The Battle of Sailor's Creek April 6, 1865 (Lecture)

The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought near Farmville, Virginia, in the closing days of the American Civil War, on April 6, 1865. Join National Park Service Ranger and Historian John Heiser as he recounts the last major engagement of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

[@pigmanobvious]

I have been a student of the civil war my entire life but was never able to attend college. I love listening to these documentaries because they are as close to being in a lecture hall as I’ll ever get. My youngest son however is studying history in college and perhaps some day before I die I’ll be able to hear him deliver a wonderful lecture such as this one!

[@BradWatsonMiami]

GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th (Seal #2 of 7) "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers..." Lincoln was using a Biblical expression to refer back to 7/4/1776. Lincoln was known as 'Father Abraham' and, "Abram was 4 score and 6 years old when the slave girl Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael ('Is he male?)" - Genasis 16:16. Lincoln was the 16th president at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1-3, 1863. On 7/4 Lee began his retreat back to Virginia and it began to pour. Also on the fateful day of 7/4, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. The Battle of Sailor's Creek took place on 4/6/1865 and it was on 4/7 when Grant first sent a letter to Lee asking for his surrender. 4/7 was the anniversary of the 2nd Day of Shiloh in 1862. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'. COVID-19 is part of Seal #4: S=19 (18.6) Theory.

[@rayleewayne9109]

My Great Grandfather was Captain John F. Espy of the 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He commanded the regiment at Sailor's Creek. When Gen DuBose was captured that day, he took over DuBose's Brigade. He surrendered the brigade at Appomattox. Thank you for this presentation.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th (Seal #2 of 7) "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers..." Lincoln was using a Biblical expression to refer back to 7/4/1776. Lincoln was known as 'Father Abraham' and, "Abram was 4 score and 6 years old when the slave girl Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael ('Is he male?)" - Genasis 16:16. Lincoln was the 16th president at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1-3, 1863. On 7/4 Lee began his retreat back to Virginia and it began to pour. Also on the fateful day of 7/4, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. The Battle of Sailor's Creek took place on 4/6/1865 and it was on 4/7 when Grant first sent a letter to Lee asking for his surrender. 4/7 was the anniversary of the 2nd Day of Shiloh in 1862. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'. COVID-19 is part of Seal #4: S=19 (18.6) Theory.

[@nicknorris100]

Oh good so your great grandfather was a traitor to the US

[@rayleewayne9109]

@@nicknorris100 History is often ugly. What did your ancestor do at Sailor's Creek?

[@zzbudzz]

@@nicknorris100 What a dick ! Take your ignorant post somewhere else !

[@jeffclark7888]

@@nicknorris100 but not a traitor to what he considered at that time to be HIS country.

[@stevey-rp2mt]

This is the best way I can hear someone break down all the things about the Battle Of Sailor's Creek.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

My great grandfather James Franklin, was at Locketts Farm with the 17th Maine. I went to the field and met the owners. They have put in a parking turn off and an interpretive display. Very nice folks. It was a wonderful time walking that field and talking to them.

[@fjblgb7112]

I used to be a park Ranger at Sailors Creek State Park. Very Sacred place.

[@DJLennon]

Props to the professor. good orator; for taking the listener into the reality of the battle.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

My great granddaddy (17th Maine) had a hand in hitting that wagon train at Locketts Farm. He found a locket with a picture of somebody's wife in an officers trunk. He was going to take it but hesitated, and couldn't bring himself to do it and so put it back. "I wondered from time to time whatever happened to that fellah over the years," he passed down to us. I spent a good half hour speaking to old Mr. Lockett when I visited and parked at the turn out across the road from the house. Wonderful people, great family keepers of the place.

[@ctskelly]

Just finishing up Shelby Footes' one million word "The Civil War," and finding this wonderful lecture perfect for gaining a deeper understanding of this battle. I am so grateful.

[@Jonathanbegg]

That is the supreme book of the war. Have you checked out the video version? Also pretty good.

[@tomotto3197]

Congratulations you are one of us now, the million “Civil War Buffs” not only here but in Europe, Asia and South America. Now you must read the Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th (Seal #2 of 7) "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers..." Lincoln was using a Biblical expression to refer back to 7/4/1776. Lincoln was known as 'Father Abraham' and, "Abram was 4 score and 6 years old when the slave girl Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael ('Is he male?)" - Genasis 16:16. Lincoln was the 16th president at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1-3, 1863. On 7/4 Lee began his retreat back to Virginia and it began to pour. Also on the fateful day of 7/4, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. The Battle of Sailor's Creek took place on 4/6/1865 and it was on 4/7 when Grant first sent a letter to Lee asking for his surrender. 4/7 was the anniversary of the 2nd Day of Shiloh in 1862. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'. COVID-19 is part of Seal #4: S=19 (18.6) Theory.

