The Call to Duty - The Common Soldier in the Civil War (1861)

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Perhaps, the last time Americans volunteered en masse was in the days and weeks immediately following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Yet, as my father and many of his generation found, many more men were needed to wage a two-front war and, so, there was conscription. In the American Civil War, conscription was, also, eventually, resorted to - first by the Confederacy in April of 1862 and, eleven months later, by the Federal Government. Yet, the overwhelming majority of those who fought in both Northern and Southern armies were there because they chose to be. Indeed, the Civil War was the last great American conflict fought, essentially, by volunteers.
This is their story - the common men and women who stepped forward. This is "Call to Duty - 1861."
Narrated by Fred Kiger
Produced by Dan Irving
Published by Third Wheel Media
Get The Guide:
Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing - www.amazon.com...
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
President Otis Burgess
Edward Black
John Clem
Jennie Hodgers as Albert DJ Cashier
Other References From This Episode:
The University of North Carolina During The Civil War - docsouth.unc.e...
Civil War Unit Nicknames - en.wikipedia.o...
Choctaw in the American Civil War - en.wikipedia.o...
The 26th NC Regimental Band - www.jvmusic.net...
Great Resources To Check Out:
The Life of Johnny Reb - www.amazon.com...
The Life of Billy Yank - www.amazon.com...
The Thin Light of Freedom - www.amazon.com...

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23 окт 2024

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@carolinadog8634 Год назад

This is the very best Civil War channel on RU-vid.. period

@johnmartin7158 10 месяцев назад

Exciting for me and I love his tone and American accent.

@rc59191 Месяц назад

I wish Civil War Day by Day got more popularity he covered the war from start to finish like Indy Neidel

@AK-zw1re 10 месяцев назад

Fred's voice and stories are the memorial for the Civil War soldier. There bravery and suffering live forever in the stories you share. Keep up the good work Fred.

@travnickis1 Год назад

Wonderful work, as usual.

@carolinadog8634 Год назад

Fantastic as always! We are fortunate to still have our farm in Central NC. My Great Grandfather x3 who grew up on that farm died in battle at Petersburg. His brother died of disease as did his best friend.

@tomkoerner5137 Месяц назад

This channel makes my work day much more bearable.

@reallydarlings-se2xf Год назад

Outstanding presentation! I've had "hay foot, straw foot" in my head for over 50 years; parents were CW enthusiasts and explained the term. Thank you for this channel. Love to hear the colloquialisms, too.

@johnjay9404 Год назад

I am delighted to hear this episode. It's important information on the common soldier. When I worked at the Manassas battlefield park, we learned all this and relayed it to all the tourists. It was fascinating for them to learn just how uneducated the common soldier was. How easy it was to convince them to come and fight for the cause. The most amazing thing, was the ambiguity of the standard battle uniform. Both sides were blue and grey, and an assortment of very colorful dress. I, myself often wore the elaborate Louisiana tiger Zouaves uniform.

@jhosk 2 дня назад

If you ever choose to expand on any of your videos, I'd ask it would be this one! I know you are giving an overview and it is appreciated, you could spend a full week expanding this one episode.

@bugnamedVelma Год назад

Great valuable and important information. Thank you.

@ABeautfulMess Год назад

Wonderful absolutely from an ancestor of a Confederate..we just didn't want to lose our very tiny farm. Thank my family came home. RIP Soldiers Thank You

@travisbayles870 Год назад

Thats awesome

@VivaSepulchre 4 месяца назад

Aren't you a descendent not an ancestor? Maybe it's over my head

@Joshtow167 8 месяцев назад

That Shelby dude is pretty good also

@p.k.5455 Год назад

A very well done and insightful look at the common soldiers that did the actual fighting, and what their actual motivations were for volunteering to do that dreadful fighting! Thank you! Best Civil War channel I've found!

@gladbandanna 5 месяцев назад

I am always surprised by the disparity between education levels from the Frontline soldiers to the generals. Generals in their letters always spoke so eloquently and poetically almost, while soldiers seemed rather crass and kind of unintelligent (not to despair against the wisdom of farmers). Was education that far apart from the haves and the haves-nots back then? Absolutely fantastic thank you for this amazing podcast. Much love from a York county neighbor 😊

@Prfdt3 4 месяца назад

Read "company aych" it was written by a Confederate soldier.most soldiers on both sides were literate.

@cynthiaarrowsmith5709 2 месяца назад

Not always. Have you ever read of any accounts of William Bedford Forrest?

@mr.sherlockholmes6130 7 дней назад

Great Stories bravo ! I just went to the Sam Davis home with my daughter. We went on a haunted tour . His story was Amazing sadly you don’t hear a lot about his Heroic duties. To die at 21 and to be hanged was horrible especially when the man that General Dodge was looking for was right there in front of him . The Coleman scouts and Sam Davis was truly a hero !! Please do a story on Sam Davis and his heroism! Thank you 🙏🏻Scott Sgt USMC

@stevemahoney6493 5 месяцев назад

A fine video. It is hard to know what motivared any given soldier. My GGgrandfather, William Gartland, is a case in point. He and his brother came over from Ireland in 1842, first year of the Famine. His brother died, he married but most children died their 1st year. Still, at 42, he joined the 20th Mass, the Harvard regiment, and fought with them through all the major battles until being wounded, likely at Cold Harbor. He received no enlistment bonus but did become a citizen the day he mustered out.

