"Dead on the Field": Walking Antietam's Bloody Cornfield | History Traveler Episode 248
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- The bloodiest day in American history was going to kick off in the early morning hours of September 17th, 1862. Situated between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia was a farm that belonged to the Miller family. The Battle of Antietam would transform their stand of crops from simply being a cornfield to The Cornfield.
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By the way!! The movie Glory is the best Civil War movie ever! I was forced to watch this movie in history class in my freshman year of high school. When we would get to watch a movie, I would sleep or pass notes or goof off. Not a word was said. Not an eye closed. No goofing off. I was fixated on this incredible movie. I have watched that movie over 40 times now.
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@@ChrisJohnson-hk6es it’s a GREAT movie…I loved it. EVERY TIME I’ve seen it!
I enjoy your content. I love watching things about the civil war, and your channel is great for providing facts beyond what others say. I would have never heard the bird story on others' channels. You do great work. Keep it up. And thank you.
@@Davehash right? JD is awesome and always interesting
The way you said it went from being a cornfield, to The Cornfield sends shivers down my spine! God bless and rest those brave men's souls.🫡
I am enjoying your series on Antietam. In 1962, at the age of 15 I rode in a covered wagon from the square in Hagerstown to Antietam. Not sure my tail bone has ever recovered. My father, Reuben U. Darby was the founder of Living History, a Civil War re-enactment group.. He eventually opened 2 Civil War Museums - one in Sharpsburg (which has burned down) and one in Harpers Ferry Civil War Showcase, ( which is now a KOA campground.} Through my teenage years I lived in antebellum dresses as much as poodle skirts --- Thank you for keeping history alive - because they sure don't teach our history in schools anymore. Janie Darby Fox
Interesting! So much history around there.
Men like Your Dad are Very rare these Day’s . Its Always been reassuring when I would take My kids and Grandsons to Living History events. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area We Have Fort Point and Angel Island and the nearest Civil War re-enactment is at Duncans Mill near the Russian River. My Cousin John D. O’Connor had Toured Gettysburg with His Dad Jack O’ Connor of Moraga Calif. See obit. I am always impressed When I see young people take a interest in living History . My Youngest Daughter and Grandsons are about Your age. I hope You continue to share fun and Memorable Times with Your family re-enacting. I would be a very happy man if My Sons and Grandsons had girlfriends and wives like You. My oldest Son is a Doctor in the Green Beret . His career is demanding and though He had pretty girlfriends before the Army He found the Army more exciting . I hope Your Mom and Dad give You the same advice My parents Gave Me and I gave My Kids . Always pay attention to how well a family gets along when choosing Your company. Historically teen years can be challenging to teens and family. From Your Comment I can tell You are a good Girl and tell Your Parents that I am proud of them and appreciate all they have done. Even though I may never get a chance to visit back East and all the Museums that I would love to visit. Have You ever listened to the Music of John Edmond! Troopie Boy You Won, The Deafening Silence and more. Many of My family served in combat My Son in Iraq, a Nephew there as well and Uncles who saw much more combat in WW2 . They were saddened at how quickly people forget.
Jaime Fox I can only imagine the stories you could tell. Much respect to Your Father. For trying to preserve history and the stories.
@@mikechampion1614 You are so right -- in fact I have been asked to write a book about those stories.
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6 days before his 17th birthday! That has literally burnt itself into his memory. Terrible, so much blood, so much tragedy. After so many years, it still shocks me and makes me so incredibly sad.
Thank you sir, I am an Arab from the Gulf and I love the history of the American Civil War and its great heroes, whether from the Union or the Confederacy, you are the best channel for education
Thanks! So glad that you’re enjoying it.
@Rashed I love that. I love seeing others take interest in our history. At the end of the day, its human history and its so nice to see people like yourself take an interest in this. God bless you man and be safe.
Hard to fathom the souls lost that morning. Those soldiers had tremendous courage to face that kind of hell. Wow
Heck of a place.
Love the way you talk about the human side of war, each man that died was a personal tragedy. Thanks JD.
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My 2nd great grandfather, from Georgia, fought at Sharpsburg. After the war, he purchased 1,000 acres and started a church and lumber company. A bullet he received from this battle dislodged and he bled to death in 1892. Thank you for this segment.
