Civil War "Mr. Lincoln's Army: Fighting Brigades of the Army of the Potomac" - Complete

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The Union Army Soldiers of the eastern theater of the Civil War - Abraham Lincoln's Army of the Potomac. For the past 150 years, the American imagination has been captured by the epic struggles between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac -- Mr. Lincoln's Army.
Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the war, and Antietam, the bloodiest single day, were both fought by these two great titans.
The Army of the Potomac both suffered and succeeded under the command of both good and bad Generals -- George B. McClellan... John Pope... Ambrose Burnside... Joseph Hooker... George G. Meade and finally Ulysses S. Grant.
The Army of the Potomac underwent many structural changes during its existence, and this complete documentary analyzes the various uniforms, Casey's musket drill, camp life, food, weapons and equipment of the Eastern Theater Union Army Soldiers of the Civil War - Abraham Lincoln's Army of the Potomac.
This documentary film explores several of the hardest fighting and most noteable Infantry organizations of the entire war -- The Iron Brigade, The Irish Brigade, The Vermont Brigade, The German Immigrants of the 11th Corps, and The Pennsylvania Bucktails.
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[@badguy1481]

Outstanding video. Many thanks!

[@jeff2178]

These videos are AWESOME!!

[@adrianopucdihon2265]

Thank you for sharing us this documentary

[@badguy1481]

The faces of those Iron Brigade soldier look like people you see every day, in the mid-west.

[@tomservo5347]

The Confederates considered the Western Federals twice as dangerous as the Eastern ones-it's why the Iron Brigade was the Army of the Potomac's crack outfit. General John Gibbon is who made the Iron Brigade as he realized volunteers could be made into good soldiers with the 'carrot/stick' approach and a little praise. General Meade and later General Grant both lamented about the corps commanders in the Army of the Potomac that repeatedly lost golden opportunities through never quite moving fast enough. It's how during the Appomattox Campaign G.K. Warren was relieved on the spot by Phil Sheridan with explicit orders and authorization by Grant to sack any slothfulness as it cost this Army a high toll in blood in the past. When Grant arrived many didn't think much of him but everyone knew *The Boss* had finally made it.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

The Western Theater Armies was the greatest military units in America, they saw nothing but victory.

[@tomservo5347]

@@jamesrichardson3322 Stone's River and Chickamauga along with Kennesaw Mountain saw them get mauled however. During the Victory Parade in D.C. reporters and spectators alike noticed the Westerners had more spring in their step, along with their long hair and preference for the much more functional slouch hat over the forage cap.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@@tomservo5347 There were different type hats worn in the Western Theater Armies, the most common was forage caps, and then slouch hats. Right now can't think of the names of the other hats used. I am a Federal Western Theater Civil War reenactor, Illinois Volunteer Regiment. I prefer the forager cap, most of men who were at Grand Army Review in Washington,D.C wasn't happy being at that parade. They all wanted go home immediately,after the surrenders of General Lee and Johnson. Nation Parks has a video on the Grand Review.

[@suzannetaylor366]

Eastern soldiers were superior to their western counterparts

[@suzannetaylor366]

Sheridan was an as shore he unfairly relieved warren. Which everyone realized later on.

[@danielwilliamson]

I recently took a family history test and found out that one of my great-great-great-great-great grandfathers was a Corporal of the 179th NY Regiment.

[@mitchharpenau786]

Oh

[@littlejohnny4470]

Thoroughly entertaining! I just wish you would have cover more units that fought, like the 20th Maine and others that are so deserving of recognition!

[@generalbooger9146]

20th Maine got enough attention from that Stupid Movie based on an even worse book. Guys up on Culps Hill were on the far right Cof a very thin line line. Chamberlain was a dickBag and all that "Divine Spark" Bullshit never happened. 9/10ths of the Army of the Potomac didn't give 1 damn about freeing people who are gonna flood North and effect Society in the same way a Hand Grenade effects Kraft Cheese tm. Nah meen?

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@Azreal Cinder He is a Lost Cause loser 😭we lost the war.

