Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove Arkansas

On December 7th, 1862, Confederate forces under General Thomas Hindman marched against a Union force in northwestern Arkansas. Determined to turn the tide of the fighting in this far western part of the war, Hindman hoped to push the Federal troops out of Arkansas for good. On the other side was a division of troops under Brigadier General James Blunt. They would meet near the small town of Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
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Battle of Lake Peipus

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My advice to anyone listening is to play it at .75 speed Audio at 3/4 speed, because of the history guide just talks too fast and in a staccato that is simply annoying. I really like his programs, they are well written and put together, but it’s just impossible to catch the story even if you are paying attention 100%. It’s just annoying.

[@matthewpoplawski8740]

AS ALWAYS THE HISTORY GUY, AN EXCELLENT VIDEO!! I knew a little about this battle,but, I KNOW MORE thanks to you, Mr. Lance. A suggestion for a video: The harebrained scheme that 'ol Jeff Davis came up with in order to try and invade the Nevada silver mines. Those poor Texas boys got as far as Colorado when it was determined that the scheme wasn't going to work. If I'm right, about a thousand of them died due to starvation and exposure. Those soldiers should have used better than that.🤨🤨🤨🤯🤯🤯✌✌✌✌

[@bjones4414]

They do a reenactment every 2 years at prairie grove. Its fun to watch. I loved going to that park as a kid and now my kids enjoy going when we go back to visit family in Arkansas. One thing thats really cool, a girl I went to school with found a cannon ball in her back yard when she lived in canehill! You can still find sabots and what not all around there.

[@mcswato1]

"The Prairie Grove Airlight Outdoor Telephone Booth is a telephone booth installed at the southwest corner of East Douglas and Parker Streets in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, United States. It is an early example of the Airlight, the first American mass-produced weather-resistant metal telephone booth, which made possible widespread installation of outdoor payphones. In 2015, it became the first phone booth on the National Register of Historic Places."

[@terrydecker6353]

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[@hawkticus_history_corner]

Huh, neat

[@constancemiller3753]

I wish the video was about the airtight phone booth. This was my least favorite History guy video ever. 🙁

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@@constancemiller3753 what's your problem!!!

[@joshhobbs1505]

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[@otpyrcralphpierre1742]

I was an Extra in a film named "Louisiana". It starred Margot Kidder and a big French star, but her name escapes me. It is the story of what a Louisiana family went through during the Civil War. (The first one, not the one that's coming). The movie was big in France, because of our shared French history. We filmed several civil war scenes on some Famous Louisiana Plantations. I had roles as both a Union soldier and a Rebel soldier. The Rebels were Much more fun! Margot kidder once even took a half dozen of us to a local watering hole and bought us each a beer!

[@catofthecastle1681]

I’m sitting 2 miles from this battlefield right now! Visiting my grandchildren!

[@GhostofSicklesleg]

Jealous your so close, but happy to hear you visiting your grandchildren! Enjoy your visit and hope it’s great time, maybe you can sneak out and see the battlefield 🤷‍♂️

[@seanhurley6774]

I used to visit my great grandmother a few miles away in westville OK when i was a kid. Been to the battlefield many times. I miss going back there. My aunt and uncle moved out and live on the Illinois river a few miles north of prairie grove closer to fayettville.

[@Bebe.B.]

I live in Prairie Grove and everytime I hear the story of the battle I learn something new. It's a beautiful park and much beloved by this town. It is constantly being worked on and restored. The ultimate goal being to bring the battlefield back to its historically correct state. I visit the park often and even had a spooky experience there.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

This happened to me when friends from my squadron were visiting nearby Gettysburg. It was a very foggy morning we were hungover and the fog was practically glowing, then we heard two distinct gunshots in the fog... Gave us all pause. But it wasn't civil war ghosts it was 3 hunters on a ATV taking potshots at a deer. It stopped being spooky in a ghostly way and more of a Deliverance/Hills Have Eyes kinda way because these were the finest specimens of inbred I have ever seen.

[@DennisNDanaReynolds]

I have lived in Arkansas all my life. Let's talk about Prairie grove today. It's a very small older town with what used to have the main highway going through downtown. Now there is a bypass. They have a great battlefield national park with lots of old log cabins and split rail fences around almost all of the place. In the fall they have a huge craft fair in the park. The downtown part of the old building is some of the best antique and craft shops in the state. Also great coffee and ice cream places. Fun place to visit.

[@jcsgodmother]

I love visiting Civil War battlefields.

