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Battle for the South ⚔️ How did the Union Strategy prevail in the American Civil War? DOCUMENTARY 

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🚩 The four-year long Civil War in the United States was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. But how did the Union manage to create and execute a military strategy that played into its strengths and Confederate weaknesses, to achieve final victory?
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@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
🎨 Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: masterworks.art/historymarche Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol, and more. 🚩 The four-year long Civil War in the United States was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. But how did the Union manage to create and execute a military strategy that played into its strengths and Confederate weaknesses, to achieve final victory? 🚩 This video was made in collaboration with Strategy Stuff ru-vid.com/show-UCJn_zQa80o1l8FgAfVofHRQ Check out their channel and give them the credit that they deserve.
@wlee9888
@wlee9888 2 года назад
@HistoryMarche, how much "blue-chip art" have YOU personally invested in?
@hia5235
@hia5235 2 года назад
The Union couldnt find Americans to fight the south: so Lincoln mass imported Irish and Germans to fight the war that the big oligarchs wanted, against the Confederacy. Hundreds of Thousands of Foreigners were enlisted to destroy the South; and it eventually succeeded. 100,000 + Irish and 100,000 +Dutch Soliders used by the Union. Absolutely shameful.
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 2 года назад
Nicely done video. I wouldn't mind seeing you do a video like this one but for the Revolutionary War. I would love to see you explain the respective strategies of George Washington and John Howe.
@hh8575
@hh8575 2 года назад
Will we ever see part 3 of Battle of Keresztes, 1596 AD,for God's sake?
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
@@hh8575 Yes sir. Sorry about the delay. Expected next weekend
@Dystopia1111
@Dystopia1111 2 года назад
That segueway into the commercial was so smooth I'm not actually sure when it began. For a moment there I was trying to understand how investments in art connected to the Northern plan to blockade the South. I had a Rick and Morty "Oh my God! It's still the commercial!" moment there, but in reverse.
@glenchapman3899
@glenchapman3899 2 года назад
I was the same. Why are they mentioning this in the modern world..........Oh wait I see what you did there lol
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
😅 Yeah, some sponsors want smoother integration. But in my defense, I placed the "Sponsored by Masterworks" text in the bottom left corner as soon as the promo bit started.
@Dystopia1111
@Dystopia1111 2 года назад
@@HistoryMarche I was distracted by the art though!🤣
@glenchapman3899
@glenchapman3899 2 года назад
@@HistoryMarche Oh yes no harm no foul. I was so focused on the presentation I did not even see that lol
@Lion0fTheDesert
@Lion0fTheDesert 2 года назад
Great work🤣🤣🤣
@grandadmiralzaarin4962
@grandadmiralzaarin4962 2 года назад
McClellan was entirely too timid as a frontline commander, but he was a genius at logistics, organization and training the forces he commanded. He laid the solid foundation of the professional fighting force that Grant successfully ground Lee down with. The Anaconda Plan was also pivotal for strangling the South. This combined with Jefferson Davis favoritism of Braxton Bragg's incompetence and personal grudge against Joseph E. Johnston directly lead to the loss of Atlanta and the virtual annihilation of the Army of Tennessee as a viable fighting force while ensuring the crippling of what little ability the South had to continue the war.
@lekebbles1392
@lekebbles1392 2 года назад
Should be noted tho, his men were still starving and lacked a lot of basic kit. A common problem, but there's the misconception he solved it by being static
@catherinekelly532
@catherinekelly532 2 года назад
& Was an illegal act of war! The Southern Confederacy was an independent country
@grandadmiralzaarin4962
@grandadmiralzaarin4962 2 года назад
@@lekebbles1392 initially yes. Particularly for the first few months he took over. The army was still operating under many of the prewar policies on foraging and logistics. He did largely remedy that by the time of his departure however and was one of the reasons for his popularity with the soldiers.
@grandadmiralzaarin4962
@grandadmiralzaarin4962 2 года назад
@@catherinekelly532 that's somewhat murky. While it's true that Virginia had a clause that it had only joined the Union on condition it could leave whenever it wished, most of the CSA members did not. Nor historically do centralized governments usually tolerate the exit of parts of the country. Under the initial Articles of Confederation, yes the Southern States would have had much more of a claim to the right to simply leave, the strengthening of the Federal government with the reforms following the Articles of Confederation failing definitively put the Federal government in primacy over the States.
@Ares99999
@Ares99999 2 года назад
@@catherinekelly532 Oh shut up about it already.
@Magnus_Opus
@Magnus_Opus 2 года назад
“Unwilling to risk a head-on battle with the confederates with only 150k men. . .” - McClellan didn’t lose though, he merely failed to win.
@acehyatt44
@acehyatt44 Год назад
"But, what if they have 200,000 men?!?"
@kennethkellogg6556
@kennethkellogg6556 Год назад
Failing to win is the same as losing if you are fighting an offensive war.
@Magnus_Opus
@Magnus_Opus Год назад
@@kennethkellogg6556 For an oversimplified explanation to my quotation; look up Oversimplified RU-vid videos on the Civil War.
@davidblair9877
@davidblair9877 Год назад
Oversimplified reference? There’s a tax for that.
@acehyatt44
@acehyatt44 Год назад
@@Magnus_Opus you know what, old buddy, old pal? You're fired.
@LighthawkTenchi
@LighthawkTenchi 2 года назад
My great-great-great grandfather signed up for the 10th West Virginia infantry in 1863 at just 16 years old. He wanted to fight for the Union, which WV had chosen to join. I also just realized that Lee’s surrender and Lincoln’s assassination took place in the same week.
@thefreeman8791
@thefreeman8791 2 года назад
You should find the interview done of Lee a few weeks after his surrender. I can’t remember what paper it was for but a NY reporter sat with him and interviewed him and they talked about Lincoln’s assassination.
@Mma-basement-215
@Mma-basement-215 10 месяцев назад
Wow that's cool about your great great great Grandfather.. I just watched a really really good movie about President Lincoln it was awesome I see it in Netflix or maybe RU-vid shit I forget the name but if you never seen it the movie was made not that long ago
@thefreeman8791
@thefreeman8791 2 года назад
I found this video to be pretty decent. It ends up demonstrating what Grant said was the reason for the union victory. In July of 1865 Grant wrote a summary of why they won the war and he said: “The enemy had far inferior resources and so I determined to make the war one of attrition so that there be no other recourse to them but surrender.” His strategy was to grind them down, as this video demonstrated.
@geoffreyprior8931
@geoffreyprior8931 2 года назад
Same thing happened in both world wars. The allies had more troops, guns, and resources.
