ACW: Battle of Seven Pines - "Johnston Strikes McClellan" - Part 2/2

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“1862 was not a good time to be named Johnston”- Saris

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Thanks Dwarf! The only problem is, one day we will run out of civil war battles lol

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"God these generals were so shit, I can easily do a better job inflicting thousands of casualties on the enemy for a few hundred or so casualties" - Some guy playing the Grand tactician - Civil war.

[@WarhawkYT]

quite so indeed

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I play AGEOD CW 2 and this one has an option to simulate that general would not move or only w/ a penality *hint* 😉

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Thanks Matty G, the compliment of the research goes to my partner, J woody who does that!

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[@josephfiroozmand2455]

Wow, I never realized that my ancestors in the 93rd Pennsylvania faced down John B. Gordon himself (6th Alabama)! Great video!

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[@WarhawkYT]

Interesting compliment but ill take it!

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[@richardjohnson4238]

Thanks for these two video's on the Battle of Seven Pines. I grew up about a mile from the Grapevine Bridge (on the Hanover side of the river) so naturally I have a real interest in the events of those days. I spent many a day trailing along with my grandfather as we hunted relics in the woods and fields around home.

[@WarhawkYT]

You're welcome Richard! i really enjoyed making Seven Pines!

[@micahistory]

another incredible video. This is very well made

[@WarhawkYT]

Thank you Micahistory!

[@micahistory]

@@WarhawkYT you're welcome

[@raylast3873]

So this is basically the battle that sets up the entire second half of the war: it leads to Lee being put in charge of the main Confederate Army and subsequently becoming a hero for defending the Captal, and on the other side it leads to McClellan dithering further and being subsequently fired after sad dithering allows Lee to launch his offensive.

[@gallantcavalier3306]

It would appear that Johnston is now out of action. Who will replace him, I wonder? *The Shouts of General Lee intensify*

[@WarhawkYT]

the second in command of the army, Gustavus W. Smith, of course

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Thanks J for the compliment!

[@LordoftheT]

Casey got one of the rougher deals handed to a Union general during the war. Given the circumstances I'm not really sure how much better he could have done.

[@WarhawkYT]

Even though he got rough handled by the confederates, just imagine what wouldve happened to his division if the confederate's plan actually work as intended and double pincered him

[@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite]

We shall see if the rebels are able to afford the loss of the great General Johnston, as I fear Granny Lee shall fail the rebellion.

[@WarhawkYT]

Lets see how deep the King of Spades will dig himself into a hole

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

And you needn't worry about New Orleans. The river forts will hold'em. ;-)

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Excellent content. Hoorah for my home state of Pennsylvania!

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Thank you George, the Keystone State was at many times the Keystone of the federal lines

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We western Pennsylvanians didn't care much for Washington and Virginians after the Whiskey Rebellion.

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We're glad to hear that Colton Berk, thank you!

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Another great video. Thanks.

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Wade Hampton was an absolute chad >gets shot in foot >surgeon arrives >"no i wont dismount" >comeon.png >refuses to elaborate >extracted bullet

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Chad hampton Indeed

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[@MatthewChenault]

As someone who lives in the area, I can confirm that it is, indeed, a mud bog every single time it rains around here. The area is relatively flat with only a few outlets for the water to drain. As a result, you either have it pool up into large puddles that take a few days to completely drain or it runs off rapidly into torrents, turning what would normally be dry ground look like a River.

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The details you give are second to none. Awesome content.

[@josephpriest1488]

Great stuff!

[@WyomingTraveler]

I love your videos, especially the breakdown by regiments. My g-grandfather was there at Seven Pines with the 5th NC

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Thanks Wyoming, that really cool to hear!

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Always the best ..thanks

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The visuals help immensely to undertand what is happening on the ground where men struggle.

[@charlesbelser158]

My GG grandfather Lt. Arvin. R. Belser of the AL 6th infantry was killed outright in their attack against the Invaders.

[@ronaldshank7589]

My sincere condolences for your loss. It's so hard to think that, in that horrible War, at least at some points during the War, Brother fought against Brother, Son fought against Father...and my question is:How does one get away from the tragic memories of situations like that? I remember visiting the Antietam Battlefield...and in the midst of my visit, a Thunderstorm hit. But there was something else. As it started to rain, I was overwhelmed by this terrible sadness that nearly made me cry....and why not? Thinking about that terrible War, and as to how death, sometimes between even close friends and family members, were the results of fate, that saw them on opposite sides of that War, and having to kill, or be killed, even by someone that they loved, tears at me to this day, when I think about it. May that kind of Warfare never happen here in the United States of America, ever again! I live in Virginia, in Staunton, and I have to admit:If I would've fought in the Civil War, I would've fought for the South. Even though our side lost the Civil War, it took the Union nigh on 4 years to totally defeat our Brave Men, and look at the what-for that our Men gave those Union Forces! No disrespect meant toward the Union, but they should've just left us alone!

