American Civil War: Battle of Second Manassas - "Return to Bull Run"

[@WarhawkYT]

With the publish of our all parts video, this concludes our coverage of the battle of second Manassas/second battle of bull run, I hope yall enjoyed the series so far, if you do consider subscribing! It will help us out a ton! Next stop, Chantilly.

[@geraintthatcher3076]

Good videos but I recommend getting a better voice narrator for the videos. Have you thought about asking epic TV narrator ?

[@FieldMarshalYT]

​​@@geraintthatcher3076 i see nothing wrong with the current narrator

[@emonokari82]

I find the narrator to be a wonderful bright spot of the production. Just like the battlefield animations, the voice-work continues to improve with every video. Thanks for all the hard work in creating these fantastic productions. @Geraint Thatcher: my brain processes slower than average. Lowering the video's playback speed to ~.90x works well for me to better comprehend all the packed action in real-time. If anyone else struggles to keep up as I do, it may help to lower the video's playback speed in their settings.

[@chrisfedder3680]

Wonderful like always. This battle once more IMO Lee and longstreet was way to passive. this could have crushed he entire Union army if they attacked in force the first day and held their positions and then gone full the next day. seems like longstreet is always soo passive and timid. Giving Lee bad advise!

[@milballs]

I like the narration, and I'm usually picky about that. It's also improved since the first couple videos on this channel.

[@CatholicChats]

Did I just hear at the 34:00 mark that Jackson took the stragglers and put them in the most indefensible part of the field to teach them discipline?? 😂 Guy was somethin else

[@HamanKarn567]

One thing I like about this channel other than the great content is they are going in the timeline as it happens. Other history channels would be jumping all over.

[@WarhawkYT]

yessir!

[@johnrobinson1762]

@@WarhawkYT Can you believe Antietam popped off right after this. Gear up boys we got another fight coming.

[@ronaldshank7589]

​@@WarhawkYTYoung Man:You, Sir, have done an excellent job here, showing what happened in this battle! You did mis-pronounce a few words, here and there, such as the word "Staunton". It's actually pronounced Staunton, as if you were to say Stan-ton, instead of the way you pronounced it. The other word that you mis-pronounced, was Taliaferro. It's not pronounced Rollover. It's pronounced Tal-i-ferro...just to let you know. Other than those two words that you mis-pronounced, as I said a little bit ago, you made an excellent presentation here! I'm giving you a score of 9.95 out of 10!!!

[@signoguns8501]

pour it into em, boys!

[@that247life]

Thank you very much for this fantastic series. I live very near the Manassas Battlefield, and much of the area north and west of the Second Manassas battlefield (which I want to stress is privately owned) is being considered for rezoning for the so-called Pageland Lane Digital Gateway. The First Battle's hallowed ground gets most of the attention in the park and within the public consciousness, so videos like this which clearly delineate the movements during Second Manassas really help to frame the potential impact of such a construction. Well done.

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks, ive been to the battlefield twice and both times i got goosebumps walking the place.

[@sgtstedanko7186]

I'm a major civil war buff and this stuff helps me understand what I've read so much better.

[@skyden24195]

Wow, I have never viewed any video on any battle of any war, prior to this, that has given as much of a detailed breakdown of the events that occurred during the battle. Excellent work.

[@popsrock6622]

That is such a cool concept! Putting the photos of the army commanders onto their individual corp!🤯

[@andrewmcconnell5035]

This is a fantastic and detailed account. Thank you very much for your time, effort and dedication. Much appreciated.

[@worldwarIIstori]

Excellent video! The breakdown of the Battle of Second Manassas is detailed and engaging. Really brings this pivotal moment in history to life-great work!

[@markprice1984]

Excellent video. I always wondered why Union forces always had their **ses handed to them in the first years of the war. Your series makes it clear that they were out-generaled. The ranks were equal in their fighting ability but the Union side's leadership was extremely incompetent.

[@FirstLast-di5sr]

Thank you for all the hard work you put in to ensure the high quality of these videos! ☮❤

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks FIrst!