[@dakarimaxton3417]

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[@joycefranklin8981]

I have visited Sailor's Creek twice. I wish I could have heard this lecture before I visited there, it made everything much more understandable! I live in NE Ohio and visited so many of these locations when I visited there. Thank you for a great program!

[@TermiteUSA]

A few years ago I carved out a full day on the Anniversary of the surrender at Appomattox. I spent most of the morning at Saylor's Creek. It is an excellent place to visit and walk over the three areas. If you drive the back roads the whole way from Richmond to Appomattox you get a real feel for the end. I found myself thinking ' How did these men walk this?' Respect for both sides. This was an excellent presentation.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Capt Termite The distances and obstacles those men marched over had always amazed me. It seems almost super human!! Hell my ass hurts after riding in a car for 100 miles lol. And these men walked all these places!! I can’t even imagine

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@jimkelley1000]

I have only begun to watch the Gettysburg NPS series of lectures. What a gold mine of details, trivia and the emotion felt at that time. The National Park Service is a diamond in our national crown of pride. I appreciate this deep, rich source of info, but I want to give a special "hats off" to your audio people. Their clean, loud audio track does not go unnoticed!

[@mnpd3]

They ARE excellent presentations, even if the information given is incorrect. I learned long ago to ignore modern authors/lecturers, and read the words of those who actually participated. I found there is an ocean of difference between what actually happened and the "official" versions.

[@kendaniel5773]

James..Unfortunately you probably went to public schools and have been listening to revisionist history all your life. I am an historian who studied original material for 35 years and I am not impressed with the NPS revisionist BS. If you were to take the time to educate yourself, you will not be as impressed either.

[@vm.999]

Breaks my heart thinking of how many good people we all lost during these times. My family has been here since the very beginning of the colonies. North and south.

[@derekrupert2013]

I’ve been at this battlefield and it is still in good shape. As he explains I can envision what he is talking about.

[@KenttheRoofer]

What an awesome presentation. The knowledge gained is beyond monetary value. Thank You for this gift of History.

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th (Seal #2 of 7) "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers..." Lincoln was using a Biblical expression to refer back to 7/4/1776. Lincoln was known as 'Father Abraham' and, "Abram was 4 score and 6 years old when the slave girl Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael ('Is he male?)" - Genasis 16:16. Lincoln was the 16th president at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1-3, 1863. On 7/4 Lee began his retreat back to Virginia and it began to pour. Also on the fateful day of 7/4, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. The Battle of Sailor's Creek took place on 4/6/1865 and it was on 4/7 when Grant first sent a letter to Lee asking for his surrender. 4/7 was the anniversary of the 2nd Day of Shiloh in 1862. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'. COVID-19 is part of Seal #4: S=19 (18.6) Theory.

[@davidsawmandave8731]

I live between sailors creek and painsville , i walk my road alot and and during the winter , i walk at night , i have seen a ghost or 2 in my headlamp , i get chills alot thinking about the thousands of troops that have marched by on my route because largely this area is VERY QUIET Love where i live

[@julianstuart2851]

Nicely paced presentation. Informative and interesting.

[@MrDidz]

Very informative presentation. Thank you. I hope one day to be able to visit some of these sites in the USA. (David Hatch UK)

[@danieltorresdeluna4844]

4491994268 con todo respeto

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@normanlathrop6533]

Thank you for this amazing and informative presentation!

[@coletabler3647]

I need to take this lecture, I don’t care if it took place 7 years ago 😫

[@lawrencemyers3623]

Good presentation. Visited Sayler's Creek back in 2010, but at the time didn't know in any great detail what happened there. Will have to go back one of these days and do it right. One thing though, at the beginning when he discussed the ANV, he mentioned that Wade Hampton was leading the Cavalry Corps in April of '65. I thought Hampton was in North Carolina with Joe Johnston and Fitz Lee was in command.

[@piescespiesces602]

amazing lecture !!

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@tradssalesone6334]

I have been there. Its off the beaten path for sure. Very quiet , somber place. No one else there but my dad and me.

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@Brucev7]

On my Bucket List now

[@jonrettich-ff4gj]

Thank you for this erudite and engaging presentation. I was under the impression that E. P. Alexeander commanded Longstreets artillery

[@saulpaulus]

From April, 1864 to April, 1865, ANV desertion rate was far higher than the AoP rate ever was. Primarily this was because their families were in danger not only from Yankees but from local forces. The Cold Mountain novel well illustrates the plight of Southern civilians.

[@robertspecht1911]

Very good talk. It is good to see how the armies paid respect to one another.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@gsilcoful]

Great talk.

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@shaojinyu]

Great lecture!

