The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2)

[@TheAlmightyJello]

Fun fact: Before the assassination, Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Lincoln was nearly crushed by a train after he accidentally fell between the platform and the train, but was saved by a man he recognized as a popular actor of the time. The actor was Edwin Booth, John Wilkes older brother.

[@skeleex]

One dies so another can live

[@saltyfrenchfry1025]

A soul for a soul

[@imtheprize]

Idk how lincoln would've made it through the death of another child. I'm sure he would've wished it was himself instead

[@tributesandamvs]

In this case the brothers are nothing alike but could you image John hearing his brother say that and just go "you did what!?"

[@Shack-lion]

Tf 🤯🤯🤯

[@PaulBadman981]

Lincoln had such a rough presidency and life. The part where he was starting to get used to being in peace and then getting assassinated made me genuinely tear up.

[@helo6824]

Ya ever think about the people in forced labor camps or who were slaves? Yeah, they were never happy after they had been unfairly captured.

[@Joelc0715]

@@helo6824 regardless, his point about Lincoln still stands

[@helo6824]

@@Joelc0715 true

[@bruhmoment8699]

@@helo6824 dude

[@coderr_]

@@helo6824 lincoln tried his best but he very depressed epically his wife after losinf his son and her husband

[@nesdanziger3741]

Fun fact: Grant was supposed to go to the theater with Lincoln, boothe planned to stab him and Grant always blamed himself for Lincoln's death.

[@TomoyaOkazaki13]

damn.... thats actually really sad.

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

Not just an incedible General. But also an incedible sporting man who wasn't bitter about the war. I also found it really sad when he blamed himself for that time so many of his soldirs died.

[@Firebidden]

@@RisingDawn12 Dude, wtf are you on about? This isn't a Joker review, it's a bomb-ass history video.

[@vojtechkorhon4159]

@@RisingDawn12 nobody cares

[@iamacatperson7226]

Sarcasms Agent he’s a bot

[@breawycker]

The context of Lincoln's death is so upsetting. I can't imagine Reconstruction being easy but i feel like under Lincoln, it would have gone so much better. The more you learn about the assassination, the sadder it gets. Booth, as an actor, knew Our American Cousin by heart so he intentionally choice to shoot during one of the funniest lines in the play and Lincoln was laughing, so at least his final moments were happy. May his memory be a blessing

[@Dap1ssmonk]

Booth, blinded by his quest for some vengeance and glory in the sputtering final years of his life, doomed his countrymen to over a century of strife. Like you said, I don’t think the job was small enough for one man to accomplish in one presidency, but I hope booth is reminded of the consequences of his action every moment of his time in hell, assuming such a place exists for me to lodge such a request.

[@yudipbhattarai6904]

Sad indeed. Just sad :(

[@ShonPatil-eb3ir]

its really tragic though as an Indian I found this history very intriguing except for the wars over stupid things like pigs but I was always in the false thought that america gave freedom to the blacks just after their unification it is very great to know this civil war

[@JJCreggadeath]

Lincoln’s death wasn’t instant, he spent 3-4 hours in horrific pain until he died across the street.

[@cdm0991]

@@JJCreggadeathLincoln actually died 9 hours after being shot. I believe he was in a coma during that time

[@rooksilver]

I don’t know why but it makes me feel better when Oversimplified mentions that President Lincoln was enjoying the play

[@baqcasanke]

Angelica Schuyler i like to think he died happy

[@iudex-09]

He died happy, and enjoying himself, surrounded by the people he loved as a President of a Nation he fought tooth and nail for. He may have been shot, yes, but Abraham died a happy man.

[@avypust8933]

@@iudex-09 It's too early to cry today :(

[@ninetyseven5913]

But were you satisfied?

[@Michelle-dl6qm]

Missing97 of course not! She has never been satisfied

[@gloriaborger5760]

Grant: carried the team George: failed to win Lee: says gg after losing Joseph: has beans

[@AatiNiiranen]

Martha: is cleaning

[@gloriaborger5760]

We can’t forget Sherman tho. Him and grant carried the war

[@that7mad]

@@gloriaborger5760 Exactly

[@that7mad]

@AUser 009 NO

[@that7mad]

@AUser 009 Fsr I hate this meme

[@ij1376]

It's cruel how Lincoln was killed right after his victory. He and his wife had a chance to finally regroup and heal, and that was cut short.

[@cameraman9760]

HE MASSACRED THOUSANDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS during before and after

[@aguythatsunguned]

yeah really cruel for john wilkes booth to end lincoln's break from managing an entire war what an asshole

[@MrSlushie6000]

Really¿?🤨

[@MrSlushie6000]

¡!i

[@reshuram4353]

@@MrSlushie6000 Yes, really.

[@Fayrayz]

Fun fact: the word “sideburns” actually originated from General Burnside’s name!

[@FlyingCaesar316]

What do you think they were called before sideburns?

[@MinAwY377]

Peripheral flames

[@TheeLadyDivine]

@@FlyingCaesar316or maybe partial side beards?

[@theodoreroosevelt2154]

Mutton chops

[@SheldonAdama17]

Similarly the term “hooker” came from, well, hookers that followed General Hooker’s army

[@MadPlagueDoctor]

Imagine losing a Battle so hard, you apologized to your injured and broken men as they fell back, the emotions behind it must have been brutal

[@FarCough145]

I think moments like these are what makes you truly respect him. He was a military genius but he also clearly cared for his men and admitted and had remorse for his mistakes.

[@chickenwiggies4365]

@@FarCough145 i agree in that you can respect him for being a genius and care for his men, but he was pro slavery which in 9/10 cases is a red flag lmao Edit I’m a retard and didn’t know that lee wasn’t necessarily pro slaver so stop yelling at me please 😭😭💀

[@markopolomcic6057]

@@chickenwiggies4365 It's much more complex than that

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

@@chickenwiggies4365 actually he was one of the few Confederates who wasn't necessarily pro-slavery but he did do what he did to defend his State as people didn't identify with the country at that point. Based on his life he may have actually been in favor of abolition

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@NadeemAhmed-nv2br Yep. And as soon as the war was over, Lee advocated for reunification and loyalty to the country for the rest of his life. It's a shame his US citizenship wasn't officially reinstated after 100 years later.

[@elkc4355]

I didn't cry at the end,I merely failed to stop my tears

[@sunnybearbuds]

You and me both! LOL!

[@Adam.Frazier]

McClellan moment

[@taraashworth2187]

Same with me bro

[@halsummers9141]

LOL WE GOT MCCLELLAND HERE

[@koolkurza]

i never cry, just that when im sad, WATER COME OUTTA MY EYES

[@incognito9277]

Lincoln was so tired after the civil war and when he wanted to get some rest he gets shot, that is very depressing

[@beatdowncentral6986]

At least he got too rest, it's sadly a forever rest but Im sure he's sitting happily on his personal throne in heaven

[@ateium2409]

Not really sad for him -he is dead , nothing matters to him anymore It is very sad for his family n friends tho .

[@carolynetter8046]

This video account is rather one sided in favor of the north and has left out a lot of details and events. There are numerous reliable books on the subject. John Wilkes Booth was a confederate soldier who was angry that president Lincoln ignored numerous requests from the Southern side to release the Southern P.O.W. soldiers that were held captive in the North and dying of starvation illness and cold conditions at the hands of the Northern soldiers. Lincoln refused several requests by the South to exchange Northern P.OW. soldiers being held captive in the South for Southern P.O.W. soldiers held captive in the North. In anger John Wilkes Booth that was a confederate soldier shot Abraham Lincoln on Good Friday as a possibility that he was trying to send a message that Lincoln thought of himself as God as Lincoln had also stated that he was a Free Thinker and not religious. Far more lives both soldiers and civilians were lost on the Southern side and the North got help from Europe. Also the South was sabotaged in unexpected ways. Then later came the Carpetbaggers from the North to take whatever they could and raise prices in the South after the war.

[@jdm3072]

@@carolynetter8046 Perhaps all true, but then again, you have to emphasize this is an "Oversimplified" version of the Civil War. The complexities of this time period cannot reduced to 20+ minutes. History is never so one-sided.