[@ComprehensiveCompression]

I would argue this video's biggest take away is that everyone comes into a battle with a grand strategic vision but will often have it crushed in the face of piss poor communication. Pope was basically screaming into darkness the whole battle and Stonewall is plagued by similar issues the first day.

[@mahbruck6941]

Thanks! Best way to learn the American Civil War on the military side.

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks mah bruck! That’s our whole plan!

[@Hillbilly001]

I'm so glad to see this one in the long form video. In my opinion this is when the Southern Army is at the height of its power. What I wouldn't have given to have been a fly on the wall when Lee, Longstreet and Jackson planned this one. Course, having Pope to kick all over Virginia is just a bonus. Headquarters in the saddle indeed. I look forward to seeing whatever campaign or battle the channel goes next. This is the only ACW animated channel of note on YT. Well done. Cheers from Tennessee

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks Paul!

[@ianmullins1976]

Thank you. Just found out my 3x Great grandfather was wounded in this battle. Confederate 7th Georgia

[@judebrand3004]

While I have trouble hearing the words due to the narrator's missing "T" sounds in words, I enjoyed this production. There was more to this fight than I knew . Thanks.

[@h.j.d.2624]

Another outstanding job !!! Thanks.

[@JakerTheSnake]

This is what I’ve been missing out on bro thank you for this creation!

[@WarhawkYT]

not anymore, welcome!

[@HairHoFla]

Grew up in Falls Church Va...a staging area for the Union Troops..brother now lives in Clifton Va along the banks of Bull Run

[@WarhawkYT]

thats cool to hear hair!

[@re1v3r]

Dang, never thought I'd learn about a rock fight 😂

[@twoquickii1330]

These are so fantastic. Keep making them!

[@cuspsoftheoverworld]

Great work and exciting! Sent here by History Marche n thinking of the games I have played of this battle especially Minuteman Games’ Second Manassas which opens with Brawners Farm and Ultimate General: Civil War. I thought the unfinished railway line was an embankment not a cutting.

[@WarhawkYT]

welcome!

[@dariuszgoralski856]

Wspaniały kanał. Podziękowania z Polski!

[@michaelhoffman5348]

Excellent job once again! Thank you!

[@weekendwarriorsports4406]

You deserve more subs for the effort and quality of your work. Keep it up.

[@jackjack_HD]

No one: Absolutely nobody: General John Pope: “The enemy is surely retreating the day is ours!!”

[@WarhawkYT]

poggers

[@TeddyNovak1]

Excellent! The only suggestion I would make (this is my no means a criticism at all - just my own request) would be to occasionally overlay the historic map on a modern map to orient locations.

[@danielwhitehead8735]

Bro, please continue with these beautiful in-depth videos!

[@RoydeanEU]

"The confederates don't need allies when they have enemies like McDowell" -John Pope (probably) 😅

[@aaronjohnson2850]

This is absolutely the closest any rebel army would come to annihilating a union army and they still couldn't do it

[@elmascapo6588]

Richmond (Kentucky)

[@twoquickii1330]

Pope definitely got tunnel vision on Jackson. The delaying action by the Union on Chinn Ridge from Longstreet's attack on the third day is astounding. Also, the Union Calvary who made their stand and kept the flanking route closed is an amazing feat. I always envisioned it would be much more frightening to be a calvaryman...it seems so wildly up close and personal, it would take not just great skill, but unmatched bravery. I'd probably want to be in the infantry if I was in a war like this. Firing at an enemy in a line would be scary, but I would be happy at least I could aim better, rather than on a horse.

[@jhb4uk149]

Shiloh 1st day was damned close, if not for the stand by the Hornet's Nest.

[@judebrand3004]

Neither Army had the "Knockout Power" to totally destroy each other.

[@PemdAS9029]

​@judebrand3004 , i agree, both lacked vital supplies, logistics, and fire power to completely annihilate eachother.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

I would say that now that second manassas is done it sets the stage and sets up the tension for the battle of chantily, The Maryland Campaign and the bloodiest day in American history September 17th 1862 the battle of Antietam and I am totally looking forward to seeing the battle of Antietam and the reason is because I am just really interested in the battle especially since during the battle my 3rd great grand uncle named George E Kitzmiller led the men of Company k first Pennsylvania reserves infantry regiment in this battle.

