The Siege of Charleston

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

As numerous viewers have commented, I mispronounce Beaufort, SC. I apologize for the error.

[@EricDKaufman]

Oh no you didn't! I bet I know how you said it. I haven't watched yet. But for shame! Shame! Shame! :-) Its Be-you-fort But you got Beauregard right. which just goes to show you southern slang don't make a bit of sense.

[@Tyronebabydaddy]

@@EricDKaufmansouthern twang doesn’t make a bit of sense, kinda like you?

[@abee.s.corpus2455]

Interestingly, yours was the correct pronunciation for the city of Beaufort, North Carolina. We may be "sister states" but we do (and say) some things differently.

[@keithskelhorne3993]

@@Tyronebabydaddy same as pronoucing Niger, with a 2nd G?

[@jliller]

I once visited Beaufort, SC and Beaufort, NC on the same vacation and tried really hard not to mix up the two pronunciations. It helps that the one in SOUTH Carolina has the more stereotypically Southern pronunciation.

[@dalesharp8707]

The word "torpedo" was used in this era for what we would call naval mines (stationary rather than powered and mobile), so burying them as land mines was not a stretch. Note the drawing illustrating them.

[@rnascak]

Although the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 is considered to be the first shots of the Civil War, the actual first use of arms was 3 months earlier on January 9, when the Union supply ship 'Star of the West' was fired upon and hit 3 times by cadets of The Citadel from the Morris Island battery. The Star of the West was to resupply Major Anderson's troops at Fort Sumter. Although not seriously damaged, the ship's captain, John McGowan, abandoned the mission, deeming it too dangerous to proceed. The ship returned to its home port of New York. This, too, is history that should be remembered.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Star of the West was eventually captured and served with the CSA Navy.

[@rnascak]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel The Star of the West (not Sea) was indeed captured in April 1861 by Confederate forces, and was renamed the CSS St. Philip. She was scuttled in April 1863 to block passage of Union ships on the Tallahatchie River enroute to Fort Pemberton in Mississippi.

[@johndilday1846]

I went with my family on vacation to Charleston several years ago. It was a beautiful city, and we enjoyed our visit. I was surprised to learn at the time that Fort Sumter was connected to the shore by sand that had filled in the area between the island and the shore. I was surprised that it had not been dredged clear, and saw some folks walk to the island from somewhere on the landward side while we, as tourists, took the tour boat to the island. It was great to see the place where so much history took place. The people in the Charleston area were very friendly people. I wouldn’t mind going back sometime.

[@rnascak]

@johndilday1846 I was stationed at N. Charleston AFS for 4 years, and met folks whose families were plantation owners as well as the offspring of former slaves. At the time, I wasn't the history buff I am now, but even now, my focus is on WWII and the Cold War. After Charleston, I was stationed in West Berlin and was at Checkpoint Charlie on 9 Nov 89.

[@damogranheart5521]

​@@johndilday1846Both of my sons and their wives have been there and agree that it is a fabulous place to be.

[@joshuabekel9700]

Bew-fort, SC. And Bow-fort, NC. 😀 My brother was stationed at MCAS Beaufort (VMFA-312 Checkerboards) for several years.

[@cm-hw5ww]

There is National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus Ga that has examples of 'torpedoes', ironclads, and other artifacts from the era. I have a Merrimack refrigerator magnet as a souvenir. 😁

[@frankgulla2335]

Thank you for that detailed and informative summary of the Siege of Charleston, proving that just because you can "lay siege" it does not mean you will take the objective.

[@darinwink-ou4qk]

Love your videos. In the spirit of accuracy Bo-fort is in North Carolina, while Bee-U-fort is in South Carolina.

[@RetiredSailor60]

I was stationed in Charleston on USS Semmes DDG 18 1983-84. Wish I had had more time to explore old Charleston while in port.

[@suzanneflowers2230]

Bring your family for a vacation or come on a tour. As a navy man, you would especially enjoy seeing the Hunley.

