The Battle of Harpers Ferry: 158th Anniversary of Antietam Live!

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  • Join Garry Adelman and former park ranger and Co-Founder of the American Battlefield Trust Dennis Frye from Bolivar Heights as they detail the Battle of Harpers Ferry from September 12 - September 15 leading up to the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
    This video is part of our commemoration series for the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam.

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  • @indycoman3373
    @indycoman3373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    What I love most about Dennis is that although he may have literally shared this information 1,000 times,, he always makes it seem to me that he is sharing it for the first time. It is a great talent for a historian to possess.

  • @chrisdavern9482
    @chrisdavern9482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    How much do you love the enthusiasm it’s infectious

    • @Afrimusican
      @Afrimusican 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ☝🏽this much

  • @tbone21158
    @tbone21158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    He's like the Steve Irwin of Civil War Battlefields!

    • @BobJohnson648
      @BobJohnson648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No stingrays, thank you

    • @jamesmurray3082
      @jamesmurray3082 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good call!

    • @Ugly_German_Truths
      @Ugly_German_Truths ปีที่แล้ว

      Did Crikey repeat himself repeat himself also all the time all the time?

  • @johnnychaos152
    @johnnychaos152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ive been to 13 different countries and 41 of the 50 states but Harper's Ferry is one of my favorite places on earth.

    • @shotgun111180
      @shotgun111180 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      can't wait to go in june

  • @avenaoat
    @avenaoat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dennis is very good presenter. I like his presentations.

  • @longsnapper5381
    @longsnapper5381 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're the best. All of these videos are phenomenal....

  • @TheK9COPPER
    @TheK9COPPER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As a resident of Charles Town, WV, I can’t say thank you enough for these videos. Love your energy and enthusiasm guys!

  • @dadsongs
    @dadsongs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't understand how these presentations get better and better.

  • @johnmassoud930
    @johnmassoud930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my ancestors was killed at Maryland Heights September 15 1862. 32nd Ohio Company A. If you've ever stood on that ground, there is a weird sensation - for me at least.

  • @shotgun111180
    @shotgun111180 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lets not forget who invaded first;)
    Love Dennis and the way he tells the history

  • @noelp4916
    @noelp4916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That's absolutely wonderful that you & others, saved that battlefield from modern development. Well done.
    Regards from Perth, Western Australia. 🦘

  • @joeritchie4554
    @joeritchie4554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dennis is an awesome teacher! I would love to have had him as a professor in a college history class.

  • @stacyvonn8036
    @stacyvonn8036 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to give a MASSIVE SHOUT OUT and commemorate with adoration for the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginia Infantry regiments and the Rockbridge Artillery Battery... Will always the Immortally remembered for there Dauntless Intrepid and Valorous Deeds in the Field... Proving they were prepared to Engage and Endure Suffering Harm and Injury while Brandishing Courage under conditions where Belligerences were Waging War with Extreme Violence....😊❤️💯🙏

    • @gyges5495
      @gyges5495 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Toughest soldiers ever

  • @StevenvonBriesen
    @StevenvonBriesen 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very cool! So educational! I used to drive by this property for years not knowing anything about it. Even going to music festivals at the farm just west. Awesome.

  • @sydhendrix4853
    @sydhendrix4853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dennis is an excellent speaker. Enjoyed this very much

  • @michaelmorgan9824
    @michaelmorgan9824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Antietam is so interesting thanks for honoring this Battle!

  • @MrRp25
    @MrRp25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lovin these. I just happened to visit Appomattox, Harper's Ferry and Gettysburg last year on a road.

  • @BobJohnson648
    @BobJohnson648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do not doubt that these gentleman love their work

  • @ephraim2793
    @ephraim2793 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love what you guys do!

  • @nickmad887
    @nickmad887 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your channel.

  • @mshapiro64
    @mshapiro64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for what you do. American history is important!

  • @creatednotcatered8668
    @creatednotcatered8668 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s shocking to think that consecrated ground would have condos on it now if it was wasn’t for the Battlefield Trust. It doesn’t bare thinking about. Another excellent overview of the battle. Thanks Dennis , and Gary, and to the Battlefield Trust for saving a vital part of American history. I would like to know if either Dennis or Gary are planning any lectures?
    From Toronto, Ontario Canada, formerly Newcastle in the United Kingdom.

