Joseph E. Johnston, Part 4 | "I Am Too Late" | Vicksburg Campaign

[@danielfaflik4545]

Its amazing after all my high school and college courses on the civil war countless movies and documentaries it was never covered just how much internal conflict between top brass was present in both armies.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

It's an issue that continues to the modern day. Look at the animosity between commanders in WWII, or the drama cultivated around MacArthur throughout his career.

[@JohnRawlins21]

Yup. They were all human, just like we are in the 21st century. I think it makes their accomplishments that much more impressive.

[@zachv1942]

The more you teach about The Civil War the more I've learned that the Confederates were there own Worst Enemy.

[@Randy-nk2ne]

Johnston I believe always had a defeatist attitude.

[@zachv1942]

He seemed like he knew he couldn't hack it.

[@ArmenianBishop]

Johnston wasn't a defeatist, his idea was to keep Confederate armies alive and well, at the price of abandoning strategic points and cities. He didn't want armies trapped in unsustainable positions.

[@Timmylongstroke]

Always click on these great informative civil war stories.

[@MegaFlipWilson]

Fun fact ... Pemberton and Johnston together outnumbered Grant until ~June 10th with the arrival of Herron. And Grant was arranged in a semi-circle, the ends of which could not support the other. But I do think Johnston was correct to abandon Jackson, he had 6,000 troops on paper but 2,000 of those had been fought to exhaustion at Raymond and were used basically as a distraction during the fight on May 14th to draw attention away from the blocking force.

[@terryeustice5399]

I had knew there was this much interest fighting among the confederacy commanders and President Davis. I learn something new every time I watch one of your documentaries. Thank you very much. 💯👊👍💕

[@rcwagon]

10:14 matters concern Longstreet and Johnston alone - but is that the case? No it bungled the battle. Its affects were way outside just two men. What happened to him in Mexico? He seemed to have changed.

[@brandongraff2352]

There is a book by Samuel W Mitcham: Vicksburg. It also has a great information about Johnston and his stalling until it was too late for him to do anything for Vicksburg.

[@scottjunge5992]

Thanks again for the info sir 👍

[@ronniewatkins]

Was Henry S Foote an ancestor of Shelby Foote?? Thank you as always, Dr Wilder!! [>

[@davidduff5123]

According to Hezekiah William Foote’s Wikipedia page, HW was a distant cousin of Henry S. Foote. So, yes, Shelby had a distant relative in HS Foote.

[@ronniewatkins]

​@davidduff5123 Thank you, Sir!

[@davidduff5123]

@@ronniewatkins You are welcome, Sir

[@robertraasch3961]

Did you ever did a bio of Chamberlain

[@davidharman7245]

At least on this channel, Dr. Wilder has only been creating biographical content for a year (give or take a couple months) I believe this is his 5th person. JEB Stuart, Rosecrans, William T Sherman, and James Longstreet are the others