@Cailus3542
@Cailus3542 2 года назад
@@geoffreyprior8931 To a point, it happened in the Napoleonic Wars as well. France was steadily worn down over years of endless conflict despite Napoleon's victories. The Grande Armee that invaded Russia was much weaker than its raw numbers suggested. In the end, even Napoleon's genius couldn't overcome the combined strength of the entire continent, as France had been horribly worn down by then.
@henrywood1356
@henrywood1356 Год назад
The reason for the union victory was that Lee foolishly invaded union territory twice and suffered defeats at Antietam and Gettysburg. Yes he had fewer resources, but he did not need to win a decisive battle to win the war either. Washington also had inferior resources, but he won by avoiding decisive defeats like the ones Lee suffered. Then of course also the problem is that the confederacy is based on an evil idea, and there were a lot of foul people in places of authority.
@Mr-Shiny-Shots
@Mr-Shiny-Shots Год назад
Yes and that’s the problem. He knew they were on the ropes and still decided to let his armies pillage, rape, and burn everything in the south.
@ohauss
@ohauss Год назад
The South couldn't even afford most of its victories, given how costly they often were. On the other hand, Grant could afford some of his losses, given that they further wore down southern manpower while he could compensate his losses to a far greater degree.
@Mr_M_History
@Mr_M_History 2 года назад
As a History Teacher I love using History Marche in the classroom. Keep up the great work!
@Lawlzinator
@Lawlzinator 2 года назад
So you're letting RU-vid do your teaching for you?
@speeden7553
@speeden7553 2 года назад
@@Lawlzinator i agree, but some videos could be very useful for students as a source.
@glenchapman3899
@glenchapman3899 2 года назад
@@speeden7553 Yes these videos are extremely good primers to introduce a topic.
@vintinoo1924
@vintinoo1924 2 года назад
@@Lawlzinator Showing a RU-vid video to introduce a topic or teach a historic battle is a lot better than other options available
@mrhumble2937
@mrhumble2937 2 года назад
@@Lawlzinator that's like saying the text book teaches for you.
@FlashPointHx
@FlashPointHx 2 года назад
Brilliantly done! I did a Civil War Battlefield tour a few years ago of the eastern battlefields . This brought me back.
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Thanks so much!
@curranlakhani
@curranlakhani 2 года назад
Two of my favourite history channels giving each other props. It means that I have a good taste in RU-vid channels. Keep up the good work @HistoryMarche and @FlashPointHistory!!!
@FlashPointHx
@FlashPointHx 2 года назад
@@curranlakhani HM is run by an awesome guy
@memberberry5898
@memberberry5898 2 года назад
this is copied line by line from the channel 'strategy stuff'
@michaelmurray8668
@michaelmurray8668 Год назад
I live a mile away from a battle field. In nc it is fascinating to learn about the history of our civil war.
@flyingsquirrell6953
@flyingsquirrell6953 Год назад
The Union Late war strategy was brilliant: “We win by just not retreating, if we can’t lose, then we have to win.”
@charlessaint7926
@charlessaint7926 2 года назад
"General Pickett, why did your charge at Gettysburg fail?" General Pickett replied, *I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.*
@bussinjustin943
@bussinjustin943 2 года назад
A 3 foot tall fence
@huntclanhunt9697
@huntclanhunt9697 2 года назад
Because Lee pulled a stupid.
@whyjustwhy2887
@whyjustwhy2887 2 года назад
@@huntclanhunt9697 to be fair lee was pretty consistently stupid
@changlouriousbasterd9524
@changlouriousbasterd9524 2 года назад
@@huntclanhunt9697 Actually it wouldve been a resounding success. Unfortunately the unexpected clash meant that JEB Stuart and his cavalry were not present as they were away raiding and harrying the Union flank. Had they been present or had Pickett's charge succeeded, the Union army would've been shattered and DC would've been forced to either evacuate or seek terms. It was a gamble but a good one and the Union only narrowly escaped with a victory.
@huntclanhunt9697
@huntclanhunt9697 2 года назад
@@changlouriousbasterd9524 I'm not talking about just Gettysburg. Stuart was a glory hog that abused the cavalry and crippled it with raids that for the most part were not helpful.
@Mustang-wt1se
@Mustang-wt1se Год назад
While Grant did wear down Lee what I think is really overlooked is how each battle threatened Lee’s position and forced him to keep retreating to Richmond until he had nowhere to go, trapping him. It was surrender the Capitol or die
@ComradeOgilvy1984
@ComradeOgilvy1984 Год назад
Yes, Grant was making reasonable attempts to maneuver, rather than slog it out. Lee enjoyed significant advantages playing defense on that ground. Grant forced a few errors, but none big enough that they could be effectively exploited before Lee recovered.
@johnfleet235
@johnfleet235 Год назад
@@ComradeOgilvy1984 The Overland Campaign was a hard-fought series of battles, but consider the Union had fought the Confederacy for three years and suffered severe losses for little gain. Grant suffers large loses in troops too, but by mid-June 1864, Lee's Army is under siege at Petersburg. His army surrenders the following April to Grant. Grant did exactly what Lincon asked, he took the field and he and his subordinates defeated the Confederacy by destroying its armies in approximately one year.
@robm5416
@robm5416 9 месяцев назад
Very interesting decisions and circumstances led to the CSA downfall. Lee split Grant after the wilderness and almost wiped him out but by by then had lost too many experienced officers and his orders weren’t followed in time. After Chickaumaga Johnston dismissed Forrest and several others who had demanded he push on and retake Chattanooga, which hindsight showed would’ve been the correct decision. Wilder doesn’t receive enough credit in ACW history. He took out loans from Indians businessmen to buy his unit repeating rifles which played a big part in the battles around Chickamagua.
@specialnewb9821
@specialnewb9821 3 месяца назад
​@johnfleet235 You'd think someone could have pitted Union strengths against Rebel weaknesses effectively before Grant but not really.
@spencerirvine4308
@spencerirvine4308 2 года назад
As an amateur U.S. Civil War buff, I’m so happy to see an excellent overview of how the strategy played out. Superb video!
@trentondamm194
@trentondamm194 2 года назад
Wow!! What a change of pace from European history. I am not complaining!!! This is so awesome please make some more!!!!👏👍
@s4rtre
@s4rtre 2 года назад
so unexpected.
@trentondamm194
@trentondamm194 2 года назад
@@s4rtre IKR!!!!! I love it!
@friedrice2912
@friedrice2912 2 года назад
Same war, different land mass. euro tendencies prevailed. And are continuing to this day.
