JACKSON'S FLANK ATTACK - Chancellorsville Battlefield // History on Location 

Chris, loving the new content. Especially the aerials with superimposed battle lines and arrows. It really helps one understand what they are looking at. Someone should sign you to do this kind of stuff full-time. The more minute details really bring a flair that more overly general productions don't. I know a lot about the civil war and I still learn something new when I watch your videos. Thanks for the amazing entertainment!!!

Started by watching the reaction videos, but now really enjoying the battlefield videos and other content!!

Your work is first rate, sir! Never have hit the subscribe button so quickly before! Keep up the outstanding work!

Another amazing video! Loved that first drone scene start, that gave me chills!

great video . the bird's eye view is great , because you can really see where the battle took place.

Nice work! As a Virginian who has visited the battlefield, it was nice to hear your interpretation.

Great stuff HG. I just wanted to add a couple of clarifications. The Union troops on hazel grove that saw jackson's movement were indeed Sickle's men. It was Sickles however that first suggested to Hooker that Jackson may be retreating. In an eerie foreshadowing of his actions later at Gettysburg Sickles then moved his troops far forward to "pursue" the enemy. But that was not all he did. He also ordered Howard to give him a brigade from 11th Corps to help him. Howard obliged. What never gets mentioned is that yes, Howard was made aware of the movement but was also made aware of the retreat rumors. He therefore thought that since he was being asked to weaken his corps by loaning troops to Sickles that his orders to watch for an attack were simply precautionary. In short his overall impression was that the situation had changed since he had last been given orders. In another foreshadowing of Gettysburg (only with roles reversed) Stoneman's cavalry performed abysmally and so Hooker was never sure where those rebel troops were headed and furthermore worried constantly that Longstreet was moving away from his siege of Suffolk and moving toward the battle. Stoneman provided no information satisfying himself with camping out and burning bridges. I think Stoneman hurt the union at Chancellorsville as much as Stewart hurt Lee at Gettysburg. My source for all of this, and I can't recommend it enough is Stephen Sears book "Chancellorsville." It's current and in depth but told like a great tale. In fact it was reading that book when I first learned that the Union actually captured Marye's heights during the battle if only for a short while.

Love the overhead shot. I was doing photography at Chancellorsville just a couple of days ago for the first time in several years. I enjoyed the whole video.

Wow the production standards really have gone through the roof on Fredericksburg and now this series, the detail as well. Brilliantly bringing to life battlefields far away. Perhaps at some time you could re-edit some of your earlier work or revisit and film it again.

Just discovered this channel and all of your videos are amazing!

Great content and information. So glad I found your channel.

I'm proud to say my ancestors was at the Battle of Chancellorsville wounded on May 2nd 1863 return back to service January 64 God save the South I will never forget you served with the 12th North Carolina

I'm from that exact area. Know all those famous spots. Eerie, powerful

Very well done sir and better than most on this subject, well done

Great video HG really enjoying the new way your videos are ....very nice indeed

Outstanding, well described and great maps. Best I've seen about the Battle. Well done. Thanks.

Been binge watching your videos, love the commentary! Keep it up!

I NEED MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!

Great video thanks for sharing 👍👏

Love it!

I really love your vlogging videos

Very well done.

Great video!!

I love ur vids great job

Amazing video!

Great presentation.. Drone view very important to understanding. You can not mention the directions enough IMO. ie this is north, this is east, etc. Suggest even more. Finest movie depiction was the charge in the Shaara movie.....Gods and Generals I think of the Confederates fighting foreign speaking "Dutch"....and their invasion into the South...it must have been a motivating factor for the CSA.

Wow this is crazy!

