Civil War from the Confederate Perspective

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Barney, William L. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Bateman, Fred, and Thomas Joseph Weiss. A Deplorable Scarcity: The Failure of Industrialization in the Slave Economy. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1981.
Boritt, Gabor S. Why the Confederacy Lost. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Escott, Paul D. “Evaluating Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy.” In The battlefield and Beyond: Essays on the American Civil War, edited by Clayton E. Jewett. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2012.
Hill, D. H. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. New York: Century Co., 1887-88.
Knight, Timothy. Panic, Prosperity, and Progress: Five Centuries of History and the Markets. Newark: Wiley, 2014.
Lincoln, Abraham. “Order of Retaliation.” Executive Order, July 30, 1863.
McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
U.S. National Park Service, ed. The Civil War Remembered. Virginia Beach: Donning Co. Publishers, 2011.
Sheehan-Dean, Aaron. Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Smith, Sam. “Black Confederates: Truth and Legend.” American Battlefield Trust, February 23, 2022. www.battlefiel....
South Carolina Convention. Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union; and the Ordinance of Secession. Charleston: Evans & Cogswell, printers to the Convention, 1860.
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[@PurpleWhiteVioletBall]

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[@52_Ronin]

No

[@Global_majesty]

Hi.

[@quintorezwalker5210]

Can you do the Battle of Hue from the South Vietnamese Perspective and why the ARVN did help the U.S. Marines? Thanks Quintorez.

[@quintorezwalker5210]

@@52_Ronin why not?

[@lucianoosorio5942]

George McClellen: I didn’t lose, I mearly failed to win! Abraham Lincoln: Don’t get your fans stirred up in some sort of Twitter Civil War! Frank Heffley: What was General Grant doing on the thermostat?!

[@FinneganMurray-pb2ej]

In your BAG

[@planderlinde1969]

What was General Grant doing on the thermostat? He was turning up the heat on them rebs

[@uria3679]

I can’t wait for someone to make a superhero style movie satire about the Civil War, to show how the south was basically Germany during WW2

[@spiffygonzales5160]

McClellan is the single most under rated general in U.S history.

[@SouthernGentleman]

Union civil war veteran and US President William McKinley believed that Confederate soldiers should be considered a tribute to American valor, stating that "every soldier's grave made during our unfortunate Civil War is a tribute to American valor," signifying his view that despite being on opposing sides, all Civil War soldiers, including Confederates, demonstrated bravery and should be honored as Americans.

[@THEEcrusadingtemplar]

Just woke up and got out of bed to see 11 seconds ago a armchair history video was posted today is gonna be a good day

[@MichalKolac]

Its 7 pm in my country

[@SouthernGentleman]

Union civil war veteran and US President William McKinley believed that Confederate soldiers should be considered a tribute to American valor, stating that "every soldier's grave made during our unfortunate Civil War is a tribute to American valor," signifying his view that despite being on opposing sides, all Civil War soldiers, including Confederates, demonstrated bravery and should be honored as Americans.

[@jadar9356]

Until it lasts…

[@Rob_3s3]

@@SouthernGentleman na

[@Harminder1]

From my understanding West Virginia wasn't a thing until the Civil War started.

[@soulknife20]

Yup. They became a state in the middle of the Civil War

[@christopherevans2445]

Plus there wasn't much mention of the Slave holding Union States in the vid. As they were allowed to keep there slaves even after the proclamation by Lincoln.

[@jimtalbott9535]

@@christopherevans2445True enough. The emancipation was a weapon against the south as much as a noble attempt to free slaves.

[@soulknife20]

​@@christopherevans2445Because they were already in the process of being freed and had been for a while. Maryland was really the only one that was allowed as a condition to join the Union. Also, Maryland is right next to DC.

[@SouthernGentleman]

@@soulknife20It became a Union slave state in the middle of the war.

[@wattoucheng]

Just what I needed: an Armchair Historian video for this boring saturday! Cheers Grif!