[@onliwankannoli]

Hey History Guy! Fifty years ago, on January 24, 1972, a Japanese soldier named Shoichi Yokoi was discovered on Guam. He had been hiding in the jungle since 1944, when the Allied forces took control of the island. He was one of the last (but not very last) Japanese soldiers in hiding, unaware that WWII had ended years before. Fascinating story of survival, and historical insight into the wartime Imperial Japanese philosophy.

[@jhoward8780]

What's not so much known is the importance of logistics of the Trans-Mississippi to the Confederacy. After Prairie Grove, the Confederacy lost whatever chance it had to regain portage in Missouri. After the falls of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, they lost their past portage on the entire Mississippi. This not only cut-off the aforementioned 30,000 Rebel troops that would be sorely missed in the defense of Georgia, but it also cut off access to the badly-needed beef cattle of Texas. As the war dragged on into 1864 and 65, the Confederate armies in the east would see their meat rations steadily cut due to lack of cattle.

[@GumboGalahad]

It also cut off salt, sugar and molasses coming out of Louisiana. While sugar and molasses were not crucial they are good morale boosters. The salt was essential to preserve meat so whatever meat the Confederates were able to acquire would not be able to be preserved for long without enough salt to do the job properly. Like the old saying goes-- Amateurs study tactics, experts study logistics.

[@historicalbiblicalresearch8440]

Yep it's all about supplies.

[@nurse2long]

Exactly. All part of the Anaconda Plan

[@herecomesaregular8418]

Not to mention the sheer length of the marches undertaken by both sides throughout both the Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove campaigns were by far the most arduous faced by any force during the entirety of the war. The Union Armies in particular showed amazing will in simply undertaking these campaigns over a vast, rural, and rugged Ozark landscape largely lacking contemporary infrastructure, and during the harshest winter weather imaginable.

[@mikebrase5161]

@@GumboGalahad After the Battle of Port Hudson the Union Captured a couple thousand barrels of salt. There is a picture of it in the National Archives.

[@TheArkDoc]

Thank you for doing the battle of Prairie Grove. I grew up in Prairie Grove -- literally on the battle field.

[@colbyh.4933]

The reenactment at this battlefield is incredible. Attended it several times as a participant.

[@runningintohistory]

Absolutely!

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

Former Holme's Brigade member, here.

[@truthsRsung]

It looked like a bunch of old men playing dress up and volunteering for Lyme disease. Do y'all recreate the field hospital complete with before and after amputees and Innards falling out of children? An accurate term for your annual "reenactment" is "not credible", not incredible. Unless you got a fragrance company to perfect a recreation of burning flesh and crop dusted the field with it. Half the people in that field losing their breakfast would make it credible.

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[@truthsRsung]

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[@hillbilly4895]

We pronounce Hindman with a long I. (e.g. Hind quarter) There's a city park in Little Rock which bears his name although without Civil War attribution. Regardless, thanks for pointing the bow tie our direction...many of us have ancestors involved with those fights and we've not forgotten either. And yes, razorbacks are still a particularly nasty species. (just ask them Texas boys)

[@DennisNDanaReynolds]

lol Go Hogs !

[@carywest9256]

Forgive The History Guy, for he is a yankee. Did you not see that bluebelly kepi upon his brainpan?

[@kellymcgee8456]

My Great Great Grandfather Solomon Martin McGee was at both Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, he was a Corporal in the 8th MS Volunteer Federal Cavalry which at the time had been broken up and was a part of other Union cavalry divisions. It is wonderful to see this episode. Thank you!!

[@carywest9256]

Feel fortunate my ancestor didn't shoot him off his soapstick, he was astride. 15th.Texas lnf.Co.F

[@lehampton1]

To follow up, you mentioned the Battle of Van Buren fought after this battle. Van Buren is a small town just outside of Ft. Smith on the Arkansas River near the Arkansas Oklahoma border. The aim of the Northern troops was to secure the port of Ft Smith and control of the river as it runs thru the State and empties into the Mississippi River. Control remained in Northern hands until the end of the war.

[@tedcharter4804]

Agreed, as a citizen of Ft. Smith, our town was in control by the Union for a fairly large amount of the war. The Fort still stands today, minus some builds, and is a National Park.

[@troidva]

Interesting note: Francis Herron (promoted to Brigadier General and receiving the Medal of Honor for his exploits at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862) was promoted to Major General right after Prairie Grove at the age of 25. This made him the youngest Union Major General for most of the war (George Custer was slightly younger when he was promoted to Major General, but that promotion didn't take effect until the war was nearly over).