I found your channel purely by accident and I find it fascinating. Thank you for taking the time to produce such interesting factual videos.
Thanks!
“Oh poor Paulie!”😂😂😂😂
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Polly?
@@Chiller01 my friend spells it “Paulie” not sure which is correct grammatically speaking….never thought about that
@@1psychofan Hahaha of course either are correct. Paulie I think of as a guy, Paulie Walnuts of the Sopranos. Polly is female, Polly Parsons, Polly Samson. In either case poor Paulie, Polly!
@@Chiller01 good point!
Antietam has a special place in my heart. Between participating in the filming of the park service film and also in the 130th reenactment of Antietam, I’ve spent years covering this hollowed ground. During the 130th we went into the corn field as the 6th Wisconsin. I was 1st sgt of the color company. That day was special in all my years in this hobby because of the realism of that event. The fog was thick going into the corn field and the fighting was intense like waves of yelling men that would appear out of the fog and retreat, almost like waves crashing on a rocky beach. Dressing the lines was difficult at best and the fighting at points became so chaotic at times that there was genuine concern that the threshold of safety was being broken. Thankfully nobody was injured that I was aware, but sadly one Confederate reenactor lost his life in the corn field due to a medical emergency. From what I’ve heard, he told someone next to him that he was going to rest and take a drink and simply passed. 16,000 or so reenactors were involved in that event. It wasn’t the largest reenactment that’s been held, but it certainly played out very much like the real battle, a genuine tribute to the men that gave their lives that day.
It’s interesting how military training creates a combat unit out of individual soldiers but advancing in the first rank in close order toward an unseen enemy just takes things to another level.
Awful.
They definitely where built different back then.
Glad he went back for the bird. True animal lover.
As a child back home in England I had a keen interest in history in general and, the American Civil War was a favorite subject. This was probably because it was the war that was to change future conflict and around the world. When I finally got the opportunity to actually visit these battlefields for myself, it was literally a dream come true. I find these visits are exciting while at the same time somber, they are both beautiful and filled with buried horrors. Standing on The Bloody Lane was a truly emotional time for me, as was the site of Pickets Charge at Gettysburg. I feel honored to have been able to stand on ground that was a killing ground for both sides of the conflict. I'm also grateful that there are organizations that are actively doing so much good work taking care of, and preserving the history of, these incredibly important sites. Excellent series 👍
How these Generals and Field Grade Officers maintained command and control of their forces in that era with no radio communications is incredible.
U can bet they’re doing it from the safest place near the battlefield
Hi I'm JD back for another dose of history
Awesome!
Thanks for helping keep history alive!! We're cut from the same cloth.
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An ancestor of mine was fatally wounded near the cornfield. He died a short time later at a hospital in Keedysville. He was a Lieutenant in the Louisiana 2nd. I believe he was in the area where the casualties were extremely heavy. M.V.B. Swann, 21 years old.
Thank you so much for these videos! My 8 yr. old son and I watch these as soon as they come out. He is so passionate about history and visiting battlefields, but he is already to that age where he doesn't want to hear dad drone on and on about them. You do such an amazing job of providing information along with compelling storytelling, mixed with beautiful videos. It means the world to us!
It’s so beautiful and peaceful now. It’s hard to imagine all the death and destruction that happened there.
My heart always goes out the the farmers who watch their lively hood and hard work be destroyed by two armies who chose to fight on their property. So much destruction and death for a battle that would be considered a draw.
By the way I would have gone back for my parrot too!!!😊 😁👍
Right at harvest time too. Awful.
The wholesale slaughter is unimaginable. The stones on these guys is just incredible. Bodies of your friends just piled up like chord wood
Awful.
I was taught many years ago, during a anniversary reenactment of Sharpsburg, that corn fields today, bare no resemblance to their 19th century counterparts. The rows, as they were explained to me, were much wider and though you still had surprise encounters in the rows, a man could freely walk through them.
Much has changed since then….and some, has not. I’m looking forward to the series. It’s a brutal battlefield! And beautiful at the same time.
My ancestor was killed here. He was shot in the gut just after advancing through the cornfield. He was taken to a field hospital where he died early the next day. He had an infant daughter back home that he never got to meet. I am in awe whenever I visit battlefields to think of all the young men who died horrifically. All of them had families, hopes, and dreams and they were just snuffed out.
