What Civil War Generals Thought Of Each Other - Unhinged Past Reaction

[@fenriraldrek1022]

Lincoln: he is the quietest little fellow you ever saw. Abe you were 6’4, everyone was little to you.

[@gregmason2434]

To be fair, a tall lanky fellow was probably seen as "little", in the sense of not big, muscular and manly.

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

Sherman's words about Grant actually struck a heart string. That's the kind of friend who will literally die by your side in battle to the last bullet, and never waver. A true friend to the end.

[@ProfessorChaos56]

Fun fact: Sherman was one of the pallbearers at Grant's funeral. Indeed, friends to the end. Some more pallbearers were General Sheridan and, a bit surprisingly, Joseph E. Johnston.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Sherman’s a bit weird. He appeared to project some of his own insecurities onto Grant at times, and didn’t see eye to eye with him on Reconstruction…but at the end of the day I believe he would indeed throw himself in front of a bullet for Grant.

[@otw2fyb]

Braxton Brag beefing with himself is crazy

[@cyndicook7755]

He's my second cousin 4 times removed. As for the beefing with himself, this must be a family trait. Some of the worst arguments I ever had was with myself 😂😂

[@warlordofbritannia]

Only Confederate general who deserves to have something named after him

[@cyndicook7755]

@@warlordofbritannia who, Bragg?

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@cyndicook7755 Who else? 😂 I like to say he did more to win the war for the Union than anyone not named Grant or Lincoln

[@Codewordthecerealkiller0]

​@@warlordofbritanniaLeonidas Polk?

[@babujai1]

I believe his experience as a quartermaster made Grant more willing to work with what he had rather than demand what he wanted. He understood the difficulty of supply.

[@bjohnson515]

When was Grant a quartermaster? Mexican War?

[@michaelcruz5047]

@@bjohnson515yes

[@thee_blupenguin4712]

I think my favorite of your videos is when you're covering the Civil War, I always learn something new. Thanks for the great videos!

[@IowanMatthew683]

I guess the only good thing about these throwaway AI channels is you add a lot of information to something that is probably inaccurate or misleading.

[@coxmosia1]

I don't think that's an AI voice. Too many inflections in this human's voice. Also, words are pronounced correctly. AI doesn't and can't do this yet.

[@painekiller12]

​@coxmosia1 Those are definitely AI voices and its painful. I've heard these voices on other unrelated channels.

[@coxmosia1]

​​​ Totally disagree. I've heard the same voices connected to "human" faces and bodies, on public tv. Humans do have different tones of voice you know...

[@NATUR3F33LS]

​@@coxmosia1 lol these AI channels love you

[@jacksongregory5428]

@@coxmosia1oh the blissful ignorance you have

[@keizervanenerc5180]

Ah yes. The most famous battle of the American war of Independence: 1776 at Little Bighorn!

[@TheMasonK]

I think Lee’s thoughts on Grant are more of a compliment than one might think. I see Lee’s comment about Grant using superior numbers as more of a “it took three years for someone in the opposing army to realize my biggest weakness and their biggest strength” I would see it as him more or less crediting Grant for realizing rather quickly what McClellan and others didn’t or at least were too scared to use.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

That’s what I always think of when I hear someone say he only won because he had more “supplies and manpower”. Like wtf, all the others, McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, etc all had the EXACT same manpower and supplies and did nothing but fight for a draw…. At best. 😂 People completely ignore that.

[@bjohnson515]

@@marquisdelafayette1929 Lee's casualties and losses for the years and battles prior were not replaced. He lacked men and supplies at the point Grant showed up.

[@scottbivins4758]

Lee an Grant were pretty similar in most aspects I feel like. As a southerner and someone who loves my Confederate General Robert E Lee I respect General Grant I may not care for the side he fought for but a man got to do what a man got to do.

[@kimjongun1348]

@@marquisdelafayette1929 Meade should not be in that list, Meade was an insane commander. The rest were mediocre at best other than Hooker in the west.

[@kimjongun1348]

@spiffygonzales5160 Haven't watched him in a couple years. Why would you say that?

[@tommcdonald1873]

McClellan reminds me of Captain Sobel in WWII. A great organizer, and trainer but had no grasp about tactical command at their level. Great analysis, Chris.

[@coxmosia1]

I was just going to comment the same thing.

[@JohnSolo513]

​@@coxmosia1 This is true.. for whatever his faults were as a tactician in actual combat, and how petty he could be in terms of his attitude, there would be no Easy Company in the history books without him molding those men into the true soldiers they came to be and all the heroic things they did during the last year of WW2 🙂

[@tommcdonald1873]

@@JohnSolo513 spot on.

[@coxmosia1]

​@@JohnSolo513 Totally agree.

[@ChrisWeil]

Sobel actually jumped on DDay and helped take out a german pillbox. Awarded a bronze star

[@Darth.Fluffy]

I like that Grant mentions Thomas and Meade as great generals when discussing Jackson.

