The American Civil War Total War Game

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[@iSorrowproductions]

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[@sleepingkirbo2393]

Dear God:WHERE ARE JEREMY

[@charlesgrimmer6486]

This isn't the civil war game made by history channel that is surprisingly good. Shame.

[@IamnotfromUSA]

You should have picked third age total war mod

[@noahbarker7344]

Battle royale mod with country roulette

[@ACCB710]

Try the Brasil mod :) they start at teh french guiana

[@tenchimuyo69]

"I just got Nigerian prince scammed" That is actually such a good term for Total War diplomacy, I'm a little disappointed it never occurred to me.

[@rynemeloy9884]

Funnily enough, you followed the tactics used by actual Civil War generals. Artillery was used very aggressively, and often was placed in front of infantry.

[@toasterofdoom9629]

plus the cavalry for the south, though he used it in a bit more of a head on method in comparison to the harassment tactics of the southern cavalry

[@MrWeedWacky]

there is a real morale issue shooting your own in the back with a cannon... so Yeah... They had CANNONS, not HOWITZERS... they had a direct line of fire not an arch.

[@pp-wo1sd]

@@MrWeedWacky There is a thing called arcing your shots and you know , hills

[@MrWeedWacky]

@@pp-wo1sd arcing your shot would be absolutely insane, if you don't know why, then you are clueless about physics to a degree you don't belong in this discussion. And if you are talking hills, then the artillery is no longer behind, but ABOVE.

[@vesai1]

@@MrWeedWacky Just put it in between the guys, no need to have it in front ;-)

[@highspy6851]

2:52 those units were called zouaves and were basically light infantry, and very well trained in the bayonet. The uniforms came from the French in Northern Africa, that is why they are wearing turbans.

[@yuzi1030]

10:23 *Brits behind the river waiting 4 the best moment to attack (colorized)*

[@FriendlyArchpriest]

Marry me!!! (It's fine 'coz she is a dragon)

[@Healermain15]

1:12 *Minor nations:* - Britain - France Yeah that's America alright.

[@EnderMan314-USA]

@@Healermain15 Minor in the civil war.

[@danielmcguire6687]

I thought that said colonized lmao

[@Burgerzaza]

Default America pulled a Taiwan as a result of Southpaw configuration Americas steppe hordes

[@snipingflute4346]

That is the best way to put it!

[@adrock_sokolov6570]

Funny you mention it, half of my hometowns museum is just civil war fence images.

[@killianlile173]

Lame... at my battlefield I get to shoot a 6 pdr cannon on the government's dime XD

[@adrock_sokolov6570]

We got Trump. The wall is all we got now.

[@bendec5557]

Hitlet, you sure this is the right timeline? I think you were supposed to be in the 30's

[@maka6134]

not even the fence itself? just images of it?

[@adrock_sokolov6570]

@@maka6134 we have fences put in to look like the real fence, but the real thing is too old

[@casimirtn]

No one ever talks about the horrors of the Confederates using Mongolian horde tactics, do they?

[@electrohalo8798]

Didn’t expect to see you here

[@jawshvancouver2754]

Neither did stannis

[@meadeskelton3350]

Or the horrors of Federal Officers raping and pillaging and burning.

[@Halloyaw11]

Well to be fair, it's not exactly inaccurate.

[@super_heavy_battleship4205]

Meade Skelton Oh trust me there are a lotta discussions about that.

[@Troglodytarum]

1:52 Confirmed, ISP doesn't think black people should be in the military.

[@JoshuaRellick]

He was just wondering if you were allowed to call them "colored".

[@RandomPersonR]

At the beginning of the war black men were not allowed to enlist but then when Lincoln decided to get rid of slavery they allowed them to enlist

[@crypt0sFX]

Thats where we draw the line!?

[@RandomPersonR]

@@crypt0sFX yup at the end of the war 10% of the army would be black about 179,000 and 19,000 in the navy 40,000 would die

[@karnewarrior]

@@RandomPersonR And they weren't allowed to serve in the same units as white men either. Because even the North was pretty racist, just not quite as racist as the South was.