[@txgunguy2766]

And Custer was only a "brevet" Major General. After the war he was dropped back down to Captain and by July 1873 had worked his way back up to Lieutenant Colonel.

[@txgunguy2766]

@@brianmccarthy5557 Yes, I know that a "brevet" rank is a temporary "acting" rank. Custer was not a state volunteer, when the war began he had 1 year left to go at West Point but he and the rest of the class of 1862 were graduated early a month after the class of 1861 graduated. He was regular army all the way.

[@raydunakin]

It might be interesting to do an episode on the history of battle reenacting. When did people start reenacting battles, and why?

[@stevedietrich8936]

Thanks THG. I had never heard of this particular battle. Since you mentioned action west of the Mississippi river, it reminded me that the westernmost battle of the Civil War took place in Arizona of all places, the Battle of Picacho Pass.

[@stevedietrich8936]

@@brianmccarthy5557 Thanks. This minor battle was either a draw or a CSA victory. The only fatalities were Union forces, and the Union forces retreated after the battle. The CSA forces did depart their garrison at Tucson a few weeks later and retreated to Texas, Picacho is the correct spelling. It is Spanish for "peak", so it's kind of funny that Picacho Peak is literally " Peak Peak". It is 190 miles from California, about 50 miles northwest of Tucson.

[@carywest9256]

There was a skirmish 90 miles east of Yuma, at Stanwix Station. It's near a rest stop on l-8, north of the freeway. And they fought over grass,not the kind ya smoke, but fer critters ta eat.

[@c.w.johnsonjr6374]

Thank you History Guy for shining light on the history of the American Civil War west of the Mississippi that deserves to be remember. May I humble suggest the Fall of New Orleans and the Battle of Milliken's Bend, the first battle in which Union African American troops fought for future episodes.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

The Confederacy had black troops, as well! The biggest problem is the fact that the Union invaded the Southern States to secure southern cash crops that fed the Union Treasury. That's why the US Congresd started the False Cause of the war being about "preserving the Union" (Treasury). The Treasury was the only part of the Union affected by the legal secession of the South.

[@kiwibob223]

@@MGTOWPaladin delusional .

[@MGTOWPaladin]

@@kiwibob223 Please prove me wrong! I dare you! To get this discussion started, please produce ONE official government document that proves Lincoln's invasion of the South had anything to do with slavery! Just ONE!

[@marksavage8237]

My great great great uncle was in the Iowa 19th and causality of the battle of prairie grove, it’s nice to hear the story of his and his comrades sacrifice.

[@nedludd7622]

A report on the Army engineers' efforts along the Mississippi would be welcome. They did incredible things there, and elsewhere.

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[@johngeorges7708]

My GGG Grandfather led Company K of the 26th Indiana Volunteer Infantry at Prairie Grove. FJ Herron later selected him to lead the Pioneer Company of his Corps. You can see more about him at Find A Grave. His name is Alden Haden Jumper.

[@kentbarnes1955]

As a Missourian I have been aware of the "Battle of Wilson's Creek", but not this battle. Thank you.

[@rabrumf]

I've been to the Prairie Grove Battlefield Park several times. It's hard to imagine a place that is peaceful with a small growing community around it, could be the sight fighting and death.

[@alec_f1]

Cane Hill was actually a bigger battle and far more forgotten than Prairie Grove which is just south of Prairie Grove. I believe Cane Hill also has the first college west of the Mississippi as well, as it was a huge community of Presbyterians that came from around the Cumberland Gap area. My family lived right near there on a mountain west of Morrow. Pea Ridge and Wilson's Creek still remain as parks, but nothing for Cane Hill. Arkansas is sadly so full of forgotten history. The Blue and the Gray was filmed there back in the 80's. I became consumed by the Civil War history of NW Arkansas and Missouri when I was around 8 years old.

[@angiealbright7380]

Cane Hill is very much "alive"! There is a museum and the main college building is in active use after a beautiful renovation. Park program staff live on site.

[@Ureconstructed]

Prairie Grove was larger on all scales than Cane Hill.

[@wildbullfrog957]

I live about 8 miles from Prairie Grove Battlefield. Thanks for covering this. You answered questions that I've had for many years.

[@brianbible8801]

Imagine my surprise to see my little home town on an episode of THG! I worked as a volunteer at the historic state park that commemorates the battle when I was 13 and later just after high school as a grounds keeper.

