Tour Stop 7: Chickamauga: Hood Takes the Field, Indiana Artifacts & Bullet Holes in Monuments?

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2 жыл бұрын

The action on September 19, 1863 is really heating up here in Viniard Field. Jim Ogden of the National Park Service and Dr. Anthony Hodges of the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association join us to detail the fighting and to show off some cool artifacts from the Indiana units at the Battle of Chickamauga. Hosted by Dr. Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War. #ChickamaugaBattlefieldTour
This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Georgia. View the full playlist here: • Civil War Georgia/Tenn...
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@timothysmith9123 2 жыл бұрын

Jim Ogden is national treasure. He has the ability to describe events in an informative and interesting manner. Love that you are bringing artifacts to the battlefield. It brings an extra level of connection. Chickamauga is a great place to visit. Thanks to all of you who bring us these compelling videos and I love that you are covering this theatre of the Civil War.

@MickeyJWind 2 жыл бұрын

love the story of the purchase of the rifle by McGhee. great story. i love it. Wilder was a terrific leader and he was a modern thinker. he would be great in service even today

@lawrencemyers3623 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching the videos on the '63 Western Campaign and am enjoying them very much as I find Chickamauga to be a very confusing battle to study. You folks have made things much clearer to me and I appreciate it. It was also very cool to see the "witness" Spencer Rifle and hear the story behind it, especially how it turns out that the govt stepped in and bought the rifles. Thanks again.

@BigMrFirebird Жыл бұрын

What a lovely quiet day on the battlefield for this presentation. All the best from the UK.

@jeffhester1443 Жыл бұрын

Thank you gentlemen for sharing your knowledge and expertise with all of us.

@shaw9881 2 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary episode.

@jontaylor1652 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, very interesting.

@jimrelph7963 2 жыл бұрын

My great grandpa was there. Indiana volunteers th lightning brigade. His Spencer rifle is in our local museum. William Relph was name. He was wounded first day of battle. Right off the bat at 8:00 in morning. Story is that he laid out on the battlefield until dark. Then the ones still alive were gathered up and then rendered aid.

@joemabry9643 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yea! Thank you!

@lizlittle1641 2 жыл бұрын

My grandpa lived in Tennessee when he was a teenager during the early 1900s and then again with my mom when she was 12 . They told me that the shots/bullets lay on the ground so thick you couldn't see the actual ground. I know my grandpa picked up handfuls and kept them. I don't know what happened to all of his things after he died, but I like to imagine the battlefields the way he described them.

@randyl1224 2 жыл бұрын

These battles in the south are very much more interesting than the holy grail Gettysburg battle

@rickbrown8717 2 жыл бұрын

we remember 3 relatives here with the monument in the distance of the 17th Indian/Wilders Brigade; great field here to explore, Lily's position passed the 17th Indiana. Wilders Brigade at the position along the tree line ~

@treverhodges7895 2 жыл бұрын

Excited to see y’all are doing this series. As someone who is a civil war enthusiast and is also from Chickamauga, it’s hard to find good videos detailing the battle. Great job guys

@johnzajac9849 2 жыл бұрын

...lying on the ground.....*

@adampender2482 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most overlooked battles of the war. As bloody as Sharpsburg and Gettysburg but did not involve the personaes that the Eastern Front did, although Longstreet and Hood were there. Longstreets behavior after the battle and Hoods conduct in 64 would overshadow the victory earned here. ONe of the very few times the Confederate Army outnumbered the Federal Army during the war.

@generalnuisance91 Жыл бұрын

@@adampender2482 I'd argue that there were every bit the 'personaes" at Chickamauga that were in the eastern front. George Thomas, Phil Sheridan, John Wilder, Brannan, McCook and Hindman, Cheatham, Cleburne, D.H. Hill, Breckenridge, Polk , Buckner and of course Nathan Bedford Forrest

@adampender2482 Жыл бұрын

@@generalnuisance91 by personaes I meant those that are "popular" with the less serious civil war "buffs" shall we say. At least that's what I think I meant 8 months ago

@generalnuisance91 Жыл бұрын

@@adampender2482 LOL... Thank you for clarifying. Probably never expected a reply after all that time.. You may not even remember commenting here. I probably wouldn't have.

@staciehahn9175 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad to have found your channel! We recently moved here from CO & we board our horses on a property that borders that national park along the south fenceline. I’m super excited to check it out now… I was a little intimidated to wander around by myself up there (so vast and a lot of ground to cover!) but now I’m excited.. maybe I’ll run into Mr Ogden if I’m lucky. He seems like a great teacher and I appreciate you guys making this series of videos.

@allenbrooks4391 Жыл бұрын

So cool to see the Spencer Repeating rifle in this video!!😊

@BellesDreams 2 жыл бұрын

Gentlemen! Awesome video(s) of this 3 day campaign!! Can you direct me to a website that might give data on Union soldiers captured at this event. I have found that my 2x great grand uncle fought at Chickamauga, was capture on the 19th of Sept and taken to Andersonville, GA prisoner camp and died within a years time. I would like to know if this could’ve happened at the vineyard. He was with the 49th Ohio Infantry. God Bless you, American Battlefield Trust, America, and especially the men who fought and gave up their lives during this troubled time.❤️🇺🇸❤️

@tomdynia9951 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this series. I've been out that way and walked Chickamauga but that was about thirty years ago (where does the time go?) Great to see it again accompanied by your fine narration. Hope I can make it back that way sometime.

@adampender2482 2 жыл бұрын

Why isn't Cozzens book This Terrible Sound cited more? Very detailed and a great resource.

@generalnuisance91 Жыл бұрын

Since George Pickett and his division were too decimated at Gettysburg they were in no condition to travel with Hood and McLaws divisions of Longstreet's Corps to Georgia. In Pickett's absence Bushrod Johnson kind of took his place under Longstreet's command at Chickamauga and did what Pickett failed to do at Cemetery Ridge - breakthrough the Union Center. Somehow, even though Johnson and his men had been part of the Army of Tennessee under Bragg, they accompanied Longstreet when Bragg sent him to ostensibly attack Knoxville (probably to get him out of Bragg's hair, as he had led the charge to have Bragg replaced), and afterwards back to Virginia to become part of the Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

@SamZinski 2 жыл бұрын

Cpl Benjamin F McGee of Montmorenci, IN

@jorgemartinpaez4376 10 ай бұрын

Longstreet arrived late that night, he now commands half of the Army and has brought in reinforcements of VA 5 brigades! DA DAN DAAAA! tune in for the next episode of Chickamauga River of Death!

@jorgemartinpaez4376 10 ай бұрын

The 72nd, Indiana and Gen Wilders all armed with Spencer repeating rifles! A nightmare to confederate rebels!