Explore the Largest Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield: The Pennsylvania Monument
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2022
- It towers 110 feet above the ground and offers unparalleled views of the surrounding battlefield. Discover the many different features of this monument and find out how many Pennsylvania Civil War soldier names are listed on the monument.
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Tim Smith literally is the BEST Gettysburg video tour guide. Please keep them coming with him. His narration is literally fantastic! He needs his own series 👍
My favorite monument on the battlefield. Even though I'm from Indiana. I was not aware that repair had been made in 1990 so that I could go up the stairs in 2022.
After 32 years I returned to the City I enlisted from in 1964. I was surprised to see a monument to Vietnam veterans with my name on it. At least there wasn't a gold star next to it like a lot of my High School classmates.
Waking up and seeing a Tim Smith video dropped in my notifications is a pleasant way to start my day. It’s up there with notifications from JD at History Underground, ABT, or Vlogging thru History, it just makes your day a bit better and increase’s my knowledge. Thank you
This monument is absolutely stunning. Any trip to the battlefield should include visiting this monument and walking up the interior staircase to the top to view the battlefield from that perspective.
I, too was so happy to wake up this morning and see yet another video from Adams County Historical Society with Tim! Such a beautiful monument, and very moving... Thank you for these great videos/Civil War History!
The Monument is Breathtaking and Beautiful to view up close and inside. Video and audio doesn't do it Justice. Then again, Nothing, about Gettysburg is done Justice without being there. The Pennsylvania Monument is Truly Special though, when I first saw it my breath paused.
Huge Fan of your channel! Thank you for everything to bring the past to the present...such an amazing education, we appreciate you!
I could listen to Tim all day 🤗
Tim a great testimony to the Pennsylvania troops. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for a great video. I love this monument and am so proud that I have at least two ancestors on the memorial. I finally got to bring my children and introduce them to their 3X great grandfather.
I want to move there back to my home state. I never knew how awesome Gettysburg was
Pretty cool that the 88th and 96th were pointed out. Got a 4th great grandfather from each of those regiments. :)
Thanks for posting these. Im going in June and July for the 160th and can’t wait to see everything
I work all throughout the farms of Berks County and it neat to think about how these young men left their farms and lives behind to go to war for something bigger than themselves.
WOW amazing stories, thank you!
I have Covid and these videos make it bearable, nicely done Tim!
A great explanation and very interesting! I have never been on top of the Pennsylvania monument but will check it out the next time I go to Gettysburg, I had relatives who fought at Gettysburg from both sides. Several in the West Virginia Cavalry units and several in the Virginia Cavalry units.
I wasn't aware that one can go to the top of the memorial! I missed my chance a few years ago. Next time!
Sgt. Charles Fasnacht Co, A, 99th PA INF. was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at the Wildnerness. My ggg grandfather, Cpl. Edwin M Eshelman was in CO. E.
Thanks very much Tim!! You and Garry are the absolute best!!
Pennsylvania apparently thought that a monument's value was related to "how big." But, no one can even recognize what the thing is until they read the plaque. A far better monument that speaks for itself despite its small size is the Mississippi monument.
Great job.... Tim spreading that paranormal vibe around making people wonder how he knew the name was going to be there....😂😂 must have been the ghost of that ancestor guiding him to it...spooky...😂😂
My 1st Cousins 6x Removed names are on that monument. 96th Pennsylvania, Company G, Jonathan and Henry Romberger.
Very cool Thank you Tim!
Hey y’all!! ITS CHRIS FROM VIRGINIA! Black truck 1st day at lees hq!
Pennsylvania could not let anyone else outdo us: the battlefield is IN our fair State, after all😉
Tim Smith is by far the most handsome guide in all of Gettysburg!
If that observation is not enough to get me a shout out for the next mailbag segment, I don’t know what is!
A nice explanation of all those men from the same town, county, and state. An area suffering heavy causalities could be heavily impacted. Now, during the Vietnam Era, troops would train together from an area, but after training the men were dispersed and not all put into the same regiment or company from the same place.
Eaglegards...
@@sjb3460 Senator Sam None (Nunn of Georgia) took and integrated the Guard units as a reserve into our Armed Services. When these outfits are called up, the home has no defense. My son-in-law is in the Army and does more social training about homosexual issues than anything.
What an interesting video to watch and was very surprised to hear him mention my grandfather and great great grandfather
Yep. Mt. Pleasant is in Westmoreland County.
Where are the individual names listed? Did not find them on the PocketGburg app.
Great job Tim. Outstanding as always. My best to the folks at the Foundation and congratulations on the new museum. I’m in McSherrystown and will be one of the first visitors.
Been to Gettysburg many times imo the Louisiana monument although not large is surely the most beautiful on the field.
“Hello Tim I’m Jeremy Schweitzer”! Haha just picking on Tim in his opening!
Will pay close attention to the PA monument next time in Gettisburg 👍
My ancestor are on there. Coincidently also descendants of Boone from Berks. Dr. Charles and brother Jeremiah C Hill. Both from 26th Emergency Militia. Jeremiah is my great grandfather.
I think this monument is the answer to the Illinois monument at Shiloh. The Shiloh Illinois monument was built first. So Pennsylvania wanted to be bigger and better
Great vid. My Great Great Grandfather was Henry S Wade F Co. Pennsylvania 88th. I’ve been to the monument to his name on the plaque. If you have any information on him please let me know! Thank you.
I'm originally from San Diego, having visited Gettysburg. I found my great great grandfather's name on that monument. Edward s. Carr. I don't know alot about his story at the time. He was in the 1st Michigan infantry. There could not have been two Edward s. Carrs. His name is found up the stairs inside the
Monument.
5 🌟 presentation. I am a lover if stats and facts and odd stories of the war. I'm from fulton cty, PA and at least 6th generation still lving there same farm area. I'd love to find out if I have decendents that fought and if any local companies were engaged at gettysburg.
Why did Howard maintain reserve artillery and brigade units on cemetary hill on the first day if not for future defence ?
Was there a PA regiment for Franklin County (just west of Adams County)? The county seat is in Chambersburg.
We just visited and found my wife’s 2 relatives who were there.
My Great Great Grandfather is on there .
Im now sure Mr. Smith is a ghost...knowing if a relative of a vistor was at the battle..he has to be a ghost