The Bloody Lane | Antietam Battlefield Tour

The Bloody Lane | Antietam Battlefield Tour | Antietam 162

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@frankofva8803 Ай бұрын

I respect Dennis Frye so much. There are many who stick to their stories over the years and never admit error. Hard to teach and learn with that attitude. Thanks, Dennis.

@bf9414 Ай бұрын

I concur

@scottcook9823 Ай бұрын

Dennis has changed my perspective of this battle. I now wonder why Lee faught where he did. Perhaps the ridge Dennis is describing - that can be clearly seen was too desperate of a position due to its location to the Potomac river?? Lose the ridge loose the army? Thanks for making my mind churn on this new thought

@bottomlesspit7 Ай бұрын

Any video with Garry and Dennis is going to be the best!!!!!! Woot woot!!!

@johngetz8585 Ай бұрын

The ground will speak to you..!! Great comment..!!!

@mikegarland-vu8ut Ай бұрын

Dennis frye is the man

@michaelhoffman5348 Ай бұрын

Always a pleasure for a narration by Dennis Frye. So articulate and knowledgeable.

@Knards Ай бұрын

I enjoy listening to Dennis Frye's explanation of this part of the battle

@tomsassa9013 Ай бұрын

Excellent !!

@danielkeating1201 Ай бұрын

From an Antietam battle-walk 10 years ago, the lowest point in the sunken lane to the highest point in the cemetery (where Lee was)...is the equivalent of walking up an 80 story building ! Well done again Gary and Dennis !

@brandysmith3977 Ай бұрын

I'm ex-Army combat- two wars. First contributed when you were Civil War Trust. Thanks to the cameraman for turning the camera in the direction the speaker is pointing- very important. I've been to many battlefields-Sharpsburg six times. No substitute for hiking the battlefield. I have only been creeped out twice- chest tightening and difficulty breathing {leftover energy?}. Both times i was alone at sunset. These were between the lines {100 yards} at Cold Harbor, and Bloody Lane.

@760Piper Ай бұрын

Dennis and Gary. The absolute best. The Bloody Lane comes alive!!!!

@nimitz1739 Ай бұрын

Dang, Dennis just changed my whole perspective of McClellans actions that day.

@dadsongs Ай бұрын

I've never heard the story told better! Thanks, as always, ABT.

@terryeustice5399 Ай бұрын

Thank you Garry and Dennis. Great video. Thank you for sharing! 💕💯👊👍

@williamolenick7798 Ай бұрын

Always said a map is a good resource but walking the ground adds so much more to the story. At this position it says so much more than anywhere else.

@davidwilhelm3431 Ай бұрын

Outstanding. Dennis' passion is admirable. He and Garry form a dynamic duo.

@neilwilliams5173 Ай бұрын

Antietam is an awe inspiring battle field well worth the visit.I have to get up there again the visitors center wasnt finished last time I was there.Thank you guys for the videos and the great info.

@Nathan-yx7jz Ай бұрын

Enthralling presentation by Dennis Frye of what happened here. Fascinating information.

@FylMarite Ай бұрын

Thank you for these Garry and the entire ABT Staff! These are so helpful for those not able to visit.

@herberthinton1499 Ай бұрын

Great play by play from these gentlemen on this phase of the terrible fight on that day.

@housecat5202 Ай бұрын

I love this series..Antietam 162..thanks Gary and Dennis

@paulf6986 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the history lesson. Your videos bring history to life.

@johngetz8585 Ай бұрын

What makes these videos so great, a book cannot SHOW topography. As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. I watch ALL the ABT videos. Gary and company are history juggernauts. Salute ladies and gents....salute. I've been to Antietam, a tour is a MUST..!

@michaeldouglas1243 Ай бұрын

I almost went down today to try n catch and meet Gary and Dennis in person. I only live about 45 min away.

@stevep5408 14 күн бұрын

I visited Antietam and was fortunate enough to hire a local hustorian as a guide. It was so fortunate to have someone as a guide to explain what the area shows ! The Irish brigade blasting away with buck and ball sweeping all that comes before them. The humpback bridge that was over shallow watervthat tge army could gave forded anywhere had they known it!

@bobbyblizzard8488 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed the great visuals and history!

@Grunt802VT Ай бұрын

Pure Passion and Dedication!! I remember my Father bringing me to the Manassas Battlefield. People say he was against war and didn't want me to join the Military. I say He knew what his 10 year old son was passionate about! Today!!! Im a Marine Veteran with two combat deployments and a stable healthy family!! Semper FIDELIS!!! And always remember to Keep on keeping on Brothers and Sisters!!

