The Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm? Ellwood Manor

The Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm? Ellwood Manor | Overland 160

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Ай бұрын

This video is part of our series commemorating the 160th Anniversary of The Overland Campaign. You can view the full series here: • The Overland Campaign ... #thewildernesstour #chancellorsvilletour
We take a quick break from The Wilderness Battlefield to visit Ellwood Manor, a home that stood during the battles of Chancellorsville and The Wilderness during the Civil War. Stonewall Jackson's arm is buried in the back yard of the property.
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@user-st3vd5bf6g Ай бұрын

I read that Capt. Jedidiah Hotchkiss (Jackson’s map maker and topographical engineer) found his friend, Capt. James Keith Boswell, laying dead beside the turnpike the morning after that fateful volley. His body was transported by ambulance to Ellwood. That evening Hotchkiss and Rev. Lacy buried Boswell. He was reinterred at the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg. Boswell’s nickname was “Preserves” because he loved jelly. I have seen a jar of jelly at his grave numerous times when I have been to the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg.

@kennethzullick6897 Ай бұрын

Put all the Preserves in, NOW

@vickistevens423 Ай бұрын

Thank you Garry, Dan, Sarah, Kris, and Andy for another exceptional video in this series. Great info on Stonewall Jackson's arm burial, Kris. Really enjoying this series. Job well done, y'all.

@markleach116 Ай бұрын

I gave tours at Ellwood for 10+ years ... amazing how many visitors came by just to 'see the arm'.

@housecat5202 Ай бұрын

This series is so fun to watch. Thanks for making these videos

@bills6963 Ай бұрын

Super. PS: Sarah has improved exponentially! She’s much more relaxed and confident on camera than when she first started. So professional. Kudos!😊

@derekrupert2013 Ай бұрын

Kris White: “I’m a terrible surprise.” 😂😂😂

@15thga87 Ай бұрын

God Bless Stonewall Jackson. Deo Vindice

@usmc-veteran7316 Ай бұрын

There is a monument of Stonewall Jackson on our Capitol ground in Charleston, West Virginia. Stonewall was born in Virginia, today's West Virginia.

@historyandhorseplaying7374 Ай бұрын

There is also an equestrian statue of him at the courthouse in Clarksburg WV, his birthplace. Also the resort and even hospital system here are called Stonewall Jackson. I'm from VA but now live in WV, I consider it still VA lol.

@nickroberts-xf7oq Ай бұрын

Loyal East Tennessee also wanted to rejoin the union as the state of "East Tennessee" ! 💕 💥 🇺🇸 💥

@usmc-veteran7316 Ай бұрын

@nickroberts-xf7oq I didn't know that about East Tennessee. West Virginia split from Virginia right in the middle of the Civil War 20 June 1863. West Virginia was loyal to the Union, BUT there were many Confederate Troops in West Virginia.

@nickroberts-xf7oq Ай бұрын

@usmc-veteran7316 Yep, Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first state to rejoin, mainly because of east Tennessee. 🇺🇸 "We" didn't even want the issue of secession to be voted on, but were out voted by Middle and West Tennessee.

@historyandhorseplaying7374 Ай бұрын

@@usmc-veteran7316 I would say many counties in current West Virginia were loyal to the union, while other counties were not. Most of eastern WV did NOT support the Union, neither did some counties in the West, which is odd-- like for some reason Wetzel County which borders Ohio was very pro-Confederate. Sometimes the dividing line was between houses or between towns. By the way the first land battle of the war was in WV-- Phillippi. I know a guy who is descended from the soldier who fired the first shot of the war, he still has the original rifle.

@terryeustice5399 Ай бұрын

Very cool guys! Thanks for sharing this site. 💯👍👊

@crippledcrow2384 Ай бұрын

Chris White does a great job again. Thank you.

@bords3838 Ай бұрын

Last year I visited the arm stone as a big bald eagle was flying over it. Truly amazing to see

@bryanburlingham3279 Ай бұрын

Nice to hear somewhat about the Battle of the Wilderness. Two days ago, it was the 160th anniversary of Lt. William Arthur Ashley's death in the Battle. He served in Company I of the 10th Massachusetts Regiment and was a native of West Springfield, Massachusetts, my hometown. I did a writeup for him on my Facebook history page, West Springfield: Our Story.

@danafender6312 Ай бұрын

I took my wife and two young sons to visit Ellwood Manor about twenty years ago. We also visited the Chancellorsville battleground and the house where Jackson died. It was a memorable trip that we still talk about. Thanks for the video!

@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Ай бұрын

How did everything look compared to your memory?

