Ed Bearss Petersburg Speech

[Floridaman1985]

I went down to Petersburg this morning to see Ed Bearss give a speech on the siege of the city. He mostly focused on how the armies ended up in Petersburg, and the opening days of the siege. He did talk about The Crater a little bit during the Q+A portion.

As always, it was great. In regard to Grant giving Lee the slip after Cold Harbor, he said that Grant "maneuvered Lee out of his jock strap" (that may not be exact, but is close. Hopefully, someone got the speech on film).

As a bonus I got to meet him and he signed 2 copies of his Petersburg Eastern Front book for me (one for me and one for my cousin). He had a sweet Scooby Doo tie on.

Anyway, what a great man and historian.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

He's looking good, considering his recent medical issues.

 

[Mild53]

AN ICON!

 

[jay gale]

lucky you.

great to see him on his feet, the man is a national treasure

 

[Floridaman1985]

He's looking good, considering his recent medical issues.

Yeah, I was wondering about that beforehand.

 

[Floridaman1985]

lucky you.

great to see him on his feet, the man is a national treasure

I feel very fortunate to have seen him speak twice. I also ran into him giving a tour on Little Round Top two years ago. Yes, I listened in for a bit. Hopefully, I'll get another chance to see him speak.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I feel very fortunate to have seen him speak twice. I also ran into him giving a tour on Little Round Top two years ago. Yes, I listened in for a bit. Hopefully, I'll get another chance to see him speak.

I ran into him at Brice's Crossroads a few years ago. I only got to hear that distinctive voice for a few minutes.

Maybe one day I can take one of his tours.

 

[jay gale]

I feel very fortunate to have seen him speak twice. I also ran into him giving a tour on Little Round Top two years ago. Yes, I listened in for a bit. Hopefully, I'll get another chance to see him speak.

Yeah, i met him too about 22 years ago. He was a speaker at a series of seminars on turning points in the Civil War held in Gettysburg. I got to talk one on one with him in the lobby for about 20 minutes......actually, he did almost all the talking and i just stood there like an idiot with my mouth open just soaking in all the wisdom....what a great memory.

 

[AndyHall]

He's looking good, considering his recent medical issues.

He's a Marine. If you don't kill 'em, it only makes 'em more determined.

 

[Eagle eye]

He's a Marine. If you don't kill 'em, it only makes 'em more determined.

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Great video clip Andy… thanks for posting this. I, for one, really appreciated watching it.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

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Great video clip Andy… thanks for posting this. I, for one, really appreciated watching it.

I always enjoy that clip. My favorite part is when Mr. Bearss says,

" I Really got angry then. The son of a Beach is shooting a wounded man ".

 

[Eagle eye]

I always enjoy that clip. My favorite part is when Mr. Bearss says,

" I Really got angry then. The son of a Beach is shooting a wounded man ".

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That was my 1st time seeing it but thevSOB part was my favorite part also… really had a good laugh at that.