[@gallantcavalier3306]

I wanna see this channel upload episodes of Civil War Journal which talks about so much on the Civil War!!

[@billhuber2964]

18:30 I couldn't survive without my coffee either.

[@Gwaithmir]

I served in Vietnam for 2½ years. During that time I never had a good cup of coffee. The coffee the army purchased was always crap from the lowest bidders.

[@OldMusicFan83]

I was raised on Army Coffee during the Cold War in Berlin

[@altonbunnjr]

“Smashed into Lee at Chancellorville” 🤣 Thats a good one.

[@michaeljosephdavis2201]

Lol

[@jamesstevens1995]

Yeah but we still won the battle!! Lol

[@generalbooger9146]

That made me stop the video too.

[@generalbooger9146]

AoNV was scattered all over to cover crossings and they did surprise Lee at first. That's the night of the fireside War Council between Lee, Jackson and Stuart. They decided to flank and charge the Yankee flank "in the air". Sedgwick accomplished his task to take Maryes Heights at Fredericksburg but had to leave after Hooker got knocked da fu%ked out by Chancellors Mansion and defeat.

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

@@jamesstevens1995 and then proceeded to take irreplaceable casualties, followed by the loss of the war

[@johnbeechy]

thanks

[@EggingPeanut]

I was a little disappointed that the regulars brigade wasn't mentioned. I've been trying to research them and thought this might've been it, but no.

[@celston51]

There's "The Fifth Army Corps (Army of the Potomac) A record of operations during the Civil War in the United States of America, 1861-1865" written by William H. Powell. Research "Sykes Regulars" that specifically mentions the Regular infantry brigades George Sykes commanded from 1862-1865. civilwarintheeast.com/us-army-may-62/army-potomac-may-62/5-corps-aop-may-62/2-div-5-corps-aop-may-62/

[@jackthunderbolt4307]

Mr lincolns army has such a delightful ring to it

[@denisdegamon8224]

They never truely distroyed the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's army ran out of food and crucial supplies, followed lastly by no further reinforcements. Lee's army in the last year of the war was also forced to give up units to reinforce the western army, which further weaken his command. In actuality, Lee won several of the last big battles before having to capitulate. It was just a brutal war of attrition.

[@hissyhonker220]

Very true statement sir, also if you recall more than half of his high command wanted to carry on and try for Johnston or Tennessee and hit the hills and then truly rip this country apart from northern aggression, however, Marse Robert knew that guerilla warfare would never end and destroy this nation like no regular civil war could, so his honor and dignity took the day. I often wonder if he were alive today the choice to not go for guerilla warfare would be made so "easy" I'm not sure with 160 years on hind sight I would not have hit the hills.

[@billyo6710]

Ran out of food, crucial supplies and reinforcements. That’s almost the definition of how to destroy ones foe.

[@tobyoneil1969]

Bill Van Veen I think the distinction is more like Hood in Tennessee. Never beaten so bad it didn't exist anymore. Beaten so bad the army couldn't continue on. As the above states, lee kept on wining (just outlasting Grant but regardless Grant had to keep moving and lee had to follow him) and at appotomax, the only supplies coming got cut off the day they arrived and only a little bit made it through. He might've still given fight (his men said they would) but opted out because in the end he couldn't.

[@hvymettle]

Forcing an army to surrender is the destruction of that army. Lee's army was surrounded and would have been destroyed had it not surrendered. Lee's army ran out of supplies because part of the Union strategy was to cut Lee's supply lines. Lee had sent two divisions under Longstreet to assist Bragg at Chickamauga in September of 1863 but those units returned to him before Grant launched his overland campaign in May of 1864. The AoP had likewise sent the 11th and 12th Corps to assist Rosecrans so each army in the east had been weakened. I am not familiar with any other units that Lee sent to the west in the last year of the war, what is your source for making that claim? It is possible to call the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor victories on the tactical level but on the strategic level Lee was unable to keep Grant from moving by the left flank to approach Richmond and get his army south of the James River to Petersburg. Lee may have won some battles but he lost the campaign and knew that it was just a matter of time.

