Very well done. Remember the story about the Union General Sedgwick who was shot by a Confederate sniper at over 800 yards. Supposedly, he was sitting on his horse and said something his staff and troops along the lines of "they couldn't hit a barn from that distance, don't worry".... just after that he took a round in the face. He (the General) has a monument to him in Northwestern CT.

Great documentary and thank you for showing our fallen as well!

Thank you Mr. Hitt for this fascinating and informative insight.

I came here because I was looking at Enfields. Great documentary and can see in the background the fallen are never forgotten,good to see

Thank you Sir for sharing your expertise,extremely well done !

Great presentation! As a seasoned re-enactor, I learned a lot. Thank you.

Awesome information I'd read alot about the weapons used during the civil war but nothing like being told from someone who actually knows they're stuff..

Thank you your passion for the subject is evident.

The side mounted scope was for shooting in the supine position. Laying on your back with the rifle supported with your legs.

My ancestor was in the Palmetto Sharpshooters out of South Carolina. The men were hand picked for their marksmanship, but since the Confederacy had so few men to begin with, they were used as a regular regiment in most cases. I think I read that many of the Captured Confederate rifles were sold off to South American countries.

Excellent,excellent video. I love those flags in the background. One of the most aesthetically pleasing flags ever created. My ancestors fought for that flag. It is my heritage.

I appreciate this very much. "Sons of Confederacy South Carolina"

interesting video! I used to work as a draftsman at Redfield gun sight in Denver Colorado in 1980, I'm sure no one's ever heard of it. I interviewed at Bushnell in California. How did they adjust the Scopes in those days? When did they incorporate Optics? I didn't know the South made guns then? That one with the six sided Barrel had to be interesting to see the Machinery that made it, I'll bet it was extremely expensive and coveted.

Respect and best wishes from the UK.

God bless you Johnny Reb....you went forth to protect our homes,families,neighbors and children

I have a cousin who’s dad found two rifles on kenesaw mountain in Ga. One was wrapped in a confederate coat in a holler tree in great shape. Still hangs on her house wall.

1863 Shooting Glasses? I will be damned.

Great video!

Great presentation! Beautiful rifle

God bless us all. Never forget the Cause, but love our Country.

Very much enjoyed the commentary and video production, thanks for sharing. LIKED and SUBSCRIBED

The most feared sniper lived in DOVER TENNESSEE!His name WAS JACK HINSON,KIN TO MY MOTHER FROM ERIN,TN.

That background mountain reminds me a lot of Buffalo Mountain near Erwin.

one of the long range shooting contest is called creedmoor match started in 1871

Very interesting and informative.

God Bless The Fallen - They Deserve EVERY Honor

This video was so good, Thankyou very much!

Guy knows his stuff. Very lot true. I come from long line sharpshooters. from Rev war forward. Some had books wrote about them. Family lore one sure made Lincoln run like H*** in 64 with Old Jube. very close inch or 2 more been flowers for him.

very nice

Awesome History

Great video. Cheers!

Exelent story👍👍

Very interesting and enjoyable; thank you.

Great little documentary, beautiful rifle i bet that thing is worth more then most people's cars, please maybe next time give a shooting demonstration.

Loved the video !

Great video and a great setting for filming.

A 3inch ordnance rifled cannon from the Civil War is always going to be as accurate as any WW2 anti-tank gun. Even as accurate as some modern howitzers when it comes to flat trajectory shooting at moderate distances. They absolutely knew what they were doing back then when it came to making great guns. Mathematics, sights, powder and everything technology have made guns better; MAYBE. It is still going to always be the shooter and a hard heart in combat. But taking war out of the equation, man those old rifles are pretty!!!

Excellent

The first rifle shown, the 1850's target rifle was made to be used with a ball starter. That's why there are three small holes around the bore of the muzzle. Before the Minie ball (not a ball at all but a hollow-based conical bullet) a ball had to engage the lands as it was loaded from the muzzle. However the bore usually became pretty fouled after only a few shots, making it tough to load the ball unless the end of the muzzle was flared a little bit to help start the ball. Unfortunately that flare cost accuracy., hence the ball starter. The end of the ball starter was flared, but where it met the muzzle its bore and rifling had to precisely match the rifling of the barrel itself. The ball starter would be removed before taking the shot.

Thank you Brother for this Amazing History Lesson! CSA #LongLivetheSouth

That’s really interesting! I want more!

Hard to imagine a rifle costing $1200 back then, that's an expensive gun by todays standards!

