This is outstanding. Please keep going schools should show this.
@carolinadog8634 Жыл бұрын
My great grandfather x3 fought at Fredericksburg with the 24th NC Infantry Regiment Company C. He would be killed in June 1864 in battle at the Second Battle of Petersburg. I have his last letter he sent home two weeks prior to being killed. Love this channel!
@travisbayles870 Жыл бұрын
Salute from Alabama CSA
@alanaadams7440 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story 😊
@michaelvaughn886411 ай бұрын
Sorry about his being K.I.A.😒 R.I.P.😇 I had a maternal great uncle x3 who fought for the 9th N.C. Regiment as a captain and were involved in Pickett's Charge. He was wounded in the right calf with a piece of shrapnel. He survived the battle and the war
@johnelliott737510 ай бұрын
God bless you all and your family back to the beginning of your times on the Earth.
@boburwell99219 ай бұрын
As did mine. Jonathan Hauley for NC every step of the way
@LaYarddog Жыл бұрын
My hats off to those who wrote the narrative. The story and grammatical use are exquisite.
@thegift20luis11 ай бұрын
General Lee was ahead of his time, he was thinking ww1 western front, while General Burnside was thinking Napoleon tactics with his grand divisions, great story telling! Thanks for sharing!
@1987palerider10 ай бұрын
That was more Longstreet than Lee
@tobiasschultz79499 ай бұрын
I will agree that General Lee was ahead of his time, I wouldn't go so far as ww1 though. General Lee would order a frontal assault against a well defended line at Gettysburg 7 months later.
@1987palerider9 ай бұрын
@@tobiasschultz7949 he ordered multiple frontal assaults against fortified positions even before Gettysburg, Malvern Hill being a good example
@magni56483 ай бұрын
Nah. Lee was still thinking in the old napoleonic mindset of basing his campaigns on trying to find the enemy army, engage under favourable conditions and reach a favourable settlement on the back of a decisive victory. Grant was the one who realised the nature of the conflict as an early industrial war, to be won through constant pressure, attrition and destruction of the enemies' logistics and warmaking capabilities. That's exactly why he was able to grind Lee and the Confederacy into dust once he took command over the eastern theatre.
@ABeautfulMess Жыл бұрын
Omg im from Fredricksburg..this the best story ever!!! Truly Thank you😢
@ThreadsfromtheNationalTapestry Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
@ABeautfulMess Жыл бұрын
@@ThreadsfromtheNationalTapestry I wish this story was told as much as Gettysburg..
@kennethmueller584011 ай бұрын
I tried to keep a dry eye but you guys are good. Excellent, thanx.
@shamsam45 ай бұрын
I just about cried at work.
@irockuroll60 Жыл бұрын
Loved this and all your videos. Wish there were more as I have seen them all. I always thought the Irish Georgians wasn’t true. I know there were a few Irish soldiers but not many…I’m a Georgian so I find it intriguing
@ronaldlollis88959 ай бұрын
Look into “Thomas’ 69th Brigade of Irish ☘️ & Indians” out of western North Carolina.
@lanemeyer9350 Жыл бұрын
Burnside was a VERY capable general and had the weight of the country placed on his shoulders overnight. Lincoln was all over him to to attack, what would you have done? He did his very best and history has been unkind to him IMO
@hms_thunderchild54567 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Your channel is doing the lords work
@robertferguson5339 ай бұрын
Powerful presentation. Thank you
@bingostar92078 ай бұрын
Excellent narration. Love it.
@alanaadams7440 Жыл бұрын
This was a slaughter. Burnsides was crazy to keep sending his men against the confederates
@terryeustice5399 Жыл бұрын
Tim the McCallister Mills. History was very informative. 👍💯
@1987palerider10 ай бұрын
Sunken roads and piecemeal attacks seem to be a recurring theme in these videos
@MorganOtt-ne1qj9 ай бұрын
The terrain was used to the best advantage, and wagon trails often sunk, and failed RR pathways were excavated but abandoned. I can still see old wagon paths from a century ago in remote areas near me.
@loganmaddocks47035 ай бұрын
Truly boggles the mind what Burnside was seeing from across the river at 2pm after seeing five brigades decimated before him. Or as yoi said what wouldve happened if he had waited for the pontoons before he moved out. Speaking of the band playing at the end. It speaks to the humanity that lies within all of us, and highlights the ugly duality of war. How we kill and destroy in the name of our brothers and yet its our brothers we kill.