[@Brandon_737]

I am so excited to watch this all the way through. Thanks dude and keep up the good work 👍

[@jirimatousek4933]

Richmond is a hard road to travel indeed

[@naitsab7sw]

Im excited that the next great battle is Antietam. Im waiting for it, in special the fight inside the cornfield. Keep going like this Greetings from Argentina

[@WarhawkYT]

Can't wait!

[@atomicsquid3345]

was just watching the parts of this last night ! kindly keep up producing your marvelous videos !

[@kevinowens6010]

Very well put together.

[@e-0703]

I wanted to watch it last night but was gone and now its on youtube again? I had some wiskey yesterday but not that many!! What happend?

[@WarhawkYT]

I had the video unlisted but set it to release today.

[@e-0703]

@@WarhawkYT aha! Thnx

[@general-cromwell6639]

Well deserved.

[@labelfilms6838]

Outstanding work as always

[@WarhawkYT]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kenhart8771]

Thank you. Cheers from Scandinavia

[@WarhawkYT]

You are welcome!

[@saadjadoon2085]

Happy to watch more and more KZbinr making videos like to epic history TV ..... Their work is marvelous..... And so your tooo

[@WarhawkYT]

thanks man!

[@siraulu1]

Very Well Done and put together very well!! Thank you for your hard work!!

[@WarhawkYT]

Thank you very much!

[@garyrowe5579]

thanks for working on this. a forgotten battle of the acw. could you do something on the battle of the wilderness? keep up the great work!

[@WarhawkYT]

we will when we get there in our timeline

[@jbarr12345]

It seems to me that Longstreet’s dithering cost Lee the chance to destroy Pope’s army and Jackson hundreds more casualties to his already exhausted troops.

[@cal4837]

If the slavery army attacked then, Porter would have a wide open shot at their flank (if he'd attack, which it seems like he wouldn't have). But there was no way for Longstreet or Lee to know that.

[@thefearlesshussar9741]

Great video! Your videos are generally very well presented and informative. One small correction about day 1: The losses of the 21st Georgia would place it at least 3rd among confederate regiments in terms of suffered losses. The 1st Texas indeed lost the most at Antietam with 82-83% casualties but then there is also the 33rd Alabama which lost around 82% of its strength at Perryville. Just nitpicking tbh but I thought I'd mention it. And again thanks a lot for your great work!

[@WarhawkYT]

thanks fearless

[@RaymondBroaden]

Our Forefathers were just bad arse! Yes sir ree!!❤

[@jforozco12]

we need a battle of third manassas guys, get to it!

[@WarhawkYT]

you know there could have been one in 1863 but instead the two sides collided at bristoe station

[@elmascapo6588]

​@@WarhawkYTnow that's just fucking gay

[@Music_games_history]

Damn, someone in Texas must've seen your comment

[@travisbayles870]

Several of my Confederate ancestors fought at Second Manassas including my great great great uncle Sergeant Thomas McCracken of the 16th North Carolina Infantry Penders Brigade Hills Light Division CSA

[@TheCountofToulouse]

I never understood why the South tried to go toe to toe with a numerically superior army. In every engagement, they should developed a strategy of feigned withdraws, luring companies and regiments into pursuit, then surround and destroy or make surrender. Pitch battles are almost always stupid. There has to be a doctrine in order to sustain the army and use it's smaller size to advantage. Smaller means better communication and fast movement yet you rarely ever see the south exploit that advantage, always slugging it out. Over time, that led the North to simply bleed out the opposing army.

[@KingGayCockroach]

Conventions of the time. There is a lot that goes into that but essentially that is it. A major belief that is incorporated into that is that a grand victory would prove a sort of “righteousness” of one side or the other; which was why the campaign of Gettysburg was conducted and why Lee always retreated with an intact force rather than in the manner the Union managed to fall back post Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville.

[@jacktorrance3102]

Napoléon war...Italy campaign....center position...number means nothing...in good hand...

