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Agreed

Amen ….

They want to replace us and our history.

A monument is NOT history. They are erected to honor or pay respect to a person or a group of people.

Some of the monuments could stay up, however, many of them need to come down. After all the southern cause was insurrection! I’m glad we were able to heal somewhat as a nation. This is not erasing history. It just no longer glorifying racism, and insurrection.🇺🇸

Spoken like a supporter of slavery would have.

​. Have you had a bowel movement in the past 5 years?

They decided to take up arms against the United States Army. Glad that the US Army prevailed.

Don't fool yourself, it's simply an attack on whites and white history. Notice how quickly in 2020 it went from taking down confederate statues to taking down statues of Jefferson and even one of Lincoln that dared to show him freeing a slave, and even covering of statues of Churchill in the UK.

Lots of people living in America are not Americans.

oh how I wish I could thumbs up your comment to infinity, having relatives in the north and in the south with true stories as a little child.

A lot of the footage is shot in 1938

And..4 years later,their grandchildren,blue and grey,now in army green and navy,fought against an emperor of the east,and a madman of the west...and won..American Spirit,all colors🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Many of those attending the 75th anniversary were the children of the veterans. It used to be acceptable to honor your ancestors' service, but no more.

My great-great grandfather was also present at what he called "the Big Blow-Up". He was taken prisoner at Petersburg on August 16, 1864.

I certainly appreciate it.

I would give anything to be able to speak to one of those old vets.

@@michaeldouglas1243 there are interviews on yt with many both sides. very sad. and very joyous for the ending both sides. the north / feds were not saintly they didn't want the south to sell their agi to England where they were not tariffed as high as by the north why the north attacked S. Carolina port first. America fought England for the same thing.

wow that was the wall.

@@bastait Don't be a smart ass. When you are lying down prone, yes it's a wall.

I think that was at the site of Pickett's Charge

Love your comment! Men who believed in the cause.

@@tomlawler5850 And that cause was....

Sorry, but I do take sides. People who fight a civil war just because they want to enslave an entire race are vile people.

@@tomlawler5850 the cause of enslaving human beings and making huge profits off the back of their forced labor

Save the monuments .

Lots less automation back then I reckon

my dad who was in w.w.2 for 6 years in new zealand army died age 70 in 1992- His Dad died age 87 and refuesd too get involved with w.w.1.. or w.w.2. because his mother was a Irish born nurse- Kate O'Connell.- county Clare.-@@ refused.

@@BirdDogg Less automation *and* no processed foods! :)

Amen!!!

Nobody is erasing history, we just don't want to honor traitors. The confederate attached the US government. Why have monuments celebrating that. See any monuments of Hitler in Germany? They haven't erased what he done.

Thanks Zeb!

Yes, bless their hearts. Too stupid to realize they were going to die for the 1% rich slave owners and get nothing in return.

I see both NORTH and south shaking hands in this video,,,,,,

Sec Lloyd Austin has ordered the purging of all Confederate names and monuments in West Point and throughout the military. Arlington National Cemetery has removed the monument of reconciliation. History is removed and rewritten to fit a modern-day narrative.

What about the blood and sweat of the people they were kidnapping and selling into slavery as they went up north?? Just about the only people that think the history is being “washed away” are those that are extremely ignorant of it in the first place. I hope you donate to the American Battlefield Trust and similar organizations dedicated to preserving and teaching history. And don’t give me no “God Bless America” when supporting troops that fired on American soldiers, and were deliberately trying to break up this great nation.

I don't understand why they take down history it's a bunch of people who don't want to hear the truth

@@richardwarfordjr.5622 If you had a nice picture of your uncle in your living room-right above the fireplace where everyone can see it, and then one day you found out he was a pedo, you’d probably consider taking that down. This isn’t about “taking down history”. It’s about deciding who we want to hold in reverence-who we want to have a nice picture of in our proverbial living room. The people that “don’t want to hear the truth” are people like you. You don’t want to hear what the Confederates were fighting for. You don’t want to hear about how groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to change history. You don’t want to hear how the symbols of the Confederacy continued to be symbols of oppression well into the 20th century. You don’t want to be educated about history, you just want to hold onto your pre-conceived notions. People that care about history are more interested with preserving our battlefields and donating to museums. They tend not to care as much about some Fox News rallying cry, intended to generate rage against the LiBeRaLs.

