The Sunken Road at Fredericksburg | Civil War Then & Now
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Kris White visits the location of Andrew Russell's famous 1863 photograph at the Sunken Road after the Second Battle of Fredericksburg.
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
One of the most brilliant presentations allowing the viewer to experience what occurred just after the battle at the Sunken Road.
In my opinion every citizen should experience the Sunken Rd. The feeling you get is totally amazing to know the fear of the men who fought there.
My great great great grandfather Corporal Richard Pierce Co B 27th North Carolina Infantry fought there December 13th 1862
So you are the descendant of a garbage human who fought to keep others enslaved? I sure would not admit to that.
As a native Fredericksburger, one of my favorite things about living there was being among so much history.
@@nunyabuziness8421 I don't think there's another name for it. 😅
Now at night 😢 wow 😮
Very sad history 🫣😥
I agree. I lived in Stafford for about a year and I loved the feel of the place. There is a section of Fredericksburg thats practically a museum.
You should visit the UK and we'd be happy to see you. We have history that includes the Celts, Romans, Norman's, Vikings, Medieval, English Civil War, castles, battlefields, and Anglo-Saxons, to name a few.
This is fantastic! The way the 1860's photo carpet lays out as you walk is so impressive and effective in understanding the layout. Thanks so much!
Brilliantly done with the vintage photos superimposed over the top of today's site. Wow!
One of my favorite battlefields to visit. I’m amazed at the length of the Confederate line (7 miles?). A good full day of battlefield touring is to see Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville/Wilderness. Stop and see Stonewall Jackson’s buried arm. My father was in tears standing at the graveside. Thanks to The Trust for all you do.
Did that tour with my late friend, and historian, in early fall of 2002. Epic.
Why was he crying?
@@guaporeturns9472 IYKYK
I had two great grandfathers both of whom defended against the war of northern aggression at the first battle of Fredericksburg. Both were injured during then battle.
Many years ago during a college archeology class, our instructor said:
“if your DNA was at Fredericksburg, you were there”
BTW. I really like this side by side of the old and modern sunken road visuals.
An excellent visualization
@@wmjohns881 So they were traitors and they fought to keep slavery legal? Good to know
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Reflect on this battle when thinking you're having a bad day.
What a video! Really brought that battle home.
depends which side of the battle you were on if you were having a good day or not (or if you got hit or not)
Just like chris said, i always thought that photo was from dec 1862. Wow. Top notch job chris
Excellent explanation of the battles of Fredericksburg, focusing on the Sunken Road.
Thanks you, Kris. A wonderful analysis of the Russell photo and surrounding area and the use of VR. I grew up on Hanover Street nearby and still live nearby to walk this road. The Union cemetery above the Sunken Road is a wonderful retreat and remembrance from our time.
Just an amazing photo. Through it, You are able to give us a sense of what the fighting must have been like for soldiers on both sides at the sunken road, of Marye's Heights! Thank you!
And I never knew there was a second battle at Fredericksburg. Outstanding presentation, thank you!
Great job - extremely informative video! The side-by-side with the old photo and present day helps put it all in perspective!
I agree. That side by side visualization was really good.
I watch a lot of CZcams and this is one of the coolest videos I've seen on here for a while, well done, that was awesome.
I love then and nows and this is the best use of it yet. Great job, looking forward to more
So amazing the use of a real photograph over the actual site!
More of these then and now please!!
It’s always moving walking that area.
Read a book on letters from the civil war soldiers while sitting in that cemetery, real moving
Lived in Fredericksburg, briefly, as a child, and attended Ferry Farm Elementary School in Falmouth. . That was my first introduction to the Battle of Sunken Road. I travel to the DC metro area, frequently, and never miss an opportunity to return to Fredericksburg. When I was a child, the little museum there had more artifacts than it does now but I still enjoy going back to that spot that is frozen in time.
Great and informative video! I love living in Fredericksburg and seeing such historic and monumental areas almost on a daily basis! Every time I'm on this section of Sunken Road, I always think how horrible it was for both sides and the townsfolk who stayed here during each of those battles.