Ours too and in Gettysburg. What Regiment/unit was he with did you know?
Any wound/injury was potentially highly devastating and deadly. May he rip and it doesn't matter what side. All soldiers. Man, I've been waiting for him to come to antietam for so long now, and now that he has, I too, am in awe. Idk who you're family member was but I've probably seen his name. Actually, without a doubt. I've read over every single name that was there that day. Rip to all those lost and affected that day.
Yes snuffed out violently. He did his duty though and I can assure you, every soldier there that day, did not lack in man hood. They were the real deal.
I've been to Antietam several times. It is still overwhelming the number of lives lost there. My 3rd great Grandfather fought with the 132nd PA. It is amazing anybody survived.
My ancestor was with 6th Louisiana infantry. Killed at Hagerstown pike
Thanks JD. Above and beyond as always. 👍👍👍👍👍
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At 6.25 a cannon is in the view showing the muzzle and below are the initials TJR. This was Thomas Jackson Rodman and even a smaller version of the Rodman guns he was instrumental in the develop of casting cannons and the use of shaped propellants. My paternal grandmother was a Rodman. There’s an interesting article on him on Wikipedia.
Thank you for the glory nod. Also my personal favorite. Robert Gould Shaw's recovered sword on display in Boston was magnificent
Best Civil War movie ever.
War of Rights have got their maps so right!
That was eerie when the period photo of that home was displayed that showed 3 people standing on the porch all those years ago. I paused the video and made note of some of the homes details. Those cellar doors are original, others details of the home are original as well. And there he stood in modern times just 15' away, accept, those 3 people that once stood on that very porch are long gone. For some reason I always notice things like that and it saddens me. I hope whoever those 3 people were lived a full rewarding life.
Pretty wild to see those old photos and then stand in the same spot.
I think not seeing your enemy would be much worse than seeing him. 😵💫😳 Great job by you conveying precisely what took place: one gigantic, bloody stalemate.
I agree. Horrifying.
Except the Confederate Army did retreat across the Potomac after the battle! They didn't hold the battlefield so I would give the Union Army the win! 🤔🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Idk about that... when coming face to face with the enemy means one of two things either the are giving up or your about to fight hand to hand most likely with bayonets
Love your civil war stories and channel!
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I went to Antietam. Hauntingly beautiful. I particularly remember a story about part of a Connecticut company, all from the same small town. The casualties were overwhelming, and so affected these small towns for decades.
You are correct. One bad day and a town and the surrounding farms lost all their their young men.
I don't want to imagine this happening in our times. Absolutely horrible. You have done a fantastic job explaining this battle and thank you .
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It did. Attack on 9/11 killing civilians who are still in a landfill in Staten Island. No IDs no decent burials no closure. Because it wasn't a battlefield doesn't make it any less horrific.
I got the honor to reenact at the 135th anniversary of the battle. I am a member of the 150th PVI Bucktails. We were not mustered in until after the battle but the original bucktails the 13th PA were so we portrayed them and were the first unit into the cornfield. It was at 5:30 am. The battle was intense and chaotic. It was by far one of the best battles I've had the honor to reenact. You'll never see a battle as large as they used to have. For the 135th of Gettysburg we had almost a full pickets charge. I want to get back into it I had the time of my life sharing and educationg people.
Another fantastic presentation! Antietam was such a sad affair. The 82.3% casualty rate was for just the 1st Texas, not the whole brigade. Yes it was the highest casualty rate of any regiment during the war. Keep up the great work!
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Thanks for mentioning the 1st Texas CSA . i was a member of CoF 1st Texas CWSA and visited the site in 1988 . We were target shooters in the 1980's as a club . Cant amagine fighting in the real battle without breakfast !!
I can honestly say, I will never look at cornfields the same way again! Wow! That must have been scary
Quite the bloodletting that took place there.
@@TheHistoryUnderground indeed! May we never forget it!
I love how the history Vloggers support each other
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Once again J.D a superb presentation to show just how bad and tiring it was, going up and down that hill. Men didn’t have time to be tired, when life and death could be a matter off seconds away.
Can't even imagine what it must have looked like.