[@tonyfletcher2541]

Awesome! Thank you for this. These battles are a must for anyone who studies the Civil War. The Battle of Pea ridge, along with the Battle of Prairie Grove, were very important to Union efforts to control the states bordering the mighty Mississippi.

[@jliller]

I highly recommend "Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign" by William L. Shea to anyone who wants to read about the campaign and battle in more detail.

[@pattilynch587]

My great great great grandfathers home was at the battlefield, his name was Archibald Borden. The Yankees burned the home down. The battle was fought near his house. He rebuilt the home after the war and it is still there today. So much history there, thank you for telling this story. My great great grandmother was there for the battle, she was a small girl. She wrote her history and discussed the battle.

[@8RedBear5]

Missouri is an odd case in the Civil War. The Northern part of the state was more pro slavery due to the large farm plantations, While the southern part of the state was more anti slavery probably due to more subsistence farmers. The fighting in Missouri south of the Missouri river was bad, from incursions of Kansas militia groups to the west, Union Vs Confederate battles or skirmishes all over, and rogue raider groups pillaging. One infantrymen from Wisconsin wrote home that his unit had not found one habitable building in 3 weeks patrolling the hill country of southern Missouri, aka the Ozarks. St. Louis, Springfield and towns along the Missouri River were packed with refugees who had to flee the Ozarks due to the on going battles, the lack of food and in most cases their homes/farms being burned down.

[@curiousworld7912]

That's all very well-put. Few people are aware of how explosive things were in Missouri during the Civil War. Other than a few larger engagements between the two armies - such as Carthage, Wilson's Creek, Lexington, and Pea Ridge (just over into Ark.) - the state was under constant threat from bands of guerilla fighters from both sides. My father told me that his grandparents' house, just north of Springfield, had rifle slits in all four corners on the second floor, so that, back in the day, guns could be drawn on approaching riders, until the occupants knew whether these riders were 'friend or foe'. Even after the war, the Ozarks was subject to violence from ex-guerilla fighters and from vigilante groups, like the Bald Knobbers. Missouri was a hard state to live in for much of the second half of the 19th century.

[@johnw2026]

Let's also not forget that the bootheel was basically one humongous swamp... I'm guessing it would've been treacherous to either side to wage battles in that area!

[@carywest9256]

@@curiousworld7912 Hey, l read a book called The Bald Knobers. On its dust cover, an illustration of a person wearing head covering was drawn. I took it for a Klukster, but to find out by reading the book. This was a political fight betwixt Democrats and Radical Republicans in the County where Forsyth, Mo. is. Can't remember the name of the county, but nowadays Table Rock Lake or Reservoir nearly surrounds Forsyth. I reckon that's all l got to say about that! Take 'er easy and GOD Bless the South.

[@curiousworld7912]

@@carywest9256 I believe Forsyth is in Taney Co., and the town is still there, but yes; the lake is big tourism, now. Forsyth is close to Branson - which is its own discussion - but, yeah - it's beautiful down there. The Bald Knobbers were a violent vigilante group, which began, as many such personal 'law enforcement'-type individuals or groups do, as a peace-keeping force in a very lawless area. Of course, it didn't take long until it devolved into its own kind of terrorist group. I've seen one of the original hoods of a Bald Knobber, and truly - it was definitely creepy. Thanks for the reply, and take care of you. :)

[@JohnErnestAdam]

Thank you! I have lived near this battle field most of my life and spent many hours in the museum and grounds as a young lad. It wasn't until 2018 when I was able to catch one of the re-enactments. The time of year and location are observed, so many forms of suffering are portrayed as December in Arkansas can be harsh.

[@manicfallout22]

Could you do the battle of Wilson's creek no one ever covers it

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

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[@stinebaughblades2947]

I live only 20 miles or so from the battlefield. So nice to see this.

[@rnedlo9909]

Thank you again for a wonderful video. Anyone who knows history realizes a civil war is on another level of horror and senselessness. It would be good for anyone thinking one today would be a good idea to study the one we already had. More died in that war than ALL OTHER WARS PUT TOGETHER!

[@thaddaeusrobinson4239]

Man THG is really hitting its stride with a daily video drop! Been watching for years and it only gets better with age. I am so glad that all of you at THG channel can live your dream and get paid to do it!

[@Doc_Tar]

While most of the big battles in the war were in the future, these fights on the periphery were vital to the Unions eventual victory.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

And the Union violated the Constitution to secure Southern cash crops to "preserve the Union" Treasury.