Fascinating. When I go to places like this, I think of Arlington and the signs that simply say "RESPECT."
this is incredible...i have seen this photo many times over the years but bringing it to life in 3D brings this in a perspective i wasn't expecting....no longer just a distant impersonal photo...it's now an immersive first person perspective and experience....it seems as if the battle had just ended.
Magnificent history telling. Thank you.
I love the visualization! Thank you for that great work! I read all the books, starting with the venerable Time/Life series on the Civil War, but none of it gave me that visceral sense of what the battlefields were really like.
Outstanding
I have read that rifles, and hats, were often staged in photographs. Anyone else remember reading that? I think it was done by Matthew Brady & Co at Gettysburg, but may have been employed by photographers of the day in other venues.
You are absolutely correct, even corpses were posed. I believe my source for that was William A. Frassanito.
Thank you Kris . Great documentary on the sunken road!
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Absolutely amazing. THANKYOU for sharing this with those of us for whom these civil war era photographs are drenched with meaning.
So, so, good, the presentation of the "then & now" photos, the narration, both excellent & thank you for posting!🇺🇸
Outstanding work, guys. Really appreciate the work that goes into these.
Ditto! And feel better man. GA
Thanks to this vid, I learned so much more about Fredericksburg, not just the battles, but the city, too & why it was so important
I’ve lived here in The Burg for 24+ years and have been to Sunken Road many times. This is the first time I’ve seen these photos!
Very cool video!
Well done!
I am Canadian and appreciate history. Regarding American Civil War history, in terms of research and presentation, it is unsurpassed in its quality.
Great special effects. Your videos keep getting better.
Yea, great presentation. Meant a lot to me personally. I'm from Ireland and I've walked that road. Amazing to see the photo and the modern road overlapped. Thanks.
AWESOME VIDEO KRIS!!!
What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing this video with us!
Great video and visual effects!
As someone with ancestors that fought on both sides of the American Civil War, thank you.
Hat's off to the video editor and crew.
Was just there in August and the Ranger gave is a solo tour of the Innis house since we were the only ones to show for his Ranger program. Very interesting
Bravo! Thank you!
Love how you present this information.
I grew up on Sunken Road. Right below the college. Awesome work on a fantastic battle. Thanks!
Such a brilliant video! Thank you!
Just seeing this. Absolutely AWESOME!!! I look forward to watching more
Well done, great job of bringing attention to the details and giving the viewer a better understanding of what occured there.
This is a stunning presentation of just what happened and where. Stellar!
This presentation has the most impressive filmography I’ve ever seen for helping the viewer see & understand the story. Way cool.
Thank you for this moving and thoughtful historical depiction. Semper Fi!
Wow, what a beautiful video. The way you laid a picture to what is there today. Well done
Fascinating! I love the then & now perspective, almost as good as standing there then and now. Almost
Sorry i ever gave you guys a hard time. THIS was one of the best videos ever! More please!
This is my home town. I guess growing up here I didn't look at it as being as an amazing place as it is. A lot of history of the Civil War here in Fredericksburg and Chancellor. Great video.
Great stuff. Keep up the good work. Big fan.
Really good presentation. Probably the best short video on Fredericksburg I’ve seen.
Some, but not all, of the larger stones at the base of the wall looked original during the reveal of your presentation. VERY interesting! TY for posting this.
Thank you for the history lesson, I appreciate your job.
Thanks!
Thanks so much.. for both donations!
Keep up the great work!
I love these kinds of videos. It bring the pictures of history into reality.. We are screaming toward another at high speed with mad men at the helm
Very good superimposition. I really enjoyed this video.
Very good unfolding side by side of the original photo and the current sunken road. RIP to the poor soldiers.
Brilliant, keep the history coming!!👍
Amazing to see this, thank you.
Very informative, good job!
Mountain biking around F’s Burg revealed Civil War history everywhere.
Excellent!! Lived there over 20 years of my military career…
Nicely done, thanks.
One of my wishes
To stand right there!!!!
The original wall is still there! Stone by original stone. Wonderful
This is what I needed. Pls more of this!