Don't know what to say. So sad! 16 years old and up. Virtually unthinkable! Again, you have introduced us to the brutality of combat. Great job, JD, thanks for your effort.
Hard to imagine what those guys saw and went through.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Same un-imaginable site that 82 years late our guys saw on the island hopping campaign in the Pacific which you so well covered in your videos. Thanks for your efforts in brining all this to us.
Thanks to your past featuring of the Gettysburg Museum of History, I was able to acquire a musket ball -- lawfully collected -- from the cornfield for a friend whose South Carolina great-great-grandfather fought there.
Awesome!
Enjoying this series. I was just there last week visiting Antietam and surrounding areas. There is no way to truly imagine the sounds, smells, and horror of war that occurred here and the aftermath that left many more wounded and dying in Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown.
Agreed. Quite the place.
JD, good choice of favorite civil war movie! Great movie
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I could not help but notice that when I started this that it was posted 17 minutes ago.
Interesting.
Fantastic material- as always. Greatly appreciated. Have walked those corn fields more than once and always left silent by the impressions.
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You know I think I would also be in a bad mood if someone interrupt my meal. Lol
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Another great video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
As the descendant of a man who fought near ‘bloody lane’, I can’t even imagine what these men must have gone through each and every battle.. thank you so much for painting a picture of what our grands went through. Any chance you will be doing a series on Chancellorsville?
We'll hit Chancellorsville at some point. Got some content from the Bloody Lane coming up.
Everything you have done on this channel is done with such class and respect for the content. Been watching since the beginning. Grew up visiting Antietam and Gettysburg. You do it justice and beyond. Thank you.
That means a lot to me. Thank you.
JD brilliant video thanks and greetings from United Kingdom 🇬🇧
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This is why I block my work calendar every Wednesday morning!!! Another amazing video JD. This Antietam series is shaping up to be a great one. Looking forward to those that follow this one!!!
Ha! Awesome. Glad that you're enjoying the series!
Excellent!
I have a lump in my throat and my eyes have teared up while I’ve been staring a black trying to breathe
This has answered so many questions I’ve always had, reading about it has still left me confused about troop movements
An educational system should pull some of this series and use it in American history curriculum!
This is a spectacular series. Thank you very much.
Thanks for the excellent overview of the cornfield battle. My 2nd great grandfather fought in the First Texas under Hood there. In view of their high casualty rate, I guess I am lucky to be watching this video.
Holy smokes. Yeah, I’d say so.
I had relatives in the decimated TEXAS 1st, several didn't make it - few did(obviously). Of course it was just hear-say now, but handed down was that nothing nice was said bout Hood upon their return home. That death ratio in ANY battle would make any reasonable Soldier retire from the field of battle. Like it was said before, to move about the dead/wounded of your friends, family and the enemy dead/wounded like they did, these Soldiers had BALLS OF STEEL.
Thank you for your videos on this battle. It has always been confusing to me, as to how the battle progressed throughout the day. You are clarifying things for me, and I thank you for that.
Awesome! Glad that it’s proving helpful.
Thanks for this amazing account of this historic battle. I am really enjoying this series on Antietam. I love the movie “Glory” as well. I remember seeing it in a theater when it first came out back in the 80’s. I believe it was Denzel Washington’s first major film, great actor!
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I am Irish, and so do enjoy these programs about the American Civil War.. Something Similar to Our own Civil War 🇮🇪🇺🇸
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I love watching this stuff. I built those worm fences there near the Miller House many years ago.
Wow!
@@TheHistoryUnderground We were building fences based on 1862 maps. The break in the fence you walk through at 7:30 isn't historically accurate. We were instructed to leave a gap for the farmers tractor, ha! It works well with the trail they've since put in. Thanks for the history lesson. New subscriber here.
Very well done video. I thank you. What vivid color and descriptions that we see while you walk the fields of death taking us through what was unfolding. I know of two ancestors of mine that died fighting with Forrest in Middle Tennessee and two others fighting against Grant in Mississippi and Sherman in Georgia. I've reenacted 35 years and have immensely enjoyed it. What brave, and devoted, men that existed from that time. Thank you again.
