The 51st Pennsylvannia Infantry: From Formation To Burnside's Bridge at the Battle of Antietam скачать в хорошем качестве

The 51st Pennsylvannia Infantry: From Formation To Burnside's Bridge at the Battle of Antietam

This video is really two stories in one, the story of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry and its early leaders. This section is very near and dear to me because my Great 3x Grandfather was assigned to the 51st. The second part covers, in-depth the battle for Burnside's Bridge. The 51st Pennsylvania Infantry was organized in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and mustered in on November 16, 1861, for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel John F. Hartranft. Early Service: The regiment was attached to Reno’s Brigade, part of Burnside’s North Carolina Expeditionary Corps, until April 1862. They participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island and the Battle of New Bern, where they executed a gallant charge. Maryland Campaign: In September 1862, the 51st Pennsylvania moved with the IX Corps on the Maryland campaign. They skirmished with enemy cavalry at Frederick, engaged at South Mountain, and fought again at the Battle of Antietam, where they lost 125 men, including Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S. Bell Jr. and lieutenants The Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. One significant engagement during this battle was the fight for Burnside’s Bridge. Location: Burnside’s Bridge is a landmark on the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s IX Corps was intended to demonstrate against the Confederate right when the main attack further north began. Bridge Capture: After several attempts, around 1:00 pm, Union forces finally charged across the bridge. For four hours, about 500 Confederates under Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs held off Burnside’s corps, suffering about 120 casualties. Once Burnside’s IX Corps captured the lower bridge (now known as the Burnside Bridge), his men took nearly two hours to cross it and form for an attack against the final Confederate line At about 3:00 pm, a mile-wide battle line of Union soldiers swept forward across the rolling terrain. They faced about 2,500 Confederate soldiers with artillery on the high ridge south of Sharpsburg. Exhausted after marching 17 miles from Harpers Ferry, Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill’s “Light Division” slammed into the exposed Union left flank, driving the Federals back. The timely arrival of Hill and the failure of McClellan to support Burnside’s final assault ultimately saved General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia 00:00 Introduction 02:38 The Battle for Burnside's Bridge 08:32 Whipping the Boys into Shape 15:57 Dealing with the Summer Heat 20:31 The Cat and Mouse Game Begins 27:16 Get Ready for a Fight! 33:39 Will you give us our Whiskey? 46:04 Take that Bridge 52:44 The Butcher's Bill