[@toddreynolds8875]

My uncle samuel Eddy was a fierce fighter that day stepping forward in the 37th mass I gladly keep his photo receiving the medal of honor on our kitchen mantle

[@malafunkshun8086]

Well done! 😊🤙🏼👏🏼

[@JohnRawlins21]

Very well done. One of my ancestors was in the 25th NC, Ransom’s Brigade. I have no idea how he survived those privations. But he did and the Appomattox parole papers are proof.

[@ncole90]

What a fantastic lecture! A true master of engaging and informative history.

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@vanceosmon2307]

Bruce7 q

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th (Seal #2 of 7) "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers..." Lincoln was using a Biblical expression to refer back to 7/4/1776. Lincoln was known as 'Father Abraham' and, "Abram was 4 score and 6 years old when the slave girl Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael ('Is he male?)" - Genasis 16:16. Lincoln was the 16th president at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1-3, 1863. On 7/4 Lee began his retreat back to Virginia and it began to pour. Also on the fateful day of 7/4, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. The Battle of Sailor's Creek took place on 4/6/1865 and it was on 4/7 when Grant first sent a letter to Lee asking for his surrender. 4/7 was the anniversary of the 2nd Day of Shiloh in 1862. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'. COVID-19 is part of Seal #4: S=19 (18.6) Theory.

[@malafunkshun8086]

Most certainly! This one was well presented! 😊🤙🏼👏🏼

[@fhru9928]

Excellent

[@usfreight]

My great, great, great. Grandfather was captured here.

[@Ninthuncle657]

What unit?

[@BradWatsonMiami]

A Southern Rebel?

[@usfreight]

4th Va. Infantry if I remember right. Appomattox unit

[@usfreight]

@@Ninthuncle657 4th Va. Infantry out of Appomattox if I remember right.

[@usfreight]

@@BradWatsonMiami Yes.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

National Parks. Grant's greatest victory.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@azbdizzy4176]

A distant ancestor of mine won the medal of honor for capturing the battle flag of General Kershaw. The comment from Kershaw that Custer led soldiers on horseback carrying flags they had captured and the flag directly behind Custer was Kershaw's was interesting. I suspect that man was my ancestor. Fortunately he returning to farming in Ohio after the war and didn't suffer the same fate as Custer.

[@catlyst8563]

David Southard I'm assuming? Really cool if so!!

[@crippledcrow2384]

Picking up Confederate flags off the ground would win you the Medal of Honor. Cheap piece of metal.

[@jimwind7589]

Don't be sorry for going long. I would of listen for 8 hours!

[@marymoriarity2555]

Thus was the first time I’ve seen thus lecturer. A lot if great information well presented. So he mispronounced cavalry so do do most people.

[@marymoriarity2555]

Sorry for typos

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

The story of the artillery shell landing and blowing a young man into the air, arms almost slapping the story teller in the face, really hit home 😰. What a awful thing human beings can do to each other. War is pure hell. It’s just a story to people today, but if you ever saw brains and guts scattered around on the ground these stories really hit hard. All we get is movies and books. There’s no way to recreate the hot blood spitting out everywhere mixed with brain matter and intestines...by the thousands. It must have been as close to hell as a human can get while alive. Perhaps worse than hell

[@indy_go_blue6048]

One thing they'll never get is the stench. A British soldier, and probably many others, wrote "they never prepared us for the smell." As an EMT I had an experience with a 5 day old man found in a trailer without A/C in a hot Georgia summer. It took me a month before I stopped literally smelling him when I took a deep breath.

[@kanifalam7835]

There's a good book describing the reality of the war called A Living Hell the Dark Side of the Civil War by Michael Adams. Some really nasty details from dysentery to all out gore.

[@ronaldlollis8895]

Whereabouts in Ky are you from/at, if I may ask?

[@JohnnyRebKy]

@@ronaldlollis8895 bowling green KY area

[@JohnnyRebKy]

@@indy_go_blue6048 yea that had to be horrible. There's a difference between fresh death and someone who's been dead in a house for a week though. You were smelling decomposition. Men who have been blown apart and dead for only a few minutes also have a distinct but different smell. Guts have a horrible smell but it's the blood that haunts me. It has a strange metallic smell. When you smell it you suddenly begin to taste a metallic taste in your mouth. It's very strange and hard to describe. I guess it's because the blood contains iron. But the mixture of fresh guts and the metallic smell and taste of fresh blood will make your stomach turn over. In my opinion it's worse than the smell of decomposition

[@alexkalish8288]

Great job with this detailed and accurate recounting of this important engagement. Lee's army was starved out by Grant's brilliant moves. Lee should have surrendered 4 months earlier. He was beat and caged in P'burg by then. His hanging on was murder of his own men.

