is another way to get to the top. From the shopping center, there is a Historical marker and a wide
path up the hill. It looked wide enough to haul the cannons and equipment. I saw the fort before the school was built and most of
the fence was still there. It still had the original undisturbed look when we last walked up the mountain years ago.. Sad to see how much it has been dug and vandalized. I'm from Columbus and many people still don't know it was a Civil War Fort. Enjoy your series keep up the good work!!
Wow, thank you for showing us this area! A great grandfather of mine (Wilder) fought and died in the Battle of Columbus in 1863 for the confederacy. He was one of the Wooly Hat Boys from Carrollton. His wife was pregnant with my ancestor when he died there, so he never got to see his son born or ever knew him. So we almost did not exist at all or just by the skin of our teeth in that instance. This is the area he was in, experienced, & saw before he died. It is a surreal experience for me having never been there myself, but getting to see what it looks like or may have looked like. Thank you for that! Take Care.
I had ancestors living in Columbus, and Carrollton at the time. I'm not sure who fought where, but my dad would know.
My family was mostly from Carrol county. Some still live there. Others live in Greenwood.
Makes me very sad to see a piece of civil war history decaying. Such a huge piece of american history. I do not understand why people don't value it
My brother lives in Columbus and when I go there he always has a ton of historical info for me.
This is the first time I seen this video, we need to save all our southern heritage. We're losing all of our heritage. Its history and people don't realizekee that, no matter who it bothers its our heritage and I'm proud to be a southerner . And you make it better with your videos. Love what you do... yall all great 👍.
It's really neat to stand there and think about the people who built that fort. Thanks for sharing this.
Such an important part of history. I wish it was restored.
Its a Shame that this Civil War Fort Wasnt Preserved..Once our historic places are gone, there Gone!
It is a shame they are doing away with our southern history.Even doing away with our confederate statues like they did with the flags
Delilah Rose Smith I realize this might not be feasible, but why not gather large groups of your fellow Southerners and surround the statues and things the libs want to destroy General Lees statue? Start making bold statements. We The People need to stop taking all this shit.
Robert E. Lee opposed Confederate monuments
At the center of the “Unite the Right” rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville last weekend was a protest of the city’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee. White supremacists, neo-Nazis and others have made monuments to the Confederate commanding general a flashpoint - at times marching to keep them standing.
But Lee himself never wanted such monuments built.
“I think it wiser,” the retired military leader wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869, “…not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered.”
“It’s often forgotten that Lee himself, after the Civil War, opposed monuments, specifically Confederate war monuments,” said Jonathan Horn, the author of the Lee biography, “The Man Who Would Not Be Washington.”
In his writings, Lee cited multiple reasons for opposing such monuments, questioning the cost of a potential Stonewall Jackson monument, for example. But underlying it all was one rationale: That the war had ended, and the South needed to move on and avoid more upheaval.
It's sad, a lot of our Southern history is being lost every day. It should be protected for future generations
You Got That Right
Antifaladyboygangsters and blmracists want to burn it all down
You are a wealth of information and knowledge! I found this very interesting and also makes me sad that such a historic grounds have not been preserved. I thank you for bringing this to our attention. 👍🏻
Sad the State hasn't stepped up on putting at the very least, a marker of the history of the Fort. Ty for sharing your adventures and videos with us ALL. Appreciate your time and effort. HUGS and blessings from NY State 🌌🏞🌠👣😎
There is another way to come up this mountain...From the shopping center parking lot, there is a Marker and you can
walk up the hill from there...the path is wider to probably haul up the cannons, etc. I'm from Columbus..know the area well.
I am sad to see historical areas just disappear and get forgotten.
Yes! Me too! That’s why we film places like this and other places... to document it while it’s still here (or what’s remaining in this case) and also to spread the knowledge of these places.
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Hello.
Please forgive me for the unsolicited advice, but since you mentioned it a couple of times, I'll take the liberty. A nasal rinse on a regular basis will remedy and prevent seasonal allergies. Nasal rinses are to the sinuses what flossing is to the gums. I'm living, BREATHING proof this works. I hope you give it a shot.