[@Doc_Tar]

@@MGTOWPaladin You'd be surprised what the constitution allowed Lincoln to do during the Civil War. Suspend Habeas Corpus for starters and hold Southern Sympathizers indefinitely without charging them.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

@@Doc_Tar If you are "allowed" to violate the Constitution, then the Constitution is worthless and that's how Lincoln treated it! Thanks for adding "habeas corpus" to the list. There are more violations I didn't add! If you can violate the "Supreme Law of the land" then it is no longer the "Supreme Law of the land!"

[@kennyhagan5781]

I lived in Fayetteville for a while, just down the road from Prairie Grove. Across the street from the Prairie Grove Battle Field Park main entrance, you will see a phone booth, the last one I have seen since the digital revolution began.

[@jfriend2001]

Still fully functional as of before COVID

[@randycompton5230]

That’s down the road from me! The Missouri/Arkansas/Kansas border battles were an important part of the war that deserves to be remembered. Carthage, Mo is another important battle.

[@corneliustalmadge6711]

Rifles for Watie was my favorite book in elementary school. So glad to see you do an episode on this battle that was so prevalent in the novel.

[@edwinclawson438]

My son moved, with his small family, to Bentonville, Arkansas after he graduated from college. On our visits there I usually visit the Prairie Grove and Pea Ridge (Battle of Elkhorn Tavern for you Southerners) battle grounds. While Prairie Grove is a nice one, and taking nothing away from it's significance, the Pea Ridge Military Park (battle ground) is an incredible place to visit. It is staffed by very knowledgeable National Park Rangers. There are driving and walking tours. It also has a great (air conditioned)visitors center.There are also markers at all the important sites. Any student of the Civil War should visit the site. There is also a great book on the Battle of Pea Ridge. Also, there is a nice re-enactment on the anniversary of the battle. March 7-8.

[@marcress]

Well done! I walk the battlefield several times a week. It is a nice park now where families play instead of fight. It is also fairly well preserved. Be sure to visit the park when you are in NW Arkansas.

[@michaelangelo975]

Families fight in the park? I couldn't resist...

[@marcress]

@@michaelangelo975 LOL Looking back, I suppose I could have worded that better. Maybe something like "Where men once fought, families now play." Mind you, I have seen the occasional fight in the park but not with rifles and not to the death.

[@michaelangelo975]

@@marcress I knew what you meant- I was just having fun with you! I'm glad you have a sense of humor.

[@marcress]

@@michaelangelo975 No worries. I knew that it was all in good fun. I do the same thing. Still, I do try to be clear when I write.

[@MRelemint]

Let’s not forget about the less known battle at Shrute Farms in Scranton PA.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

LOL

[@nurse2long]

Bravo! Someone finally told this story! Mos6 historians ignore these 2 significant battles in the transmississippi theatre. Ppl should see Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove. They are historically accurate in set up. You'll see how this helped the Anaconda Plan.

[@frankgulla2335]

A wonderful retelling of ACW history of a part of the war that does not get the attention they so justly deserve. Thank you.

[@seanhurley6774]

Ive been to the battlefield many times as a kid. My great grandparents lived a few miles away across the Oklahoma border in Westville. Been to cane hill as well. My grandpa told me they called it cane hill due them growing sorghum there.

[@user-pf3mi7np1y]

I was just at the Prairie Grove Battlefield Park today. I did a self guided tour it was good though I learned a lot. It was almost like I could feel the presence of the soldiers there.

[@tomandrews5392]

I was under the impression I knew everything about the Civil War but you amaze me every time..

[@jackwebb5044]

I and my wife are from NW Ark.. Her aunt, a local historian wrote a book on the genealogy of my father-in- law's family that began with an ancestor who was in the Civil War named Elijah. He was discharged after the war with the rank of lieutenant and he supposedly was a veteran of the Battle of Prairie Grove . He told the story of how the battle was a draw but that the Confederate forces withdrew in the night and wrapped the wheels of their wagons with burlap to quiet them. Problem was, his enlistment papers showed he joined after the battle . This bothered my wife's aunt until someone asked "If the Confederates sneaked away how would he know about wrapping their wheels?". Appropriately shocked she searched the rolls of the Confederate forces and found that he was at Prairie Grove but on the other side. Probably happened a lot more than we know.

[@aarondraper4445]

The History Guy has made this Arkansan happy. Keep up the good work!