@makeytgreatagain6256
@makeytgreatagain6256 2 года назад
@@friedrice2912 this. I don’t know why some people act as if this war isn’t the same as those in Europe, it’s HWite people running around with cannons and guns shooting eachother just like in the motherland (europe) this is supposed to be unique? I guess the addition of blks and natives change the politics a bit but In europe we just called them catlonians, Irish, Flemish and Scott’s
@ernestogastelum9123
@ernestogastelum9123 Год назад
@@makeytgreatagain6256 not the same because the civil war brought new military tactics that EU weren't using
@prussia1557
@prussia1557 2 года назад
My great great grandfather fought in the 30th Indiana K company. He was at a large amount of battles including Chicamaugua, Shiloh, and Stones River. He burned down Georgia with Sherman. Respect to any soldier who fought.
@WestTNConfed
@WestTNConfed 2 года назад
Exaggerated. If Georgia was "burned down" as you yankees fantasize the North would've had to face a reinvigorated South that would fight to the last soul. In reality, strategic assets in limited quantity were chosen to be burnt.
@jeffmilroy9345
@jeffmilroy9345 Месяц назад
Too bad he had to fight the south and burn down Georgia. Seems like the freed slaves did not get what was promised anyway.
@coffeemaiden7915
@coffeemaiden7915 2 года назад
Its neccessary to comprehend that having a big population and industrial capabilities it's not as in a videogame, in real life it is also requires to administrate such economical forces, and then be able to supply the army, and then make plans to coordinate the movements and logistics of the army. Logistic and strategic geniuses tend to be overshadowed by flashy tactical masters, however they are arguably more important and decisive.
@midweekcentaur1050
@midweekcentaur1050 2 года назад
Definitely much more important to be a master of supplies than a master of strategy. I think to Marc Antony, his failed invasion of the east through Armenia. Leaving his baggage train behind to be caught was the most costly decision of the era imo. He may not of been successful in his invasion but he wouldn't have become so politically weak.
@huntclanhunt9697
@huntclanhunt9697 2 года назад
Amateurs study tactics. Pros study logistics.
@awesome24712
@awesome24712 2 года назад
The south's flashiest victories, ex. Chancelloresville, didn't capture any strategic positions or resources either.
@theforcedmemefilthypapist2892
@theforcedmemefilthypapist2892 2 года назад
Aye. This exact point is why the CSA could have never won the war. It was a lost cause from the start
@danielefabbro822
@danielefabbro822 2 года назад
Yeah but you don't have to do it by yourself as in a videogame. You have subordinates that made that job. Ministers of various functions that have subordinates of their own that follows orders, rules etc. There's a hierarchy and the job is organized with a task for everyone. It's more likely play a game in multiplayer rather than a single player campaign. Of course if you decide to neglect the help of your subordinates, that's really becomes a single player campaign. And so you have to face the efforts of more than a single person, alone. In any case, even if you lead a strong nation, the result is clear. That's also why past dictatorial regimes failed. Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, imperialist Japan, communist Russia had the great lucky to have the US to back and support everything they was doing. The Trump administration was another example. The idea of the "Strong man at the lead" always leads to a failure.
@Xennercarr
@Xennercarr 2 года назад
Please please please do a whole series on the American Civil War! The way y’all make content makes me miss the old Civil War history books that had battle maps and extreme detail of every fight. This would be an AMAZING series.
@GandalftheWise
@GandalftheWise Год назад
THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN!
@Xennercarr
@Xennercarr Год назад
@@GandalftheWise the Union isn’t afraid to go 2-0, you don’t really have a great record.
@DucdeOrlean
@DucdeOrlean Год назад
@@Xennercarr if Johnson had held Sherman at Atlanta till after the election of 1864 without a major yankee victory, the south would have most likely prevailed. Numerical and economic superiority is made null by incompetent commanders.
@jdtplays2393
@jdtplays2393 2 года назад
It was the transition to the ad for me. When I noticed that it was an advertisement, it was already too late. 🤣
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
In my defense, I did display "Sponsored by Masterworks" in the bottom left corner AS SOON as the transition started :)
@clevermcgenericname891
@clevermcgenericname891 2 года назад
Another way to say it is that Grant finally pointed out that there were more of them than there were rebels.
@averyisaiah1
@averyisaiah1 2 года назад
"Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make." - Grant probably
@barbiquearea
@barbiquearea 2 года назад
Grant was a big picture guy and a meticulous tastmaster. At some point he realized fighting Lee and the battle hardened Army of Northern Virginia head on was a sure road to suffering more defeats, and while the Union had the resources and manpower to continue the war, shouldering more defeats would only damage the moral of the soldiers and bring public sentiment against the war. So instead he opted to grind the Confederacy down slowly and meticulously rather than giving Lee more glorious victories to boast about.
@MajorCoolD
@MajorCoolD 2 года назад
@@averyisaiah1 More like 'MANY of you will die horribly or be maimed for life' but yeah XD
@ivanvoronov3871
@ivanvoronov3871 2 года назад
@@barbiquearea exactly, a bit like the strategy against napoleon post russia, just grind him down
@resileaf9501
@resileaf9501 2 года назад
There comes a point where trying to beat someone in a great setpiece battle just becomes asking for defeat. The more experienced they are, the more battle-hardened their soldiers are, the better they are at fighting those huge battles.
@gareththompson2708
@gareththompson2708 Год назад
0:20 Actually a numerical advantage of 3 or 4 to 1 is only needed at the tactical level, to take individual positions (and even that is only a recommendation, and you can make do with just 2 to 1). At the operational and strategic layers of war you can shuffle your troops around to get those local 3:1 numerical advantages with only a moderate global numerical advantage (sometimes with no numerical advantage (in Italy Napoleon was outnumbered overall, but always managed to fight individual battles with a numerical advantage (a lot of people think Napoleon was a tactical genius, but I think he was really an operational genius))). Of course that is difficult to do if the enemy is constantly mirroring your troop shuffling with shuffling of their own, which is why deception is often so important.
@benjaminmorris4962
@benjaminmorris4962 10 месяцев назад
What's the difference between tactical, operational, and strategic levels?
@gareththompson2708
@gareththompson2708 10 месяцев назад
@@benjaminmorris4962 Mostly scale. The exact differences and boundaries between the levels are not universally agreed on. But as you zoom out from the smallest scales to the largest scales different considerations become dominant. At the smallest scales (the scale of small units such as platoons or companies) you are concerned with things which are pretty much universally agreed to be "tactics". Things such as finding cover, achieving fire superiority, and flanking the enemy are dominant considerations on the "tactical" level. At the largest scale (the scale of entire countries at war) you are concerned with things which are pretty much universally agreed to be "strategy". The economic health of your country, industrial output, the efficiency of military recruitment, and military alliances with other countries are all strategic considerations. In the middle you have the operational layer. The existence of the operational layer is a fairly modern idea, and 19th century military publications only recognize the tactical and strategic layers. Neither the lower boundry of the operational layer (where tactics end and operations begin) nor the upper boundry of the operational layer (where operations end and strategy begins) are universally agreed on. But in general issues of logistics and sustainment will be greater considerations at this scale than anything that would be considered either tactics or strategy. You are managing much larger masses of troops at the operational layer, and are thinking on longer timescales (on the tactical layer you are thinking about the next few minutes to the next few hours that it will take you to complete your immediate objectives, while on the operational layer you are thinking about the next few days, weeks, or months that it will take you to complete an operation), than on the tactical layer, but you aren't managing the entire military or economy over the course of the entire war like you are at the strategic layer.