[@heathellis1771]

The nation perspective series is my favorite from you guys

[@Wkumar07]

The fact of the matter is that the North and South were developing into two distinct nations with different philosophical views. Despite what so many Confederate apologists argue for today slavery was at the heart of the debate because of economic needs. Without slavery there would have been no reason for a Confederate States to form.

[@TyKay-vd9fo]

I would have to disagree. Ideally, the South should have abolished slavery and still succeeded.

[@KittRembo]

@@TyKay-vd9fohow would it have survived? Its main export was cotton and textiles. Heavy industry was mainly in the North lmao get real

[@ak9989]

One nice thing about serving in the army for over 23 years, it allowed me to visit every Civil War battlefield 😂 from Missouri to Florida to Virginia to even New 😂Mexico😅

[@bwmwm]

New Mexico would be interesting. As a Tennesseean, I know very little about the war that far west.

[@SteveInLava]

@@bwmwm The far western front was only localized skirmishes

[@jimtalbott9535]

Anyone who claims that Ohio knows nothing about good BBQ need only look to Sherman’s march to the Sea to see an example of a good BBQ.

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

You wouldn't find it so funny if it was your home that was burnt, your property seized, and your women violated. Also, try telling that to the guy flying a Confederate flag in Ohio.

[@codybailey855]

How are you going to talk about Ohio BBQ when you got what's going down in Springfield?🤣🤣🤣

[@ad_astra5]

@@codybailey855not a thing, per local PD, press, and civil officials

[@WarhawkYT]

One thing I find sad about this war was many had to either fight or hide. Many in Texas, especially those who mustered in 1862 had to fight because of the confederate conscription law being passed and federal armies marching around burning towns.

[@Hanestri]

Cool to see you here!

[@MinesAGuinness]

Nothing stopped any of them from volunteering for the Union Army.

[@WarhawkYT]

@@MinesAGuinness Why would they join the union army when their homes are threatened by union armies?

[@WarhawkYT]

@@Hanestri thanks bro, ACH is a friend of mine

[@MacintoshGaming1]

Our history teacher who was also our football coach told us flat out that the reason the south fought was to keep slaves, his wife was black and he held no punches on telling how racist our Texas history is

[@ExtantPerson]

Whatever you think about why the war started, the war ended as a fight for slavery, and that is not an institution anyone should defend.

[@howiehall4622]

The people who say that the war was about State's Rights are correct. The people who say that the war was about slavery are also correct. The war was about State's Rights. Specifically, the right to own slaves.

[@codywhitney4040]

Ah a new day and a new armchair history video, it's gonna be a good day boys girls and whoever in between

[@vmolin2162]

🎶And every Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam!🎶

[@dapperbunch5029]

@@vmolin2162 Keep singing it as soon that abhorrent flag will fall.

[@gregbors8364]

@@dapperbunch5029You mean, the US flag? 🤔

[@dapperbunch5029]

@@gregbors8364 No I meant the Turkish one. Of course I meant the US flag.

[@Bungerbrown]

🎶 Southern men the thunders mutter, Northern flags in south winds flutter. To arms, to arms, to arms in Dixie!🎶

[@gregbors8364]

@@dapperbunch5029 Well, that’s a smart thing to post in a public forum… but don’t worry, you have free speech rights guaranteed by (wait for it)… the government of the United States of America 🇺🇸

[@genericloser-e5c]

anyone else think that a video about America right after its independence would be fire

[@comrade7324]

Didn't know I needed that in my life. It's gotta happen!

[@motivationaiz]

OTTOMAN UNIFORM PLEASE🙏😭😭 We need the votes on this

[@Landrew0]

History has been far too kind to the fascist, racist hegemony of the Old South.

[@engloulevent]

Racist 100%. But fascism is another thing very specific

[@medicolkie3606]

Not quite fascist but still morally reprehensible in just about every other way

[@indianajones4321]

Oh boy, comments on this one should be… interesting…

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

Bro it’s kinda wild how many people want the south to rise again lmao.

[@blockmasterscott]

I was thinking this too. It’s gonna be ugly.