[@paulmea3166]

My Great Great Grandfather was in the 98th NY. It was out of the Northern Albany area to Vermont.

[@fredsmit3481]

I love the Warhawk videos. Thanks! When making a Part 2, can you please provide a link to Part 1 in the notes? Many producers of videos do this because sometimes youtube shows the part 2 video, but people would want to watch part 1 before they see part 2.

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Great work

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@WarhawkYT]

You're welcome Craig!

[@davidvonkettering204]

In my relentless quest to perfect my dislike of Gen John Brinton McClellan, his ad-homonym attack upon Casey's Troops has been a particular gem. Mac leaked his condemnation to the newspapers before learning the facts; but that was a usual fault of the Great Man. I'm currently reading the reports from this battle, and your presentations are like having a Professor standing right in front of me to clarify. Love, David

[@Korkzorz]

McClellan sits there for 3 weeks? Really? Did he even have a plan on the drawing board? I guess if he only wants bloodless victories, he faces a difficult task

[@WarhawkYT]

Who else but McClellan!

[@michaelmccabe3079]

Hopefully McClellan will spend those 3 weeks improving his rear infrastructure at least! The inability to rapidly reinforce any of his corps commanders should have been first on his mind when adopting a defensive posture. Being destroyed in detail is no fun, and a battle like this would reveal that weakness.

[@ronaldshank7589]

@@WarhawkYT Gen. McClellan was one of the WORST Generals in the entire Union Army. Period! The only one that was worse than Gen. McClellan, was Gen. Burnside. He unnecessarily wasted countless thousands of Union Forces, in one failed assault after another, against a very well-fortified Confederate position, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, in December of 1862. The Confederates were well-positioned behind a huge, and very strong and solid, stone wall. It was a Turkey Shoot. The Union Forces were, in a large part, mowed down by the Confederate Forces hidden behind that stone wall. Add to that an excellent display of Artillery Fire, which was orchestrated by a Confederate Officer, by the last name of Pelham. The Confederate Forces, working in tandem with each other, made relatively short work of the Union Forces. Fredericksburg is a Confederate Victory. It wasn't even close! There was no way that the Confederates were going to lose that Battle!!!

[@SoulKiller7Eternal]

The Irish Brigade did well here - especially the 69th NY or "The Fightin 69'

[@LawIV]

Imagine an alternate history where U.S. Grant was at the head of this army?

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

It's 1862; yes, there are good commanders on both sides, but everyone is still learning their jobs.

[@ronaldshank7589]

@@mikhailiagacesa3406 McClellan quite simply cannot be counted as a good Commander. No way! He knew how to fight, but he let his own fears get the best of him. He moved way too slowly, and the Confederates knew it, and quite apparently knew where and when to strike.

[@ronaldshank7589]

The Civil War would've quite possibly been over by the end of 1862, if not sooner. After Shiloh, people wanted President Lincoln to get rid of General Grant. Lincoln responded:"I can't spare this Man. He fights"!

[@travisbayles870]

My Great Great Great uncle Sergeant Thomas McCracken of the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment fought here

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This makes me wish people still played the mount and blade mod north and south. I've always loved learning about the American civil war. I remember a documentary series called civil war journal I liked but i felt it glossed over a lot so finding these more in depth videos is really awesome. It's nice because so many history channels exist but they mostly do ancient or middle age stuff or ww2 which I also love learning about but it's nice to see some about this time period especially USA civil war.

[@michaelmccoy169]

Video good

[@scottdawson5739]

Have yall done the battle of plymouth?

[@cabertolazarde2766]

It's my first time that I see to Jefferson David in a Battle on Civil War. Please, can somebody tell me in which one other battle he was? I'm fan for this videos about the USA Civil War. From Venezuela, Carlos.

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks Caberto! Davis was also at Glendale when he was shot at by artillery

[@thoughtfulpug1333]

And thus begins the saga of Sigma Gordon

[@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite]

Little known fact, the "B." in "John B. Gordon" stands for "based."

[@illinoismotionpicturestudi5065]

@@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite “And I mean really based”

[@WarhawkYT]

John Based Gordon

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Soon McClellan will take Richmond so soon

[@WarhawkYT]

The federals will be ready for any attack coming their way

[@ronaldshank7589]

.....and it never happened.

[@jeffreyallen3461]

LEt's Go Keyes . . .

[@WarhawkYT]

Keyes might have the key to victory

[@robertvaught6541]

Joe Johnston should never have been in charge of an Army much less a Corp or Army.

[@hvymettle]

Johnston did a poor job communicating his battle plan to his subordinates. The plan, such as it was, was not horrible, but poorly executed at a bloody cost with little gain. However one may feel about Longstreet, he clearly screwed the pooch at Seven Pines and blamed it on Huger with Johnston covering Longstreet's ass in his official report.

[@michaelskidmore2006]

Wow

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