@michaelbarrett3229
@michaelbarrett3229 2 года назад
A good summary of the war. Some quibbles: The date for Perryville is wrong. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House lasted significantly longer than the three days you have shown. The Battle of Franklin should have come before Nashville. General Thomas deserved a portrait because he destroyed the Army of Tennessee as a fighting force. Grant’s second plan shows Meade taking Atlanta, maybe a copy and paste error. “Grinding Lee down” wasn’t Grant’s idea. Grant wanted to fight Lee out in the open in a conventional manner but Lee, the king of spades, chose to entrench his smaller army. Lee was responsible for the high casualties of the Overland Campaign, not Grant.
@johnnydavis5896
@johnnydavis5896 2 года назад
Thomas was one of the very best generals of the Civil War - he might have been the best on the union side.
@j0nm055
@j0nm055 2 года назад
There were a lot of wrong dates in there. Uncharacteristically sloppy.
@soccernerd27
@soccernerd27 2 года назад
Thank you for pointing this out. Grant's reputation as a butcher is so undeserved. If you are looking for consistent, unsustainably high casualty rates in the Civil War, look no further than R. E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.
@cademaverick1285
@cademaverick1285 2 года назад
Also, it gets Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge mixed up in date; Chickamauga was Bragg’s counterattack after Rosecrans maneuvered him out of Chattanooga, and later Sherman and Grant arrived to assist the Army of the Cumberland in pushing out from their position on the Tennessee River, resulting in Missionary Ridge.
@andrewhunt9808
@andrewhunt9808 2 года назад
Arkansas is spelled "Arkansasa" as well at 2:52
@actionjackson1stIDF
@actionjackson1stIDF Год назад
One of the major factors in the South's defeat was they lacked the very thing they were fighting against, a central government. Some southern states took their state rights to such a point that they failed to support troops from other states. Best example was, I believe Georgia, in that they had enough uniforms to meet the entire demand of the southern armies but held them for only their own state troops. Meaning a lot of southern troops were in rags by wars end because of this.
@jeffk3746
@jeffk3746 Год назад
I’ve learned about all this before, but seeing it depicted in maps really helps understand the underlying strategy of the combatants more.
@AustinAOkay
@AustinAOkay Год назад
Civil war reenactor here for the 20th Maine volunteer infantry. Hearing your voice and the history you’ve covered its crazy to hear it narrate on our history which is modern in comparison
@marknewton6984
@marknewton6984 Месяц назад
Chamberlain was cool. A Southerner
@stuka80
@stuka80 2 года назад
Sherman's campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas deserves to be looked at more in depth because it displayed one of the most brilliant series of operations in history. In order to make his army as mobile as possible and be able to march all across the South's territories, he broke away from his supply lines and chose to live off the land. Then he split his army into 3-4 widespread marching columns, when one column was engaged by the Confederate army assigned to stop Sherman, the others would keep moving forward and force the Confederates to withdraw or be surrounded. It also had the effect of confusing the defenders into guessing which objective Sherman was really after, so they were always kept off balance and could not fully commit to defending an area without thinking of possibly withdrawing due to the other Union columns marching past their strategic flanks and threatening other objectives. This strategy applied a constant mental strain on the defending Confederate Army and forced them to conduct a series of costly direct attacks against his columns or be outflanked and allowed him to march all across the country at will. Using this strategy, Sherman inflicted greater casualties on the defenders than he received, in contrast to Grant's costly failures in the wilderness battles. In both method and effect, Sherman's army were the forerunners of the panzer forces that overran Europe in 1940 and after marching over 400 miles all over enemy territory unchecked, Sherman could justly claim as much as Napoleon did, that he had defeated his enemy simply by marching.
@williamchamberlain2263
@williamchamberlain2263 2 года назад
Almost like he'd read up on Napoleon's army organisation and thought about whether it would still work a few decades later.
@catherinekelly532
@catherinekelly532 2 года назад
Sherman burns in Eternal Hell! Murderer of Southern civilians which included children and pets
@lonwof2105
@lonwof2105 2 года назад
It was a pleasure to piss on shermans grave.
@Believer1995ofGod
@Believer1995ofGod 2 года назад
How come Ulysses grant became president? Read nothing about Sherman in school textbooks, they just talk about grants war of attrition.
@stuka80
@stuka80 2 года назад
@@Believer1995ofGod Sherman was not as well known probaby because he was mainly in the western theatre of war, while the eastern theatre received more attention because of the larger armies and center of politics, population, etc but the most decisive operations that impacted the war all took place in the west.
@thefifthtetrarch7591
@thefifthtetrarch7591 2 года назад
As a fan of Historymarche, it is cool to see unique videos like these about different conflicts than normal.
@hankstiffler
@hankstiffler 2 года назад
Interesting video. Several battle dates are wrong Shiloh Antietam and Perrysville to start with.
@napoleonibonaparte7198
@napoleonibonaparte7198 2 года назад
13:36 *BRING THE GOOD OLD BUGLE, BOYS WE’LL SING NOTHER SONG!*
@Elliesbow
@Elliesbow 2 года назад
Last year I stood on the grounds of Gettysburg and it was the most humbling feeling I’ve ever felt. Just staring out into the field where brother vs brother bled makes me sad and honored for the sacrifices made that day.
@redseagaming7832
@redseagaming7832 Год назад
Gettysburg could have been the battle where the war have ended if General Meade actually pursued Lee after the battle thanks to General Meads in activity and refusal to pursue Lee the war had to go on for another two years
@didncozosksma4466
@didncozosksma4466 Год назад
@@redseagaming7832 While Gettysburg was a well earned victory, Meade and the army of the Potomac were given good lickings by the Confederates. Meade was also dealing with disorganized command, and he lost a few corp commanders in combat, John Reynolds and Winfield Hancock, some of his best, he figured it would break under pressure from pursuing the Confederates. Furthermore, on the 4th of July, it rained, roads would've been boggy and muddy, the caution and steadiness is what was perfectly needed to ensure the army of the Potomac wasn't annihilated. Finally, Lee had a head start on Meade, so he'd have to play catchup with Lee.