[@patrickfreeman8257]

Though this took place a hundred years before I was born I still cringe at the thought of all that loss of life. The older I get the more serious this becomes. It's not just history anymore, it's not just a story of gallantry and heroism. It's a story of lives lost, of blood shed, in a war that maybe never should have happened, but a cause that both sides believed in. I wonder if we'll ever see a day when we stop killing each other to prove a point.

[@fancyultrafresh3264]

Just wanted to give a post of love about your presentation style. Your words and facial expressions are engaging and direct. I’ve learned so many obscure stories from you and it’s improved my life.

[@dem0nchild610]

The history teacher I wish I had in high school but I'm glad I know now

[@curtismartell7959]

Prairie Grove was a beautiful little town last time I visited. The battlefield museums is real nice.

[@mikemodugno5879]

Fascinating! I've been to Wilson's Creek and I live in the path of Price's Raid. I love to hear about the Western Theater because there's always something new to learn. It was especially interesting to hear about James Blunt and his unique army. With further research (on Wikipedia) I found out that he recruited among the Cherokee. I had only ever heard about Stand Watie and the Confederacy.

[@ianedwards3482]

A fascinating battle in an underappreciated theatre, 👍

[@brianeisenga882]

Love the history lessons. To bad I didn't pay this much attention in school. Lol

[@ronking3049]

Because they made it boring in school

[@jamesgreen1131]

Neat you mentioned cane hill. My 3rd great grandfather died in that battle. It was an agricultural town specializing in apples

[@SueEchterling]

I have been to Pea Ridge battle field twice. The second time we took the battle field tour. It was very moving to hear personal stories of the battle and to see the setter’s house that was in the field of battle still occupied by the family.

[@robinrodriguez480]

Excellent video !!!! Very informative !!! I was personally totally unaware of this fight for Missouri !!!

[@FairDinkvm]

The American Civil War grabbed my attention for the first time when I played a war-game about Wilson’s Creek from the SPI magazine Strategy & Tactics. I believe that was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi theater

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Well done you of many hats 🎩....Thanks to THG🎀👀👍

[@rickharold7884]

Super fabulous! I love hearing about all the small battles Key roles in their area.

[@bethbartlett5692]

I love Arkansas! A beautiful State with the purest fresh water sources in the Country. A Chicago born, GO CUBS !!! West Tennessee raised (Dad's hm), Nevadan for 17 yrs, and back in Tennessee, I often dream of getting a Small, all in one on wheels, and treking through the Delta, up the Hills, down to Van Buren, a Day at the Diamond Field, Lunch at "a Faded Rose" in Little Rock, Southwest to Hot Springs (Cocktails @ Shakey Jake's), further Southwest to a U turn at Tex-Arkana, and over to Southeast, AR for a drive downs the River next to Mississippi. The Civil War era Bed-n-Breakfast spots and then ... well, I'd have to make that decision when I get there. GO HAWGS!!! Awesome gorgeous State! PS. If those establishments are still operating Is have to Celebrate!

[@MrOrdgar]

I am lucky enough to own a Hall North carbine that was at the Battle of Prairie Grove by the 7th Missouri Cavalry. It was used by a man who was one of the few injured at Van Buren a couple weeks later. If that gun could talk.

[@SA-xf1eb]

A critical point in the war. Very interesting.

[@gunnerwestjessewest3486]

Great job man . Really get alot out of these. Got some ideas, for u . The camden campaign in arkansas civil war , css hunley story , the revolutionary war , uss turtle , and the original navy ratings. Just throwin it out there . Your doin a great job

[@billrivenbark8983]

I did the reenactment there with my Pard a few years ago. We followed the original path the Union took during the battle. I can tell you those men were in shape because assaulting the Rebs up that hill was exhausting. Still, I wouldn’t have missed it for all the cotton in the south.

[@tabletop.will.phillips]

One of my gr-gr-grandfathers fought at Prairie Grove on the side of the Confederacy. As a private in the 33rd Arkansas, he was swept up in Thomas Hindman's "miracle" (around 5:30 into the video) organizing a defense for Arkansas in the spring and summer of 1862. A lumberjack from the woods of southern Arkansas my grandfather was one of the thousands of men who were forced to enlist that summer as Hindman began draconianly enforcing the new Conscription Act. Just a few months later, he'd see his first taste of war at Prairie Grove. He survived the war - even attending the Confederate reunion in Chattanooga in 1913 - and would live until 1918.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

Your ancestor was a Confederate hero. DEO VINDICE!

