Shock Troops of the Confederacy at Petersburg: Petersburg Video Tour!

[@richardglady3009]

1. Thank you for the background about land stewardship. 2. A. Wilson Greene has a great book out entitled “The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign.” 3, Edwin C. Bears has a two volume history of Petersburg. 4. Earl J. Hess has a wonderful book “In the Trenches at Petersburg.” This book is part of a series Hess wrote about fortifications in the Civil War, east and west (Atlanta Campaign). 5. Thank you so much for this series of videos. To see these locations is amazing and I appreciate it so much. 6. Heth’s division was another of Lee’s army that was used extensively to counterattack Union offensives.

[@MrAuk929]

General William Mahone’s troops, hero's to a man!

[@lawrencemyers3623]

I'll have to pick up Mr. Greene's book. Besides the Crater, I know very little of the Siege and it looks like a good place to start.

[@kaycox5555]

Garry, you are SO DELIGHTFULLY ENTHUSIASTIC and knowledgeable. THANK YOU and all the team there.

[@bruceschmidt3404]

Please keep up the GOOD WORK Garry and Will!! Appreciate your presentations!!

[@puggsandgunsandthings]

Very cool ! Thank you for the visual to all the reading I have done everything. Love this channel!

[@mikefannon6994]

So much went on in this campaign around Petersburg! We lived near there for 20 years, visited many of these sites. Hard to get the overall picture, but fun trying! Thanks for these videos!

[@kjsdahl]

His book is amazing.....cant wait for future volumes

[@tomdynia9951]

Another great video! I didn't even know this section of the Dimmock Line still existed! I am so looking forward to Will's next volume and the one after that!

[@JazzMan76]

Great work! Very proud to support your efforts.

[@tyronebailey52]

Great Presentation!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

I would say that Mahone and his men were the American version of Stobtruppen which is the German translation of stormtroopers which are troops that were trained to use infiltration tactics in ww1

[@crippledcrow2384]

My GG Grandfather M.P. Hamilton was in that attack. J.C.C. Sanders (Saunders) was his brigade commander. Co.B, 11th Alabama.

[@leedierdorf95]

I wish you could show a map of where you are at the beginning of each video.

[@pczTV]

Sorry. Needs maps and perspectives! I’m totally lost !

[@tiftonseminole3840]

Excellent videos.

[@monumentstosuffering2995]

Excellent .

[@toddchaddon4249]

You have to wonder what could have happened if Mahone had performed as admirably at Gettysburg!!

[@crippledcrow2384]

They brag on Mahone, but his performance at Gettysburg, along with his division commander R.H. Anderson, was shameful.

[@karenhaha1417]

Hi I am a big fan

[@ernestmacmurray1716]

Where does the term Shock troops come from. Was this term used during the civil war ? It seems like a construct applied only after ww2 . Does anyone know if it was used during civil war ?

[@natelemay3063]

World War 1 too if im not wrong, German Storm Troopers were shock troops for sure

[@NJcruiser]

Sucks, this needs to be interpreted. I am reading everything I can find on Petersburg so this has been fun for me but I agree with another commenter that you need to provide some maps and locations for it to make better sense as to the whole picture of the campaign.

[@tinaphillips7239]

I heard on this that General Hancock was recovering from his Gettysburg wound. That was back in July of 1863, and he was at the wilderness and spotsylvania courthouse campaigns in May of 1864. With these attacks in June of 1864, why is General Birney in command of Hancock’s II Corps? Hancock should have been recovered by now from his wound at Gettysburg almost a year ago before Petersburg.

[@kjsdahl]

The wound never adequately healed, so it was a chronic issue for him. The pace of the overland campaign aggravated his wound significantly and compelled him to relinquish his field command...

[@earlyriser8998]

hard to pick the moment to pick

[@davegoodridge8352]

Where can i find that book?

[@curtismilbourn1311]

You can find it on Amazon. I’m guess UNC Press also has copies.

[@stonesinmyblood27]

Grant by 1864, knew he had more soldiers and equipment than the south could dream of. If he lost, say 1000 men and the confederates lost 1000 soldiers, the percentage lost was much higher on the southern side. This is what Grants strategy was in this campaign

[@MrLange256]

Im focused on the life of Colonel George L. Willard, who as you know died July 2nd 1863 Gettysburg, commanding Willard's Brigade... I think that any soldier who died commanding a brigade should be promoted posthumously to full General Im trying to get traction for this cause .. The brigade was named after him for crying out loud. Any suggestions?

[@tberkoff]

All brigades in the Civil War were named after their commander. What does this have to do with the video?

[@MrLange256]

@@tberkoff Who says it has to have anything to do with video.... Willard was "promoted" at Gettysburg to backfill the loss of Reynolds. He remains a Colonel, but should have been given rank Brigadier General upon his death, esp. considering the sacrifice of he and his men

[@tberkoff]

@@MrLange256 random topic. Lots of colonels commanded brigades and were killed. It was very common.

[@MrLange256]

My recognition of Willard applies to all equivalent commanders as you indicate, that died in action... But out of curiosity,, name one Colonel that died commanding a Brigade, and with equivalent context and circumstances. Willard's Brigade played pivotal role at Gettysburg.

[@MrLange256]

@@tberkoff The Iron Brigade was not named after its commander

[@model-man7802]

William Mahone:Founder of the great Norfolk and Western Railroad.

[@monumentstosuffering2995]

What a guy!

[@ZM7241994]

I appreciate all the preservation that the American Battlefield Trust does, but if it doesn't already then I suggest the organization includes one of those "reverters" clauses mentioned in this video for any land that is donated to the National Park Service as the NPS isn't immune to the current iconoclasm. Anyhow, good video!

[@Feathermason]

Gary!..a new hat?

[@peterclague3539]

👍🇮🇲 Isle of Man

[@110665]

Im a descendent of a 12th va vet. Proud of it

[@wyatthen55]

When the Alabamians so up u know it's gonna be a bad day

[@grayyoung6109]

It amazes me that intelligent men fight on when they have to know they can’t win. How many young men died in a hopeless effort… not being disrespectful, just don’t get it. The CSA knew no help was coming. I’ve read that they were hopeful of bleeding the union to the point of exhaustion at the time of elections. They were hoping for a peace movement up north to persuade people to give up. Was that the strategy of the south at this point? I know some fight on (like WW2 Germany) because the leaders know they a toast if the lose anyway…

[@jonathanscruggs9784]

You're assuming their belief and understanding of the situation was that there was no hope to prevail. We know what that looks like looking rearward in history, but they were living in the moment and saw something that compelled different decisions.