Going through the woods over the hill, I couldn’t help but think of the scene in The Good the Bad and the Ugly where they cross through an active battlefield. Very eerie
That's pretty cool. Great history while you're walking as well. And unfortunately not everybody has the same interests in history or preserving history as we do. That's why it's great to get out there and preserve the stuff on film long after it is destroyed. Great work, and as always be safe out there my friend
And also my 86 yrs old Dad & I just drove through his childhood 8 Mile Al. Area & he showed me where a old trench from a Battle or skirmish took place there. He said the stories were passed down & they would play with their BB Guns in it. & It is a
Noted Site.
Some of the Blakeley Park = National Park
Battle Field= trenches Still there. Is being developed for Housing..! SICKENING
That is sickening
@@AdventuresIntoHistory Anyone here who wants more information about the Historic sites around Mobile Al. There's ALOT . Easy to look up ofcorse & I am certainly no authority on any of this. But if I can help you are welcome to shoot me a post & if I can help direct you I will be happy to.
Like we have the Bottle Creek Site.
This is the MOST SIGNIFICANT INDIAN MOUND ARTIFACT SITE IN ALL OF EASTERN UNITED STATES. & So much more.
Whst angers me is that most of these developers that destroy others historic places are from someplace else usually another state&if you did to their history what they do to others they would get all indignant!So sad developers are allowed to ruin everything!
I saw Petersburg Va. trench works back in 1966..the rebel side was a shopping mall back then, yep that fort your at might have some good buttons if you had a metal detector..but it looks like it's been well picked over.
I appreciate ALL of the Sidestep documentaries, so thanks to the whole gang there. Sorry Robert that you got the allergies. Strange how they can develop at any time of life. I like your voice and the way you pronounce your words. Take care.
Thank you!
Allergies didn’t get me too bad this year thankfully
A lot of earth was moved to make the trenches and cannon emplacements. I wonder if it was CSA soldiers or slaves that did all that backbreaking work.
Brings back memories of growing up in Marietta, GA and going to Kennesaw mountain, wondering about all the soldiers.
“...but it’s pretty cool, I love it all...” - well said.
What a shame people don't seem to be interested in our history anymore or worst yet trying to erase it all together I would be honored just to stand on that piece of ground thanks for sharing
I agree. I got to Appomattox Courthouse last week and i almost cried. So much history. I could almost feel Lee's sadness
It’s a hard thing. I do think history shouldn’t be forgotten, but it’s hard to continue to memorialize people who thought it was ok to own other people , however many troops that served then, were also just doing their duty, and they shouldn’t be forgotten that they served.
Hitler & his atrocities are not forgotten, but a statue memorializing him would be weird. If a statue remains , a placard should be added telling the history, so nobody forgets, and people know what not to do again .
When we lived at Fort Benning/Columbus, we used to take the kids exploring all the time.
Georgia has a lot of history that is being lost to time.
You are so handsome and seem so personable I wish you had old photos of these places it's very interesting and you are determined to find things Thank You again !🇺🇸🙏😇💕
Do you know how much people love this channel? ❤️❤️❤️ history buffs , nature lovers , explorers ..we are grateful for you all ! I can’t walk anymore so watching what you do is so entertaining . Living vicariously thru y’all. Plus...I’m from Missouri and I’ve never seen so much red clay in my life ! Be well... and thank you !
Hi Robley from another Missouri boy who is in a wheelchair.
Fort Macon North Carolina is still standing and it also has the distinction of having the last Yankee injured from civil war ammo. During WWII soldiers from New York were coastal watchers had built a fire and old buried ammo went off.
Fascinating. History happened and no one can change that. But we can learn from the past. Thanks for posting I found it very interesting.
They are very slow learners. It's happening again and they will lose again.
The best way to preserve historical sites is to record them for future generations. Thank you for preserving this fort.
excellent work fellows!there is an old wagon road or the remnants, near me where the north south traverse was made for years BEFORE the revolutionary war no one wants to preserve that either, the land is worth too much money great vid.
Great vid and awesome place. Its just too bad it isn’t better preserved. I love metal detecting myself as well and it drives me nuts when I come up on a place and see the last guy in there left a bunch of holes.