@jeremyevans913710 ай бұрын
The American civil war is fascinating. I hadn’t quite realised it took place so late in the nineteenth century. it’s not much taught in school history.
@allencollins603110 ай бұрын
They don't want anyone to be truly educated.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj9 ай бұрын
Sadly it isn't.
@johnnyjarrett81668 ай бұрын
Because our government is pushing to make us ALL slaves again.....no better way to do it then ERASE THE HORRORS OF THE PAST
@johnjay9404 Жыл бұрын
You know, McClellan had the obsurd hubris to campaign for POTUS against Lincoln. Openly criticizing Lincoln as incompetent. McClellan felt the best course of action would be to devise a peace treaty and call it a draw.
@bobbrown5460 Жыл бұрын
On the Democrat ticket no less
@asuperstraightpureblood11 ай бұрын
Mac's self importance knew zero bounds.
@daviddavenport93507 ай бұрын
i always wonder why, if he were determined to assault Maryes Heights and the stone wall....that Burnside did not direct his massive artillery train to simply level that stone wall....the Federal artillery was always great...and huge....then, when the attack happened do it with a rolling barrage just over the heads of the infantry.....It may then have succeeded.....
@Guitcad18 ай бұрын
Uh... What happened at 43:52? It seems to have cut into the audio for another video about Antietam.
@Stonewall_Jackson8 ай бұрын
You bring it to life! 😢 👍
@mt_implosion40453 ай бұрын
I live in Fredericksburg. Been to most of the battlefields. Some are sobering to see and imagine the hell that ensued there. The mounds they created to hide behind fire are still there.
@brittking39904 ай бұрын
If you’ve been to Fredericksburg to the heights, you can see how this was easily the most lopsided battle of the war. It is perfect as a defensive position.
@31terikennedy8 ай бұрын
What's interesting is Lee's used Burnside's tactics at Chancellorsville.
@patriciogonzaga31014 ай бұрын
Gettysburg
@31terikennedy4 ай бұрын
@@patriciogonzaga3101 Picket's charge was a frontal assault with JEB Stuart attacking the Union rear.
@vanillagorilla254511 ай бұрын
What happened to the wizard of the saddle video
@murrayscott954611 ай бұрын
Bless him. Bless them all.
@jlemaire9418 Жыл бұрын
Aww bruh.. Sweet!
@paulmicheldenverco1 Жыл бұрын
Why men would men would slowly march so they can be picked off 0ne by one is beyond me. How can generals send wave after wave to be slaughtered. Say no!!! Refusing certain death for no gain is not cowardice.
@patjacksonpodiumАй бұрын
It was because of their weapons. So basically, you've got a relatively short range, not incredibly accurate musket that is very slow firing. The way you do damage in that situation is to get close and then fire as a unit in a giant wall of lead. That way you do more damage. To do this, you need to be organized. You need to be in lockstep. That's why they marched in lines, because that's the easiest way to do this before radios. And as far as the pace, I mean that's just because it'd be impossible to stay shoulder to shoulder in a line while running over uneven ground. Hell it's hard enough to do that while walking. I should know, I was in Marching Band and keeping formation was a difficult task on a nice, level football field without anyone shooting at me. It all seems completely bonkers and yeah maybe it was, but it was the best tactic at the time. If there were better ways, they would have figured it out. Although by the Civil War weapon technology had begun outpacing those tactics, so they were definitely on their last legs.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj9 ай бұрын
"The Gallant Pelham" had his small battery of cannon firing as if they had modern repeating cannons. They had to cease fire to let the barrels cool.
@-PanzerRabbit-8 ай бұрын
Yes quite the young man... He was blazing away at 1st manassas on General Jackson's flanks also , and Sharpsburg , and many many other places of honor....
@MorganOtt-ne1qj8 ай бұрын
@@-PanzerRabbit- I live about 3 miles from Kelly's Ford. If you trek a ways into the woods, there is a monument where he fell.
@-PanzerRabbit-8 ай бұрын
@MorganOtt-ne1qj on my way to Tennessee from the Florida panhandle , I made a quick detour to his resting place not far from Birmingham.... In Tennessee I wondered the roads between Spring hill and Franklin, being very aware of the paths Generals Hood and Forrest took on the very same right of ways , you must get that being in the center of so much of the Army of Northern Virginia's treks to an fro.....
