The Dead Angle at Kennesaw Mountain | Atlanta Campaign | Sherman's March to The Sea
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- "The battle of 'Dead Angle,' was fought June 27, on the Kennesaw line, near Marietta, Georgia. Major General William T. Sherman was under the impression the Confederate lines were spread to thin and decided to launch a frontal assault against them. An intense artillery bombardment at 8:00 a.m. preceded the infantry assault. Confederate troops under the commands of Maj. Gens. Benjamin F. Cheatham and Patrick Cleburne manned a formidable line. The Union assault met stiff resistance and in turn they suffered heavy casualties. By 11am, the Union attack had failed. Lets learn why in this episode!
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Been there many,many times its a well preserved battlefield i grew up in cobb county
I was thoroughly impressed and surprised about this area. Enjoyed every minute of my visit there. Thanks for watching
Two of my uncles served in the 125th Il for the whole war. One was injured by shrapnel at Cheatham's Hill that he carried the rest of his life, the other stayed in a trench near that mine for the six days. The both survived the war and actually helped organize the citizen committee that would purchase the land for the battlefield park and construct the Illinois Monument. Thanks for the video, its a great representation of the park for those who can't see it in person.
For those interested, the regimental history of the 125th by Robert Rogers is available online for free and includes a very dire account of the battle. He and other sources say that the assault on Cheatham's Hill was the hardest day of the war for the 125th Illinois.
I really appreciate you sharing your family’s story. Thanks for watching!
I’ve stood there many times trying to envision what actually happened there but have always been unable to. This really brought it to life, so to speak.
It’s a very powerful area. Happy to hear you enjoyed the video. It’s hard to envision but I did my best. Appreciate you watching!
We hear so little of the battle. Thank you for bringing it a live again. 👍😊
Thanks as always for watching!
once again you have reminded me of the importance of the terrain in this battle
It really helps paint the picture of why the casualties suffered were horrific. Thanks for watching.
Great place, great video. I totally feel you on the loss of life! Enjoyed the double camera views and crossing the creek!
Thanks for watching as always man. Always appreciate your feedback. Kennesaw is a really neat place.
@@ProjectPast1565 I didn’t realize the amount of time they hunkered down at that mine. I’ll have to include that in my video if I ever stop working long enough to make it haha. I’ll give you a shout out :)
Yeah I couldn’t begin to imagine being stuck there. I’ve read 5 days and I’ve read 6. Looking forward to seeing your trip there
Awesome video and some great camera work to. My ancestor fought there on the Union side and his fellow soldier and friend, he was with was shot and died there. I have letters from him as he traveled and fought in the war. He later was killed from a cannon ball explosion out side of Atlanta in August 1864. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the kind words and I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. I appreciate you sharing your family’s story.
Great episode. Loved the information and capturing of the terrain. Well done my friend!!!
Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks as always and I’m glad you didn’t trip!
I grew up there, not knowing that my 4th Great Grandfather fought there at the base of Pigeon Hill. Corp Daniel S Lee, 30th GA. Such a trip to have passed by countless times, the very place he and so many others were fighting and dying at all those years ago. Im glad he survived.
Appreciate you sharing that. I recently found out I have a civil war ancestor as well and I’ve unknowingly been to the spots he fought.
Nice job. Great lesson taught. Looking forward towards more
Thanks for watching. Appreciate you willing to stick around for more.
Very good video. Like the side stories too; the fire and the saving of those soldiers.
Appreciate you taking the time to watch. Thanks!
Thanks for the great videos
Thanks for watching as always!
Fantastic video man! Really enjoyed this one 👊🏼
Thanks man! I appreciate you watching.
My great great grandfather and my great great great uncle both of the 32nd Tennessee Infantry CSA fought at Kennesaw Mountain June 27 1864 near Atlanta A sad and a terrible day for both sides
@@travisbayles870 hard to imagine what they were t through and witnessed that day. Thanks for watching.
@ProjectPast1565 Yes In the words of General Robert E Lee It is well that war is so terrible We should grow too fond of it
Great video! 👍🏼
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
While the emotions are undeniable when standing upon such ground…the appearance is starkly different and obstacles, such as the stream, have suffered erosion from nature AND man’s footsteps, so knowing exactly what those men felt beneath their feet, is today impossible to replicate.
No one will ever know exactly what these men went through since none of us were there but we can get a pretty good idea walking the ground and utilizing first hand accounts to help paint the picture. Thanks for watching!
I have walked these sad paths on a pilgrimage to trace the travels of my family. My grandmother's uncle, Charles Laspe, took part in this attack as a member of the Co. H 52nd Ohio Vol. Infantry. Born Heiligenstadt, Prussia (later Germany). Emigrated with his family as "acht-und-vierzigers" to Clareyville, Campbell County, Kentucky. Enlisted in US Army. Later KIA at Peach Tree Creek. His brother, Otto Laspe, Co. H 15th Ky. Vol. Inf. died in Andersonville a few weeks later.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate you sharing your family’s story.
My mothers family lost six brothers in the battle of Atlanta. Four of my father’s family were killed at Gettsburg.
I also live in Cobb. Walked the dead angle.......
Nice video. The unknown soldier was identified in 2009 as Private Mark Carr, U.S. Army.
That’s great to hear! Thanks for watching.
really? Thank you! Very much.
There's something about Kennesaw Mountain that, whether brought up, scares me. That could be said about any battle in history, but seeing the battlefield itself, the sight of the Dead Angle is foreboding. I think what makes it all the more gut-wrenching is that at the whole battle did not need to happen. Johnston would evacuate once Sherman made a move around his flank. Any books you would suggest relating to the battle?