I have been to the pacific islands of Guam, Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima, I have had the fortune to take that trip years ago with some Marine veterans of those battles, and at the time I was 17, the age many of them where when they fought…it forever changed my view on history, Your view of history is very similar to mine, you are doing the work that needs done these days. What you do is what youtube is for. I have yet to visit Sharpsburg, and hope to soon. If we ignore history we are doomed to make the same mistakes again. Unfortunately our country has lost our sense of history. You, sir, are doing something that I think holds value far greater than just education. I have visited the islands and battlefields in the days before TH-cam, my oldest boy is 7 and he watches your episodes with me. I feel your channel should be shown in every school across the country. People need to understand what happened in order to appreciate what we have, a sentiment that is being lost to politics and ignorance. Please don’t stop doing what you’re doing. For the sake of history. Thank you.
Appreciate that more than you know.
@@TheHistoryUnderground your series on the pacific islands was awesome, my brother and I watched them and recollected our trip, brought back some great memories of that trip. What an experience!
Simply the best, Sir. Your efforts make me want to visit these sights much more than if I had not seen this
Many thanks!
Glory was the first "gory" movie I ever saw on HBO at my grandparent's house as a kid. Epic movie. Thanks for the run down of this. I'll have to check out the other side.
Great presentation!
Glad you liked it!
JD.... by the way Denzel Washington won an Oscar for his performance in Glory. Morgan Freemans performance was spectacular as well. Again thank you for this vlog.
Their performance was top notch in that movie.
Supposedly the cornfield is haunted, many stories of ghosts and sounds at night, I've personally never heard anything, but there are many accounts of sightings. Another great video as always!!
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Yes! I had one of my strongest paranormal experiences as I was about to walk the Cornfield Trail about 5 years ago! It happened just as I was about to walk the trail, starting across the street from the 7th & 4th Pennsylvania Monuments. I wanted to video my walk, so I turned on my phone, and just as I was about to hit “record”, my phone completely shut down, and would not turn back on. For several minutes, I tried to turn my phone back on, but it was dead (mind you it had 80% battery before I started trying to video!). I got back in my car, drove about 1/2 mile away, tried my phone again, and it turned immediately back on!
@@pjdemario1328 I've heard of several accounts just like that, and with video cameras shutting down. Pretty wild stuff.
@@DucatiGTS It was pretty wild! I was really relieved that my phone was ok after that 😵💫
No phantom baseball teams?
Perfect musical score for this presentation. The feeling of loss and reverence. Excellent job!
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I visited Antietam in October 2020 and was mesmerized by the cornfield and associated areas. So much so I lingered too long and missed visiting Bloody Lane because of nightfall. The corn had been harvested and so the field of view was vastly different. Heading back there next year.
Amazing place.
JD..... again you have taken a battlefield from the Civil War and made it come alive. As we watch we almost can hear the bullets fly overhead and past us. As a nation we must never forget what our ancestors faced during this time period. By the way the movie Glory is my favorite movie as well. Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington gave a great performance. Thank you for this vlog.
Best Civil War movie ever.
Fantastic series so well told as are all your videos love hearing about the American Civil war and all the brave men and women 🇬🇧
Women?
@@chuckrobinson599 yes women were involved in the civil war in many capacities.ie hospitals,municipalities,etc
@@robinfereday6562 bravery implies combat, not nursing.
@@chuckrobinson599 bravery comes in many forms
1993 Gettysburgh is my favorite Civil War film, superbly acted and as it shows the mistakes made by both sides.
It’s impossible to know what it would be like to have such an experience as this but the way you paint these lessons gives us a pretty clear picture. Thank you. It was a very dark time and it’s sad that this war even happened. So many young men never had the opportunity to live and so many women never saw their husbands and sons come home on both sides. As tragic as this is and as hard as some of the stories are to visualize, it must never be forgotten. Let’s also hope it’s never repeated.
Agreed. Thanks for watching.
You are very right.about history. like it or not.it does not change it.
Heathen I'm a rebel but I'm glad I wasn't around back then, no 1 year tours there. WW1 was very bad also, but only the Dead have seen the end of war. Armageddon will be the Last and worst battle on earth. If I had been in the war I would have wanted to be under Mosby in the Calvary. Shalom Infidel Strong
No, because we are one nation under God now!
@@vivians9392 In 1962The US Government Rejected Jehovah and God and Jesus Christ. Were under a god a Satanic god.