[@blitzkrieg3966]

Well it's better than that time when Napoleon pretended to be dead in a field somewhere in France

[@bobsspike6100]

Lol did that happen ? He seems way to cocky to do that

[@problems3485]

@@bobsspike6100 it was an isp gamer moment

[@bobsspike6100]

@@problems3485 damn Ive never had a comment two years later

[@JipFox]

​@@bobsspike6100 How about 1 year later?

[@bobsspike6100]

@@JipFox not until now

[@migukmoonpark4312]

At least Abe Lincoln is safe now. There are no theatres in Antigua as far as I know.

[@devilsummoner2163]

Abraham Lincoln, the 3rd? Wtf

[@revanati222]

This civil war wouldn't have happened when his first clone was president 🤔😜

[@derptomistic]

Attila the Hun pops his head out of his grave like "My services are needed once more..."

[@fourlamb1]

I've heard things about the war of d day beach! I heard Macedonian phalanx's stormed the jungles of Antarctica in Chruchill tanks. The finest battle!

[@jawshvancouver2754]

Don’t forget the Russian Bears being ridden by Soviets, legend has it Stalin himself was there

[@fourlamb1]

@@jawshvancouver2754 Well that's clearly made up, we all know the Soviets rode giraffes in to battle! 🤣

[@gentlemen.7621]

A Macedonian "phalanx" is not called a phalanx, they were called phalangites, the term phalanx mainly applies to traditional Greek hoplites

[@khanstantinople]

nerd ass 🤓🤓

[@thepolishastronaut7940]

*Fortunate son played on flutes on drums about 100 years early*

[@user-nx9rp8tx8p]

mcciv5wt _ All around the DUTtower

[@walnzell9328]

If a colonial power doesn't want to join you in a war, you know your war is scary.

[@MrBobbyz24]

Never forget the War of D-Day Beach, where the Army of Christ slew the Huns and made POTUS the new God.

[@flashgordonsthemesong2838]

2:06 Technically, that would be the First Amendment. Amendment 1: "Congress shall make no law...or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." (No censorship of newspapers=free reading)

[@hyper_ninja3339]

The Ironside logo crashed KZbin on my phone. It's too strong!

[@aposapocalypse7117]

play stainless steel! edit: for medieval 2 luv u dady

[@ethanodell8044]

As an American, I can confirm that this is how the Civil War turned out

[@gintautassickus6390]

6:35 top 10 ancient strategys that still work

[@Snapmare_]

_-Lincoln is turning over in his grave-_ *_default dancing in his grave_*

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

"There goes Stonewall, running away" heh, he was kind of known for the opposite of that.

[@amp8295]

The name explains a lot really

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

NOT ANYMORE. FACEPLANT JACKSON

[@problems3485]

Well he never successfully held a defensive throughout the entirety of the war so he’s really only known by a quote

[@problems3485]

@@elmascapo6588 ah shit looked it up cant believe I missed that I’ve checked that stupid fact multiple times

[@joecool4219]

3:29 it's American artillery only!!!

[@PRINCEOFPRUSSIA69]

Its funny you actually say that about that fence, because there is in fact actual fence used as defenses (no pun intended) in museums at battle sites from the civil war all over america. Most notably, Gettysburg. Ah, the historical fence!

[@zacharymohammadi]

God I’m early I need to think of a joke Isarrowproductions making a hoi4 video

[@ronnie9847]

hahaha .-.

[@Andreweej4thejewhater]

make I joke and I will sigh and you will laughed and I will cry

[@TheChosenFailure]

your spelling of his name is a good joke.

[@Twizted86]

@@TheChosenFailure Jokes are funny, illiteracy isn't a joke.

[@bigeboye6000]

@@Twizted86 yes it is, this is an ISP comments section.

[@dankesteevee1937]

As a Canadian I know why they where organizing so many armies up north. It was in preparation of American manifest destiny part 2 electric-boogaloo.

