STORIES AND LEGENDS: The Gettysburg Civilians
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- What was it like to be a civilian in Gettysburg during the 1863 battle? Would you have fled town with your family, or would you have stayed in town to protect your property?
Join former Licensed Town Guide, Steve Mock, as he recounts stories of the courageous Gettysburg civilians who chose to stay in town as the battle raged around them. Steve will also clarify some of the legends and misconceptions that have been repeated through the years.
Thank you for sharing these stories. I enjoyed it immensely! My favorite part of history is hearing stories of ordinary people. The people not in the history textbooks.
These were great stories of ordinary people taking charge, or interacting with “the enemy” often. Though I have a decent knowledge of the Gettysburg fight, I knew none of these tales. So thank you very much for educating me. I love and welcome the opportunity to learn!
These are great stories! I was especially pleased to see the photo of Henry Kyd Douglas. I read a book by him that I found in the free book carrousel at the library in Chatham, Massachusetts. The book was called, "I Rode with Stonewall," and it was a wonderful account of his life as a Confederate soldier. Thank you so much, Adams County Historical Society at Gettysburg, for this wonderful and informative video!
I love the story about the little girl! The Rebs wouldn't have hurt her no how.
I really enjoyed your presentation, well done!
We should be thanking you for all of your time taken to put this video together..........
I totally enjoyed this. Great stories from a great story-teller.
Awesome 👍... Great stories & a great storyteller.... Thanks 😊
The push and pull that comes with sharing a country with people who do not share our political values cannot obscure the human touch - not now, not then, not ever. Thanks for posting stories that illustrate that thesis.
Thank you! These are great stories.
Brilliant. Thank you so much.
Hi from Northern Ireland, UK. Thank you for this, I really enjoyed it. You have a great channel and I have subscribed to it.
I deliver lectures on the War of the Rebellion and focus of study is on Robert E. Lee. I have also talked about the Irish during The War Between the States, medicine, Women who fought as men and how weapons of and technology impacted the war.
I noted two things, first of all, Gen. R. E. Lee issued a General Order that there was to be no looting from civilians in the North and goods should be paid for, all be it with worthless CSA money. The reality of this on the ground may have been hard to enforce. Soldiers are soldiers regardless of their uniform. The South has tended to be painted as aggressors and "the bad guys". I loved the even-handed way that this talk was presented and the stores of common ground that existed. At the end of the day both sides were Americans and had more in common than differences. Lee's honour code is in contrast to Sherman's scorched earth policy. Gen. Thomas Jackson had suggested a scorched earth policy to Lee and Davis at the beginning of the war, but this was dismissed as going beyond the honourable accepted rules of war by the CSA high command.
Secondly, I also liked that you brought attention to how people of colour faced the prospect of being sent back South, be they free or escaped slave. Those who were free should not have been sent South however in practice this was ignored and some have argued Lee knew about the issue and turned a blind eye, something for which he was criticized,
Great talk!!!
Excellent thank you. Welcome more experiences 🙏
Good Report. Thank you
Fascinating video. Well done.👍👍👍👍
Thank you this has been very interesting and informative
What a dream come true, Antigone.... I never thought I'd want to move to Pennsylvania.
I was blessed to live there and travel to Gettysburg often. ♥️
The little girl's Jeff Davis song. Hilarious. Great stories.
Great program
My uncle Joe was born in the hills of Tennessee his middle name was Early. Joseph Early Hall
Wonderful video ...
Thank you for sharing!
Excellent information!!
Alot of these you can read in the book " days of darkness Gettysburg civilians" by William G. Williams. Its always nice to have someone tell you though.
Excellent narration!
Outstanding
This was fantastic!!
God bless Hugh ZIegler...TEN Years old and having to do that!
Thank you thank you thank you for this video
Why was Reynolds killed first I never understood that that was a clever idea with the potato bin and that was a brave young woman and I think Amos humiston died in the town square holding a picture of his children
Man that guy used his head in order to feed those rebs!
Where there ever any wars like this happen in TN ?
franklin tn
"enemy army" ???
Why did this war have to happen ?
Do people not understand that the civilian population of the South had the same feelings and emotions. For them, the yankee soldiers came to subject their will on the people of the hamlets,towns and cities.
I think folks do understand that, but this is simply the story of Gettysburg.
@@martinklein3785 Don't know where your from, but if you Google Klein,TX. That is where my Mom, her three younger sisters and an older brother went to school.
I went to Klein from 2nd to 10th grade, until l had enough of their BS rules about hair code & dress code. In'78 l let 'em know how I felt about their tyrannical ways.
Never looked back, but the Irish & Native American in my blood wasn't going to make me kow down in the least bit.
Respond iffen ya want, if not. Oh well!
@@carywest9256 This has nothing to do with the content of the video.
@@carywest9256 I believe you would have been very helpful if you had been a Gettysburgian, as spirited as you are.
@@carywest9256 what does 1978 Texas have to do with the Civil War in 1863?
Kids in 1863 had more worries than hair color
The narrator claims the stench didn't leave until October of 1863. Well, it's of my opinion that the stench came back on November 19th of the same year under the guise of "Honest" Abe lincoln.
I'm sure the air started to smell better once the tyrant was aboard the train, and chugged out of town.
You're insulting the commander in chief sir!
Angrily throws down a gauntlet!
@@davidrobinson8337 Just telling the truth, read The Real Lincoln & Lincoln Unmasked.
Both books written by a Pennsylvanian yankee!
I did not want to make this comment here, but talk like this has a lot to do with people wanting to remove statues.
We hope you catch swarmp rott Cary
Fascinating! Thank You for sharing.
Someday, soon, we hope to take the trip down, from Montréal.
Magnetic Place for us, we guess 🧲