Battle of Perryville | Animated Battle Map

[@elliottjames8020]

Great job. I found that Perryville is one of those battles were it really helps to visit the site, it's largely unspoiled since the war and the fold of the hills is crucial to understanding what happened. Also, unlike many of the Eastern Battlefields it's not covered by monuments, you get a real feel of the ground.

[@chucklott6403]

It is, and will always be, the goal of the Friends of Perryville Battlefield to conserve these hallowed grounds to the look of 1862. Through a partnership with the American Battlefield Trust the site now has over 1,200 acres that comprise 95% of the core battle ground. It is through donations that the Friends of Perryville are able to terraform new properties and purchase and install fencing. We are a small but dedicated, all volunteer charity organization and can put all the donations we can get to good use. Please consider us at www.friendsofperryville.org .

[@marksheetz7488]

I was a Confederate Soldier for 6 years and took part in 6 Reenactments there .

[@marksheetz7488]

Are you familiar with the old Yeiser Mansion? Dr. Yeiser was my3× Great Grandview

[@patmyles4776]

Thanks for making this. My gg grandfather was in the 15th KY. Their young colonel was killed that day and the unit fought until they ran out of ammunition. Only then did they leave the feild. The casualty list was high.

[@bandit3242]

My GGGrandfather was in the 1st Florida. He was killed on Oct. 8th in this Battle.

[@80stoynostalgia]

Pat and John both of your ancestors fought near my family’s property during the battle. The 15th KY being very close and probably retired through my family’s property

[@christiantackett829]

My reenactment unit, when l was in the hobby, was the 15th Kentucky.

[@archdornan1722]

My 4x Great Grandfather was with the 9th Ohio.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

The acoustic shadow was a problem a few times. It happened to Grant at Shiloh but they blamed him for being “hung over “ when in reality he just didn’t hear it.

[@mitchlovesgames7281]

Just visited this battlefield in August. I can't stress how small of an area that cornfield and the surrounding hills is. Its like a cauldron

[@rickybell2190]

You should have at least quadruple and more subscribers and I strongly believe you will. Animated maps like yours really helps putting perspective into the books we read and make those channels that show reenactors fighting at gettysburg as if its meant to represent another battlefield .....tiring and predictable. This channel is fresh, modern and the narration is extremely professional.

[@Pablo668]

Great job once again. The strategic map of the movements of the armies before this battle are as interesting as the battle itself.

[@preppychrisbou]

Great video. Can’t wait for Stones River. Also can’t wait for Nashville and Chattanooga.

[@poorvalleyhomestead]

Awesome video! My 3rd Great Grandfather, James M. Leach was in the 37th Tennessee Infantry.

[@travisbayles870]

Salute from Alabama to your Confederate ancestor

[@davidbowman4259]

My wife and I were driving through Kentucky and just happened to come upon this battlefield. An afternoon well spent!

[@ChristinaFiamma]

Thank you so much. I'm researching a great x3 grandfather who was part of Co B 123rd Illinois. Really enjoyed this.

[@annechildress2721]

WELL DONE. I have ancestors on both sides (100% Kentuckian) fighting and this brought to life what I always heard from Grandma Hedger. Just wow. Thank you so much. Just blows my mind I had ancestors, all Kentuckian, fighting brother against brother and etc etc at the same time, same place.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much for watching. Please consider subscribing if you have not done so already and check out my other videos.

[@thomash8501]

Outstanding video! Terrific animation and narration. I like Greg Diamond's idea...Olustee would be a good one

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much. I've actually already animated Olustee. Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel.

[@whyaskwhybuddry]

You forgot about the I Union Corps coming down the Springfield Pike from the North and the II Corps along Lebonan Pike from the South. All you described was the CSA attack vs III Corps in the Center. It was the Arrival of these other units that forced Bragg to realize he was out matched and to order retreat in the Dead of Night. You need to Read "Perryville-This Grand Havoc" by Kenneth W. Noe. He lays out the Displacement of all Troops for this battle.

