46min mark - McClellan was on the battlefield, he placed himself on the eastern part of the Union line where he expected Lee to attack, which as we know was a correct assumption until Lee's own plan was foiled by a premature engagement. 47min mark - McClellan order Porter to withdraw, not because he was a bad general but because the naval commander said he could not support and supply his army any further up the James the Harrison's Landing. 50min mark - See note below about why he didn't leave a corps commander in command. 52min mark - interesting the future federal commanders that took Lincoln's and Hallecks overland route (Pope, Hooker, Burnside, Meade) all were unsuccessful, Grant was only successful after ruining his army in the Overland Campaign, and would end up using the very same James River to operate against Richmond that McClellan had used. 54min - it was a massive mistake withholding the 1st Corps. And did actually sabotage the campaign whether intended or not by Lincoln. This not a good lecture.

27min mark - Lee's assault at Beaver Dam weren't blind frontal assaults, Jackson was meant to strike first followed by AP Hills in conjunction. Hill was impatient due to Jackson's delay. 34min - He left no one in charge, because if he did highest rank corps commander would have been in charge (need to dig out my books for the name) and he had no confidence him, it was better in his mind to leave corps commanders to act as they saw fit, McClellan was not present as he was wisely surveying the next positioning each time, a major factor in his success of a difficult fighting retreat. Interesting that you don't ask why Lee isn't present at his battles? Is this part of his lack of success in dealing a crippling blow to McClellan, this was obviously what he was trying to create in each battle. Relieving Richmond would be a short-term success if the Union army was able to renew it's offensive at a large date. Lee understood this. 43 min- Lee plan at Malvern hill was not a series of frontal assaults, you couldn't be more wrong. The battle was prematurely triggered, Lee wanted to swing around the east of the Union positioning. This is a massive error by the lecturer here.

Hello, 4min mark - McClellan was working off the numbers given to him by his intelligence. He was requesting the 1st Corps which was removed by Lincoln due to his poor reading of the events in the Valley. The 1st Corps was a major component of his plan agreed to with Lincoln. 10min mark - Porter's V corps was out of place on the north side of the river to allow the 1st Corps to join, Lincoln had released and recalled the 1st Corps several times meaning they helped no one. 18min mark - McClellan wasn't meant to be at Beaver Dam, he is army commander operating multiple corps, it's not his role, and why would he be at Beaver Dam if this attack was a surprise. All the best generals didn't lead from the front, Sherman/Grant/Lee were "absent" in all their battles from 1863 onwards, was that wrong? This very poor scholarship. Do you need me to recommend some high-quality texts so you can redo this is talk?

Wow, she's great! She is very understandable for someone who doesn't have a lot of knowledge on the topic. She's great.

Ran my roots back to capt John skidmore. That’s how I found you, thank you

Ex British Army. I served in a joint British/French/US/German unit in Berlin in the late 70's. Caviani was my S/Sgt. The Germans were not allowed to have military in Berlin so these Germans were apparently "Civilan Police Officers". John told me he was born in England - If my memory serves me right Huntingdonshire but for sure he said he was English born. He was a top rate man to serve with and to drink with when it was play time. In the mid to late '80's I found myself living near Modesto in California. I had no idea my old S/Sgt was living in the foothills a short drive away. I only found out long after he died. I feel like I really missed an opportunity. RIP John.

Thank you for the in depth narrative about this little known battle. According to family history, my maternal sixth grandfather William McClung (Captain Billy) ( lost his son who was a private in the Virginia Militia during this battle.

Great video!

Man you guys are on fire with this pre-revolutionary war conflict history! Great video. Thanks for posting. I live in SC. If you guys aren't busy and are looking for a topic sometime, id love a more detailed breakdown of the Yemassee, Tuscarora and later Cherokee Wars that took place in the south. Who led them? What were the battes like? Where did they take place? Where were indian attacks on settlements? Are there any promary accounts of these battles and attacks? Soldiers' diaries, military reports, newspaper articles or anything. The fact that some of these events happend on the ground i drive over to work every day makes the topic super interesting, but detailed info on these conflicts is difficult to come by.

