Antietam: Bloodied Hills to National Landmark

[s6u6r6f6]

18th...my horse trembled under me in terror, looking down at the ground, sniffing the scent of blood stepping falteringly as a horse will over human flesh, afraid to stand still, hesitating to go on...his foot slid into a shallow filled with blood and spurted a stream on his legs and my boots. I had a surfeit of blood that day and I couldn't stand this. I dismountd and giving the reins to my courier I went on foot into the wood of Dunker Church...

Henry Kyd Douglas from "I Rode with Stonewall"

[s6u6r6f6]

Capt Carey F Grimes, Portsmouth Light Artillery CSA. Defender of Gosport veteran of the seven days campaign and Malvern Hill..unlimbered his battalion of three companies, four guns each above Pipers Farm on the Hagerstown Turnpike posted to drive the enemy back. While directing his batteries fire he was shot from his horse; to die on the field of honor 17 Sep 1862 Sharpsburg, MD.

Such is my family's heritage in the War of Nothern Aggression ; American history past should never be abandoned.

[KnightOwl2006]

Good choice of music.

[Irish8594]

whats the song to this what is it called

[boomhair5566]

some of my family from alabama was in Lee's army one or two of them died there

[Baskerville22]

Stephen Sears LANDSCAPE TURNED RED is the best acccount of Antietam.

[GettysburgGhost1863]

I happen to be a good fan of Sears' work. I read his "Gettysburg," and it was one hell of a read.

[jjseckjoe684]

my Greatfandfather was with the 4th New York Infantry on the ill-fated charge at the Bloody Lane. I have the orginal photos of the dedication of the regimental monument taken 25 years after the battle. The Monument is in the National Cemetery. thank you for the video

[Irish8594]

that would be something i dont have nothing on my ancestor it pisses me off cause my family probably sold it where id keep it

[jexs1315]

cool brandon

[madhobbit]

great answer. Reenactment is a cool hobby. You should post some pictures of your self doing reenactment sometime!

[GettysburgGhost1863]

Yes, I plan to this summer during the reenacting season.

[madhobbit]

can you sum up the american civil war in no more than three words?

[GettysburgGhost1863]

I can. America's greatest tradgedy.

[Irish8594]

stupid bloody heartbreaking