Brilliant, thank you, Will, Garry, and Doug. My GGGrandfather, GW Emmons of the 32nd Maine, has 'Captured at the Crater' on his tombstone.

A truly awesome video!! I'm from Singapore and have a keen interest in the American Civil War. Your channel is amazing! Thank you for the videos, knowledge and insight. It's truly sad the way in which these men lost their lives. May they all rest in peace 🌷

I visited the Crater several years ago. I am so sorry that I couldn't have seen this program prior to that visit. I have been a member of the American Battlefield Trust and formerly the Civil War Trust for many years. It is a very worthwhile organization!

This is why we don't destroy our history. Every American needs to be able to visit these places. We need to talk about what happened, and why, and talk about the people involved. I really enjoyed this video. I have been to three battlefields and I will visit more. A large price in blood was paid by young men for us to have a Nation. We should care about that.

One of The Best Ever On The Crater , so well Done ...Better than a book you are there......Our History We Live Now Much Better Because we dont forget our History...Thank YOU .

Awesome to watch Garry (@17:15) an incredibly knowledgeable civil war historian watch Will speak like he was a 12 year old kid listening to his grandfather! So cool! NEVER STOP LEARNING!

Wow. Thank you so much for this video. I not only felt like I was "present", but your comprehensive and enthralling discussion taught me more than all the books I've ever read on the subject. Thank you!❤

This is the best retelling of the events of this battle.

Such an outstanding video. The moment he describes the Yankee staff officers raising their kepis to draw fire and him rising with a burlap sack on his head was incredible 😂

Absolutely beautiful tribute to this horrific battle.

What a fantastic presentation of such a tragic, bloody and massacre part of our civil war.

Will Green is a born storyteller.

You guys are THE BEST tour guides. I've been on many Nat. Park Ranger tours but I hate to say it but some of them are so long winded and dull. You folks hit the important facts and make the war come alive. THANK YOU!

Thank you for a solemn, fascinating, presentation

Outstanding history lesson. Thank You

I grew up in Prince George, on the southeast border of Petersburg. My boy scout troop would visit every so often. I remember that at certain stops on the tour you could push a button and hear a recording of what happened. At the entrance to the mine they placed the speaker inside the door and it was pretty cool to hear the story of how the fuse went out from inside the mine! That was back in the early 80's. That one guy may have still been a park ranger then. The main building at the beginning of the tour used to have a giant relief map of the area and would project Union and Confederate movements in different colored lights down on it. Kinda like a planetarium.

Amazing!..love learning new tid-bits of US Civil War..love you guys! Tak from Denmark!

You are the best teachers I’ve ever heard

The federal forces blew up the mine directly under the Tramp Brigade's position (under command of Brig. Gen. Stephen Elliott). During the ensuing battle, the regiments of the Tramp Brigade were dispersed as follows: from left to right were the 26th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, and 23rd South Carolina with Pegram's Battery between 18th and 22nd. The mine directly under the 18th and 22th. I have ancestor of Private Richard O. Howe of Company H, 18th Regiment who was at the battle. He was seriously wounded and didn't fully recover until spring of 1865.

Great video: thank you! It's interesting how those charging into the crater were planning to "give no quarter" and received none in return.

You help bring alive the events that happen at the Battle of the Crater. I love learning about US History. These brave men involved in the civil war should be remembered. Love the video guys, thanks for sharing.

I live on crater road! I was here just a week before yall

Excellent tour.

My son and I visited the Crater a few years ago. Too bad we hadn’t seen this video first. It’s so well done. I had read about the Crater, but not much the history you shared here. Thank you!

This was superb. I learned several important points about the battle. I salute Will Greene. Masterful.

My dad dug in the crater back in the 70s. Crazy stuff there. Golf balls, trash, then animal bones and a marker in the center of the crater.

Love the history lesson. I am a history buff and appreciate the work y’all have put into these videos.

This was a Brilliant battlefield tour. Well and truly appreciated. I’m now all set to delve deeper into this Crater. Thanks sincerely!

Wow, this video showed up and I'm only 10 minutes from the battlefield. Cheers for covering this!

Excellent presentation.

What a well done tour and history! Thank you.

Already read volume I. Hurry up with Volume II Mr. Greene. :) Thank you!

This was great! I was just there and this really added to my experience and appreciation of the battlefield, Thanks!

Fantastic video series gentlemen (and Garry). My wife and I were fortunate to hear Mr. Greene at a Trust dinner where he spoke on Petersburg and his book. He is THE MAN for this Battlefield, thank you for doing this.

Thank you all for your time and exceptional expertise. What a wonderful series of videos .

My 3rd great grandfather died of wounds received in this battle. Pvt William B. Northrop, Company H, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. He left a wife and five children under ten years old. I, like many, had family on both sides in that terrible war. Your description is well told. So grim and so tragic. This is a place I feel compelled to visit one day.

Thank you as ever. Always revelatory and erudite

IT'S A TURKEY SHOOT......

Thank you so much. I had never heard of this battle then saw it featured in the movie Cold Mountain. Very informative.

My Great, Great , Great, Grandfather was here. Pennsylvania Union Corps. Battle of Petersburg. Command of General Meade . Philadelphia. Native.

Wow fantastic guide work. I could watch and listen to him narrate the entire war. 👍

My GG Grandfather M.P. Hamilton was in the charge that took back the Crater. Co.B, 11th Ala. Infantry. He was wounded in his right knee but was able to keep his leg from amputation. I have a U.S. belt buckle that I wear daily and tell those who ask about it, that my grandfather took the belt off a dead Yankee to make a tourniquet with it.