Great video! Obviously very well-researched. This offers the kind of detail that Ive been looking for. Ive been on a young Washington/ french and indian war kick and Its difficult to find media of easily consumable length that goes into the kinds of details that im really curious about. For example, the part about washington supervising the construction of fort loudon? Good luck hearing about that anywhere else. Might as well be a state secret. Thats the kind of thing i had no idea about and most videos of comparable length omit because its kind of boring administrative stuff and not bravery in battle. You put a lot of hard work into writing this and it shows. I loved the maps! I'd love to get replica copies. The 1710 map specifically. Do you think theyre available for purchase anywhere? Thanks for your efforts. Now make one on Washington's life between the end of the seven years war and the beginning of the revolution! I didn't mean to sound demandy. Please if you have time and feel like it that would be cool.

I was told that his personal man who was African American was expected to physically hold his underwear and pull them on him everyday and off every night

My dad flew C-47 Skytrains that dropped paratroopers behind German lines. He was shot down and evaded capture. He had nothing but respect for the men he dropped. He said they were the best and the bravest. One of the few things that still made him incredibly angry decades later was when he talked about seeing paratroopers cut down while they hung in the air or had their chutes catch on fire. He called it cowardly action.

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I am a civil war re-enactor. I was the first Sargent of Company 'A' of the 114th. in California. Well trained and drilled. Zou! Zou! Zou!

Wow It was ussr's invention btw

Actor Eddie Albert is best known for the Green Acres comedy series and countless movies and tv series guest appearances, served as a Higgins Boat Operator in the Pacific theater in World War 2. Thanks to all service men and women for your service in World War 2. God bless🇺🇲

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To get an understanding of what the airborne soldier had to put up with. I recommend the movie "The Longest Day", the cricket was a help but it had its pitfalls too. You will see what I mean in that movie, which had the accounts of the men there that day. It should be noted that the movie covers all aspects of D-Day from all points of view for a better understanding of the situation. To all veterans, thank you for your sacrifice, and God bless you forever!🇺🇸

Altough Villa was not schooled formally, he knew how to read and write. He was an exceptional intelligent man and owned such a bright mind, enough to get surrounded by people who knew everyhting he didn't. All the US army and its glorius Generals Pershing, Scott and the incipient Patton weren't capable of capture him.

I like these type of videos in my feed vs the garbage they spew even if you don’t have it in your algorithm they still try and get it cycled in there.

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Wish you continued to show us maps throughout like you did in beginning .

Brave men!! 🙏 Thank you

This is a great video thanks so much for uploading.

The United States Army was humiliated in the battle of El Carrizal in Chihuahua, Mexico 🇲🇽. Pancho Villa said general Pershing arrived like an eagle and left like a chicken. Keep in mind that Veracruz, Mexico was wrongly invaded in 1914.

Lincoln was a narcissist. He caused the death of 600 000 men

He needed Grant but got a bunch of wankers instead.

7th great grandpa Thomas Nickell served under Cpt Aston and Maj Conolly. Guide. 117 days.

The American battle tactics at Cowpens was the most brilliant display of military skill in the entire war.

Excellent presentation! Thank you

Theyre called indigenous aboriginal peoples… not indians

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What a find, amazing story, the older i get the more value i see in the importance of our history, wether its the first yellow cab, the development of computers or the history of attack helicopters, its all significant and should be passed on to future generations, hopefully with the understanding that WAR sucks for the little people.

Thanks for your vital service!!

Obadiah Hammons, my 5x grandfather fought in this battle !

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Too many errors and ignored facts to list here. This sounded more like a high school level report than a serious historical talk.

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Some people call it the first real World War

My GGF William McCleave served with the California Volunteer Cavalry. I’ll follow your work; I should learn something. Thanks!

Excellent video - good story teller- excellent history

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He looks like (Dennis Franz) Andy Sipowitz from NYPD Blue.

My fouth great grandfather was James b.Blevins and four great grandmother Sizemore

The Germans had treated all soldiers in their legions as equals. All are the same foods and ate tigether regardless of race. Fact.

American exceptionalism and heroism.

When is white history month?

Another person who should have been in our history books

Yes it was an undisputed not arguable, turning point

I really tried...... really did. But that voice was just annoying. Sounded like it was narrated bysome 1980's teen movie actress.