[@amandarenner8933]

@@jdm3072 good point.

[@ii8noobl895]

Fun fact: It is traditional to put a penny with abe side up on John Wilkes Booth grave when you visit. Even in death he is taking the L for his horrendous act.

[@darricshhh]

Sounds like he is still getting paid to me...

[@Trethan3266]

@@darricshhhconsidering that he can’t spend a cent, doesn’t seem like he’s getting paid

[@Seinsmelled]

@@darricshhh what the hell is he gonna buy with it, hes literally dead

[@darricshhh]

@@Seinsmelled your mom

[@Notpies]

​@@darricshhhyour dad

[@whiteknight9598]

i'm not american so i never thought much of abraham lincoln's assassination, but hearing it being talked about like this actually makes me kinda sad. the man had been been through so much since the start of the war, including the loss of his son and the stress of the presidency and when the war finally ended he had no time to have a well-deserved rest before being suddenly shot in front of his own wife by some washed-up actor

[@НекоНебитан-з3з]

Me too.

[@_JayRamsey_]

The actor was actually quite famous at the time, not washed up. Doesn't make him any less of a bastard though.

[@НекоНебитан-з3з]

My mom was also slave like me and a 13-year-old sister (to 12 February)

[@jbrandonf]

I think it’s interesting and sad. I think ultimately Lincoln’s death helped to create an event that the entire country could mourn and bring us together.

[@colinmcclain549]

When a tyrant gets shot😭😭🤣🤣

[@Jrey1803]

The way he described Lincoln right before he was murdered actually made me really sad. Never really considered after all my history classes he never really got to enjoy a time of peace as a president and the insane amount of stress he was under

[@AliceDiableaux]

In hindsight it's pretty bizarre how well he kept it together under the circumstances. Compared to someone like Robespierre if we stay in OverSimplified territory who completely unraveled under the pressure of a revolution.

[@LunaS043]

@@AliceDiableaux its why he is remembered as one of the greatest Presidents of all time. Other presidents saw us through world wars, but they never had to deal with a war in their back yards against people they once called countrymen. To see a nation through a civil war like that, its nothing short of miraculous

[@cajosabo]

Jrey1803 I got chills

[@BornCloth24]

The way he posses as we think there will be a gunshot. Then to only have his voice come back is a powerful move. From that, you know that Lincoln is his all-time favorite president.

[@karstenschoenberg9736]

You wanna know something about John Wilkes Booth he was DEMOCRAT

[@theunitedstatesofamerica3556]

Grant is the player who carries the whole team

[@cruizy5955]

Would you argue that he and Washington would have gotten along well?

[@davewolf6256]

@@cruizy5955 That's an interesting question. On a cultural level, there would be barriers. Grant was born to a family that was only 1-2 generations into the middle class, whereas Washington was from as close to an aristocracy as there was in Virginia colony. Grant was a salt of the earth kind of a guy. It's true that he inherited slaves through his wife, but he caused a small scandal by doing manual labor with them in his farm. The video also makes his taste for liquor a thing. But he was also easily led by the hand. (His administration is historically remembered as one of the most corrupt, and the word "lobbyist" was wrongly claimed to have been coined during the Grant administration.) Maybe the greatest difference between Washington and Grant is their military record. Grant's successes were the result of his taking chances, which he could afford to do for the resource and people rich Union. Unlike Grant, Washington lost more battles than he won, often due to lack of resources and low morale. What made Washington brilliant was he had a big picture understanding that Pyrrhic victories for the English, and not strategic defeats, would win the war for the colonies. As was mentioned in the Revolutionary War video, Washington's strength was he made the most of his advisors--which was a characteristic of the Washington presidency as well. (It also tends to be the characteristic that the most successful blue bloods have in common.) And it also contrasts with Grant--who had the personality of a bold maverick. He was at his best when he stood out of a crowd. Washington was at his best when he brought people together. Their ideals may also have been different. Washington was shrewd and cynical, which probably permitted him to do immoral things--slavery, adultery, etc. Washington also famously believed the US would not last 20 years under the 1786 Constitution--he believed Civil War was inevitable. Grant was a kind of lazy idealist and only began to sympathize with Abolition in the late 1850s. But Washington was moved by the occupation of Boston, which was when he began to identify with the Revolutionaries. At that point, he believed the colonies finally had a just cause for rebellion. This is why I think Washington would not have sided with the Confederacy. Washington, mind you an elitist, was reserved and conservative with regard to when a people can revolt from their nation. He would have seen the Confederacy, which seceded before Lincoln was sworn in, as merely criminals. So I think Washington and Grant's political views would not have separated them, they may have hypothetically brought them together. And I will say that Washington did play favorites in his army, and he favored bolder generals. My belief is that Washington could have brought the best out of someone like Grant. But their relationship would never have been equals. Washington had a more continent leadership style, whereas Grant had a sensitivity that could be taken advantage of--and probably was what led him to drink. But it is an unlikely friendship that hypotherically could have lasted a long time, despite some huge differences in the men themselves.

[@cruizy5955]

@@davewolf6256 Im glad i came to your TED talk

[@evelynparker6200]

Oh hi USA

[@shurr1945]

@@cruizy5955 LAMO

[@JasonSteel-hk2tx]

Lincoln was a good man. Never deserved to die. I truly believe had he lived, he would’ve been opposed to segregation, but been uneasy at first given the hell he went through in the Civil War

[@SuperAlien51]

If Lincoln had lived segregation likely never would’ve happened in the first place.

[@SawYer-fn6cu]

Yeah it would, tbings were okay for about 20 years after the civil war, blacks had seates in the house ans stuff, but it fell apart​@camerondisser4390

[@TheSphee131]

"I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the black and white races -- that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality" - speech in September 18 1858 by Abraham Lincoln. Sorry bub, abolitionism and integration don't equate.

[@dr.aisaitl7439]

@@SawYer-fn6cu Things were definitely not okay for most black people during reconstruction. The violence committed against them by the thousands was unfathomable

[@SawYer-fn6cu]

@dr.aisaitl7439 things were looking better is what I ment to say, but by thr start of the 20th century people stopped trying to abolish the KKK and etc. And African Americans were back to square 2

[@For_The_Horde]

I feel so bad for Lincoln's wife. Lost her son watched her husband suffer through the war only to lose him too

[@jamesfisher5285]

Exactly, I can't imagine what she felt when he was shot.

[@For_The_Horde]

@@jamesfisher5285 That's people like this are considered heroes. If America had not been born much of the world would still be enslaved. It was our freedom that was the example to other nations. That's why we are called the leaders of the free world. But we didn't get it right the first time. This war had to happen to wash our nation clean of it's first attempt. I hope one day that everyone here realizes that we are one people stop all the dividing. Left from right, white from black and man from woman. It needs to stop. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

[@angeldranbauer4802]

I did my college thesis on Mary Todd Lincoln. She was one tough cookie!

[@MikeHawk8008]

He dodged the war and still got shot, wild shit mane

[@bigmatthews666]

Im glad

[@PrototypeClovenhorn]

Not-so-fun fact: Until the day he died, Ulysses Grant said that he wondered if Lincoln would have been assassinated if he had gone to the play with Lincoln (he had politely denied the offer.)

[@Angry5704]

And the military leader who did go with him, Major Henry Rathbone, actually went insane because of his perceived failure to save Lincoln. I'm glad that didn't happen to Grant, in all honesty.

[@Angry5704]

@Meadowfrost Definitely.

[@Will-jk6nw]

@@Angry5704 I mean he was destined to be a shit president to begin with lol

[@Angry5704]

@@Will-jk6nw He's been getting more favorable historical reviews recently. His administration was scandalous, but Grant himself was dedicated to racial equality, unlike Johnson before him.

[@Angry5704]

@@thekingofracoons He's talking about Grant's presidency, not Lincoln's.

[@hemant1512]

Man I ain't even American but tears rolled down my cheek when oversimplified hit the serious tone right from the moment lincoln died.

[@razvandragomir7403]

As a Romanian that moment hurt

[@carmacksanderson3937]

He's just expressing his sympathy, chill out

[@dertyp4604]

@Charlemagne all that hate for nothing

[@riggedmint]

Where chads cried.