So, the Whitworth is a 3MOA rifle, or about as accurate as a stock M16A2/A4 fresh off the assembly line. Given that we're talking 160+ years ago as of 2019, that's damned exceptional. At 200 yards, it's got more energy by about 100 ft-lbs, despite traveling 1800fps slower. Of note, the Whitworth can be fired at ranges greater than 5.56x45mm M193 out of a 20-inch barrel - the maximum engagement range of an M16 is generally given (by the military) as 600 meters. The Whitworth can hit targets at about a full kilometer. Again, keeping in mind that this is 160+ year old firearms technology, this is amazing to think about. And, yes, if you know your guns, I realize that it might be better to compare the Whitworth to, say, the M24 or M40 (both being military sharpshooter/sniper's rifles), but that's a different mountain to climb - given that M16A4's with ACOG scopes and only basic improvements were used as sharpshooter (Designated Marksman) rifles, I felt that was a better comparison.

Awesome

Very interesting.

This made me really happy

God BLESS all of You. All my relatives fought for the south. I am proud of my heritage

there was an article in a Blackpowder hunting magazine that I read once many years ago about the Whitworth rifles that got me to searching .and I ordered a Green Mountain Long Range Hunter rifle barrel in 50 caliberit was a drop in barrel and it fit my old T/C Hawken perfectly.it had a twist of 1in 28 inches and with 100 grains of FFg and a 240 grain Knight Sabot I could take deer easy off hand at 300 yards .I like the long heavy bullets for hunting,the T/C Maxie ball in 375 grain also is a good hunting bullet and I shoot it in my Lyman Great Plains Rifle ,I also put a Lyman Hunter barrel on that rifle it has a 1 in 32 inch twist in 50 caliber and those maxie balls are cast from hard lead not soft like the Maxie hunter bullet and they penetrate much deeper and they shoot very well .I gave my son the old T/C Hawken when he got home from the U.S.Army and he has taken many deer with it ,and I still hunt with the old Lyman ,and hopefully I will get to try it on the Black Bear that has been breaking in my neighbors out building and eating his chicken feed in a day or so if not I know where there is several more Bears at not far from home.I need some Bear oil for making biscuits and the meat for stew ,I only have 1 jar left.

This gentleman is very knowledgable. Get video.

SIR THANK YOU OUR HISTORY FOR ALL....GOD BLESS THE USA AND OUR FALLEN...

Interesting!

I have a Whitworth rifle and I'm looking for a scope and mounts like he has. Anyone with and info on where I can get one please let me know.

Nice very informative hitting a Yankee general at 750 yard back then I see why the south gave us hell during the war

I have a .45 caliber Kentucky Rifle. My dad built it from a Kit in the 1970s. That thing will ring a metal plate at 500 yards. I guess it’s the smaller 45 caliber that lets it do that. Those 45 mini ball bullets fly fast and true for a black powder rifle. I wonder how many guys carried a Kentucky rifle in the war?

Thank you for sharpshooting history lesson. Did the term "sharpshooter" come from the sharps carbine/rifle?

The man knows what he is taking about very instering

What paper are using to patch the bullets

Thought this was Tom Hanks!

Oh I like that guy

Isnt there adifference between a snioer and a sharpshooter? I think i heard it through Wymen S White, but cant recall exactly.. lol.. great video!

What did Josie Wales use when he gave those Yankees a “Missouri boat ride”?

Wish I could get my hands on one to hunt deer with... That first rifle is similar to my Hawkins rifle. Cheers from upstate NY 🍻

What would be awesome is if they took all the Whitworth rifles they had, then made all regiments in the Army of Northern Virginia give their best shots, then all those men come together to form a small unit of about 200-300 men like this guy said, and form the most elite sharpshooting unit even more than that of Berdan's. Maybe be called "Lee's Chosen Rifles" or "Elite Whitworth Regiment of Sharpshooters (EWS)."

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Where is this grave yard

Makes you wonder how anyone could have survived those battles. I personally believe the black powder smoke prevented complete annihilation, along with Longstreet never being given command.

Was this filmed @ Kennesaw Ga.?

It started from men from harts creek wv they rode under jedi stuart they called it cherry pickin

long live the confederacy! SC here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

It was a whitworth that almost killed Lincoln

Lots of Confederate ghost in that video

What kind of rifle did the Confederates use to shoot and kill Confederate General Stonewall Jackson?

Me thinking: wtf... Tom Hanks sitting there????

Nothing brings more fear to the battlefield like a sniper.

in this horrible time of destroying our history and in the interest of protecting history I will come pick up and safeguard that whitworth rifle!!!!I just want you to know I don't want to do this it's not anything all enjoy and five or ten years from now if you can get it back when it's safe!!! L9lol

Union General John Reynolds was killed on the first day of Gettysburg by a Confederate Sharpshooter. No one saw the man, but the nearby soldier's said the shooter had to be at least a half-mile away....that's 880 yards!

I'll give you $8,000.00 for it.

👎 holy cow!... music totally ruined this👎

It started from men from harts creek wv they rode under jedi stuart they called it cherry pickin