[@spiffygonzales5160]

Ngl the people accusing people of being neo confeds and lost causers over any disagreement seems to be much worse than the lost causers ever were.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

I’m sure it’ll be as calm and collected as a herd of angry rhinos

[@jjjjjjjjjjjmmmmmmm4461]

@@ryanmcwilliams8784on the bright side it’s always funny trolling em, lost one war and they’ve been so anal about it that they made an organization to intimidate a large group of people just wanting to live normally

[@nrsrymj]

If only there were official documents preserved in multiple locations giving us the southern perspective. If only.

[@TheGuy-cf2rg]

Atun shei films would like to know your location!

[@nrsrymj]

@@TheGuy-cf2rg the cornerstone of johnny reb

[@SeanDahle]

Yeah, they were pretty much doomed from the beginning of the war. - lack of industry aside from agriculture - relying on slave labor - not adapting to new tech - much of their population were slaves - having to rely on foreign weapons - poorly managed logistics, transportation, and communication - very little public support outside the South

[@hubertius4541]

Looking on the manpower and industrial disadvantages I'm suprised Confederates lasted that long. Early Union generals incompetency was on beyond imaginable levels in that time... .

[@gregbors8364]

@@hubertius4541I’m not disagreeing at all, but it must have been hard to fight a war against a side that very well may have contained some of your own family members

[@FordHoard]

@@hubertius4541 People always make fun of it saying "so and so lAsTeD lOnGeR tHaN tHe c0nFedErAcY!!!", but they don't realize how impressive it was for them to hold on for as long as they did, and win some of the battles, all of which they were outnumbered in.

[@augustosolari7721]

I think they adaptes pretty well to the new technologies. The Confederacy had no Navy, AND ended UP building ironclads.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@SeanDahle In defense of the South (bleh), the odds of of the South winning the Civil War were about the same if not better than the 13 Colonies winning the war of independence. Especially if the South could have gotten the European powers involved, who were eager for the cotton trade to resume. I doubt England and France would have outright lent armed forces against the Union, but it was quite feasible that they might have leaned on the Union economically to negotiate a ceasefire. Plus if a more pro settlement president was elected to be POTUS, that also would have been in the South’s favor. But yes, still extraordinarily long odds for an extraordinarily bloody war to defend a reprehensible system

[@dr.davidbaker86]

Comment section should be fun on this one.

[@JustinOlpompa]

Dont think there are many slavery supporters in the modern world

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

Rebel POV: you’re marching across open field and the federal artillery was absolutely not suppressed

[@hankpikuni7024]

"from the Confederate Perspective" Is what we learned in School didn't learn the real reason until the late 2000's.

[@nattygsbord]

I know one thing for sure, and that was that Stalin was a southern compatriot from Georgia who hated Yankee imperialism and rich capitalist New York bankers and supported the right to forced labor.

[@hankpikuni7024]

@@nattygsbord Sign a wavier and I'm willing to be the master Promise no rape or murder and 1 meal a day.

[@SouthernGentleman]

Nope. You learned the real reason always for over a 100 years, then you got a new socialist revisionist version in the late 2000s. The Union had 8 slave states in 1864. The Union soldier fought to reunite the country and the confederate soldier fought for southern independence. "I consider it a privilege to die for my country." - Paul Jones Semmes On the third day of the battle before being shot and wounded, Confederate General Lewis Armistead led his brigade during Pickett's Charge, fixing his hat on the point of sword and reputedly urging his men to “remember what you are fighting for - your homes, your friends, your sweethearts!” “While we see the Course of the final abolition of human slavery is onward, & we give it the aid of our prayers & all justifiable means in our power we must leave the progress as well as the result in his hands who Sees the end” - Robert E Lee 1856 “We Are Fighting for Independence, Not Slavery”. - Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy to Edward Kirk

[@Spongebrain97]

​​​@SouthernGentleman Lost Cause Revisionism need not apply 😅. Also each southern state that seceded stated they were doing so specifically to protect slavery and was also included multiple times in the Confederate constitution

[@mook_8981]

@@SouthernGentleman fighting for the independence to do what?

