For our returning viewers, these are the same productions as before, just with our new American Battlefield Trust opening. We wanted a more cohesive look moving forward as our audience continues to grow. As always we appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to share our passion for American history.

One thing I didn’t realize about Gettysburg until visiting the town is how absolutely MASSIVE the battlefield is. It’s the entire town and miles of land surrounding it.

Its amazing how well Meade read the battlefield and adjusted troops constantly during the battle. He definitely won the tactical battle and Lee's hubris allowed for a decisive victory.

Gettysburg is a place you really have to visit to appreciate. A lot of the stones put up by the soldiers for cover are still there, exactly as they were. And the view from Little Round Top shows exactly why it was so important, that whoever held that spot would win the battle.

I am from Vietnam and I love to read about history. I saw this video at midnight while killing time to wait for the first semi-final of the Euro. I was urged to open up Red Dead Redemption 2 but somehow this video just caught all of my attention and I actually spent more time reading about General Meade and Chamberlain. Thanks for the great video!!! Hope everyone reading this has a good day :>

Not being an American, I find this an excellent way of learning about the American Civil War. Many thanks.

The site at Gettysburg is absolutely surreal. It's like stepping back in time.

I was there (Not during the Battle, of course) and this is gut wrenching. You can still see trenches and walls. You can actually feel what happened there. It’s profound. Moving. I believe the kids today would say “Epic”.

The last images with the Gettysburg address quote was so perfect it gave me chills.

Hello, I am a french fan of American History, and this horrific battle makes me think of a three days battle of Austerlitz. The CS infantry has been destroyed by a major movement of the professionnal soldiers of the US troops. Long live the american-french brotherhood!!

Sad video. I live by Gettysburg. Devils Den is pretty spooky at night. I’ve climbed in between the rocks at night. Eire feelings there. Little round top is cool as well. It is a must visit.

Thank you Gen. Meade.

Going to Gettysburg was an amazing experience, and I hope to go back someday. There are still bullet holes in a lot of the houses. Very nice little town, too

A frontal charge in broad daylight over open ground for 1 mile. What could go wrong?

If anyone else has ever been there, you know that feeling you get. I have never had such a somber, gut-wrenching feeling for anything that I did not experience first hand in all of my life. There are really no words to describe it.

Thank you so much. I’ve been watching many videos but had trouble visualizing the troop movements. I’ll watch this several times to really be familiar. I have a big motivator. My great grandfather, Solomon Walter Gedney of the 20th NY State Militia fought there and survived with a shot to the calf. He attended the 25th, 50th and 75th reunions. His regiment was renamed the 80th NY and apparently he wanted someone in the family to clarify his record because his memory sure lives in me. I really appreciate this overview and thanks again. Joan Williamson

I'm from Timor-Leste and I love reading into the US civil war. It showed the brutality and carnage of warfare while also demonstrating epic courage, noble principles and magnanimity of the eventual winners. Lessons for everyone. Viva TL!

I've read about the battle of Gettysburg, read about Sickles advance into the peach orchard and his later justification of the move, and I even recall reading about the Union troops being positioned in a "sort of fishhook" arrangement. But this clear video with its marching red and blue rectangles and smoking guns helped me fully understand the battle for the first time. That flintlock, though, was bit jarring to see in a war of mostly percussion-fired weapons. One thing missing: the Strategy of Lee. Had Lee cleared out Gettysburg, his army would have had a clear group of roads straight to the US Capitol, and the Civil War could have ended within a month. As it was, he broke his army trying to capture superior high ground that was defended by troops as brave as any in the world. Meade understood that he simply had to block Lee's advance to win; there was no need for Meade to attack Lee on the fourth day, so he didn't. I was glad to hear a bit about the Maine regiments bayonet charge; they failed to mention those Maine boys were all mostly out of ammunition, so it was a very courageous order, and a very courageous bayonet charge.

I was at Gettysburg last week. This video is amazing.

I spent a full day at the battlefield a couple of weeks ago wanting to visit a few places I had not seen before. It was a great day and when I got home I was excited to tell my grandson that is learning about the civil war in school. So tomorrow I get to tour Gettysburg with my 13 year old grandson and I used this video and a few others as a way to help him understand some of what happened during the three days of battle. I wanted to watch the movie "Gettysburg" with him but I couldn't imagine him sitting for the movie. I'm so excited I get to spend another day at Gettysburg. If you're not a member of the "American Battlefield Trust" please join. Every dollar helps in so many ways and often around Gettysburg!