[@spickuss67]

A very underrated battle, and that battlefield will give one a workout

[@johnballard1427]

Lol for real. You walk up a steep hill, read about the battle, walk down the hill then up the next hill, read about the battle then do it all again about 20 more times. My legs were burnin

[@lonnieclemens8028]

I would like to know more about Kentucky in the civil war. Thank you very much.

[@kanifalam7835]

Love your videos, great for my Civil War fascination. Very educational.

[@matthewblancett5843]

I was there last month. It is a great battlefield to visit.

[@dougjunker6915]

I really like and enjoy your videos. Ever consider doing one about the Battle of Cold Harbor?

[@Johnjwalt]

Excellent animation! Great video overall! I've never been to the Perryville battlefield.But if I did I would hope to see something like this at the interpretive center.

[@chucklott6403]

We show a 28 minute video of the battle in the museum. There is also a troop movement map book for sale that shows troop positions to scale with the terrain, in 15 minutes increments from 12Noon the 8P.M.

[@justinspurgeon1589]

Much better explained than any other video i've watched. Very concise troop movements, which is what i like. Great Job!

[@aaronfleming9426]

Another great video. Thanks for all the hard work and for giving us a place to learn and discuss.

[@johnavery522]

Great job my friend, learning more and more about this conflict thanks to you.

[@steveoconnor7069]

Great video. As Mr. James stated, visiting the battlefield is really helpful to gain some understanding of it. Those hills are pretty steep and having the high ground was paramount. It was a terrible drought when Perryville happened and all the men were dreadfully thirsty and it is easy to imagine the misery. Bragg was a uneven man and his leadership qualities were non-existent yet he won some big battles for the south. In a better organized army Kirby Smith would've been brought up on charges of insubordination for his foot dragging. One can only wonder what might have happened had the two armies had joined together.

[@sonofwisconsin5001]

One of those killed was my 1st Cousin Alvin Cartwright, 21st Wisconsin.

[@sonofwisconsin5001]

@Charles McCarron he is my 3rd Great Grandmothers Brothers son, making him my 1st Cousin 4x removed. At least according to Ancestry.com. sorry i didn't put the removed portion.

[@geoffreyrose3327]

I love watching these educational videos. Growing up outside Erie, PA, it would be nice to see a good video of the Battle of Lake Erie. Being that it was such an important battle, I’ve never been able to find any documentary of the building of the fleet by Daniel Dobbins or the battle itself which was won by the Americans

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

The Battle of Lake Erie is on my list to do, so stay tuned. Thank you so much for the support.

[@geoffreyrose3327]

@@HistoryGoneWilder I can’t wait for your video of the battle. Your channel is amazing and I enjoy watching them. I can’t say enough about how much I enjoy all of them, especially since I spent almost 22 years in the Army. If you ever get a chance to travel, please come visit the Infantry museum at Ft Benning and the museum at Andersonville. Once again, thank you for what you do !!

[@CrazySC833]

Fantastic! Would love to see more in depth battle animations like this. You do such a great job my friend!

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much. I have many animations on my channel and I'm doing Fredericksburg next week.

[@timmylee41]

Your the best.... those acoustic shadows played hell in the civil war. Wilson's creek had the same thing happen

[@hayshammond5499]

Wish he would also bring back the period music playing hauntingly in the backdrop when speaking. It added a lot to the overview and solemnity.

[@RakkasanRakkasan]

I can't wait for stones river!!!

[@Stiglr]

Nicely done. I just read a book on this battle over the intervening week and watching your video helped crystalize some of the ebb and flow of the engagement. (My book's maps were not the best). The crispness of your topo maps was also a great aid in understanding the huge role terrain played.

[@jamiegillum9566]

Just have been Noe's book.

[@Stiglr]

@@jamiegillum9566 Christopher Kolakowski was the author.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Good job! I'm reading a book on this battle right now. Thanks!

[@ridgenhollerrelics7369]

Loved the animation! Good story tellin as well!!!!

[@bandit3242]

Thank you so much for your hard work on this. My GGGrandfather was with the 1st Florida Regimental Infantry. He was mustered in at Ft. Walton Beach and fought in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island and Shiloh. He was killed in the Battle of Perryville on Oct. 8th. Do you have information on what the chain of command was of the 1st Fl. Infantry in this Battle. I would love to know who was his Commander and where he may have been positioned. I hope to soon visit this Battlefield to walk in his footsteps. Thx so much!