[@TheCountofToulouse]

@@jacktorrance3102 That has always been true, tactics and strategy are outlined in 'The art of War'. Find the advantage, see the positives in every situation and don't be STUPID. Raids into Northern territory would have been better than marching an entire army up there. I guess not every battle could go as well as Fredericksburg.

[@markmorris7123]

@@jacktorrance3102 Napoleon was a genius though

[@revanofkorriban1505]

To that I have two words. Command and Control. YOU try coordinating elaborate maneuvers with often poorly-trained soldiers, without instantaneous communication and limited battlefield awareness.

[@byron8657]

General Erwin Rommel before he became a General after World War 1 was able to have an Rest n Recreation in the Shenandoah valley and he paid homage to the burial site of General Stonewall Jackson and have studied his tactics at the battles at the Valley almost always outnumbered by his enemies but not outwitted. He subsequently used this tactics on his future campaigns in North Africa defeating superior number of the British 8th Army and US third Army of General Patton! K

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Great vid

[@JoseFernandez-qt8hm]

Stanton, in the valley, we pronounce it STANTON.....

[@jasonlindholm5938]

Thank you for your work on the civil war I have a possible relative that was in the 89th Illinois part of the army of Kentucky, army of Ohio and then army of the Cumberland if you have any info on Charles Lindholm I’m looking for info

[@zacharywerner5745]

Warhawk upload. W

[@jmsdeco]

This is fantastic!!!!!

[@MikeD56034]

and a Chantilly is where General Isaac Stevens will fall in battle leading his men of the 79th New York Highlanders in a charge against the Louisiana Tigers

[@WarhawkYT]

yep, amazing he got shot given his size

[@cptbillhead]

Excellent work!

[@WarhawkYT]

thanks!

[@SMJ495]

The casualty rates in the civil war are insane

[@WarhawkYT]

quite so

[@Mdhneo007]

Enjoyed listening to this and many videos while working. For some reason KZbin strung together a slew of these excellent videos, but each was a Confederate victory and I leave work today wondering, "The Union must have won some battles, right?"

[@WarhawkYT]

yes, the Confederates won a lot of the early battles of the civil war, as we move through the timeline, we will get more and more union victories

[@Mdhneo007]

@@WarhawkYT it's very cool you are going linearly through the war. Keep it up mate, very educational and enjoyable to watch.

[@cal4837]

A lot of victories are in the "the enemy managed not to get destroyed" vein. This is for sure one of the most decisive slavery army Ws looking at the casualty list though.

[@larryseago730]

It is so hard to command a battle, when you lack so much information, and commanders use flowery language to express orders so vague and open to interpretation, as they were given. The infighting among officers, who act like petulant children during a time of extreme danger is inexcusable. Lincoln had a 3 ring circus on his hands with these guys. because of all this, these battles became melee's, that took on a life of their own. it's sad so many men died and were maimed by incompetence. The South had their same issues, but in the Army of Northern Va. they at least had some competent commanders. Flawed, but able to get the upper hand on the yankees.

[@ronaldshank7589]

This is an EXCELLENT representation of the Second Battle of Bull Run! Gen. Pope was embarrassed beyond belief...and, personally, I love it! Bet he wished he'd kept his opinion to himself, concerning what he said about the Troops in the West. I'd say that Generals Lee. Longstreet, Jackson, Stuart, and everyone else in the Confederate Army, whether Officers or Soldiers, taught General Pope a lesson! Even someone that I wouldn't agree with, General McClellan, did what I believe to be the right thing, by electing to let General Pope fight his own Battle! That's one thing that I would agree with General McClellan on!

[@judebrand3004]

Little Mac had problems in committing his troops to battle. Who knows what would have happened had he used his troops at Second Manassas or later at Sharpsburg? Mac was not a good tactician , a poor commander. But his armies looked great and marched in straight lines.

