What Happened to the Union & Confederate Dead of Antietam??? | History Traveler Episode 256

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Great video JD. I've been told by people before that the confederate dead didn't deserve to be buried. I feel it doesn't matter which side, the dead deserves respect. I'm sure I'll get hammered for saying that but that's how I personally feel. May God shelter them now. 🙏 🙏 🙏

I was a soldier once, and I shed a tear when I think of these brave men who never went home again!

It's a comfort to be be buried with your most loving and faithful companion, your beloved dog ❤

I'm actually very surprised you did not mention Clara Barton. She took on the largest task of identifying soldiers and contacting families She created and spearheaded the entire process. in Civil War history to identify fallen soldiers. She petitioned President Lincoln and he assigned her. Later on, Clara Barton became the founder of the American Red Cross. Here's an excerpt from the National Parks archives: During the Civil War there was no official system in place to document missing or dead soldiers. As the war ended Clara Barton, the "Angel of the Battlefield" who had achieved fame as a nurse during the war, took it upon herself to fill this void. She began to receive letters from family members trying to find out the fate of their loved ones who had not returned home. Each of these letters led to a painstaking process of researching the whereabouts of these missing soldiers and responding to the family members' inquiries. Women need to be honored for their contributions and place in history.

My heart dropped when you showed the confederate cemetery. My they rest in peace. They were someone's child, husband, loved one.

No matter the side, as a mother, I can't fathom not knowing where my son was buried. It would haunt me.

As a mom of an only son who serves and has been deployed before, this absolutely breaks my heart. I can't imagine the grief of never knowing where his body was. I just can't 💔😭

I haven't been to Antietam, but I've been to Gettysburg. We were there right after sunrise. The hair on my neck went straight up, as did the hair on my arms. There were no other live people where we were. We were being watched the whole time we were there. It wasn't the first time I've had paranormal experiences, but the feeling of extreme sadness and melancholy stayed with me for a long time. There wS was a thick fog over the area even though it was broad daylight. I've never been to a sadder place.

I can’t even imagine being a resident of Antietam and be faced with burying dead soldiers in their fields. I’m sure the sights, sounds and smell haunted them forever.

I'm a Vietnam vet. My great great Grandfather was a Confederate soldier served under Col. John Mosbys Rangers God Bless The CSA

That dog story got to me. I do hope when re-interred they were together. The Confederate burials without headstones is saddening. Thank you for this video!

Years ago my family and I were the first ones there on a misty morning. We walked down The Sunken Road at Antietam, and we could feel the presence of those men who died there. It was quite moving.

I had over 40 ancestors who fought for the Confederacy and it just crushes my soul to know that Southern men wasn't given the same decent burial . one of my particular ancestors that was killed at Beans Mill, was buried on the battle field and is now covered in water due to the near by river being damed.

The fact that they kept such good records about the burials and where they were from is fascinating. I am glad they honored the soldiers in such a way. The story about the dog was touching. My Belgian Mal would be the same, he would not leave me.

My last great dane, General, we kept his ashes after he passed and when it's my time there are instructions to mix our ashes together. We had a bond that I've not had with another dog. He was truly special.

Out standing JD! I have taken an interest in the burial of the dead after a stint in the Army as a Combat Engineer. We had a soldier die of natural causes in Africa, where I was asked to escort his remains home. Our journey back to the states exposed me to what the Quartermaster, specifically what Mortuary Affairs is all about. When I was in Frankfort at the US Army Mortuary Affairs Center, I had opportunity to talk to them and go through the photographic record of what they had accomplished over the years with retrieval of our dead and missing from two wars. My personal experience has given me an interest in what happens to the dead and the treatment of their remains. We should all be grateful for people like Elliot, Goode, and Gill, for leading the research that went into identifying the dead. It is important that we don’t forget the names of the individuals who died on those fateful days be it one side or the other.

If YouTube didn't exist and these videos were not available I would have never heard nor seen any of this......... Thank You for all the effort you put into these videos.👍👍👍

The differences in these cemeteries is so striking and so melancholy. Thank you for visiting these sites. The Confederate Row is just so sad but I think they would be glad they were buried together, brothers in arms.

I'm a son of the American revolution and a son of the confederacy. Thank you for this! I hearts my heart that they have no head stones 😢