That hill was kicking your butts. As Dave said, excellent strategic choice for a fort.
Love Your old Adventures they were always good time
There is probably an old road bed somewhere to see where the Fort was supplied
The people who dug the ground were jerks, who like you said ruin things for everyone else.
Exactly how are they ruining things for everyone else ?
Leaving uncovered holes!
Double-take on the "shoebox" ford. They ruled when I first started driving in 1961. Looks like a '51.
Thanks, yeah it was a 51!
Thanks for taking us along . Very interesting !!!
Growing up in a working class suburban neighborhood in the 1950's, in northeast Atlanta near the Buckhead area, there was a treasure trove of civil war ammunition to be found There was a small creek flowing through a heavily wooded area behind our house where we always used to play. We liked to dig around in the forest floor and we found a lot of musket balls, and arrowheads were laying around everywhere. There must have been a native Indian village there in the past. Once when we were building a mud dam across the creek I unearthed a cannonball. It was the kind of setting kids love to be in.
Wow that’s awesome
Years ago a friend of mine moved to Virginia and showed me Civil War redoubts in the woods. Maybe never explored!
Jackster Jackster : i lived in Virginia for my childhood into my teens. My schoolbus' route used to go by an earthworks in a small patch of woods in the middle of suburbia in Oakton, Va. i always wanted to go explore it. I heard they found belt buckles, buttons, bullets and other artifacts in there..
Great video as always. Not much of the fort left.
Very enjoyable and informative video. I’m a retired Georgia History teacher and was not aware of Fort 5. Thanks.
not a lot left on the surface. time and nature have had their way.
What an awesome experience for the young man with you... something he will never forget... and who knows he will grow up to be... we never know what will inspire a child...
I love your ramblings in every video because I am blind and your descriptions are awesome! Also love hearing the history lessons along the way👏🏼👏🏼❤️😘🇨🇦
For those interested- Rivers Bridge, SC. Great little site maintained by the state. It's an earthen fort with rifle pits that still exist. Part of Sherman's March. Go there and explore, buy merch and leave donations. I had a great experience.
Awesome! If I’m ever up that way I’ll check it out.
It'll be worth your time. Happy adventures!
It sickens me as well that these places are being bulldozed and all the relics from that era are being destroyed. The first should be protected as a landmark and should also be metal detected, to preserve these great pieces of history. There is dispute on what the south fought for but what is not up for debate is that this is history and should be treated as such , like other battle sites.
What a fantastic find! Sad that the civic leaders don't see any value in preserving the site.
Just love your excursions, your stories about a particular area you are investigating...love the calmness, the video angles, your love of past history...very well done boys...be safe and be blessed
Thank you for sharing by the way! And good for you for reminding people to respect the land .
Great job sharing
you were correct Wilson's raid the battle of Girard Al.was one of the 6 battle fought after Appomattox. good job.
The battle you're referring to was fought after Lee's surrender, but Lee's surrender wasn't the surrender of the Confederate government. Lee didn't have that authority. The Confederate national government never formally surrendered.
I did not say he surrender the confederate government but after Robert E,Lee surrender it triggered a series of surrenders across the south.North Carolina,Alabama,Louisiana and Mississippi and western theater by June of 1865..Hope you have a great night history is a great subject.
Yeah...I reckon I was thinking more about the statement in the video. I took it to be that he was saying that this battle happened after everything was over....but as you obviously are well aware, the War wasn't technically over yet, even if it was pretty much lost.
You have a great night as well.
One of the battles that happened after Appomatox because Lee displayed flipant behavior and arrogance during the surrender, according to newly found documents about the event. This led to unnecessary continued resistence and loss of lives by outlying holdouts...much like how the dems are acting after the Mueller report....even though, as we will soon find out, States rights are paramount to preserving...esp. when radical leftist ideals threaten... the very fabric of this nation.
@@carlruf9037 Don't ever say General Lee was not cordial to Grant. He was the soul of a gentleman. He asked for no more fighting to prevent just what you falsely said.
And sir, also never compare any Confederate soldier with the likes of the scoundrels in Congress who are so butt hurt about the 2016 election they only want revenge on President Trump. Or you may really see The South Rise Again!