[@savanahmclary4465]

Put your hip waders on. The starvation in the North in 1863 was just as bad. And the Union Army, was looting and stealing anything that wasn't attached down, in the NORTH...Raping and pillaging. Killing of innocent farmers.

[@jimwind7589]

@@savanahmclary4465 bless your heart

[@wendeln92]

@@savanahmclary4465 Um......yeah.......ok......

[@polish22doves]

I liked this, but watching with cc on I wonder about those who can't hear or need translation think of General mules.

[@ogarnogin5160]

Did I miss why Lee's supply train did not show up ? Does some one know ?

[@ronaldlollis8895]

Many of the wagons at the rear of the supply train were shelled or captured/abandoned stuck in the mud. When Gettysburg was “over” (fighting raged the entire way) when Lee, at the front, arrived at the Potomac crossing in Maryland the wagon train of wounded, supplies, limbers and artillery pieces/ordnance stretched over 11 miles long. Fighting infantry units and cavalry units were spread out on both sides of Confederate and Union lines for miles in either direction. After pulling out of Petersburg/Richmond and starting south/southwest toward Appomattox, Lee sent a dispatch rider to Lynchburg to wired Major Sutherlin, Quartermaster, in Danville, where the storage depots and warehouses were, to send food, shoes and ordnance to Lynchburg immediately, where they hoped to get the ANoVa to go far enough west to for re-supply. Thru typical military SNAFU channels, rifles and ball were sent instead, something they had plenty of. By the time Lee received the message of the blunder it was too late to correct and Lee was all but surrounded and cut off. President Davis and his cabinet, except for General Breckinridge, had made it to Danville, then the third largest town in Virginia and a major railroad hub, and they held their last cabinet meeting at Major Sutherlin’s home. They then left for Greensboro, NC about 75 miles south.

[@WNCPartisan]

Who was the Colonel that Eddy dispatched?

[@Michaelcaba]

Great video, but note: the soldiers on horses are called cavalry, not Calvary. (Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified.) Still, well done overall.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@craigmignone2863]

My grandfather told the story that he heard from nieghbor as a boy that following Lee the roads were strewn dead horses and connons etc....

[@harrybriscoe7948]

My summery , What could have gone wrong went wrong

[@joecarr2224]

There still is no interstate directly from Richmond to Raleigh!

[@kevlarburrito6693]

"Damnit Phil!" - General Richard Ewell, probably

[@johnniejackson899]

1p11+1l1l1qq Z

[@richardross119]

I Love hearing the words sticking in the speakers throat when he speaks of humanity at the end of the Battle. I love the stories as well. Especially the moments following Gen. Lee's surrender.

[@tellmemoreplease9231]

Well done....

[@Jonathanbegg]

General Mahone wasn't called Joe, he was called William ("Little Billy"). Heck of a guy.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

He should have been shitcanned for his failure to move July 2 at Gettysburg. No excuse for his failure to act, not even cowardice.

[@seanodwyer8691]

Captain Sean O'Dwyer. 140 Hobsn street. Auckland. 1010. new Zealand. On Furlough at the moment.

[@OneWorldHistory]

NPS ...America's best idea.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@mushroomspecial]

I live in the area. These are great maps and info wow! Time for a bike ride🚲😎

[@indy_go_blue6048]

As much as I admire Lee, I still have a hard time understanding why he didn't surrender at any time after being locked in siege, and especially after Richmond fell. Still he finally faced the fact of defeat at Appomattox Courthouse, something Pres. Davis would never do. Btw, interesting that the marker at the Lockett House (`45:36) spells it "Sailor's Creek." Hmm.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th (Seal #2 of 7) "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers..." Lincoln was using a Biblical expression to refer back to 7/4/1776. Lincoln was known as 'Father Abraham' and, "Abram was 4 score and 6 years old when the slave girl Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael ('Is he male?)" - Genasis 16:16. Lincoln was the 16th president at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on July 1-3, 1863. On 7/4 Lee began his retreat back to Virginia and it began to pour. Also on the fateful day of 7/4, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. The Battle of Sailor's Creek took place on 4/6/1865 and it was on 4/7 when Grant first sent a letter to Lee asking for his surrender. 4/7 was the anniversary of the 2nd Day of Shiloh in 1862. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'. COVID-19 is part of Seal #4: S=19 (18.6) Theory.

[@stevefranckhauser7989]

The answer is harsh. Lee was a brilliant general with fatal flaws. He never paid attention to logistics. Because he didn’t make feeding his army a priority, it starved.

[@joevilga6622]

@@stevefranckhauser7989 to be honest lees army was starving all of the way back to chancellorsville, union cavalry had decimated the valley by that time.

[@willoutlaw4971]

Where are the "Sons of Confederate Veterans Who Deserted Lees Army of Northern Virginia"?