[@mrbeastlover2591]

I don't care

[@jimmymcgoochie5363]

Fun story: during WW2 Britain bought some M3 “Lee” tanks from America, but didn’t like them very much, so they modified them and named the new version the M3 “Grant”.

[@DylanJo123]

Based limeys

[@YuriZhevnev]

And some of M3 Lee was imported to USSR and used by the red army. But it was very unpopular due to it's poor performance against German weapons, and it earned the nickname "coffin of 7 brothers" given by the Red army

[@Woahhh-fw3lx]

BURN

[@tonyjoestar2632]

The Sherman tanks needed more r&d though. Every time one was built it would head toward Atlanta on its own

[@musc1esman]

@@tonyjoestar2632hilarious!😂

[@btyt152]

I’m now convinced that the only reason Gettysburg was involved at all was for the sole purpose of stealing Joseph’s beans

[@plizzy934]

Yup

[@jotarokujo_starplatinum5492]

How many times do I have to tell you, they aren’t here, *FOR HIS BEANS!*

[@billycollins8307]

YES

[@spartanyt136]

LOL

[@reypocais3760]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@obamabeanlatin]

General Grant was in need of back surgery after carrying the entire Union.

[@cloverapossum9342]

Grant was the equivalent to a blue paint brush in MSpaint.

[@muhammadhashirnisar6888]

Grant was like the Asian player in a Call of Duty Lobby who carries the entire team.

[@raoshahbakht5679]

Could say the same thing about Lee, one can't help but wonder what the outcome would've been if Lee had the same resources as Grant

[@Zzzz-jn1xt]

@@raoshahbakht5679 yeah but I don't really wanna respect a confederate general, do you?

[@serialBLEACHexpert98]

@@Zzzz-jn1xt You can respect someone's accomplishments without advocating for their cause.

[@brendankyle7309]

I love how Grant and Lee absolutely carried their respective armies

[@memecliparchives2254]

Sherman and Johnston were no slouch either though.

[@danly9794]

True, but Jefferson Davis hated Joseph Johnston

[@agnieszkaszymendera8803]

But grant was terible president

[@brendankyle7309]

@@agnieszkaszymendera8803 that has nothing to do with him being a general

[@danly9794]

@@agnieszkaszymendera8803 no he wasn’t, he used troops to protect black people’s voting rights in the South.

[@ncrtrooper7246]

Honorary mention to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the 54th Massachusetts infantry regiment, the second all-black regiment in US history (the first was the 1st Kansas colored infantry regiment), he encouraged his men to refuse their pay until they were paid the same as white soldiers. Shaw died in the second battle of Fort Wagner, his body was buried with his soldiers and when the Union went to find his body and bury him with honors, his father refused, saying "We can imagine no holier place than that in which he lies, among his brave and devoted followers" Also, in the same battle, William Harvey Carney saved the regimental flag, that action made Carney win the Medal of Honor, the first one given to an African-american (he didn't received the medal until 1900, but his actions were previous to any other black soldier) An absolute chad who fought among absolute chads

[@atomf9143]

Colonel Shaw was a rare man in the world. The Confederates viewed his final resting place as an insult, but I imagine he would have had no differently if he could choose.

[@sonicxhunters8344]

"Give ‘em hell 54th!!!”

[@danieloray5649]

Me: happy for Lincoln because he is happy Oversimplified: he then went to see a play Me: Oh shit

[@thorzide]

Daniel O’Ray yeah

[@SnowyElephant]

Not gonna lie, I teared up because I knew what was gonna happen next :(

[@alfiegorman2185]

Daniel O’Ray Same

[@deadpan904]

@@SnowyElephant but if you look in conspiracies, he knew in some way that he is going to die

[@JODRecaps]

hello daniel. btw diesel patches is daddy

[@willemwavefoe553]

Everybody gangsta until oversimplified hit serious tone

[@t.hieuv.8062]

Indeed.

[@Mr_Cast]

true

[@justdecent5909]

:(

[@darian2975]

Yep I teared a bit at that last Lincoln history. Such a great man

[@christianarnold4725]

I cried over the description of Lincolns suffering family, and how his wife had to suffer all of that.

[@priyamoorthy7775]

I’m not American, but I definitely got sentimental at the end.

[@gradypytlinski8846]

Gabriel Nadeau I don’t want to be American rn

[@priyamoorthy7775]

Grady Pytlinski wait why not?

[@brustlesproustle2767]

priya moorthy yeeeea so theres, protests for blm. Trump deployed secret police in organ who are kidnapping said protests. We’ve hit 4 mill in covid cases, and now trump is trying to send us back to school and some states are reopening and there is now a word for people who don’t refuse masks which is anti masks which the fact that there’s a name makes it a problem, we’re basically turning into a parks and rec episode and it’s horrifying

[@brustlesproustle2767]

I ment do refuse to where masks not don’t refuse, sorry

[@primestopper126]

Same

[@Avarice297]

I still believe this was the best two videos Oversimplified had done. He wasn't rude with his jokes, he just tried to make a good video, and gave it the best ending out of all his videos in my opinion.

[@JuliansStuffRoblox]

I wish I knew the music at the end it's so beautiful

[@SantyWOlffish]

Nah, punic wars part 2 takes it

[@Ocro555]

Of course when it comes to such a sorrowful, solemn, and significant part of American history OS spends considerably more effort on emphasizing the seriousness of the situation, compared to all other wars and stuff he covered. I mean, it's OS's home country afterall!

[@joshholmes4731]

“I didn’t lose, I merely failed to win” McClellan 2020

[@jonaboktr5269]

George McClellan *HOW DARE YOU EXIST*

[@karstenschoenberg9736]

I'm sure you told everyone "Lincoln didn't fire me, he simply told me I failed to stay hired"

[@cocowang8568]

Your still alive? It says on Wikipedia you died in 1885

[@jonaboktr5269]

Coco Wang it’s just fakes

[@glassbottlemenacesyou8323]

@@adawm what does "r/woosh" mean? "im a retard"or someing?

[@justicedunham4088]

They called Grant a butcher, then voted for him to be president in the next election. What winning a war does to your popularity

[@The_whales]

He also had to mostly carry the Union during the war

[@joeljustjazzing]

@@The_whales lets be fkin honest grant and sherman did 75% of the work

[@bag_12]

​@@joeljustjazzing ye

[@biazacha]

Not only winning a war, but Lincoln being cowardly murdered made him into a mártir, so elect a harsher in the edges comrade was the expected outcome cause that’s how usually History repeats itself.

[@hallamhal]

Also Andrew Johnson was impeached and not very popular by the end of his presidency, and Grant and his opposition to Johnson was seen as a link to Lincoln and return to the good old days

[@naotosenpai2789]

Really sad how the man died right around the time he could finally start being happy :(

[@HoangAnh-jk9pl]

At least he didnt die when the war was still raging. You could say that he died a fulfilling death

[@alnu8355]

True, and I have no real clue as to what happens after we die but, I like to think he was reunited with his son.

[@universalistsnape8584]

And for it he is honored with an S tier rank among the presidents, rivaled only by George Washington in greatness and leadership.

[@universalistsnape8584]

@Jason Bailey nah. They aren’t on the same level as Washington and Lincoln

[@DeadDogInc]

@Jason Bailey Well who missing, thats 4

[@sapphis_lazuli]

On this channel we do mostly like to poke fun at General Winfield Scott, but he was crazy impressive. He held the position of top general for the longest time yet. He had several honourary degrees. While the Seven Days battles were happening (McClellan's retreat after he attempted to take Richmond from the southeast) Lincoln actually visited Scott, who had retired from service, at the latter's home in New York, to ask for advice on the course of the war. Scott also wrote memoirs in his retirement, and sent them to Grant, with the message "From the oldest general to the greatest." Scott died in 1866, just two weeks before his 80th birthday. He was buried in New York, in the town he lived in, and the funeral was attended by several of the top Union generals, including Grant.

[@maryellis8902]

General Winfield Scott was too old to command troops but he set forth the strategic plan that won the war for the Union, the so-called "Anaconda Plan."

