Battlefields of the Vicksburg Campaign - A Complete Tour

[@orwellboy1958]

As a Brit. Thank you for teaching me so much about the American civil war. Such a powerful ending too. Rest in peace, Michael you have a brother to be proud of.

[@chaiwatkins8169]

Brother, you have a great presentation, better than anyone out there… hats off to you, Thank you so very much for making this real for the viewers…

[@TheBency]

A good refresher about my home town.

[@Unknown-kc8ik]

Only thing worth seeing in this town lol we have nothing else

[@dom276]

Big fan of the channel! You should visit some Midwest battlegrounds. Like river raisin, battle of Lake Erie, or the confederacy raid into Ohio, St.Clair defeat. Again cheers and thanks for keeping history alive.

[@horizon42q]

I was just there 2 weeks ago. What a great Civil War Historical Place to visit. We spent 3 days there. I have to go back.

[@ginokata]

I got into American history, especially the civil war, because of this channel and just want to say thank you!

[@vincentbergman4451]

Me too, I also love how he did the Napoleon series. Lee at G’burg (day 2&3) is right out of Napoleon. Grant at Vicksburg is Caesar in Gaul and Greece. It’s not identical, however you can see the influence in those campaigns/ battles.

[@katen9878]

The Vicksburg national park is one of my favorite places. I wish I could be there for the 160th.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

It’s a fantastic place.

[@michaelscheffler6860]

Ok, I agree Vicksburg is arguably more important than Gettysburg. I sorry I mentioned that my Gettysburg instructor felt that Vicksburg had no military value. 😂😂 This was a great rewatch. A reminder of the cost it took to go keep our nation together. Happy Independence Day. 🎉

[@rayparker7496]

Awesome video learned a lot about the Vicksburg campaign

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ And happy 4th of july

[@alvinliu4997]

Man this video deserves more view fr, love from china

[@hanstoli6289]

Would love to see you visit Alaska. The only WWII battles on American soil in over a century

[@comusrules1244]

My dad was stationed in Alaska. ❤

[@daveadriance2400]

Battlefields are places where monuments are placed attesting to the slaughter that took place there. Dave Adriace

[@H.G.Wells-ishWells-ish]

The infantry of the 20th Ohio weren't issued muslin cotton undershirts, and instead had wool? That's insane!

[@H.G.Wells-ishWells-ish]

I looked that up. Nope! The US Amry in 1861 went with Canton flannel wool. The muslin shirts, used since 1821, seem to have been discarded around that time. That's crazy for Southern campaigning. Holy cow! Edit: I guess it makes sense since Southern cotton wouldn't have been traded to the United States during that period.

[@Steve-dg3md]

I visited Vicksburg a few years back and there was no evidence in their presentation that the 114th O.V.I. was there... I think the 114th consolidated into the 20th O.V.I. .. not sure. But my ancester must have been with yours in the 20th.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

The 114th was there. In Lindsey’s brigade of Osterhaus’ division. They did not consolidate into the 20th or any other unit.

[@Steve-dg3md]

@@VloggingThroughHistory thanks....that helps.... His name was Gilbert Sinift

[@condabogoff973]

I read they are going to clean up the stones ..maybe a go fund me account for D2 headstone cleaner if i lived there i would be out there cleaning

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

They did the cleanup a few weeks after I was there. It did look much better.

[@gabrielcontreras7855]

Great Video but you forgot about the first African American troops at Port Hudson

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Port Hudson wasn’t a part of the Vicksburg Campaign. Not forgotten, just not relevant to this series.

[@daveadriance2400]

Where Port Hudson was not necessarily a part of the Vicksburg campaign it was part of the combined Union effort to rest the Mississippi from Confederate control.

[@bobert878]

I just moved to the south from PA and let me tell you, when you get an idea of the wilderness in the eastern battles, basically throw that into a malaria swamp jungle hell hole and thats the south in a nutshell, i cant imagine two hours down here in a wool uniform let alone a campaign season jeasus😅

[@Heritage_Not_Hate]

It's a shame the 20th Ohio didn't encounter Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest's men.....I can assure you they wouldn't have been around the battlefield for long having fled for their lives.....a shame really....Had Forrest been fully utilized I don't think Grant would've been idolized as he is today....aahh what if....and if you don't believe me read Sherman's book as he describes his encounters with Forrest.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

You’re right. A real shame. Better to have kept millions in slavery, amirite?

[@Heritage_Not_Hate]

@@VloggingThroughHistory actually you would be dead wrong......Humm I wonder if the sacrifices your ancestor made is being venerated and honored by the Negro race? Based on current ideology you and your ancestors are racist and you must pay for reparations based on the color of your skin ....I wonder if your ancestors would be proud of the country they passed on to today's era.....I could debate you for hours on which side should've won and whether it was all worth the blood and sacrifices every white American made over the issue of slavery.....and your mockery of Texas is in my opinion insulting and unprofessional for a person who vlogs about history..... should I go and insult the 20th Ohio Infantry mock their sacrifices?..... careful your showing your true colors...