Shoulda protected the monuments with force!, whycdid you all get soft?

more info on her please - Mr. Gray.''

@@seanodwyer4322 ok give me a day.

@@seanodwyer4322 Helen Viola Jackson was the last known widow of a Civil War soldier, and she died on December 16, 2020 at the age of 10112. Maudie Hopkins was the last Confederate widow, and she died in 2008 at age 933. Alberta Martin was once believed to be the last living widow of a Confederate soldier, but she died in 20044. Learn more:

@@seanodwyer4322 think i made a mistake. she was a union widow, named viola jackson, died 2020

How’s that possible? If she died in 2020 she would have been 150 yrs old 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for coming along!

So were the human slaves who were considered to be mere chattel who the South fought to keep

Devils punch bowl!

Wait, what? They won’t let you flag confederate graves?

@@BirdDogg that’s right! Called the park to confirm.

With greatx2 grandfathers on both sides of my family serving in 1st TN infantry, this is unsettling.

Historians Criticize Lee for Gettysburg. Lee was trying to win a war not a battle. He understood that the only thing that would save the south was foreign intervention. He hoped a strong victory on union soil would lead to Europe coming to their aid. The fear of foreign intervention played a part in the emancipation proclamation. Of course, just my opinion.

I suppose all the black people asked was to be left alone as well. The northern people asked to not become slave hunters also. That was too much to ask.

@rockjohnson7980 once again you have it wrong!there' were still slaves in the north!

@@kevinbarrow5396 Which “Northern” states? The only one that was considered northern that has a claim for that in 1860 is NJ, with some like 16 “servants for life”. You’re obviously referring to the border states and conflating “Not Confederate” with “Northern”. Regardless, what I said is 100% true, and no amount of slaves “North” would change those facts. Sorry if that upsets you.

@@kevinbarrow5396 still pushing the same worn out lies your 200% wrong

The blacks were only freed because Lincoln needed them to help win the war.

The end result is an apathetic nation and reckless politicians. An NGO advising those in government is reviewing over 50,000 monuments across the nation, making sure all people of color, gender, and sexual orientation are represented as role models for today's kids. Removing Confederate monuments was just the beginning, as Columbus and the Founding Fathers had already made the list.

You don’t know what you’re talking about. In the decades after the war, most Union soldiers were very much opposed to things like Confederate statues and display of the flag. A number of vets spoke out against display of the flag at the 1938 Gettysburg reunion. It wasn’t until they started dying off around the turn of the century and beyond that you start to see more adulation and the “Americanization” of the Confederate cause. Union vets, who watched so many of their friends and family members washed away in the conflict, were understandably bitter.

@@rockjohnson7980 From Google: Grant's pallbearers were Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan, who had fought for the Union, and Simon Bolivar Buckner and Joseph Johnston, who had fought for the Confederacy. Union and Confederate officers in the procession rode together in the same carriages. Unification and reconciliation occurred after the war. However, these efforts are ignored and are being dismantled today by those who take advantage of a divide-and-conquer strategy for reasons that have nothing to do with the well-being of the nation.

@@rockjohnson7980 Check out the age of the statues on Monument Avenue. Every one of them were put up before the 50’s.

@@rockjohnson7980 The last one was installed in 1921 . Now I want to know how this helped the city of Richmond by destroying the statues? Crime hasn’t got any better. Nothing has changed. Attitudes were not changed . The Monument Ave looks like 💩. What has it helped . Nothing !

A good reminder of why it’s so special when you see a WWII vet still up and moving!

The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865.

@@vgsplyr7WRONG! Lee surrendered his army only, General Johnston was still fighting till the 26th. The last land battle was in May, the battle of Palmito Ranch.