[@evanmoore3114]

@@maryellis8902 Fr, he doesn’t get enough credit. Also, his campaign for Mexico City was brilliant, and he deserves credit for staying loyal to the Union despite being a Virginian

[@Guydude777]

I can totally see Lincoln as the type to relish Dad jokes. Bless his soul.

[@jobro5112]

Yeah, but he also liked racist and sexist jokes....

[@Pvsn08]

Jo Bro Don’t be that guy, just don’t

[@jobro5112]

You have a point. Either way, it doesn't make him that much worse of a person, since things like that were normal at the time

[@aimbotarrow5981]

Jo Bro that is true, but what was he racist about since he hates slavery? Just like a feeling of it despite his beliefs?

[@keithkahler1327]

@@aimbotarrow5981 actually he believed that white people were superior

[@GalluZ]

It's been 3 years you're talking to yourself, narrating these oversimplified puppet shows, making puns and wacky jokes, and yet it makes us laugh and learn at the same time, *voluntarily.* Your videos are top quality when it comes to the content and how well you explain it, and it's getting better as ever. I don't want you to stop just because crybabies want you to upload every single month (that's called foreshadowing), I want you to continue this as an edutainment channel for everyone, in your way and your style. Take your time and have fun making those animations. Don't stress up, keep up the good work. Love your videos, and good luck in the future. If this gets in the spam junk, I don't know what is.

[@SoyBeanzz]

I completely agree with you Oversimplified is a top notch youtuber

[@chemes2225]

FAX NO PRINTER

[@seanwalter9383]

I'm here for this comment. Quality over quantity. 40-ish minutes well-spent. *What does he like to drink?* Whiskey, sir. *SEND HIM MORE!* 😂😂😂

[@ComradeHellas]

Sadly he is full of historical inconsistencies and sees the world from the "american glasses".

[@masternobody1896]

Finally new history

[@mal8359]

Imagine having to tell General Lee that you just shot *Stonewall Jackson*

[@spiffygonzales5899]

He'd probably be like "Ya know what, I don't even need to do anything. Just gonna let you think about that. You just fked the war for us. Think about that."

[@drethethinker6418]

@@spiffygonzales5899 I don't think if he were still alive they would have won the war.

[@spiffygonzales5899]

@@drethethinker6418 I agree, but you gotta admit that Jacksons death greatly hurt the Confederate army as well as the general southern moral. Heck that news even spread throughout Europe.

[@bradyweather3998]

Spiffy Gonzales yes I agree but if he was still alive the war might have turned into a peace agreement or perhaps a victory based on how well the generals where stratagy wise

[@dirtysniper3434]

@@drethethinker6418 mh jackson was basically lee's assistant and helped him think, he probably would have convinvced him not to have fought the union at gettysburg. As well as jackson was a man who knew how to keep his men in line and disciplined so when he was in command his men were basically immune to charges. Lol commanding buff. Gettysburg may have never happend. As for lee's other defeats..... yeah blame the fucker who lost the fucking battle plans

[@MarechalVI]

For the record, you could argue that Lee's generalship was more deserving of the title of "Butcher" than Grant's ever was. Lee often incurred far greater casualties than he inflicted, especially compared relative to the number of men he could stand to replace, opposed with the Union who could always field far more. He was always quite the romanticist, and he saw poetry in tactical brilliance, which is why he always tried to be good at it and win victories that would look cool and make for good press. Grant was a pragmatist more than anything else, and the way he conducted his battles was consistently steak over sizzle (more substantive gains). He always tried to ensure that his battles were a net gain. He never seemed to see the poetry in being good at war, but he tried to conduct the war in terms of cost efficiency. He wanted the battles he fought to be worth something. Atun-Shei did a pretty good breakdown of the generalships of Grant and Lee in his Checkmate, Lincolnites video about whether or not the Confederacy had better Generals. Also, just as a side note, when you read General Lee's quotes, he'll say some stuff like "Always do the best you can! Always work hard, be honest, and never compromise your principles!" but then after he says "Slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil in any country," he's like "Meh... I'm not gonna do anything about ending slavery because that's in God's hands, not in mine." Just ridiculous. The math doesn't add up, Bobby.

[@confused.cat.]

I 1000% agree with this comment

[@Urmombutzesty]

This is very true, at when he ordered Pickett's Charge (the charge at the end of gettysburg) Longstreet and several other generals told him it would fail and they were outmatched but he still ordered the charge

[@SantyWOlffish]

Both were butchers, but Lee was a militar mastermind

[@Maxidonis208]

The way I heard it, Lee saw devotion to one's State to be an important moral principle, and considered it to be either more important or more relevant to the war than the slavery issue.

[@anonbefallen4807]

​@@SantyWOlffish I encourage you to watch the episode of checkmate lincolnites he mentions

[@sephalon1]

I love how the flags kept accurate as the war progressed. It's the little details like that which make this channel awesome!

[@AmbyJeans]

I wish he threw in an explanation to why they kept changing. Unless he did and I missed it 🤔

[@JODRecaps]

hello seph. btw diesel patches is daddy

[@danielgammo]

@Chance he replied to the wrong comment lmao

[@frantushaj8377]

iqjwiusuqie

[@daltoncampbell887]

@Fuert Neigt really dude? It’s not anything like supporting the nazis, if you learned you would understand that the south for many years including the daughters of the confederacy aimed to keep southern pride. More people today use that flag to show their pride in their southern states, for standing up for themselves rather than just be in support of slavery or racist. You people frustrate me.... you go anywhere in Germany today and it’s frowned upon to have pride in the country. It’s just how people are raised....

[@firebird_0-1]

There's one fact about the final days of the war that warms my heart. On April 12th, there was a formal surrender ceremony where Confederate troops came to hand over their weapons. The proceeding was under the supervision of Gen. Chamberlain. As their former adversaries came forward, Chamberlain ordered his men to salute them. And they did.

[@ivanvoronov3871]

Good when both sides of a conflict still have respect for one another

[@taloob493]

Chamberlain really was a fantastic man and soldier, and his life after the war was tragic. I'd recommend to all that you at least read his wiki page if not his biography and memoirs

[@LordyT34]

At the end of the day, they were all Americans

[@nathansivali352]

Now prime minister Neville Chamberlain on the other hand...

[@elilevit4574]

I would never salute dirty slaving southerners.

[@fastpeanut]

Fun Fact: General Grant originally was going to go to the theatre with Lincoln but his wife (Julia Grant) disliked Lincoln’s wife (Mary Todd) and refused to go

[@solipsistinen7662]

I knew grant was going to go, but didn’t- but not this exact reason. Thanks you for sharing, very interesting!

[@aglock9193]

Did you know Lincoln wrote about a dream of his death weeks before it happened? He dreamed he woke up in the middle of the night and found a crowd clad in black weeping downstairs. He asked “What’s happening?” They said “Haven’t you heard? The President’s been shot.” Hearing this Lincoln walked down the hall to the very wing his body would placed in after his actual death and saw a casket in the exact same place he would be put with his own corpse inside of it.

[@fastpeanut]

@@aglock9193 if this is true that is very cool and fascinating thanks for sharing this fun fact

[@erfanedendonata9088]

@@aglock9193 yeah,im alr know and that interesting

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@solipsistinen7662 Also I read that Booth given the chance, he would have also attempted to take Grant's life as well. Considering he managed to escape from Rathbone, I can only imagine how it could have gone either way.

[@Ocro555]

I ain't even a fan of America but two single Oversimplified videos successfully made me root for Lincoln so much and mourn his death when it got to the assassination part. Man, Lincoln was a great president, he deserved to live longer. I'm not American, I don't live in America, but I believe it would be the best for everyone if John just hadn't succeeded. Shit got so emotional at the end.