[@ronaldshank7589]

​@@judebrand3004The Yankees under General McClellan might've "Looked great, and marched in straight lines"...but, if you think about it, that didn't really help win any battles. Here's something else that just crossed my mind, even as I'm texting this: If you think about it, had General U. S. Grant been in charge of all of the Union Armies, both in the Western and Eastern Theaters of the Civil War, that War might've ended a lot sooner. Then again, maybe not...I don't know. However, as you and I both know, General U. S. Grant, while not perfect, was a much better Union Commander than Generals McClellan, Pope, Burnside, and Hooker, ever were. Those four incompetent Generals couldn't seem to win major engagements! General U. S. Grant, though, stepped up, and showed 'em how things were done! Even I, as someone who would have fought for the Confederacy, recognize and give the ultimate in respect, to a General, a True Man, that knew how to fight, win, and get the job done! I'm a fair man, and I give credit to whom credit is due, even if that person is an opponent!

[@captainjack8319]

Pope’s role in Minnesota during the U.S.-Dakota War is a fascinating part of his career-but Second Bull Run is infamous.

[@joshuahardy8011]

I love the artwork used in your videos. Where did you find these paintings?

[@WarhawkYT]

google images

[@alarsonious2071]

Its battles like these that make me wonder how the hell we won this war?

[@twoquickii1330]

The will, the great supplies, and a much bigger population in the North. Some of these battles seem like the Union should have done better, but the South initially had the benefit of defending rather than searching out the enemy and attacking. In current wars, to attack a defensive position requires 3 attacking soldiers to every 1 defender. To put that in perspective, if the confederates had 50,000 defenders, the union would need 150,000 to dislodge them hypothetically. But when the difference is negligble, or even equal, a lot of it comes down to luck. The Union didn't have a lot of luck on the offense in the 1861-1863 period. And the confederates lost at Antietam and Gettysburg when they were on the offensive as well in this period.

[@Joeys-Channel]

Outstanding

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks Joey!

[@michealjones3297]

Pope got his pants pulled down by Lee on the battle field

[@WarhawkYT]

pope was too busy watching stonewall hide and lee snuck up behind him lol

[@simpilot8508]

Could you do one on culps hill at Gettysburg ?

[@WarhawkYT]

We will when we get to Gettysburg

[@buddhamaster322]

Looking at images of civil war battlefields today, one thing that stands out is how many of the little rivers and streams no longer exist today and you can see the remnants of them still in the land. Anyone have a clue why that is? Is it just a seasonal thing, where the streams only exist part of the year or what?

[@WarhawkYT]

water routes change over time, so they couldve dried up or changed.

[@carywest9256]

Climate change, for the climate changes every second of everyday!

[@erniewatters8903]

good job

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks

[@larskunoandersen5750]

where is the 26th NC

[@windhavenhoa]

2nd Wisconsin had units called "Bad Axe Boys" (where they were from) or "Bad Ass Boys" - not raggedy ass.

[@calinmarian98]

And sadly John Pope got undermined by Porter and McDowell.

[@seventhsamuel]

I feel Pope was the architect of his own demise here- that order was contradictory to put it lightly. Porter likely saved Pope from an even greater defeat. But I believe Mcdowell actually did a worse performance here then First Manassas. First Manassas the plan was good- but it was too intricate for green soldiers to execute. Just my assessments- open to converse though!

[@calinmarian98]

@@seventhsamuel Sometimes I wonder what Grant would do with Pope's army against Lee,Longstreet and Jackson?

[@doublepoet7852]

@@calinmarian98well by the time grant fought lee the ANV was a shell of its former self. This was the peak ANV. Mean lean fighting machines.

[@calinmarian98]

@@doublepoet7852 I mean putting Grant in command to the army led by Pope,in July 1862.

[@lukeskywalker3329]

McClellan defeated Pope. McClellan was the best general for the rebels.

[@elmascapo6588]

He was so good for the rebels, that he was the only commander of the army of the ootomac with a positive k/d ratio

[@billslocum9819]

@@elmascapo6588 That can happen when you fight shy and avoid taking the offensive.

[@WarhawkYT]

yep

[@elmascapo6588]

@@billslocum9819 ignoring the first 3/4 of the peninsula campaign and Antietam

[@billslocum9819]

@@elmascapo6588 Antietam is exhibit A on why McClellan was wrong for the job. He had the South by the throat, and wound up being the one that choked.