[@RetiredSailor60]

@@suzanneflowers2230 Yes I saw the Hunley on the barge as it was being brought into Norfolk.

[@treylooker6567]

It's a beautiful place I've been here my entire life and I wouldn't even dream of leaving

[@RetiredSailor60]

@@treylooker6567 I toured Patriots Point 4th of July 1983. The ship I was on was out at sea a lot during the one year as my home port.

[@treylooker6567]

@@RetiredSailor60 Nice my dad was in the US Navy for 25 years. He's the reason I find all of this so interesting. He is an awesome man!

[@markleach116]

One of my third great uncles was with the 9th Maine and was mortally wounded during the attack on Ft Wagner. I spent some time a few years ago walking the beach on Morris Island wondering where my uncle had been ... unfortunately the sea has reclaimed a lot of the island so I was not able to actually see the site of the fort. Thanks for another great history lesson!

[@suzanneflowers2230]

Lance, if you haven't already, you must do a video on the Hunley.

[@TonyBLumpkin]

I'd love to see a video on the Hunley as well. It's a facinating story.

[@treylooker6567]

I'm a Charleston man born and raised, and we took field trips to all the forts and Morris Island, and I've seen about all there is in South Carolina, especially in the Charleston area, in the last 40 years.

[@DrBLReid]

A city of our Country, The South, worth visiting & remembering!

[@JeffreyGlover65]

It's Monday! Best way to start the week...THG!

[@EricDKaufman]

My second home. or maybe third. Such a wonderful town. Even the tourists can't spoil it.

[@tugginalong]

It’s interesting that you pronounced it “bo fort” because that how they pronounce it in NC. In SC, we pronounce it “beu fort” like blue but beu. I read Ulysses S. Grant’s autobiography. (vol 1 & vol 2) It’s been said repeatedly that weapons of war have outpaced war tactics. I was amazed at the advanced technology during the civil war. I was also surprised at how some of the relationships of West Point cadets weren’t completely destroyed during the war.

[@rcrawford42]

At the end of the American Civil War, the tactics used weren't that different than WWI trench warfare. Dug-in infantry, artillery, automatic weapons... But no one paid attention to it and were surprised by its redevelopment 50 years later.

[@greasercody01]

Beufort. Like one word but that's like a lotta other words at be inna southerners vernacular 😅

[@davidhumberger5078]

I would love an episode about Charleston’s earthquake 😎

[@jliller]

Felt all the way down in southeast Florida.

[@steventhompson399]

I heard about that, besides the famous new Madrid quakes there were quakes around East Tennessee and in Charleston South Carolina in the 1800s, it's weird because those places aren't near tectonically active faults are they? It seems strange that a quake powerful enough to damage buildings would occur near Charleston

[@Kw1161]

Thanks History Guy my ship was overhauled at the old Charleston shipyard and we steamed past all those islands. I paid for the tour of Ft Sumpter and the amount of damage still present was impressive, just glad I wasn’t there to have to fight for it. Have a great day!

[@Sleeperdude]

Beautiful town to visit

[@Lightworks3D]

Great video! It’s interesting that most of Morris Island is gone today. The lighthouse built after the civil war still stands off shore where most of the island used to be!

[@PureBloodLee]

As a resident of Johns Island, on the Stono River, I appreciate the history lesson 😁

[@HossBlacksilver]

Just moved to Charleston back in the first of the year for work. My mom came to visit me this weekend from NC. Yesterday we went to the City Market, afterwards had dinner at a restaurant on the water called the Fleet Landing, from the deck we saw both Castle Pickney and Fort Sumter.

[@MatthewPoplawsk]

Of all the stories regarding Fort Sumter, my favorite is the one where, after Charleston surrendered, now-General Robert Anderson was invited back to raise the American flag over re-captured Fort Sumter. President Lincoln was, also, invited to attend this ceremony,but, declined. The day that this occurred was April 14, 1865. It has been asked many times WHAT IF Lincoln had to the ceremony.😮😮😮😮

[@flkoolguy]

You mention the movie "Glory" . Really a very good movie. Probably Matthew Broderick's best movie IMO. Also starred Morgan Freeman and a young Denzel Washington for those who may have never seen it.