"Way back in the 80's" lololol
Wow. The views are amazing. Why they didnt preserve it is beyond me. Great video. 😊👍
I have always enjoyed the great travels with you guys..this one is also
really good..!!!
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The best preserved earthworks can be found at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The American Battlefield Trust buys land where battlefields from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 & the Civil War are located & preserves that "Hallowed Ground" . Check out the website & consider joining. I joined three years ago & although I am not able to do anything physical, I can donate money.
They have some in Marietta Ga at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. It's way cool.
i live in the U.P of Michigan and it's funny what you were saying about how the native american use to bend tree,,They also did it Here for the same reason..There still some around in the old growth area..Really enjoy your Videos kept them coming..
Thanks! And that’s awesome. I’ve been wanting to come across one.
They did that here also in NorthWestern Ontario Canada.
I love all the Southern states.And the wonderful people.
I love it Robert, you step right in the middle of the Mudd when you could have easily walked around!!! My 3 year old does the same thing.
That’s right, and I had just as much fun doing it too.
great video--it would be great to see a group like yours in east georgia/south carolina preserving history.Keep up the good work!!
Thank you. Maybe we can make it out that way and do some filming someday.
Check out the summerton psh or preserving summerton history
I know this is an older video but I'm a new subscriber. I just found your videos yesterday 6-13-19 and have been binge watching. Just wanted to say that allergies get worse the older you get. I never had allergies until I hit 30 and I was told it can be an age thing unfortunately. Love your videos 😍
Flonaise really works for allergies guys!
Looks like people are driving their ATV all over that place. Probably a party place for decades
Yep
I found this video very informative. I lived in Virginia in Culpeper most of my life before moving to AL. I lived about 10 miles from Brandy Station, the largest Calvert battle of the war. My Dad was fascinated by the history of the Civil War. We went to several battle sites..Wilderness, Bull Run, Manassas, Spotsylvania, Gettysburg. He loved to relic hunt. When he was a boy on the farm my grandfather worked on, he said they used to throw cannonballs into the river that were plowed up.
I'm loving this , thanks guys .
Still loving your videos.
That's fantastic to see great job
Somewhat interesting. Thanks for sharing !!!
Sweet FSJ! Good video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! That was my ‘79. I sold it a couple years ago. I just got my ‘82 back tho, so I’m gonna start taking it out exploring, so it’ll be in some upcoming videos!
The position is probably the reason that they did not attack it. It is an excellent site to defend from.
Another awesome video, thanks!
A definite step back in time
Very cool adventure, I enjoyed seeing the fort, It is very close in construction to the forts we have here in Va. Very nice video.
Fascinating!
Beautiful piece of high ground. I see why they chose to build a fort there
The Battle of Palmito Ranch is considered by some criteria as the final battle of the American Civil War. It was fought May 12 and 13, 1865, on the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas and a few miles from the seaport of Los Brazos de Santiago. Since the Confederacy had ceased to exist, it is also argued that this battle should be classified as a postwar action.
Union and Confederate forces in southern Texas had been observing an unofficial truce since the beginning of 1865. But Union Colonel Theodore H. Barrett, newly assigned to command an all-black unit, and never having been in combat, ordered an attack on a Confederate camp near Fort Brown for unknown reasons. The Union attackers captured a few prisoners, but the following day the attack was repulsed near Palmito Ranch by Colonel John Salmon Ford, and the battle resulted in a Union defeat. Union forces were surprised by artillery, said to have been supplied by the French Army occupying the nearby Mexican town of Matamoros.
Casualty estimates are not dependable, but Union Private John J. Williams of the 34th Indiana Infantry Regiment is believed to have been the last man killed in this engagement. He could then arguably be reckoned as the last man killed in the war.
The engagement is also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill.
Excellent information 👍, would you happen to know of skirmish site around central Texas, specifically Lorena, Texas, I'm finding musketballs in my yard.
You are correct, sir. I was going to reply, but you beat me to it by about a year.
You are correct, sir. I was going to post that, but you beat me to it by about a year.
