My son and I walked through here last October and I was really excited telling him about his ancestors attacking across this ground. 7th SC, 35th and 49th NC. My son was 24. His ancestors were younger at the time. His 3rd Great Uncle was a 22 year old Captain in the 35th NC who was killed in the West Woods. William Bryson. I love this place.
I’m grateful for these videos. Having Dennis provide a first person account of being a Dunker describing pacifism and the baptism process was excellent context.
Thanks Gary and Dennis for bring attention to the western edge of the battlefield. Because it's not properly featured on the tour route, it tends to get forgotten.
I recently found out my great-great grandfather was in the 125th PA. They were right there in the west woods. Thank you ABT for preserving this land and i will be donating again
I love when I watch these videos that you all as an organization adds small tid bits about potential projects and purchases I really enjoy learning about the war then and the ongoing fight for preservation thank you for doing that for us.❤
Just got back from our latest visit…….my favorite of all the battlefields. We definitely need to preserve Antietam (and others) or they will be forever lost to development. Great work guys!
Thank you for covering this more obscure piece of the battle. An ancestor of mine was in the 7th MI and likely caught in the middle as described and mortally wounded. Basil DeShetler would write in his diary of his awareness of his last moments and signed off leaving his wife and six kids.
Thanks! We were just there last Friday. I watched MANY of your videos from previous years to understand how the battle unfolded and positions of the armies.
We've been to Antietam. Walked the Burnside Bridge, the sunken road, visited the Dunker church, and drove all around. We never saw this property though.
Dennis...my Stottlemyer ancestors lived in Frederick Co, Maryland during the war. They were Dunkers. A few of them hired substitutes to fight for them. They then moved to Indiana.
Wow Never been in this area in my 5 visits to Antetiam.. Always overlooked area that is a whirlpool of fighting. I always thought that the Confederate flanking attack happened near the Philadelphia monument.. (interpretive signs would lead me to belive that) Thank You Thank you both. I will take the walk you just did the next time I go
Being a Dunker, as Dennis is, has a very interesting connection to local history in my view. Breaking ice in order to baptize his grandma was not lost on me as to the temperature of the water was as cold as it could be in liquid form. Yikes! I walked many of the places in this video and have tons of photos including the church in 1983. Now with this newly learned history I'd like to come back. Thanks for this good stuff
We miss the 4th July fireworks at Antietam. Hopefully they will return. Tens of thousands have walked that lane from the Rt 65 pike to Dunker Church to Visitors Center for fireworks.
I visited the battlefield in 2008 on the anniversary of the battle. It was foggy, giving it the feel of the day in 1862. I had seen the reclining lion statue from the turnpike, and was curious to see what it was. Since the grass was soaked from the dew, I took my shoes and socks off so they wouldn't get soaked, giving me an even greater feel as a participant. I found the lion, but was totally shocked to find my family name, Kimball! And there are a few John Kimball's in my family. I am not a direct descendant, but all Kimballs are descended from the original Kimballs in Ipswich. It was an extremely moving day for me!
In September.1989 my Union Army Living History Unit, 2nd US Co.C bivouacked behind the Church while portraying the Union Army at Antietam. My Ancestors Fought With the 28th Pennsylvania, 12th Corps on that day around that Church!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Do you guys have any idea where Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr was wounded in the West Woods? My wife's favorite regiment is the 20th Mass and her favorite soldiers from that regiment are Henry Abbott, who was sick with Typhoid and in a hospital in Frederick MD during the battle, and Wendell Holmes. We have walked many times in the West Woods using maps of where the 20th was at but would like to know where you guys place the 20th Mass when they were struck by the confederates. Great video by the way. One of my favorite battlefields by far.
Antietam 162. Gettysburg 161. Does anyone realize that this week marks a memorable 210th anniversary of the battle of fort mchenry and the star spangled banner and in August the burning of our national capital ? The ABT unfortunately remains the Civil War Trust which is fine if they would stop taking donations for the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites. We also had a little conflict called the Mexican War with a battlefield in desperate need of preservation right at Palo Alto in Texas.
Dennis Frye and Garry Adelman!!!! Oh yeah!!!!!!
I love hearing from Dennis Frye. A brilliant storyteller.
thanks boys we love the battlefield trust. thank you
My son and I walked through here last October and I was really excited telling him about his ancestors attacking across this ground. 7th SC, 35th and 49th NC. My son was 24. His ancestors were younger at the time. His 3rd Great Uncle was a 22 year old Captain in the 35th NC who was killed in the West Woods. William Bryson. I love this place.
I’m grateful for these videos. Having Dennis provide a first person account of being a Dunker describing pacifism and the baptism process was excellent context.
Thanks Gary and Dennis for bring attention to the western edge of the battlefield. Because it's not properly featured on the tour route, it tends to get forgotten.