  • @rgbrin
    @rgbrin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dennis,,,,your awesome Sir...love the videos and the knowledge that you give us all,,,,I love the Civil War and would love to live in Harper's Ferry or close to it,,,,,been there and felt the history of the town,,,,

  • @calebd.3337
    @calebd.3337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Dennis! As a relatively new delver into ACW history, your narration was making my heart pound. Incredible!

  • @johnnystir9796
    @johnnystir9796 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dennis is amazing.

  • @cwin122
    @cwin122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could listen to Dennis all day. Well done!

  • @alaninnh
    @alaninnh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dennis did an awesome job.

  • @raiderbass
    @raiderbass 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well explained great historical story 👍👍

  • @gavindownham9737
    @gavindownham9737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely loved this. Brilliant story telling with fantastic enthusiasm. Thank you for this and love the channel

  • @ionrileysbirdwatching7126
    @ionrileysbirdwatching7126 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dennis is an absolute legend. So much knowledge and so much passion and all delivered with entertaining gusto

  • @JackFlemingFan1
    @JackFlemingFan1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another excellent video and thank you American Battlefield Trust for saving history too!

  • @michaeldemny612
    @michaeldemny612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dennis, your explanation of things at Harpers Ferry was great. Thanks.

  • @gyges5495
    @gyges5495 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome - now read D. Scott Hartwigs 2 volume book on this and you may know even more on the Antietam Campaign

  • @robertgallagher2484
    @robertgallagher2484 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing. My family was from Oswego NY and surrounding areas. Several members were in the NY 111th who were branded the Harper Ferry cowards because they surrendered so easily. This video explains why, and of course they were paroled out and lived to fight on during the battle of Gettysburg and there is a memorial to them there.

  • @davidbaker8963
    @davidbaker8963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Addictive content for anyone interested in history and dangerously so for anyone who is fascinated by the American Civil War. Very well done, Guys.

  • @timmrogers8363
    @timmrogers8363 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I believe that some Union Cavalry got out, the night before Surrender, over the Potomac River Bridge, & got past the Rebel's to Union Line's!

  • @tammyleederwhitaker7697
    @tammyleederwhitaker7697 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved you sharing such an amazing part of our History! I am SO happy you SAVED the Land. I have a friend in Camden, SC. More land saved there as well! He walked the land with me. I would stop and feel things in certain parts. He’d tell me what happened where I stopped. Loved it!

  • @ebeneezerscrooge8394
    @ebeneezerscrooge8394 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We used my sons April vacation of 2019 to tour the Harper's Ferry battle and Antietam Battlefield. We loved both but my then 8yo son has wanted to return and stay overnight at Harper's Ferry and enjoy the breathtaking views,train rides and hospitality of this historic place. Unfortunately Covid canceled our 2020 April Vacation to Harper's Ferry and Mannasas Junction. And it seems our 2021 plans are for naught also. I promised Jacob we will return as soon as possible.

  • @roberthenry9319
    @roberthenry9319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beyond awesome. Should be required study for every serious student of American history. Even the comments are worth reading. Very few of the comments are silly. Almost all of them express profound insight and gratitude. How often does that happen on TH-cam? Thank you to all involved- presenters and commenters. This series is a work not only of history, but of art. American Battlefield Trust is an American treasure. All please stay safe.
    Robert Henry, M.D.

  • @igotta9
    @igotta9 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The historical similarities to a deeply divided country than and now are remarkable and frightening.

  • @LukeandLucas
    @LukeandLucas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just visited Harpers ferry last weekend. What a great trip. If you visit, assure you hike the Maryland Heights trail and get unbelievable view of the rivers and town from above. Strenuous but worth it.

  • @greyangelpilot
    @greyangelpilot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Introduction to a wonderful series, bringing to life not only the history, but the nuanced context of battles, the leaders, along with personal anecdotes/stories to make it seem all that more genuine/real !

  • @stephaniebooth6169
    @stephaniebooth6169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much.