[@ddrennon]

Lived in Charleston for many years: Thanks for your excellent story. It is worth noting that the damage shown at 12:10 in the video was largely due to the catastrophic fire of 1861 and not related to any Union military action (although Union shells certainly did cause some damage to the city proper).

[@RandomTChance]

✌️😎 Thanks History Dude.

[@richardbrant5728]

One of your better videos. Lots of relevant pictures and info gathered.

[@carlmontney7916]

I read somewhere where President Lincoln told Sherman ahead of his March to the sea that since South Carolina was the first state to secede, he wanted South Carolina to pay for what they had done. That he basically gave the army full permission to unleash their wrath on South Carolina.

[@alexwelts2553]

James island is my favorite place that I have ever lived 💞

[@brianniegemann4788]

Thanks for the mention of the Requa gun, I'd never heard of it. Apparently Lincoln himself lobbied for its acceptance, and a few dozen were produced. They were only used late in the war and were obsolete after the introduction of the Gatling gun.

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the lesson.

[@rabbi120348]

"There isn't a single cannon foundry in the entire South." Rhett Butler Given that S. Carolina has given us Lindsey Graham, I'd say they've taken their revenge on the Union.

[@rickyhawkins7407]

You forgot the here traitor, Tim Scott.

[@crowonawirehome]

Particularly good episode. I was on the edge of my seat.

[@morgan97475]

Interesting episode. I hope CSA statues remain in Charleston, SC as this is where our Civil War began. We cannot forget it. Also a great way to get foreign tourists into this lovely city & learn about some of our colorful history.

[@j.dragon651]

If they are taken down, they better go into museums and not destroyed.

[@morgan97475]

@@j.dragon651 Hhmm.....perhaps make all cities in The South national museums to American History, specifically the Civil War.

[@thomaswilson5966]

Morgan I,respect and understand what you're saying ! But again realistically; you have to remember these statues are of confederacy treason & traitors!! many were put up during Jim Crowe, era KKK dominated that time in history form of a threat intimidation to the blacks : can you understand how a black Child, feels when visiting these parks and they look up see statuettes of individuals; who wanted to keep their ancestors in slaved : and I can see the comments : blowing up already with pro confederacy and foreign 😈 Lost cause doctrine; from those who embraced the hateful doctrine of slavery separation of the Union aka Country the 159 years later it's still separates the north from the south: 🤦‍♂️ what's the old saying those who do not read or study history tend to repeat it : I think we're seeing that play out currently in politics

[@jliller]

Museums and historic sites like Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie are how you REMEMBER a war. Statues are are how you CELEBRATE a war. Remember your past, but don't celebrate your mistakes.

[@MrPiragon]

​ the South didn't make any mistakes besides losing the war that the north started

[@HistoryNut-1701]

Thanks for today’s lesson.

[@suzanneflowers2230]

Thank you for featuring our beloved Charleston.

[@bronwynecg]

Good morning! 👋🏽 😊

[@robertporterfield9578]

The first syllable in Beaufort in SC is pronounced like 'beau' in beautiful. The first syllable of Beaufort in NC is pronounced like 'bow'.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

In some places those two pronunciations are the same.

[@eugeneblue299]

Thank you.

[@RobertStewart-i3m]

Love your videos and accuracy. And the maps of the period tell us much

[@brucemcrae7395]

As usual, well researched and well presented. Thank you for your ongoing contributions to our understanding and appreciation of our past.

[@isabeedemski3635]

Great art for illustrating!

[@wandaholmes7125]

Thank You, Mass. 54th. May we meet again in Glory where forgiveness abounds.

