Gettysburg National Military Park

Yeah.

Whenever Dan Sickles is, uh, coming up to the, uh, Gettysburg battlefield, this is day, gonna be part of day one.

First and 11th corps, they're en- heavily engaged on day one.

They get pushed back to the town while the fight is going on north and west of town.

These veterans came back to this battlefield.

They're still alive.

This is going to GBMA years, Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association years, where the veterans are gonna play a huge part.

And once we get to the 1880s, where many of the states are gonna start giving these veteran, um, regiments an allowance for a monument, we're gonna have an explosion of monumentation in the 1880s.

So we have a very vibrant program now with over 30 employees that are working across 17 states.

You know, we're working at Gettysburg National Battlefield.

We're working at the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania, Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi.

We're also working a lot of private farms doing restoration with private landowners from small to large, national parks, other federal lands, public lands, city parks, you name it.

I-

... been to the Gettysburg Battlefield.

I-- every American should go to the Gettysburg Battlefield.

There's so much to be learned from it.

And you kinda, y- now you know, hey, it's a pivotal battle of the Civil War.

Roads then at Carlisle and early at York were at once ordered to this point.

part two of gettysburg national military park pennsylvania the first day the two armies converge on gettysburg the men of heath's division leading the confederate advance across the mountain reached cashtown on june twenty ninth pedigree's brigade was sent on to gettysburg the following day to obtain supplies but upon reaching the ridge a mile west of the town they observed union cavalry scouts posted along the roads not having orders to bring on an engagement pedigree withdrew to cashtown In the intervening two days since he had assumed command of the Union forces, General Meade had moved his troops northward and instructed his engineers to survey a defensive battle position at Pipe Creek near Taney Town in northern Maryland.

Buford's cavalry, which had effectively shadowed Lee's advance from the mountaintops of the Blue Ridge, was ordered to make a reconnaissance in the Gettysburg area.

it was these troops that pettigrew's men now posted on the roads leading into the town neither lee nor meade yet foresaw gettysburg as a field of battle each expected to take a strong defensive position and force his adversary to attack a p hill in the absence of lee who was still beyond the mountains now took the initiative at daybreak of july one he ordered the brigade of archer and davis of heath's division to advance along the chambersburg road to gettysburg for the purpose of testing the strength of the union forces as these troops reached marsh creek four miles from gettysburg they were fired upon by union cavalry pickets who hurriedly retired to inform their commander of the enemy's approach in the meantime buford's division of cavalry had moved from their camp just southwest of gettysburg to mcpherson ridge a mile west of the town buford prepared to hold out against heavy odds until eight arrived thus subordinate field commanders had chosen the ground for battle it was eight a m july one when the two brigades of archer and davis the former to the right and the latter to the left of the chambersburg road deployed on hair supported by pegram's artillery they charged down the long slope and across willoughby run against buford's men the union troopers had recently received an issue of spencer repeating carbines dismounted and fighting as infantrymen they held their ground against the spirited attacks of heath's superior numbers at ten o'clock timely aid arrived as troops from general john f reynolds first infantry corps began streaming over seminary ridge from the south and relieved buford's exhausted fighters

lee had reached the field by three p m and had witnessed the retreat of the disorganized union troops through the streets of gettysburg through his glasses he had watched their attempt to re-establish their lines on cemetery hill sensing his advantage and a great opportunity he sent orders to ewell by a staff officer to press those people and secure the hill cemetery hill if possible however two of ewell's divisions those of rhodes and early had been heavily engaged throughout the afternoon and were not well in hand johnson's division could not reach the field until late in the evening and the reconnaissance service of stuart's cavalry was not yet available general ewell uninformed of the union's strength in the rear of the hills south of gettysburg decided to await the arrival of johnson's division cemetery hill was not attacked and johnson coming up late in the evening stopped at the base of colp's hill thus passed lee's opportunity of july first when the union troops retreated from the battle-ground north and west of the town on the evening of july one they hastily occupied defense positions on cemetery hill colp's hill and a part of cemetery ridge upon the arrival of slocum by the baltimore pike and sickles by way of the emmitsburg road the union right flank at culp's hill and spangler's ring and the important position at little round top on the left were consolidated thus was developed a strong defensive battle line in the shape of a fish-hook about three miles long with the advantage of high ground and of interior lines opposite in a semicircle about six miles long extending down seminary ridge and into the streets of gettysburg stood the confederates who during the night had closed in from the north and west the greater part of the citizenry of gettysburg despite the prospect of battle in their own yards chose to remain in their homes both army commanders respected non-combatant rights to a marked degree thus in contrast with the fields of carnage all about the village life and property of the civilian population remained unharmed while the doors of churches schools and homes were opened for the care of the wounded general meade at taneytown had learned early in the afternoon of july one that a battle was developing and that reynolds had been killed a large part of his army was within five miles of gettysburg meade then sent general hancock to study and report on the situation hancock reached the field just as the union troops were falling back to cemetery hill He helped to rally the troops and left at 6 o'clock to report to Meade that in his opinion the battle should be fought at Gettysburg.