[@RimsonDaone]

Made me patriotic even if i'm not american

[@fireironthesecond2909]

It’s even worse when you realise how much of a shitshow Reconstruction was because Lincoln’s VP was a Southern sympathiser which meant many warcrimes went unpunished, many slavers moved abroad and continued being slavers and the Jim Crow Laws were created which lasted until the 1960s None of those three would have happened if JWB missed his shot but unfortunately millions of black people suffered and died due to Lincoln’s death not to mention the creation of the KKK

[@bryannaing6316]

I really appreciate how OverSimplified takes a serious tone when giving mini-biographies of the good things people did, eg. Clara Barton or the sergeant who went to aid the wounded Unions. He cuts out his joking manner and ignores what side they might support, instead pointing out the goodwill and humanity within them, and I feel presenting it like that makes us realise that despite the side they were fighting on, they were still humans. A really underappreciated feature in his presentation that deserves more attention.

[@GamerBrinedQw4w9WgXcQ]

@@D14MBK they're not. Did you even watch the video?

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

That was a General that went to help he said. Remarkable.

[@samwiseshanti]

Totally agree. And because of his usual style, all he has to do in those moments is slow down a bit, strip away any audio effects, and just leave you with a quiet moment to dwell on what he said, and it's such a big contrast that its enough to hit hard every time

[@danielbledsoe965]

It's moments like those, or the Christmas truce of WW1 that may remind you: No soldier is necessarily good nor evil and begs the question: Do they know what they were fighting for. That there are many with respect for their fellow man, no matter who they are or what they stand for

[@the_glitter_is]

Agreed. It's informative, hilarious and poignant. Not an easy task.

[@abrahamlincoln5648]

This really is proof that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

[@provocadudes4571]

bruh i thought you died so what do you think of the new cod warzone

[@DzikaFizyka]

.

[@nospoopnovember5726]

a house divided against itself cannot party rock - Abraham Lincoln

[@FlamSalad]

Nice Bible quote, Abe. Matthew 12:25

[@kenzieaureliussubrata6113]

A house divided by a nation?? my friend,look at the border in Belgium and The netherlands,Or Maybe malaysia or indonesia,tho it may not exist in your era,malaca and dutch hindia sound a bell??

[@haxer6174]

Never have i heard someone make a president's death so sad. even after hearing it a million times

[@kade4503]

I felt the exact same way. He really set the mood for that part.

[@huhoka.y3163]

Sameee

[@thedogbrian]

Darius Canta agreed

[@emperoralvis6559]

He was a tyrant and war criminal.

[@anonymousperson3023]

You know what death was sad? Stonewall Jackson. I knew about him and his fate before the video and that death just ruffles my feather.

[@mattbphotograph8973]

'Unconditional surrender' Grant would be a badass thing to be able to put on one's business card.

[@mattbphotograph8973]

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16. Jesus of Nazareth, The Messiah, died for the remission of sin, including yours, was buried and rose from the dead on the third day, and whoever believes on him shall live forever, even if they die.

[@ivettrivera5306]

​@@mattbphotograph8973?

[@tucker.84]

*#1 ON TRENDING* Finally youtube.

[@JODRecaps]

hello slant. btw diesel patches is daddy

[@tucker.84]

@Fuert Neigt In what way shape or form does any of that have to do with my comment.

[@phlaxyr]

@Fuert Neigt That's a bit extreme

[@xaviertsun5004]

Yes... *Good.*

[@chunmunsgoel3633]

@Fuert Neigt I understand your hate, I don't have any love for the rebel flag, but for quite a bit of the people who use the flag still, they fly it for Southern Pride. People in the South are a proud traditional people, some don't even know that it is currently a hate symbol.

[@period2077]

"In modern America, the man (Abraham Lincoln) who fought to preserve the Union, and never gave up in the Darkest of times, Stands as a symbol of honesty, empathy, humility, perseverance and courage. A continuous reminder of what has forged America, and what it should ever strive to Be." -OverSimplified

[@memecliparchives2254]

This is for all Americans who truly want to love their country.

[@LeHunter70]

Even to other countries

[@aclarkk5462]

My American patriotism sky rocketed for a sec

[@marie-pieredwards1532]

You should read the sign at Lincoln memorial too

[@GMKGoji01]

It's too bad Trump never liked him.

[@merryniko]

Me: Finishing another great oversimplified series. Oversimplified: there is another.

[@joeyossia2827]

Funny

[@crazypoormangrift6158]

NickWithAnO take my like goddamn

[@skippy336]

In like 4 months, almost had me worried there cause it takes usually 3

[@JohnNack]

Me: geeeeod dammmmit!!!

[@unfried_]

Hello, diesel is daddy

[@Solar19620]

Not only does Oversimplified have the entertainment levels, he doesn't have an annoying voice. Could watch for hours

[@revwolfe]

Dig at extra history?

[@Thepeanutcollector]

@@revwolfeheyyyy, extra history does not have an annoying voice. He’s one of my favorites

[@revwolfe]

@@Thepeanutcollector mine too! But the og voice for them def annoyed a lot of people.

[@Thepeanutcollector]

@@revwolfeyeahhh I guess I could see that for some people haha

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

“After the loss, Lee told the soldiers that it was his fault.” Jesus Christ, my heart only has so many strings to pull.

[@skypentraico4322]

He actually did this too. If my history is correct, at first he was asking his troops to stay, saying things like "Pick up your rifles boys, I need you all." (This next part is unconfirmed) I read somewhere that he saw two men who had both lost one leg essentially having to use each other to "walk" and that's when Lee broke down.

[@William-Gregory]

He took a fade.

[@fallenicarus2685]

You should read the writings of Lee. You would find he was not only a great general, but an abolitionist

[@dr.boring7022]

@@fallenicarus2685 But he fought for the South

[@Sergeantnumnutz]

@@dr.boring7022 Yes, but his reasoning wasn't to keep slavery. He was offered command of Union forces by Lincoln but refused when Virginia seceded arguing he couldn't fight his own people.

[@donnyboi7033]

sad fact, during the show right before John Wilkes Booth killed lincoln, a man named Rathbone saw the gun and attempted to save Lincon but failed. After Lincoln died, it was said he went mad. His mind went wild and he suffered psychological issues which caused him to go into a mental ward and would die a mad man.

[@thegermanfool8953]

Lol Just restart the mission no big deal

[@helloitsme8575]

yooo

[@chiamakaigwegbu5200]

@José Santiago Restrepo Garzón 😳

[@leon6777]

Huh. My stepdad has the last name Rathbone, who's family had a little bit to do with stopping slavery. Wonder if it's any relation.

[@leon6777]

@MBTM thank you sir

[@jeremymeier7192]

Even i, not being an American, felt patriotic seeing Lincoln's Memorial in the end. Respected.

[@takendown6337]

Jeremy Meier respect. I am from Kansas and knowing the conflict that was in my home state I too feel patriotic for Lincoln.

[@joshlanier8567]

Only if you know the trie story and not the myth behind Lincoln and freeing the slaves

[@lightningstudios9559]

@@joshlanier8567 Hey. Could you not?

[@NDLBE]

Lincoln wanted to send all blacks to africa. It's not as it seems

[@Eli-jt9yn]

Esad Ozdemir get off buzfeed

[@malarucoon]

As someone who spent 20+ years of his life learning about and becoming an expert on the civil war chapter of this country- I do appreciate the details and information you gave. You correctly stated areas that are often left out or that people just get plain wrong. Especially in this day in age where giving credit to anyone who's ideals you dont believe in is considered taboo. Before the civil war we were a group of united states... after the civil war we were a nation- ideologically speaking.

[@DerVolman]

Imagine Mcclellans last words being "I didn't die, I merely failed to survive!"

[@shaynebarry5008]

"I'm finally winning. Winning at death!" - MajGen John B McClellan...probably

[@jakeberry2172]

😂😂

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mlplarisanable]

@@shaynebarry5008 McClellan's first name was George not John.

[@DonChij]

unfunny name I like your Ben Swolo as your profile pic.

[@patrickhiggins5970]

Fun fact: they turned Robert E Lee's home into Arlington national cemetery where nearly every american soldier to die in combat has been buried there since the civil war

[@jesusolguin5896]

How... How is that a fun fact

[@patrickhiggins5970]

@@jesusolguin5896 don't worry about it

[@ofclown9458]

it was actually his wifes, who was the granddaughter or great granddaughter of some george washington relative

[@AttyDouro22]

Yea the pricks

[@SpartanX300]

@@AttyDouro22 lmao

[@walnzell9328]

Starving soldiers, Union or Confederate, would've definitely taken Joseph's beans.

