what a treat

sadly this black solders never say combat left alone be seen in the army after 2005.

@WolfLarsen85Who started the war by firing on Ft. Sumter? The South could have taken their case to the courts There's a very good chance that the Taney Supreme Court would have sided with the South. The South wanted war and they got it. The North fought the war to preserve the Union. The South fought it to preserve slavery.

sorry could not become a member, did not have that amount of money. however, i did donate a 100 and hope this helps.

@@jackcpaenterprises We value every penny for our mission. Thanks!

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To this day I can't get over McCleullan's inaction at the end of this battle. He had more than enough reserves to pursue Lee and end the war that day.

Ive always said that as well but just imagine seeing that many men die before you at your commands. Maybe just maybe he had some sort of trauma brought on by the war and froze. Who knows

@@shannonhondo260 What everyone said about him (both contemporaries and historians) was that he was very attached to his men, and beloved by most of them. He really didn't want to see anyone die. Admirable, but pretty hard to wage war that way, and so he was cautious literally to a fault. Grant seemed brutal by comparison, but Grant drank to excess, probably to cope with the horror.

@@rickrose5377 very well said Sir

Nick Curran I live in Waynesboro Pa 5 miles from the battle of monetary pass and 30 min from Gettysburg, it really is a surreal thing to live a short distance from majors battles like you said:)

I was at this battlefield 2 years ago. I was a bit surprised on how compact it really is. Also, the ridge not only behind 'the bridge', but also the ridge behind that ridge looked virtually impregnable, if held by any decent amount of troops. I'm surprised the Union generals thought anything would be accomplished by attacking that way. Apparently though, the Union forces almost succeeded in that direction if not for AP Hill.

@@sopwithsnoopy8779 Anybody interested in the American Civil War should be aware of the Irish contribution to both the Federal and Confederate armies. The Battle of Antietam(Sharpsburg to the Southerners) is the bloodiest day in American military history but there was hundreds if not thousands of Irishmen killed and wounded. The exploits of the Irish Brigade at Antietam have been well documented and no doubt you saw the beautiful monument dedicated to the Irish Brigade. There is also a beautiful statue dedicated to the 132nd Pennsylvania Regiment which was comprised of Irishmen. The Irish contribution to the Confrderate forces during this battle is not as well known. The famous Louisiana and Alabama regiments had a lot of Irishmen in their ranks. One of the most celebrated Confederate displays of fighting in this battle is the defence of the bridge by Georgians from Toomb's Brigade against superior numbers and delaying Burnside's advance. This documentary states that it was 400 Georgians that defended the bridge.The two regiments involved in the defence of this bridge were the 2nd and 20th Georgia regiments which had a large portion of Irishmen in their ranks. Another Irish connection to this battle is that this bridge was constructed and built by Irish craftsmen and labourers in 1836! It would later be known as Burnside's Bridge. The Medal of Honour was awarded to 1,196 Union soldiers throughout the Civil War. It has been documented that 89 Irishmen were awarded this honour. Some historians argue that the number is higher because Irish soldiers sometimes never put down their place of birth on their enlistment papers. The Irish Brigade was awarded 6 MOH. In 1975 the Congressional of Honour Society presented the Irish President with a plaque in recognition of the Irishmen who were awarded this honour in all the war's and conflicts that the USA were involved in. The Irish have the honour of having the highest number of MOH of any non-American servicemen in the US armed forces. I woud recommend the book "Green,Blue & Grey -The Irish in the American Civil War" by Cal McCarthy. As a matter of interest historians state that at least one third of Washington's Continental Army were Irish. No wonder a British politician stated in the House of Commons "We have lost the colonies to a bunch of Irish immigrant farmers". Wishing you all the best for 2020.

Yeah ..I used to live next to Manassas battlefield...1 night me & a friend went and dug up a skeleton..I call him Gary & I keep him in a rocking chair..Not sure who's side he was on cuz all his clothes r gone...Hold on,I heard a noise...Be Quiet Gary I'm trying to talk!..Sometimes he won't shut up!.. Anyway,lotsa traffic up there...Have a good 1!

@@johnroche7541 thank you sir for that information. ..Everyone who's anyone knows...when ya need the job done it's time for the mean GREEN killing machine!

When you get to Gettysburg, find the tour company that uses Segways to go around the battlefield. First they teach you how to ride one, then they take you out for an organized tour. Kind of expensive but worth it!

