Port Hudson - The Forgotten Siege of the Vicksburg Campaign: Vicksburg 160

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
  • Garry Adelman heads down to Louisiana to discover the southern end of the Vicksburg Campaign at the Port Hudson State Historic Site. He is joined by special guest Daniel Goyer.
    This video is part of our commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of the Vicksburg Campaign. Videos will be added from now until the beginning of July. To view the full set of tours, visit: • Vicksburg Campaign: 16...
    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.

Komentáře • 54

  • @chiconeededthemoney
    @chiconeededthemoney Před rokem +14

    I've been to Port Hudson. It was many years ago. I may have to go back. My grandmother's family had a home right across from the battlefield and they gave help to the soldiers during the battle.

  • @marianmoses9604
    @marianmoses9604 Před rokem +4

    My Gr-Gr-Grandfather was a Confederate defender of Port Hudson with the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery during the siege and was captured there. I had the privilege of participating as a Confederate re-enactor in the original works of Fort Desperate at Port Hudson State Historical Park in 1991. Great memories.

  • @mch12311969
    @mch12311969 Před rokem +4

    Thank you, thank you for doing this! I did my graduate thesis on a Confederate unit at Port Hudson.

  • @dimitristoupakisAT
    @dimitristoupakisAT Před rokem +8

    Finally a full dose Garry Adelman again (been absent too often in quite a few of the latest ABT videos)- the energy and enthusiasm in his presentation(s) is contagious, unrivaled and second to none. Great job, well done! 👏

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 Před rokem +1

      The narrator is geeked up on coffee- a major blast of caffeine!

    • @GuyPipili
      @GuyPipili Před rokem +2

      ​@@carywest9256 Actually, he drinks decaf coffee. Some people are naturally hyper. I sure wish I was! Imagine what I can get done!😅

  • @JoshPiland
    @JoshPiland Před rokem +2

    Thank you for knowing your audience Garry. The American Battlefield Trust educates and inspires me. Gratitude to you all!

  • @MickeyJWind
    @MickeyJWind Před rokem +4

    Donald Frazier's books on the fighting in Lousina is a key part of my collection. well written, fun read...made me appreciate the fighting in that area so much more.

  • @WarhawkYT
    @WarhawkYT Před rokem +3

    Got to walk the fort and reenact as the 4th Wisconsin at Port Hudson, its a really cool place!

  • @Gravelgratious
    @Gravelgratious Před rokem +7

    It’s so amazing seeing places that you know your ancestors saw and fought in. Thank you guys again for the amazing work!

  • @fateagle4life
    @fateagle4life Před rokem +4

    So thankful Port Hudson is getting its due. It was such an important seige and really has so much educational value. Thank you for making the Mississippi swing!!! There is a great confederate cemetery across the state around Quitman, then you have the whole Free State Of Jones situation, so much history no one really shows too much of.

    • @andygossard4293
      @andygossard4293 Před rokem

      I had just watched TFSOJ finally because of a YT reactor, and I'm glad I did. It was all economics and the struggle to survice.

  • @Shatamx
    @Shatamx Před rokem +1

    Born in Massachusetts Port Hudson has always fascinated me. Out shinned by Vicksburg and Gettysburg.

  • @HatCreekMan57
    @HatCreekMan57 Před rokem +3

    I've been there many times. Once we took a hike along the area where the Mississippi River once flowed.

  • @gerardjoseph17
    @gerardjoseph17 Před rokem +4

    The South will never be the same... Garry Adelman invades Port Hudson.... Gotta love it....but hey, what happen to the tractor?! LOL...😳... distinctly heard the voice
    ....plow on boys, plow on!!

  • @herodotus7
    @herodotus7 Před rokem +2

    Glad you made it to Port Hudson Garry! It's nice Civil War battlefield park... although only part of the battlefield.

  • @jackhays1194
    @jackhays1194 Před rokem +1

    Great. Thank you.

  • @DoyleHargraves
    @DoyleHargraves Před rokem +2

    I reenacted that battle as a teenager. It was awesome!

  • @jimmyjames9752
    @jimmyjames9752 Před rokem +4

    SAVE OUR BATTLEFIELDS AMERICA 🇺🇸

  • @johnzajac9849
    @johnzajac9849 Před rokem +6

    In the eastern campaign, the rebels called Nathaniel Banks by the nickname, 'Commissary Banks', because his troops left so many supplies as they retreated after fighting.

    • @searchforthetruth1998
      @searchforthetruth1998 Před rokem +1

      😂 awesome!

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 Před rokem +1

      Correction: When he knew he stepped on his manhood. He and his staff would leave the troops well behind in full retreat. He earned the moniker Commissary Banks after his first encounter with Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley.