@stevepowell6503
@stevepowell6503 Год назад
I felt the same thing when I visited. As for the reply to your comment about Meade failing to pursue, 4 of his 7 infantry corps had suffered 39% or higher casualties and were, for all intents and purposes, useless until they could refit and resupply. It is easy to know what to do when you know the force balance years later. Meade knew that he had won a great victory, but he had also lost more men in one battle than anyone else in US history. He had no true idea of what Lee had left, but he knew that if he had to pursue he had less than half of his army to do so with. In addition, one of the deciding factors in the battle was that the Confederate artillery had essentially shot itself out of long range ammunition, as happens in offensive operations. They still had a huge supply of cannister and grapeshot. An attack against them would have been incredibly risky, and had the chance of undoing the first truly decisive loss for Lee.
@longnamenocansayy
@longnamenocansayy 3 месяца назад
@@stevepowell6503 hindsight is 20/20. it's easy for us and for all the senators in their cushy seats in washington d c at the time, to point dirty finger at meade. i'm sure if an angel of god had come down and told meade what to do next, he would have done it. as it was he did the 2nd best thing, made the best decisions he could at the time, and stood by them like a man.
@mellowmike1147
@mellowmike1147 10 месяцев назад
This is hands-down one of the best strategic overviews of the Civil War condensed into an easily digestible format. Probably one of the strongest caveats is the justification as to why slavery, albeit the most prominent of the root-causes, was not an immediate strategic objective in the early years of the war. The subject remains a heated discussion for debate then as it does today. Regardless of stance (moral or realistic), Lincoln had a firm grasp of the strategic situation, and the video breaks down his rationale perfectly and how it evolved over the war's progression.
@TheMelbournelad
@TheMelbournelad 2 года назад
3:50 that Sponsor spot Segway was the smoothest I have ever heard. Nice work.
@davidrob_
@davidrob_ 2 года назад
Crazy good video as always! Probably the best American Civil War video I’ve seen.
@jona.scholt4362
@jona.scholt4362 2 года назад
Finally a great Battle map RU-vid channel does the American Civil War! I hope there is more to come in the future!
@johngeverett
@johngeverett 2 года назад
A very good high-level summary! I have not seen the entire war presented so succinctly.
@jeremiahwillett3822
@jeremiahwillett3822 2 года назад
Wow, now this is how you transition in sponsor commercial 👏
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
In my defense, I did display "Sponsored by Masterworks" in the bottom left corner AS SOON as the transition started :)
@josephpaul0484
@josephpaul0484 2 года назад
The Ad was a smooth transition, that was really well edited I must say.
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Thank you sir. Some sponsors want a smoother ad integration. But I did insert A) chapters, which makes the ad visible on the timeline bar and B) text in the bottom left "Sponsored by Masterworks" as soon as the promo segment started :)
@josephpaul0484
@josephpaul0484 2 года назад
@@HistoryMarche I wasn’t fully aware of the seperated segments of the video. I was fully immersed with the video presented and it shocks me how well the Ad was presented due to the editing. Regardless I still watch the full length of the video including the Ads for further support for the channel. Have a good one! 👍
@hydrolifetech7911
@hydrolifetech7911 2 года назад
Sherman made Georgia howl and I love it to this day
@zetectic7968
@zetectic7968 2 года назад
A clear and concise overview. Well done your efforts are appreciated
@rogersledz6793
@rogersledz6793 Год назад
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
@JawsOfHistory
@JawsOfHistory 2 года назад
Very interesting video. It's nice to see how these things play out on a grand scale.
@Johnnyohhh1952
@Johnnyohhh1952 2 года назад
Awesome!!! Don’t know when civil war military history went out of style but I love this stuff. Thank you sir!
@changlouriousbasterd9524
@changlouriousbasterd9524 2 года назад
It didn't go out of style, politics have driven it out of style. At least in the US. Basically if you analyze the war and come up with any answer but "we fought to free the slaves" and "Lee was a racist monster" then you get demonized despite both of those statements lacking any historic fact.
@DrOfNothing
@DrOfNothing Год назад
Another great video from HM. I'd be very interested to see more videos on specific Civil War engagements.
@ImNowJJL
@ImNowJJL Год назад
I read a few other comments about this…. Lol. Your Segway into the commercial was absolutely incredible…. Along with the rest of the video….. And all your videos for that matter.
@KiethSomataw99
@KiethSomataw99 2 года назад
The Crittenden Compromise was also rejected by the seceding southern states as too little, too late. As the civil war was beginning, while many people and leaders thought it would be short, some had a clearer outlook. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, for example, predicted "I think it's going to be a long war... Very long... Much longer than what the politicians think."
@davidhoward4715
@davidhoward4715 10 месяцев назад
The politicians could not afford to be pessimistic. A collapse of the public will to carry on would have been catastrophic.
@mohammedsaysrashid3587
@mohammedsaysrashid3587 2 года назад
history Marche an Excellent Historical Channel always sharing excellent coverage Videos
@ZarnakTheTerrible
@ZarnakTheTerrible 2 года назад
That transition to the ad was so smooth 😄 🤣 thanks for the video!
@Mma-basement-215
@Mma-basement-215 10 месяцев назад
I love the narrator voice!! its so smooth it grips you and takes you on a epic ride threw history!! What a great story teller..
@elvisrodriguez2935
@elvisrodriguez2935 2 года назад
This man voice is so good it makes me want to start a war so he can talk about me in the future lol
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
The pre-battle narrative could go something like this: "But... miraculously, general Rodriguez descended into the valley, having marshalled his army across the mountain chain in mid-winter. Now he faced the much larger enemy host... but he had the element of surprise..."
@elvisrodriguez2935
@elvisrodriguez2935 2 года назад
@@HistoryMarche you are a legend my friend lol
@rdf4315
@rdf4315 2 года назад
As American and a southern gentleman this video was brilliantly done I do declare .
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Thank you sir.
@nialljohnson9419
@nialljohnson9419 2 года назад
I would LOVE if you did more on some of these battles
@raysubsonic
@raysubsonic Год назад
A great contextual overview of this defining war.
@zorozoro733
@zorozoro733 2 года назад
nice work brother🖒
@thecrusaderhistorian9820
@thecrusaderhistorian9820 2 года назад
Great video! Looking forward to the next one. I must personally say Shearman's March to the Sea is my favorite military operation of the war.
@mjfleming319
@mjfleming319 2 года назад
Why is that? Do you think it’s cool to wage war on civilians? Wouldn’t it have been faster and better for the reunification of the country for Sherman to destroy Hood’s army instead of taking vengeance on civilians?
@thecrusaderhistorian9820
@thecrusaderhistorian9820 2 года назад
@@mjfleming319 I have no mercy for my enemies. So yes I think it is cool. Because it breaks the will of the enemy. Plus, Sherman's march destroyed the South's will to fight. Showing mercy to your enemies is a weakness. You only show mercy to your enemies if they are utterly broken.
