Richmond Redeemed: Opportunities Won and Lost in the Siege of Petersburg

[@williamstall4420]

Extremely well researched and informative. An excellent presentation.

[@HiFi39]

Would I be in the right place , looking to see if there was a General E.W.HINKS in the battle of Petersburg ,

[@markcrampton5549]

Edward Winslow HinksJr. commanded Union troops at Petersburg. Just Google him for a Bio.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

I like to think I wouldn’t want to match across a field like at Gettysburg, but I wouldn’t want to be in Petersburg either! Constant bombardment drives men literally insane. The Civil War produced shell shock long before WW1

[@mykofreder1682]

Wanted more information about the molasses campaign to encircle Petersburg in 9 months while Sherman encircled Atlanta in a month. Difference in objectives in engaging the enemy vs establishing supplies then advancing to the next Confederate supply line avoiding entrenchments. The whole talk was about the move due south of the city by September and only half way to cutting off the supply lines. I looked at the map and it looks like WW1 with battle lines and entrenchments going south and west over the summer, those far reaching lines did not exit in June but slow movement allowed them to be constructed.

[@imortalones]

great info. Thanks for upload.

[@imortalones]

I also kinda want to add something: which wasn't touched on.. Is that the South only started adding slave soldiers to their ranks: since the Union African/free Soldiers were leaving the south out numbered. To encourage the slaves to fight, the south were freeing them and even promising free land. So it made the whole war pretty pointless.

[@Duseika72]

@@imortalones too late

[@benhaney5843]

Obviously a very controversial move in the South. Like, "if were freeing and ARMING the slaves then what's the point." But remember, although the South fought to maintain slavery, not every one who fought did. Lee was in favor of arming slaves in exchange for freedom and his prestige put it through. A few were even in favor of total emancipation. I remember reading a quote from someone, can't remember who, who said basically, " even though we got into this war to preserve slavery, if we believe any price should be paid to acheive independence then we must consider everything. Even emancipation of the slaves." Plenty of the common men didn't care much about slavery one way or another because they didn't own slaves themselves and in some says resented dying for those rich people who owned slaves who didn't fight. You could even get draft exemptions if you owned a certain amount of slaves, for you and a certain number of your overseers. The poor who fought and died wouldn't have liked that of course.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Ben Haney the ultimate goal of the South was independence. We often forget that as slavery is thrown around. By the end of the war the Confederacy was willing to do about anything to gain its independence including freeing slaves and arming them

[@12rwoody]

@@JohnnyRebKyif Independence was the goal, then why weren't they willing ro free slaves and arm them at the beginning of the war? Doesn't seem like they were, as you said, "willing to do anything" .

[@BlondeinNYC]

I disagree with the idea that the South wanted Democracy. It seems to me that what they wanted was a Spartan type of government and state set up.

[@jacksons1010]

@@Dom_510 Have you ever read the CSA's Constitution? The idea that the Confederacy was weak central government entirely dedicated to "state's rights" is belied by the actual government structure. The Confederate President was granted a line item veto, empowering him to selectively accept or ignore the legislative decisions of the States in the Confederate legislature. Confederate States explicitly lost the right to abolish slavery within their borders. Confederate States lost the power to enter into free trade agreements with other states. Confederate States lost the right to grant or deny voting rights to immigrants. It's not at all clear that on balance Confederate States gained any more freedom than they had with the Union.

[@12rwoody]

@@jacksons1010 Exactly. FACTS: something neoconfederates aren't interested in.

[@miskwaad]

Other than that treating people as property while whipping, killing and raping them at will, I suppose you could argue that.

[@TulsaDem]

@@Dom_510 How about a stat e's right not to return runaway slaves? Where was the freedom there?

[@ae1586]

Except they installed a democracy. With a 6 year one term limit for presidents and senators .

[@zettle2345]

I like this guys message, but he is a dreamer. I'd have to guess that he is also a big fan of General Lee. The Confederate States never, had a railroad network designed to move men and materials from state to state. The railroads in the confederacy, looked like trees in the winter, with their trunks at the major port cities. Designed to move exports from the heartland to the harbors. Tennessee had already fallen, by the summer of 1864. And when Atlanta fell, Richmond and the 2 Carolina's were all that was left of the CSA.

[@jonathanrice1070]

Too many want to pretend the the CSA and Union were equal powers. The Union held massive advantages in virtually every category. Sherman’s March was the Union finally getting semi serious and pressing their might by opening up a second front. It really wasn’t a front insomuch as it was Sherman driving through the south virtually unopposed.

[@steveschlackman4503]

The distinguished Dr Richard Sommers passed in May 2019. A very distinguished career.

[@MichaelDeutschman]

2:10:00

[@12rwoody]

This guy makes delicious fried chicken.

[@ИринаКим-ъ5ч]

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[@SerikPoliasc]

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[@J.B24]

Aside from knowing why the civil war was fought and who won, why do we care about the minutia and specifics?

[@patrickwatrin5093]

What an idiotic question. You wanna answer? Or are you just kidding me

[@manuelkong10]

I dont' think Petersburg was that important THE game changer was Sherman's march to the sea then up into the Carolinas

[@SandfordSmythe]

Lee knew the war was over when he became bogged down in defense.

[@shiloh6519]

Jackson was overrated. Under performed during the 7 days battles and again at Antietam.

[@TorianTammas]

People do prefer to stamp.someone to be a hero, but we are humans and sometimes our choices are outstanding and a lot if time mediocre or worse.

[@seppshlllearningcenter419]

So we just completely ignore the first Shenandoah Campaign? Lol ok

[@shiloh6519]

@@seppshlllearningcenter419 His force was less than 5,000 men. That campaign was brilliant. But still doesn't rank him as a great commander.

[@ae1586]

He barely slept for the whole of the 7 days and that what directly after his valley campaign, where he whips banks , shields , Fremont, while keeping them separate and away from Richmond. At Antietam you realize a copy of the battle plans was found by the Yankees and McClellan knew the exact plan and still couldn’t deliver a decisive blow . It was AP hills division of Jackson’s corp that numbered less than 4K that was able to hold off the federals while lees army’s escaped . You realize they still teach Jackson’s valley campaign around the world to military officers ? You realize the British military advisor said of Jackson that he was the most superior field commander in the world and that on the field of battle no man was even his equal ? It was his plan at Chancellorsville, it was he who stood and held his line as first manassas became “the great skeedadle” . Totally over rated I guess . Didn’t rape any women or order any homes burned so he must lose some points for that .