Excellent road to cycle on

I've been there its a really awesome place

Nice job.

very informative, thanks

If Jackson had lived and not been taken out of action on that fateful night of May 2nd, 1863. Both the Battle of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg 2 months later would have played out much differently. In Fact, there most likely would have not even been a Battle at Gettysburg at all. For Starters Jackson's battleplan was not adhered to after his wounding. General Straut who took over for Jackson sent a courier to try to get orders from Jackson, but the General was hurt so bad and had such loss of blood, he was unable to send any orders back leaving Straut to use his own judgements. Jackson had intended to push all the way to United States Ford on the River in Hookers rear and establish a defensive position blocking Hooker form his only retreat route and trapping him in the Wilderness with Lee pressing from the Southeast. That is why Jackson attempting to keep pushing after dark, he knew his objective had not been obtained. Routing the Federals and pushing them back 3 miles was only opening the way to the true goal. Blocking United States Ford in Jackson's view would lead to the surrender of Hookers entire Army. Straut however after Jacksons wounding and in command of Infantry for the first time did not process the brilliance of General Jackson on the Battlefield. He ordered Jackson's corps to about face and push directly into the Union Armies main line and defensive positions. This gave the Federals the precious time they needed to reorganize, push fresh units to the front to replace the 11th corps and continue the Fight head on. It led to one of the bloodiest confrontations of the War in which both sides were hurt bad. Lee's Army won the slugfest by May 7th as Hooker retreated across the river, across a wide-open US Ford. But it was Lee's Army that took tremendous losses that could never be replaced. Lee's Regimental officer ranks were decimated, and some units had no commanders of rank unwounded at the Battles conclusion. But it was the loss of one Man that Hurt Lee and the Army the most. Jackson took sick with Pneumonia and never recovered. Im confident after having studied these events in great detail that had Jackson accomplished his real mission, the blocking of US Ford and not been wounded. Hooker would have not only lost the battle, but he would also have lost his entire Army and Lincoln would have been forced into Peace negotiations in the Summer of 1863.

Great video! Some possible drone footage would be amazing for these battlefield video

At some point, you should react to Sabaton's Carolus Rex.

Really interesting stuff, I love that you're on location. I remember in another video you said your from NE ohio, that's awesome considering I'm also in NE ohio. I'm from a moderately sized town named after a city of significance in Islam, if that gives you any hints. keep up the good work!

It’s insane how the federals were still caught slipping after everything happening on that March.

I'm a nerd about Three Kingdoms Era and Sengoku Jidai Era history. How much do you know about those?

5:51 You are seriously telling me Dan “The Man” Sickles decided not to insanely overstretch his own lines? Huh, I’m sure he will always have a good track record for being cautious.

I’ve always been very curious about how Gettysburg would have turned out if Stonewall Jackson had been there…..the what ifs are too much to count, but I think he would have listened to Jackson had Jackson been in Longstreet’s position and told him that Pickett’s Charge would fail just like the Union charge at Fredericksburg, where of course Jackson was very involved.

Okay, at @10:00 or so at the creek. One would assume the troops and horses were allowed to drink/fill canteens upstream of the ford. My question is: How prevalent were diseases like Dysentery and the like in this time period? What measures, if any, were taken to prevent it?

Great video but I was wonder if you can do more epic rap battles of history’s like east vs west philosophers

can you do a video on the revolution dosen't have to be a specific battle

Interesting

you looks young. Maybe this is your hobbies included telling people about history. I love that. I can't because the restriction of my country now.. My English suck , pardon me.

Is that water still drinkable

sorry previous comment was penned before listening further to the Catherine Furnace segment

according to Sears the sighting at Hazel Grove was reported to Hooker but he decided it wa the Confederates retreating

12:00 I can imagine with that large number of men, they would almost drink that little stream dry!

Assuming Jackson was retreating seems foolish with 20/20 hindsight. Jackson would always seek to attack if given the chance.

Felt a little bad for Oliver O. Howard (*yes his nickname was UhOh Howard*) as he didn't have cream of the Elite troops of the Army of the Potomac, most of them were German/Central Europe immigrants and some political refugees. Also had very poor morale and hardly any battle experience. But still.... Howard had a couple hours to anchor his defense and he did not.

Imagine the fear the Federal soldiers would've felt looking up to see 20 thousand screaming Confederates running towards them. How some of them had the courage to stop and fight is amazing to me because I'm not sure I would've been that brave.

If Hooker thought that Jackson was retreating, why didn't he pursue?

when people click on a video like this, they want to hear the story and see the sights, not a face, face,...and more face. for that reason, I exited out and won't subscribe