[@ogarnogin5160]

they went home and told the people how they were fighting to the finish etc

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@williamcaseylaw]

ITS AMAZING GENERAL LEE WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT HE WAS.IMPLY AMAZING.YOU CAN'T HELP BUT RESPECT HIM. INCRIDABLE.

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' willfordministries.com/2015/11/29/the-prayers-of-my-forefathers-former-slaves-echo-today-150-years-after-the-civil-war/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ecmoiNZtSDgKs

[@Jonathanbegg]

But what was the point of barrelling on to the bitter end? Just to show that the Confederates weren't the kind of people to give up? I wouldn't like to have been the father of a soldier killed any time in the last six months of the war, when the Confederates never had a hope.

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

@JAG Grant beat a bunch of crap armies in the West and floundered against Lee. Meade was a better tactician. Grant should've taken Winfield Scott's job.

[@Jonathanbegg]

You don't need to keep saying "Officers and men". That's how they talk within the services, to promote the chain of command.

[@crimony3054]

Always saddens me to hear stories that glorify war. Sure, it's exhilarating to survive getting killed, but those who are killed cannot say that the exhilaration isn't worth the risk.

[@JefferyMckay-qy8tc]

On that hill opposite that posture. Was my families farm

[@tomservo5347]

Jetersville was also where Grant gave Sheridan the authority to sack ANY general failing to move quickly enough as Grant finally had enough of this no sense of urgency on the part of the Army of the Potomac. The popular general that fell victim to this was G.K. Warren, hero of Gettysburg that Sheridan sacked and put driver Charles Griffin in charge of the 5th Corps.

[@lurking0death]

Good Sir, please, for the love of Jesus, horse soldiers are "Cav al ry". The hill in Jerusalem is "Cal va ry". Stop confusing the two.

[@willoutlaw4971]

All of that Union lead and steel caused some major reductions in the roll call of Lees Confederate army.

[@charlesbelser158]

Definitely not something to speak lightly of. When you are out numbered 4 to one, are eating hard tack with weavels if you are lucky , standing in wet and freezing rain and snow without shoes and months on end , you get to where you don't care much after a while about bullets and shells . During the overland campaign, we killed and wounded approximately 60 thousand Yankees out of 110+ thousand which was at least equal to the entire number of our forces ( even with many northern soldiers being equiped with Spencer and Henry repeating rifles etc). We also inflicted over 33% casualties ( 40,000 plus) on the Union army during the seige of Petersburg. Every southern soldier in the Army of Northern VA wanted to fight to the death and grieved as they were ordered to stack arms looking at those well clothed, well fed, and well supplied Yankees knowing that they could kill Yankees 2-3 to one at least under anywhere near equal conditions.

[@willoutlaw4971]

@@charlesbelser158 Unfortunately the Union did not kill every single Confederate. The Union should not have allowed the Confederates to surrender.

[@ogarnogin5160]

They knew there was more man power in the north when they started the war

[@robertisham5279]

@@willoutlaw4971 That would've just led to more senseless killing.

[@jameshightower1144]

Too bad a large portion of them could not speak the language of their adopted land

[@RobertBlackmon-wo8mp]

God bless our brave men Grey and the blue who lay on the battle field

[@frederickgreen3665]

It's cavalry not calvary.

[@Brucev7]

Mat Locket speaks of his family's farm. Will Ford III speaks of his family's history, and how their family's past generations intertwined. 'Monday, January 20, 2020 - Point of View' 'The Prayers of My Forefathers (Former Slaves) Echo Today, 150 Years After the Civil War' 'A Most Amazing Divine Connection' @t @

[@ronf7795]

Marse Robert could not muster the courage to say the word that caused most fear Capitulation.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Hell, Fuhrer Davis really didn't accept the war was over until Johnston and Beauregard refused to follow his orders to break up the army into small groups and send them to Texas where they could continue the war. Shame that bastard wasn't shot instead of captured.

[@nimitz1739]

1:00:49 “They thought the Germans were the most brutalist soldiers.” That would be the case in the coming up wars as well.

[@crippledcrow2384]

Sayler's Creek!

[@ronniebishop2496]

Our history good or bad should be preserved especially the bad because that's where are children will learn the most important aspects and hopefully won't repeat them. Tearing down southern statues for example is extremely bad tastes. A child is much more interested in statues than books and will ask questions about those people giving parents an opportunity to answer them and explain who they were and what roll they played in the civil war. After all from a military standpoint the greatest officers came from the South. I'm surprised that some of these ignorant people haven't wanted to burn Huckleberry Fynn because of the language used in the 19th century by Mark Twain. We can never allow the most uneducated portion of our populace to dictate policy or syllabus. That's insanity.