[@asuperstraightpureblood]

G G grandfather Joseph B. Weaver fought here with 94th Illinois vi. Thanks for this, there is not much content on this battle.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

I watched the free showing about Shiloh. It's odd to start off with information directly from the 1619 Project. Also, when discussing the Declaration of Independence and CONSTITUTION, they fail to mention the difference between what's eventually stated about: life, liberty and pursuit of happiness versus the original handwritten section by Thomas Jefferson. In his original writings, Jefferson wrote about ending slavery and their freedom. The change was made because at the beginning of the conference, a unanimous vote by all 13 colonies was required. When seeing what Jefferson penned, it was realized a unanimous vote could never be reached. It's important for folks to trust the original documents and notes. Also to read history books written BEFORE President Wilson wrote his volumes on American history deleting all about the feats of early black Americans and their roles from before the American Revolution forward. How many people know how Indiana became known as the Hoosier State? WALLBUILDERS and MERCURY ONE are two places to go for original documents, early history books and things no longer taught in today's educational system.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

In 1857, SCOTUS gave the Dred Scott decision stating blacks, free or slaves, are NOT US citizens. The US Constitution in the Migration and Importantion Clause , Fugitive Slave Clause, 3/5 Compromise Clause, 4th Amendment and 5th Amendment acknowledges that slavery was legal. The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America aka the American Colonization Society (1817-1964) was designed to get black people out of the US and they created the African country of Liberia for just that reason. Even Lincoln told black men he thought they would be better off in Africa, the Caribbean or what is now Panama. slavenorth.com/cw/lincoln.htm Lincoln's illegal invasion of the South was about control of Southern cash crops that fed the US Treasury as much as 70% of its tariffs. Both Charles Dickens, English author of A Christmas Carol and Gen Wm T Sherman knew it to be true. “The Northern onslaught upon slavery was no more than a piece of. specious humbug designed to conceal it's desire for economic control of the Southern states." Charles Dickens “I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton.” Dec 1864 telegram to Lincoln from Gen Sherman "The Confederate States of America (1861-1865) started with an agrarian-based economy that relied heavily on slave-worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and to the northern US. If classed as an independent country, the area of the Confederate States would have ranked as the fourth-richest country of the world in 1860." Economy of the Confederate States of America The slaves were freed to get control of the voting in the South, cripple war reconstruction by the states and simply shifted chattel slavery to the economic slavery called Sharecropping which lasted until 1940s when replaced by machinery. Today, the federal government is still trying to control the federal voting with the new groups, illegal immigrants, as a new voting block. New minority, same federal strategy!

[@seandegidon4672]

Your 13-minute video was worth more than MagellanTV’s "Bloody Shiloh." The latter spent nearly half it's running time on the cause of the Civil War (i.e. slavery), and then ended "Part 1" with the Battle of Shiloh in full pitch. In other words, it was half condescension ("Hey Civil War buffs, bet you didn't know that America had slavery, that it was racist, or that slavery and racism are really bad!") and half teaser. The two tactics are unsurprising, if mildly insulting; but it is the first time I've found both together, and as advertisement for a paid service. The chance that I would subscribe to MagellanTV is now history!

[@JamesRowell-fj7uq]

My grandfather was there. He was in the 1 vol inf com c from La

[@codybailey855]

My home state! Been to this Battlefield many times! This and Pea Ridge.

[@augustuswayne9676]

Please make more videos about the civil war .

[@BuzzinVideography]

Few months ago I took your advice and got Magellan TV. TOTALLY WORTH IT

[@rileyfair5]

My great great grandfather fought and died at the battle. He also lived in Arkansas, not far from Prairie Grove

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

A great way to start my morning…

[@kentperrodin]

Thank you! My wife and I live in Fayetteville, AR, just a few miles from Prairie Grove. Our city had changed hands often prior to Prairie Grove and was a marshalling place for Union forces on the way to reinforce those at the battle. We've been to the excellent military preserve there many times, and being originally from Wisconsin, every time we drive there from the north, approaching the Illinois River just below the hill on the north side, I recall the struggle of the 20th Wisconsin as they advanced under heavy Confederate artillery to bolster the line. Though evenly fought at the scene of the battle, the Confederate logistics had decayed and collapsed to the point where sustaining an army in the field was quite impossible; those men suffered badly on their retreat to Van Buren and Ft. Smith. There simply was no way for them to achieve their military goals in NW Arkansas and Missouri prior to the battle, afterwards it was an army in defeat.

