Antietam: Animated Battle Map

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  @AmericanBattlefieldTrust · 7 years ago · pinned

  For our returning viewers, these are the same productions as before, just with our new American Battlefield Trust opening. We wanted a more cohesive look moving forward as our audience continues to grow. As always we appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to share our passion for American history.

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  @rickrose5377 · 6 years ago

  The rarest words ever spoken: "McClellan decides to attack."

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  @jwf1964 · 5 years ago

  Winston Churchill was once asked how he knew the Americans would be such resolute and determined allies, when many of his countrymen were skeptical.  He said, “I studied the American Civil War.  I knew they would fight to the bitter end.”

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  @nickcurran3105 · 7 years ago

  Living in Northern Virginia I can watch these videos and then drive a short distance to the actual sites.  It's so cool to see the landmarks in the videos and then see them in person the same day.  The cornfield at Antietam still grows corn.  It's an amazing place to visit.

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• GA

  @gabemoore2840 · 5 years ago

  The sheer death toll is staggering, these men no matter what side lived through something we can't comprehend.

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  @vgotnofingers · 3 years ago

  European here - the American Civil War is taught at schools in Europe, but in general terms only. I was, however, aware that the conflict tends to be described as &apos;bloody&apos;. Never had any idea how much though. This video series is a masterpiece, perfectly showcasing how 18th century line tactics, in combination with early modern weapons could be so deadly to both sides. This is literally back-and-forth under a hail of bullets. What a horror. I cannot imagine how courageous one would have to be, to do this for an entire day.<br><br>It would be fantastic to see something like this series made for the Napoleonic Wars.

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  @d_samber · 5 years ago

  I nearly cried at the end. I am from Spain, learning and supporting from the distance your great job and admiring your will to preserve American history. I hope I can go to those sacred places once in my life. I have no words to express how grateful I am for what you are doing to educate and protect places for future generations. I truly admire you people. From the soul of my heart: THANK YOU.

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  @Nothing-zw3yd · 6 years ago

  This is great. My great-great-grandfather fought at Antietam and in Williamsport. He survived, and went back to his farm in Pennsylvania, the land is still in the family.

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  @thomasshaner2725 · 6 years ago

  the Dunker Church, is one of the most unforgettable places I&apos;ve ever visited. the Alamo is the other place.

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  @dclark142002 · 4 years ago

  If you ever get a chance, do visit the battlefield at Antietam. You can&apos;t really understand how and why this battle went the way it did until you stand where those men and officers stood.<br><br>The maps in the video are great, and very informative...but what they don&apos;t show is just how rolling the battlefield actually is. The fact that the place where Sumner and Franklin&apos;s corps come out of the woods is uniquely situated such that anyone standing there cannot even SEE the CSA center or any of their positions because of the way the ground undulates...yet the CSA center can clearly see that location...helps you understand how Sedgewick could be ordered to attack the left flank of the enemy and yet completely fail to deploy properly...because neither Sedgewick nor Sumner could actually tell where the enemy was.<br><br>The bloody lane is also impacted by this...as the Union regiments were not visible to the defenders of the lane until very close range due to the way the ground rolls. Thus, that fight was conducted at murderously close range...and the union regiments piled up on each other as they crest the little rise and are immediately presented with a close range fight against an entrenched foe. The fall back by the southern regiments is precipitated by a Union regiment armed with buck and ball rather than rifles or single shot muskets arriving in front of a portion of the lane that was NOT sunken...they took one volley from the enemy...were instructed to rush the line...pushed the enemy regiment out of the way, and then turned and were able to take the entire lane in flank fire with their essentially shotguns. That made the lane a death trap and the southern regiments understandably retreated post-haste.<br><br>The Burnside bridge fight is at least more understandable. It would only be taken when the seargents of the regiments ordered to attack the bridge just ordered their men to rush over the bridge rather than trying to fire to push the enemy back from the high ground overlooking the creek.<br><br>Personally, I think Lee intended to fight McClellan around here and dropped the orders as an intentional ruse.<br><br>But McClellan should have won the day here...but the Union army was still pretty amatuer in terms of skill...and you see that in the clumsy maneuvering, the lack of good scouting and staff coordination, and the poor fighting skill of some of the units.

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  @ace50cal1 · 6 years ago

  Tears 😢. &nbsp;May God rest the souls of all Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

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  @dianealbrecht496 · 6 years ago

  I visited Antietam a few times. Lovely, lovely, well kept site. The tragedy that happened there was beyond horrifying. &nbsp;Breaks my heart knowing i was walking on the same ground that so many soldiers once lay dying. RIP.

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