[@zettle2345]

Ronnie Bishop, I'm gonna guess that you were born in 1 of the former Confederate states. Just a guess. I have to wonder what you call a great officer? NBF, who was darn good at what he did. Didn't have much schooling, and no officer training. I'm guessing(again) that the other officers you refer to, spent all their time in Virginia. While the rest of the Confederate states were crumbling, with no great officers to defend them. You could argue from a military standpoint, that they indeed did do their job and defend Richmond til the end. But I always thought the Rebels wanted to win the war, not just win a few battles. Yup, we have a difference of opinion on what makes great officers. As far as the statues go, Haters gonna Hate. Just like the lower half of your comment Ronnie, full of hate and discontent. Have a good day sir, and tell those children to quit looking at their cell phones before, you enter the park to see the Statues. lol

[@christianburrell5564]

I actually am totally fine with keeping the statues on the actual battle sites. That is where the context of the historical events occurred. Great and important stories to tell. But what historical need is there for a statue of Lee in New Orleans, for example? There is a religion around the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. In truth, the South was losing the war badly after they lost Shiloh. Thinking that it all came down to Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg is revisionist history. And just how good was Lee? How many truly DECISIVE victories did he win? One in which the Union army didn’t come right back again in a few months? Both Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were great wins, but the Union army was ready to march and fight again pretty quickly. The only one I’d grant would be the victory of the Seven Days battles which closed the theater of war in that sector until 1864. And that was in 1862! Maybe Second Bull Run. But nothing other than that which really decided anything. So how good of a General was he really?

[@nora22000]

Ronnie Bishop Glorifying confederate leaders teaches children that failure is just fine as long as people revere the leaders. The confederate values of hatred and racism, poor schooling, no infrastructure and poverty-stricken, poverty-creating civic policies are passed on unquestioned. Plus, black people suffer intimidation by racist Southerners who point to those statues as proof that confederate values still rule the South. That's why the statues should come down.

[@dons123111]

@@nora22000 good thing Yankees didn't feel the way you do. 100s of thousands more would have died.

[@dons123111]

Little House on The Prairie has been removed from public libraries . Imagine being afraid of Laura a 10 year old. American culture has changed from being honorable and Christian to atheist and degenerate. My kin came out west to escape the war not to escape ethics that both sides shared, duty, devotion country and family. The statues are being torn down by people with no ethos.

[@Starkraven100]

misspelled name it is Sayler's Creek

[@ProvisionalPatrioticAlliance]

If you ask me the one guy I want under my command in a civil war battle.... It's Sheridan I'd be "little Phil.... take my left and smash... and smash again... I'll meet you somewhere" That would have been enough

[@SabbathSOG]

You spelled Saylors Creek wrong.

[@richardross119]

Did the Confederates ever consider using ships to bombard the North or to land forces at a position north of their planned attack?

[@ted1091]

Wow. This is deeply troubling. This guy refers to the Confederate army as "the army." I think that's a problem

[@ricktasker8248]

He makes General Lee the hero of the story :-)

[@mrsky67]

The butcher of the East, is not a hero.

[@tommymitchell2306]

What do you expect, the park ranger is from North Carolina.

[@BryanWiedeman]

At the Hillmans Farm the slide said there was 8 servants there..Not slaves ..why spin the trutht

[@aubreyansell1019]

The house that is there is my wife’s grandfathers birthplace, he was one of 18 children born there. He was the only one that had dark red curly hair! I believe there was no battle, no deaths at sailors creek.

[@rupben01]

The problem is, that glorification of war by lecture NEVER GIVES TRUE communication issues. It has been the same for 150 years. ALL.. I MEAN ALL Civil war battles are rife and full of communication errors, where one side/or the other could have won. The worrying thing to this day, is these battles are taught at WestPoint !! Furthermore WW I was static and communication was set at a time to go over the top. WW II was a relatively good communication (With a lot of cross nation issues). EVERY CAMPAIGN the USA dealt with on their own, after 1945 until 2010 have been a catastrophe of communication, and lack of knowledge of the enemy. I will say no more !!!

[@usmcmlpierce7547]

Nothing valiant about defeating a force you out number 4-1, North armed with the best rifles, Cannon, Horses for Cavalry & plenty of food. The CSA were literally starving to death, Many had either no lead nor powder for their then obsolete weapons, Over half were without shoes, Yet they still fought, That is the testimony of courage. I know many will be upset by this post but that's basically the conditions the CSA fought & bled the Goliath-like North for 4 years.

[@Jonathanbegg]

Courage - misguided, some might say.

[@jameshightower1144]

The definitive illustration of bravery. From the beginning the south had not a chance... Still they hesitated not. Such are the threads that make up the people of the US. We should all be proud of such men. Bravery once seen is not forgotten.