@MorganOtt-ne1qj8 ай бұрын
@@-PanzerRabbit- Yes, I do. I've been to Elwood, and the grave of Jackson's arm. I had friends who farmed around it. I work in unrecorded places that have cannon pits and rifle pits still very visible but can only find scant records of them on maps. I wish I had paid more attention when I was in school, my grades might have been better! 😯😂
@-PanzerRabbit-8 ай бұрын
@@MorganOtt-ne1qj that sounds great , I always wanted to get up that way and wonder around , my brother tells me there's a historical marker every 1/4 mile down the blue ridge in the valley... :-)
@ronaldshank7589 Жыл бұрын
What happened, was that General Robert E. Lee (with a lot less men that General Burnside had), still proved to be a Genius! He had (Generally speaking) his Men very well-positioned, even employing a Stone Wall, from which the Confederates fought behind, peppering the Union Forces, as they attempted ro cross that open field...much like Lambs being pushed like Lambs, into a veritable field of death. The Union Troops bravely fought, but with catastrophic results, with the Union losing at least 7,500 Brave Souls, on that Cold December Day. General Burnside kept pushing his own Men into a seemingly impossible situation...and should've known when to quit the field, regroup, and find another way to get the job done. Nope! He kept on doing the same stupid thing, over and over, like a Madman, and didn't stop! These are the reasons, that the Union suffered yet another embarrassing, and disastrous, defeat, at the hands of General Robert E. Lee, and his Brave Confederates. Shortly after this, General Burnside was replaced.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj9 ай бұрын
After the "Mud March" debacle, Burnside was replaced. I live in the area, and winter mud can be a beast.
@johnelliott737510 ай бұрын
Can't imagine how much destruction, death, animal slaughter and the debacle of the unthinkable of mobs of wild soldiers leaderless from the leading officers being killed.
@zackautry Жыл бұрын
Sounds like Patton Oswalt narrating. Good stuff!
@oldtruthteller25127 ай бұрын
War is Hell
@waynelayton8568Ай бұрын
They sacrificed their men like Xerxes
@jakethomason5495 Жыл бұрын
this is a lot of wikipedia. just saying. thats like 4 paragraphs on burnsides almost verbatim.
@josephwurzer436610 ай бұрын
Need maps.
@exposethenwo6491 Жыл бұрын
Has I been around then, I would have not sided with either. Probably would have packed my meager belongings and headed out west. Both sides were in it for glory and profits. War is a racket.
@RavaalekDreamblade Жыл бұрын
Not to say you are wrong, but you are looking back with the lens of today and the benefits of knowing how it all plays out
@cindy-followerofjesuschris65728 ай бұрын
The only way man will "do the right thing" is through Jesus Christ.
@LEIFanevret Жыл бұрын
Hi wasnt it a matter of enforce central government by the north and about taxes and that slavery question came afterwards as an xtra pusch! By the north cause even some north states had slavery too!
@magni56483 ай бұрын
It was all about slavery FOR THE SOUTH right out of the gate. The "peculiar institution" was the very foundation of the wealth and political power of the southern elites, and as such had to be preserved and expanded - for if it was not expanded, the slave states would be outnumbered by the free states and abolition would be but a question of "when", not "if" - at any cost. And once they were faced with that not being possible, treason was the only option left that would leave them with their slaves, and thus their wealth and power. And like hell would the southern wannabe-nobility care about rending the naiton asunder and throwing a couple hundred thousand peasants to their deaths to protect those.
@davidspencer63844 ай бұрын
All the obstinate butchery of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.
@MarcRohr-s8d Жыл бұрын
Lol Georgia men vs Texas men in a snowball fight in battle formations. The more things change the more they stay the same
@nathanielmadera3702 Жыл бұрын
If the British won your all slave😂
@majcorbin7 ай бұрын
no trucks to NYC,until that judge VACATES, his horrible decision
@Les5378 ай бұрын
6uild 6ack 6etter. There is a reason the flag of ottawa is just 666.
@JohnGalt1960 Жыл бұрын
Damn the Federals. 💀
@ethanhall8185 Жыл бұрын
One of the best chanels on KZbin like seriously! Please keep it up ive seen every video, most more than once lol.
@uwantsun11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this presentation.
@effieborchert9858 ай бұрын
The outro on this episode is beautiful. Actually, this entire episode was. Thank you for these little gifts each week.
@bravomarine5144 Жыл бұрын
Powerful speaker
@arlonfoster9997 Жыл бұрын
I don't think of Fredericksburg VA without thinking of Moss Neck Manor and the story of Stonewall Jackson and the little girl
@MorganOtt-ne1qj9 ай бұрын
Read Robertson's bio of Jackson. Amazing research went into it, and an easy read.
