Yeah Burnside might have had a couple of big defeats during the war like Fredericksburg and the Battle of the Crater. But if there's one thing the critics can't touch is this. Burnside's defence of the bridge at Antietam remains his crowning achievement.
@jostd48 You'll enjoy the new book GETTYSBURG... OTHER TIMES. It refers to the bridge twice in the story in a very unique way... check it out at my YouTube site (GETTYSURGbook) or search Amazon. Cheers...
I walked it too, back in 1998. The Big tree still lives on the "union" side as it did in 1862. If you check old photos, he was just a 10 sapling, but survived all the mayhem.
That Burnside took this bridge at all is the mark of genius and a condemnation of the Confederates for not destroying it.
BGTom 1 month ago
Yeah Burnside might have had a couple of big defeats during the war like Fredericksburg and the Battle of the Crater. But if there's one thing the critics can't touch is this. Burnside's defence of the bridge at Antietam remains his crowning achievement.
richd506 8 months ago
inst this the place rock threw stone cold off there
hulkhogan10000 2 years ago
Was just there last year. Beautiful country in that region.
jostd48 3 years ago
@jostd48 You'll enjoy the new book GETTYSBURG... OTHER TIMES. It refers to the bridge twice in the story in a very unique way... check it out at my YouTube site (GETTYSURGbook) or search Amazon. Cheers...
GETTYSBURGbook 1 year ago
I walked it too, back in 1998. The Big tree still lives on the "union" side as it did in 1862. If you check old photos, he was just a 10 sapling, but survived all the mayhem.
skyhawk2958 3 years ago