[@richardharrell7626]

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[@BradWatsonMiami]

Thursday April 6, 30 AD was the night of the Last Supper - a Passover Seder. The next day, Friday April 7 was the 1st Day of Passover and Jesus son of Joseph was lashed 39x and crucified. The Messiah/ Christ miraculously survived his ordeal - the "Lamb of GOD" had a near-death experience. God-incarnate then appeared at sunrise on Sunday April 9 to his pregnant wife Mary Magdalen. The Battle of Sailor's Creek - the last battle between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia - fell on April 6. On 4/7, Gen. Grant sent Gen. Lee a letter asking for his surrender. Lee was a devout Christian and he saw that his surrender at Appomattox falling on Palm Sunday April 9 was not a 'coincidence' - 'There Are No Coincidences'. Did Lee know that April 9 was the date of the original Easter Sunday? Probably not. Five days later was Good Friday April 14, 1865 and 'Father Abraham' Lincoln was shot with his wife Mary at his side, but he didn't die that day. When Lee was asked for his thoughts on the assassination, he replied, "I surrendered as much to the good of Lincoln as I did to Grant's Army." See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce that. It's triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation which is NOT the 'end of the world'.

[@vanscoyoc]

Jackson would have flanked the round tops and beat the Federals like he did at Chancellorsville. He was that good.

[@zettle2345]

well. since we're dreaming... Jackson would have been opposite the Union right flank, not the left. Cemetary Hill and Culp's Hill

[@Putaspellonyou]

vanscoyoc Longstreet would've been on the other side of the field at Culp's Hill. But yeah, he likely would've taken the hill on the first afternoon. Meade would likely have fallen back to Pipe Creek line.

[@ProvisionalPatrioticAlliance]

I don't think so... the entire 6th corps was right behind little round top after 3pm on that day, before the Confederate 1st corps attacked. The union right was always the best place to break. Nobody saw it. Only Niell's brigade stood on the extreme right, near wolf hill.

[@ProvisionalPatrioticAlliance]

And since we're dreaming... what are you going to do about 5th and sixth corps? You get too involved attacking the flanks of 12th and Vincent's brigade.... you're in deep shit. The entire Sixth Corps has you're flank in the air... under Hancock no less... the ANV ceases to exist if that attack is made.

[@pomme4moi]

Maybe, but we don’t need any more contributions to the Lost Cause Myth.

[@matthewfrittz]

I would love to of heard what he had to say but i have a problem with people smacking their mouths loudly and he does this through the whole thing. Could not finish it.

[@kidmohair8151]

lost causers galore, below... the confederacy lost the war, but was allowed to win the peace

[@jacksons1010]

They haven’t won. The lie is revealed, the statues are coming down, and even Mississippi has taken down that damned flag.

[@willoutlaw4971]

Southerners had been warned by Sam Houston of Texas that if they seceded from the Union, the North was going to come South to whip Southern behind. Houston pointed out some Southern weaknesses like impulsiveness and a misunderstanding of Northerners willingness to fight to preserve the United States of America. As the war demonstrated, racism and the rebel yell were not enough to win a war. By the end, the rebel yell had disintegrated into the rebel weeping and gnashing of teeth. Rebels were deserting at the rate of 800 a week in early1865. What bravery!! In the meantime, the rebel political and business leaders were hoarding resources, including food and clothing ment for rebel troops. Hundreds of wagon loads of furniture, jewelry, gold, and other valuable posessions of the rebel elites were clogging the roads leading out of Richmond, Virginia. Wagons containing food and equipment for the rebel army were delayed in getting to the rebel troops because of the selfishness and greed of the rebel elites. Rebel troops had not eaten for five days. Meanwhile, just as Sam Houston warned, Union armies led by Generals Grant, Meade, Sherman, Sheridan, and Ord were busy killing, burning and whipping Southern behind in the South. These Union armies included over 200,000 African American soldiers fighting and killing rebels. To paraphrase Frederick Douglas, it was amazing what an African American could do once given a musket, a pocket full of bullets, and a blue uniform.

[@harrymills8529]

Just

[@edwardmichaelgamboajr3661]

Close. Black lick.sailors park.

[@mikepotter5718]

The cause was already lost and Lee should have surrendered his army before these useless battles.

[@keithharvey7478]

40:00 wow

[@TM-vq1bf]

When I get to Heaven I want to watch the replay of the collapse of the confederate army

[@suzannetaylor366]

Devin was the best calvary commander Sheridan had

[@tduffy5]

I cannot listen to a lengthy program when the speaker is unable to correctly pronounce the word "cavalry". Calvary is where Jesus was crucified. The slang term for the Air Cavalry in Vietnam was Air Cav, not Air Cal.