[@sophienugre4161]

Yeah I'm with Joseph on this one!

[@zuboy4272]

Would've ? THEY WERE THERE FOR IT !

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΝταλας]

Lincoln: Joseph... *Get the gun*

[@generalsquirrel9548]

Yup they will take this mr beans

[@penguinstrophe]

WALN Zell And nigerundayo

[@01juniorpen]

lincoln's death at the end actually had my eyes watering a bit

[@sackofpotatoes3591]

U.S. Grant seems like that drunk sheriff who's actually good at his job

[@iamseamonkey6688]

Like the sheriff from stranger things

[@FatCatJC]

Sack Of Potatoes he was

[@arthurfine4284]

The whiskey only enhanced his skills.

[@intensifiedfailure5681]

@@arthurfine4284enhanced his skills at being a general. His presidency was one massive mess though; probably wasn't meant for him.

[@arthurfine4284]

@@intensifiedfailure5681 Yeah, that was a disaster. Should have stayed out of public office for him. But not all military commanders are like him. Eisenhower was pretty good.

[@matthews820]

"Uh, Mr. Lee...we, uh, we shot Jackson. He's uh. He's dead." *This Enraged Lee, who punished him severely*

[@velocitygaming971]

Lol yes

[@exicutioner161]

Matthew S *multiple gun shots in Lee’s camp*

[@notottomedic]

TO THE GUILLOTINE

[@patchworkfellow]

*Horse* : *Horse* : _Welp. You’re f*cked_

[@zacharymyers6336]

The number of likes is 690

[@alixluu]

I hated history as a kid now I can’t get enough of oversimplified... ugh I teared up in this video

[@ninjamonkey2251]

You didn't hate history, you hated history teachers. You hated your enslavement and your indoctrination camps. You hated the forced labor and conformance. You hated public schools and the criminals that force you to go to them. History was never the problem.

[@houstonfriend2558]

ninjamonkey2251 what

[@corndogthemagnificent2212]

ninjamonkey2251 wut

[@ninjamonkey2251]

@@corndogthemagnificent2212 wot

[@Risyn1]

@@ninjamonkey2251 Yeah, but teachers can have a bad influence which leads you to hating that certain topic for the rest of your life

[@StickFigureMan]

Even 3 years later. I rewatch this video a lot because I have such a love for America’s 16th president and his amazing care towards his presidency and the people that helped and followed him along the way. Damn Booth for murdering him, even now. I really wished Lincoln could’ve gone out a better way. Thank you for the stern yet comforting tone at the end. It really shed light on how even the most silliest, could be some of the most caring. Yet again, thank you.

[@GamerBoyGamer-se6np]

Now 3 years later. I've read your comment, as Americans, no matter what your political party you agree on, no madder what your skin color is, if you where born on this soil, the American soil, You are an American. When our country goes through time of stress time, it is our job to protect our loved one's and other fellow Americans. As a black man myself, I say that, Abraham Lincoln was and will be the best fucking president in American history.

[@RajithaSeneviratne]

It got me all teared up at the end when you talked about the passing of Lincoln. I would one day go and pay respect to the great man Lincoln at his memorial. I'm not American.

[@mcmptn]

As an American, I thank you for your interest in our nation's history and your respect for the accomplishments of one of our finest presidents. I only pray we will see more people like him, not only in our country, but throughout the world.

[@reneethegreat2044]

I am so surprised that people outside America and within America talk shit about America, but they still like Abe Lincoln.

[@alketsadedinaj3011]

@@reneethegreat2044 a good man is a good man, no matter his nationality

[@cherryblossomx4463]

@@alketsadedinaj3011 wise words, very true

[@imperialknight2514]

And now they are trying to erase him entirely, because they say he owned slaves. News flash He didn't

[@TheFanoren]

"I surrendered to Lincoln's kindness as much as I did to Grant's armies." -Robert E Lee upon hearing of Lincoln's assassination.

[@archipelago7318]

Fanoren Gaming god I love lee

[@yourmama3515]

That made me emotional

[@donovan3873]

Lee was a nice guy, just on the wrong side

[@AttyDouro22]

Hey

[@nicestnice3687]

Donovan Lee was loyal to Virginia, if Virginia was a northern free state which stayed loyal to the union, Lee would’ve fought on the union’s behalf

[@thecornseller]

The ending where you hear the audience laughing and then the screen goes black, and the tribute to Lincoln at the end. I watch OverSimplified for the humor and history, but times like this really make the channel shine.

[@Ashen5800]

Is this a fellow PS1 hagrid?

[@paulblichmann2791]

I was bummed I wanted to see the best part. "SIC SEMPRE TYRANNIS!"

[@brarx0166]

To me the similarities between the kind of fighting seen in the U.S. Civil War and WWI despite being over 40 years apart is kind of scary. Both wars lasted four years, and saw the a major political assassination and the use of: Machine guns, barbed wire, artillery, tele-communication sabotage, bayonets attached to almost all rifles, shotguns, prolonged siege tactics, trench warfare, ironclads (primitive submarines in the case of the USS Monitor and CSS Hunley), chemical weapons (only proposed, not used), armored trains, spotter balloons, and total war.

[@wta1518]

The Civil War was basically the trailer for what modern warfare would be.

[@USSFFRU]

Its ironic even considering many of the European Powers that saw the Civil War sent attaches to see the strategy and style of fighting the Confederates and Union practiced and all they saw and thought was they were barbaric or unimpressed with the quality they saw. How ironic merely 40 years later, they too would be the ones to do the same fighting on their own continent.

[@atomf9143]

It was said that the American Civil War was the first industrial war in human history. While by modern standards the tactics are antiquated and the technology laughably old, at the time it was a whole new world. The experience of the United States in the Civil War was what concerned European commanders when WW1 began to drag on- they knew what was coming.

[@AStoryteller-for-fun]

@@wta1518 In reality, it really was and would define warfare

[@AStoryteller-for-fun]

@@USSFFRU Not even 40 years, just in some years like during Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War as it is called In Germany

[@notasovietspytrustme4392]

The south lost because they tried to take Joseph’s beans

[@jessekane6224]

Der gunna taek r beans!

[@TGNXAR]

To be honest, they looked REALLY tasty...

[@sfra5490]

Nicholas Bender CEO of beans

[@1nsta528]

Nicholas Bender poor Joseph I wouldn’t want my beans to be take I sympathize with him

[@spooked2104]

Finally

[@ravenlord4]

Little known fact: Lincoln was also an accomplished vampire hunter. There is a great documentary about it starring Rufus Sewell and Daniel Day Lewis.

[@whyudoit4009]

raven lord That was a good documentary.

[@idkk9013]

raven lord hahaha I remember that movie Edit: “documentary”

[@72EEL]

Skipii Clan documentary*

[@PeruvianPotato]

He was also a good wrestler at his youth and even invented some famous moves

[@idkk9013]

Sewwfffyhjijui all facts, he indeed killed many vamps

[@pizzaking444]

That ending with Abe was one of the most heartfelt moments I’ve ever seen on TV. Oversimplified you outdid yourself with this 2 part series thank you.

[@joema5515]

Everyone wants to make jokes for the sake of likes which is fine, but we have to remember this is HISTORY! Thank God for Abe

[@PoorlyEdited540]

I just wanna know if he Bought the 100 Pizzas

[@mohit_panjwani]

@@PoorlyEdited540 *100 dollars of pizza

[@mugrootbeerenjoyer3527]

ey pizza

[@GodsGrieff]

@@joema5515 matter of fact God never really had a problem with slavery! Even in Qur'an, old and new testaments he approves of it! Lincoln did not So thank Lincoln , not him!

[@Ondivv]

In all seriousness Lincoln’s life was cut way too short, and he didn’t didn’t deserve to die way too soon, and I also feel bad for his wife, at the moment she was genuinely happy her husband dies, I feel bad for them both, it had a bad ending..

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Amazes me how much love history. It's now on trending

[@ROBLINGOAT]

Abraham Lincoln ur famous now

[@augustoeremita7940]

RIP

[@notapop2961]

Yo u still tired?

