Joseph E. Johnston, Part 1 | "Life is Short"

Humorously known as the man who could never find the perfect situation to attack, Joseph E. Johnston was loved by his men, but criticized by his contemporaries, like Jefferson Davis. Nevertheless, Johnston was the highest ranking United States officer to join the Confederacy and he commanded both of the Confederacy's principle field armies, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
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[@BlueOpinion]

A General who wasn't afraid to voice his concerns, and displeasure to and towards Confederate President Davis.

[@camerondurham2046]

Out of any of the Confederate Commanders I've always wanted to learn about Joseph Johnson ! 😊 Thank you 😊😁 !

[@NavyCWO3]

I’d take Johnson over McClellan anytime.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

Joe Johnston, I think his much maligned image deserves further assessment other than just a general whose skills show chiefly when in retreat. I reckon this series will be as interesting and enlightening as the one about Rosecrans, thanks for these videos Dr. Wilder.

[@rwdonohue]

The Drew Bledsoe of the Civil War.

[@TheWeatherbuff]

Thanks for these deep dives. So many opinions are formed just upon things people have "picked up over the years". Of course, we all have our views, but thanks to your work, we can have "informed" views. Always a plus for History buffs.

[@michaeldouglas1243]

This is gonna be an excellent series. I was hoping he was gonna be the next confederate general that ypu would detail. Looking forward to picking up some new knowledge on him.

[@StevenSmith-dc1fq]

Great choice for a new series. Informative as always...

[@jeremybouteller7143]

I look forward to these every Friday

[@thomaswiseman1171]

I don’t think A. s. Johnston was from Louisiana?

[@danreger8924]

Great video and great choice for Ole Joe. I always wanted to learn more about him.

[@BlueBaron3339]

Celebrating Christmas with gopher soup. A very specific and unusual historical detail 😂

[@aaronjohnson2850]

Mr dr Wilder please consider doing the two gs giddon and gordon

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@aaronjohnson2850 ill definitely put them on the list.

[@howardbrandon4423]

KZbin is a major part of my life. Story telling is a major part of my KZbin. The quality of your audios have lifted me up as no others have had the power to do so. Thank you for your time. I commend you for the great detail, clear presentation voice, and devotion to quality so worthy of emulation. COL Stoney (r) 21SEP2024

[@howardbrandon4423]

Outstanding history, great detail. Colonel Stoney (r)

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Just saying but I would love to see documentary’s on Union general Barlow, Confederate general John Brown Gordon and John Singleton Mosby aka the Grey ghost.

[@robertreisner6119]

Joseph Johnston was a Bigader General in a staff position, not a feild General. The rank was a brevet award for his service. His feild rank was that as Colonel. Therfore he was the same feild rank of Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert Edward Lee. Therefore he was not the ranking feild officer. Samuel Cooper who did resign was a feild Bridger General. Please understand this historical fact. Other than this you were accurate.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

I would say that if there was one place where he launched a powerful attack it has to be first Manassas.

[@scot2588]

Outstanding!! I eagerly look forward to each of your well done, entertaining, and informative biographies of the U.S. Civil War generals. I hope you are considering doing one of your biographies on General John B. Gordon from Thomaston, GA. I think its fair to say that of the generals in that war that had no previous military training, he would have very few equals.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@scot2588 I agree. He was a tough fighter and great in a military environment. Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@paulbarteltii9998]

Love your stuff man

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@paulbarteltii9998 thank you so much!

[@liberalman8319]

There is a new two book biography written about him. The first book is out. The second is still being written. The author is Richard M. McMurrry. It’s a good book.

[@Thomas-j2f]

Good back story...too bad he was a traitor.

[@volslover1504]

They weren't traitors. Sorry to tell you that. They actually were trying to continue the old government of states rights. Which was a much better system than we have today. Apart from slavery it was a good system. There was little if any national debt. The states planned their own spending. The Government wasn't really centralized till after the civil war. The North could not survive without the richest part of the country.

[@liberalman8319]

@@volslover1504sorry to break it to you. They absolutely were traitors. They fought against a country they swore to defend and protect. And they fought for the confederacy which existed only to spread slavery.

[@benjaminjarrett9816]

He was no traitor, remember this; soon we too as modern citizens will out of necessity pick loyalties based on where home is for us. As a Virginian myself, I understand why he chose to side with his native state as opposed to the federal government. One day you and I may be throwing that very insult at one another, calling someone a traitor is difficult to justify and even harder to apologize for…

[@volslover1504]

@@benjaminjarrett9816 I agree sir. Unfortunately the victors wrote the history to justify their actions. What I learned in school, which is what the government wanted us to know is not the whole truth. When you dive deep into reading and researching for yourself there is a whole new picture to see.

[@benjaminjarrett9816]

@@volslover1504 I wish the individual we are attempting to correct would see it that way.

[@gutcassidyandthesundancech5925]

Very glad I found your channel recently. You have a great narrative style, and I find myself retaining a lot more info than on a lot of other channels/books. Thanks for the content!!!

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@gutcassidyandthesundancech5925 thank you so much for joining and watching. I greatly appreciate it.