"Dead on the Field": Walking Antietam's Bloody Cornfield

"Dead on the Field": Walking Antietam's Bloody Cornfield | History Traveler Episode 248

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Жыл бұрын

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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@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

Can I just add the GMOH has an awesome store! My orders ship fast too! And with Christmas coming…need I say more?

@ChrisJohnson-hk6es Жыл бұрын

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. I love your channel. I can't get enough.

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisJohnson-hk6es it’s a GREAT movie…I loved it. EVERY TIME I’ve seen it!

@Davehash Жыл бұрын

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.

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

@@Davehash right? JD is awesome and always interesting

@janiefox3458 Жыл бұрын

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

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Interesting! So much history around there.

@pelonehedd7631 Жыл бұрын

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.

@mikechampion1614 Жыл бұрын

Jaime Fox I can only imagine the stories you could tell. Much respect to Your Father. For trying to preserve history and the stories.

@janiefox3458 Жыл бұрын

@@mikechampion1614 You are so right -- in fact I have been asked to write a book about those stories.

@allanpritchard3972 Жыл бұрын

N I

@rashedalbuainain4344 Жыл бұрын

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

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! So glad that you’re enjoying it.

@scentlessapprentice88 Жыл бұрын

@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.

@Jerry-fn5nx Жыл бұрын

Hard to fathom the souls lost that morning. Those soldiers had tremendous courage to face that kind of hell. Wow

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Heck of a place.

@rtk3543 Жыл бұрын

Love the way you talk about the human side of war, each man that died was a personal tragedy. Thanks JD.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@mindymallette5935 Жыл бұрын

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.

@englishkev107 Жыл бұрын

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 👍

@pache2112 Ай бұрын

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.🫡

@Jedi_On_The_Gray_Path Жыл бұрын

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.

@all.day.day-dreamer Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Pretty wild to see those old photos and then stand in the same spot.

@Tomatohater64 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

I agree. Horrifying.

@daren7543 Жыл бұрын

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! 🤔🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

@aft3r-lif382 Жыл бұрын

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

@JustMe-mh2pn 11 ай бұрын

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.

@fredv7487 Жыл бұрын

Thanks JD. Above and beyond as always. 👍👍👍👍👍

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@rvt2239 Жыл бұрын

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.

@scentlessapprentice88 Жыл бұрын

Ours too and in Gettysburg. What Regiment/unit was he with did you know?

@scentlessapprentice88 Жыл бұрын

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.

@scentlessapprentice88 Жыл бұрын

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.

@scottkrise1867 Жыл бұрын

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.

@asherlevin6795 19 күн бұрын

My ancestor was with 6th Louisiana infantry. Killed at Hagerstown pike

@ChristyD067 Жыл бұрын

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?

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

We'll hit Chancellorsville at some point. Got some content from the Bloody Lane coming up.

@davidensign5172 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine what those guys saw and went through.

@phillipmullins1643 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@normagrimstad8869 Жыл бұрын

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.

@BSU55 Жыл бұрын

You are correct. One bad day and a town and the surrounding farms lost all their their young men.

@Elizabeth-dw6lc 11 ай бұрын

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.

@ronalddesiderio7625 Жыл бұрын

The wholesale slaughter is unimaginable. The stones on these guys is just incredible. Bodies of your friends just piled up like chord wood

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Awful.

@Chiller01 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Awful.

@zachv1942 Жыл бұрын

They definitely where built different back then.

@keithrayeski6417 8 ай бұрын

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.

@eloragunn3234 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the glory nod. Also my personal favorite. Robert Gould Shaw's recovered sword on display in Boston was magnificent

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Best Civil War movie ever.

@connorsimpson2997 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

That means a lot to me. Thank you.

@mattpiepenburg8769 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic material- as always. Greatly appreciated. Have walked those corn fields more than once and always left silent by the impressions.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@bmcg5296 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Can't even imagine what it must have looked like.

@skimmer8774 Жыл бұрын

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 .

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@jackiemack8653 Жыл бұрын

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.

@holdenhenrysilver5147 Жыл бұрын

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!

@francopasta3704 Жыл бұрын

How these Generals and Field Grade Officers maintained command and control of their forces in that era with no radio communications is incredible.

@stuckinperth 5 ай бұрын

U can bet they’re doing it from the safest place near the battlefield

@charlesstanfordmusic Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Quite the place.

@JonJaeden Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@DustinWiseM1 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Ha! Awesome. Glad that you're enjoying the series!

@tch1225 Жыл бұрын

Another great video!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

@andygossard4293 Жыл бұрын

Simply the best, Sir. Your efforts make me want to visit these sights much more than if I had not seen this

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@SoCal780 Жыл бұрын

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!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@leemurrah278 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Holy smokes. Yeah, I’d say so.

@xxjj4082 Жыл бұрын

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.

@w.charlesyoung2653 Жыл бұрын

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!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@johnmarlin4661 Жыл бұрын

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 !!

@richsnyder8015 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@joeritchie4554 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad that it’s proving helpful.

@reloadncharge9907 Жыл бұрын

Very well done, great episode as always! Thx, Andrew

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TerrapinStation Жыл бұрын

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!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! So glad that you enjoyed. Got a lot on here that you may find interesting.

@victoriawhite3662 Жыл бұрын

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!

@camdodge9891 Жыл бұрын

JD brilliant video thanks and greetings from United Kingdom 🇬🇧

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@jeffreyburress2200 Жыл бұрын

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.

@iflungdung8847 Жыл бұрын

Hi I'm JD back for another dose of history

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@TravelAlongAdventures 11 ай бұрын

What a great documentary about the civil war! I appreciate your hard word and dedication to bring us these educational videos! Thank you!