@@remylofombo5529 Thanks for establishing those true facts. Stand Watie's Confederate Cherokee Brigade surrendered on June 23rd, 1865, which is why I used June. In February, 1865, R E Lee was promoted to General in Chief, in overall command of the entire CSA military. Based on that, his April Appomattox Surrender has merit, and is widely accepted, but it didn't end the bloodshed, or arguably the war. Other Confederates remained defiant. Chronological Order: [1]April 9, 1865, Robert E Lee surrendered in Virginia. [2] April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated. [3] April 26, 1865, Joseph Johnston surrendered in North Carolina. [4] May 10, 1865, President Davis was captured. [5] May 26, 1865, Kirby Smith surrendered, West of the Mississippi River. [6] June 23, 1865, Stand Watie surrendered his Mounted Cherokees. [7] November 7, 1865, the CSS Shenandoah capitulated in Liverpool, England. It just seemed that the war wasn't over, despite that Lee surrendered in April. Military Units were still fighting and dying; a US President assassinated, and a Confederate President captured; and Confederate Soldiers still armed and on duty, all after Lee surrendered.

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Yeah “was necessary to bring an end to slavery” by later enslaving the Chinese and American Indians, making them finish the Coolie Trade (1838-1920) 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

Amen.

War is a numbers game

I’ll be lucky to make it to 50 at this rate and I’m only two years away 🤦🏻‍♂️

Didn’t know that, I’ll dig into it

For now…

I think he got shot by a guy from Michigan, May 12th 1864.

I heard they found a wooly mammoth in the runoff

I doubt any, from all I’ve seen old vets back then got along well.

keep up the good stuff my man !!

He made his choice. And he chose to fight for the right to keep slaves.

​@zbagz01 Haha! Cute explanation. Lee actually chose to fight for the Confederacy because he felt he "couldn't raise my hand against my native Virginia." Lee opposed succession, and felt it would lead to disaster. Probably would've been an easier decision to fight for the Union, but he made the right call.

@@MrHand-ih4sz He made the right call? WTF does that mean? Are you saying the cause he fought for was the right one? Lee was named executor of his father-in-law's will. His father-in-law wanted all of the Arlington slaves freed within 5 years of his own death. Lee went to court to be relieved of that stipulation. He wanted to keep them enslaved forever. Knowing that Lee planned to ignore that stipulation, two slaves ran away. They were caught, severely whipped on Lee's orders, then bathed in brine. So don't give me this romantic "couldn't raise a hand against my native Va." crap. And Lee lived most of his professional life everywhere but Virginia. His training and his last assignment was at West Point - he could have had as strong an allegiance to the Union as you think he had to Virginia. But he made his choice.

@zbagz01 It's comical to hear folks today, who have been infused with the tale that "The North was righteously invading the South to free the world of slavery, and the evil South was fighting solely to protect slavery" try to convince folks. Lee's decision had little to do with slavery. Look at Lee's writings...before and after the war. Look at the memoirs of those he fought with. Look at the letters to his wife that are well published, and make note of all the mentions of slavery preservation. Then make note of all his mentions of his love for home, family, and his Virginia. Or, continue to sell your slavery tale. Makes no difference to me. Slavery caused succession, and indirectly the war. But southern soldiers were NOT fighting for slavery.

@@MrHand-ih4sz secession. not succession. When you are done reading Lee, read Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural.

You mean ww2?,or civil war?,or the war of your imagination?

Except in this war.

My gg-grandfather fought with 15th Alabama on Little Round Top. He survived and his brother was captured. His cousin who lied about his age was killed. The cousin, a double-first cousin grew up with him because both parents were dead. My gg-gfather was there at Appomattox at the surrender and walked home to South Alabama. Most of my kin were Scotch-Irish and grew up in the woods with meager means. They felt conscripted and were not for secession. But they descended from Revolutionary War fighters and it was in their family tradition to answer the call of the local militia. Glad he survived. When they came back they held a family reunion each 4th of July. I never saw a Confederate Flag in any house of my South Alabama families. His son fought to free Cuba from Spain. My dad was in the Army. I was in the Army. America is the best country in the World. The American Flag the best flag.

I guess you have to look at the source(US dept. of interior.) Govt. still filling us full of it today

The statues are melted.

And you would have died for them also!

@@Georgedunkin7473 Yes, I would

@@JosephGettys-ok7hx one less rascist confederate traitor.