[@USGrant-rr2by]

The 1st Fla. was part of the 2nd div., 1st Brig. of the Left Wing of the CSA Army of Miss. 2nd div: BG James Anderson. 1st Brig.: BG John C. Brown(WIA). 1st Fla.: Col. William Miller. Your GGGrandfather was one of 47(KIA) from the 1st Brig. All these stats can be found under Wiki. "Orders of Battle"-CW.

[@bandit3242]

Thank you!!!

[@chucklott6403]

@@USGrant-rr2by 1st FL Perryville casualties were: 13KIA, 19WIA and 2MIA. Wiki is - well, weeki.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

@@chucklott6403 Mr. Lott. If you REREAD my comment a little closer...you would see I provided the KIA from the FIRST BRIGADE....NOT the FIRST FLORIDA! So I guess your reading comprehension is...well...a little weeki.

[@chucklott6403]

I saw that, He was looking for the 1st FL as much as the brigade.

[@rs91268]

Great video sir

[@BenFaffler]

Heres a battle report from the 10th Wisconsin infantry- I took into the fight 360 enlisted men and 16 commissioned officers. In about three hours after taking our position we were attacked by a very large body of infantry, which charged over the ridge directly in our front. Three volleys from my regiment sent them back over the ridge, where we hold them until support came from the Thirty-eighth Indiana Regiment, Colonel Scribner. The battery having retired, the Thirty-eighth Indiana and my own regiment sustained the attack over one hour and thirty minutes, when, having expended all the cartridges, together with all in the boxes of the dead and wounded, by your order we retired for ammunition, which was done in good order. Our loss is as follows: Killed, 36; wounded, 1093 missing, 4. Total, 149. Much credit is due to all the officers and soldiers of the regiment for their courage and coolness under a terrible fire of musketry and artillery; but to the soldiers in the ranks is the most credit due, as the nature of the fight was such as to require no military science, but simply brave men. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. R. CHAPIN, Colonel, Tenth Wisconsin Volunteers.

[@gregdiamond5355]

Great job! Would you ever put Olustee up for a vote? I’ve toured the Stone’s River battlefield. Easy to see why things went and stayed sour for the south. They waisted the talents of Cleburne and Forrest.

[@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite]

The great Have History Will Travel has already animated Olustee! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJvUm4Kno6t7n8U

[@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite]

​@Stacy Lynn Sutherland Pray tell how Bragg was "the best soldier the yankees never had and how "he could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory faster than any man on earth". For the best soldier the yankees never had, he somehow completely reversed the course of the war in Tennessee by his masterful usage of rail-lines to transfer the Army of Mississippi from Tupelo to Chattanooga. Bragg's Kentucky Campaign was, in my opinion, a great victory. Bragg captured so many supplies that his wagon-train spanned 50 miles in length during the return to Chattanooga. Bragg (and Kirby Smith) inflicted slightly over 15,000 casualties during the campaign, while only suffering around 4,500. Perryville is a supposed example of Bragg snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, but that analysis is heavily flawed. Bragg successfully hammered McCook's Corps, yes, but Crittenden's and Gilbert's Corps were barely engaged and were soon to be used to reinforce McCook or to launch their own attack. In contrast, Bragg had no reinforcements or reserves to work with after October 8th, and thus, his 16,000 were going to be fighting 55,000 at day-break. Bragg wisely disengaged before day-break, for staying had the potential to result in the complete destruction of his command. After the campaign, Bragg successfully reoccupied much of Middle Tennessee, an action that was completely unforeseen after the federal capture of Corinth. The great Battle of Murfreesboro, which again, is a supposed example of Bragg snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, was fought all but 35 miles from Nashville. At Murfreesboro itself, two divisions of Hardee's Corps, McCown's and Cleburne's, completely routed McCook's Wing and drove them about 3 miles. However, Polk, while a good bishop, was no good general. Under his leadership, his Corps failed to dislodge the federals from the Nashville Pike. On January 2nd, Bragg ordered Breckinridge to secure a hill on the east Side of Stones River, and this task was eventually accomplished. However, Breckinridge failed to control his men, and they ended up crossing over the river despite Bragg not wanting that to happen at all. After the repulse of Breckinridge's assault, Bragg had no options other than to withdraw to Tullahoma. Rosecrans was receiving ammunition and reinforcements, Bragg was not. At Chickamauga, Bragg, despite Polk's tomfoolery, won the battle and captured many cannon and prisoners. People, presumably including you, fault him for not following up, but what was he supposed to do? His army had just suffered 18,000 casualties out of 60,000 effectives, including several brigade commanders and a Corps commander. Bragg needed to recuperate before taking any offensive course of action, and once his army was recovered, he bottled-up the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga for two months until the federals were reinforced heavily and pushed him off the ridges of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. In short, Bragg never snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and was not such a poor general as you believe.