[@Frank-mm2yp]

Perhaps finally "defeated" or "beaten" would be better words.? Gen. Lee reluctantly surrendered to Gen Grant because he wanted to avoid further blood shed as further combat would have been useless.. Grant responded in kind to the Confederate soldiers-Go back to your homes. Take your guns and your horses and mules if you own any, and have a nice day. WAR IS OVER- WELCOME BACK TO THE USA! It was an offer they could not and did not refuse.

[@BB-hz7sw]

from famine to war. real heros

[@zach7193]

Man, a wonderful and brilliant history of the Army of the Potomac. This was the most recognized army of the Civil War. The units that fought in the Army of the Potomac particularly the Irish, Iron, and Vermont Brigades were considered to be the shock troops. The Germans of the 11th Corps were having a hard time finding their place in the Army of the Potomac. This unit was led by Franz Sigel until he was replaced by Oliver O. Howard. They had a difficulty in the Army life. They haven't been able to experience any combat and they were made up of men from the Midwest and New York. Their first taste of fire came when Stonewall Jackson launched his flank attack on the Corps right flank at Chancellorsville. The men had set up camp and ate supper when Jackson began his advance. Animals ran out of the woods into the camp causing confusion as the men ate their dinners. Some of the men tried to rally and form to meet the Gray tide, while others fled without firing a shot. After a brief stand, the 11th Corps were driven from the field and they kept running until they reached the headquarters of General Hooker at the Chancellor House. The Germans of the 11th Corps were blamed for the defeat of General Hooker at Chancellorsville. Their chance at revenge came at Gettysburg when they stood toe to toe with the Confederates defending the Army of the Potomac's right flank. This was something.

[@rickjohnson1266]

They still ran at Gettysberg, The 11th Corps.

[@dominicvucic8654]

Then at the battle of Chattanooga under the command hooker smashed head first into AONV serving under Bragg soldiers and like their comrades under Sheridan they would not stop

[@jamesrichardson3322]

Support arms!! Was used on the march and guard duty and etc keep the Federal Soldiers from holding the 58. Caliber musket in one position in just one hand. Right shoulder shift was the other way of carrying the musket on the march or guard duty and etc.

[@grigorirasputin9507]

Sure butchered the pronunciation of Meagher... His last name is pronounced "Marr"

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

Are the Pennsylvania bucktails the Pennsylvania reserves and the reason I am asking is because one of my 3x great uncles fought in company k of the first Pennsylvania reserves infantry regiment and also go Irish brigade and go iron brigade

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

The original Bucktails were just an ordinary Pennsylvania regiment, but their commander required every member to present the deer's tail as evidence of their hunting/shooting ability. Later, a brigade was formed, but I believe the aforementioned deer's tail wasn't required by the new units.

[@OldMusicFan83]

We still called them shelter halves in my 80s Army

[@hissyhonker220]

99-2016 Navy. We still called'em pup tents and shelter haves and still used a battle buddy for bivouac. Though seeing them after 06 was rarer and rarer

[@martinbayron9274]

I remember that too. Shelter halves makes the pup tent.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@@martinbayron9274 Yes they are called " Half - Shelters" or Dog Tents during the American Civil War. I have a both Half - Shelter tent, I use for reenactment.

[@martinbayron9274]

@@jamesrichardson3322 Agreed, shelter halves definitely was back in 19th Century Civll war days and probably earlier. It did the job.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@@martinbayron9274 They began to use them in 1862, the Sibley Tent and the A frame took up too much room on the wagon trains. So they gave the Infantry the dog tents, the office had the A frames and officers tents which was carried on the wagon trains.

[@FlyingTooFast]

Does anyone know what the drum call is called in the credits?

[@Lynn.knepper1280]

I don't know that call.

[@FlyingTooFast]

Awww

[@jamesrichardson3322]

The Army of Potomac was formed July 26,1861, not 1862.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Brave men.