[@christopherevans2445]

The Slave holding States that stayed in the Union and there perspective could have used a shout out in this vid. Ex. Lincoln's proclamation didn't effect these states and slavery continued.

[@soulknife20]

Because those states, sans Mayrland, had been in the process of freeing slaves for a while.

[@Spongebrain97]

It was a war time measure to prevent them from going over to the Confederacy. And by late 1865 the 13th amendment outlawed slavery everywhere including in the loyal union states

[@SouthernGentleman]

@@soulknife20Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Kentucky, and Delaware weren’t. Only New Jersey was. Funny how new Jersey was the last state to have slavery.

[@brandonlyon730]

@@SouthernGentleman Missouri and Maryland ratified the 13th amendment

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@christopherevans2445 To be fair, the Proclamation was a good precursor to Emancipation but it was always going to take a amendment ratified by Congress to make emancipation a law of the land

[@KaiserDrewboi]

Remember…when someone says the war was about states rights… just ask them … states rights to do what…

[@TyKay-vd9fo]

I support decentralization and less federal control.

[@jeffe9842]

I've liked studying the Civil War since I was in the seventh or eighth grade. Thanks for this great summary of the war.

[@OceanChannelProductions]

the 2 dislikes are from Lincoln and grant

[@aarondemiri486]

Getting full body tackled by Lincoln and dropkicked by Grant must of hurt.

[@user-zm6qh7fd6m]

You know its a good day when armchair historian upldoads!

[@kmystak]

Dude, you just fixed me. I was about to jump in Victoria 2 to continue my CSA save game and this pops up! Thanx you! (And can't wait for MoC)

[@historyismetal2187]

That moc 7 years war computer game looks dope, i love the cartoon style, beautiful

[@Abdus_VGC]

Lots of love and support from India, my thesis on the period between transatlantic slave trade and American Civil War is going great. Your content has vastly improved my knowledge and the animation is fantastic

[@jimtalbott9535]

There are a number of excellent sources that are relativity accessible. If you have about 12 hours, I can recommend the PBS series “The Civil War”, by Ken Burns.

[@Abdus_VGC]

@@jimtalbott9535 Hi I had went through all of those, I mean at this point of time, I had already watched all the lectures of historians like Garry Gallagher and Eric Foner, read the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, I mean all the sources I already am aware of

[@Prat-zi1ou]

Kaha se ho bhai

[@Abdus_VGC]

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[@heirkaiba]

I’m from the west so when I learned in high school that CSA bad. But honestly looking at it more closely if I was a plantation owner in the south during the 1850s I would have thought North bad. It’s a lot of more grey than black and white.

[@dextercochran4916]

I recently spent an entire day going iver my family tree and found, like, 23 Confederate soldiers that I'm directly related to. That was such an awesome find!

[@definitely_not_Hirohito]

Wow

[@DanChesney-vd6ue]

@dextercochran4916 I'm a descendant of Gen. Longstreet and it's fascinating the information available in archives and records you can find.

[@definitely_not_Hirohito]

@@DanChesney-vd6ue That's so cool, 161 years ago yesterday he prevailed in one of his best victories!

[@engloulevent]

Logic, there was conscription

[@Narrowsplice]

Been waiting for this!!

[@The_whales]

Confederacy in the early war: try to survive Confederacy in the late war: survive

[@tangoooooooo1853]

Armchair historian Teasing us as we wait for the civil war full history video

[@jaw619]

This was such a well put together video and I’m also appreciate how you took the time to talk about reconstruction and rewriting of history. Appreciate all you do !

[@Corrello88]

Speaking of slavery, Mr. Historian how about a video on the 54th Massachusetts Reg. interesting video as always.

[@amsalkhan4754]

Still find it weird that some people say the cival war wasn't about slavery but rather states rights. The same state rights that defended slavery and said escaped slaves to the north had to be returned

[@HuevoBendito]

This is my response to such people: "states rights" to WHAT???

