Where the Battle of Antietam REALLY Started History Traveler Episode 247

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  @TheHistoryUnderground · 3 years ago · pinned

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• WH

  @whitewwjd9009 · 3 years ago

  I see The History Underground posted a new video, I watch it. I&apos;m a simple man.

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• GE

  @Georgiajason · 3 years ago

  Is it strange that at the point of mentioning the soldiers cry for a messenger, I could feel the emotion even without standing on that ground. &nbsp;Intense sadness and complete awe. &nbsp;<br>I’m completely invested and captivated by this series as I have been with the history of the war for a number of years. As a Georgia man, being a descendant of those who fought with long forgotten stories that I was told second hand by my grandmother years back, I thank you for your service and devotion in what you bring to us all. &nbsp;May this history never be forgotten and never be erased and may you be blessed in all your work. &nbsp;Thank you.

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• ML

  @mlbrooks4066 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I have volunteered for years, working at both Antietam and Gettysburg. &nbsp;Gettysburg got Disneyfied over the years, but Antietam has stayed somber, respectful, owing largely to the locals who have lived there over the past 160 years and kept out even McDonald&apos;s and WalMart. &nbsp;Plenty respect is due the organizations who reclaimed the field for the Park Service, removing more modern houses. &nbsp;At Antietam, you get a better feel for what happened, and what happened is that thousands died and were wounded so that the USA might continue as a democratic republic under its Constitution, without the cancer of slavery.

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• JO

  @johnlivella9732 · 3 years ago

  Love the Civil War era. Your videos bring that history to life! Thank for the hard work!

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• NI

  @nimitz1739 · 3 years ago

  Awesome! I took part in the liberty rifles portraying the 4th Texas at the anniversary of Antietam last month. The fog over the Battlefield is so strong early in the morning coming from the Potomac River. Couldn’t imagine having to fight in that fog. But getting up early in the morning after sleeping on the hard cold ground “It was really too cold to sleep” Then Marching to the cornfield and all you can see is the dark forms of the soldiers marching in front of you. It really gives you a period rush as living historians call it.

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• CO

  @ColdWarrior-rn9jc · 3 years ago

  Thank you for these fantastic, well-produced videos. I&apos;m pretty well-versed on Antietam, Scout-mastered in Maryland for many years, and took our troop there for many years during the luminaries (later than actual anniversary). Very moving; every year we put out 23,110 luminary bags to represent the number of men that lay dead or dying from one single day&apos;s battle. The public then drives through at night time... moving, haunting, and very emotional.

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• FR

  @FRANKLIN-nu6wo · 3 years ago

  Great coverage of the battle and additional coverage of what took place!

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• PL

  @plunkett1719 · 3 years ago

  One very important note of what happened on the 16th is that because Hooker’s advanced other troops up the Keedysville rd beyond the Smoketown rd and now secured the Hagerstown Pike. And unbeknownst to him, McClellan had met his objective, which was to cut Lee off from advancing any farther north. Lee had no choice but fight, survive and retreat!

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• TA

  @tamarcanady5333 · 3 years ago

  the ACTUAL bridge, that&apos;s so cool.

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• KE

  @keithhuotari2571 · 3 years ago

  Awesome video, thanks!! I was just studying Antietam yesterday - because of your other videos! I wish the Middle Bridge still existed because a veteran from my hometown led the 4th U.S. Infantry across that bridge on September 16. There is a marker there, but the bridge is long gone.

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• DE

  @deadmetal8692 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m getting to the point in life where I&apos;ve forgotten half the stuff I&apos;ve learned. So yeah, thanks my man for re-learning me things I&apos;ve forgot and learning thing&apos;s that I did not yet know.

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