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I put in a post on the video about Col. Henry Strong's dead horse, but it is not showing. I added a link to a photograph of Col. Henry Strong and the actions of General Harry Hays Louisiana brigade that day. I can repost it tomorrow hopefully.
As a RU-vid follower of Gary and the American battlefield trust, I do love his passion.. Jeff from Scotland 🏴, who enjoys learning about USA's 246 year history.. thank you. Jeff
In 1973 our grade school had a field trip to the Gettysburg battle field. I had my very first camera a Kodak 110 automatic. The pictures I took intrigued my dad and grandfather so much at the end of that summer we all went to Gettysburg the entire family. My dad and grandfather strayed to this wooded area while my mom grandmother and my young girlfriend all walked back to the truck because of the August heat. While my dad watched my grandfather grapple with a sandwich he was sitting on a rock and thought my grandfather had dropped something out of his pockets. What it actually turned out to be was finger bone sticking out of the ground with the rest of the hand right there with it. Its still in its case above my dads fireplace. It was gruesome reminder to anyone that sees it that was not just in picture books it was real. Should we have left the hand there? My dad said after serving in the Korean war he wanted the hand in a safe place where he is sure it would not be disturbed. I think what my dad meant to really say is war is not novelty to look at.
My great grandfather fought with the New York Zouaves at this battle and wrote about his experiences at Antietam, Fredericksburg and others he participated in during the Civil War. I now have his memoirs some of which were published in a newspaper of the era . When I tell this to people they sometimes look at me like they think I am lying but I am 75 and was mostly raised by my grandfather and grandmother and it was this grandfather, Walter Parks Hollywood who was the son of Civil War veteran Joseph Hollywood. Joseph was born in 1843 and my grandfather was born in 1894 which means Joe was old enough to be my grandfather's grandfather.
I think you mean that Joe was your grandfather's father, not your "grandfather's grandfather." My grandfather was born in 1889. His father, my great grandfather, had moved to West Virginia when it split with Virginia to join the Union as a free state. They also split with their side of the family who wanted a Confederacy. Not much different now for many families divided by White Nationalists and our Democracy.
@@stan4now Yes I stated Joe was my grandfathers father when I said "Walter Parks Hollywood was the son of Civil War veteran Joseph Hollywood." I added that Joe was old enough to be my grandfathers grandfather to emphasize their age difference because a lot of people do some quick math and think a man my age couldn't possibly have a great grandfather the age of Joseph Hollywood and I can understand their skepticism and that's why I hammered home the 51 year age difference between Walter and Joseph.
I thinks its wonderful that you have your Grandfathers memoirs. I am a real history lover you should look at getting them published there are a lot of people that would really appreciate reading them.
@@stan4now Our relatives, the Kerwins, were from somewhere in Virginia. We are not sure how to find any of our current day relatives. All we have is that the Kerwins of Virgina split, some fighting for the North, some for the South.
The depth of sadness, the ugliness of war and the sheer waste of life definitely comes across in these photos. It makes my heart and soul weep. The war between the states should never be forgotten no matter how far removed we are from those times. Thank you for creating this piece and making it available to us.
When I was young and in Scouts. We camped at the battlefield for the better part of a week. We walked to every site. Learned about the battles. My favorite was the midnight hike we took to Burnside Bridge!
Men and horses died, and as the years go by the generations forget. I'm glad we could get a glimpse into the lives and life back then. These men fought for the things we take granted for today.
WOW! Beautifully done, packed full of information that was presented in a way that draws the viewer in! The comparative analysis of historical photography, current photography as well as video on location. . .WOW!!! My family was deeply affect by the Holocaust and we say "NEVER AGAIN" but we couple that with education and sharing of photos, stories of what and why the Holocaust occurred and how to prevent such wars and hate of others! Thank you for doing exactly that with your work, by doing such an amazing job you are both educating and preventing such atrocities from occurring in the future!
These are some excellent photographs of these and other battlefields. It makes the sacrifices of these men real. Millions of men have died for our freedom and democracy. This is under threat now but the spirit of these honored dead will never let democracy be taken away. Never! Whatever needs to be done will be done.
I think war photography was birthed in the Crimean War of the 1850s. But as I recall the photographic details of war were first recorded on a widespread scale at Antietam. Just imagine how sickening it must of been for people of the 1860s to see these images. Today, we don't even flinch as we are too darn desensitized to violence. Not a good thing in my mind.
