Ambrose Burnside, Part 4 | "A Lukewarm Friend"

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@OhioDan Ай бұрын

Imagine being accused of slowness and timidity ... by General George B. McClellan.

@monsgregemark1373 Ай бұрын

Don't think Mclellan was timid. Like many commanders he refused to move until he felt he was ready. Slow maybe but "timid"?

@Skipper.17 Ай бұрын

Oh the irony of McClellan calling burnside slow.

@philiphales2109 Ай бұрын

The psychological phenomenon is known as both projection and transference.

@monsgregemark1373 Ай бұрын

Doesn't mean Burnside wasn't slow in this particular case. Mclellan may have had a point.

@davidjenkins8010 Ай бұрын

I love the new video structure. I know it's been this way for a little bit. But these 20 minute videos are much better than the 7 minute.

@HistoryGoneWilder Ай бұрын

@@davidjenkins8010 thank you. Whenever I can do the 20 minute videos, I'm going to do it. But I do work a full time job, so some weeks may have to be kept short. But, I love the 20 minute formats too.

@HistoryGoneWilder Ай бұрын

@jonrettich-ff4gj Ай бұрын

Thank you for your extensive clarification of Burnside personally and militarily. Lee's advantage was literally everyone respected him and his well earned reputation and he knew almost all commanders on both sides well. Your description of the Union internal chaos, back biting and faulty understanding of a number of critical situations helps clarify so much of this time period. I always wondered how Burnside managed to stay in service so long, it is important to realize his capabilities.

@HistoryGoneWilder Ай бұрын

@@jonrettich-ff4gj He was also a very likable person. He's far better as a commander than most people give him credit for.

@jonrettich-ff4gj Ай бұрын

Thanks, clearly so

@dadbot8480 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryGoneWilderTruth!

@volslover1504 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryGoneWilderyes sir he stopped Longstreet at Knoxville, TN.

@monsgregemark1373 Ай бұрын

Burnside is one of the most well-liked Union commanders. But I wonder if today's ACW enthusiasts haven't given him a better reputation than his performance as a commander deserves. A likeable personality, iconic whiskers and honourable intentions cannot entirely justify his actions at Antietam, Fredricksburg and Petersburg (Battle of the Crater) and the resulting casualty rate.

@ronniewatkins Ай бұрын

Thank you Dr Wilder!

@jayward8237 Ай бұрын

Another great video bringing history alive.

@JaredFong595 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great video! Burnside was a man of immense character and I'm glad others agree and are giving him credit. I also agree he was a better commander than most realize. Unfortunately good character alone doesn't win battles. I always wondered what his reputation today would have been if we managed to win at Fredericksburg or at the Crater.

@Getofftheinternet6969 22 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@HistoryGoneWilder 22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I can't thank you enough for the donation.

@StevenSmith-dc1fq Ай бұрын

Exciting narrative, and what rare photos?

@Khalifrio Ай бұрын

It still boggles my mind that officers, on both sides of the war, could just ignore orders and get away with it. The other thing that stands out is how much the politicians kept messing around with the management of the military and kept useless generals around because of politics. Jefferson Davis and General Bragg come to mind.

@volslover1504 Ай бұрын

I hope it helps a little on your travels.

@HistoryGoneWilder Ай бұрын

I can't thank you enough. I greatly appreciate it.

@volslover1504 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryGoneWilderyes sir. No problem. I listen every time you post a video. I work in Tupelo Ms and live near Shiloh NMP. So I have plenty of time to learn.

@HistoryGoneWilder Ай бұрын

@@volslover1504 that's my old stomping grounds from my time at Mississippi State. I'm hoping to come that way next month. I'd love to meet up.

@volslover1504 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryGoneWilderyes sir. Maybe we could go have lunch.

@HistoryGoneWilder Ай бұрын

@@volslover1504 sounds great

@philiphales2109 Ай бұрын

Huzzah for Toombs’ Georgians!

@the1magageneral323 Ай бұрын

McClellan and Burnside are both responsible for the failure during the battle of Antietam especially the vague orders at the bridge and not telling him first along with Hooker like at 4am to5am for a morning attack. I mean how would a diversionary attack at the bridge going to drive Confederate troops from the other sectors of the battlefield(Cornfield, Sunken Road)? McClellan was slow on purpose and was thinking politically instead of focusing on the issue before him. For argument sake say that Burnside is not responsible for delaying to attack, instead falls entirely on McClellan, what do you fault Burnside for during the Antietam campaign? I do slightly have criticism for how he handled the attack on the bridge by piecemeal attacks, instead of a massive attack and way to get reinforcements across the bridge to possibly block AP Hill from coming up. I compare Robert Toombs' Georgians static defense of the bridge similar to that of the Arnhem bridge because sometime the bridge is not the main focus of the battleplan, but instead how to delay an enemy force and bloody them to the point where they can't make that massive push that they envision. Do you agree with that comparison, if not which battle would you compare Burnside's bridge to?

@nathanappleby5342 Ай бұрын

Sumner was also responsible for going in with just one division instead of his whole corps and not allowing VI Corps under General Franklin to press the attack like Franklin wanted to. Burnside and Halleck were both completely responsible for the disaster at Fredericksburg. For his follies at Antietam, Sumner in a way redeemed himself by convincing Burnside not to continue the attack at Fredericksburg thus saving thousands of lives. It would be a good thing when both he and Burnside were removed from the Army of the Potomac.

@EGSBiographies-om1wb Ай бұрын

34th

@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Ай бұрын

It doesn't surprise me that McClellan was such a lousy friend, perfectly in-character for him, what a thoroughly dislikable fellow. Seems that of that war only George Thomas got out untarnished by dishonourable conduct or major battlefield blunders, Burnside had the character but lacked the skills to lead an army, Meade and Rosecrans were better commanders and were generally of sound conduct yet they found themselves amidst horrid in-fighting within the Army; every major commander had some sort of stain of these kind, all but Thomas I reckon.