[@MadsThorlund]

It was about a lot of things, but slavery was not a top priority, more a means or a tool to shift the direction of the war, so France or Britain wouldn't help the confederates. Remember the war had already been ongoing for 2 years before slavery even became a thing.

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

It's very telling that they never explained what the states wanted to use those rights for.

[@dapperbunch5029]

See now freedom is bad. Typical Yankee, it will be a great day when the flag falls.

[@mrroger-t6m]

If the south had achieved total victory , they wouldn't abolish slavery. It's over you rednecks lost get over it​@@MadsThorlund

[@Bismarck9771]

I was literally watching the 1993 Gettysburg movie when this video came out

[@jimtalbott9535]

14:18 - McClellan really was the best general the South had.

[@toad2117]

McClellan was a competent general, especially at the organizational level. People exaggerate his incompetence.

[@Warmaster_24]

I am not even American but American history is quite interesting

[@The_king567]

Wrong

[@darkhobo]

"I'd rather die than work". There ya go. They still like that today

[@TyKay-vd9fo]

Many Westerners

[@awesomehpt8938]

Is it me or were poor southerners so unaware that slavery wasn’t doing them any good anyway? With all the slaves that means fewer opportunities for people to find work. And as the civil war dragged on they were being increasingly forced to fight and die for an institution they had no personal stake in. Especially since rich slave owners could avoid conscription.

[@soulknife20]

And they were convinced by those in charge that freeing the slaves would lead to a race war.

[@soulknife20]

They were mostly convinced that freeing slaves would lead to a race war.

[@filipinordabest]

esh, as long as they felt inherently superior over someone it was cool and good

[@krystalcz9251]

A lot of the poor white farmers had a dream of being a big farmer with lots of land, the only problem with that dream is that it relied on slave labour, hence why they supported slavery.

[@soulknife20]

​@@filipinordabestYup. Pretty much

[@treybone3263]

This is how I learned it in school and I graduated in 2016. Only recently has this changed its crazy

[@chaskafitzpatrick6577]

I love how you call each battle only by their southern name as it's from their perspective

[@jacksonhamilton6302]

Speaking as a Charlestonian, why were there no buildings on the north side of Charleston Harbor from Fort Sumter? Understandably, the suburb of Mount Pleasant was fairly small at the time but the fictional camera is looking directly where its oldest neighborhood had existed and been incorporated since 1837. The Old Village (that neighborhood) is on Shem Creek and it is where the shrimp boats are both now and then. There is a very decent breakfast place, Mozzo Deli, across Coleman from the the Old Village if you ever find yourself in the area.

[@definitely_not_Hirohito]

Because the mainland of South Carolina had seceded already and so had North Carolina.

[@jacksonhamilton6302]

@@definitely_not_Hirohito I don't see how any of that relates to the nonexistence of the Town of Mount Pleasant in the animated depiction of Charleston Harbor in the video.

[@Bobafett-lc2vx]

On an off topic about different perspectives, can you guys do a video about South Vietnam’s perspective during the Vietnam war? (The government, ARVN, Local Army/counter-Vietcong forces, etc.)

[@Archduke_Astatos]

Remind me why they made Atlanta so flammable again?

[@Konor12368]

Be careful posting a video like this no doubt their will be comments calling armchair a racist cause that’s the world we live in now

[@davinator_peepo2102]

You might have 84 IQ

[@makutas-v261]

Don't you just love how awfully familiar this sounds to present year.

[@soulknife20]

This comment section won't be full of Lost Causers. No siree

[@pathfinderlight]

Anyone who says the term "Lost Cause" is a Communist stooge who wants America to refight a centuries old war just to kill more Americans. The REAL enemy now is Marxism and its wicked adherents.

[@FordHoard]

"lost cause" is double speak bullshit. Also, how does it feel cheering on a nation that had slavery legal in 4 States during the Civil War, and also wiped out the Indians? No, I'm not talking about the Confederacy.

[@SteveInLava]

@@FordHoard You do not fully understand how Abe Lincoln maneuvered politically, do you?