[@gregdiamond5355]

@Stacy Lynn Sutherland ye, that’s why I’ve always thought Cleburne should’ve been in command. He was a lot more talented than Bragg or Hood and it’s someone Forrest did not want to strangle and the main western theatre would’ve probably gone better for the south.

[@gregdiamond5355]

@@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite he couldn’t get along with Forrest. That was a big problem in the main western theatre. Wyeth agrees.

[@petloh1882]

@@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite Well I think Bragg was bad for a few reasons, and it’s unfortunate he was in command of the Army of the Tennessee. 1. His inability to make a coercive effort to fully finish the fight. Bragg could initiate contact with the enemy and drive them back, (like at Stones’ River) but didn’t know what to do when that was finished. At Chickamauga the only reason Bragg won was because Longstreet arrived not only with his veterans but with an actual battle plan: the advance in column formation and shred the Union center. Bragg at Chickamauga and Stone’s River simply let his subordinates do the heavy lifting, and then just blanked out after the day’s fighting was over. He had no major plan to finish the enemy off like Lee or Grant, just a “idk I’ll see what they do”. 2. His complete incompetence at maneuvering his army. At the Tullahoma Campaign, Bragg was soundly outflanked and outfought by the Union under Roscrean, in which Bragg lost Middle Tennessee without a pitch battle taking place. Bragg was an idiot at maneuvering his army, and would have been soundly defeated if he met Grant or Sheridan in the field. At Chattanooga, he just sat on his ass for a few weeks and allowed the Union to reinforce Thomas and give time of Ulysses Grant to arrive, which ended any chance of him winning in the first place. 3. Bragg was not a sound tactical commander either. He had so many good subordinates like Forrest, Morgan, and Cleburne and managed to throw their talents out the window. The Battles of Stone’s River and Chickamauga really highlight this, with Bragg not using the Confederate cavalry to his advantage in outflanking or pursuing the Union troops from the field. This too works with his disaster at Chattanooga, where somehow despite being in an entrenched position, on a *fucking mountain* his troops are routed by the enemy. Even worse he panicked and sent brigades to reinforce Cleburne and the Confederates fighting Hooker (when it was only the rebels fighting Hooker that needed help, Cleburne was doing fine) and weakened his center. Why in the name of God he didn’t have the common sense to place proper breast works or cannons in Lookout Mountain is beyond me.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

IMHO William R. Terrill was a shining example of what loyalty to Country means! When he graduated West point in 1853 he was one of the youngest to ever do so at age 19! He graduated 16th in his class that included the likes of Sheridan, McPherson, Schofield, and Hood! When he was promoted to Brig. Gen. in 1862, at age 27, he was one of the youngest in the Union army! His Brother James, also a Brig Gen.(who also died in his first battle after being promoted, as did William) and his other brother served the Confederacy. But rather than appease his own family and state(VA) (in the same vain as "The Rock of Chickamauga-G. Thomas) he RIGHTLY chose to honor the OATH he took (as a soldier and gentleman) to defend the U.S. Constitution "Against ALL enemies, both foreign and DOMESTIC!" His family completely disowned him and his own father even threatened to have him hanged if he ever set foot in Virginia again! It's called Principles & Ethics! NOT Self-serving economics (as to what most of the Officer Class and Legislatures of the Confederacy were fighting for).