[@h4hm3m3]

Spoken like a true hero ;(

[@endie5970]

Its ok, you can rest now

[@spencerwayland4385]

Stonewall Jackson getting killed by his own troops: "Dude. Uncool"

[@Gettysburg-cz8hx]

Yo boys dun goofed up.

[@itzjay116]

I wonder what happened to those soldiers. Like do you think nowadays there’s just some guy like “oh yeah you know, my great great great grandfather actually killed one of the south’s most prominent generals.... by accident”

[@KeizerSosebee]

@@itzjay116 yes but your missing a few greats in there........................and its me

[@ice_springtrap8225]

He actually died of pneumonia not the gunshots

[@KeizerSosebee]

@@ice_springtrap8225 yeah thats true but he was put entirely out of commission due to the wounds. Pneumonia was just icing on the cake

[@wessondoorman]

The way the assassination is visualized and narrated still gives me chills

[@pfftt2885]

The fact that Abe was so happy too during the play :/.Least he died with positive thoughts.

[@wessondoorman]

@@pfftt2885 true

[@Alex38369]

The John Wilks Booth teaser gave me goose bumps.

[@astranix0198]

Why were there no guards posted at the box entrance?

[@nooble9021]

@@astranix0198 No President before Lincoln had ever been killed before. Especially then and there, nobody could have expected Booth to do what he did.

[@JaynaeMarieXIV]

That ending..right in the feels. Awesome. All these should be shown in History class.

[@thedumb1ne568]

John Wilkes booth: *gets drunk after two glasses of brandy* Grant on his second bottle of whisky: Pathetic

[@aleembaksh1880]

Not even two bottles of Brandy... Two glasses

[@Nmille98]

Well, he didn't want to get drunk- Lincoln's assassination was a well-planned conspiracy. As Wilkes killed Lincoln, the Secretaries of War, State, and the Treasury were also attacked. Two attackers screwed up, and soldiers discovered and chased down Secretary of War Stanton's attacker after he clubbed Stanton's young son in the head with a pistol.

[@SirTravis-vn6yp]

@@Nmille98 I it's think he was saying something called a joke

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

Nealon Miller Why though? Why was Wilks so willing to do something so horrible? Something so horrible it would make him the Praeha of the entire country? Is...there any resources on why he did this?

[@Nmille98]

@@kyokyoniizukyo7171 he was from the South. His co-conspirators were from the South. Small groups of people killing important people for their birthplace and associated ideals are hardly rare throughout history.

[@praetorjaeger]

As much as Grant is seen as a butcher, if you were to look at the percentages of men lost, Lee actually lost more men per battle on average- the main difference was just the size of army. The deaths of all those men was tragic, but Grant kept pushing South unlike other generals which meant these deaths were not in vain.

[@StealthMarmot_]

Also Grant and the union were on the offensive so they were at a disadvantage. They also weren't as familiar with the terrain so tactics were always going to favor the south a bit. More to the point though, they also were trying to make sure the people of the south would actually rejoin after the rebellion was over, so they had to be careful to not over reach.

[@biazacha]

Had they did this from the start so many lives would be spared cause the war would have ended quicker. But hindsight is 20/20, both sides were hoping the other would call it quits so not exactly willing to push assertive strategies.

[@Schattengewaechs99]

War is hell.

[@rainboi5920]

@@biazacha Lincoln: "You outnumber them, go attack!" McKellan: "No."

[@narutobear9300]

I thought the "unconditional surrender" Grant thing was a joke but he was actually called that.

[@marcocoronel2098]

Really? Lol

[@lebronthegoat3670]

Marco Coronel yes google it

[@FondantApple]

I just searched it up and yes it actually is true! I thought it was a joke lol.

[@LiamsSportsandEntertainment]

I had to do a school play during which I was General Grant. We did the surrender and sadly I got this nickname for the rest of the year.

[@filthyfergus923]

What a lad

[@luthergk1276]

I love the homage to Lincoln at the end. Truly one of the greatest human beings to ever live 😢

[@signedtundragaming2089]

General Sherman’s living off the land strategy wasn’t unprecedented. That was the basis of one of Napoleons great strengths: Speed

[@janvanvulpen3868]

It was more, unleash hell on the citizens and then they dont want to fight anymore

[@markusvarusk4643]

literally the first thing i thought of when he said living off the land lol

[@ir0n392]

I think he meant unprecedented in the civil war.

[@The_whales]

@@ir0n392if I learned anything in fights, it would be “you do whatever it takes to win”

[@jaspermann9447]

Grant taught Sherman how to do this when they were marching towards Vicksburg. They did it all along the route. They just didn't burn down Port Gibson.

[@specialism640]

The real winner of this war is the guy who didn't let them take his beans

[@xdmaster7888]

FAX DUDE

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Fax indeed

[@tardwizard8474]

Bruh

[@GsCuzYes]

yeah 100%

[@matthewfrancis4897]

Amen

[@eugenio40043]

*Nobody is born cool, Except of course* KZbinrs that post part 1 and part 2 of a video at the same time

[@lastsonofkrypton3918]

And Baberaham Lincoln!

[@SebasQuiaro]

It was a premiere

[@SuperHeroMomo]

What about in the same 20 minutes... Todd in the shadows

[@maylohh]

except*

[@cryed0]

@@uniquename6260 he makes videos every 4 months. Let him have this small victory.

[@EvieWurtz]

Grant may have been the star but Sherman deserve some credit too. If he didn't take Atlanta when he did we would have mr "I didn't lose I merely failed to win" as a US President. And his live off the land strat speed up the war and reduce loss of life.

[@atomf9143]

Grant and Sherman together were a force of nature- seriously, there have been hurricanes that did less damage than Sherman in Georgia and the burning of Richmond. It’s a shame Grant’s name is often the more remembered one.

[@maryellis8902]

Sherman was a brilliant general. He was hated by Southerners because of his brutal siege of Atlanta but he knew that besieging that city would save lives and shorten the war. On his march from Chattanooga he always outflanked the Confederates as he moved south but engaged in direct attack as he neared Atlanta because he had to in order to invest that city.

[@TungstenArm]

Part one: “Damn we’re really kicking the North’s ass!” Part 2: *North Removes Training Weights*

[@JODRecaps]

hello ren. btw diesel patches is daddy

[@IvyTheBlindHusky]

Part 3 rko outta no where by vintage randy orton to mark his entrance.

[@anderwebb5350]

Or Lincoln fires his soy boy generals

[@chayot4564]

forgive me sensei washington but just this once i must go all out

[@strange9922]

JODisHere i knew it was some livestream when i saw the check mark and a random phrase

[@harrisonlogan8306]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate all the hard work and research that is put into these videos that we take for granted. I have had these videos help me on so many occasions, and I just want to say thank you.

[@hiihaveausername4499]

Harrison Logan GRANTed

[@BilalKhan-rx1cc]

@@hiihaveausername4499 ya beat me to it lol

[@powerofthec5908]

@@BilalKhan-rx1cc beatmetoit

[@luukdevoogd1071]

I got A’s for history Thanks to him.

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

We don't take it for granted, ass kisser.

[@satoshiketchump]

Lincoln is such an important figure that in Nepal, he's the only American president we learn about in our government books, I believe it was in the 7th Grade.

[@Ur.MomfAg]

satoshiketchump nice he’s my all time favorite president ever since I learned what he stood for and the history that followed he was the stepping stone for our nation

[@joshidoti]

im Nepaili too

[@artikz7349]

here in Mexico we're only taught about president James Monroe, that one dude who invaded us

[@dave-xp9qk]

Artikz 504 wrong james lol, polk was the guy behind the mexican american war

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

satoshiketchump that’s amazing thanks for that man. I’m American and sometimes I think we don’t learn enough about him. Like we never learned that Marx said Lincoln a letter of congratulations. Some interesting shit but yeah bud cool stuff.