[@internationalfailure9997]

This channel always makes really beautiful art.

[@f.palmero5010]

Confederates: "Let's do a civil war!" *Gets beat* "Ah dang it" [Does another campaign] *Gets beat* "Ah dang it" [Does another campaign] *Gets beat* "Ah dang it" [Does ano-

[@windbuster]

Finally, both sides of the War

[@John_HistoryOffical]

Remember throughout the video, slavery bad (no matter how cool the art is)

[@FRENKI8888]

Yes slavery was bad. You gotta problem with that? Hell, slavery is bad today since incarcerated people are exempt from the 13th amendment.

[@John_HistoryOffical]

@@FRENKI8888 slavery bad, no matter what, as I said

[@definitely_not_Hirohito]

​@@FRENKI8888Slavery bad, but it's been nerves since, they don't tend to hobble people or brand their faces anymore.

[@johnbradbury8610]

The "confederate perpespective" is alive in this commrnt section

[@johnnyjohnson4041]

I had two cousins service in the confederate Army

[@robmiah4501]

Bless them fighting for CSA fighting for family their states against northern invaders with their views

[@CHEESYBEANSTHE6TH]

Please make a napoleonic expansion to ur game when it comes out 🥺

[@loowick4074]

john brown on a war elephant is a nice image

[@steel_blizzard]

"they took R slaves!" South Park resident

[@TheJtyork420]

It was about states rights but the right they were wanting to keep was the right to slavery.

[@chrisprice5835]

Apparently i had 2 ancestors that got drafted into the Aransas army, as they were on there way to surrender they were riding on horses, 2 northern soldiers murdered them for there horses as they were also on the way to surrender.

[@JamesBSweet]

i will never see the confederacy as people

[@zl2961]

Civil war from the traitor perspective

[@ComeAndTakeIt9235]

Technically the entire us is a traitor nation

[@gryft0r133]

Lmao hold that L bozos General Sherman sends his regards.

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

Ironically, General Sherman had more respect for the South than most Neo-Yankees today.

[@melissawilkinson2636]

Regurgitated information, propaganda that's been pushed throughout the education system unfortunately. 💯

[@Warmaster_24]

The American Civil war is such an interesting topic in American history. Perhaps Armchair historians can do a video on the 1st and 2nd Boer war in South Africa sometime in the future?

[@The_king567]

Nah the civil war is pretty irrelevant and not important

[@padraickennedy1232]

As a European who is firmly interested in the American civil war, I find it tragic the fact that the civil is still raging across the US in my eyes anyway, it's baffles me the lack of respect descendents of both side have for each other. Slavery is evil we all know that, but alot of those boys in grey who died on the battlefield of Gettysburg weren't they were just very mislead in their beliefs and ideology and it is very dangerous to look upon history with the rose tinted glasses of modern standards and society. God bless those who died, God bless Abraham Lincoln the great emancipater and God bless the United States of America.

[@Charles-yf7kc]

If Great Britain won the 'War of Independence', history would have also regarded them as such.

[@timsgotissues3581]

Just here to remind you that Lincoln suspended part of the Constitution.

[@johnhamann5861]

What about the 11 state Governors and legislatures that dropped the constitution entirely to write new constitutions to protect enslavers interests?

[@engloulevent]

Both usa and csa did that a lot

[@davehudnall2725]

Siege of Petersburg, leading up to the Battle of the Crater and the capture of Fort Stedman

[@filipinordabest]

If only the CSA had NordVPN they would have won the war!

[@RealSauceMan]

Each Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam!

[@bulgurMP]

Day 2 of asking Armchair to make a early modern 1500-1700s video again

[@500ccRabbit]

War of northern aggression from the southern perspective. I can see how some view it as a colonialist occupation from the point of view of the south, where northerners are putting their values on the southerners. That being said, slavery needed to end.

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

And yet, the war didn't end it. Only in the South. Slavery wasn't ended fully until the 13th amendment, which was passed 6 month after Ol' Abe got domed.