@paulblanton1793 4 месяца назад

I would have to believe that farmers would know their left from the right more than others back then because of all the work that had to be done on the farms, you had to have a good sense of direction on how to move work and pull things in different directions. Very interesting. You do a very good job and I enjoy all the videos! My family fault for the confederacy in a North Carolina regiment😃 i’m proud of my ancestors and how honorably they fought for their land and their families! It’s a shame that the war ever had to happen.

@jimplummer4879 4 месяца назад

Paul they were fighting for what they believed in, the highest calling on both sides.

@FryingTiger 2 месяца назад

They would have thought those that didn't know or couldn't learn left from right "touched".

@jimplummer4879 4 месяца назад

My Great ,Great Grandfather was in his 40s when he volunteered, He enlisted twice.

@jarom676 10 месяцев назад

I had a great grand uncle (brother of my great grandfather Patrick), Pvt Christopher Hussey who was in Co. B of the 27th Va infantry (Stonewall brigade). He was an Irish immigrant to the US in 1851. He went to Virginia from New Haven CT in 1853 and became a US citizen in 1855 in Virginia. In May of 1861 he was living in Covington, Virginia and joined up with other local largely Irish immigrants to form Company B 'The Virginia hibernians'. This company ended up fighting under Stonewall Jackson and later leaders of the stonewall brigade. Christopher died at Winchester Virginia in mid June of 1863, apparently of 'Heart Disease'. His brother, Patrick in Ireland was a tenant farmer and lived a quiet life and its likely that he never knew what happend to his brother in America.

@jon9021 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing this…very interesting.

@swarm6697 8 месяцев назад

Those boys didn't know anything about slavery. All they were fighting for was state's rights states rights And also would like to say I enjoy listening to you great video

@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore 3 месяца назад

Fuck off with your “states rights” bs. 😂 buncha young men died for what they always do: a buncha wealthy men decided they wanted more and weren’t willing to do the fighting themselves. That’s always been the case… and will always be the case.

@joeatyktc Год назад

While 'things' have changed - the "Common Soldiers" has not, oh they may be better schooled, better read, better fed, and some may say better better bled - all in all they are still much the same - those who make war, do not fight them, they leave that up to others, for it is the 'others' that all most get thanks to, if only they would.

@carywest9256 10 месяцев назад

Your talking about the War Pigs?

@jlemaire9418 Год назад

like Shelby "fuckin" Foote over here.

@jlemaire9418 Год назад

I think Daniele Bolelli was a Reb.

@BodyTrust 3 месяца назад

All I can say is, "Wow!"

@danielpuckett7792 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@jorrinn1995 Год назад

There are photos in Eastern Michigan University's (Michigan Normal Collage in 1860) colction of the volenters driling on U of M's diage. How they ended up in Easterns colection I dont know...but ive seen them! (Eastern and U of M are both in Wastinaw county. So no dought that had somthing to do with it...history yea!)

@FryingTiger 4 месяца назад

I'd be the forager among the troops. I'm skinny but always hungry. I'm a good shot, too.

@info_fox 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for these!

@cynthiaarrowsmith5709 2 месяца назад

Please do a show on Davis

@kenneth-pc7mf Год назад

I am so tired of hearing about how the Soviets defeated Nazi Cermany in 1945 Our American troops were fighting on both. Sides of the World. OnlyAmerica could pull that off.

@alanaadams7440 11 месяцев назад

Hurra

@mattkeepingazoriustactical 10 месяцев назад

If D-Day hadn’t happened, the Soviets probably would’ve been destroyed. Stalin begged for all the help he could get after getting backstabbed by Hitler.

@GaryEtheridge-d5n 9 месяцев назад

AGREED!!❤

@GaryEtheridge-d5n 9 месяцев назад

Our men were the best- hardest fighting overall ❤

@stevemahoney6493 5 месяцев назад

@@mattkeepingazoriustacticalNo chance. After Stalingrad in Jan 1943 Germany never made it back to the Caicases. They just got mauled by the Soviets. When D Day happened Hitler had 11 months to live.

@Prfdt3 4 месяца назад

That's Tom Dooley (Dula)standing on the right.

@jimplummer4879 4 месяца назад

Shoes back then did not have a left or right.

@Civilwar.relics 6 месяцев назад

You should check out the video i did on the most rare cartridge box of the Civil War! The Manns created by a colonel of the Michigan 7th Cavalry

@toddmoney8921 Год назад

Excellent content AND delivery! However, that audio level indicator across the bottom of the screen is both distracting and annoying.

@stevewheatley243 Год назад

It sure is.

@bugnamedVelma Год назад

agree. @@stevewheatley243

@waynelayton8568 5 месяцев назад

The Northern Soldiers were not there because they wanted to be. Ask them?

@thomaslawson7469 8 месяцев назад

Dulce et Decorum est…

@sidd5938 5 месяцев назад

Ol' Winfred

@fett333 Год назад

“Why are you fighting?” “Cause your down here.” - true in 1861 in the American South and true in the Ukraine today

@waynelayton8568 5 месяцев назад

Now there everywhere, and there not even Americans. The civil war is what is happening now.

@jlemaire9418 Год назад

Dan Carlin was a Union volunteer prolly

@bobm7514 Год назад

I would challenge that Iraq and Afghanistan are the last conflict fought by volunteers

@notniloc8253 9 месяцев назад

Odd that this video would purposely state that all volunteers in the South did not volunteer to preserve slavery (true) but then leave out that many did volunteer to preserve slavery or racial heirarchy.