When I was visiting the US I‘ve been to Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run and Fredericksburg. It was very interesting. Keep up the good work in preserving those battlefields for future generations.

What's completely missing on these maps is topography. That's a fatal flaw in the explanation of why they went where they did.

One point that seems to be missing is the fact that at one point the Union General in charge of Artillery called to halt firing because both sides were missing, and he didn't want to waste ammunition and this gave the Confederates the idea that their artillery fire had knocked out that of the Union. So when Picket moved forward with his division he was under the assumption that there would be no further artillery fire from the Union side.

I wish we had this in my high school history days. I am Canadian and lived in Toronto and our history teacher organized a trip to Washington and specifically to Gettysburg. This makes that memory more valuable. What sacrifice.

I had been to Gettysburg few times and I don't know if is just me but I can felt the soldiers spirit around me. So many people died in such horrific way on that place.

"general lee i must tell u straight, that i believe this attack will fail. no 15,000 men ever made, will overtake that ridge today."

Hard to believe my great great grandfather Joshua Jackson fought at Gettysburg and a few other major battles and survived. His grandfather which is mine removed 4 times fought the english in the revolutionary war too.

As a foreigner to US history, his was a fantastic way to learn about American history, very well animated and spoken. Will have to look at some more!

Just re-watched the 1993 movie a couple days ago. There's a legitimate reason why that film is such a classic, and why it's almost universally considered one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, American Civil War movies of all time.

The National Museum they have in Gettysburg is absolutely amazing for any history buffs. They have hundreds of guns, you can tour the rock wall line that the Union took cover behind. They have a monument that shows the names of every combatant on both sides, quite humbling to stand on that kind of hallowed ground

Two of my great great grandfathers served in AP Hill's 3rd Corps with the Georgia 35th. They joined the Army of Northern Virginia in 1861 and were both present at Appomattox in April 1865. Had either not made it home, much of my family would not exist.

Far better than a lot of diverse history documentaries with 45 minutes and more. Well done!

I was stationed in APG, Maryland. During my last 2 wks in service, I took 3 days leave to Spend at Gettysburg. On the last morning, I went to Little Round Top at sunrise. I could feel an oppressiveness, as I viewed the area between LRT and Devil's Den. You know that the fighting was savage there.

Thanks for that great video! I m italian but i love american history: for me this battle was one of most important for the Union's victory. (Sorry for my english! )

Wow. Superbly done. I learned more about the battle at Gettysburg from this 15+ minute video than in my entire 60+ years. Congratulations!

Have been to Gettysburg a number of times, the first being July 1-4, 1993. Sat alone atop Little Round Top, as the sun set to the west. A surreal experience.

Your balance of showing "who" actually fought there without comment is so refreshing in a time of polarised representations. Thank you!

Go to Gettysburg and you can walk out part of the way from the tree line where pickets men formed and waited then moved out into their lines, with glasses you can see the where the union lines are including the corner.. the perspective is amazing , i cannot see how anyone could move that far under cannon fire then shot and expect to survive.. that feeling stayed with me for some time.. my heart goes out to those men, on both sides.

As a non american, these are EXCELLENT videos from where to learn about america's history

My 2nd great grandfather was in the VA 8th infantry (Army of the Potomac) and wounded but survived Pickett’s charge. He had the year before been in the battle of Antietam. I cannot imagine the horror these people endured.

I live by Chickamauga battlefield and my home is on a battle site. We have dug hundreds of fired bullets and canister shot in our yard. Amazing history all of it. American Battlefield Trust is doing a good job bringing the battles to video. Thank you

Proud to be a Yankee, with ancestors at Gettysburg. 16th Michigan. I to felt the feeling of the UNION ARMY at Gettysburg and Little Round Top.

One of my favorite channels on KZfaq. Thanks for sharing these and trying to give a better understanding of what the country was like and what these brave young men gave their lives so easily for. Keep up all the great videos ☺👍

I had two Great Great Grand Fathers and Great great great Uncle in the Union Army At Gettysburg. I am grateful to them for saving my Nation and country.

This is the single best explanation of the battle that I've ever seen. Thanks very much for posting this and your other battle maps.

This is one of the best channels on KZfaq. Thanks for the amazing videos.

