ACW: Battle of Pea Ridge - "Battle for Missouri" - Part 1

[@MandoWookie]

As someone who grew up in pea ridge, hearing the names of places I have driven by or stood in being recounted in this context is disconcerting. It is actually more difficult for me to picture and contextualize this battlefield, that I have actually walked on, than ones I have never seen.

[@marklysogorski4631]

My ancestors fought in the 1 st and 2nd Cherokee Mounted Rifles under Generals Stand Waite and Sterling Price. Thank you for this.

[@L_Train]

Me too. Stand Watie was the last Confederate general to surrender.

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

Losing all three of a division's senior officers in a single battle... neat trick!

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

That aught to unlock some kind of achievement.

[@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite]

As per usual, this episode was superb to the utmost degree. 16:42 : McCulloch, watch out, the federals are coming! Oh my God, he has airpods in!

[@WarhawkYT]

Thank you Jesse!

[@simenonhonore]

Great that you spoke at a reasonable pace so I could stay up with your detailed yet masterful explanation. Thanks!

[@jeddkeech259]

Best civil war series ever

[@PhonciblePBonehimself]

Thank you very much for your work and effort! As an European I never had a grasp of the western theatre of war in the ACW. Sure I have read and seen a bit of the battles ... but now I have the context :) Greetings from a new sub of the Old World !

[@isaact.blades355]

My great-great-great Grandfather participated in The Battle of Pea Ridge and I eagerly anticipate Part 2. Thank you so much for your hard work in covering this battle. "I was born in the state of Tenn Mar 16th 1826. My family record is as my mother give it to me to place in my Bible during her lifetime, which I did. I enlisted August 28, 1861 at the age of 36 years in Co. A. John S. Phelps Regt. Mo. Inf. to serve 6 months. Was discharged on the 11th day of April 1862 by Reason of Expiration of Term of Service at Springfield, Greene Co. Mo." (Isaac T. Blades - General Affidavit) The Pea Ridge Campaign, March 7, 1862. Concerning action in the area of Elkhorn Tavern. "...The fight on this part of the field was, at the beginning, a wild, isolated, irregular struggle of single batteries and their supports, sometimes almost hand to hand, instead of in serried and well-defined lines;- this accounts for the great losses on both sides. It was here that two brigades of Vandever and Dodge, with the 9th and 4th Iowa, the 35th Illinois, the 24th and Phelp's Missouri regiment,... withstood the incessant onslaught of the two Confederate brigades of Colonel Little and General Slack and the Missouri State Guards with greatest tenacity, yielding only step by step, when exhausted by losses and without ammunition..." (Battle's and Leader's of the Civil War, Vol. 1). "PHELP'S INDEPENDENT REGIMENT INFANTRY. Organized at Rolla, Mo, September 22 to December 27, 1861. Served unattached, Army of Southwest Missouri, to February, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May, 1862. SERVICE.-Duty at Rolla, Mo, till February, 1862. Curtis' Campaign against Price in Missouri and Arkansas February and March. Actions at Sugar Creek and Bentonville February 17. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8. Mountain Grove March 9. Mustered out May 13. 1862. Lost 2 Officers and 23 Enlisted men killed and 3 Officers and 91 Enlisted men by disease. Total 119." (Compendium of The War of the Rebellion Pg. 1340)

[@WarhawkYT]

Thats amazing Issac! I cant wait to have Part 2 out also!

[@thoughtfulpug1333]

I wonder how many generals were killed by the 36th Illinois alone. Like, getting 2 within the span of a few hours is rather impressive.

[@WarhawkYT]

They dont stop coming

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

Easy way to save a lot of lives.

[@kb866825]

At 21:18 you mention how the Union band is playing Dixie. I know Union troops marched to a version of the song, but they changed the lyrics to be pro-union and anti-slavery. For example, one verse went "Where cotton's king and men are chattel, Union boys will win the battles." It's possible this is what they were playing.

[@cal4837]

Dude the way he says theaters lmao Great vids I love that the narration sounds like a bad A.I.

[@trevdestroyer8209]

That's how they say it in texas

[@Lieblingsfachful]

I'm sorry, but a general riding out to do his own reconnaissance is beyond fool hearty - it's just plainly baffling.

[@CroGamer002]

@James Freedom and although it was foolish to do in 19th century, it wasn't unheard of for generals, hell kings themselves, to go out on scouting missions personally in past without any issues.

[@generalrendar7290]

it wasn't that uncommon and it pays massive dividends in initiative when done correctly in this time period. Take Lee's orders to Ewell "take the hill, if practicable". Differences in perception have proved to be detrimental. However, going out in a black suit on white terrain and a clear blue sky was not the wisest decision.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

I live 30 minutes from this battlefield. It's very well preserved.

[@thatonecrytian8997]

This is some good quality stuff

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks That One Crytian!

[@johnnie743]

Another fantastic video thanks

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks S!

[@Ureconstructed]

It was the 21st Arkansas at Morgan’s Woods in Hebert’s Brigade. They had not yet been redesignated the 15th NW.

[@honorablechairmanmeow8698]

I don’t think I heard that right. Colonel Cyrus *Bussy* ?

[@WarhawkYT]

Perhaps

[@KILLfaceism]

Awesome video keep it up

[@opalescencedoll7840]

My great great great grandfather died at pea ridge

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

Just saying but the first day of the battle of Pea Ridge was fought on my and my 4x great aunt Henrietta aka Hetties Birthday March 7th

[@opalescencedoll7840]

I love this had family who fight in this battle

[@jamessnee7171]

One can see that the Cherokee had a different concept of warfare.

[@seejur]

I swear to God to me generals in the Civil War seems like suicidal

[@raylast3873]

They arguably became the victims of changing circumstances. When the war started, even many experienced officers didn‘t realize just how accurate and deadly rifle fire had become, nor what that meant, and not all of them will have had to deal with large, tightly packed enemy formations, never mind ones armed entirely with these modern firearms. The US Civil War is arguably the war where reconnaissance became front and center in a big way, going from a haphazard activity that smart leaders knew to take, to a professional task carried out more or less by the entire force. But it was always important, and in previous conflicts, the smart officers were the ones who were able to make sure they got accurate information on the enemy. If that meant going to look for yourself, then doing so was a smart move at a time when it wasn‘t liable to get you killed instantly. But it‘s not like everyone immediately had a solution to this problem. By the end of the war, the cavalry took its place as the eyes and ears of both armies (especially the Union), supplemented by the infantry itself probing and sending out skirmishers. But in the beginning of the war, everyone was still grappling with the problem of reconnaissance.

[@marklysogorski4631]

Almost forgot to add General Pike.

[@littlemuffin710]

1st For 1st Texas

[@WarhawkYT]

perhaps

[@avenaoat]

However you did not show Missouri events at the Trans Mississippi theater between Peas Ridge and Wilson's Creek. How could Curtis be in Arkansas at all?

[@matthewdavid6134]

the confederate command here could be most aptly described as a shit show

[@toxicshadow3498]

Spoiler the Union wins the War

[@SarisTX]

Thank you Brenden, very cool!

[@toxicshadow3498]

Saris monke

[@WarhawkYT]

Thank you Brenden, very cool!

[@the_cappybara]

Saris the gay strikes again

[@theWolfofVaca]

Southerner ever traitors

[@theWolfofVaca]

@James Freedom ok traitors