The Terminator of Antietam at THE BLOODY LANE | History Traveler Episode 251

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  @TheHistoryUnderground · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @WoyLad · 3 years ago (edited)

  I got to visit Antietam a few years ago. &nbsp;Midweek, no one around. &nbsp;A crisp fall morning, with some fog wafting gently, everything damp and soft. &nbsp;I walked the fields and trails with interest, and then I found myself upon Bloody Lane. &nbsp;I&apos;d seen the images of that day, and they came to me, true and immediately. &nbsp;I was astounded by the overwhelming feeling of sadness, horror, and loss in that ditch. &nbsp;It was like I could feel every soul lost on that field within myself. &nbsp;It was all I could do to not weep openly. I could not stay longer.

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  @michaelnaretto3409 · 3 years ago

  “It is well that war is so terrible–we would grow too fond of it!” &nbsp;Robert E. Lee

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  @jasonwilliamson8416 · 3 years ago

  My great great grandpa served in the 7th West Virginia of French&apos;s Division at Antietam. He was one of three ancestors that participated in the battle, two Union and one Confederate. He was initially reported as KIA at Bloody Lane but was actually alive and well and served with the regiment all the way to Appomattox.

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  @warrengoss7547 · 3 years ago

  I was in the movie about the Battle of Antietam that&apos;s shown in the visitors center. I&apos;m the Confederate soldier who is shooting the Union soldier on the cover of the movie. It&apos;s narrated by James Earl Jones. We filmed on the actual battlefield park.

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  @reznerPTV · 3 years ago

  I hope you understood what you do for people with these videos. Not only are they super educational but you take us to places a lot of us don’t have time/money to go to. I can totally relax and allow you to take me back in time and for that I can’t thank you enough . Thank you

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  @1psychofan · 3 years ago

  I’ve read about the sunken road in many soldier memoir’s ….really cool to see it! And the story of General Gordon? WOW! &nbsp;Hopefully he was thanking God for the rest of his life!

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  @stephennickles7389 · 3 years ago

  Watching your videos is like being immersed in a good book, it took me a second to emerge into present day. Fascinating work, thank you

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  @Jerry-fn5nx · 3 years ago

  Completely crazy about John B Gordon getting hit that many times and still survives the war. I love how they still put up those old-style rail fence lines along the sunken road. Really gives an authentic feel

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  @iangraham6351 · 3 years ago

  I can&apos;t believe someone in that day and age could survive that many wounds. &nbsp;Not just because of the volume of injuries, but because of how dirty the tools and everything used to treat the wounded. &nbsp;There weren&apos;t any sterile hospitals on the battlefields. &nbsp;Im just amazed. &nbsp;Thanks for keeping history alive on this channel. &nbsp;I&apos;m from Pennsylvania, and Ive only been to Gettysburg. &nbsp;I&apos;m definitely hoping to visit Antietam some day.

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  @jamesgang6206 · 3 years ago

  General John B Gordon was absolutely tough as a titanium plate. Horribly wounded at bloody lane but survived .What a great general..

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  @davewoodmancy5124 · 3 years ago

  I remember in high school history was my absolutely favorite class to take. The thing I love about your videos is you explain very well and it&apos;s more in depth than what you would get in a book. You actually go to the sites where history was made.

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