[@genecarr4568]

Wow! Great video. I was glad to hear about Dahalgren at Charleston. His naval cannon designs were also mounted on carriages for use by the army. I have two models of this cannon with his name. A smaller one purchased at Muesem of history in Washington DC and a much larger model (same cannon) purchase at Fort Sumter. I am a Southerner but I like to hear the history of both sides. What I missed seeing was the story about "The Immortal 600" Confederate officer, prisioners placed in a stockade in front of the Union troops as "human shields" in retaliation for the false story that captured Union officers were being held in harms way in Charleston when in fact they were housed in an old hosptial out of the range of the Charleston bombardment. Reference the book "The Immortal 600" by Josolyn Muriel. I had a great great uncle Robert B. Carr that was one of those 600 Confederate officers in the stockade. I knew about him from our family book but it never said what happened to him. After 5 years of researching Ms. Muriel helped letting me know he died July 2, 1865 in a prison camp on Hilton Head Island (almost two months after the war ended). Fasinating story that I could go on and on about. But that would a story I would like to see covered. Thanks for the history!

[@jimparsons6803]

Enjoyed the presentation, thanks. As military funding is usually (at least in more recent centuries and in America) is procured from civilian sources, the military tends to look for the bigger bang in effect. When studying American History, at college, the Professor took special note that this was the first time that wire had been used to good defending effect. I noted that in the presentation, you took note of that as well. I was told that WWI started out to be a battle of the horse mounted charges, in Belgium, when one of the first such charges ran into some barbed wire put in place several years prior to that War by the farmer who owned the land. Boggle, huh?

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

BACK in the Saddle Again Naturally

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

I know it's Monday morning fellow classmates. But drag yourself in here and take your seat. No quiz today.

[@JeffreyGlover65]

Present!

[@Hackerswillprobfindthis]

Farts

[@charliesschroedinger]

Here!

[@co1950]

Do I have to?

[@Tyronebabydaddy]

If the South woulda won we would’ve had it made.

[@bartsanders1553]

Sherman wrote one of the most terrifying letters I've ever read.

[@johnsayles4316]

Yes? I'd like to know more.

[@bartsanders1553]

​@@johnsayles4316It was when he approached Savannah. He attempted to recieve a quick surrender: "I have for some days held and controlled every avenue by which the people and garrison of Savannah can be supplied, and I am therefore justified in demanding the surrender of the city…I am prepared to grant liberal terms to the inhabitants and garrison; but should I be forced to resort to assault, or the slower and surer process of starvation, I shall then feel justified in resorting to the harshest measures, and shall make little effort to restrain my army-burning to avenge the national wrong which they attach to Savannah and other large cities which have been so prominent in dragging our country into civil war." Gen Hardee refused surrender, but managed to sneak out of the city soon after, leaving it open.

[@mattt233]

​@bartsanders1553 And? How is this terrifying? He issued an ultimatum and the Confederates called it a Bluff. It wasn't. That's war my friends. It's ugly and cruel.

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@mattt233 Modern war has rules such as doing your best to exempt civilians from the fighting. Large parts of the world think that a certain PM is doing his level least to follow said rules currently. In the 19th century war was a thing that took place out in the field, battles lasted a day, or two at most, and then it moved on. Think Waterloo. This is, of course, nonsense, cities were besieged all the time, but the average homeowner didn't hear about sieges, they heard about battles in the field. Just look at the citizens of DC riding out to watch First Bull Run.

[@baneofbanes]

@@bartsanders1553sounds like standard siege warfare to me. That’s just how war was fought in the past. If you surrender the city or fortress with little fight you would be given mercy, but if the attackers were forced to storm the city to capture it the city would be sacked.

[@johnfun3394]

I always feel heartbroken when hearing the fate of all involved. I guess because right or wrong they were all ours. Thanks

[@greggi47]

I have just finished reading Erik Larson's latest book The Demon of Unrest. It provides a good background for the first bombardment of Fort Sumter . Though the fort surrendered after less than two days of fire from surrounding Confederate batteries, that was preceded by a long time of tension and privation for the defenders.