@garys.4789 Ай бұрын

Great job guys love these videos 😎👍

@thebaron7441 Ай бұрын

"Like General Jackson's arm It's buried on some farm While the fever Pushes words from his lips And by the drunken river Where the soldiers shiver We rest beneath the shade of the trees"

@Baskerville22 Ай бұрын

Jackson's last words: "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees."

@fastsetinthewest Ай бұрын

Great story about Butler, a very interesting character. Good information and video.

@berenke11 Ай бұрын

Great stuff once again. Fantastic info.

@Chiller11 Ай бұрын

Smedley Butler: Great American Hero.

@shawnhartley2093 Ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING video !

@gregboyden564 Ай бұрын

fascinating story on Jackson's arm. really enjoyed this presentation. learned alot!

@user-tv3id2nf5o Ай бұрын

APPRECIATE YOU ABT!!!!

@wildcolonialman Ай бұрын

Fascinating.

@edwardaustin740 Ай бұрын

You guys know how to make my brain tingle in a good way. It's always trying to take it all in. Me and a friend of mine were at Gettysburg 150. Awesome place to visit and learn. We also did Antietam, Harper's Ferry, D.C, Baltimore, Charleston, and Savannah all in 3 weeks. Last year we did Shiloh. I appreciate all the videos, channel and information that you constantly share with us. Thank you.

@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Ай бұрын

Wow! What trip is next?

@edwardaustin740 Ай бұрын

@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Anything that I can have Mr. Garry Alderman comes along with me to help discuss the battlefield. Heck, I'd even buy him a nice lunch and dinner to boot.

@herschelmayo2727 Ай бұрын

A visitor reported that the NPS had cordoned off the cemetery in the 90s, to excavate the arm. He managed to get close enough to see that there was a large hole, about 5 feet deep there, with some frustrated people standing in and around it. There is nothing there now.

@markleach116 Ай бұрын

Yes they did excavate around the marker and found nothing of interest. Now let's do what ifs .. if JP Smith knew where the arm was located did he place the marker on top of it, or purposely away from it to hide. In 1863 There was nobody buried in the corner of the cemetery opposite the marker and Boswell was buried too .... hmmmmmm

@oldlineaviation2830 Ай бұрын

@@markleach116 It don't think it would be too difficult to use modern ground penetrating radar to look for it.

@oldsouthmike65 Ай бұрын

One day I would like the make it out there to see this.

@rickyburdge3537 Ай бұрын

That should be a shirt. " I'm a terrible surprise. "

@sheldonwheaton881 Ай бұрын

Re- release the "retro" shirts? I was a member back in the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites days! I had the "Save the Battlefields" bumper sticker on my car for over 20 years!

@mwdjr3158 Ай бұрын

Fantastic as always!

@billgabbard922 Ай бұрын

I visited this site years before Ellwood was remodeled.

@samdown1914 Ай бұрын

Jackson and Longstreet taken out by friendly fire.....that's mad

@bigsarge2085 Ай бұрын

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@johndubose1395 Ай бұрын

I had a friend who worked as a volunteer at the house where Jackson died. He told me the National Park service had used a metal detector to look for a metal box in the Ellwood cemetery and they found nothing. I have no idea if this is true or not.

@teresadavis4141 Ай бұрын

hi gary

@bassmangotdbluz Ай бұрын

I thought Jackson's Arm was buried on the median strip along US 1?

@dennissmith5807 Ай бұрын

I visited Jackson’s arm in 2017.

@rjones8576 Ай бұрын

What a cool story. I want a ground penetrating radar survey to find the arm.

@pczTV Ай бұрын

Oh, I did…..

@jesterboykins2899 Ай бұрын

I save all your videos and any video having to do with the war of northern aggression

@LocalCoinReview Ай бұрын

Hey ABT, Who came up with the name "overland" in overland campaign?

@Zzyzx-- Ай бұрын

Not certain of this, but I always thought it was called "Overland" by historians in general, in contrast to McClellan's Peninsula Campaign of 1862. McClellan's goal was capturing Richmond, and he chose to get closer to it via an indirect water route, hoping to avoid the slugfest Grant faced by going more directly south over land . Lincoln didn't like McClellan's strategy, thought going over land was the better approach, but gave McClellan benefit of the doubt. McClellan being McClellan squandered the opportunities his campaign gave him. Grant being Grant didn't care about getting close to Richmond, he was all about engaging Lee and the ANV, and destroying them, so his campaign was Overland from the beginning since that's where Lee was. Can't believe how poorly covered this campaign is in Civil War histories, it's like "Grant moved south and boxed Lee in around Richmond". To me, it's one of the most important campaigns of the entire war and the one that led directly to Confederate surrender. So glad ABT is covering it at this level of detail, long overdue!

@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Ай бұрын

@@Zzyzx-- @LocalCoinReview @Zzyzx has you covered!