[@pikestance4219]

Very detailed, however, if I were going to criticize, it sounds too much like you are reading and thus sounds rushed.

[@JudoChamp]

These are all incredibly well-done but this narration! UGH!!

[@WarhawkYT]

Ugh!!

[@larskunoandersen5750]

The Black Hat Brigade aka Iron Brigade

[@georgezuniga6298]

"Bring out your men".

[@WarhawkYT]

gentlemen

[@Randy-nk2ne]

Happy Pope got what was coming to him..He was extremely arrogant without much talent.

[@aaronjohnson2850]

Only a week or so later would rebels actually pull a grant when Jackson captured harpers ferry and that was the best a rebel unit ever did against the union army

[@jeddkeech259]

⚔️🎯

[@madman026]

that battle must have been glorius

[@imcloaking]

Hi

[@abbasibrahim9435]

Great video. But you should improve the voiceover.

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks, in what ways?

[@jayjunior5504]

@@WarhawkYT get someone else to do it. I mean y’all obviously like Epic History TV, so why not hire that guy?

[@jayjunior5504]

@@WarhawkYT and hey i’m not criticizing at all. You’ve worked very hard on this obviously and you have done a great job. Keep it up. I love EpicHistory TV too and I think copying their style is a great way to go, honestly. Thanks for your hard work.

[@WarhawkYT]

Yeah but at the same time I want Warhawk to be a separate channel. Also, as far as I have seen, good narrators cost loads of money for how long our videos our. We’ll barely break even if we hire somebody to voice the scripts instead.

[@jodyeyre9840]

❤

[@WarhawkYT]

[@historicalperspective]

here's 2 dollars

[@WarhawkYT]

thanks man for crisp 2 dollars!

[@historicalperspective]

@@WarhawkYT np, your channel is criminally underrated imo

[@WarhawkYT]

@@historicalperspective yep everybody says that, i cant wait to hit bigger milestones!

[@historicalperspective]

@@WarhawkYT idk if ppl just aren’t into civil war stuff, but the quality level of your videos is that of a channel that has +100,000 subs tbh And idk if you remember or not but you told me the name of the song you use for a lot of your videos, and I used it for this one that I made kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqKXla2Pbb2kack

[@SoulKiller7Eternal]

Jackson vs Gibbon - and Gibbon was better. If only he had been a division commander here...he could've swept Jackson from the field.

[@grigorirasputin9507]

Music is far too loud, it muffles the narration

[@windhavenhoa]

Brawners Farm proved that Iron beats a Stonewall.

[@ml50486965]

great effort! unfortunately the speak was hard to understand because of poor sound.

[@nickkahoe4456]

Why aren't you using the confederate flag?

[@WarhawkYT]

That is the confederate flag

[@stcaesar]

@@WarhawkYT people really think the northern virginia army flag is the confederate flag

[@BealleMoriniE]

Miller Melissa Garcia Betty Smith Amy

[@WarhawkYT]

indeed

[@teddyjackson1902]

Feds get wrecked

[@p.a.andrews7772]

DO CURRENT EVENTS AND STOP THIS !

[@WarhawkYT]

nah im good

[@williamstocker584]

Don’t watch grandpa

[@barrysidings615]

How come some Americans can’t speak properly?

[@WarhawkYT]

I don’t know

[@doublepoet7852]

How come some people don’t understand there are different dialects and pronounce words differently and does not mean you are more intelligent than others. Where is your hour long video of free entertainment with very well done research? Post it and I’ll watch

[@Heyevizzle]

You are a bit biased towards the confederates.

[@cal4837]

he's southern, what do you expect? I still appreciate all the work on these videos. Warhwak's a legend.

[@danarudgers3975]

Background noise makes this unwatchable

[@gerrymartens3018]

Strongly disagree

[@harlandeke]

At the initial engagement at Brawners Farm, I wonder if the Black Hats were armed with rifles, and rifled artillery instead of the crappy smoothbores the Virginians had?

[@KarenSlayer]

1st time on the channel I'm gonna check it out historyMarche recommend it so I'll give it a go