The Battle of the Crater was the first time that Robert E Lee was dissatisfied and critical of Bushrod Johnson. Bushrod Johnson joined Longstreet's Corp, and went with them to Virginia. R E Lee was there to watch it, as Bushrod Johnson failed to act promptly; it was Mahone who acted decisively and saved the day.

Amazing video. Thanks so much for what y’all do.

Wow , what a great presentation of this battle , thanks for the efforts on making this video

I enjoyed your presentation and you made the battle understandable, thank you.

Excellent! Thank you.

Yes absolutely Brilliant Video.... I seen the movie Cold mountain and now seeing the actual location gives a enormous understanding of the events that took place....❤️💯❤️💯❤️

I like this guy, he speaks as if he were there....very engaging.

Great content! Thank You for sharing. ABT and it’s members doing awesome work preserving our history. 🤙

Fantastic narration! Many thanks, Rob, Far North Queensland, Australia

Best rendition of the battle I've ever seen. Well done.

Outstanding description - I’ve read about the crater in numerous books and you did a great job explaining it...

This is undoubtedly one of the best videos I have ever seen on KZfaq. Informative, entertaining, harrowing and extraordinary. Well done.

So well done and such eloquence by Mr. Greene.

You guys are great.thank you!

Superb war guide. No hoorah, just great re-telling.

Thank you, Sir, for a very informative and interesting lecture. Mr Will Greene knows his subject well.

wonderful story telling, thank you

Excellent video tour!

My GG Grandfather was a confederate killed in the initial explosion from NC. I have a letter written from him 2 days before he died. He spoke of boredom and hard times. He left a wife, and three children only to wonder what has become of him.

WOW! So Very Interesting!!! Thank you!

A great lecture. Thank you

Thank you for these

Absolutely outstanding content

You guys are the best!

Thanks for telling us the hole story.

Nice to see my hometown like this..Very historic place..Am a Dinwiddie boy...GOOOO GENERALS!!!

Thank you for all you do; Hubbardton Battlefield here in Vermont would certainly benefit from one of your videos. Stay well.

All of you at the American Battlefield Trust (videos) are MARVELOUS....sorry, but my fav is Garry. Thank you!

Well done!! I look forward to more videos like this and keep up the GREAT WORK!!

awesome video thank u so much

Thank you

That was in depth and succinct lads. Being a Brit I'd only heard of the explosion on the Messine ridge in the first WW so this was an eye opener. Thanks for the work. Going to look into what happened to J Ledley hiding in his bomb proof hide hole where he was probably drunk. What a mess.

Excellent tour

I love this channel, but the camera work is SO FRUSTRATING! When the presenter gestures toward something and say's "that's where such-and-such was" or "imagine the Union line on that bluff"- TURN THE CAMERA TO THAT SPOT! It's as if the camera guy is so enraptured by the speaker that he forgets the audience is not on the battlefield and can not turn their heads to see what he's pointing to. This is a consistent and frustrating problem with many of these videos and it really affects the viewer experience. If you worry about too many camera movements, then keep the camera on the speaker while he's talking, but AFTER he's done go back and take B-roll of the terrain he spoke of. You can edit that footage into the video later. Frankly, adding a lot more b-roll footage of the battlefield while he speaks would greatly improve the quality of this and other videos. Honestly, sometimes I think the presenters (especially the ABT regulars) consider themselves to be the subject of the video more than the battlefield itself. We appreciate your hard work, but a good video should include primarily footage of the subject (the battlefield) with video of the presenter being only secondary.

Very interesting ,thank you.

Very Informative and well done 👏

Great presentation. Informative.

My GG Grandfather was there 51st Pa. Great presentation

i loved this and recognize the cemetery of lost soldiers ...doing their best

Thanks again, your video filled in a lot of historical gaps I was unaware of. My second great grandfather, Corporal George Smith fought with the 100th PA regiment at the Crater and survived. I believe their regimental colors were ripped in half by the Alabama brigade.

When I get a good chunk of cash (a couple of 10 thousand), I'm going to donate it to this group. Outstanding. O God, help us remember our past so we can live brighter futures. ☦️

Great Video guys!!

I have a 3rd great grandfather that died in battle on july 22 1864 .But there were no battles that i can find that were going on around Richmond on that day. He was with the 56th Va infantry.

Fantastic video. Using an aerial view of the battlefield with satellite imagery (i.e. Google Maps or Bing) is also very helpful while watching the video.

Grant had done these mine shafts at Vixksburg and they didn't work then. He knew it wasn't going to work now but he didn't care as long as he kept his men busy doing something.

Thankyou for presenting such a thorough and informative explanation of the battle. The American Civil War seems to have been excessively brutal and tragic and still has a rawness to it that hasn't faded greatly with time.

Well done.

BEST video yet. By far. Far.

I remember going here while on vacation with my grandma in the mid 1990s when I was about 10 or so.

Just visited there today June 29th was there 9 AM. By myself. And no other tourist. Was warm for 9 am mid 80s humid sunny. My hair stood up and got chills. I had to leave.

Black powder and candles? What could go wrong.

I would have liked some information about the Ojibway sharpshooters company K from Michigan and their service And sacrifice

Eloquent and sensitive recounting of a miserable few days in American history. Well done.

if your at Petersburg, see if Washington's artillery is still doing noon demonstrations, its fun to watch a Napoleonic 10lbs cannon fire

Very Good

Very cool

Good stuff.

This is cool!