[@bikesnippets]

Lee was many things, but a great human being was not one of them.

[@Jonathanbegg]

No. He was so up himself, because of his Virginia blue blood.

[@suzannetaylor366]

Thanks for your uninformed opinion

[@joenormanmusic]

So the beginning of this made sense. Then when we got to Marshall’s Crossroads, you lost me. A bunch of new names came in with little explanation. I’m not smart enough for this. See, I’m supposed to be writing an essay on Sailor’s Creek, and I’ve been trying for days to figure out where to begin, but I can’t. This is terrible!!! I mean, the lecture is great, but I’m so stupid I can’t comprehend it all, since I’m a high school history student and not an actual historian. I’m definitely going to fail.

[@nora22000]

The new names got infused when Sheridan's army came up and joined the fray.

[@mushroomspecial]

Keep it simple buddy. You understood alot. The names and dates dont matter. Focus on facts. the story is amazing

[@mushroomspecial]

Keep it simple buddy. You understood alot. The names and dates dont matter. Focus on facts. the story is amazing

[@fiddlesticksbessette398]

LOOK FORWARD,NOT BEHIND YOU..MOVE FORWARD,STOP LOOKING BACK.WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,TELL US WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW..

[@arnoldmccoy6828]

WOW !!! What with Donzie Scheming Trump's having AMERICA teetering on the Verge of another Civil WAR ! AND in a Uniquely Bad Timing , with AMERICA actually DROWNING in a OCEAN Of some the most DEADLIEST GUNS on the Face of Earth . Just imagine the resources Shortages of enough Rifle and Pistes to supply Both North & South Armies in first several months of That WAR 1.860 -1861, & STILL final death toll of 1st Civil War 658, 000 ! without AR-15s & 9 mm this and 9mm that

[@Jonathanbegg]

Bessette? Any relation...?

[@jaywinters2483]

Come on, cameraman, show us the maps more. Not a glimpse here a glimpse there. Leave it in the map more while he’s talking, instead of the room. Thank you, cameraman, for letting me look long and hard at the top of the bald guy’s head instead of the map so I could visualize what he was saying. I suggest you would make a good janitor. Great presentation but the into wasn't transfered. Maps were scarcely shown & out of focus, way too much time wasted on the backs of heads & the crowd scene. INCOMPETENCE ABOUNDS. GET A COMPETENT CAMERAMAN WHO CAN DO THIS JUSTICE, please!

[@1TruNub]

Although I have a lot of respect for Sheridan I have 0 respect for Armstrong Custer the man was a glory hog and it would end up killing him in the end

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Phil Sheridan is one of the most overrated commanders of the war. Custer was a glory jog but he was one of the best Cavaliers the US Army has ever had. He was too aggressive at Little Big Horn.

[@suzannetaylor366]

Sheridan was a better soldier than he was a man

[@TDavis-ml6kl]

Like Lee said, "if my army wasn't all cowards we would have won."

[@Jonathanbegg]

He wasn't always so heroic himself - at the outbreak, he asked the General-in-Chief if he could sit out the war as a neutral.

[@suzannetaylor366]

Pretty sure lee never said that

[@tommymitchell2306]

Lee never said that! No matter your opinion on the south in the war, one cannot deny the heroic and legendary Lee's Army of Northern Virginia!

[@smiter57]

Literally every good American denies that the Army of Northern Virginia was heroic. No one involved in the organized killing of innocent people in defence of slavery is a good person, or worthy of any amount of respect.

[@willoutlaw4971]

Lee was only interested in defending his home state of Virginia. He refused to help Confederate armies in Mississippi during Grants Vicksburg Campaign. Lee refused to help Confederate armies in Georgia and the Carolinas. Lee used soldiers from all Confederate states to defend his beloved Virginia.

[@mnpd3]

I always get a kick out of the "official" numbers assigned to Lee's army. Gettysburg NPS has that army as 75,000 v. 90,000 Federals. Had the odds been that even there would be a different flag flying in the South; Lee didn't need parity - he could reliably win at 2:1. The Federal army at Gettysburg was far greater than 90,000, and Lee himself wrote that his army was never larger than 37,000 on its best day. I always wondered how the numbers became so rigged, and found out. Confederate counts included all soldiers theater-wide, while Federal counts only included those actually involved in the fighting. Look it up, instead of relying on lectures which relied on someone else's information. The miscount was used throughout the War, but was most conspicuous at the Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg. By the way, it's "Saylor's" Creek... not "Sailor." Mr. Saylor wouldn't appreciate it.

[@flbphotography2239]

Lol who won though? 🤣🤣🤣🤔

[@10Tabris01]

Lee was up against Meade at Gettysburg, who had a pretty good grasp of defence, as well as a Union in a very favourable position. Fighting there in the first place was a terrible idea