I am a History student and I am 4 classes away from my BA, I was able to find a direct connection between Harriet Beecher Stowe and Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Gettysburg fame. Joshua Chamberlain made the request for his own regimen and as many know he did not have to fight, he had an out, he was professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick Me, but back when he was in college he was in Calvin Ellis Stowes class. In fact, he lived with them for several months. She was in the process of writing her book Uncle Toms Cabin. My focus is the Civil War and Slavery.
In 1972 I read a Life Magazine article about a guy named William Frassanito, a photographic history buff who went to both Antietam and Gettysburg with Gardner's photographs, and re-photographed the identical modern scenes using a 35mm camera. If you liked this, you will love those two books - Antietam: A Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day and Gettysburg: A Journey in Time. I'm a photography instructor and the only criticism I ever had of the two books is that Frassanito apparently used a 50mm lens for his modern scenes. The old box cameras Gardner used were somewhat telephoto since they were designed for portraits rather than landscapes. This makes Frassanito's perspective a bit out of whack. As astounding as the two books are, they would be more accurate had he used a 70mm or so focal length with his modern camera.
Great video. I wore out the pages of Frassanito’s book in the 70’s. I always wondered why Gardner didn’t visit the Cornfield to take pictures. He was close to it when he took the Hagerstown Rd and Bloody Lane pictures. I know it took a lot to move his set up but he was so close and didn’t record that encounter. At the time I’m sure he had no idea of the significance of that area but if he was looking for carnage, he would have found it there.
Fascinating insight into the American civil war,as a Brit our education system does not teach anything about this terrible war,in fact I would not have been able to tell you what year it started or ended untill I started to watch these short videos so thank you for educating me,as a 64yr old Im still learning important facts.👍
Thanks JD. It’s a tragic record that your video is made of. I understand the national cemetery only holds the Union dead since it was something new to inter the dead in such a manner. I heard the confederates that were reburied were done so in some the public cemeteries in Washington County. Surely, just like at Gettysburg, some of the dead still rest in unmarked graves throughout the battlefield.
As always excellent content from you. I know very little detail about the American Civil War or cannon from that era. I notice that the dead are not dismembered or unrecognisable as humans, as was often the case just over 50 years later in WWI. Was the Civil War a war fought with musket ball and grapeshot? What weapon dominated the battlefield? Thanks for your work, which is very educational.
My G-G-Grandfather fought at Antietam served as a private in company B Tenth Vermont infantry. He came home and moved to Estherville Iowa in one piece.
The Dead of Antietam was the photos of the dead, before they were buried. Alexander Gardner and James Gibson, deserve as much credit as Mathew Brady. How many people have ever heard of Alexander Gardner !?
My ancestor joined Hood’s Brigade after Sharpsburg. I’ve thought about how I might never have been born if he’d joined before Sharpsburg. Then I think about all the generations lost, and what they could have accomplished.
Colonel Charles Courtney Tew, 2nd North Carolina Infantry, South Carolina Military Academy's (The Citadel)1st gaduating class of 1846 and 1st Valedictorian of the college, was killed, at the sunken road. His model 1850 Foot Officer sword, presented to him by his students at the Arsenal Academy, in Columbia, SC, in 1854, was removed from his body. His family had been searching for the sword and other personal items, for 153 years, when the sword was discovered among the property of a Canadian military unit. The sword had been displayed with it's plauque to the wall, so it wasn;t known what they had, until it was removed and inventoried for an upcoming unit relocation. The Canadian unit got in contact with The Citadel and arrangements were made to present thesword to Tew's family,who then allowed the sword to the custody of The Citadel, where it is on display. One of the transfer ceremonies took place in the Sunken Road, near where Col. Tew was killed.
In the first six min and half there's a peace her says in the back ground there's a dark shadow in the middle of himself passing . It's a shadow wear the grave was .please keep looking and zoom in. God knows
I have told you this before, but I am disabled and am living off my SSI so visiting these sites will likely never happen for me. You have brought so much to me through your video's I am grateful. Your video's are better than anything on the History channel as far as American history is concerned . Thank You so much.
Chris Maurer I live half an hour from the Battlefield. Everytime we visit we see and learn something new. A great book my cousin who was fot decades a Civil War reenactor gave me "At Gettysburg" or What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle" A True Narrative By Mrs Tillie Pierce Alleman
@@michaelinefoehlinger7949 I'm about an hour and half. About 2hrs 20 mins from Gettysburg. Very fortunate to have been to both parks dozens of times each. Was at the Battle of Mansfield LA park, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, Bentonville and Phillipi WV where the first land battle was fought. Don't forget Harper's Ferry, Shepherdstown, historic Fredrick MD and historic Winchester VA....all worth your time!