@shotgun111180 Ай бұрын

Love these videos having just been there. Makes you wonder how the sunken road would have turned out if the southern troops didn't misinterpret the orders

@J.P-s6p Ай бұрын

Another awesome video ❤

@tomjones2202 Ай бұрын

All you guys and gals are fantastic to watch and listen to. Garry, I thought you were animated when you talk but Dennis is the same as you and it's so much fun to hear history presented with such enthusiasm!! I loved Dennis' take on knowing McClellan's move here. Keep 'em coming! Charge! lol

@scottcook9823 Ай бұрын

I was just on the battlefield 3 weeks ago. I always THINK I know alot.. I do compared to most people.. But ABT takes it to the next level for me Thank you from a wanna be Military Park Ranger

@philipryan25 Ай бұрын

Well said, Dennis is very interesting and informative

@stephenhalley6964 Ай бұрын

Thanks, Dennis. My grandpa's grandpa Samuel Oiler and his brother Andrew came over that mound with the 130th Pennsylvania. Both were shot twice and survived. Do you think the Confederates would have fared better if they had advanced up to the military crest of the ridge above the sunken lane? They would have been able to fire into the union ranks for a longer period.

@irockuroll60 Ай бұрын

John Brown Gordon…a great Georgian leading some Alabamians…someone richer than me should make a movie about that man.

@paulvarner5616 Ай бұрын

Wow. This perspective is certainly new to me !!!! Not a Little Mac fan by any means, but this interpretation certainly opens my eyes. As mentioned on another video, I've walked this very ground. I've read the plaques. I had my copy of Blue&Gray magazine with me. But "study the ground". And this view of things is certainly gonna open my eyes the next time I visit Antietam................................BTW, on a side note : On one visit we stayed in a house in Sharpsburg whose property was just off the battlefield ground. In that house was a fairly large map of the battlefield, drawn by - guess who - Jedediah Hotchkiss. And the map was AMAZINGLY accurate. There are few things in this small little world of mine that I have ever wanted so much as I wanted that map. But alas, being civilized, I contented myself to have seen it. ...................Well anyway, Thanks to Garry and Dennis for this fantastic video.

@dwayne5698 Ай бұрын

Wonderful presentation!

@MrBlue024 Ай бұрын

Fascinating; great job

@garys.4789 Ай бұрын

Another grade video guys you did it again thank you very much. It was very informative.😎👍

@dalegirard8453 Ай бұрын

Glad to see gravel in sunken rd

@FM-rz9wf Ай бұрын

Muchas gracias a Sr. Dennis Frye. Con su explicación he podido comprender con claridad el desarrollo de la batalla. Mis respectos. Many thanks to Mr. Dennis Frye. With his explanation I have been able to clearly understand the development of the battle. My respects.

@keithrayeski6417 Ай бұрын

It’s interesting to see the 7th Va., in blue! Less than a year later….it will be West Virginia, a federal state…seeing the composition of units, confederate Maryland, federal Maryland. It was even more complex during the war for independence.

@lsnead72 Ай бұрын

Dennis is exactly right. It's one thing to just look at a map. One has to study the terrain or elevation of an area to fully understand it. I have been to Antietam and stood in the Sunken Lane. So poignant.

@keithandmaryjackson2550 Ай бұрын

George B Anderson had his brigade in the Bloody Lane, but Richard Anderson’s picture is shown. Just a little confusion in an otherwise great presentation

@NDB469 Ай бұрын

Very interesting

@CCNYMacGuy Ай бұрын

Please thank Dennis for talking about the VI Corps at the battle for me - so few people seem to cover them!

@johnzajac9849 Ай бұрын

For a superb, detailed account of this battle, read Scott Hartwig's, 'I Dread the Thought of the Place'. Interestingly, he wrote that the rebels did not occupy the high ground just to the north of the Sunken Road, because the rebels feared exposure there to Federal artillery fire from across the Antietam Creek. Finally, Federal forces had the advantage when they took the high ground above the Sunken Road and fired down upon the rebels.

@LanceisLawson Ай бұрын

Always excellent1

@annmcgehee1728 Ай бұрын

Excellent series of videos!

@NJcruiser Ай бұрын

Nice discussion of McClellan and his performance. Like most people I guess McClellan is not my favorite general, but he seems to have been pretty good here with his handling of his troops.