@mjfleming319
@mjfleming319 2 года назад
@@thecrusaderhistorian9820 but did it destroy the south’s will to fight? Looks to me like they kept fighting until their field armies were destroyed. And then, even after surrendering, they almost immediately began violent resistance to reconstruction. Mercy requires far more strength than brutality. Anyone can fly into a rage, live in bitterness, nurture hatred, steal and kill and destroy. Loving, building, reconciling....these require far more wisdom and strength than the brutish impulse to vengeance.
@thecrusaderhistorian9820
@thecrusaderhistorian9820 2 года назад
@@mjfleming319 It forced the South to surrender. That is all I care about. Do me a favor, give your speech about mercy to someone who cares.
@mjfleming319
@mjfleming319 2 года назад
@@thecrusaderhistorian9820 not giving a speech, just stating the facts.
@christophe5756
@christophe5756 2 года назад
An excellent overview! Thank You!
@collintrytsman3353
@collintrytsman3353 2 года назад
excellent stuff look forward to more
@andrewhunt9808
@andrewhunt9808 2 года назад
This is my first experience with this channel and holy COW is this enchanting. The animations and visuals are top notch, and that sponsor transition was so clean I didn't even skip it. The only other channel that made me feel this way is when I discovered Kings and Generals many years ago. That being said, I have a few minor notes. 2:52 Arkansas is spelled with an extra a throughout the whole video on the map. Delaware and Missouri are missing borders. Overall the map detail is beautiful and very accurate. 7:45 Cincinnati is misspelled as "Cincinatti." Although the placement of cities aren't perfect, they would be in the way of the state names, which is understandable. The Indian Territories in Oklahoma are called "Indiana Territory." Overall, don't take these nitpicks as criticism, I'm just trying to help you improve if you decide to reuse this map or make corrections.
@neil2385
@neil2385 2 года назад
Your historical perspective is spot on. In these times of hyper- misinformation it is quite amazing to listen to the truth narrated. It's pronounced "Mobeel", btw. Thank you for this. A very succinct history lesson
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Glad you enjoyed it! Apologies for Mobile :)
@MintyLime703
@MintyLime703 2 года назад
Highly recommend TIKhistory if you don't already watch his videos. He's fighting a constant battle against misinformation and propaganda and more people need to see his videos. He's one of the few historians who still remembers that studying history is to study how people think. He also uses an insane amount of sources and cites them all as they're used. He's mostly focused on WW2 and the 20th century in general.
@neil2385
@neil2385 2 года назад
no worries. The French established Mobile and thus the name. It was their capitol when the region was known as Louisiana
@xingxong8816
@xingxong8816 2 года назад
The partnership with Strategy stuff is really magnificent! When will the video about Machiavelli's strategy come out?
@redshirt1917
@redshirt1917 Год назад
Great narration, graphics, research, everything.
@TheVoiceOfReason93
@TheVoiceOfReason93 2 года назад
Hurrah, hurrah! They bring the jubilee!
@darthveatay
@darthveatay 2 года назад
Hurrah hurrah the flag that sets you free
@RyunosukeYamato
@RyunosukeYamato 2 года назад
this video is AWESOME 👏 the animation is wonderful thu glad to be always from the first 100 to watch your vids :)
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Thank you so much 😀
@Jesse_Dawg
@Jesse_Dawg Год назад
This is like my 2nd or third time watching this video. I wish it was longer. Please more
@sultanqalawunkalavun6753
@sultanqalawunkalavun6753 2 года назад
you are really amazing historyMarche!❤
@JC-mx9su
@JC-mx9su 2 года назад
Battle of mezokeresztes part 3 Hannibal part 19 Rise of Augustus Caesar part 4. Can't wait for these videos that you will upload.
@jaxart799
@jaxart799 2 года назад
On a new continent. Great video on this topic.
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Glad you liked it!
@d.theman6945
@d.theman6945 2 года назад
This is great! Thank you
@jackvanderbur5088
@jackvanderbur5088 2 года назад
Thanks for the video.
@KHK001
@KHK001 2 года назад
Another great video as always!
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
Thank you KHK! Cheers!
@itz-_-702x
@itz-_-702x 2 года назад
We hope that you will make a video on the battle of Uhud and Keresztes part 3
@robskalas
@robskalas Год назад
Great summary of a very complex war!
@dreamcast3607
@dreamcast3607 2 года назад
I got to admit the way you slid into the ad was slick as hell, I didn't even know it was a promotion for a few seconds LOL
@yojimbo26
@yojimbo26 2 года назад
I disagree that Grant only sought to grind down Lee through sheer numbers. He sought to outflank him but was caught by Lee in the Wilderness. However instead of turning back after the first big battle he continued to flank. That it became so bloody was not because Grant decided to send human waves but because Lee was very good in moving troops to meet challenges head on and could entrench. However Lee made mistakes too which lead to his army also suffering large casualties. For the Overland campaign basically Grant had one spare cops and artillery advantage but had to go through unknown and hostile terrain. Lee kept him at check but at great cost, rarely achieving the initiative. The war was won basically when Grant finally outflanked Lee one more time across the Potomac and basically pinned him down in Petersburg and Richmond. He also counted on generals to pin down forces near Peterburg and the Valley but was let down. Only when Sheridan took over eventually was Grant's strategy successful in the sense of not only pinning Lee down but making their defeat unavoidable. For a quick summery this vid is alight but it glosses (necessarily) over many nuances and even who commanded what army when. Battle Cry for Freedom by Mpherson is a good place to start if you want to know more.
@FollowMe1789
@FollowMe1789 2 года назад
Grant pursuing an attrition strategy is one of the great myths of the Civil War. His actual plan was to keep constant pressure on Lee through maneuver warfare, fight when he had to, and always seek to keep Lee moving. Outside of a couple miscalculated fights (notably Cold Harbor), this strategy worked almost perfectly.
@ggsimmonds1
@ggsimmonds1 2 года назад
@@FollowMe1789 Exactly. He chased Lee all over Virginia and fully exploited Lee's inability to wage an actual campaign
@faheem65asss
@faheem65asss 2 года назад
A sacrifice to the algorithm and against human cruelty
@majorianus8055
@majorianus8055 Год назад
What an extremely great seque of commercial. Im not even mad. Thank you!
@PascalSWE
@PascalSWE 2 года назад
I never knew much about the american civil war besides the name of some ppl and battles. This was a perfect way to finally learn about this historical event!
@alexandermarquardt597
@alexandermarquardt597 Год назад
Love the overview, big fan of Sherman. Heard Sherman tanks can't drive through Atlanta to this day, because the houses there burst into flames, as a reflex.