Sadly, I believe that many Americans today, through multi media forms, have become desensitized to the true graphic nature of these photos. This cannot and should not be taken lightly. You’re bringing to the front, what America needs to remember and what America needs to learn from. A lot of folks are standing on the brink of wanting or saying we need another civil war in this country but again, being desensitized to its reality and not really understanding the cost would be an even greater devastation. May this never happen again. Thank you JD for your great work.
@Tim Rock-It Saunders I want to disagree but I can’t. And that’s with everything you said. The majority don’t care and will continue to willingly lay it all down so long as their conveniences, comfort and entertainment are not affected. We pride ourselves on status and obesity so God forbid a real situation arise that forces one to choose to fight or die. I’m pretty sure we know that majority’s answer cause, well……let’s face it, the majority are too weak to do much at all. Weak physically. Weak mentally.
I smell it when I initially open the refrigerator. Strange... there is nothing rotten in the fridge, and the impression only lasts for a moment. I also could never tell the difference between a decomposing animal and a decomposing human... same smell, although many guys swore there's a difference.
Garry is like a history hero. Truly an awesome guy that I want to have a tour with. The way he tells the story of an element from the civil war is by far elite in my eyes. Thank you JD for collaborating and walking in these guys footsteps.
Garry is great, but I believe even he would tell you that he and Tim Smith are merely continuing the groundbreaking & pioneering work of William Frassanito.
Those images never fail to stun. I grew up looking at all those Civil War photos, in book of my dads. And as much as I have seen them, they still stun. I think its important for the younger generation to learn about the Civil War, and not just the fact that slavery existed. There is SO much more to that time frame. So much more. Great video!
Remember that the GOP platform of 1860 specifically promised continued federal non-interference in slavery where it was given “legal existence” by state law. But the party insisted that slavery could not be legally established in places where it had never been before. This was in accordance with the will of American voters (including 40% of the southern electorate, incidentally) who made it clear that the new territories must be open for free family homesteading exclusively. New York Governor Seward summed it up in his famous comment that the desires of 400 wealthy slaveholding families must not frustrate the needs of twenty five million voters. This is called democracy, and the barons of the old south had hated and feared it right from the start - just read Madison’s Federalist essays.
Absolutely TRUE. So very much more than only slavery was in play. If it had been ONLY slavery it would have been ended before a war. But it was more in all ways political/social/moral/economic/international.
Agree. My study of the American Civil War led to the wider study of American history. And that served as the basis for my lifetime study of history in general. My g-g- grandfather fought with the 10th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry (Union).
The War had zero to do with slavery. If it had, then why not just let the CSA leave in peace? It was about MONEY....like all wars. Lincoln and his robber baron cronies were losing most of their funding for the railroads when the South left....they weren't having that, so they invaded the South. Lincoln, as did many, wanted all blacks sent either to Africa, to the Southwest, or another location to reservations.....sound familiar?
JD, thanks for teaming up with Garry on this one. Just yesterday, I led a group of 15 elementary aged cub scouts and their parents on a four mile walk around the Gettysburg Battlefield, stopping at many of the spots you have covered. Near the Trostle Farm, one the of interpretive panel photos depicted the dead in the process of being buried, and we were fascinated at the detail. Neither parents nor kids were disturbed by the photos, but were fascinated to learn the history and context behind the battle, treatment of the dead, formation of the Cemetery and eventually the Gettysburg Address. Being on the spot of the photos made all of the difference. Here's to hoping that one day, the folks who are interested in censoring/demonetizing this content leave their enclave and visit these locations.
Thank you for your service the kids need to know, I have never understood why in our WOKE world our Civil War is demeaned in any way. What makes a boy/man walk for hundreds of miles to kill people he never knew? Passion not for blood lust but passion nun less. Keep teaching the kids.
@@flouisbailey No one demeans the Civil War but the time of flying the battle flag that represents the Confederacy is over. It represents the division of the country.
@@jenniferweed2552 Please reread, I said NOTHING about the so-called battle flag. My comment is related to the why a soldier walks to Maryland from 700 miles away to kill or be killed? Why did 10,000 French Calvary charge Russians in Napoleons battles near Moscow? It’s same concept, please note no flags are in the discussion.
@@jenniferweed2552 the confederate flag was not even mentioned. You should look up “ intellectual dishonesty“ and see if it applies to your comment. If you don’t, my point is made.