@@samiam619 Thanks a lot! I will do so when I go! 👍

Comparto el agradecimiento a este envidiable trabajo de preservación histórica. Saludos desde Chile

God bless you

@@gastonarce Muchas gracias!

In what side confederate or union?

@@BruhBruh-qo5lr Union. 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Though I think I may have been hasty, his regiment may not have arrived at Antietam in time for the battle. But made it to Gettysburg to clean up Confederate sharpshooters.

My great-great-great grandfather faught and was mortaly wounded in this battle. He was the Virginian 6th infantry devision G. I will never forget his sacrifice for what he believed in.

@@davedavid7385 What did he believe in?

my ancestor was 69th new yotk infantry regiment

Well Said So true !

This sort of thing will definitely repeat itself in what's left of this country, we are leading up to it now, sides are galvanizing, it is inevitable.

​@@MeatPuppet1962 you sound crazy but I think you're right! I need to move away from the city......

​@@jhb9254You are feeding into hysteria over something that won't happen. If it did happen, it wouldn't happen in the cities. Cities around the country tend to heavily lean towards one of the political splits you mention. Moreover, most Americans vehemently believe fighting and killing over politics is wrong, only the most extremist of extreme would join in. It's easy to talk a lot of talk, it's very difficult to take a life. People have very well tried to start a civil war, even the online propaganda of the Russian federation and CCP can't divide us that far. The National reserve would be there within hours with helicopters and armored vehicles, the US Air Force would be able to suppress any threat, there is no tech out there any civilian nor militia could muster to take on jet fighters. If US military can go toe to toe with any military in the world, you best believe that power extends to home as well. It is impossible for it to get this far out of hand. Listen, if it didn't happen in the 1960s, it's not going to happen ever again. The gap in tech between an organized military and a militia is too steep, only other militaries can take on other militaries these days. Maybe you can do light gorilla fighting, that's about it. Nothing of the sort will ever happen here, too many things have changed between now and then. In fact falling for the thought that it is inevitable, is what our enemies want us to do, to distract us from the geopolitical moves they are making around the world.

You figure they’d learn after 2 wars where the US beat them that they would know American resolve

I get the Revolutionary War, but what's the second? Because we did NOT win the War of 1812, lol

@@sovereignyt6314 you 100% never won 1812 because a bunch of natives and out numbered troops and malita threw you out.

​@@KermitTheGamer21AT ALL...& FOUGHT ALONG SIDE THEM IN WW1

americans and french togeather...whilst on both your soil...at the same time uprisings in india were seen as the most important..the wars of 1776 and 1812 are only relevant to americans no one else...at the same time canada with held you lot. ..get an education mate..something you lot dont understand..as we are taught world history...because we have the greatest history there is...​@@sovereignyt6314

probably didn’t take a scratch because he was cavalry

@@jfk8540 cavalry didn’t die ?

Probably was hiding the whole time

@@jfk8540 2nd PA cav losses 253 men in the war

@@klingergary 2nd PA cav lost 253 men in the war

With the graphics yes; but they play fast and loose with the facts.

@@mnpd3 how so? And im not trying to poke at you either, i am just curious as to what you see differently?

In those days, they cherished life, but were convinced of a better life afterwards if they gave their life on earth for something important. Different times...

🇬🇧🤝🇸🇴 Britannia and dixie were buddies during the war :)

@@jacksonguillory8114 Is that the somali flag 😆 but in all seriousness I think britain would have probably aided the Confederacy if they abolished slavery before they left the union. Britain could not recognise a new country that's economy heavily relied on the institution of slavery so we stayed neutral.

@@DaDoM123 I agree. Same reason why nearly all of the native tribes sided with the Confederates and contributed their own people to their cause, except for a select few, who remained neutral and didn't side with the Union either. The union was pretending to play savior(lying and propaganda about it being fought for slavery)and be all righteous, when they were literally the same govt that majorly contributed to the slaughter and push west of the native peoples. The natives tolerated and even likes the Confederacy, they understood what they were going through. They hated the Union with a passion lol

God bless the south

@@kevinpiacente3456 no

@@kevinpiacente3456 yeah, clearly god was on your side on that one 😂 god stands with the union !