[@drewulrich5416]

Thank you for calling attention to this battle via your content. Arkansas benefits quite a bit from bordering you because take such a personal interest in your neighbor:)

[@alec_f1]

The CBS miniseries "The Blue and the Gray" was pretty much filmed in and around Prarie Grove.

[@MatMabee]

This is my favorite channel on KZbin right now thank you so much

[@Dustpuma1]

Can you do the minnesotian 1st regiment at gettysburg

[@johnw2026]

Thanks for an interesting historical story of my home state! 😌

[@farmboy5129]

The battle of Glorietta Pass is worth remembering. It was west of Mississippi by a bunch

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

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[@michaeljohnston6856]

More Arkansas history please. Love you

[@lisaunl]

Thank you for this episode, I lived in NWA for a brief time and would drive by this battlefield all the time. I never knew the whole story just what I learned at the site.

[@kenbaker4528]

Cool! My parents live in Prairie Grove and I visited the Battlefield State Park this summer. I will be interested to hear your explanation of it.

[@kenbaker4528]

Additionally, I live in New Mexico now and it would be great if you could cover the civil war battles of New Mexico since they were the most western battles of the war.

[@cwavt8849]

As always an excellent job of retelling history without rewriting it politically. Your attention to detail and even your narration brings the past to the present. You excel at that, thank you

[@drewpooters62]

Its almost like Glorieta Pass in New Mexico.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Was one of my first episodes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZW0q4yae76SrZY

[@drewpooters62]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I was stationed at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, and participated in both reenactments at both Glorieta Pass and the short fight in Soccoro, New Mexico. It was a real treat for us in Security Police. USAF SECURITY POLICE 1982-1997. P.S. I was later stationed at Little Rock AFB, and participated in 1994 at the costly "battle" at Jacksonville, AR.

[@drewpooters62]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel P.P.S. I'm planning to start my third career and transition to teaching here in Indiana and give history teachers a better name....and I'm going to use you channel as help for struggling students- its well done!

[@vaclav_fejt]

General James Blunt's war cry was no doubt "You're beautiful!"

[@thomasrennirt5458]

Thanks THG

[@mikemodugno5879]

Thanks

[@infoscholar5221]

Fascinating. I'd like to knwo more about this theatre of war. I know the last Confederate Army to surrender was that of Stand Watie, a band of Native Americans, Freemen, and ragtag rebel holdouts. Love to see an episode covering Gen. Watie.

[@none2619]

Fantastic! I live locally this was GREAT! Take a look at Pea Ridge perhaps?

[@JUNKERS488]

Did you know that the Southern most point of the U.S. was Union During the civil war. We are literally at the end of the road U.S. #1. The Zero mile marker is within a half mile from my home. We have 5 civil war forts here. one Fort Jefferson sits 70 miles due West of our Island. It's where Dr. Mudd served his prison time. You can only get there by boat or sea plane now. It's beautiful There. Fort Taylor is also a state park and as a kid we used to be able to play hide and seek in the fort. When the war broke out the captain of Fort Taylor marched all 44 of his men to the fort under the cover of night and claimed it in the name of the Union Army. These Forts stopped Shipping to the South. By the end of the war there was nearly 300 captured ships in our harbor even though the forts never fired a single shot in anger. I have a great color book of Fort Taylor I will send it to you It is full of large colorful photos of Fort Jefferson one of the least visited State parks due to it's remote location. I used to run charters out to Fort Taylor years ago Before I retired. Love your Channel.

[@richknudsen5781]

The Saturday Night Joke One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names with small American flags mounted on either side of it. The seven year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, "Good morning Alex." "Good morning Pastor," he replied , still focused on the plaque. "Pastor, what is this?" he asked. The pastor said, "Well, son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service." Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear, asked, "Which service, the 9:00 or the 10:45?"

[@BasicDrumming]

I Love History!

[@robertpayne2717]

My great great grandfather was supposed to be their with the 25th arkansas but, was listed as being a deserter he was in his mid twenties and had a family in and around the Lake City community in present day Craighead county

[@corydawson9215]

I do living history reenactments of the civil war it is funny and been to the battle of prairie Grove, Arkansas

[@freedomfromreligion1701]

If I missed it I apologize, but Wilson's Creek is my families back yard.Southwest Mo. Was quite the fight.

[@Neb-ie5mj]

Started at the start and going to watch all of your episodes