The Devil's Den Tree that Witnessed The Battle of Gettysburg
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2023
- A Witness Tree is a living tree that existed during the time of a historical event. Garry Adelman details all of the day two Gettysburg actions that this tree atop Devil's Den would have witnessed. The tree can be seen in the back left of Alexander Gardner's 1863 photo: www.loc.gov/resource/cwp.4a39...
Next time you visit Gettysburg be sure to check it out for yourself! Here are the coordinates: 39.791847, -77.242639
Adelman is the Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust.
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
The tree can be seen in the back left of Alexander Gardner's 1863 photo: www.loc.gov/resource/cwp.4a39439/
YESSSSS!
How nice of you to consider the old wise silent witnesses: the battlefield surroundings. Here before our time, here after we are long gone and forgotten, they will remember.
Yes, I believe that Gary that tree witnessed a lot of the battle at devils den. Thanks for sharing ❤️
What a great painting of the “Bloody Fifth” fighting thru the rocks!
Garry I have watched many many of your historical presentations and I love them all. I love your enthusiasm and arm waving vigour. Keep it up
He does the best arm gestures of any historian I have ever seen.
Thank you. Wonderful combination of words and images, creates the feel of the battle in the viewer’s mind.
I really appreciate what you teach Garry. I wish I had you in the car with me when a friend and myself visited in 2013 for the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg.
I was there in June of '13 myself, Mr. Austin. I missed you by a month or so more or less, sir😂lol
My cousins and I spent much of our 4 days there in Gettysburg in the Little Round Top / Culp's & Cemetery Hills areas, Mr. Austin
Great video! Would love some more videos on individual witness trees at different battlefields!
Just visited a few weeks ago. Such an interesting place to be. These videos are awesome , Thank you !
I can’t wait to visit again!
And another DEAW video. Drop Everything And Watch. Good stuff, guys.
"I came out to have a good time and I'm honestly feeling so attacked right now" - Tree, probably
Touch the tree? No give it a hug.
Thanks for sharing. Nice job.
Didn't know was a witness tree. Passed it a dozen times and never knew. Thank you
Fantastic!
It sure looks big and old enough to be one
You all make history come alive!
Ah, the size of this alone…got to be over 150 years old
SAVE OUR BATTLEFIELDS AMERICA 🇺🇸
Oh I'd say that that tree is easily 200+ years old.
Wished I d known this 50 years ago when I was there
why don't you x ray or something else to see what's inside the tree? It would be interesting project.
Would be super interesting to hold a metal detector up against any Gettysburg witness tress and hear for the beeping of detected shrapnel and bullets still lodged within
Probably shouldn’t encourage people to go up and touch it. Foot traffic will further compact the soil making life difficult for the tree.
Has anyone ran a metal detector over it really well? A hit would certainly suggest it to be a witness tree.
It would have been much, much smaller than it currently is. Probably not large enough to catch one, but maybe.
Indiana troops too!
What kind of tree is it?
White oak, Quercus alba
I’ve seen it in person
Take a core sample, then you’ll know for sure, won’t hurt the tree.
Was it alive then? Dendrochronology. Take a core and count the rings...
The poor animals of war.
A metal detector would tell you if it is a witness tree.
Not necessarily
@@McNair39thNC yes, as much lead was flying that day it would be a miracle if the tree didn't catch some of it.
@@crippledcrow2384 no not necessarily, it was a small tree. But point being, even if there’s no lead in it, it doesn’t mean it’s not a witness tree.
Don't complain about anything in the video. Gary doesn't like it. He says the videos are free so just listen and shut up. I think the donations probably pay for the videos and his salary. So, not really free. I heard him on the Addressing Gettysburg podcast complaining about viewers comments. I will not donate anymore after I heard him on that podcast.
Are you going to complain on all our videos or just stop watching?
@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust No more criticism. I'll just stop watching. Thanks for all the work saving historical land.
@@LeeHoFooks You're welcome. Maybe you can still enjoy our non-Garry vids 😆
There HAS to be at least one in every crowd.
@@davidwilkins5932 I'm not the only one.
Kinda sad that you're just making things up.
Why do you think it’s made up?
No, it’s a calculated guess judged by original photos and current size of the tree. But it’s an assumption with a high probability of accuracy. Trees that size are rather old-older than the Civil War in many cases. There probably are tourist or commemoration photos from the early 20th century that would help verify.
The tree was there, it's in photos.
2nd GA ancestor’s first taste of war. 🫡 [>