[@conormcclelland4874]

This video but every time he mentions “Vietnam” it speeds up

[@jasonpratt5126]

8:40 -- "...uh, wait a moment, we both have reinforcements coming into the battle from the exact same side. That's a little awkward, isn't it?" ***CHARLOTTESVILLE RIOT INTENSIFIES!***

[@josephrichardson2528]

I can confirm that those are the three wars taught in the American public school system

[@thegoober3896]

Yep pretty much... If you live on the east coast sometimes they talk about the revolution

[@Chactemal]

@@thegoober3896 and the invasion of Mexico? (Mexican-Americak war)

[@legio1942]

@@Chactemal It's one of the three mentioned.

[@speedy01247]

Nah there are 5, the revolutionary war, the civil war, WW1, WW2 and Vietnam.

[@josephrichardson2528]

@@speedy01247 it's. A. Joke.

[@JustinY.]

7.8/10 Not enough firearms

[@elitesonnyboi]

6.25/10 Not enough gravy babies

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

There’s nothing wrong with slave labor. I still have it in Pyongyang

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Fun fact: Lincoln had Asperger’s syndrome, the same thing I have. A form of high functioning autism. It’s Autism Awareness Month.

[@padricbrady6775]

Avery Lopez-Baines Wait did he really? That’s really interesting

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Karakas It’s internet not “i ternets”. Speak English before you speak to real people, alien. Stop bragging that you can’t speak English. You don’t have a life and are so lonely, I can tell. That’s why you liberals love to shout random insults. Go back to Mexico

[@zombieguyproducion]

Let's not give people with Aspergers a bad name by saying Abraham Lincoln was one of us

[@padricbrady6775]

Avery Lopez-Baines Reeeeeeeeeee!!!! I spotted a liberal!!!! Engage the rascist insults about his heritage!!! Reeeeeee!!

[@magnalucian8]

11:50 THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@novustempestus3389]

ACW 3.6 lets you send college kids into battle as the CSA.

[@touko_nanami]

NovusTempestus VMI cadets?

[@thinkwithurdipstick]

War Crimes and Citadel cadets

[@touko_nanami]

thinkwithurdipstick weren’t some of these cadets teens too? We gonna raise an army of teenagers like it’s Harry Potter!

[@thinkwithurdipstick]

War Crimes yeah this was back when you went to college whenever you were ready. Plus its a military school so maybe even earlier with the right connections. Dont think the citadel cadets saw much action outside of sumter (they’re the ones that fired on the fort and arguably started the whole war). But there’s a pretty famous account where the vmi cadets were sent in and the general had a famous quote regarding it. Cant remember off the top of my head Gen John Breckenridge, Battle of New Market: “Put the boys in, and may God forgive me for the order.” Youngest cadet was 15 at the battle

[@gma5607]

2:50 Yes that is a Zouave regiment, it’s Americans LARPing as North African light infantry.

[@lotta-continua]

Americans larping as French larping as Algerians

[@nemo8777]

I am actually very happy that you understand the Civil war, and another great episode , thanks for the laughs

[@deathslayer4600]

And somehow in real life the Union had worse tactics at first.

[@suirahplanogemo3407]

Omg they made Victoria II into a Total War game! Now, I can finally see my dreams of a communist Confederacy come true, one battle at a time!

[@beurteilung713]

Don't go around saying this too much, you might get a PragerU ad telling you that the Confederates were basically communist Bolsheviks. And also, don't forget, Nazis were leftists.

[@sirmount2636]

FBI To be fair, they were socialists.

[@tajhaybanks8656]

@@sirmount2636 actually even though there name was the national socialist party they had no ties to socialism

[@sirmount2636]

Tajhay Banks Their policies were remarkably socialist in nature for supposed non-socialists.

[@tobilandsfried8083]

@@sirmount2636 socialism for the rich. Nothing more.