  • @arlanandrews9946
    @arlanandrews9946 Před rokem +1

    Gary, I'm in Vicksburg now because of these 160 videos!

  • @daviswall3319
    @daviswall3319 Před 11 měsíci +1

    My three times great grandfather, Constantine Montgomery, was a confederate soldier that surrendered at the siege of Port Hudson. My mom has copies of his letters home.

  • @patrickmccarron5059
    @patrickmccarron5059 Před rokem +1

    Gettysburg, Vicksburg... Port Hudson was the nail in the coffin.

  • @martinp1544
    @martinp1544 Před rokem

    Thanks! Love it!

  • @BillCuddy
    @BillCuddy Před 11 měsíci

    Was just there last week, but was too late in the day to see the whole thing.

  • @NjK601
    @NjK601 Před rokem +1

    Speaking of California, are you guys planning to do some videos on the campaign in New Mexico? I guess the battles were much smaller scale, but it seems to be such an overlooked part of the war.

  • @JokerJosh-th1no
    @JokerJosh-th1no Před 3 měsíci

    My father lives near there, so we always go

  • @Rob_Goyer
    @Rob_Goyer Před rokem

    Go Daniel!!

  • @ianblake815
    @ianblake815 Před rokem +1

    I need to get back to the mighty Mississippi!

  • @michaelhoffman5348
    @michaelhoffman5348 Před rokem +1

    Nice job explaining an area of the Civil War that gets so little attention these days...

  • @codyburkett2291
    @codyburkett2291 Před 9 měsíci

    I work next door on the peoples property who donated that land to be that park. I see the coolest stuff in those woods

  • @superdavem5104
    @superdavem5104 Před rokem +1

    Great Stuff.

  • @jorgemartinpaez4376
    @jorgemartinpaez4376 Před rokem +1

    The 75 NY vol regt was there? wow? Ive never covered all of the battles just tidbits

  • @crippledcrow2384
    @crippledcrow2384 Před rokem +1

    My 2X Great Grandfather fought there with Co.K, Abbay's Battery, 1st MS Light Artillery. I don't know exactly where at Port Hutson he was stationed. He fought at the Plains Store in a stalling action.

    • @herodotus7
      @herodotus7 Před rokem +1

      Not many people know about the Battle of Plains Store.

    • @marianmoses9604
      @marianmoses9604 Před rokem

      Mine too! Co. K, 1st Miss. Lt. Artillery. Pvt. Isaac P. Slayton. That’s wild. Our ancestors served side by side. Small world.

  • @mrs6968
    @mrs6968 Před rokem

    I can dig that Pontiac aztex comparison

  • @jorgemartinpaez4376
    @jorgemartinpaez4376 Před rokem

    The story of the USS Mississippi is very epic

  • @SmedleyDouwright
    @SmedleyDouwright Před rokem

    Are the naval battle recreations and presentations on video?

  • @Shatamx
    @Shatamx Před rokem +1

    Grant and Banks took the Mississippi.

    • @jonimergenthaler5312
      @jonimergenthaler5312 Před 5 měsíci

      along with Admirals Porter and Farragut. A true army navy collaboration.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Před rokem +1

  • @jorgemartinpaez4376
    @jorgemartinpaez4376 Před rokem +1

    The battle that involved the LA US or 35 USCT? right the LA REGT brigade dus Afrique!

  • @jharloe
    @jharloe Před rokem

    Charleston was the longest siege

  • @carywest9256
    @carywest9256 Před rokem +2

    So the commander at Vicksburg and Port Hudson were both born yankees. Conspiracy theories will be coming from all directions! Galvanized Confederates gave up the River.

    • @fateagle4life
      @fateagle4life Před rokem +2

      Yet it was the coward Joseph E Johnston who had an army of nearly 40,000 that did nothing in Jackson because he didn't want his reputation tarnished.

    • @carywest9256
      @carywest9256 Před rokem

      @@fateagle4life His rep had been tarnished from all that crayfishing in Virginia up until Fair Oaks/Seven Pines.
      He should have took the hint from Hood, when told to feel out the enemy.
      Those Texicans gave a good showing too, ran the bluebellies right back to their gunboats at Eltham's Landing.

    • @SmedleyDouwright
      @SmedleyDouwright Před rokem

      Maybe they thought they were on the Hudson River?

    • @jackhays1194
      @jackhays1194 Před rokem

      The master of the retreat.

  • @user-qp6xe6er9y
    @user-qp6xe6er9y Před 5 měsíci

    Luck to have this in my back yard.