'Not Yet!' Longstreet at Appomattox (Lecture)

Gettysburg National Military Park Ranger Karlton Smith explores the last moments of the Confederacy through the eyes of James Longstreet at the conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign.

[s-z]

I just want to thank the Gettysburg NPS for putting these up on YouTube! I have to admit that civil war buffs like me in my generation are spoiled by the easy access of all this information compared to the old timers who had to read countless books putting this info together. Thank you so much!

[tomahawk]

I enjoyed the lecture very much. When I lived in Gainesville Georgia, I was part of The Longstreet Society. I worked in LE and visited his home site there next a city pool. A small section of his old grapevine still grew there in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s. He also owned a hotel visited by a future president and part of it still stood. Gen Longstreet is buried in Gainesville Ga.

[tomarsandbeyond]

His pronunciation of Washington with an R inserted led me to a whole bunch of references to how and why some people say it that way. Great lecture.

[irockuroll]

I have listened to 3 of these lectures since yesterday. All 3 have been great. All 3 speakers have a wovely wisp. I mean a lovely lisp.

[nonameyet]

You guys at the park do a great job and thanks for these videos, it is a treasure trove for Civil War buffs!!

[michaelbruce]

Great lecture and awesome information on my favorite Civil War general…..I can sit and watch, listen, and learn these videos forever.

[haroldk]

Absolutely superb presentation! Mr. Smith tells this story with a nice tempo of detail and gets at all the key actions of this campaign. Great detail of Longstreet's stalwart actions, his unwaivering fighting spirit all the way to the end. Undoubtedly a comfort to General Lee along with the sound counsil he always got from Longstreet. Lee and Longstreet were the best senior & subordinate team in Confederate Army, and they stayed true to each other's respect of each other to the very moment they parted ways.

[usfreight]

My great, great, great uncle died during Picketts charge. His brother was captured at Sailors Creek, Va the last battle of the war. There were 3 brothers with the 4th Va. infantry out of Appomattox, Va.

[annechildress]

I was listening to this awesome video and my Buckingham County, VA ears went up with "Farmville.." :D Great job, as always!!! Love these presentations.

[canadadelendaest]

I never knew that NPS did lectures like this. These vids are great! Thanks for all you guys do!

[JonathanAllenMichael]

I think Park Ranger Karlton Smith is the real Longstreet, assaulted by that little kid down there, who continuously batters against his presentation. All the while, Park Ranger Karlton Smith never shook, never shivered, but did continue said presentation against all odds, and little boys... thumbs up!

[DonMeaker]

The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 157 miles (253 km) long, in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century. It drains a cotton and tobacco-growing region of the Piedmont and coastal plain southwest of Richmond.

The English colonists in Virginia at first tried to rename the Appomattox as the "Bristoll River", however this name did not catch on, while the native one did. There are numerous historical spelling variants, such as Apamatuck, Apamutiky, Appamattuck, Appomattake, and Apumetecs, among others.

[NovemberJoseph]

I appreciated this lecture very much thanks for your time and for posting this lecture.

[DMS-pq]

Blaming Longstreet for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg is stupid, The Confederates were facing a larger and better supplied army that was entrench on high ground. Lee should have seen this and followed Longstreet's advice to move off and find better ground to fight on

[michaelwoods]

Fine lecture. I especially enjoyed the lighter relief supplied by the little guy who occasionally came out from the audience into camera view.

[jamessweeny]

Great presentation. Thank you NPS for your hard work.

[greenwolfx]

Thanks for the presentation.
Keep up the good work.

[jrg]

Petersburg, VA has lots of Revolutionary War history too. Marquis De Lafayette was all over that place and there was a Revolutionary War battle of Petersburg in 1781. The Continental army marched down Route 1 to defeat Cornwallis at Yorktown. Cool place.

[stephenwilson]

Thank you GettysburgNPS! Again and again

May your funds and security of existence never fail or be hindered.

This my prayers of my spirit heart and soul
Amen amen

[MsLane]

I wish I would have stayed in nearby Shippensburg when I finished college. I could pop over the mountain of an evening, on the most beautiful drive imaginable, and just walk the battlefield or sit on Little Round Top and contemplate. You can bet I would be attending every one of these lectures.