[@brandonlyon730]

"colonist occupation" and where exactly did the Southerners get all of that land to grow all of that cotton? Oh yeah, by colonizing the land and stealing it from the original natives while kicking them out to Oklahoma.

[@brandonlyon730]

"Colonist occupation", tell that to those that were forced to live in Oklahoma.

[@jacksontaylor290]

Plz do Korean War from the Korean perspective!

[@TheTimoprimo]

You mean North Korean or South Korean?

[@chrisprice5835]

I didn't know if you have done an video over this but i would like an video over what is modern day oklahoma during the American Civil War.

[@ordinalgaming102]

make a ww2 rts game, something simmilar to men of war would be cool.

[@Golfjong]

try not to be striked by KZbin challenge the video:

[@juststeve3233]

Like how Lincoln gives them a *boi* look

[@JoeBurke-w8c]

THIS IS AWESOME im litteraly in my civil war phase rn come over from ww2 lol

[@Tczarsh]

cant focus on the video when the confederate sniper is constantly aiming at armchair historian

[@VIDireWolfIV]

republicans: Why do you want the federal government to handle rights?! It should be the states!!!! Literally the last time we let that happen:

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

the federal government today is evil

[@ComeAndTakeIt9235]

You know Abraham Lincoln was a republican, right?

[@karstenkunneman5219]

you mean the last time the union didnt let that happen

[@nbewarwe]

@@ComeAndTakeIt9235 And the modern republicans are the ones pushing to let states handle rights now. What's your point?

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

As someone who works under a corporate thumb, I can promise you that giving all the power to a far-off group of people that are *completely* disconnected from your environment, your values, and your business will only result in further strife & conflict.

[@DocZFlux]

In other words, the perspective of conniving southern aristocrats and the poor farmers they tricked into fighting and dying on their behalf.

[@footballnick2]

What's it like to have such a black and white view of the world?

[@looinrims]

No, there was no trickery

[@andremacedo8463]

​@@footballnick2way better than being a useless neutral loser, I can assure you that.

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

You mean the folks who fought & died trying to protect their homes & their rights from being taken by the invading northern army?

[@SeveralWeezelsInaTrenchcoat]

​@@looinrimsyeah, they were just racist

[@AbrahamLincoln-p16]

Interesting vid...

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

*loads .22 Derringer with malicious intent*

[@AbrahamLincoln-p16]

@@MrRAGE-md5rj *ducks*

[@bwmwm]

@@MrRAGE-md5rj sic semper tyrannis

[@TomHughes-pz7ug]

Hello, fellow historian. I must correct you with a fatal error you have made in reference unto ownership of slaves by Southerners. 95% of Slave ownership in the South was through the elite. The Elite of the South were modern day huge corporations. Majority of Southerners were at their demise. It was damned if you do and damned if you don't. If you incorporated the slaves into Southern society or if you rebelled against the Southern elite, you were subjected unto repercussions. If you sided with the North, you risked being taxed unto death, subjugated unto policies which did not have an interest in you, or placed in an army by no choice and used as cannon fodder. Please make a video on life for the common southerner and how news was only local. I speak on behalf of the love of history, being an American, and having my family be on both sides of the conflict and lose everything. And how as a nation today we are repeating the same errors. Thank you.

[@Spongebrain97]

It's kinda weird how you're trying to "both sides bad" and making apologia for the average southerner when they vehemently supported slavery and believed that with hard work, they too could be slave owners

[@TomHughes-pz7ug]

@@Spongebrain97 War is hell. Read into life for the poor southern and norther. And the native tribes and of course the slaves. It could have been avoided considering it was brought up numerous times. Just imagine how history could have turned out if it did.

[@The_king567]

The American civil war is the most pointless war in history

[@engloulevent]

The southern economy was dependant on slavery, and they seceded to keep it. So not pointless for planters

[@brandonlyon730]

@@engloulevent The north had a large agricultural industry and were fine without it.