@lisalafferty3248 Ай бұрын

My son and I were there in July

@andywomack3414 Ай бұрын

I remember the centennial of that battle. I lived close enough to have visited the Antietam battlefield site about the same time as that 100 year anniversary, possibly as school field-trip as well as visits with parents, as my dad had an interest in the civil war. The story of the fight at Burnside's Bridge sticks in my memory of those visits. The thought that 10,000 might have died on that bridge overwhelmed my imagination. At least that was the number of "dead" that I carried with me for many years. 10,000 as an awfully big number for a child's mind to grasp. The facts might not be that large, but still, so many died, so many limbs lost, so much pain inflicted during that battle. So unnecessary, even in the context of that war. Lee is overrated as a general, driven more by his ego and pride than the lives of the men under his command. I feel so old now that it's been 162 years that have passed since that awful event. I look forward to more of these YT videos, especially when we get to that blood-soaked bridge.

@stephenhalley6964 Ай бұрын

Dennis, I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment of the terrain. That being said, Lee's army was exhausted and running critically short of ammunition. McClellan, of course, could not know this, but should have surmised it. As was his custom, he overestimated his opposition. Franklin wanted to advance, along with an eve fresher corps under Fitz-John Porter. But Porter had McClellan's ear and convinced the commander by playing into his fears and convincing him that his (Porter's) corps was the only reserve remaining between Lee's army and the Capitol of Washington. Franklin's men had made an exhausting forced march to arrive. But let's not forget that AP Hill's corps made an even more daunting march that morning, went into an offensive battle, and fought like absolute demons. Just my two cents and respectfully submitted.

@unbreakable7633 Ай бұрын

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. I think of it every Sept. 17. The day about 30000 Confederates fought 90000 Yanks to a standstill. After the war, Lee was asked what was his best battle and he said, "Antietam."

@jonnie106 Ай бұрын

Lee said, "Antietam"?? Thought for sure he'd have said, "Sharpsburg".

@unbreakable7633 Ай бұрын

@@jonnie106 According to the account I read, he said, "Antietam," but yes, "Sharpsburg" was the Confederate name for the battle. Maybe he was talking to a Yank reporter, don't know. I believe I read that in Sears's battle history, THE LANDSCAPE TURNED RED, not sure. Could have been in another account, THE GLEAM OF BAYONETS, not sure.

@jonnie106 Ай бұрын

Interesting and worth a bit of research to corroborate. Lee is probably the only person that wouldn't be corrected for using the Union given name of the battle. Also, when it comes to Lee's best battle, I should think the whole of southern heritage would simultaneously call out: "Chancellorsville!" Even I think that was his tactically brilliant moment.

@unbreakable7633 Ай бұрын

@@jonnie106 Assuming the story is true (and I've only seen it one place but just can't put my finger on it -- might have been in one of Clifford Dowdey's books), I would understand why Lee thought fighting overwhelming odds to a draw was an accomplishment. But I agree that Chancellorsville might well be the best battle he fought strategically and tactically in the view of others, especially since he split his army into 3 parts in the face of superior numbers and still won a significant victory. Myself, I'm pretty partial to 2nd Manassas as an example of Lee's ability as well.

@allenbishop880 Ай бұрын

Great work. It is hard to admit that McClellan could have been correct.

@JoeRitchie-e5l Ай бұрын

This is the first that I heard about Lee having the high ground, and that's the reason McClellan did not push the advance

@jorgemartinpaez4376 Ай бұрын

Sumner II Corps among his brigade commanders John Sedgewick later Vi COrps, WS Hancock, II corps later, , interesting fact Sumner was a Mexican war vet and architect of ft union in NM terr. under John Sibley before the war, this is interesting!

@kyledunn6853 Ай бұрын

"Riamh nár dhruid ó spairn lann" The Irish Brigade

@phenom568 Ай бұрын

Its a fair point to mention the heights in the middle here but why not push more on the North then? If you aren't going to push more here then why not flank them? Or is McClellan expecting Burnside to do that on the other end of the battlefield?

@tomtaylor6163 Ай бұрын

Hey wasn’t Dennis on the TV comedy show My Favorite Martian?

@michaelkiplinger8473 Ай бұрын

Garry and Dennis, having stood in the sunken lane looking towards the Union advance I am always confused how the Confederates defended the lane because of the lack of line of site caused by the depth of the lane and the cornfield. Did the Confederates advance out of the lane to engage the oncoming Union troops?

@NPB0067 Ай бұрын

Was the restored fence accurate?

@rajashahid8812 2 күн бұрын

It is really a shock for me to know what I have read in Cambridge History of Warfare is not correct ? McClellan refusal to persue and perish the retreating Federates was a wise decesion, as Dennis narrated seems correct analysis. 2ndly for people like me who have different mother tongue, will you please try to speak in a little bit slow speed in the next videos. Regards.🌷.