  • @Chrisamos412
    @Chrisamos412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow Dennis you are blessed indeed! Thank you sir

  • @reidturing9208
    @reidturing9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Gary's enthusiasm.

  • @rickster1957
    @rickster1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smokin good description of the battle guys!

  • @blukeblue1235
    @blukeblue1235 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for saving that land!

  • @tommythuntdeer
    @tommythuntdeer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Thank you!!!

  • @assenort
    @assenort 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent storytelling!

  • @jbolf6
    @jbolf6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could listen to Dennis all day.

  • @daviddevaney2317
    @daviddevaney2317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dennis is a walking history book. The only one that compares is the late Ed Bearrs.

  • @colonelmilk2586
    @colonelmilk2586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video guys, keep it up!

  • @T-Cat311
    @T-Cat311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are fantastic! 👍

  • @tberkoff
    @tberkoff 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dennis gives a great tour!

  • @greatscots
    @greatscots 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @MayoFilms83
    @MayoFilms83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video specially about General Jackson. He is my 3rd cousin. I did my genealogy. Harper's Ferry is a great town I visited during the 2012 Antietam reenactment.

    • @petehenry7878
      @petehenry7878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So that makes you what...about 120 or so.

    • @dennismende727
      @dennismende727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@petehenry7878 Probably 3rd cousin 5 or 6 times removed as obviously they aren't from the same generation. 😉
      This means about 5 or 6 generations ago one of his ancestors had the same great-great-parents as Stonewall Jackson. Their most recent common ancestor was born around the early 1700s. Looong time ago. 😇

    • @petehenry7878
      @petehenry7878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dennismende727
      I'm 63 and it seemed to me that for someone to be the 3rd cousin of someone that was born nearly 200 years ago, they would just about have to be around my parents age of 115 or grandparents at 140.

    • @dennismende727
      @dennismende727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@petehenry7878 Yes, sure. If he were exactly Jacksons 3rd cousin (not 3rd cousin several generations removed) he would have been born more or less the same time as Jackson and should be about 200 years old. 😄
      1st cousins - same grandparents
      2nd cousins - same great grandparents
      3rd cousins - same great great grandparents

  • @willblanton1782
    @willblanton1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would love to see some possible drone footage above your position during this...that highlights positions of both army's. Just a suggestion. AWESOME presentation tho guys. Thank you.

  • @mattwinthewoods
    @mattwinthewoods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoyed the Gettysburg specials. Thanks for posting and your enthusiasm about history; it’s infectious.

  • @MrHooligan357
    @MrHooligan357 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video

  • @timfremstad3434
    @timfremstad3434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    at 23:07, is this the spot they filmed "Jackson standing like a stone wall" in Gods and Generals?

  • @wjcorrinne4052
    @wjcorrinne4052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m not completely sure but I think my brother-in-law was the photographer that took the photos for the group that evolved to the American Battlefield Trust. I can remember him telling me that he took dozens of rolls of film. He told us of all the places he went to take the photos to stop developers from building around the battlefields.

  • @gavinbarbee5894
    @gavinbarbee5894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to go there so bad

  • @MrLange256
    @MrLange256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The National Park Service needs to get on top of virtual reality... The ownership of data sets acquired regarding especially Gettysburg to focus on a particular battle needs Focus for long-term copyright... The American people

    • @BobJohnson648
      @BobJohnson648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe their greatest focus now is being woke

    • @BobJohnson648
      @BobJohnson648 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being woke may be number one priority

  • @slainteron4027
    @slainteron4027 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What were the orders doing so far east of Harpers Ferry when found

  • @sarge-cp8yq
    @sarge-cp8yq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They should go to Shiloh next April

  • @MrLange256
    @MrLange256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    #GoGary2020

  • @crixxxxxxxxx
    @crixxxxxxxxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like an invasion of flies.

  • @alexinness
    @alexinness 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    although the presentation here is very good.

  • @MrLange256
    @MrLange256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every episode should provide the exact coordinates of where you're speaking from, and any other coordinates related to the discussion...
    Whenever you're giving a lecture, the screen should provide a link to the coordinates on Google Maps (for example)...