Meade acted on this recommendation and immediately ordered the concentration of the Union forces at that place.

Meade himself arrived near midnight on July 1. part three of gettysburg national military park pennsylvania by frederick tilburg the second day preliminary movements and plans the small college town of gettysburg with twenty four hundred residents at the time of the battle lay in the heart of a fertile country surrounded by broad acres of crops and pastures substantial houses of industrious pennsylvania farmers dotted the countryside south of the town and hardly more than a musket shot from the houses on the outer edge cemetery hill rose somewhat abruptly from the lower ground extending southward from the hill for nearly two miles was a long roll of land called cemetery ridge at its southern extremity a sharp incline terminated in the wooded crest of little round top and a half mile beyond was the sugar-loaf peak of big round top the highest point in the vicinity of gettysburg paralleling cemetery ridge at an average distance of two-thirds of a mile to the west lay seminary ridge which derived its name from the lutheran seminary that stood upon its crest a half mile west of gettysburg in eighteen sixty three ten roads radiated from gettysburg the one leading to emmittsburg extending diagonally across the valley between seminary and cemetery ridges by noon of july two the powerful forces of meade and lee were at hand and a battle on a tremendous scale was imminent that part of the union line extending from cemetery hill to little round top was strongly held late in the afternoon sickles commanding the third corps which lay north of little round top sent bird and sharpshooters and some of the men of the third main regiment forward from the emmitsburg road to pitzer's woods a half mile to the west as they reached the woods a strong confederate force fired upon them and they hurriedly retired to inform their commander to sickles the extension of the confederate line southward meant that his left flank was endangered he at once began moving forward to the advantageous high ground at the peach orchard and by three thirty p m his battle front extended from devil's den northwestward to the orchard and northward on the emmisburg road in this forward movement the strong position on the crest of little round top was left unoccupied this was the situation when meade finally turned his attention from his right flank at colt's hill and spangler's spring the cause of his great concern throughout the forenoon to review sickler's line lee planned to attack despite the advice of longstreet who continually urged defensive battle on july two longstreet recommended that lee swing around the union left at little round top select a good position and await attack lee observed that while the union position was strong if held in sufficient numbers to utilize the advantage of interior lines it presented grave difficulties to a weak defending force.

A secure lodgment on the shank of the Hook might render it possible to sever the Union army and to deal with each unit separately.

From ghostly apparitions to mysterious disappearances, the national parks hold stories that have been passed down through generations, sparking curiosity and speculation about the otherworldly forces at play in these pristine environments.

you're a skeptic or a believer the tales of alleged hauntings in u.s national parks will undoubtedly leave you with a sense of wonder and perhaps a touch of trepidation as we navigate the thin line between reality and the unexplained join me let's walk and see first up gettysburg national military park pennsylvania The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1 to 3, 1863, during the American Civil War.

This battle was a decisive moment that determined the fate of the nation.

Today, Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania is considered a hallowed ground that bears witness to the immense sacrifice and tragedy during those three fateful days.

Out of the many tales that have emerged from the battlefield, one legend stands out, the legend of the Ghostly Sentinel.

According to local lore, a lone Union soldier continues to stand guard over Cemetery Ridge, a prominent location on the battlefield where fierce fighting occurred.

Over the years, numerous visitors, historians, and paranormal enthusiasts have reported eerie encounters with this ghostly sentinel.

Some claim to have seen the spectral figure standing stoically in the moonlight, while others have heard phantom footsteps and the faint echoes of commands shouted across the battlefield.

you know, just waiting for it to show up.

So, anyway, that death was a marker in our life of a great loss, and I was at Gettysburg National Military Park on an artist residency.

Dad had the stroke that Sunday, and I flew out from Baltimore, and he passed Monday morning, and I think I've shared this in my testimony in recovery, but It was really sweet.

I looked at, because mom said he had the stroke in the morning when he was at his Bible.