[@USGrant-rr2by]

@Old Corps Marine I don't even think you know the meaning of the word "ethics." Suppose you explain to me how I've ever been unethical. It's you Lost Causers who are unethical by the tactics you use to try to support your mostly lame, unfactual arguments.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

@Old Corps Marine Sorry, just following the example of you and your fellow Lost causers. Now if you're done acting like a 5 yr. old perhaps you can answer my question. How have I been unethical? I DON'T "cherry pick" quotes, or provide only partial facts nor make them up or take them completely out of context. I don't use obvious biased sources posted or written by admitted Lost Causer white supremacists. And "believe it or not" (weren't you on that show as being the only marine in history to repeat boot camp 3 times?), I actually DO admit when I'm wrong. It just so happens..it doesn't happen often. Now, get a life.

[@gmcdaniel1964]

Good video. My 3rd GGF Andrew Jackson Noblin (Company G, 33rd AL) and my 4th GGF John B. Long (Company G, 41st GA) were both killed at Perryville. I'm hoping to go see the battlefield one day soon.

[@BenFaffler]

My relative William harp lost his arm

[@johncrutcher6198]

Great video, I Enjoyed it I have been meaning to read about Perryville for a bit. If you don't mind, may I ask how you animate your battle maps. P.S How is you're father I hope he is doing better. Thank you for reading

[@hoserneb]

Great job, significantly aids my understanding of what was to me a confusing battle.

[@chucklott6403]

The Battle of Perryville is a classic study of a meeting engagement when situational awareness is almost non-existent, coupled with toxic command environments on both sides. Author talks about the early morning (3A.M.- 10A.M.) fight on Peters Hill, but then skips over the initial main ground assault and goes directly to BG Maneys' attack on the open knob. That was preceded by BG Daniel Donelson launching an attack (2P.M.) against a wrongly identified flank which turned out to be a gap between two Federal divisions. Donelson struck that gap with his brigade at 60% and while unsupported, became enfiladed from both flanks. 20 minutes into the major ground attack division commander MG Benjamin Cheatham then had to deploy Maney's 'reserve' force to locate and neutralize the newly recognized true Federal flank before Donelson was destroyed. Much more to this battle than shown here: Please come visit us!

[@andrewdeehan6292]

You're getting better and better! Very well done.

[@kysplashgod837]

I was just at the perryville battle field .. those hills are nooooo joke 🤕🤕😭😂

[@UncleSasquatchOutdoors]

Great video! Thanks for sharing with us. Braxton Bragg isn't one of my favorite Confederate generals.

[@reidturing9208]

I'm taking a class where we're doing a research project on Perryville and this really helped me picture it in my head. The only thing that I would add is that the drought in Kentucky during that summer severely impacted troop performance on both sides. It's my understanding that some skirmishes and troop placements had very much to do with the location of remaining water sources, especially Doctor's Creek.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

It absolutely did. Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel. Please consider subscribing to the channel if you have not done so already and check out my other videos.

[@Budweiser8Jr]

A lot of your fundamentals on the north flank are incorrect, unfortunately. The 27th and 1st Tennessee regiments did not arrive until the front line was previously engaged. Gen. Terrill sent the 123rd down the slope in a panic charge, causing them to break. On the assault up the hill, the 1st Tennessee was still held in reserve and was ordered if need be to pass through the 6th TN and become the front line by going by the right of companies to the front. This was not needed. As the Open Knob fell, Col. Feild (who was currently in command of the brigade) ordered the 1st Tennessee forward and to the right to assault Bush's battery now firing from Starkweather's Hill. They did so several times before ultimately falling back after taking severe losses. Gen. Stuart's brigade assaulted prior to Maney's brigade and veered to the south. His northern regiments and Maney's southern regiments did become intertwined during the assault on Starkweather's Hill, however. Please feel free to ping me and we can discuss as I have done extensive work on this particular portion of the battle in conjunction with the State of Kentucky / Perryville Battlefield. A lot of details have evolved through the course of research.