It would be interesting to know if Brady was just keeping the public informed or if there was a dual purpose to his photographs. Maybe he hoped men like you, all these years later, would take these photographs back to the exact spots and keep us informed so those men continue not to have died in vain. Thank to everyone involved.
As soon as the war was over the public lost interest fast in seeing images of the war, yet Brady had MANY glass plates of photographs and he had bills to pay so he would sell them cheaply to anyone that needed glass such as for greenhouses. It wouldn't take long for the image on the glass to fade away, thus losing many unpublished photos of the civil war to history.
Garry is a walking, talking encyclopedia - what a wealth of knowledge that man possesses! Could listen to him talk about The Civil War and its photography all day! Another great video, JD!
Amazing channel. Hoping we can teach our youth the phrase of learning from our mistakes. I'm afraid that the last 15+ years our children, in America, have been deprived from all these horrid events by goofy agendas. With the environment today, people should see these videos. Thanks a million.
Around 1988, I found myself lost here quite by accident. My daughter was two. I’ve grown up around Civil War battlefields in VA my entire life. Chancellorsville, Manassas, and my dad was raised in Brandy Station, the most immense cavalry battle in Western Civilization. Gettysburg. This place literally made my hair stand on end. I feel that to this very day. I’m crying at the memory of that overwhelming sensation..
My 2nd Great Grandfather, William Weitman Edwards of Indiana spent 3 months in the military hospital in Fredericks Maryland due to abdominal injuries he suffered in the battle at Antietam. This was before he married or became a father. Glad to see the pictures of the battlefield and of the dead. It puts it in better perspective.
I was lucky enough to have walked the entire Gettysburg battlefield. I have never been able to visit Antietam. Your visit allowed me the experience. Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Hallowed ground it is.
My great, great, grandfather was summoned by his father, along with his mother, as a 5 year old boy, on a voyage from England to America, in 1835. The ship he embarked on, was presumed lost at sea, during an Atlantic storm, being thrown off course yet finally, showing up several days later in port. Years later, he enlisted as a volunteer, served as an MP in Washington, DC, and fought and survived, at Antietam, on the Union side, during the war. Unfortunately, no record of his thoughts on that battle were passed down, yet prior to that battle, he said his buddies covered for him several days, at military roll call, when he went AWOL, to visit his very sick wife, before returning back to duty, his absence formally unnoticed. Later in life, he joined his son, westward, into the American frontier. There's a tin type photo of him. It's shocking how very dignified of character and properly dressed people were back then.
Garry is an absolute gift to this world. I love his enthusiasm for history. He is so awesome. Combine that with the great videos done by JD and you have history perfection. Thank you!
Call me crazy, but a few years ago I had an incredibly lucid dream where I found myself laying on grass near a small wooden fence. I had been in a battle. Around me lay others who were dead or dying. I was belly shot and was waiting for death. Now I watch your video and at 1:30 mark you show the exact scene that I found myself in, complete with the little wooden fence. I have watched many other videos of civil war battlefields and none of them looked familiar................until this one !!!! Who knows, I have often felt that the "re-inactors" all must have a very strong tie to these battlefields also.
Dreams cannot and should not be relied on! The truth is, "It is appointed to man ONCE to die and then comes the judgment." Reincarnation, past lives are deceptions of demons, so that you'll think you can "live like hell" in this life and have a second chance to get right with God in a future life. Don't be fooled! You have ONE life, the only opportunity you'll have to realize you are a sinner in need of a Savior. Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father but by me." Listen to or read from His Word, the Bible. Believe it, repent from your worldly ways, confess Him as your Savior, be immersed in water as a public confession and witness of your faith in Him, and receive the gift of His Holy Spirit who empowers you to become like Jesus! "You must be born again of water and the Spirit" in order to have eternal life. God bless.🙏☝️♥️
Living in the West of Ireland I wish to express my gratitude to all concerned in the "bringing to life the deaths" that occurred in this location during the American Civil War. The photographs presented here are Unforgettable in their authenticity and sadness. American Civil War Photographs together with those of the war in the Crimea never cease to amaze me. Keep up your good work.
From what I read, the first war to be photographed was not the Crimean War but the Mexican/American War over Texas from 1846 to 1848. There are Daguerreotypes in connection with this conflict available on the Internet. I look forward to your featuring these images in the future. Thanks again.