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My g-g-grandfather fought there, as well; 95th NY. I was blessed to have had his original enlistment/re-enlistment/discharge papers...in addition to numerous photos & newspaper articles about him/his service, until I lost them in a house fire. At the time of his passing in 1941, he was one of only 3 remaining/living Civil War veterans,...from/in the state of NJ. Ironically, he'd never been to a hospital until he was _90 years old_ (like most of the day; born in his family home),...and that was because he had suffered a fall, and injured(not, broken) his hip!
The one photo that _does_ remain of him, is very special to my family. In it, is pictured; he, my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my 8 month old _DAD_ ,....on my g-g-grandfather's lap!!
This was amazing!
Great video!!
Whoa intense and interesting! The history behind the photos! The location in time of 1862_Dec and may 1863, .. the union sixth corps takes the heights... WOW...the logistics and geography all come together.... I hope and pray to be able to tour these battlefields and walk them ....w students... Gracias Kris , Nov _dec Fredericksburg 161, and may 2nd Fredericksburg 161, WOW!!! Soon in March and later into May the armies return to the region...w Grant vs Lee
I've never heard of that road. Fascinating.
Awesome video,from Madrid, Spain.. super interesting!
A great victory for Lee. Brave men on both sides.😎 I have been there. The Florida Beachcomber
These videos are great!
This presentation is amazing. I wish I could give you more than just a thumbs up.
Lucky to be in the area and able to visit regularly
Brilliant. Utterly fascinating.
Excellent presentation!
Never knew about the second battle. Cracking video and channel.
Excellent job Kris!
incredible the way the has been presented! well done :)
VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE!
Incredible Video.
Brilliant Content!!
Excellent presentation, most informative video and technically well done.
Excellent reconstruction
Great production/presentation.
I too was born and raised. Been over every battlefield hundreds of time.
Excellent. Love it. Now that's great teaching. Really enjoyed that. Loved the graphics. Overlaying the picture. So helpful and his explanations was great. I learned alot. Thank you.more like this please👏👏👏
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So interesting. Great Job
Great video
WOW! SO Incredible! Awesome!
Wow - very cool effect - thanks
Incredible.
I love this. Excellent information and I always am learning with the American Battlefield Trust. Sorry to be pedantic but I don't think that is a Enfield though. Looking at the rifles, starting at the first one, that is most likely a Springfield with Enfield sights. It could possibly be a Richmond too. You can tell by the shape of the stock, butt plate, hammer, escutcheons, and barrel bands. I would like to emphasize barrel band width. The sling band is also the second band from the top. The next rifle is and Enfield. It is easy to tell by stock shape, especially around the lock, trigger guard, barrel band width, shape, and the sling band being on the top band. It almost looks like the bands could be the Baddley type barrel band.(To hard for me to tell) I would also like to point out the barrel is dark, suggesting bluing. The next rifle is an Enfield. Again stock shape, especially around the lock. Trigger guard, blued barrel, lock, barrel bands(palmer type), and sling band being on top. The next rifle, the one you claimed was an enfield, looks to be a Springfield. Again, look at the stock shape, focus on the butt plate area. The trigger guard is very shiny, thin, and long compared to the Enfield behind it. The barrel bands are thick and shiny, and the sling band, with sling, is second from the top. Also you can just make out the sight, it is not an Enfield sight but Springfield. The next rifle up is an Enfield, observe the trigger guard, stock shape around the lock, and barrel bands, the top barrel band being the sling band. The next rifle is a Springfield, you can tell by the thick and shiny barrel bands, and hammer shape. The next rifle has thee wide and shiny barrel bands, but is too far away to tell. The bayonet, stuck in the ground, in the picture looks to be an Enfield bayonet, I am assuming this by the ricasso. However, I don't think I have seen enough bayonets to bet on this assumption. Anyway, I am super excited about the first rifle. I think a Springfield rifle with enfield site implies that armoires in the Confederacy were actively stripping parts from unusable rifles and putting them on other rifles, or it may imply they where receiving spare parts from the UK. I just don't know and I might fall down an absolutely useless rabbit hole of information to find out. Does anybody see anything I missed? Let me know please.
Excellent
Excellent.