    • @BobJohnson648
      @BobJohnson648 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great idea...but I think they are a little worried about that

    • @MrLange256
      @MrLange256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BobJohnson648 🤔🤔🤔

    • @MrLange256
      @MrLange256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The could also use drones to provide complimentary video shots from 0 to hundreds of feet high

    • @BobJohnson648
      @BobJohnson648 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrLange256 I was thinking about Garrett's barn location in the median of hwy just south of Port Royal Va...if you tell people exactly where something is or was, it could create an unsafe situation

  • @Ugly_German_Truths
    @Ugly_German_Truths ปีที่แล้ว

    Sure. As if the CSA was ever legitimate ;P President Lincoln speaks for me in this regard ;)

  • @stonehaven
    @stonehaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My word was Invasion.

  • @adamw1145
    @adamw1145 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LONG LIVE THE CONFEDERACY

  • @doldrums2009
    @doldrums2009 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ 23:07 lol

  • @hvymettle
    @hvymettle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Special Order 191 directed Jackson to Martinsburg, not Harper's Ferry. By what order does Stonewall go to Harper's Ferry?
    www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/general-robert-e-lees-lost-order-no-191

  • @JamesWilliams-dj2bp
    @JamesWilliams-dj2bp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was the Confederacy invaded?

  • @4bulldurham
    @4bulldurham 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ancestry took all my genealogy submissions for free and charges you to have a look.

  • @SouthernGentleman
    @SouthernGentleman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Harpers Ferry Raid started it all

    • @MayoFilms83
      @MayoFilms83 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All because of that John Browns raid. Prior to Fort Sumter. This is where that first started.

    • @williamwhitworth5706
      @williamwhitworth5706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Brown was a chad

    • @SouthernGentleman
      @SouthernGentleman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      William Whitworth Lincoln didn’t like Brown

    • @williamwhitworth5706
      @williamwhitworth5706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Southern Gentleman but I do

    • @SouthernGentleman
      @SouthernGentleman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      William Whitworth Why? He killed civilians

  • @markgatz6127
    @markgatz6127 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never knew about the political issue of that battle.

  • @Mis-AdventureCH
    @Mis-AdventureCH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We speak English....sort of. LOL!

  • @Mr100741
    @Mr100741 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I COULD ONLY HANDLE ABOUT 1 MNUTE OF THIS GUY JUNPING UP AND DOWN AND FLAILING HIS ARMS AROUND

  • @russellgover8899
    @russellgover8899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Odd that stinkin Lincoln blocked Maryland representation. Deo Vindice

  • @gregroos9397
    @gregroos9397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cut the trees down dame it!

    • @gregroos9397
      @gregroos9397 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh I guess you cannot use a cuss word

  • @greentree14
    @greentree14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job on these videos. Garry seems a bit lethargic, somebody give him some coffee, lol. Not!

  • @ramona14220
    @ramona14220 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    disappointment..... for both sides.

  • @stonehaven
    @stonehaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This sounds identical to what's happening today. The opposition hoped that causing havoc and chaos through extreme violence might cause voters to oust the Republicans and reinstate the Democrats. Late last year, Democrats spoke of keeping Donald Trump off the ballot in several states. You know what happened the last time the Democrats kept the Republican presidential nominee off the ballot in multiple states.

    • @carlfrye1566
      @carlfrye1566 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      History repeats
      ......Democrats working 24/7 to keep black Americans under their "leadership".

  • @kenanacampora
    @kenanacampora 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every bit of this killing was a total waste. Free the slaves? Their grandsons are now killing each other with no end in sight. Not worth it. Liberia was the only option.

  • @toddchaddon4249
    @toddchaddon4249 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only issue I see with this opening dialog is that the bluecoats invaded the CSA in 1861. Lee was taking the war to the north. Why should we be so concerned with this campaign being an invasion? Come on guys.

  • @TomTom-rh5gk
    @TomTom-rh5gk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jackson's plan is what they should have done instead of Pickets Charge but everyone at American Battlefield Trust lies and says all alternatives are stupid.

  • @georgehays4900
    @georgehays4900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t like Gary Adelman’s style at all

  • @jenrferruso
    @jenrferruso ปีที่แล้ว

    my dad made sure we all went there in 1988!! hence my moms family was in the civil war and SHE AND I live in what used to be the rail roads for that then!