@kfiscal014 ай бұрын
Moss Neck was my families farm for about 60 years. It was thick with history and absolutely beutiful place.
@arlonfoster99974 ай бұрын
@@kfiscal01 that’s cool. I first learned about it when I saw Gods and Generals
@mineown1861 Жыл бұрын
Arriving at the lightly defended Fredericksburg Burnside had the opportunity to seize the day , but for the want of pontoons he and the army of the potomac went on to rue that day instead. Like the poem , for the want of a nail the battle was lost. Ignore the logistics at your peril.
@fraggedful4 ай бұрын
I was born in Richmond but was raised in Fredericksburg and lived there for over twenty years. The signs of the battle are still prevalent all through the town and the surrounding areas. Theres even a bar called the Irish Brigade not too far from the stone wall the confederates held. The signs are everywhere.
@travisbayles870 Жыл бұрын
My great great great uncle Captain Wesley Mellard Co H 13th Mississippi Infantry Barksdales brigade fought at Fredericksburg December 13 1862
@alanaadams7440 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story 😊
@travisbayles870 Жыл бұрын
@@alanaadams7440 youre welcome
@Historyteacheraz9 ай бұрын
Decisive victory for the Confederacy in this battle. A Teenager’s Guide to the Civil War: A History Book for Teens gives a detailed history of the Civil War written specifically for Teens.
@RailfanDownunderКүн бұрын
Superb ... I did not know of the close run thing involving Meade and his men with Jackson !
@eltonjohnson1724Ай бұрын
That pontoon situation is a perfect example of "Murphy's Law". In fact, the entire battle of Fredericksburg is a perfect example of "Murphy's Law (for the Union side). Throughout most of its existence, the Army of the Potomac was luckless.
@rebelrog Жыл бұрын
Loved the history, your political commentary and propaganda at the end was pure bullshit however!
@jedrzejlehman3987 Жыл бұрын
Great stories ! Wonderful chanel.
@justin9741017 күн бұрын
And to think Meade almost exploited the break thru
@baystateplugflipper70619 ай бұрын
Great work on a tragic day Fred.
@kurtsherrick2066 Жыл бұрын
The Original Emancipation Proclamation was read on September 22,1862. Lincoln stated that if the Southern State's would return to the Union by January 1,1863 they could keep their slaves. Slaves would only be Emancipated in the State's that continued to rebel.When not one Southern State came back to the Union by January 1,1863 Lincoln omitted the Offer and signed and issued the Proclamation on January 1,1863. The North and Lincoln were happy to keep slavery as long as they could keep Milking their Cash Cow. Lincoln tried to secure slavery in the Constitution in the State's where slavery already existed. He said it in his Slavery forever speech called his First Inaugural Address. In all of Lincoln's Letters and Addresses and Speeches said his war was over a Tax Rebellion and a Tax Revolt. Not one word about slavery. The Lincoln taught is a lie and a myth.
@magni56483 ай бұрын
Lincoln cared about keeping the country together. This in NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM changes that the southern slavocrats explicitly and outspokenly started the war over the "issue" of preserving and expanding (because there was no long-term preservation possible without the expansion of it into new states) their "peculiar institution". After all, slavery was the very foundation of the wealth and political power of the southern elites and so any threat to it was a direct threat to everything these wannabe-nobles had. When CSA fanboys and apologists pointificate about "states rights", they talk about the "right" to preserve slavery, and expand it into new states. Simple as.
@majcorbin7 ай бұрын
no trucks to NYC,until that judge VACATES, his horrible decision
@murrayscott95469 ай бұрын
We're all works, in Progress? That's my hope
@W0RDonTH3street5 ай бұрын
What a great video
@JoshMichaels-t3e6 ай бұрын
Hey I love there
@murrayscott954611 ай бұрын
Most eliquent and poignantly put ending. Thanks, team .
@davidhallett87837 ай бұрын
Eloquent
@davidallen8611 Жыл бұрын
Remarkable video. I am so proud of my southern heritage.
@ferdinandsiegel4470 Жыл бұрын
Need to change the Civil War to the War of Northern Aggression (the war against the right to govern oneself).
@travisbayles870 Жыл бұрын
I perfer the War against Northern Aggression
@MinneapolisSkip Жыл бұрын
It’s the “war of the rebellion “. Careful, your white hood is showing.