Love the attention to detail on the uniforms. With what I know and from what I could see, the unique uniforms of each unit were very accurately depicted (for example, the black hats on the Iron Brigade soldiers Reynolds was ordering forward before he died) Most video makers/animators just give each unit the same generic look

I just visited Gettysburg last weekend, it’s an amazing feeling being there. Knowing what history took place, def a must visit for history buffs.

As a foreigner, may I thank you for this animation. It made my understanding of the scope of the battle. I have copy of the magnificent movie made on that hallowed ground and I shall watch it again and again. All honour to the soldiers of both sides, the dead, the wounded and the survivors.

Thank you. You're videos are done really well and I enjoy watching them very much.

What a great documentary! What a historical battle! The courage these men had to advance under enemy fire, seeing you comrades fall and the still keep on going. Picket's charge is my favourite!

As a member/supporter I very much appreciate these battle presentation videos!! a good job, Jim, keep up the good work!

I cant even fathom the thoughts and feelings of all who were involved. Thank you to this channel for doing a wonderful job making sense of it.

These videos are absolutely fantastic. Great job!

Just came across this and watched it. This is So very well done. I can't wait to watch the other videos. Wow again, great job

My grand father was there and part of the 142nd Pa Vol Company C, he charged and took the railroad cut with the Iron Birgade. He was wounded right forearm, amputated. He was a casualty on the first day but with many others because the insane amount of casualties, he instead was captured on the second day on paper work. Imagine thousands of confederates pouring in, firing rapidly and advancing and you’re watching your numbers take 8,000 casualties in one hour. Just insane to think of the bravery.

Seriously, one of the best short documentaries I’ve seen..well done ✅

I've had two incredibly humbling experiences in my life ( I'm 64 ) . One was visiting the Gettysburg battlefield . The other was the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor . I cherish those memories despite the tears they bring !

This all happened in our backyards. this is insane!!

Maede was an underrated general. Could be one of Lincolns worst moves demoting him but he thought the war could have ended much sooner. Maede deserves all the credit for the victory he completely gave his troops the best chance for victory.

Thanks to all involved in the production of this historical video.

This is astonishing content. Its amazing to me how all this information was gathered and mapped out.i can only imagine how much hard work, time and dedication went into this. Thumbs ALL the way up👍👏

These videos are brilliant. I'm sharing them with all my friends.

Thank you so much for the work you do. This is the best video I have seen to date on the subject. It gives a very good feel for the conditions and flow of the battle.

What a great video. A concise depiction of a very complex battle in a simple format that explains the battle and makes it easy to envision. TY for posting this.

To think, the last survivor of the Civil War passed away in Texas in 1959. Brings it closer to home. Fantastic History video,

these animations help clear up my appreciation of this battle. After reading "Killer Angels", and watching this video i feel better informed . thank you

Amazing. So easy to follow and well presented. Images, map graphics, narration music. 11 out of 10!

Absolute best documentary on Gettysburg ever if you want to see the flow of the battle. Well done.

There’s something about this music when they make a charge that gives you goosebumps

I have been to the Gettysburg battlefields twice years back, now I feel I have to go back again. Great watch. Thanks...…..

This is SO well done. Thank you very much for putting this together. Subscribed!

One of the things I wanted to do in my life, was to visit Gettysburg. I did several years ago. Simply an amazing, moving experience. So many men gave their lives on both sides. Simply a horrendous battle. Lincoln summed it up in his amazing Gettysburg address.

Thank all of you for putting this together for us...

A trip to Gettysburg should be mandatory. My family didn't want to leave. We also felt a presence.

as a member and a reenactor i finds these videos a great teaching tool when i am talk to school age children gettysburg was and is the most important battle in the civil war .

I just visited Gettysburg with my family a couple weeks ago and found it fascinating, although I had a bit of a hard time imagining how the battle had played out. This video helps immensely, thanks for making it

Very well done. Absolutely fascinating!

This was extremely helpful for my history project. I was able to find so much information on this battle that I'm doing my report on.

This is such an amazing channel. Thank you so much for everything you do.