[@tobyoneil1969]

kenny desee 1862-63 draft is the real lemmings. Get forced to go over the cliff. (Because lemmings don't actually follow each other and go over cliffs, Disney throws them off)

[@hissyhonker220]

I remember from when I worked at Gettysburg that the 116th Penn was referred to as "honorary Irish" for their actions on the field although very few were Irish, maybe a companies worth if that.

[@hissyhonker220]

Cornmeal and bacon grease on the johhny side was formed into a sorta link and coiled around a ramrod and cooked, was called "sloosh" evidence shows they ate a ton of that.. The two part tents we still called pup tents in 99-2016.

[@johnroche7541]

The Irishmen that served in the Federal army are more famous than the Irishmen that served in the Confederate army. What must be taken into consideration is that Irishmen served in both armies in units that were not exclusively Irish. Irish soldiers were not condensed into Irish units. They would serve in other units throughout both armies.The famous Confederate Louisiana Tigers had Irishmen in their ranks. There would be times when Federal and Confederate Irishmen would face each other in battle so it was like having a micro civil war within a huge Civil War. There was a beautiful monument unveiled in 1997 to the Federal Irish Brigade at Antietam(Sharpsburg). The Irish in the Confederate army at Antietam also distinguished itself. A group of Georgia rebels was tasked with guarding a bridge and fighting a rearguard action. These men were known as Toombs Brigade. Coincidentally this bridge was built by Irish immigrants in 1836. The 2nd and 20th Georgia had a lot of Irishmen in their ranks. They fought heroically. The Bridge would become known as Burnsides bridge. At Fredericksburg the Irish Brigade would suffer heavy casualties and one of the Condederate regiments that inflicted heavy casualties was the Irish 24th Georgia. The Federal Irish Brigade would distinguish itself again at Gettysburg. Again there is a beautiful monument at Gettysburg to the Irish Brigade. What is forgotten about is the Confederate Irish at Gettysburg. For example one of the Artillery units that pounded Cemetery Ridge was the 1st North Carolina commanded by an Irishman Captain James Reilly a veteran of the Seminole and Mexican wars. Irishmen also took part in Picketts charge. The 1st Virginia had the Irish Mongomery Guards in their ranks and other units had Irishmen that were involved in the famous charge.They faced the Irish Federal 69th Pennsylvania(I think their flag can be seen in the Federal centre in the movie "Gettysburg"). One of the Confederate Irish casualties from Picketts charge was 17 year old William Mitchell(he was the son of the famous Irish Nationalist John Mitchell). Anyway at Gettysburg William was part of the 1st Virginia Colour Guard. The Confederate Irish achieved a great victory for the South when an exclusive Irish unit(Davis Guard of the 1st Texas Heavy Artillery) comprised of 47 men commanded by Richard Dowling defeated several Fedetal gunboats at the 2nd battle of Sabine Pass without a single casualty. Thomas Davis himself praised the gallant Irishmen. There is a statue of Richard Dowling in Heuston,Texas which was unveiled in 1905 on St. Patrick Day. The most famous Confederate Irishman would be Patrick Cleburne known as "the Jackson of the West" which is very high praise.He had previously served in the British army. He was from Co. Cork in Ireland. Irishmen in both the Federal and Confederate armies were there from 1st Bull Run to Appomatttox. I would highly recommend the book "Green,Blue and Grey - The Irish in the American Civil War" by Cal McCarthy.

[@peteraldridge5210]

@@johnroche7541 nice bit of history john .i wad at gettysburg back in the 90ts great visit ill look up the book these storys have 2 b told keep ur irish up🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@josephcockburn1402]

@@johnroche7541 the northern Irish were more famous because they got annihilated at Fredericksburg.

[@antbonyziemiak208]

LONG LIVE THE UNION !!!

[@brianbanks703]

awesome is a stupid, meaningless word as it is used today. (There's John! Awesome!!) But this video is superb and fits its proper meaning of 'full of awe or wonder'.

[@Demun1649]

Meagher was pronounced MAR. Why can't you conduct correct research??

