Ambrose Burnside, Part 3 | "Make Them See Stars"

[@Rick-Rarick]

This has been an interesting series so far. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@terryeustice5399]

Thanks for this documentary finishing General Burnside’s movements in the Civil War. 💯👊💕👍

[@nathanappleby5342]

I am seeing more and more the officer that Burnside was. In the North Carolina Campaign, him letting his subordinates decide what to do carrying out his orders reminds me of what Moltke emphasized to the Prussian and German armies in the German Unification Wars, giving a subordinate a mission and letting them decide how to carry it out and encouraging initiative to allow for flexibility on the battlefield. Burnside may not have had the same military mind as other generals such as Moltke and others, but he would have been proud and pleased with Burnside's command style. Burnside was more than right to not want to command the army. McClellan was the abler general, but in the words of Robert E. Lee, "he is far too cautious".

[@jayward8237]

Incredible video and work on this series!

[@ronniewatkins]

Thank you, Dr Wilder!

[@the1magageneral323]

How do you rate Burnside performance in NC?

[@ClevorBelmont]

Did he win at New Bern? If he did, I’d say more than adequate. Maybe not spectacular but I’d be proud of a victory of almost any variety. The Union never relinquish NB after the capture though so there’s also that…

[@liberalman8319]

I give him a B+ . He achieved everything he tried.

[@the1magageneral323]

Letter grade for the Burnside expeditions

[@Gravelgratious]

A good general with bad subordinates, if Burnside had peers that were more willing to follow his orders he would have won the engagements he lost. Burnside was always screwed by those generals under him, Joe Hooker being the main hater.

[@bmexcavation957]

Hey man found your channel saw you down at the festival

[@lanemeyer9350]

Burnside bested James Longstreet at the battle of Cambell’s Station. He was a far better general than history has portrayed him to be.

[@304spencer]

It's interesting seeing the comparison of the personalities of Burnside vs Rosecrans and Johnson. Burnside seemed to deflect praise on to others, and they seemed to trust him far longer than they should have. While Rosecrans and Johnson always felt slighted by their superiors. And when they made a mistake everyone abandoned them. Rosecrans never held a significant command after chickamauga. Even though he seems like a far more capable commander than Burnside. While Burnside continued to command troops in Ohio and Tennessee after Fredericksburg. He was then given a corp command during the overland campaign, even though he was slow and missed a number of important opportunities, and was recognized as a weak link by both Grant and himself. In the words of Grant. General Burnside was an officer who was generally liked and respected. He was not, however, fitted to command an army. No one knew this better than himself. He always admitted his blunders, and extenuated those of officers under him beyond what they were entitled to. It was hardly his fault that he was ever assigned to a separate command.

[@ehrldawg]

15th

[@EGSBiographies-om1wb]

14th

[@kevinhart8339]

It's pronounced Ka-Naw-Ah ... not Kan-A-Wah ...