It really is a very ominous area. You can almost feel the desperation of the attackers as they struggled up the hill. The emerging civil war series book titled: A long bloody task is a must. I also recommend the Atlanta Campaign by David Powell. He has two separate books covering the Atlanta campaign. As always thanks for watching and for the support.
Dan McCook was one of the 13 fighting McCooks from Salem, OH. He was the only 1 who was killed.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing and watching.
Thanks for your great videos. Looking forward towards more.
I am a Korean
Thanks for watching! I appreciate your time.
I believe if Mcook had not insulted that Reb by calling him a damn traitor, he would have been captured and not killed.
@@johnmac3410 it’s very possible. But we will never truly know unfortunately. Thanks for watching.
Having been to the Illinois Monument before and standing in the Confederate lines, the ground appears to have been raised/flattened when the monument was constructed, so at the time of the battle, before the monument was there I am almost certain the Confederate defenders in the trenches would have had a clear field of fire all the way to the treeline at the base of the hill. This would also align with Sam Watkins account of the battle, where he seems to describe having several hundred yards to fire at Union forces as they advanced.
In other words, I believe the Union forces would have been taking small arms fire from the trenches for the duration of their advance across the field and up the hill.
Also, the whole countryside would have had way more fields at the time of the battle, and from most maps and photos I've seen the wheatfield stretched much further to either side, so I doubt union forces would have been advancing through woods when they closed in on Cheatham hill
Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Excellent video. This is a battle not many people explore. Thanks for taking us along with you.
BTW, what is your opinion of Gen. Sherman? Do you think he was one of the best on the union side?
It is an amazing place to stand
It really is. Very humbling.
I am a proud descendant of a brave confederate soldier
Thanks for watching and sharing your family’s story.
Great video. Keep showing history. At least history buffs like me will watch, hopefully the curious will too
Thanks! I appreciate the kind worlds and thanks for watching.
Ive stood right there irl...
@@Mal0Imperzia it’s a powerful place.
Who won the battle? And was it worth all the loss of life?
It was a tactical Confederate victory. We have the luxury of hindsight but it seems the loss of life could have been avoided since the CSA evacuated once their flank was threatened.
If that's federal land you could get a ticket for not being on the designated trail.Do you know that
@@swarm6697 I followed the same path federal park rangers do when taking people on tours. Also there is no signs marking “designated paths”.
Told from a Yankee perspective about yankee invaders who were unconstitutionally trespassing in a sovereign state as they committed numerous atrocities against their southern relatives who simply wanted to go their own way and be left alone . One of my GGG grandfathers was mortally wounded there as he tried to defend his family, farm , friends and neighbors just as his grandfathers had done ( for the exact same reasons ) only a few short decades before he was born.
Would you rather I just stand behind the earthworks for the entire video? Of course it’s from the union perspective. They attacked the position. I guess you missed the parts about the CSA defense.
If you are of such an opinion, by all means secede yourself into your compound. You act as the last Japanese soldier who stayed in his compound for decades. Just a footnote towards the larger progress of the United States, our free speech and right to bear arms for legitimate non slave allies. If you have never released a sex trafficking ring system as I did in DHS, those traffic bosses also wanted just to be left alone. That's what it"s like to be a black slave during this battle. Try wearing a chain around your neck, and watch your wife and children sold to the highest bidder. Sit in their shoes and then sit down.
The lost cause myth lives on.
@@jameswithers2334 kneeogros in chains was not the reason or the cause of the war of Northern aggressions!!
@@ProjectPast1565 I must respectively agree with the above. Please don't get offended but most of your presentations (which I enjoy) lean towards the Federals troops as righteous while "shading" the Confederates. As a great-grandson of the Confederacy and being raised in Georgia, I have for many years witnessed the South being criticized, mocked and abused by Northerners who choose to live here, while at the same time saying that they love the courteousy, language and charm of the South. They stir up a cry to change the names of our roads, streets, schools, landmarks, parks, military bases, museums, state parks, flags, etc while voting to cease local monies that maintain the cemeteries of our fallen. These actions are offensive to Southern-born Americans. Sir, please understand that the constant drip, drip, drip of these intrusions remind us that the war is not over. The North continues the fight. Can we not, as Gen. Lee attempted, live in honor without reprisal from non-Southerners? Thanks you again for visiting the "Dead Angle". Its a wonderful place. (Aside from Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mt. Battlefield is one of the most well-preserved sites of the War Between the States).
Damn Yankees!
1st view, 1st comment, 1st like 🎉
Always appreciate the support Levi!
They were traitors, no doubt.
No shock to me that at :04 just as the video began you showed a quick roll by of the description of the battle showing the Confederates shooting over their works but only a blurred image and did not dare read what was on it. Of course, you did tell the lie about the Union General calling the Confederates "traitors". They met the definition of traitors much less so that the soldiers who fought the British under George Washington. Furthermore, it is widely agreed that if he said anything at all it was what you first stated.
Just keeping it real. Somebody has to.
That’s called the title. That’s how people know what the video is about. No shock to me that someone who is clearly biased towards the Confederacy is trying to manufacture a way to make this video seem one sided or “not telling the full story” as some say. Just keeping it real. Somebody has to.
@@ProjectPast1565 I've been there. Just two years ago. My great grandfather was in the angle that day. I've read the sign. It's very informative. It tells an excellent story of how things went that day. You chose not to read it and you were careful not to show a camera shot of it that a viewer could pause and read. I am biased. The only difference between me and you is that I admit it.
@mustlovedogs272 I was very careful? Again, manufacturing something out of nothing. What’s on the sign that I didn’t say in the video? You can zoom in and read it at the 7:00 mark by the way. In the end, everyone is entitled to their opinions. Thanks for watching.