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

My question, Why was it back then did troops first play the drums all while confronting each other's troops standing in rows only to open fire? I mean they were here saying " *I am your target, come kill me* " and they all could of faced death fast. Thank God the war is over as I could not of obeyed those instructions even with firearms of that time. Thank God Military training is a lot more strategic now of days to a acceptable way of training & fighting now. I am one of the few who volunteered to train a lot more in a very advanced training program outside the military in which proved itself itself with 1 vs 20 Marines (of course one on one) or 1 against 4 to 5 Marines on average at one time) in hand to hand combat. But skill levels of this degree is strickly volunteer with specialized training, not mandatory by the military. A example would be the British Military Sergeant. Mr. Dipprasad Pun who on September 17th. 2010 during the war in Afghanistan had killed up to 30 Taliban soildiers in which after they cornered and surrounded him in every direction after he was already shot many times and out of ammunition, Sergant Pun elliminating 30 Taliban fighters in hand to hand combat. His squad tried to return to rescue him several times however they had to retreat in the helecoptors due to heavy gunfire and they lost his lost his location. Sergant Pun did not use hardly any radio operations to keep his location hidden from the taliban soldiers while he picked them off until his rescue. Sergant Pun who killed these 30 Soldiers to save his own life well deserves these high honors and unfortunately he was finally killed himself with his troops unsuccessful attempts on the few emergency rescues. He did not die from the hands of the Taliban fighters but he did die from the blood loss if the wounds he obtained prior in gun shots before he taken out the 30 Taliban fighters. He deserves the ultimate respect. Most soldiers like this is in special forces but they are not even required to have this advanced training, It is up to each Soldier on how far to increase their own training. Anyways, However they are fighters that do have above the average fighting ability. I am just curious why these troops did not have advanced technical experience after several years of ongoing fighting in the civil war? Why did they stand in rows confronting the opposition with the drums rolling? All these troops back then were easy open targets. After 3 to 5 years of ongoing fighting, One would think the advancement after 3 to 5 years would of had their training to the point the war would of been over much sooner. Now with the advancement of Military training today with the advancement of Military equipment of today, of course wars have become so advanced that it is no longer training to advance up, it is training to not over do the tactic that can result in unnecessary deaths of the innocent Citizens and to be very careful on nuclear weapons. Nearly every Military (not all) can blow up any country or even the world today so it is not the aspect of who can kill who in Military combat but who can defeat the cause of the war elliminating the problem while taking over and while not killing the innocent people within the country involved in the country but not in participation. That is what all Militaries face today and what is the true challenge of war as all trained personal can wipe out entire regions but not all Militaries can save lives of the innocent people that are not participating however in the wrong place and the wrong time and not because they want to but are forced into the region.

[@martinbayron9274]

Today's american military rely heavily on technology not hand to hand fighting. We best never lose that technical advantage as i fear this generation cannot hold up in close up real fighting. Yes iam an old vet.

[@googalacticgoo]

The war did experience the evolution into trench warfare and taking cover. The American Revolution also used no holds barred guerilla tactics. The gentleman way of lets see who has better aim had been more and more obsolete with technological advancement of muskets and weaponry.

[@googalacticgoo]

Imagine Pickets charge well coordinated. Dashing in zig zag motions and diving for ground cover in high anticipation of a concentrated enemy fire. A well coordinated attack would have won that battle and then the war.

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

@@googalacticgoo ... Very true.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@googalacticgoo Almost any such attack would've broken down in total disorder during the ACW. The main reason for the tight formations was command and control. With slow firing muskets and no training in such tactics as you mention the battles would've been like the Wilderness; small groups meeting small groups in total chaos. I'm not denying shoulder-to-shoulder formations weren't obsolete, simply that 20th century tactics based on small units with weapons like mortars, MG, light artillery was something they weren't trained for.

[@gerrytyrrell1507]

The irish amazing fighting men.they killed each other at Fredericksburg .the 69th outofnew York fighting against the Georgians, who cried killing men of there own race

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

wow, racist much?

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

@Azreal Cinder since when is Irish a race?