Hello Martin. My mother's maiden name was Corkery; supposedly, her ancestors came from Skibbereen. When I was a tyke, I heard my mother's aunts (born before 1900) speak Gaelic. My aunts had a little for lack of a better word shrine in their home,, with pictures of two forebears who were Catholic priest Chaplains on the Union side during the Civil War. It's a (no surprise) large family, and I have no idea who ended up inheriting those photographs. Looking at them always made the hair in the back of my neck stand up. all my best, john
“Basically, it was a failure on our part to find a way not to fight that war. It was because we failed to do the thing we really have a genius for, which is compromise,” Shelby Foote
Antietam ~ 5831 Dunker Church Rd. Sharpsburg, MD 21782 ~ 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. ~ GOD Bless All who Serve, Served, and their families and loved ones. ~ Peace & Health to Us All. Be Safe out there folks.
Amazing to look at those photos and stand in the same spot they were taken. Also love how the battlefield trust is preserving all that land so that it can look like what it did back then. When you look at the photos and stand in the same spot, it's like going back in time.
As a living historian of the 1860's I agree that humanizing these events make all the difference in learning and appreciating that time in our history . Standing on little round top, or among the rocks of devil's den after many of the tourists have long since gone made what was written in books come to life. Young people that could have cared less about history became fascinated with this 'down to Earth' approach. Many thanks to you gentlemen who continue the work we've all pledged to do . To reclaim these historic sites and lend your expertise to enliven a turning point we're still living out today ! . . 🇺🇸
Well dang. If I had William A. Frassanito's book, I'm sure my paper would've been better! I wanted to write about the effects of photography after this battle in college but was overwhelmed and didn't know where to start. Ended up changing the thesis. Amazed on which avenues you explore in your videos. You take us to places we wouldn't have known. THANKS!
Borrowing Garry’s brain can be dangerous. Not everyone can withstand the intensity and energy levels. If his brain is borrowed for too long permanent damage can result.
This is one of the best history channels on all of RU-vid. Thank you J.D. for the content, and once again, thanks to Erik for sponsoring these videos. Godspeed!
I worked on the battle fields of Gettysburg a few years back for 3 months. The thing that sticks in my mind the most was the number of foreign visitors in the hundreds from other countries. In those 3 months you could count on both hands the total number of African Americans I saw. So sad.
The amazing thing about all these photos is they had to carry a heavy camera around set it up, take the picture than do the same for the next photo. These Photographs were unbelievably talented and you can see it in their work. Imagine what people thought when they were printed and they actually saw what was going on. Thank you and Gary for this video as a amateur photographer, I find it both interesting and very sad👍😊
I love these photo comparison type trips. I did this for a bunch of sites for battle of the bulge and it was humbling to recreate the photos of back then.
I hope seeing this gives some pause to those who think another civil war is needed to correct current issues. One can only hope history and these photos will remind those that war is not the only answer to resolve differences.
Garry Adelmen is a legend in civil war knowledge! Any civil war enthusiast knows what Garry means to Civil War Battlefields!! Thanks JD and thank you Garry Adelmen!
I found it curious that the photo of the horse affected me to a greater degree than the photos of the dead combatants. I took some time to try and determine why this was so, and returned to make this comment. Every human being on that battlefield, both Federal and Confederate, one way or another, were there of their own volition, and could have, at some point before their demise, decided to leave the area and refuse to take part. They, both sides, were willing combatants and knew what they were fighting for or against. The horse of course could not have had any idea of what the battle was about. Could have in no way assented to or disagreed with anything that was happening. The horse was an innocent victim, led to the slaughter by man's violent nature and inhumanity. My sympathy toward the horse was simply because out of all these horrific pictures, the horse was the only one that didn't chose to be there or consciously decide to give its life for what it believed. Maybe I'm crazy, but my sympathies are always with the victims.
@@joshuah5655 Reread my comment. I said that at some point before the battle. They could have decided not to join the military, or deserted, plus a million more ways. Every man on that field could have at some point before the battle conciously made decisions that would have changed his fate.
Been to Antietam multiple times. Like Gettysburg it just has that eerie feeling to it as you walk around. Places like Bloody Lane and Burnside Bridge really hit it home how devastating this battle was.
I love the passion Gary has for piecing it all together. You can certainly feel his fascination and enthusiasm, and it hooked me right in like I was there with you guys. Fantastic video.
I've never been to Gettysburg but I've always wanted to go. When the chaos of pulling statues started I was very afraid for Gettysburg. I'm so happy to see it was not disturbed.
It is so cool that we have people like you and Gary and others that respect our sacred battlefields and strive to protect them with the Battlefield Trust. I salute you and hope to return to Antietam someday.
The civil war was redneck southerners who took on the USA and lost. They were American traitors. The first traitors against America followed by trump and the maga cult.