I make a several week tour of Revolutionary/Civil War battlefields in VA (and Gettysburg) last June. Would like to do it again. I would stand at the fields and imagine what it was like. With Covid/lockdown there were no crowds to interfere, save at Gettysburg, even there not so much.

Most impressive. Those men were real Heroes.

It's crazy to think, but that's the way the world unfolds. Someone else would be writing this story if yours didn't make it.

I've had the same feelings. My 3rd great grandfather, John Lann, was there with the New York Light Artillery. He was wounded in the leg and taken off the field. I've always wondered, just a foot or so higher...

Were you in the US Navy during th 60s?

This bloody conflict tore the noble documents of the Founders into tatters. America can not heal from this. Only try to learn tolerance for all Americans and the higher values of brotherhood and harmony.

@Checkmate Chess Channel are you still sore the slave owner lost the civil war? Wow some of you are real human trash cans.

@Simon Causyn At least they honestly wanted what they did. "I have two great enemies, the southern army in front of me and the bankers in my rear. Of the two the one at my rear is my greatest foe". The only Confederate I dislike is Albert Pike because he truly was scum. But all in all the confederates at worst were puppets to the British.

@TriplePlay Really? You're the first person who said that. I prefer a little humor with my history, but okay.

@TriplePlay its plenty funny

@TriplePlay I chuckled.

Hahahaha 😂😂😂😂

You made me snort. Congrats.

They did indeed and look what it's become.

It use to be US policy to name aircraft carriers after famous us battle like Midway, Yorktown etc. That is now changed and all fleet carriers are named after presidents.

Get there early in the morning. If you ever visit Shiloh get ready to spend a day there as there's all kinds of hidden info in the forest trails.

highly recommended. it is relatively unchanged. To look out over the corn field near Dunker Church, to stand in Bloody Lane and to walk over Burnside's Bridge is surreal, hard to verbalize, you can almost feel the hallowed ground. You can then head about 1hr 30mins south to Manassas, Va and take in not 1 but 2 battles. Manassas is kept very nice and you get to see where Thomas Jackson became Stonewall Jackson. :)Or head an hour north to Gettysburg, stand in Devils Den, look out from Little Round Top, and walk Pickets Charge. All very worth while trips.

I actually live about 5-7 minutes from the battlefield by car. On nice days, I can be found there. Been there countless times over my lifetime, and it never gets old. The feeling you get walking among the paths is indescribable. Fun Fact: my last name is Jackson. I'll let you guess to whom I'm related. :P I'm not bragging or even proud of it, but the history is interesting to me.

may day That’s part of the reason I want to go! I’ve heard a lot of cool stories and want to experience something like that.

CelticApollyon That’s awesome man! I’m a history junkie so anything that has to do with military history or history in general I’m in love with. I’m so glad everyone is giving me good suggestions!

By the way, I first started donating to you guys back in 2007 when you were still the Civil War Preservation Trust. I have a large stack of battlefield maps from you that I've collected over the years. They are thumbtacked all over my house.

Im not an expert but I know enough that I think I can explain the importance of crossfire. Armies of this era (and the previous 100 years) had very stiff formations. Regiments formed incredibly broad but shallow lines. Men stood shoulder to shoulder facing the same direction. This maximized the amount of fire regiments could pour into the enemy lines. This also meant that it did not matter much at which section of the regiment the enemy aimed its guns at. The lines were so shallow that soldiers were technically only ever aiming at a single enemy soldier at a time. That is, if the soldiers were facing the enemy head-on. Everything changes when one regiment engages another regiment at an angle, with a 90 degree angle being the most optimal. In that case, the regiment is facing the other regiment directly from the side. This allows the flanking regiments to pour all their fire into a small space because from their point of view, the enemy soldiers are all standing behind each other instead of standing next to each other. As a result, the chance that enemy soldiers get hit by bullets is massively increased, because any bullets that miss the first soldiers have a signifigant chance of hitting the soldiers standing behind them. At the same time, the enemy regiment cannot fire back effectively because their soldiers are blocking each others range of fire since they are standing behind each other. Rotating a regiment while it is receiving crossfire is also incredibly difficult. Now, in the case of artillery vs infantry, a lot of the same benefits apply. By the time of the American Civil War, artillery was starting to become more accurate. Artillery officers of this era were well-trained soldiers who had often spent years learning about geometry. They knew how to aim. So if artillery battery is facing an enemy regiment at a 90 degree angle, then they only really need to get the direction right - if the shell if aimed too high to hit the first soldiers, itll hit the soldiers behind them instead. In the case of artillery vs artillery, a crossfire implies that one side’s artillery is able to fire on an enemy battery from two different locations at the same time - one battery fires at the enemy head-on, the other one at an angle. In such a situation, the enemy artillery will be neutralized on short order, because they will always be exposing their sides to enemy artillery fire no matter what direction they face, and they cannot quickly reposition themselves to find better cover. The only realistic option left for enemy artillery is to retreat before the exposed carriage and ammunition of their guns is hit from the side.