@aaronfleming9426
@aaronfleming9426 10 месяцев назад
Sherman was a joke. His vaunted march to the sea took place when there was no strength left to resist him. He couldn't catch Hood, so he decided to take out his frustration on civilians. Took all the best troops, all the best cavalry, all the best transport, and left Thomas to face Hood with the leftovers. There were less than 15,000 rebels - mostly old men, boys, and irregular cavalry - to oppose Sherman's army of 60,000. I bet I can name two Sherman blunders for every victory you can name.
@alexandermarquardt597
@alexandermarquardt597 10 месяцев назад
@@aaronfleming9426 did you just say the south prolonged the war when there was no more chance of winning it? And Sherman taught them that, by brilliantly taking the war to those that started it? Such a genius move, he was to nice to the civilians, but otherwise, and this is undisputed: Shermans march to the sea helped to end the war, and made Georgia howl. You are confusing tactics with strategy btw, a problem (ironically) Lee faced from day one, because he understood what most people didnt: war is not about flashy victories, you win by taking away the enemies and the resources to fight.
@aaronfleming9426
@aaronfleming9426 10 месяцев назад
​@@alexandermarquardt597 The view that Sherman's march to the sea helped end the war is widely accepted, but it is not undisputed. It has been disputed before, and I am disputing it right here and now. The assumption that Sherman's march helped end the war is a classic example of confusing correlation with causation. His march coincided with Grant's continued neutralization of Lee's army, and Thomas' destruction of Hood's army, which left the rebels with almost no military capacity to continue the war. In the flush of victory, and the emotional catharsis of Sherman's punitive destruction, the nation at large accepted his actions as necessary and wise and even "brilliant". Historians have generally followed suit, but I argue that those conclusions have been assumed, not established by thorough examination and sufficient proof. I'm certainly not confusing tactics with strategy - I'm noting their interplay. The strategic goal of the Lincoln administration was to reintegrate the rebel states into the Union. In such a war of reunification, Sun Tzu's maxim has rarely been more appropriate: "In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good." Sherman's tactics of shattering the enemy's country demonstrably worked against the administration's goal: 160 years later his actions still provoke bitterness and antipathy rather than the unity and brotherly affection between citizens of different regions of the United States. I further argue that Sherman's operational and tactical deficiencies necessitated the strategic movement toward 'hard war' and the tactics of shattering and destroying civilian infrastructure. The two most egregious errors of his career were, in my opinion, his two failures to destroy the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta campaign. First, at Snake Creek Gap, Sherman himself admitted that he had lost "a once in a career opportunity". Second, at Jonesboro, he inexplicably let Hood's army escape and reorganize. After Hood's initial escape, Sherman failed repeatedly to bring Hood to heel and destroy him; only then did Sherman set off on his punitive March to the Sea, making that storied campaign look less like a stroke of strategic genius and more like a fit of personal pique reminiscent of his insane decision to assault Johnston's dominating position at Kennesaw Mountain. These are only my most prominent criticisms of Sherman's competence, though his mental breakdown in Kentucky and gross negligence at Shiloh are well worth mentioning. The primary question, though, is this: If Sherman had possessed the tactical and operational capacity to destroy the Army of Tennessee, would his strategic goals have required that he cut a 50-mile swathe of destruction through the south that would embitter its citizens for generations to come? Or would there have been another path to victory that would allow him to capture the enemy country whole and intact? The question is vital even today in terms of American military policy. Over the last 70 years we've demonstrated an unsurpassed capacity for destroying our enemy's economic systems...and yet the list of wars we lose from a strategic standpoint continues to stretch and grow. Vietnamese peasants and Afghani tribesmen, among others, have been able to resist our strategic goals despite the awesome power of our military machine. It does not seem to me a foregone conclusion that 'hard war' brings about strategic success. All for now. Thanks for pushing back on my comment, it's helped me sort through and articulate these thoughts.
@jdotoz
@jdotoz 9 месяцев назад
​@aaronfleming9426 Attacking where the enemy can't resist you is actually good strategy.
@aaronfleming9426
@aaronfleming9426 9 месяцев назад
@@jdotoz Sure. My larger point is that it didn't take a lot of skill. And destroying a country you don't care about isn't a problem. But when you're trying to bring a separatist movement back into the fold, wholesale destruction of civilian property might not be the best technique. That means if you're competent you might want to defeat the enemy armies when you have the opportunity, not repeatedly let them get away, thus "necessitating" hard war against the civilians whose loyalty you wish to regain.
@nandisaand5287
@nandisaand5287 2 года назад
More American Civil War, please!
@janbaltes2863
@janbaltes2863 2 года назад
Thank you for this
@ModernandVintageWatches
@ModernandVintageWatches 2 года назад
Thanks for the video, american history is always welcomed.
@aarondemiri486
@aarondemiri486 2 года назад
hahaha some Grant and Lee civil war video by one of my favourites how can I resist?
@a.m.pietroschek1972
@a.m.pietroschek1972 2 года назад
So, the Southern Confederation was too weak on foreign allies, unprepared to keep their sea-trade open, and completely unable to invade northward at all. Sounds, as if they did not realize what was at stake.
@WestTNConfed
@WestTNConfed 2 года назад
By "they," you are referring to the elite planter class and politicians. Almost all of the Confederate high-command was opposed to secession in the first place, only fighting for their home. The war and secession are intertwined but also separate.
@Sororvulpes
@Sororvulpes 2 года назад
I think like many the thought was the war would be over quickly and they had hoped for no war at all.
@docvaliant721
@docvaliant721 2 года назад
They just didn't want the federal government continue like pirates by illegally boarding ship and collecting tolls.
@neilzientek
@neilzientek Год назад
@@WestTNConfed that's horseshit. They knew what they were fighting for.
@ComradeOgilvy1984
@ComradeOgilvy1984 Год назад
@@WestTNConfed Almost all the Confederate senior officers were politically connected slave owners. That is why many fellow officers wanted Patrick Cleburne hung from a tree for seriously suggesting that some slaves could be freed for agreeing to take up arms for the Confederate cause.
@markfiedler9415
@markfiedler9415 2 года назад
Cool overview. Love your guys content.
@prakashghumaliya2002
@prakashghumaliya2002 2 года назад
Thank you for video sir 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💐💐💐
@mattkeepingazoriustactical
@mattkeepingazoriustactical 2 года назад
Kentucky did fight for the North eventually, but not before the “Orphan Brigade” left to join the South.