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

“Oh poor Paulie!”😂😂😂😂

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Ha!

@Chiller01 Жыл бұрын

Polly?

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

@@Chiller01 my friend spells it “Paulie” not sure which is correct grammatically speaking….never thought about that

@Chiller01 Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

@@Chiller01 good point!

@jefferyfowler7860 Жыл бұрын

Great video JD. I couldn't even imagine the fear that all the family's must have felt. God bless them. 🙏

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Definitely a bad spot to be in.

@guyatwood6969 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always. I really appreciate the effort you and your crew put into these videos. Hat’s off. First rate!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Texasbluestunes Жыл бұрын

This is just awesome! Thank you very much. This is the benchmark for how video presentations should be made.

@VloggingThroughHistory Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Really enjoying your view of this battle so far!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

I can honestly say, I will never look at cornfields the same way again! Wow! That must have been scary

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Quite the bloodletting that took place there.

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground indeed! May we never forget it!

@Chard-O Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Amazing place.

@erickstiner1668 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jakedarnell479 Жыл бұрын

JD, good choice of favorite civil war movie! Great movie

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@paulbarron9745 Жыл бұрын

Great video. It inspires me to visit Antietam a second time. I used to volunteer for the N Parks Department and provide tours of the Stonewall Jackson Shrine which they now call a museum or death site.

@normahird9059 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Best Civil War movie ever.

@oneofmanyte3321 Жыл бұрын

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.

@robinfereday6562 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic series so well told as are all your videos love hearing about the American Civil war and all the brave men and women 🇬🇧

@chuckrobinson599 Жыл бұрын

Women?

@robinfereday6562 Жыл бұрын

@@chuckrobinson599 yes women were involved in the civil war in many capacities.ie hospitals,municipalities,etc

@chuckrobinson599 Жыл бұрын

@@robinfereday6562 bravery implies combat, not nursing.

@robinfereday6562 Жыл бұрын

@@chuckrobinson599 bravery comes in many forms

@terryeustice5399 Жыл бұрын

That was a very interesting account of the Corn field at Antietam Battlefield. Thanks for sharing!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@rodskopyk2506 Жыл бұрын

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

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@danwoodliefphotography871 Жыл бұрын

I could not help but notice that when I started this that it was posted 17 minutes ago.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@johnblessing2642 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@cyndiebill6631 Жыл бұрын

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!!!😊 😁👍

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Right at harvest time too. Awful.

@mr.tall-man1573 Жыл бұрын

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.

@pigybak Жыл бұрын

Glad he went back for the bird. True animal lover.

@davidcross2021 Жыл бұрын

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 !

@gale212 Жыл бұрын

I love watching this stuff. I built those worm fences there near the Miller House many years ago.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@gale212 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@matthewchiz8488 Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up on this series so far. I am a big fan of your civil war videos.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@hotbug597 Жыл бұрын

Perfect musical score for this presentation. The feeling of loss and reverence. Excellent job!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@hugovargas7411 9 ай бұрын

Love your civil war stories and channel!

@TheHistoryUnderground 9 ай бұрын

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@adamlee3772 7 күн бұрын

I found your channel purely by accident and I find it fascinating. Thank you for taking the time to produce such interesting factual videos.

@TheHistoryUnderground 7 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@ronnylee8393 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great job.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tammyguerrero5613 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MrEaglesfan40 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video looking forward to the rest Thank you

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@OkieHusker255 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping keep history alive!! We're cut from the same cloth.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@noreaster6002 Жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq, 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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that more than you know.

@noreaster6002 Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@jlamont2367 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I absolutely love your coverage.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@davidvaninwagen9391 2 ай бұрын

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.

@scroungey9417 Жыл бұрын

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.

@raindog8684 2 ай бұрын

This is a spectacular series. Thank you very much.

@VSdrummer010 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding work, sir!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@scentlessapprentice88 Жыл бұрын

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.

@fingalcromar95 Жыл бұрын

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.

@cheyennedanz8567 Жыл бұрын

Very good vid. Live in Md and have been to Antietam many of times. You give a very good perspective describing the battle while walking the battlefield. A lot better than trying to visualize the situation watching animated battle maps. Well done. Thank you.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@jackladny5864 Жыл бұрын

You do such a great job, thanks for your work!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@normahird9059 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Their performance was top notch in that movie.

@ronaldwhalen8143 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel so much. You explain things so well. Perfect voice for this job. All the best to you.

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

Really great episode JD! Really makes ya think about the horrors of war…and appreciate what these men (both sides) faced. Humbling!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@allsmiles2938 Жыл бұрын

Content and editing skills is 💯 keep up the great work!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!! That means a lot.

@nolanlocke3377 Жыл бұрын

i absolutely love these videos, put together really well!

@Georgiajason Жыл бұрын

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.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Thanks for watching.

@mikechampion1614 Жыл бұрын

You are very right.about history. like it or not.it does not change it.

@tigerboy60 Жыл бұрын

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

@vivians9392 Жыл бұрын

No, because we are one nation under God now!

@tigerboy60 Жыл бұрын

@@vivians9392 In 1962The US Government Rejected Jehovah and God and Jesus Christ. Were under a god a Satanic god.

@mamab4211 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing series JD! I can’t imagine tracking thru the corn fields knowing the enemy could be and is right there! Thank you for educating me! 💪🏻🫶🏼👍

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@watchthetriple8224 Жыл бұрын

Great job.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@SpinningbacKFisT Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing old photos of the property from the discussed time period. That's important to me. I'm thrilled to have discovered your channel today. New subscriber.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