I recently found out my great-great grandfather was in the 125th PA. They were right there in the west woods. Thank you ABT for preserving this land and i will be donating again
May God bless American battlefield trust and its partners and members ❤
I love when I watch these videos that you all as an organization adds small tid bits about potential projects and purchases I really enjoy learning about the war then and the ongoing fight for preservation thank you for doing that for us.❤
Lots of knowledge packed into this video. Outstanding work, as always.
Great video guys. Dennis Frye is the man!
Just got back from our latest visit…….my favorite of all the battlefields. We definitely need to preserve Antietam (and others) or they will be forever lost to development. Great work guys!
Your storytelling brings the battle to life! Thank you for your phenomenal narrative. What great videos.
A lot of butterflies in this program.!
Thank you for covering this more obscure piece of the battle. An ancestor of mine was in the 7th MI and likely caught in the middle as described and mortally wounded. Basil DeShetler would write in his diary of his awareness of his last moments and signed off leaving his wife and six kids.
Thanks for all you do to preserve these battlefield.
Great walking tour and explanation. I've been there and had trouble figuring things out. Thanks!
Thanks! We were just there last Friday. I watched MANY of your videos from previous years to understand how the battle unfolded and positions of the armies.
The property owners that give to ABT are my heroes
My great(x)-grandfather was in the 89th NY.
We've been to Antietam. Walked the Burnside Bridge, the sunken road, visited the Dunker church, and drove all around. We never saw this property though.
Thanks for posting Sylvia.
Thanks!
Dennis...my Stottlemyer ancestors lived in Frederick Co, Maryland during the war. They were Dunkers. A few of them hired substitutes to fight for them. They then moved to Indiana.
reading Rebel yell by Gwynn now. Going on a trip through the Shenedoah Valley next month!!
That is an excellent book. Thats the book that ignited my passion for the civil war
Pivotal battle point begins around 13:45 onward...well done !
Wow Never been in this area in my 5 visits to Antetiam.. Always overlooked area that is a whirlpool of fighting. I always thought that the Confederate flanking attack happened near the Philadelphia monument.. (interpretive signs would lead me to belive that) Thank You Thank you both. I will take the walk you just did the next time I go
Being a Dunker, as Dennis is, has a very interesting connection to local history in my view. Breaking ice in order to baptize his grandma was not lost on me as to the temperature of the water was as cold as it could be in liquid form. Yikes! I walked many of the places in this video and have tons of photos including the church in 1983. Now with this newly learned history I'd like to come back. Thanks for this good stuff
Thank you so much for the fantastic content!
We miss the 4th July fireworks at Antietam. Hopefully they will return.
Tens of thousands have walked that lane from the Rt 65 pike to Dunker Church to Visitors Center for fireworks.
Great video guys, I still have to get to Antietam
Hopefully, after I’m better, I’ll get there😎👍
Love all the content from the Trust!
This is excellent news!!
I, too, belong to the Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, VA, Dennis!
was there in june on my bike!! loved it!!
I visited the battlefield in 2008 on the anniversary of the battle. It was foggy, giving it the feel of the day in 1862. I had seen the reclining lion statue from the turnpike, and was curious to see what it was. Since the grass was soaked from the dew, I took my shoes and socks off so they wouldn't get soaked, giving me an even greater feel as a participant. I found the lion, but was totally shocked to find my family name, Kimball! And there are a few John Kimball's in my family. I am not a direct descendant, but all Kimballs are descended from the original Kimballs in Ipswich. It was an extremely moving day for me!
Thank you for posting these.
Fantastic job and thank you
Great new footage 👍🏻😁
When they moved those graves, they mainly took the long bones and skulls. A lot of small bones and fragments are still on the battlefield.
Everything south of lappans road should be a historical and agricultural preserve.
In September.1989 my Union Army Living History Unit, 2nd US Co.C bivouacked behind the Church while portraying the Union Army at Antietam. My Ancestors Fought With the 28th Pennsylvania, 12th Corps on that day around that Church!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Do you guys have any idea where Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr was wounded in the West Woods? My wife's favorite regiment is the 20th Mass and her favorite soldiers from that regiment are Henry Abbott, who was sick with Typhoid and in a hospital in Frederick MD during the battle, and Wendell Holmes. We have walked many times in the West Woods using maps of where the 20th was at but would like to know where you guys place the 20th Mass when they were struck by the confederates. Great video by the way. One of my favorite battlefields by far.
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Admit it - yall just enjoy saying “moo-maw.”
It's because of the cows.
Antietam 162. Gettysburg 161. Does anyone realize that this week marks a memorable 210th anniversary of the battle of fort mchenry and the star spangled banner and in August the burning of our national capital ? The ABT unfortunately remains the Civil War Trust which is fine if they would stop taking donations for the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites. We also had a little conflict called the Mexican War with a battlefield in desperate need of preservation right at Palo Alto in Texas.
'Coup de grace' is pronounced 'Kooh-de-grahss'.
Awesome!
Thanks!
@@dhutton77 thank you!