[@tighnarix3229]

Autocaptions gave me “about what Walmart I should play next”

[@grtwhtbnr]

I am currently sipping James E Pepper 1776 Bourbon. Its an old old bourbon recipe, and the distillery is a Historical Landmark and currently owned by the Woodford Reserve Distillery. This current bourbon recipe was the favorite of President, and Former General of the Union Army. President Grant would pour some to President Lincoln when hosting him as his General. President Lincoln commented that if he could give all the Union Soldiers this whiskey he would have the war (Civil War) won in two years. I also see that you have picked General William Tecumseh Sherman. SEC Champion 1863-1865

[@jarskil8862]

2:25 *Flashbacks from Artillery only era*

[@joelrivera4874]

Play as Lincoln in exile against the south

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

*1:45* *“Famous ones, but got the no face general.”* *Great!!!!!*

[@randomintrovertedspider7510]

Oddly enough, despite the joke about the "point me to the part in the constitution where I have the right to read" there actually is a part about that. The 1st amendment, and a few later decisions by the Supreme court expanded it to cover it.

[@remyfromratmoviebuthuman4282]

They had boats in the civil war and there was the battle of the Ironclads where they put metal on ships None died BRUH

[@jimtalbott9535]

At 6:30 - SOMEBODY SAY LOG?? "WHAT.... ROLLS down stairs, alone or in pairs, rolls over your slave owning rebs?"

[@_Nohan_]

Isorrowsproductions: says “The War of the Alamo” Me, a Texan: “ITS THE TEXAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE YOU TEA DRINKING SWINE”

[@intensifiedfailure5681]

lame star republic

[@ChevySilveradoGang]

Me, a Mexican: 😟

[@OrthoJihadi]

Love your work man. It helps me laugh and relax. The soundtrack you play makes it 😂😂😂

[@napalman5261]

WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN HURRAH HURRAAAH

[@BendySnowball]

13:44 When I get asked about my favorite tourist destinations, I always reply with "Moose Factory, Rupert's Lands". Seriously did anybody else notice this? Lol

[@gersov5253]

>be me >be a spaniard >think that one civil war is not enough

[@xeon6038]

8:17 {sad me noises}

[@thomasturner6980]

In Dixie's land I'll take my stand never die in Dixie

[@buster3266]

I mean the American civil war is a very important war. I mean it could have led to the modern day world superpower being cut in half and could have led to a very different history of the world.

[@FatRetardedMan]

The units wearing turbans and red pantaloons are American Zouaves. They were inspired by the news reports in the years leading up to the war of the French Zouaves used in their North African campaigns. Both the North and the South had multiple regiments of Zouaves using a wide array of colors.

[@charliebasar9068]

3:38 If you replace Confederates with swedes it sums up the carolians perfectly

[@ahennessy7998]

We have grown into gravy children. I am so proud.

[@ottercaptain2659]

"Colored Union infantry" I laugh son hard ! They should named them "buffalo soldiers" It would be more historical

[@1ManRandom]

“Buffalo soldier” didn’t come into use until after the end of the Civil War (and even then, the name was mostly used in the Old West). Prior to that, regiments of black soldiers were actually called USCT, or US Colored Troops, so the mod wasn’t that far off from the actual history.

[@ottercaptain2659]

@@1ManRandom thx to know that ! We don't study much the secession war in my country but it's a very interesting period

[@robertsistrunk6631]

I only played that mod once. As the Confederates I took Washington DC in December 1861 and it crashed.

[@ryanbraat1821]

Ignoring the Geneva Convention is an American pastime. It's what we do best, and I'm happy to see this represented in the game. `Murica!

[@abrahamlincoln7332]

That's not what I meant by preserving the union!

[@Mcrawf21]

I know you were joking, but during the American Civil War Prussia sent military observers to the US to learn new military tactics to use in unifying all of Germany. We know where that led.

[@jarskil8862]

It lead to Prussia becoming thicc?

[@super_heavy_battleship4205]

Next time he Plays as the union and comes back from his exile in antigua.

