Interesting info. I’d be interested in more of these metrics as time goes by.
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Henry "Harry" Heth and Union General Ambrose Burnside were roommates at the United States Military Academy at West Point. They were in the same class and graduated in 1847.
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That story of the Lieutenant with two rounds in his broken hip survivng 40 hours in sub freezing temperatures at Donelson is about the damnedest thing I've ever heard. Thanks for what you do every day. Never stop.
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Why was the democrat confederate party not disbanded after the Civil War? This was the biggest mistake in American politics ever!
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Anything related to Petersburg or Saylers Creek. That's my backyard.
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Life on the Civil War Research Trail
August Highlights: Life on the Civil War Research Trail
Hey all, you students of the Civil War know that the past speaks—through letters, newspaper reports, postwar reminiscences, and photographs and other art. Thanks to YouTube's monthly metrics, I'm pleased to share what resonated most with you on the channel.
WHAT BROUGHT YOU BACK (Top Return-Viewer Favorites)
—Confederate Gen. Harry Heth on Why the South Failed at Gettysburg: https://youtu.be/sED4sio2ESY?si=Dvv61...
—General Longstreet’s 18-Year-Old Courier Tells His Gettysburg Story: https://youtu.be/96v1uqbfXE0?si=GYmf1...
—Artillery Colonel E. Porter Alexander Recounts His Role at Pickett’s Charge: https://youtu.be/Liy3sPFmvLk?si=myx5M...
WHERE YOU LINGERED LONGEST (Highest Average Percentage Viewed)
—Three Bullets at Gettysburg—and a Medal of Honor: https://youtu.be/OyiFCwb1eTU?si=cXVeF...
—John B. Hood Replies to a Letter from James Longstreet about Gettysburg: https://youtu.be/lP0CMfi-aRM?si=tiQnv...
—A Forlorn Hope, A Ditch Too Far, and a Medal of Honor: https://youtu.be/gqqKIBRQJos?si=Ulzlg...
NEW VIEWERS (Top New-Viewer Favs)
—Confederate Gen. Harry Heth on Why the South Failed at Gettysburg: https://youtu.be/sED4sio2ESY?si=Dvv61...
—General Longstreet’s 18-Year-Old Courier Tells His Gettysburg Story: https://youtu.be/96v1uqbfXE0?si=GYmf1...
—A Confederate Colonel Pays Tribute to Chamberlain and the 20th Maine at Little Round Top: https://youtu.be/ybXQo1Th3UU?si=fzxSB...
Thanks, as always, for watching, sharing, and leaving your feedback. If there’s a letter, diary, or battlefield voice you’d like to hear next month, let me know!
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