What a great documentary about the civil war! I appreciate your hard word and dedication to bring us these educational videos! Thank you!
A great battle. I did a study of this battle. The Southerns called it The Battle of Sharpsburg. The Northerners "sometimes" called battles after a near by creek or steam..... "Antietam Creek"
Much to study there.
@@TheHistoryUnderground yes so much History. Three battles- Cornfield, Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) and Burnsides Bridge.
I really wish someone would make a Glory or Gettysburg level quality movie about Antietam specifically. I know there are films with small parts about it but nothing that tells it in depth. Really surprising considering the history behind it.
Thank you for another great job.
Thanks!
That was a very interesting account of the Corn field at Antietam Battlefield. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it
We were there a year and a half ago and hired a wonderful guide, I love the fact I can refresh my memory and learn interesting new things watching your videos ... Thank you for your fine work !
Excellent video looking forward to the rest Thank you
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Learning so much more about this battle , thank you so much for the trouble you went to, to film these episodes!! Love watching and seeing some of these sites that I will probably never get to see in person. And your story telling is wonderful. Thank you!!!
Thank you!
This is just awesome! Thank you very much. This is the benchmark for how video presentations should be made.
Cool channel man, first time watcher. I love the story telling aspect while telling the audience what happened and when. I also really like your non political, side taking stuff and just giving a history lesson that anyone can learn from. Thanks!
Thanks! So glad that you enjoyed. Got a lot on here that you may find interesting.
Very well done, great episode as always! Thx, Andrew
Thanks!
Great video JD. I couldn't even imagine the fear that all the family's must have felt. God bless them. 🙏
Definitely a bad spot to be in.
The Cornfield fight has always been near and dear to me because I had two great great uncles that fought against each other there. One served with the 19th Indiana of the Iron Brigade. He survived the Antietam fight but would be killed in action the following year at Gettysburg. The other was one of the original members of Wheat's Louisiana Tiger Battalion. By the time of Antietam Wheat was dead and the remnants of the Battalion had been merged with Coppens Louisiana Zouaves. The last time he was heard from was in a letter written to his sister a couple of days after Second Manassas. It's presumed that he was killed at Antietam.
Oh dang!
No Rest for the Weary. Only the dead have seen the end of war. A Mini-ball and then a saw.
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This battle has always touched me deeply due to my love of corn. 🌽. Rebel yell!
Thumbs up on this series so far. I am a big fan of your civil war videos.
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I've been waiting so long for you to come to antietam. This is simply amazing! Thanks to the battlefield trust and The History Underground for doing this. It means alot. You covered it so well too. Simply amazed man thank you very much! I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You did it best.
I've watched a couple of your films on the battle now and have really enjoyed them. Was playing at a Scottish event in Alexandria a few years ago and a couple of friends gave me a run up to the battlefield and it's been great to see your detailed documentaries of the ground I walked. Thank you.
Beautiful job again.
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Stunning history lesson. So much to learn, from an excellent educator. I appreciate your effort to create such fantastic videos on all of your subjects. But, this one sure made you think about the horrific battle that took place on such a small piece of land. Tragic.
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Great video as always. I really appreciate the effort you and your crew put into these videos. Hat’s off. First rate!
Glad you like them!
This battlefield always touched me the most. I guess it’s just from the pure hell the soldiers met that day that gets me every time. Thank you for your work and perspective of this battle and all the others you have done.
Best 20 or so minutes I spent today!! Can't wait for the sunken lane video
Awesome! Thank you!
i absolutely love these videos, put together really well!
A great series JD, eagerly awaiting each new episode! I’ve been to Antietam battlefield a number of times and learned something new every time. It one of the best preserved and well presented of the battlefields I have visited.
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God, can you imagine how many dead north and south are nourishing the current field? It’s amazing.
Enjoy your travels and the history lessons
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Again, this is right up there as one of the best descriptions I have seen, wonderful editing and I look forward to your next uploads
Glad you enjoyed it!
Been enjoying the civil war series
Glad to hear it! Got a lot more coming.
Outstanding work, sir!
Thanks!
I was in the movie Glory. It was wild seeing all those people in Henry county Ga. Cannons and tents. I got picked to play a dead guy on the Union side. Lots of people!
Wow!