[@jakepaquette]

Everybody is talking about know great Grant was but nobody is talking about Sherman who was also really good and helped significantly get Lincoln reelected when he captured Atlanta

[@mefovarka]

I can’t even imagine how heartbroken his wife was gosh darn

[@Klishar122]

She actually lost her mind after her husband was killed. 😔😭😔

[@rhymenoceros3303]

Things she deserved: definitely not that :(

[@Usagi393]

Mary Todd’s story after Lincoln’s death is tragic. Heartbroken can’t even begin to describe it. The woman was deeply traumatized and trapped in a society that didn’t understand

[@mefovarka]

Usagi393 I just can’t imagine the grief when after all the years of war when it’s over your beloved husband gets shot right in front of you and you don’t notice right away because everyone was laughing

[@mefovarka]

Usagi393 I don’t even think I have a vocabulary to describe it

[@fatimazz]

Grant is one of the best generals in American history.

[@npc2153]

So is lee. Despite his side no denying he was a genius.

[@rafaelfermin4619]

@@npc2153 yep even Grant himself gave him his respect

[@hueyfreeman1983]

@@npc2153 unfortunately you're right

[@poptarts9956]

He is pretty cool, his only downfall was his waste of lives. He got trained in 1840’s warfare which was very different, meaning he was kind of in the same boat as old WW1 generals. Still really good through, we needed more generals like him.

[@TripsBBB]

Lol the originally simp Abe simped to grant

[@papajonhs3687]

Lincoln: has a super detailed face His wife: a simple smiley face.

[@nananoah2084]

His cheekbones didn't translate well into basic emojis.

[@maximevandeneynde7692]

his wife didn't have then shmexy cheekbones

[@thiccsketchyyoshi4029]

@@maximevandeneynde7692 smacks lips hell yeah those shrexy cheekbones smacks lips again

[@guestguest4487]

OH YEAH THOSE *C H E E K B O N E S*

[@Nosti98]

That means she’s normal

[@danielmaluenda9731]

“ Never Gave Up on the Darkest of Times. Stands as a symbol of Honesty , Empathy , Humility Perseverance and Courage - a continuous reminder of what has forged America , and what it should strive to be .”

[@HuongVuOfTheValley]

As a young Vietnamese, I've never seriously learned anything too detailed about Abraham Lincoln before watching this video-which actually is about the Civil War. And somehow, I'm moved to tears at the end. I really don't know how or why, but simply the story of his assassination after a brief history of his life, fight and presidency has so strong an effect on me. May such a great leader forever rest in peace

[@regulargoat7259]

Whats horrifying is that his corpse was paraded around the US open-casket for a long while before he was allowed to rest in peace

[@guillaumelalonde7945]

@@regulargoat7259 people mourn in different ways.

[@regulargoat7259]

@@guillaumelalonde7945 i know, but I can’t imagine carrying a quickly rotting carcass across the entire country would honour his memory and allow him any further dignity in death. My personal philosophy is that we should choose to remember and celebrate people’s lives- telling funny stories about them and seeing photographs of them alive, not the morbid sight of their corpse. What’s yours?

[@magnusbane420]

@@regulargoat7259 i believe his dead body was embalmed by a specialist, which is why they were able to do that. You might want to watch Ask A Morticians second to last video, about why JFKs funeral was closed casket (Spoiler: it's Jackie), her videos might resonate with you

[@formorian5]

@@magnusbane420 yep, and if I remember right, it was that funeral tour that popularized embalming. In most cases, embalming is unnecessary, and only exists to add additional charges to the already absurdly inflated funeral costs.

[@montefalco9050]

West Virginia Alternative Names: -Kanawha -Vandalia -Big Mountain Momma State -Florido -Canada II -Missississippippi -High School: The Musical: The Series: The State -Left Virginia

[@raphaelsanchez7386]

I have suddenly realised that Left Virginia is not only a reference to.. well.. it's left of Virginia but also a reference to the fact that they literally *Left* Virginia.

[@breakfast_food]

I like the name Kanawha for it ngl

[@archimedesnovac6918]

virigina part 2:electric boogaloo, reloaded into the matrix

[@rare6143]

honestly all of these are better than what we got

[@hotbabetyler8272]

I mean if they didn’t name it West Virginia we wouldn’t have a very catchy song to sing

[@mr.mystery6429]

George McClellan didn’t get fired, he merely couldn’t keep his job.

[@iminediamonds]

When he died, he didn’t die, he merely failed to continue living.

[@the_actual_alex]

I didn't get older, I merely failed to stay young

[@Omega_thehusky]

@@iminediamonds omg LOL

[@mr.mystery6429]

He didn’t hate the president, he merely looked at him unfavorably.

[@Skolg3r77]

I didn't get depressed, I merely got very very sad!

[@ultraali453]

Dude, you made me cry. Thank you for making this wonderful series on the American Civil War. The north with Lincoln at the helm liberated not only the slaves in America, but most of the world as well. You guys had a war, so we don't have to. Thank You! 🌟

[@wizar6712]

“And the small towns that was to get caught up in the crossfire in the largest battle of American history was... Gettysburg” I think we all know how this ends

[@Krindig]

The north: The battle of Gettysburg. The south: The battle of regretisburg

[@luger_Mann]

@@Krindig underated

[@fuzzy__dunlop]

Error in video. Was July 1st, not June 1st.

[@paniccan643]

actually the battle of schrute farms is the northernmost battle in the civil war

[@mgeiger2341]

*Iced Earth Intensifies*

[@huzaifaaamer9212]

I am angry that lincon died like that after so much struggle for his nation and people, truly a legend among legends, may he rest in peace

[@9heyjack766]

You might have fought for the people your whole life, But once the people are free, they will stab you in the back and burn your statue eventually. That's human history used to be.

[@humphreyobanor866]

His legacy lives on

[@tatujuntunen7668]

@@9heyjack766 Et tu, Brute

[@pikapi9304]

F

[@antuthegame]

@@9heyjack766 That's a fact all over the world. Each country has the same story repeating again and again like a never ending loop.

[@godoftoasters7594]

“That old man had my division massacred at Gettysburg!” *General Pickett never forgave Lee for Pickett’s charge.*

[@flybydeath]

To his credit Lee also blamed himself and took ownership of the failure.

[@gart5379]

I feel bad for General Longstreet. He was the one who had to give the order directly to Pickett, even though Longstreet knew it would end terribly

[@waytoohypernova]

_lee will remember that_

[@Spongebrain97]

@@gart5379 he in fact didnt even verbally agree to it. Apparently a soldier asked if they should proceed and longstreet looked down in shame and nodded his head

[@TheCsel]

Lee never forgave himself

[@Tugboat00]

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. “But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us,that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

[@Tugboat00]

Here I hope this helps some one

[@kaldishelbryndjar]

@@Tugboat00 It did

[@Tugboat00]

@@kaldishelbryndjar glad to hear

[@ethank.3201]

This guy Grant is such a good leader He should be president someday!

[@nguyenduyphuc3924]

Ethan K. And that’s called foreshadowing

[@TyberiusDe]

Shame it was such a bad presidency.

[@gambithd59]

Tyberius D what did he do wrong?

[@skakoanscarecrow9830]

@@gambithd59 From what I recall he gave government jobs to his personal friends who turned out to be corrupt as hell.

[@nathanael138]

@@skakoanscarecrow9830 regretisburg

[@Bluestar-wb9qx]

I love the tonal shift when talking about Lincoln’s assassination. It is wildly different from the whole video, but using that shift to your advantage, I almost cried.

[@Mattyoftheboy]

Same it was so emotional

[@MilkmanSuper]

*Losing a city* Joseph : "Hah no." *Losing a single Bean* Joseph : *"YOU HAVE ENRAGE ME YOU ENTITLED SHOOTING TARGET"*

[@gaytroglodyte9960]

He had his priorities straight

[@hypercyclone1252]

Joseph: *MY GOALS ARE BEYOND YOUR UNDERSTANDING*

[@ives6622]

This enraged Joseph who punish them severely

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΝταλας]

I think I know where that "hah no" reference is coming from

[@hexaanon1284]

@@gaytroglodyte9960 *Yes*

[@v.s.m.6281]

As someone who is not from USA, and wanting to know more about your history, I am just in awe at the tremendous work that the author of this video has done. Wonderfully explained, with some hilarious puns here and there, and being really entertaining yet true to historical facts. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO .