This was absolutely superb

This is extremely well put together. It left me wanting more to listen to. Y’all could’ve made this narrative 12 hours long, and I’d still want more!

Thank you for putting this together. As an Australian interested in world affairs, I believe we need to understand a person’s/nation’s history if we are to understand their values and their sense of self. The US civil war is an important part of this tapestry. Well done.

I’d like to add that the sound and music is incredibly done . sets the ambience in a way that compliments the excellent narrative that can’t be matched. I think a lot of the fascination with these battles is that we all wonder what seeing and hearing a 19th century battle was really like. We will never totally know but I feel like this gives a gets us a little closer

Just visited both Antietam & Gettysburg with my Dad last week. Had a great time! I saw you walk into Sweeney's Tavern lol I wanted too say hello and Thank You for the terrific history material you present but, I chickened out.

That was incredibly enjoyable. Great narrative. You made my ride to and from work much better.

Having visited the Gettysburg battlefield I find these videos most helpful in filling in the gaps. I’m British btw and have always been fascinated by the ACW, the stories of the old West and the Bonnie and Clyde era, thanx for the upload.

I cherish these narratives and listen multiple times.

I know how hard you work on these and I really appreciate it! These episodes are awesome.

Perfect voice for reading, nice and soothing. My new go to bedtime listening..

Great job! I enjoyed listening at work this morning. Thank you!

Deep aopreciation. Thank you Sir.

I love these so much. I put them on at bed time and fall asleep to this almost every night. And I have the worst insomnia. Thank you for this stuff. Honestly.

The narration is excellent! Love the content, glad I subscribed!

I have learned more about our history rite here, than I ever did in high school.🙏

This was excellent. Informative, entertaining, well produced.

Matt, well done. I enjoyed this learning very much.

Absolutely enjoyed this. Thank you for one of the best summaries of this period I’ve heard in awhile. Bravo :)

Real excellent job. A masterpiece. Listened to it 5 times already. Totally enamored. Great work

What a great listen. Happy I found this channel!

Best episode you've ever done. Thanks.

I liked the background sound man laying g in bed I felt like I was laying g on a bed roll in the middle of the battlefield, front roll seat! Thanks

This is a fantastic presentation !! Well done !!

You did one hell of a job with this. This was jus as good if not better then the ken Burns special on pbs

As a boy who grew up in the town where Solomon Meredith is buried. I find it wonderful that you addressed the "Iron Brigade" as, "Solomon Meredith's Iron Brigade." Long Sol certainly was a controversial Man throughout his service with the Union army. Even though John Gibbon didn't care one bit about Solomon Meredith. He still nonetheless did his Duty. I'm proud to have him buried in my hometown. Lol

Matt .... Outstanding !! As an Amateur Historian with a History Degree, I have to say that this Video is one of the Finest Preludes to the Battle Of Gettysburg, that I have ever heard !! Well Done !!

Matt, I am a longtime listener to your KZfaq channel and always enjoyed your content. This narrative has put me over the top. I am going to become a patreon member, well done!

I suppose this is the 20th time ive enjoyed this narrative since you posted it. Waiting on the rest!

Stunning. Excellent work.

Brilliant from across the pond good he hear different peoples stories than the usual text books. Imagine as a kid getting a hand full of sweets off a invading Johnny Reb…you could dine in that for life! 👏🇮🇲

Narrative is magnificent.

Amazing work on this. Thank you!

I cannot believe that I am just now finding this channel. Only a third way through and I'm hooked. The sound effects and background noises really help with imagery. Great narration!

This was awesome, what a great narrative - thanks

Wow! Amazing! I love your work, man!

Great lecture. So sad, Fredericksburg is a lovely town.With regrd to Meagher. When the 38th (Welsh) Division attacked Mametz Wood during the Battle of the Somme, Col Carden addressed his battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, "Boys make your peace with God. We are going to take that position and some of us won't be coming back, but we will take it!" He then held up his walking stick with a handerchief on it and said, "This will show you where I am!" He was hit twice during the advance and was killed as his men broke into the wood which was taken after sonme very fierce fighting. A rather different story.