[@Prof-Anax]

Good job! The video's very good

[@Evelyncatchannel]

You always make the best videos I love the devils advocate view you take

[@kevellblack1566]

Brilliant

[@kapitanSWRC]

I'm not from US, so here are few things I learnt from this movie. The only reason the war broke up was that south wanted slavery, north doesn't. Confederate = pure evil, Union = walking saints. All of confederate soldiers were white, Union on the other hand had soldiers of different origin. South knew from beginning they gonna lose, but sent their people to kill and die anyway. Also Confederate does not equal people from south, becosue some of the confederate soldiers resisted their own commanders and desert, so CSA look to me as mythical as some swastika cultists from third reich. The best thing is that in the end slavery have been abolished. BUT even tho they were freed - southerners kept opressing unchained people, becouse some of exconfederates were still pure evil. Did I get it right?

[@toad2117]

I'm a southerner and Griffin was more fair then you make him out to be. That being said, he did leave out some context. He also made it seem like Fort Sumter was the reason for Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas leaving the Union when it was actually Lincoln calling for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion. There were also other factors beyond Slavery responsible for the North-South divided that he left out.

[@brandonlyon730]

@@toad2117 I mean how would anyone else would react to someone firing at a federal owned fort?

[@toad2117]

@@brandonlyon730 the forts were leased to the federal government by the states, so once the states seceded the federal government lost their frights to the forts. There were numerous other federal institutions that were ceded peacefully to the south in 1860-61, and the fort Sumter garrison was given numerous chances to evacuate without harm. Lincoln sent reinforcements to the fort with the intention of provoking the south into firing on it so he could say they had started it and have an excuse to send the army in. Even once the south fired on fort Sumter, their bombardment was fairly light in order to minimize union casuaties, and no one was actually injured during the battle (although a union soldier was killed in an accident during the surrender ceremony. After the forts surrender the garrison was also treated well, allowed to keep all their honors and sent back to nyc rather than being taken hostage.

[@brandonlyon730]

@@toad2117 According to what? Where does it say that in the U.S constitution? South Carolina gave up full rights to the fort in 1836 and the federal government had paid the bills since then. And according to who were these raids on federal property were "peaceful"? And yeah regardless of how "lightly" you fired, they still fired armed cannons at federal property and troops, that is not something you just get a slap in the wrist for.

[@definitely_not_Hirohito]

North wasn't perfect and fought to preserve Union, with abolition of slavery more of a side effect. South fought for slavery but wasn't doomed from the start. The South was sadly still very hateful and blacks didn't have full equal rights until 100 years lately.

[@Maxi-wp7xd]

I want a Union perspective video

[@boe1337]

Please do more videos on the American civil war

[@scooby45247]

again, why do people think Lee was a good general? look at his history and youll see his wins are just lucky breaks.. but his loses are clear signs of not understanding the principles of strategy..

[@RobertFox-r8h]

Needs desperately a fact check.

[@FRENKI8888]

AHAHAHA BWAHAHAHAHA BWAHAHAHAHA more like someone needs to get off of traitor propaganda. *i write while i sip on my mug full of traitor tears*

[@FoxWolfWorld]

Show me in the Constitution where it says a state is not allowed to leave the Union

[@honestkyn718]

You won't find it of course; but perhaps you should have better reasons for leaving the union then "I wanna keep my blacks in the field!"

[@capacraft2735]

Supremacy clause.

[@besteffortint]

Texas v. White 1869 - Supreme Court ruling

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

Checkmate lincolnites.

[@pyromike7237]

"Lincolnites" = anyone who isn't racist

[@AnakinSkywalker-CloneWars]

That guy was a socialist revisionist. Please read a history book instead of getting your education from KZbinrs.

[@soulknife20]

​@@AnakinSkywalker-CloneWarsAd Hominem. Try again

[@SeveralWeezelsInaTrenchcoat]

The video literally explains why you sucked.

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

@@AnakinSkywalker-CloneWars That is exactly the kind of accusation he would expect from you.

[@VictorIV0310]

Balam Industries sponsored field trip.