[@glennmcintosh2262]

I surfed Folly beach yesterday

[@cynthia7445]

Noodlers fountain pen ink has a shade of blue-black named for the 54th Mass. It's a good quality ink.

[@juliusjohnson4829]

Army and the navy landing debacle sounds like something that would have happened to the imperial Japanese armed forces. Thanks for painting a clear picture of the siege. Im a Charleston native i have been to all the place mentioned in tbe video this video paints the cleaarest picture of the battle ive heaed or read thanks for the content.

[@brettbradshaw3297]

William Harvey Carney was the first African American to perform an action for which a Medal of Honor was awarded, but Robert Blake was the first to actually receive the Medal (Blake's was issued in 1864, Carney did not receive his until 1900).

[@josephscarpaci3688]

How did the Hunley submarine fit into the Charleston defense?

[@GeneralJackRipper]

The harbor was under blockade by the Union Navy, and the Hunley was intended to attack the blockading ships outside the harbor. Drachinifel has a wonderful video about the Hunley if you're interested.

[@HossBlacksilver]

​@@GeneralJackRipper I always recommend Drachinifel along with the History Guy

[@jliller]

Not So Fun Fact: Morris Island doesn't exist anymore. Decades after the war, Gillmore designed three-mile long jetties for the entrance to Charleston Harbor which were great for shipping but directed too much sediment from the Ashley and Cooper Rivers out to sea and the island slowly eroded away over the first half of the 20th century. "Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War" by Richard W. Hatcher is a recent book focused on Fort Sumter's role throughout the war, and touches lightly on the rest of the siege. Erik Larson's new book "Demon of Unrest" focuses on the start of the war at Charleston, with Sumter depicted on the cover. For older works that give a broader overview of the Charleston Campaign, see either "Charleston Under Siege: The Impregnable City" by Douglas Bostick (2010) for the shorter History Press version or "Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863" by Stephen R. Wise (1994) for the longer university press version.

[@lowcountrydawg2525]

As a resident of James Island, I can assure you that Morris Island does indeed still exist. True, there has been significant erosion, but the island is still very much there.

[@ronfreniere8769]

I've always have been a lover of ( true) history, and intact have been told that I should have been a history teacher. From US history to WORLD history. I believe that to forget our past, robs us of our future.

[@gcrauwels941]

Charleston is such an interesting place. Love all the history that has taken place there. If you haven't been there, you should see it.

[@TM-ev2tc]

You should talk a little about " The Battle of The Crater" in the American Civil War.

[@michaelmanning5379]

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1873. The International Red Cross was founded by Swiss Henry Durnant in 1863. Just as Barton had been influenced by here experiences in the American Civil War, Durnant was appalled by what he had witnessed in the aftermath of the Battle of Solerfino in 1859.

[@unclenogbad1509]

Not the only case, sadly, where disagreement between commanders led to horrible troop losses and campaign failure.

[@GeneralJackRipper]

The larger campaign was forgotten by the North, but not by the South. The South remembers it's victories too.

[@ErikFender1]

Enjoyed this presentation very much! As a native of South Carolina, I have only one correction....You mispronounced "Beaufort"...Is it pronounced with an emphasis on the "u". Like Bufort, not "Bofort"...." Regarding the town of the same name in NC, your pronunciation was correct....

[@TimS-i4v]

I live in upstate SC. Love the history of Charleston

[@tippersteffi1]

Born and raised in Charleston, and a Citadel grad, a lot of history

[@MichaelWolford-p4d]

Just a few miles from home.

[@Johnpalmer-eq7yq]

Switch box number. Nine. Coranado island. Army. Training base. W might of really been seattle.

[@cw7422]

I was born in Charleston SC.

[@davec9244]

Like any WAR lots of casualty's for very little gain. History seems to repeat itself. Are we heading to this again? looks like it to me please stay safe ALL, thank you.

[@frederickzorn3542]

THG Bay-beeee!