Artillery "crossfire" vs. artillery is an example of the counter-battery fire that occurred at Sharpsburg. An example of artillery "crossfire" vs. infantry occurs at Fredericksburg in front of the sunken stone wall in front of Marye's Heights. Field fortifications at and around Lee's Hill created reentrant angles and swept the ground in front of the sunken road with withering artillery fire.

The modern box barrage was foreshadowed by the concentrated counter-battery fire that was often used against the southern artillery units. Federal artillery was far superior in numbers and quality and their counter-battery fire was the nexus of these two characteristics. At Sharpsburg the Confederate batteries were forced into employment to repulse Federal infantry and the far off Federal guns could focus on the Confederate batteries.

There are some excellent KZfaq videos on this subject, including a number of excellent live-fire excersizes, using period-accurate rounds and propellants.

We don’t need your whole life story

Greetings, Joanne. As for HipsterDoofus... I think the account name is telling, although I think that HipsterCad or some such would have been more appropriate. Tell me, as you are in Singapore, what brings you to an interest in the American Civil War, or The War of Northern Aggression?

It's also a great way to visualize when a unit disintegrates or routes.

It's simply because it's what everyone else was doing. That was one reason they used those tight formations. You see everyone else marching in one direction together and you are naturally compelled to do the same. Anyone who didn't would be instantly singled out and arrested for execution, or just flat out shot on the spot.

30 minutes to the battle field ?

Hagerstown isn’t far from Antietam you can get their in 30 mins or less

It's not an easy job, but I do what I can! - Andy

Maybe..but my friend's wife shot him in the foot last year...Watch whoever you are with ..And watch them close...have a good 1!

Between adding wounded who died in 1866-7 and modern historiography, the total number of casualties is now accepted as 700-750,000, of which 2/3 died of disease.

Try..Antietam Landscape turned Red by Stephen Sears.

@@vacool9421 S. W. Sears. One of the best Civil War writers of all time!

im doing just the same thing.... shelby foots read and these videos are so good. the understanding gained is priceless...

@@JamesTheCivilWarGuy They definitely help me visualize the battles.

You should check out Time-Life's series of books from the 1980's. There's lots of great maps like we see in these videos, some more strategic context, a great look at the technology and lot's of small personal stories of individual soldiers. Also, there's none of Shelby Foote's incorrect, biased opinions (though some of his opinions are correct, not all of them are).

Did they sell it?...I only inherited my family's attitude.

They sold it or turned it over to the park service from what I heard

@@tonyroulette6179 hi ..yeah that's good if they sold it to the park service..I mean.if you couldn't have it..Ide go take it back..give me my farm back Mister!...Thanks for responding..

Va Cool I live in wa.state and already have a farm ,I can’t believe how much family I had in the civil war,Dennison’s,potters,poes,Roulettes,Cody,

Thanks! We only cover the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War, but we hope you are able to find other things on our channel that peak your interest!

My Grandad fought in Vietnam as well.

Ghosts?

This was a video about the tactics of a specific battle--fascinating, to be sure, but school classes seldom get into the weeds like this. They are more about big-picture issues--and rightly so.

They won't let them see this in public schools...it has Confederates in it.

@may day It sure seems that way lately!

@@vacool9421 Yeah, but the Confederates loose, so there's that. (Yes I know that this is a joke, and over a year old; this is my weird way of adding to the joke, sorry)

Walking Antietam I had a profound deja vue experience that left me emotionally drained.

What side did they fight on?

@@arym1108 Here's a clue--one North Carolina, and two Georgia regiments.

@@arym1108 Confedetate.

I've watched it. He makes some good points about Mac's handicaps at Antietam, especially new soldiers who had no idea how to use a weapon. It softens my attitude toward him about 1/32".

That is a fantastic book