[@zackw2619]

Thank you👍

[@richardbradley2335]

narrator has a wonderful voice....brilliant vid...subscribed

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

[@StephenLyons-tl8ie]

These videos are excellent!

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much!

[@alexl572]

Great videos. Just my opinion, but the one change I'd suggest is to rotate the labels of combatants so they all read the same way on screen.

[@aaronjohnson718]

I do enjoy the episodes that you make about the western theatre because that is where the civil war was decided and to me this proves that Bragg was a better general then he is credited to being Perryville stones river he wasn't exactly listened to by his General's then at chickamauga he wasn't listened to until longstreet got on the field and brought victory which would have been more complete if the previous day and the morning of longstreets attack Bragg would have been listened to

[@johnsongibbs6567]

Good work. Nice to see.

[@AlCapone-dl3cd]

Part of my family was in both sides. Sadly for them, it took a generation to get over it. From what I hear they hated each other. But this was the problem of the war, kin against kin.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

I live in the Bowling Green Kentucky area. I'm about a hour from the battlfeild and have never been there. I may take a motorcycle ride up there this weekend. Thanks for this video to help me understand the battle 👍

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

My pleasure. Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel. Please consider subscribing to the channel if you have not done so already and check out my other videos. I think you will enjoy them.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

@@HistoryGoneWilder your welcome, sir. I will definitely hit the subscribe button 👍

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

I’m in Franklin Co, I’ve spent a lot of time down in the Bowling Green/Owensboro section of Ky and absolutely love it down there though it always leaves me homesick for my hills. As a child my father took us to see the Perryville re-enactments several times and I cherish those experiences. I hope you found the time to make your way over there, Deo Vindice neighbor

[@hayshammond5499]

The speaker missed an opportunity to tell the listeners that Perryville, relative to the number of men involved was the highest casualty battle of the War.

[@johngilley2989]

Leaves one feeling very, very sad.

[@drew2276]

Check out the battle of bentonville. AND COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO FOR THE BATTLE OF BENTOVILLE .. THANK YOU :)

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will put it up for a vote for the patreon members.

[@theresabeville4420]

Was there a Minnesota Regiment at Perrysville and then Stones River at Murfeesburough? Where was General Grant during these battles?

[@natekirk18]

I don't know. I believe there was one at Murfeesburough at the least. Also Grant was around Nashville I believe.

[@GrantHolmstrom]

They just installed a monument in 2022 for a Minnesota Battery

[@timwisdom9574]

Awesome

[@konnorwerth4906]

One of my great grandfathers served in the 22nd Indiana infantry regiment 🇺🇸

[@cullenellis5886]

Can you do a video on the Texas troops

[@jerrysullivan8424]

This is from my cousins' research, " I don’t know much about John Kilgore’s life or his Civil War Story, but apparently if I had spent any time around him at all, I would have heard a whole lot about the latter…even though he only actively served for 2- to 2-1/2 months. Or at least that’s the story that’s recorded in his obituary in 1894, and let’s face it, it better be a good story if you’re still telling it 32 years later." { My 3rd great Grandfather was John Kilgore, His Son was killed in that battle, and his son-in-law was also there. } “An old battle-scarred veteran passed suddenly to his reward yesterday in the person of John Kilgore. He had been living with his son, William B. Kilgore in the First Ward, and got up in the morning in good spirits and ate his usual breakfast. Half an hour later he was dead. Apoplexy seized him and the old man, past 75-years of age, yielded an easy victim. He was a character in his day and was known by everybody. He talked of the Civil War almost constantly. He was not out in the service long, but he was there long enough to prove that his courage was undaunted in the cause. He went out with the 98th Regiment of the Ohio Voluntary Infantry in the summer of ’62 and was assigned to company G. In October of that year in the battle of Chapline Hill, near Perryville, Ky., John Kilgore received 24 bullet wounds and one shell wound. He lay in the hospital till the spring of ’63 when he received an honorable discharge and came home to get along the best he could, carrying in different parts off his body, as he believed, 14 bullets that were never found, and he died in the belief that he carried these to the grave with him.”

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@aaronjohnson718]

I know most will probably disagree but I believe that the fall of 1862 was the real high water mark for the South in the civil war

[@diatomaceousexudate42]

Is there any way you could put a bibliography, with respect to the quotes, in the description? I do not question their validity: I am only interested in the literature. Maybe, you have it somewhere and I'm just not seeing it... Thanks.

[@bubbagintz1274]

Amazing how once the advantage was gained the push was halted. All for nothing.

[@travisbayles870]

My Great Great grandfather Private William Garner and my Great Great Great uncle Private John Garner both of the 32nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment part of Browns brigade of Stewart's division fought at Perryville

[@rickjohnson1266]

I wanted to know if Have History Will Travel has an email address where he can be reached.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Yes, you can reach me at [e-mail]

[@williamlloyd3769]

Did. Confederate forces salvage firearms and cartridges from the Federal dead and wounded before they withdrew? Please comment if you know. Great video.

[@kenpoga79]

My GG grandfather was in the 33rd Alabama. He survived the war.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I hope this animated battle map helps you understand his role in the engagement.

[@kenpoga79]

@@HistoryGoneWilder I'm a cw reenactor. I just got back from Perryville. It was the 160th anniversary of the battle. I had a awesome time. I'll never forget it. Yes the video did help a lot. Thank you sir.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@kenpoga79 I'm a reenactor as well. I had a prior engagement so I could not come to Perryville.

[@kenpoga79]

@@HistoryGoneWilder it was a awesome event. There were about 1800 to 2000 reenactors there.

[@tasmanianwalrus583]

I'm reading a great book on this battle by Kenneth Noe. Great video!

[@chomama1628]

I would like info on the Spring Hill, Tennessee battle. Thank you.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

Hood....negligence. Pretty much sums it up.

[@rs91268]

We need 50k

[@aaronjohnson718]

How many men did Kirby Smith have under his command

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

Just saying but I am really looking forward to seeing Fredericksburg because it was at Fredericksburg that the Union Irish brigade met and fought against fellow Irishman in the ranks of the 24th Georgia infantry regiment and among the ranks of the Union Irish brigade was the legendary fighting 69th New York infantry regiment

[@bitterdbyu5291]

👍

[@BridgesDontFly]

You misspelled wounded at the point of Union casualties. Don't shoot the messenger please. Edit: @8:21

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I saw that after I posted it.

[@richardadams7370]

Anyone else catch the typo? Kounded?

[@librarian0075]

One quibble- the First Tennessee captured some of those artillery pieces; the video has them simply falling back.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I did show the capture of the artillery pieces on the first ridge, but you are right, they also capture them on the second ridge.

[@librarian0075]

@@HistoryGoneWilder Thanks. Private Sam Watkins witnessed the capture of four pieces there, and also witnessed their recapture by federals on Missionary Ridge about a year later.

[@chucklott6403]

@@librarian0075 Maney's brigade was given credit for the capture of Parson's battery (7 guns), but the 1st TN was not on the open knob - they flanked that position along with the 41st GA, and fought the Watkins account on Starkweathers' ridge where they are given credit for those artillery pieces not drawn back by Starkweather.

[@librarian0075]

@@chucklott6403 Thank you for the clarification. I suspected this, but didn’t know.

[@bartholomus9548]

Anyone know if the unit listed as Ky co was garrards unit? I believe I have a couple ancestors that were in the 7th ky and formed part of garrards command at the battle

[@mikelshort9150]

I used to live real close to Perryville

[@thomaswatson1739]

When will you make the secessionist video?

[@USGrant-rr2by]

when will you make a putt?

[@slainteron4027]

Why does it seem that Bragg was so bad at his job compared to other Generals

[@countrybuck4]

I live about 30-45 minutes away from perryville

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I hope this helped put the battle in context. Please consider subscribing if you have not done so already and check out my other videos. I think you will enjoy them.

[@countrybuck4]

@@HistoryGoneWilder I've actually been there multiple times there was a few things that you failed to mention in the video for example the 21 Wisconsin suffered horrendous losses because of their position in the cornfield they were taking fire from friend and foe there was but only a handful left and alot of union units at that battle were very green and they were taking on veteran forces of Confederate soldiers

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@countrybuck4 I plan on doing a more thorough video in the future.