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

@Azreal Cinder i mean the Irish certainly lamented fighting their own countrymen, but if you reduce everything to race, then race is all you see.

[@suzannetaylor366]

The AOP was the best army the country had and they bore the brunt of the war because they were fighting the ANV

[@randyfuller7294]

No Calvary

[@randyfuller7294]

Whoops. So much for my one finger typing skill, Not rereading before hitting the send button

[@dominicvucic8654]

Potomac had a cav corps but for a majority of the cav corps was split among the infantry corps until hooker came in and organized it into a corps look up john bufford chief of the potomac cav corps before he died

[@anderskjr7169]

The anglos from the north imported immigrants to invade and occupy their fellow anglos in the south.

[@charlesthompson592]

Good

[@josephcockburn1402]

@@stanleyrogouski so wrong

[@spartanwarrior1]

They were mostly irish-scotch, douchebag. And it was THEIR country before

[@josephcockburn1402]

@@charlesthompson592 good?

[@hissyhonker220]

@@stanleyrogouski actually less than 200 thousand that is fact, not hundreds of thousands, also slaves "striking" is utter nonsense the south lost the ability to continue offensive operations after the burning of two states and the complete separation of the nation. Furthermore you could argue Lee ended the war, many general officers were for guerilla warfare which with 160 plus years of hindsight would have probably made it the better choice. However Many immigrants were immediately forced into conscription and that is fact also the Irish had a song that basically says coming here was a mistake, especially the mother who lost both her son's and her husband within 3 months of immigrating to the US. I never understood the ignorance of most Irish who were completely blind to the fact that they traded one king for another, and the very idea that any Irishman fought for ending slavery is completely idiotic if you have any knowledge of racial tension at the time which was something shared by the majority of the North's population, freeing them from the slave holding states was just a war major and had nothing to do with the vast majority of northern enlistments especially during the early war period. The idea the north fought for freedom and that only is a post war glorification used to hide the fact of a unconstitutional war waged by the government against its own people, something dictators do. The south wanted nothing more than the northern traitors did when rebelling against a arguably good king in George the third. Fact

[@MrJoebrooklyn1969]

The fact that they still had muskets instead of rifles still amazes me. This mean you could not reload in a charge. Once u fired that's it.

[@hardcorehistorybuff5230]

actually most of them were rifles, a rifle refers to the rifling in the barrel most of the enfields were rifles if not all, most springfields were also rifles, the 1842 however was a smoothbore musket

[@MrJoebrooklyn1969]

@@hardcorehistorybuff5230 you know what I meant.

[@yoinks9907]

I like how it took em 3 full years to take on a group of farmers and win

[@oneloveal]

Farmers are some bad ass folks! The ones that farm themselves that is.

[@OldMusicFan83]

Those Farmers had better Generals until 63

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

To be fair, the Confederate army had about two years of drill practice before the war, as they'd been preparing since John Brown's ill-fated raid.

[@hissyhonker220]

@@eldorados_lost_searcher militia units were just as common up North but considered more a social club than it was down south

[@hissyhonker220]

@@oneloveal 5 million whites my man and only 200k were slave owners and an additional average of 60-95k slave renters. Furthermore, statistically 92 percent of all Confederate field armies were non slave holders. Also look up everything Jackson did for blacks free and slave prior to the war and why there is a black church in Roanoke VA today that had a beautiful stain glass mural of Jackson on little sorrel in their service hall

[@bardownsnipe]

My #1 annoyance with all films and re-enactments is that the guns are never polished bright. They should dazzle you in the sun. A whole brigade in battle line should look almost like a damn disco ball.

[@josephcockburn1402]

The Army of Northern Virginia was the best fighting force this country has ever known.

[@josephcockburn1402]

@Nomad Vagabond Longstreet's heart wasn't in it and he turned out to be a traitor.

[@dominicvucic8654]

id say pattons third army is the best us fighting force

[@txalapartakatugorri2012]

Quiero un documental sobre las partidas sudistas en territorio enemigo.como los hombres de Quantrill