[@thomasturner6980]

It took me awhile before I realised that this wasn't real life

[@trailmix2062]

Play the choose Hitler’s breakfast mod. It is a 10/10 IGN mod for HOI4, which as you know, is the all time best video game.

[@leeham5176]

We’ve evolved into gravy children

[@davidmarinko7061]

EU: Article 13 gets passed Nobody: KZbinrs: VPN SPONSOR TIME ISP: IroNsIdE ComPuTErS (Just realised the vid has 1k likes and 2 dislikes

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

It's a shame because there really aren't many good games set in the US Civil War.

[@bigeboye6000]

*cough* Victoria 2 *cough*

[@jarskil8862]

Because Left wing lunatics and Confederate patriots would attack the developers

[@xXGuyWithPieXx]

DID YOU MEAN: THE WAR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION?

[@thegoober3896]

#Im triggered reeee

[@jakobkiilerich3588]

Major Cake Did the south succeed by seceding? ;)

[@Alexthe360Great]

@@jakobkiilerich3588 No, they failed, they failed miserably. They forgot to cav charge.

[@thatguy6919]

Imagine the balls on the french queen to ask for the American Capitol state in exchange for separation of powers

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

2:50 They actually created Zoaves based off French units in the real war. Mostly made out of New York Firemen at the beginning of the war.

[@snipingflute4346]

If naval engagements weren’t locked you could’ve been able to achieve the old “Golden Circle” fantasy that was talked about a little bit before the war.

[@lukasmarklein9026]

As an a member of Irish decent, I can confirm that you dont want to mess with us, nor our potatoes. As we spend most of our time in H E L L, we can easily take you on, plus we defend our potatoes with our lives, as they are all we have, and there arnt many left as it is.

[@erikvaccaro2004]

Got this video recommend to me on Election Day 2020

[@austinraypuffpaff]

"i have no idea how the confederates lost irl" lmao

[@grahambo09]

Feels relevant for this to pop up in my recommended today.

[@Boarpig350]

The war of d day beach , the most American thing you could have ever said

[@HTPCYMC]

0/10 not enough McDonald’s.

[@gillbates4213]

"Hello my next of gravy kin"

[@Pendravide]

Hell yeah, let's get demonetized by playing the confederates

[@GreatgoatonFire]

iGoblinFrauduction Emancipat us for the lack of a TW WH 2 video!

[@sik3xploit]

"Is it a right to remain ignorant?" "I don't know, but I refuse to find out!"

[@oscarwind4266]

Ah yes, the famous battle were Sherman got into to a fist fight with Stonewall Jackson with men in turbans watching.

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

The war was started by naval bombing of a naval fort Can’t build ships

[@ashtonk4742]

my favorite war "the war of D-day beach" 0:29

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense7376]

>Stonewall Jackson running. HE WOULD NEVER.

[@jumbo4billion]

How did that go for him?

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense7376]

@@jumbo4billion I mean, pretty well. Until he was shot by his own men.

[@maxintosh444]

Hey there my G R A V Y C H I L D R E N

[@jackashman7958]

Heroinkonsument our*

[@roenmcguire621]

I think ISP took whoever has the the better artillery will win a bit to seriously

[@DanielSambar]

‘Murcia

[@manny_menin022]

How to tell a Southerner from an American? The Southerner is just an English Mexican.

[@MohdArif-pl3sy]

>most important war >not emu war

[@privateryan2125]

The thing you said about the American generals during the civil war was kinda true IRL union generals were trash

[@Gamberbro237]

*brandishes saber with confused intent*

[@WIGutie]

Ditches Southwest to the West of Texas, and gains Maritime Canada? Thats an upgrade.

[@thatoneguy-lk5nc]

*MONGOLIAN HORDE 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO*

[@iHusk]

"Looks like slavery's back on the menu boys!" -This game.

[@TheSoschianGamer]

I got horses in the back, Horse stock is attached

[@nicholaswilkowski632]

The red turban rebellion...