[@countrybuck4]

@@HistoryGoneWilder where are you from

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@countrybuck4 I'm from Southwest Virginia. Where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia come together.

[@MrKnoxguy101]

Ole Sam Watkins with the 1st TN was there.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Yes he was.

[@aaronjohnson718]

No matter what the Confederate Army would have been out numbered but just imagine if the arrogant Kirby Smith would have linked up with Bragg at this battle the union army may have been completely routed Bragg was right Smith was wrong

[@paulmorales3815]

@david u.s. grant when William Terrill and his brother James were killed their father brought both of their bodies home to be buried on the family plot the father put marker which said "God alone knows which was right".

[@USGrant-rr2by]

NO, he DID NOT. William R. Terrill was originally buried after the battle in Reading(PA). Later, he was disinterred and reburied along with his wife(later), in the West Point cemetery. FACTS. As I stated. You just suck at actual research! How about you just google William R. Terrill? And DON'T just believe the FIRST thing you read. And it's rather dubious you chose to make this a stand alone comment instead of replying to me directly? Hoping I wouldn't see it?

[@chucklott6403]

@@USGrant-rr2by You are correct! The 'Monument story' seems to have been created in the office of John Stephenson, of Warm Springs, VA in the1890s, during discussions with War Correspondent and reporter Richard Harding Davis of the New York Herald. The monument NEVER EXISTED., although the legend has persisted for 150years. Nice thoughts, but never happened.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

@@chucklott6403 Mr. Lott, I KNOW I'M CORRECT. I won't put it in writing if I am not 99% sure I'm right. That is because Lost Causers ALWAYS point out ANY MINISCULE mistakes I make!. However, when dealing with history, there is always that minute chance the ACTUAL FACTS may be wrong! But THANK YOU for your support. I appreciate it.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

@Old Corps Marine The only mistake I make is continuing to reply to troglodytes such as yourself. Yes, I know. Sorry for making you look up another word.

[@AlCapone-dl3cd]

My name shown is not my real name.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

DAMN!!! 3rd again

[@360Nomad]

Pregnant Anne Frank

[@shawnbuell9540]

Wow.. Biblical..

[@MsDellis1]

My Overstreet family reunion is held every year at perryville battlefield, the family has lived in the area since the 1700s. Some of my ancestors served for the union and some for the Confederacy. I was born and raised in wisconsin, but refuse to bring my biracial children to kentucky because racism is still very much alive in Central kentucky

[@shawn6561]

I live in Western Ky and same thing ancestors fought both sides. Sorry about the racist people in the boonies. They hold the rest of us back.

[@MsDellis1]

@@shawn6561 definetly hold us back, pray for change

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

@@MsDellis1 racist people are everywhere in the state and this country, they’re White, black, brow, yellow, red and every shade in between. If you’re refusing to let your children visit Ky because of “racist people” then how do you dare survive in Wisconsin?

[@kuromi8384]

Not to be that bitch but around here it's pronounced pair-uh-vull 😭

[@zach7193]

First.

[@jaywinters2483]

Bear in mind Folks, One side held to the principles of our founding; that is,, ..”All men are created equal. And endowed by their Creator with certain alienable rights”. Another belligerent was an army that was created by slaveholding oligarchs... oligarchs that because they were in the minority and because they could not control the legitimate government, they decided to overthrow a legitimate government and it was the greatest safeguard of human rights and freedom in the last 4000 years of human history,..,.While hiding behind. “ States rights”. Well making a fraudulent vote to secede in a while forcing people against their conscience to take up arms to defend the slaveholders who control the government of the south. These slaveholding oligarchs, we’re willing to tear apart a union that was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain inaliable rights and. Dedicated to the proposition...And bring on a horrible costly war so they can grab a death grip on their unholy love of Money

[@effemeseyevee901]

...the root of many evils

[@copperheadh1052]

Oh wow okie dokie. WTF?

[@bubbagintz1274]

Amazing how once the advantage was gained the push was halted. All for nothing.

[@bubbagintz1274]

Amazing how once the advantage was gained the push was halted. All for nothing.