ACW: Battle of Seven Pines - "Johnston Strikes McClellan" - Part 2/2 

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“1862 was not a good time to be named Johnston”- Saris

Do me a favor and never stop making videos. This are some of the most detailed civil war content out there. I look forward to every new video that comes out!

"God these generals were so shit, I can easily do a better job inflicting thousands of casualties on the enemy for a few hundred or so casualties" - Some guy playing the Grand tactician - Civil war.

So this is basically the battle that sets up the entire second half of the war: it leads to Lee being put in charge of the main Confederate Army and subsequently becoming a hero for defending the Captal, and on the other side it leads to McClellan dithering further and being subsequently fired after sad dithering allows Lee to launch his offensive.

Wow, I never realized that my ancestors in the 93rd Pennsylvania faced down John B. Gordon himself (6th Alabama)! Great video!

Idk why but I find the narration voice over is sooo relaxing 😂

As a civil war buff myself I must say you’ve taught me a thing or two that i didn’t know what an Awesome channel !!! You’ve done your research and should be proud of your content ..cheers…also your content would be perfect to present in classrooms !

Wade Hampton was an absolute chad >gets shot in foot >surgeon arrives >"no i wont dismount" >comeon.png >refuses to elaborate >extracted bullet

We shall see if the rebels are able to afford the loss of the great General Johnston, as I fear Granny Lee shall fail the rebellion.

Casey got one of the rougher deals handed to a Union general during the war. Given the circumstances I'm not really sure how much better he could have done.

It would appear that Johnston is now out of action. Who will replace him, I wonder? *The Shouts of General Lee intensify*

As someone who lives in the area, I can confirm that it is, indeed, a mud bog every single time it rains around here. The area is relatively flat with only a few outlets for the water to drain. As a result, you either have it pool up into large puddles that take a few days to completely drain or it runs off rapidly into torrents, turning what would normally be dry ground look like a River.

Thanks for these two video's on the Battle of Seven Pines. I grew up about a mile from the Grapevine Bridge (on the Hanover side of the river) so naturally I have a real interest in the events of those days. I spent many a day trailing along with my grandfather as we hunted relics in the woods and fields around home.

Such an underrated channel!

My GG grandfather Lt. Arvin. R. Belser of the AL 6th infantry was killed outright in their attack against the Invaders.

another incredible video. This is very well made

Amazing work. I've reorganized my day so i can binge watch all the episodes of this series.

Excellent content. Hoorah for my home state of Pennsylvania!

The visuals help immensely to undertand what is happening on the ground where men struggle.

Wow. You guys do good work here. Illustrates how important communication is, and how weather impacts operations. A+.

And thus begins the saga of Sigma Gordon

My Great Great Grandfather was in the 98th NY. It was out of the Northern Albany area to Vermont.

My Great Great Great uncle Sergeant Thomas McCracken of the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment fought here

I love your videos, especially the breakdown by regiments. My g-grandfather was there at Seven Pines with the 5th NC

Imagine an alternate history where U.S. Grant was at the head of this army?

McClellan sits there for 3 weeks? Really? Did he even have a plan on the drawing board? I guess if he only wants bloodless victories, he faces a difficult task

The details you give are second to none. Awesome content.

The Irish Brigade did well here - especially the 69th NY or "The Fightin 69'

Another great video. Thanks.

Great stuff!

Always the best ..thanks

My favorite channel to date! Keep up the good work!

Soon McClellan will take Richmond so soon

Great work

Thanks for sharing 👍

Video good

This makes me wish people still played the mount and blade mod north and south. I've always loved learning about the American civil war. I remember a documentary series called civil war journal I liked but i felt it glossed over a lot so finding these more in depth videos is really awesome. It's nice because so many history channels exist but they mostly do ancient or middle age stuff or ww2 which I also love learning about but it's nice to see some about this time period especially USA civil war.

In my relentless quest to perfect my dislike of Gen John Brinton McClellan, his ad-homonym attack upon Casey's Troops has been a particular gem. Mac leaked his condemnation to the newspapers before learning the facts; but that was a usual fault of the Great Man. I'm currently reading the reports from this battle, and your presentations are like having a Professor standing right in front of me to clarify. Love, David

I love the Warhawk videos. Thanks! When making a Part 2, can you please provide a link to Part 1 in the notes? Many producers of videos do this because sometimes youtube shows the part 2 video, but people would want to watch part 1 before they see part 2.