[@jeffslote9671]

@@VloggingThroughHistory. Slavery would have ended eventually anyway. Slavery wasn’t a legitimate reason for the federal government to start the war

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

@@jeffslote9671 good. Because they didn’t start the war.

[@jeffslote9671]

@@VloggingThroughHistory They most certainly did. They could have easily let the south leave. They chose to force the south’s hand at Sumter. You seem to have unfortunately bought into the noble cause myth.

[@Steve-dg3md]

Excellent video...Excellent!! My g.g.g grandfather went home to New Stritsville OH... to marry the love of his youth Sarah C. Wilson .... they had 15 children. I have his discharge papers and his well worn canteen. I am a Marine Combat Veteran and served 20 years. 😅

[@comusrules1244]

My husband and I visited Vicksburg and spent 4 days there. 2 days just touring the battlefields! Great site and great things to see. Especially loved the iron clad they recovered from the river. Soooo interesting. Thanks!

[@Unknown-kc8ik]

I live in vicksburg regularly walk through the military park it's the only thing worth seeing in this town honestly

[@rafisanders]

I've said this before, and I'll say it again. This campaign by Grant was the most brilliant military campaign in US history

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

100%

[@vincentbergman4451]

This video series helped me understand the brilliance of Grant. It’s a mix of Caesar and Napoleon.

[@Heritage_Not_Hate]

Disagree strongly....Grant was corrupt, a racist and the head of one of the most corrupt administrations in US history......read your history.....you need to learn about his "no Jews policy" in General Order #10......also he sought to wipe out the American Indian.....genocide at it's finest.....

[@mrmeowmeow710]

👍👍👍👍1 hell of a video loved it I used my 2 big toes for the other 2 thumbs up thank you for this great work.

[@crookdude]

Doesn't the Union Army have organizations like the South. I know The Sons of Confederate Veterans and The United Daughters of the Confederacy now handle such things as markers and graves.

[@condabogoff973]

Thank you..loved it you put on jacket hat and etc..to show a bit how it really was...loved this video so much ...THANK YOU

[@vincentbergman4451]

VTH> History channel at it’s prime

[@Steve-dg3md]

My g.g.g grand father was in the 114th O.V.I. at Vicksburg. Champios Hill, Big Black River Bridge ect.ect... Pvt Gilbert Sinift

[@msspi764]

I enjoyed this. I grew up in the east and live in Vicksburg now. Of all the battlefields I've been on, Port Gibson, Raymond, and Champion Hill maintain their integrity the best. In the time since you made this some things have changed. The American Battlefield Trust acquired almost all of the Champion land including the site of Champion Hill. The hill itself is long gone the result of a gravel mining operation. But the change of hands means that you can walk up a dirt road that follows the original road alignment to the Crossroads and, if you're willing to take on the ravines, snakes, and underbrush, you can follow most of the Confederate positions on the north side of the battlefield and their route of retreat off the hill as far as the crossroads and the road to the northern crossing over Bakers Creek. It's an almost complete battlefield park. I was one of the over 300 volunteers who cleaned the stones in the National Cemetery. I appreciate your recognizing our efforts. Sometimes timing is everything. Waddell's stone is white again, less than two weeks after your original post. Patience is also important. The material we used to clean the stones works over time. So what the stones were like when we were done is not nearly as good as they are now. However a collapse of a section of the cemetery in 2020 that followed 23 inches of rainfall (yes, 23 inches) has focused the park's attention on recovering the remains of those soldiers, all US Colored Troops, and stabilizing that part of the cemetery again. As you might imagine that's been a major focus of theirs.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Someone sent me a picture of his grave after the cleanup project. Appreciate the work you all did on that.

[@coxmosia1]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Where did you get the music from for this and the other Gettysburg videos?

[@bluespartan1991]

Interesting fact on the Benjamin Butlers Dept. Of the Gulf sign. The 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment only existed until September 1st, 1863. The regiment would be mounted and become the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry

[@ermine1448]

amazing video! can't wait for more!

[@johnresto1603]

What drone do you use?

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

That was a DJI Mini 2. I have the 3 now.

[@lac12]

Always when going in Raymond and seeing the cannons, I always think if my city Natchez (where Grant first came to before Port Gibson) had cannons on the bluff overlooking the river to get the perspective of that time

[@bobert878]

Excellent video I wish I was there, in 2020 I took advantage of COVID and since I live in Pennsylvania I drove across the state and went to Gettysburg on the anniversary of the battle (which normally is packed like six flags for the anniversary) and got to see it as if it were a normal day. We got through the whole battlefield in two full days so for the third day we went south to Sharpsburg to see antitam. It was really cool we saw the worst battle in American history and the worst day in American history in one weekend, I wish I had more time to go explore these battlefields like you are, I love watching, please keep it up