At 80 years old, I’m the youngest of the 5 Miller brothers who proudly served Our Country. My oldest brother Harold was in WW2 In Africa and Italy and at one point was under the command of General George S Patton. My brothers James and Eugene both were in the Korean War. My brother John was stationed in Germany. And I was stationed on a missile base outside Buffalo and Niagara Falls during the Cuban Missile Crisis. If you remember the movie Saving Private Ryan, the original Sullivan Act was honored because the 5 Sullivan brothers all were killed on the same ship. The act was depicted in the movie when the Sullivan Act became the last surviving son act. At one point, it was changed slightly so that my two brothers James snd Eugene were separated so only one was allowed in an active battle front. The last surviving son act was still being honored when 3 of us were in the service together. James ended up in Japan, John ended up in Germany and I ended up on that missile base as part of NORAD. To see this historic depiction of the Civil War only shows the pride men can have in their beliefs. It’s a shame the way the word freedom is so expected as a right that belongs to them. What about all the men and women who fought and died to give you that freedom. I’m glad I’m dying, I can’t watch this great country be destroyed from within like it is today. I’ll close with this quote “If you can read this, thank a teacher, if you can read this in English, thank a Veteran or you may have had to read it in German or Japanese.

I've read a few accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. I've never been able to clearly picture all the movements of the troops. This video gives me a much better idea, albeit horrific, of what happened and when. It makes me feel sicker and much more compassionate for all the Americans in the battle be they North or South. Our country lost too many fine men in the Civil War.

Thanks for your videos, you made and excellent job. I'm italian and I have been studying the american civil war for many years, but I always had problems to understand the course of the battles by reading from the books. Now the stages of the battles are really clearer to me. Sorry for my bad english and greetings from Italy

This is a excellent video and one of the best explaining the battle with the graphics and simulation!

A visually clear summary of the movements of the two armies. An excellent video on this battle's importance.

This is my most favorite KZfaq channel because I love history especially civil war revolutionary war and the war of 1812

These videos are masterpieces...all of them

Visited and toured the National Park. The animated map was outstanding. The horror of war. What was General Lee thinking? It didn’t look he had a strategy. The key was Cemetery Ridge. Gettysburg is the beginning of the end of the confederacy.

Great video. The animation was prefect. I understand the lay of the land better now. Great job! Keep up the great work!

I just took my family to Antietam and they were amazed. My daughter really enjoyed the video and the park rangers were a pleasure to chat with. I haven't been back to Gettysburg since I was a boy but plan on going back for a weekend once school starts. I did the audio tour on cassette with my parents and I never forgot it. Truly an otherworldly place.

The narrator got a tiny thing wrong. Meade wasn't in charge of the Army of the Potomac until June 28th, so when they say Meade and his 95,000 troops march to follow Lee, it should have said General Hooker. He was in charge up until June 28th.

Excellently told, how close the union side came to losing, I hadn't realized how close it was.

This one video just gives me the chills. I’ve watched it several times. Not sure why I do that 🧐

"This is all my fault" - Gen. Robert E. Lee. As the commander it was indeed is fault even if others made mistakes, Lee's over aggressiveness was the biggest fault, though. When asked years after the war, why the Confederates lost, George Pickett replied "I've always thought the Union Army had something to do with it"

This is so incredibly well done. I've managed to stop at Gettysburg a couple of times but never for long enough. I plan to go back when I can make time for two full days on the battlefield and surroundings.

Outstanding! Learned new aspects of this great battle!!!!

Not bad, but where is the mention of the 1st Minnesota, which on the second day of combat, was outnumbered 5 TO 1 and charged to break the Confederate assault. It sustained the highest rate of casualties, 82%, the worst in the history of the United States Army. General Winfield Hancock, who sent them on this assault, later remarked "There has never been a greater display of gallantry, in any battle, anywhere, in the history of warfare" and also.... Emphasizing the critical nature of the circumstances on July 2 at Gettysburg, President Coolidge considered, "Colonel Colvill and those eight companies of the First Minnesota are entitled to rank as the saviors of their country."

I must thoroughly respect the importance of Custer's Michigan brigade's pivotal repulse of Lee's cavalry under General Stuart

This is an excellent video that really helps you understand the movement of troops on a large scale, something that is critical for understanding the battle on a smaller scale.

I was at Gettysburg on the 123rd anniversary of the battle, which presented an interesting coincidence of the numbers (July 1/2/3, 1986). I was also graced with the same birthday as President Lincoln. I am a retired US Army officer. I felt the overwhelming loss standing in that hallowed cemetery, and my tears flowed to the point of sobbing. I believe there is an eternal spiritual presence there.