Joe Johnston should never have been in charge of an Army much less a Corp or Army.

Johnston did a poor job communicating his battle plan to his subordinates. The plan, such as it was, was not horrible, but poorly executed at a bloody cost with little gain. However one may feel about Longstreet, he clearly screwed the pooch at Seven Pines and blamed it on Huger with Johnston covering Longstreet's ass in his official report.

Have yall done the battle of plymouth?

LEt's Go Keyes . . .

Wow

It's my first time that I see to Jefferson David in a Battle on Civil War. Please, can somebody tell me in which one other battle he was? I'm fan for this videos about the USA Civil War. From Venezuela, Carlos.

Recently found your channel and happily subscribed. Consider the following. Look at TIK History on u-tube and the field plackards/movement narrative he uses. It's smooth and easily 'followable'. Thx for the post; look forward to more.

Little Mac could not stomach what had to be done to win that war. Grant could and that is why Grant won and Got to be PotUS while Little Mac had no future left.

Not telling ur underlings ur plans is a major failure of most army officers I was not an officer but I was an division S3 clerk so i was in on the planning in that I typed up all the orders I had to keep tel the Col writing these orders that unless he told this guy what the other guy is doing they will fuck it up. Yes a Little Sp4E4 of but 20 yr saw this happen before and could figure out why when a again when a man of 42 with 24 yrs in could not. Why b/c he had been taught to only tell an underling what they need to know to do what they were to do. But I knew Murphy's law and applied it while he just went by what he had been taught 21 yr ago by men whohad been taught the same same for countless generation. After about sic months he got better and by the time i left the 8th to go to the 101st he was even better but I dont know if what he had learn stuck With the 101st I was at company level and in an Airborne Div at last (yes I jump out of perfectly good airplanes). Here at least within the 101st Aviation Group (like unto an Infantry Belgrade) all companies were informed daily of what birds would be i air and where. And then during a day this might change at any time and all company OP Officers would be inform by radio of said changes. At time I was the highest raking person in the OP office and orders would have to be forwarded to piolets in the air. Cap Williams one day got such an order. I was working the radios as that was one of my 2 other jobs than S3 clerk as we were under maned with regard to EM. He was doing other things and just told me to go ahead and rely the order. I did. These orders happened to be for the XO's bird. He began jump all over me about my giving him an order As the XO was a Cap too but Jr to Cap Williams as to day of rank and in this case change of command and Cap Williams was not in a very good mod just then seein as how he had to re-plan everyone to get done what had to be done he was not happy with the XO chewing his clerks ass for doing as I was order by him to do. Cap Williams walked over and calmly asked "Specialist Bays may I please have the mic." He never gave an order when he could politely ask someone to do something. He clicked the mike three times. This was to tell all piolets to stop saying anything they might be saying and listen to him on the secure radio channel He gave them a few seconds to finish saying anything they might have to say to someone else that had importance before he click the mic once more and then began talking. "Gentlemen" he began and i will never forget his words "u all know my voice U all know the who the voice belongs to that was giving odors on this channel a few moments ago. I dont care who u are but when a voice comes over this secure channel that u knew giving u orders u will obey them as though i was the one talking." he said this in a calm collected voice slowly so that no one could say they could not under stand him. He then finished by saying quite loudly in the tone an officer uses when he want u to know u had better understand "Everyone got that. Any question come see me when u land" To my knowledge no one had any questions as this was not just heard by the piolets in the air but the whole company as he had put it on the company loud speakers. The channel he had used went to everyone in eery bird we had in the air at that time. After he had finished and handed the mic back to me he told me "Specialist from here on in and I want u to pass this on to (I wish I could remember their names but they are gone but he used the names of the radio ops) what I just told those assholes that think they are officers. And further more if orders come down and I or Sgt (name gone Ops Sgt) am not here u are in command and u have all the authority of this section to pass those orders on." He then want on to tell me the reg he was able to do this under. he also told me that the 2 radio ops had the same authority. I know this story went on and on but it is just showing how dumb some offieders can be b/c they are trained to be