Thank you for these videos .

This is amazing! Thanks for uploading!

Love it! Just got to the part where Patrick Gorman quotes General John Bell Hood.

Nice job!! Enjoyed it.

This is one of the most well put together, produced, and performed episodes of any podcast I have had the pleasure of listening! The sound effects, narration and flow are stupendous. I know how much work this is, but is there any more content similar to this coming in the future? I would love to hear a micro view of a specific regiment from beginning to end. A little bit different than the macro view, but the stories from one regiment alone could fill countless hours. I think your listeners would love it! Thank you for the great content and congratulations on all your success

Excellent! Agreed. Terrific narrative. More!

24:25 my absolute favorite part was the Hooker Letter I never heard before. Just how multidimensional was Lincoln exactly? It was brilliantly written to give mercy to Burnside while changing regime. He avoided the reward of bad behavior, setup a lesson of humility, and got exactly what Lincoln wanted. Additionally, not a word was wasted as to save ink naturally.😏

SUPERB, EXCELLENT VIDEOS. MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE

It seems to me a crime that, as of this moment, this video has only 39k views. Three million would be just, and encouraging.

Thank You to all the creators!

Remarkably interesting. Thanks

These are the best!

Enjoy your presentation. Very good.!

Very relaxing narrative!

Wow, Matt. These are so good. Great work. Looking forward to the next narrative episode. I imagine the work that goes into these is a lot and overwhelming at times. Just curious if there is an ETA for the next narrative episode. Keep up the great work, dude.

The more I read about it, the more delusional I think Hooker was….To give him his dues, he did raise morale in the army, paid them and somewhat improved the food. He also helped start the Military Information Service that was extremely successful and possibly the best thing he did. He invented Core badges, and made the army more efficient. That’s the job he should have had - ‘Chief Organiser’ - and not that of Leader. He wanted glory for himself and that’s never a good sign in a leader. He was two faced towards his Generals and had a clique of ‘Hooker dependables’ who’s support he could count on and with whom he could party with, ensuring that those uninvited knew about it and took it as a personal insult against them. Chancellorsville was a disaster. Meade was already thoroughly annoyed by Vicksburg and Ambrose Burnside. His chance to flank Jackson and alleviate the killing at Marye’s Heights, thwarted by a paralysed and incompetent commander and now he had Hooker put him in the same position ! The fact that he ended up leading the Army of the Potomac to success at Gettysburg probably set his mind at ease, despite the loss of so many men, casualties and dead… He was the best man for the job in the end, a man who didn’t actually want the job. He wanted success without glory and desperately needing recognition, unlike Hooker. He may well have had a poor temper but he kept his head when those around him failed, and that’s what you need in leadership. He made sure that all of his Generals knew what they were supposed to be doing and had an actual plan, holding war counsels so others could raise opinions and the best course of action taken. He hadn’t bargained for ‘General Dan’ not understanding what he was doing or where he was supposed to be, and after the 3rd failed attempt at an appropriate answer he should’ve gone and checked for himself that ‘General Dan’ wasn’t making himself at home in the Peach Orchard instead of on Little Round Top !!! Even if it did unintentionally prevent Longstreet from attacking there and having to turn around and go back…. General Dan still wasn’t organised enough and haemorrhaged men and resources until his leg was blown off and he was taken out of the action.

Thanks!

Incredible

Well done, sir

Amazing. Can someone help me find the music playing around 2:17:21 mark? I looked up the Federal City Bass Brand but found nothing.

Very good. I would like to know the words Meade used to cuss out Birney/Burney. 😂

Not all 11th Corps regiments ran at Gettysburg. The 17th Connecticutt suffered 67% casualties on July 1st and 2nd. I know because my great-grandfather was one of them.