[@ghostwriter2314]

The Horror of the civil war and only be compared to a high level of stupidity. The Horror..

[@chrisp308]

You pronounce Beaufort wrong, it's bewfert... Bofort is in North Carolina

[@skyden24195]

I'm a little confused by the newspaper article that the Union soldier found that reported the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Did the newspaper report that the Union had won or was the article trying to cover the truth by stating that the Confederates had won?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

It reported that the union had won.

[@skyden24195]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel thank you. I almost thought that the Confederates were trying to do what Japan did during WWII when the government began lying about the progress of the war, making false claims of overwhelming victories over the USA such as they did after "Midway."

[@lisapop5219]

Bo fort is in NC. Bue fort is in SC. Don't ask me why 😂

[@Napoleon1815-l8c]

During the Civil War, around 50 Union ships were sunk by torpedoes, while only one Confederate vessel was sunk that way.

[@jeffbangkok]

Good night

[@Guangrui]

the same Charleston that was compelled to surrender to a priate fleet

[@Cerceify4645]

This was great. A good number of my great great great uncles and my great great grandfather and younger were Confederates from Charleston as well as Wilmington, N.C. One lost at Calais.

[@Sublette217]

“BO-fort” North Carolina - - - “BU-fort” South Carolina

[@outdoorlife5396]

I hear a lot of talk about Greek fire, what was it. How was it made? I have looked it up. I think our napalm would be better than the Greek fire.

[@bigsarge2085]

✌️

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey History Guy, 🤓 do you collect any sports cards still ?

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Contributions of the Union Navy are under-emphasized.

[@netposerx]

Beaufort, SC is pronounced 'bew-fert' whereas Beaufort, NC is pronounced 'bow-fert'

[@grayharker6271]

"Follow the Sappers, men!"

[@JPJ432]

Here is an example of kinship that America use to have with its greatest ally back in the day. I think you will enjoy this quote from the Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Gorchakov writing to Lincoln in the Autumn of 1862 a year and a half into the war- "You know that the government of United States has few friends among the Powers. England rejoices over what is happening to you; she longs and prays for your overthrow. France is less actively hostile; her interests would be less affected by the result; but she is not unwilling to see it. She is not your friend. Your situation is getting worse and worse. The chances of preserving the Union are growing more desperate. Can nothing be done to stop this dreadful war? The hope of reunion is growing less and less, and I wish to impress upon your government that the separation, which I fear must come, will be considered by Russia as one of the greatest misfortunes. Russia alone, has stood by you from the first, and will continue to stand by you. We are very, very anxious that some means should be adopted-that any course should be pursued-which will prevent the division which now seems inevitable. One separation will be followed by another; you will break into fragments."

[@JPJ432]

Here is another quote I think you will like but from Tsar Alexander II in an Interview after the war: "In the Autumn of 1862, the governments of France and Great Britain proposed to Russia, in a formal but not in an official way, the joint recognition by European powers of the independence of the Confederate States of America. My immediate answer was: "I will not cooperate in such action; and I will not acquiesce. On the contrary, I shall accept the recognition of the independence of the Confederate States by France and Great Britain as a casus belli for Russia. And in order that the governments of France and Great Britain may understand that this is no idle threat; I will send a Pacific fleet to San Francisco and an Atlantic fleet to New York."

[@baneofbanes]

Kinship? Lol Russian supper for America had nothing to do with kinship, it was purely because America served as a counterbalance to the British and the French empires which Russia had just gone to war with, and lost against, not even ten years before by the time of the American Civil War.