@himaligokhale339
@himaligokhale339 2 года назад
When is Hannibal part 19 coming bro? Btw great work
@historyduck
@historyduck Год назад
nice video, I like the voice over person, fitting, I have make sure mine keeps his tonality great
@emperormax1848
@emperormax1848 2 года назад
My school literally just started a civil war unit today and then you released a video on it! HAHA
@kanvaros4451
@kanvaros4451 Год назад
The won cause while the south was better at insignificant battles the north truly understood the war in a large scale sense . Lee was a great field commander but an abysmal war leader . Stonewall Jackson was only good on the offense but ended up getting a huge portion of his troops killed and during the 7 days he froze leading to huge loses . Lee and Jackson tried time and time again to 1 shot the Union not understanding the actual strength of the Union . The Union utilized its production and its manpower better than the traitors ever did and once vicksburg was captured , a massive win and amazing leadership by grant , the war was pretty much over . Lee was playing to lose and got trapped between grant (who understood Lee was looking for breathing room and strangled him ) and Sherman who came and rammed a boot up Lee’s ass. The south has field commanders the north had war leaders . The traitors failed and the emancipation proclamation ended any chance they had at foreign support .
@davidhoward4715
@davidhoward4715 10 месяцев назад
I compare Lee to Hannibal. He could win battles but did not know how to win the war.
@redseagaming7832
@redseagaming7832 2 года назад
I recommend watching Ken Burns the Civil War 11 hour documentary on the Civil War. That documentary talks about both sides equally. This video is pretty good too
@screechowl75
@screechowl75 Год назад
A good thumbnail of the war!! I am impressed!!!
@DiviAugusti
@DiviAugusti 2 года назад
Wow that was a smooth Masterworks plug.
@MatthewChenault
@MatthewChenault Год назад
8:49 The entire mess in Virginia in 1862 was a combination of multiple factors: 1. McClellan’s plan to assault up the Shenandoah Valley was thwarted by Thomas J. Jackson’s numerically inferior army - outnumbered 3 to 1 - that resulted in Shields and Fremont retreating passed Winchester, Virginia and back towards around Harper’s Ferry. 2. McClellan had successfully advanced up the peninsula towards the gates of Richmond. However, Robert E. Lee, who was in charge of building the defenses around Richmond, had heavily fortified the eastern approaches, having Fort Darling, Fort Harrison, Fort Lee, and numerous other forts built along the eastern approaches. These defenses halted McClellan’s advance and eventually gave the south the initiative. 3. When Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, he amassed his forces - including the returning forces from the Valley campaign - for a major counter-attack against the Army of the Potomac by assaulting the 5th Corps on the northern side of the Chickahominy River, which threatened McClellan’s supply depot at White House Planation on the Pamunkey River. This forced McClellan to withdraw his forces to the south along the James, resulting in the entire campaign collapsing. McClellan’s main issue was the complexity of his plan, which relied on all points to succeed in order to present to him the opportunity to seize Richmond. He needed Shield’s and Fremont’s men to secure the valley and reunite with his forces to provide a decisive numbers advantage. He relied on the confederates to not heavily fortify their positions. He also banked on the confederates not uniting their forces again to amass a major counter-assault. All of these things did not come to pass, resulting in the absolute disaster that was the Seven Days Battles.
@volbound1700
@volbound1700 Год назад
I also feel like Virginia was a smaller front and easier to defend by the Confederates versus the broad front in the West that gave the Union more maneuverability. Taking those two forts early on really opened up the West and helped the Union win the entire war.
@stevepowell6503
@stevepowell6503 Год назад
I think another factor (that isn't given the attention it deserves) is Magruder delaying McClellan for nearly 2 weeks with less than 15k men at his disposal. He marched men back and forth behind his lines but in full view of the enemy, and had his artillery fire off lengthy barrages. Both of these convinced McClellan (not that he ever needed much convincing) that he faced a far larger force. A frontal assault at that point would have rolled over his lines and all the way to Richmond.
@Thipz0rz
@Thipz0rz 2 года назад
Wow, that was one smooth transfer to the sponsor 👏
@stepheng3334
@stepheng3334 2 года назад
Fantastic stuff 👏
@steveoatway7001
@steveoatway7001 Год назад
I know a lot about WWII, WWI and The War of 1812 but not as in depth about the US Civil War. However now I am very interested in learning how the North won because I discovered that General Winfield Scott, the Head of the US Army from 1841-1861 and one of the greatest American Generals ever, was a close cousin of mine. I've read a bit about him like the reason he resigned was because Lincoln didn't listen to his strategy and promoted the wrong Generals which prolonged the War. After many losses Lincoln ended up doing the same strategy through General Grant. General Scott figured he could defeat the Confederates within two years but Lincoln thought he knew better than one of the most military men in America at that time.
@megad7060
@megad7060 2 года назад
Your map shows Las Vegas as if it was a major city, it wasn't founded until 1905. Carson City was the main settlement in Nevada territory and later the capital when it was made a state
@MrJaccTrippa
@MrJaccTrippa 2 года назад
The artwork ad just sneaks up on you
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 2 года назад
😋 In my defense, I placed the "Sponsored by Masterworks" text in the bottom left as soon as the ad segment started. And I've also added chapters to make the ad segment visible on the timeline.
@MrJaccTrippa
@MrJaccTrippa 2 года назад
@@HistoryMarche I'm a sucker for your channel. What can I do? [shrugs]
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 2 года назад
Nicely done video
@54032Zepol
@54032Zepol 2 года назад
Yeah alot of war happened in america too not just the Old World, simon bolivar single handedly beat the spanish empire and freed all its colonial holdings in south and central americas.
@jackcoleman5955
@jackcoleman5955 Год назад
The economic disparities reveal what an incredible commander Gen RE Lee was. He not only endured the staggering pressure, but defeated larger, better-equipped forces repeatedly, and advanced into the North twice.
@jarynn8156
@jarynn8156 11 месяцев назад
He was a strong field commander but a weak strategic commander. At the end of the day, he lost sight of his goal. The CSA couldn't hope to conquer the USA. They just had to make the invasion so slow and painful that the Union breaks. But his quest for grand victories would be his undoing. While he might win his grand victories, it would cost him very critical resources with no strategic gains. Its worth noting that, despite being mostly on the defense, Lee lost far more of his men than Grant did.
@aaronfleming9426
@aaronfleming9426 10 месяцев назад
And each time Lee advanced into the North he exposed all his weaknesses as a general. Perhaps the greatest weakness was his inability to grasp the strategic situation, but he also demonstrated an unhealthy dose of hubris and romanticism, and disastrously poor staff work.
@jdotoz
@jdotoz 9 месяцев назад
Each time he advanced into the North he suffered decisive strategic losses.
@LongJohnLiver
@LongJohnLiver Год назад
The Stars and Bars was the very first Official Participation Trophy in the US.
@seanwalker6460
@seanwalker6460 2 года назад
A very good strategic overview
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