the big sycamore tree next to Burnside's bridge is a witness tree. which means it was there during the battle

Nose ring 🚫

My oldest son and I have visited the Antietam battlefield park several times over the years and it’s a very special place. Also extremely well preserved with minimal intrusion from modern development. Just incredible. Unlike Gettysburg, you can tour Antietam in a day. It’s a more compact site but breathtaking. For Christmas, I gave my son the book “A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind” by Stephen Budiansky, which was just published in 2024. I also recommend “Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam” by James M. McPherson for concise overview of the battle and it’s lasting impact on the Civil War and our nation.

Sydnie, are you next gonna explore Gettysburg? Highly recommend it. Also, strongly recommend you check out Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia if you're looking for possible ghosts. My wife and I had some spooky encounters there.

I had no idea they had a Mumma family cemetery in the battlefield area. My g-g-g-g-grandmother was a Mumma. Gobsmacked that bit of family history would pop up in your tour. Next time I am in the Sharpsburg area, I will have to look for the graveyard. FWIW, the Mumma family genealogy is on the Internet, easily found with a Google search. I never would have known about this information had it not been for your visit to Antietam and the YT algorithm. Thank you very kindly for making the journey and your vid, miss!

I live near there. By the Blair witch. You have no idea of how many people never heard of Antietam

Buy a mount for your camera. Filming and driving is called distracted driving and is as dangerous as drinking and driving.

Ghost apps are not real.

Spam is the best! Drones freak out wild animals.

Ghosts aren't real. You asked.

Just found your channel today. Keep it up love your take on history!

The haunting thing about Antietam is that if Grant had been there rather than McClellan the Civil War in the East would have been effectively over that day.

baffling how much of the area still looks. Shes so right, its not supposed to look like this.

Thanks for making this video! I worked as a historical interpreter for South Mountain State Park for several years. I’m glad you visited the Correspondents Arch. I’m also a historical interpreter for Antietam National Battlefield and the site manager for the Pry House Field Hospital Museum which was McClellan’s headquarters during the battle and a field hospital treating over 500 soldiers after the battle. Let me know if you ever come back to the area and I’m happy to give you a detailed tour of both South Mt and Antietam Battlefields. I appreciate any young person who is interested in history! As a woman, I also appreciate that we are in the minority when it comes to military history. Thanks for what you do.

Would love to see the inside of that Sanitorium. You know any Urbex guys who might have made a video about it?

Great video Sydnie - you're actually doing what I dreamed of when I was your age! I think it's great you're including our nation's history and heritage in your travels and videos, it's the glue that binds us all together. I'll offer a few tidbits for you to contemplate on the Civil War as you visit more sites: - Bottom line - it was all about slavery. The confederate states wanted to preserve their ability to enslave other people for economic gain even as the rest of the civilized world had repudiated it. This fact should remain front and center in any thoughts/discussions of the war. At Antietam General Lee caused the single bloodiest day in American military history, over 22,000 casualties, to try and preserve slavery as a way of life for the south. - "The Myth of the Lost Cause" is used to refer to the actions of the daughters of the confederacy after the war. This group created 'history' text books that were used by a large number of schools across the southern tier of states for a very long time, up until ~30 years ago in some cases. The ill effects of these inaccurate text books live on today. These text books romanticized and whitewashed the truth and portrayed the confederate cause to preserve slavery as noble. 'States Rights' was one of their favorite terms to try and avoid the real reason they started the war. - The war was between the United States of America and the confederacy. When you think of 'Federals' they are actually the United States troops. The confederates were fighting against our country - they were all guilty of treason by our federal criminal code. President Johnson issued a series of pardons for confederates after the war. - There were about 1.2 million casualties in the Civil War or about 4% of the total population of our country; the Civil War had over 5 times the impact on our country in casualties as WWII did for comparison - all to try and preserve their right to enslave other people. I had a number of relatives who fought for the United States in the war, several of them were casualties. - The plain truth is the confederates should be viewed just as we do those from Nazi Germany, perhaps far worse. The death, harm, and devastation they caused our country for an ignoble goal (preservation of slavery) is hard to comprehend and impossible to defend.

awesome video 😊😊

It is the best civil war battlefield site to visit that hasn’t become a commercial joke like Gettysburg.

going to watch some ghost hunting videos of that sanitarium now haha.

Crazy how many people died so quickly in battles back then. Only one that fights like this now a days are the Russians that I can think of. No one else would accept these type of loses.

I live near Antietam battlefield, visited it many times, along with Gettysburg being relatively close by. Antietam is one of the best persevered battlefields imo, not to be missed for any Civil War enthusiasts. American Battlefield Trust site has done many videos about the conflict at Sharpsburg, MD. The visitor center is informative before the drive. The lookout tower gives some perspective to the eye test. Sunken lane, the cornfield, Burnsides bridge are some of the highlights. On the day I visited the Burnsides bridge there was.. a unseen presence felt that stayed with me- long after the drive home I can't really explain it- in words how it felt to me. Lee's advance was thwarted somewhat at Antietam- America's bloodiest battle losses to this very day. Every September - reminds me- that Freedom is not free without the loss paid in blood.

You should get a K2/EMF meter. Mine was $15 on Amazon. You can ask questions to get yes or no answers when the meter lights up. I've been able to communicate with my father in law at his home which he built with his own hands.

I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to one of my favorite Civil War battlefields but keep in mind that it is actually not legal to fly a drone over any land managed by the National Park Service, like Anteitam, Gettysburg, etc. www.nps.gov/anti/learn/management/park-compendium.htm

Thanks for sharing this. Appreciate it.

I don't know why you chose your 'Ghost App', but at least try 'Ghost Tube'.

When she climbed out her Volvo, the white building behind her is the same one that those Confederate casualties that are spread out on the ground in the Matthew Brady photo in the next frame. Interesting dichotomy

Very well done Sydnie loved this one!!!

I feel you on the taxes!! The music you put on your videos is very classy!!!

I Love your Beautiful Heart!!!

One of my favorite battlefields. I’ve been to Fort Sumter, Shiloh, Lookout mountain, Chicamauga, Gettysburg, Fort McCallister, Fort Pulaski, Antietam, Andersonville and several others. There are apps for your phone that will help orient you on the battlefield. You just point the camera and it gives distance to important landmarks and in some cases tells what happened there. Don’t know if you’ve been to Gettysburg or to the national civil war museum in Harrisburg PA, but it’s worth a visit.

This is probably a weird detail to point out, but I like that the car actually looks lived in. The dirt on top of the steering wheel, the pile of blankets in the back, etc. I like to take long trips in my SUV (working towards getting in a position that I can go full time for a year), and this channel feels more authentic than a lot of "living in my SUV" channels where everything is a little too buttoned up and tidy.

Stop reading so fast, use inflection.

Your delivery is terrible. You need more control and leadership in your voice, You read to fast and appear vacant in brain and ignorant. But, and a big but at least you are trying.

Talking dumb like a valley girl. Try to talk and not sing when talking. Pronounce.

Fantastic Video

Seems like fun. I been to Gettysburg but want to explore all the Civil War battlefields. Maybe do some ghost hunting. We have some Revolutionary forts and battlefields in Northern NY.

I haven't been there for a few years and I only live 1/2 hour away. It's disturbing for me especially at Bloody Lane. I guess I have spiritual tendencies and it's creepy. Same at Gettysburg.