Yes bless their hearts! Standing up for states rights to own slaves

​@@Georgedunkin7473it wasn't about owning slaves. It was about states rights and the north wanted to tax the Souths tobacco and Cotton. Learn your history before leaving comments

@@TonyRomearound wrong!!! Please do your homework.

@@TonyRomearound Grow up. Read Lincoln's Second Inaugural. Read the southern states's declarations of secession. The war about slavery. Learn your history.

​@@zbagz01Succession was about slavery. True. The next question is what were southern soldiers fighting for. THAT was certainly not slavery. They hastily raised an army for ONE REASON...to repel an invading Northern army from their land. The average Confederate soldier didn't give a rip about slavery.

The north owned slaves too. Do your homework before leaving a stupid comment

A couple notes: a) I put the date of this reunion (1938) in the video description. b) The video itself quite literally states audibly and in closed captions on the screen that these veterans are meeting at Gettysburg 75 years after the battle in 1938….. If someone is unable to comprehend that, that’s kind of on them isn’t it? I’m already going pretty far to share history with folks, I can’t tailor each video/title/thumbnail etc. to the wants of each individual viewer out of the hundreds of thousands of views per month. I can only do my best to catch folks eyes amongst video games, girls over exposing themselves, political opinions, international wars and news media noise here in an over saturated media platform to get folks to take a second and consume a little bit of history. What else I can do is encourage folks to make their own content, just how they see fit, contribute to the historical record, preserve that which others wish to destroy, history. Shoot me a link when you get it all set up and running, I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

@@BirdDogg Appreciated. But your title, with the ,"rare footage" could imply actual fiotage from the era, which cannot exist. You show early film of Gettysburg with the Implication that those images are from the war era. Younger viewees, who have had movies and TV their entire lives, could easily believe that film was from the Civil War.

@@jerryjones2818 Err. It is rare footage… It’s not my job to educate everyone on everything. I preserve history and present in a way that is both palatable to a younger generation and accurate for those who actually care. There is absolutely nothing inaccurate in the title, presentation or description of the video(currently sitting at around 13,000 views and everyone else seems to have the ability to understand the purpose of a video description.) But I digress, I don’t have the ability to account for the abilities or lack there of, of every potential viewer, and therefore I largely create my content in a manner as I stated before that is palatable to a younger generation (although viewers under 40 only make up around 8% of my viewership) and yet accurate for the viewers who care about such things (my main demographic which is between 40 and 70 years old.) Again, the title is accurate and in no way shape or form conveys that this is film of the actual civil war (and frankly a person would have to be pretty far buried under a rock to believe it was…. I mean maybe, maybe I could convince my 9 year old nephew. Maybe… anyone much older than that and I would blame the parents for not taking time to educate their child properly far more than any KZfaq video that has an accurate title..) I’m just not seeing the validity of your argument as there are literally no supporting facts behind it. The video has an accurate title, the date is listed in the video description, in closed captions, on screen in the original media and spoken audibly… And you want what? A mailer or automated call 30 days in advance to let every possible viewer know my programming schedule? Because if you find a copy, send it to me, I’d love some heads up myself, it’s hard to come up with weekly content and offer it up for folks to watch free of charge, I’d say send a self addressed stamped envelope for a refund, but I worry enough about keeping up with my production schedule, working, and trying to build my first house at near 50 on the Pennie’s society thinks my time and talents are worth. Honestly, I can’t spare the cost of postage, so save the fan mail. And here I promised myself I’d try and be a better person last week… ffs people

@@jerryjones2818 Also, just for transparency’s sake, and I guess in a strange twist of fate that may actually further your argument as to people in modern society not understanding words, the word “viewee’s” can’t exist, because, well, it’s not a word… You may want to change that to viewers lest someone else in the world see it and start to use a word that doesn’t exist when trying to profess the dangers of someone properly using words to describe something. Could cause societal collapse. Kind feels like a banal use of someone else’s time to make these arguments doesn’t it? Alas, here I am again not being a better person, laying awake replying to the banality of the world…

We? Modern men wouldn’t have lasted a week in their shoes, don’t flatter yourself.

Won what? A million dead Americans, a tyrannical imperialist government, more freedoms stripped away, increase of unpatriotism, degenerate society, and a declining nation. If that’s what you call win you can keep it.