[@jamest2401]

Regarding your connection of and similarities between the end of American Civil War to the horrors of the First World War, looking at the progression of every large war, from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to present, or perhaps, more specifically, from the mid 19ᴛʜ to present, I have long pointed out the pattern to my friends, that every modern large scale military conflict, in one way or another, seems to end with a brief preview-or ‘sneak peek’, if you will-of that technology or methodology which will make up a core element of the subsequent war. From the trench warfare that the American Civil War ended with, to First World War ending with us only just beginning to realize the possible capabilities of aerial bombing and fighter combat… This pattern, of course, does not bode well for the future of the human species, judging from the sneak peek we got at the end of the Second World War. Whereas the annals of history are replete with examples of man never having seemed to have been capable, in the slightest, of resisting the urge to take any technological advancement or scientific breakthrough without eventually utilizing the power of the same and harnessing them for purposes of destruction; usually aimed at the annihilation of other men, but often not without the devastation of animal life and even the environment as collateral damage. Some feel that the dire scenario presented by the prospect of a new global conflict-kicking off the way the will of the Japanese Empire was finally reduced and resigned to its final and inevitable capitulation-is a scenario that is simply unavoidable. I have a Twain quote book, and I like his take on the matter. (From my last move, the book is still packed in a box somewhere, so please forgive me for this paraphrasing.) “𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜: '𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩', 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚.” [I’ve searched the internet for the exact wording of the quote, but as I’m sure you well know, not all or even a quarter of the sum of man’s knowledge and words, have been committed to the online ether.]

[@tonydagostino6158]

Am I the only one who thinks the Vice Admiral in command of the attack squadron looks like to Captain Kangaroo?

[@redjacc7581]

what about the confederate ironclads that protected charleston?

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Ah-ha! NOT the Revolutionary War siege!

[@robertanderson7923]

Although your information is accurate your presentation is way too fast. Slow down! You also need better visual support such as maps showing exactly where each island, fort etc. is located as you talk about them. Otherwise I enjoy you reports.

[@Oldsmobile69]

Isn't Gettysburg the battle where the pirate Robert E. Lee told his men "never fight uphill, me boys, never fight up hill"?

[@suzanneflowers2230]

As a lady in GA told the invading yankees, "You can kill us, but you can never conquer us."

[@ObservantHistorian]

Of course, the reality is that hundreds of thousands of Southerns did NOT support the slavers' rebellion, and many who fought did so only because they were forced through conscription. Certainly, racists can be killed, but racism doesn't' disappear, so she was correct on that score. I grew up in the South. This constant veneration of the four years of the failed slavers' rebellion as "our heritage" is just pathetic and tiresome.

[@lewdachris7721]

Well they shouldn’t have started a war if they didn’t want to be “invaded”

[@merlinwizard1000]

37th, 6 May 2024

[@btbost]

As much as i enjoyed the content of this and respect the detailed precision of the number of ordinates and battle times, the history guy’s narration delivery becomes quickly tiresome with the accented cadence of emphasis on every third or fourth word. I suggest having a reader deliver his excellent historical text. Just an observation.

[@maxpayne2574]

Any state that still salutes the rebel flag shouldn't get one penny from the Federal Government. Why should I pay taxes so they can get FEMA money

[@MrPiragon]

The Confederate people were more American than the North by a country mile.

[@baneofbanes]

@@MrPiragonthey killed their fellow country men so they could own slaves. There’s nothing American about that.

[@majcorbin]

DAVENPORT IOWA DAD JOKE of the day [Q] What Breed of ALLIGATOR,does the FLORIDA,law enforcement agency's,most often use,for criminal detection? [A] why,an INVESTIGATOR DETECTIVE,of course

[@Cerceify4645]

That was really lame. My fofficer friends used to collect gator eggs and hatch them in their bathtubs so they could keep their jobs with the state. That was back in the 70's as we thought the gators might go extinct.

[@williamthethespian]

Wars. Too much war. It's history and the base of things trying to survive. With constant newscasts of war here and war there, it is a tiresome subject. Cannot absorb any more.

[@russellg1473]

War is the only constant. “The greatest racket of all.” And most often finds those who try hardest to avoid it

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

The confederacy needed more men because most of the cowards went AWOL and hid out in the woods …

[@MrPiragon]

Man for man they fought harder than anyone in the Union

[@thomaswilson5966]

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