The site should absolutely should be preserved, the historical draw from enthusiasts is huge, the Atlanta area made a huge mistake back in the 60s and 70s bulldozing forts,earthworks and bombproofs....now in recent years they have recognized their mistakes, the interest in Civil War history is huge and a place like this properly maintained and represented, the trees your pointing out are probably not wartime Era they look to young, I've also seen roads cut right through earthworks I never understood that....don't count on Google for accuracy
Cool find!
Thanks!
I love your channel, you guys do a great job.
Thanks for video!! Interesting!
That was Sasquatch throwing those rocks. Lol
Dude! Wonderful stuff!!
I have seen an civil war earth fort in Clacksville, tn
I really enjoyed your video. That's so sad it hadn't been preserved. Someday no one will believe this war ever happened like they do with other history.
Just found your channel. I loved the history lesson.
Awesome, thanks!
The bridge over the Chattahoochee you refer to was designed by Horace King, a slave who is renowned for building bridges in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Slaves built the bridge. The Yankees burned it down, but Horace rebuilt it.
It is still a beautiful area
First time watching you. Sure did enjoy your video.
Thanks alot.
Thanks!
A wide angle lens would improve your vid. Great subject and back history.
Just can't believe that the history there is just being ruined the way it is .
Not only is the fort being trashed and totally uncared for but the battlefield has been developed on.
Very sad to see. When it's gone ,it's gone!!
Thanks for the video. Interesting.
Awesome
There's an earthen fort from the civil war above my grandparent's house in Md. The fort is a stones throw away from Queens Point that overlooked Keyser. A cave leads into the mountain top under the fort. Fort Hill. I've been there several times and plan to go again into the cave when I return. Y'alls vid is exceptional
Very cool find.
I'm in NJ. We have two forts. One is in Salem County, and the other is nearby on an island in the river between New Jersey and Delaware. That particular fort (Fort Delaware) held a large number of Confederates prisoner during the war. Those that died there were buried in a cemetery right next to the other fort, which is called Fort Mott. The cemetery is called Finn's Point National Cemetery.
Them rebel pull tabs are going up in value..I found a big foot canteen once, it stunk like a skunk.
Lol
I can’t believe I witnessed him actually holding a confederate era air tool chuck....
Good Work Folks 💕
Happy New year Robert love your videos good luck in 2021
Should have named this the Lost War of Northern Aggression Fort! 😊 My mother’s mother’s mother’s family was driven out of the south after the war to Canada because the oppression was so very terrible!
Of course I’m 2yrs late on this video but it was a great one. Love history n all about the Civil War. It’s so sad that our country n our states have no interest in preserving history. All they see is progress n dollar signs. It makes me so angry. They don’t even teach history today in schools. Half the kids today don’t know about the Civil War or the Vietnam war. Thank goodness we can still google it. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
This is very interesting.I love history
God bless the Confederate Soldier.
A soldier served in whatever capacity they are asked to. We can’t completely be dogging those who serve. Jmo
Of course slavery was/is obviously awful, I think we need to preserve history and learn from it . Way Too many people of all walks , were killed in the civil war, wouldn’t it have been nice if there had been another alternative other than war to solve that ? Gosh man is driven by greed, I mean , all those lives lost , basically over whether people should continue to own other people , it would be GREAT NOT to repeat all that. Will we ever learn??
Thanks so much for sharing. Wish the government valued these sights more , to preserve them, but I think a bulk of our budget goes to the military.. go figure
There were parts of gun emplacements in my dad's backyard from Fort Smith, in Smithland KY which overlooked where the Cumberland river emptied into the Ohio River. Wasn't much to see, just a couple of small mounds of dirt and a couple of slight depressions where the gun pits were.
Very cool! Yeah it takes a bit of imagination to see these earthworks.
You should go and find the “Witness Trees” of the Civil War.
Interesting stuff...
I found the fort video. I believe I visited the fort maybe a couple months after your filming. Try to find the European outpost on
The bama side of the river south of fort Mitchell
I know about a Spanish Fort on the Hooch South Of Ft Mitchell... is that the one you’re talking about?
One of these gentlemen talked about Chetam Hill in the Kennesaw Mountain national park in North Georgia, which as been preserved and marked!