Roads then at Carlisle and early at York were at once ordered to this point.

part two of gettysburg national military park pennsylvania the first day the two armies converge on gettysburg the men of heath's division leading the confederate advance across the mountain reached cashtown on june twenty ninth petty's brigade was sent on to gettysburg the following day to obtain supplies but upon reaching the ridge a mile west of the town they observed union cavalry scouts posted along the roads not having orders to bring on an engagement pettigrew withdrew to cashtown In the intervening two days since he had assumed command of the Union forces, General Meade had moved his troops northward and instructed his engineers to survey a defensive battle position at Pipe Creek near Taney Town in northern Maryland.

Buford's cavalry, which had effectively shadowed Lee's advance from the mountaintops of the Blue Ridge, was ordered to make a reconnaissance in the Gettysburg area.

it was these troops that pettigrew's men now posted on the roads leading into the town neither lee nor meade yet foresaw gettysburg as a field of battle each expected to take a strong defensive position and force his adversary to attack a p hill in the absence of lee who was still beyond the mountains now took the initiative at daybreak of july one he ordered the brigade of archer and davis of heath's division to advance along the chambersburg road to gettysburg for the purpose of testing the strength of the union forces as these troops reached marsh creek four miles from gettysburg they were fired upon by union cavalry pickets who hurriedly retired to inform their commander of the enemy's approach in the meantime buford's division of cavalry had moved from their camp just southwest of gettysburg to mcpherson ridge a mile west of the town buford prepared to hold out against heavy odds until eight arrived thus subordinate field commanders had chosen the ground for battle it was eight a m july one when the two brigades of archer and davis the former to the right and the latter to the left of the chambersburg road deployed on hair supported by pegram's artillery they charged down the long slope and across willoughby run against buford's men the union troopers had recently received an issue of spencer repeating carbines dismounted and fighting as infantrymen they held their ground against the spirited attacks of heath's superior numbers at ten o'clock timely aid arrived as troops from general john f reynolds first infantry corps began streaming over seminary ridge from the south and relieved buford's exhausted fighters

lee had reached the field by three p m and had witnessed the retreat of the disorganized union troops through the streets of gettysburg through his glasses he had watched their attempt to re-establish their lines on cemetery hill sensing his advantage and a great opportunity he sent orders to ewell by a staff officer to press those people and secure the hill cemetery hill if possible however two of ewell's divisions those of rhodes and early had been heavily engaged throughout the afternoon and were not well in hand johnson's division could not reach the field until late in the evening and the reconnaissance service of stuart's cavalry was not yet available general ewell uninformed of the union's strength in the rear of the hills south of gettysburg decided to await the arrival of johnson's division cemetery hill was not attacked and johnson coming up late in the evening stopped at the base of colp's hill thus passed lee's opportunity of july first when the union troops retreated from the battle-ground north and west of the town on the evening of july one they hastily occupied defense positions on cemetery hill colp's hill and a part of cemetery ridge upon the arrival of slocum by the baltimore pike and sickles by way of the emmitsburg road the union right flank at culp's hill and spangler's ring and the important position at little round top on the left were consolidated thus was developed a strong defensive battle line in the shape of a fish-hook about three miles long with the advantage of high ground and of interior lines opposite in a semicircle about six miles long extending down seminary ridge and into the streets of gettysburg stood the confederates who during the night had closed in from the north and west the greater part of the citizenry of gettysburg despite the prospect of battle in their own yards chose to remain in their homes both army commanders respected non-combatant rights to a marked degree thus in contrast with the fields of carnage all about the village life and property of the civilian population remained unharmed while the doors of churches schools and homes were opened for the care of the wounded general meade at taneytown had learned early in the afternoon of july one that a battle was developing and that reynolds had been killed a large part of his army was within five miles of gettysburg meade then sent general hancock to study and report on the situation hancock reached the field just as the union troops were falling back to cemetery hill He helped to rally the troops and left at 6 o'clock to report to Meade that in his opinion the battle should be fought at Gettysburg.

Meade acted on this recommendation and immediately ordered the concentration of the Union forces at that place.

Meade himself arrived near midnight on July 1. part three of gettysburg national military park pennsylvania by frederick tilburg the second day preliminary movements and plans the small college town of gettysburg with twenty four hundred residents at the time of the battle lay in the heart of a fertile country surrounded by broad acres of crops and pastures substantial houses of industrious pennsylvania farmers dotted the countryside south of the town and hardly more than a musket shot from the houses on the outer edge, Cemetery Hill rose somewhat abruptly from the lower ground.

Extending southward from the hill for nearly two miles was a long roll of land called Cemetery Ridge.

Oh, yeah.

He got the Gettysburg clip that we played.

Honestly, I feel like if anybody can do it, it's going to be him.

I agree.