I would like to have seen napoleon bonaparte in commabd of the armies of eitger side.

The start is not quite right, the battle can actually trace its roots to Jackson’s Valley Campaign when Stonewall wrote to the government in Richmond that if his force could be brought up to 40,000 (from 17,000), he could campaign as far as the Susquehanna instead of stopping at the Potomac.

Loved this episode! Do you have a battle of Gettysburg narrative on the way soon?

Haven’t watched yet, let me guess: the good guys win.

What's the song at 23:50?

Lee lost so many troops in his so called wins early in 1862. He had limited numbers and no supply hubris brings the fall.

What is the next episode of this same story?? Talk about a cliff hanger. :(

Well, ok then. I admit I have not watched or listened to your other episodes. I must say that the quality is very good. And you are right. I am a truth seeker , and I admit I do have a side. I do care about who won, who lost and the incredible death toll. It does matter. Again, I detest the thought of being a proponent of slavery. And yes you are right that there was a certain number of the population that were ok with keeping it as well as the expansion thereof. This was because of an economy built upon it. As wrong as it was… it was part of the American fabric that had been in place longer than anyone alive at that time. Historians will argue to doomsday about the causes and the would’ve could’ve should’ve s. It was a horrible tragedy. There were good and bad on both sides. But though they are rarely brought to light, there were far more on the federal side. Slavery would have eventually ended. It had to. What a shame nearly a million Americans had to perish. I will never believe the narrative taught in schools to brainwash our children to believe that that so many people died only to free slaves. Even in our local schools liberal teachers say that our ancestors were traitors! I had as many as 10 ancestors who fought and none owned slaves. They were poor farmers. I also despise the assumption that they were mislead or didn’t have enough sense to understand what was going on. At that time Patriotism was to the state in which a person was from. I recommend Shelby Footes description of the American citizen’s identity at the time of the war. Duty was to his state and his family. The Southern soldier answered the call to defend his home state. Period. The Northern soldier believed he was saving his country. Even though e was saving it by killing it. Nobody was killed at Sumpter. (Yes one accidental death the day after)…. It all could have been avoided. And Lincoln was not a good man based on what I have read. He certainly didn’t believe in the equality of blacks with whites. He wanted them removed from the country. Yet he has a great monument in Washington. I apologize if I misspoke or lead you to believe something contrary to my intention. As long as you seek the truth… that’s great. But no one not even you can be totally unbiased. You proved that as did I. I am just so tired of division. This country is the most divided I have ever seen in my life. And yes I hope you have a nice Sunday. I should be in church this morning. But I have been sick and find myself here playing on KZfaq. I love history. But it’s important to have it right so we don’t make the same mistakes. May God bless you and have a great rest of the day. TA

Hooker was in principle right to defend at chancellorsville. By all rights the union should have scored a decisive victory there and ended the war.

Nathan Bedford FOREST. MY HERRO

Lee's leadership was not "audacious" but foolish.

You can't listen to this with the sound effects

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41:47 to 44:26 Very poignant. ✝️

Shame..look at us today..look at us...

I would love for you to make a similar presentation on the horrors and monstrous treatment of Southern civilians throughout the South such as The March to the Sea. It would be nice to hear your condemnation of the upwards of 50,000 deaths and murders of women children and elderly.

And davis should have sacked the old fool Lee and placed Longstreet in command. Jackson was ok at the position he was in but no material for promotion.

Jackson was a butcher. His death was too easy.

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To the narrator: In the phrase "Les Misérables," the word "miserables" is NOT pronounced as "miserab." The "--les" at the end of the word is NOT SILENT! American ears which are uneducated in correct French pronunciation for some reason can't seem to hear the "--les" part. I imagine that you also pronounce the word "macabre" as "macab." Again WRONG! Maybe you need to take a good course in French pronunciation so that you don't appear quite so uneducated in future video narrations that you do.