[@kristaskrastina2863]

He personally saw both of them in action so he knew that for sure :)

[@ethangorham17]

And moreover, at Bull's Run/1st Manassas and Fredericksburg, those two had beaten Jackson

[@warlordofbritannia]

He didn’t like Thomas personally but he could put aside that to make the case.

[@jasonpovey]

You’ve slowly become my favorite channel over the last few years! That somewhat pains me to say, as a Michigan (U.P.) native and loyalist…but your content is fantastic!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Much appreciated. You can still hate me for my choice in football team though.

[@jake5773]

As a die hard Penn State fan, I hate you both.....just kidding, I only hate your states. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mayalackman7581]

Hey fellow Yooper!

[@TristanDaChristian]

I’m a troll but I agree

[@Randys_Channel]

@@VloggingThroughHistory ​Another great and informative video! Reaction video suggestion for you, Chris: Would love for you to do Epic History's video on the battle of Salamis 480 BC ("Salamis 480 BC: The Battle for Greece"). Definitely one of the most consequential battles in history, and it could have gone the other way.

[@BradanKlauer-mn4mp]

What you said about Jackson’s glorification could also be attributed to Erwin Rommel. We remember him as the “Desert Fox” but he was a good tactician but a terrible strategist (I’d argue seven worse than Jackson and Lee).

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Great point.

[@Nosliw837]

Might have Rommel's strategy for placement of armoured divisions on D-Day saved the Nazi's a bit of a headache following the landings? I may be misrepresenting the scenario. I'm not certain it would have altered the outcome, of course.

[@BradanKlauer-mn4mp]

@Nosliw He was hot and cold in terms of generalship. If the panzer divisions in France were closer to the beaches, I think they would have been a bigger problem than they were in reality. Of course they would not have altered what happened in the end, those panzers would have been obliterated by Allied fighter bombers (Typhoons, P-47s, and P-51s) and the naval support the ground troops had off the shore. The Allies would still have established a beachhead by the end of the first day and all Rommel’s plan would have resulted in was the destruction of most of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS panzer divisions in the Western Front.

[@PollodelKenverso]

I don't agree, they were very different, people tend to compare them when they were very, very different.

[@adelantericky]

Big fan, and really student, of your historical reactions. I learn so much. Thank you and keep them coming! From Nairobi 🇰🇪

[@211pirate6]

Your civil war reactions are superb, the amount of knowledge & context you insert is a golden standard. You have so much to say its almost as if this is more original content than it is a reaction, and I'm here for it.

[@ResidualSelfImage]

Sherman was a sharp cookie. Grant was a logical level headed pragmatist.

[@corey2232]

It's such a gift to history that the writings of these men were preserved so well. Much of history is clouded in mystery or interpretation, but we have the direct thoughts & feelings expressed in writing from these generals. Everything being digital today should theoretically preserve our history for future generations, but if something ever happens to the internet or massive databases, we'd be out of luck.

[@ricardohernandez4346]

This was honestly such a dope video. It gave me a new perspective on a few generals like Forrest and stonewall.

[@MasterWooten]

19:44 Sooo they tried to "frag Bragg!" Too funny!

[@anderskorsback4104]

The most insightful one is, I think, this one by Sherman about Grant: "I am a damned sight smarter man than Grant. I know more about military history, strategy, and grand tactics than he does. I know more about supply, administration, and everything else than he does. I'll tell you where he beats me though and where he beats the world. He doesn't give a damn about what the enemy does out of his sight, but it scares me like hell." All the ability in the world is of limited use if you don't dare to act, and all the insight you might have is wasted if it results in analysis paralysis. Some just freeze up when they don't know what to do, and in doing so, surrendering all initiative to the enemy. Grant didn't have the problem, he did what seemed to him to offer the best chance of victory without fear. During the Overland Campaign, he even told his subordinate generals to think less about what Lee might do and more about what they themselves should do. Sherman was, for the most part at least, able to overcome his fear and act despite it, and even take huge risks like the March to the Sea. Other generals just froze up at critical moments and squandered them when not knowing what to do, like Hooker at Chancellorsville. As a hobby wargamer, this is something I see all the time with less experienced players playing against more experienced ones. Not knowing what to do, the less experienced player ends up adopting a defensive posture, almost passively so, just doing little adjustments to their position. Which lets the other guy just move around freely and only engage after having set up the perfect attack.

[@TB688]

I wonder tho, Grant's comment about Lee and comparing him to Johnston, could it be due to when Grant was facing Lee, the rebels had lost at Gettysburg, losing all momentum and was on a clear downward spiral? So Grant wasn't all that scared of him since he knew all he had to do was keep going after Lee. Johnston he fought when the rebels was still doing well hence have a more positive opinion about him?

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Certainly something to consider.

[@celston51]

Possibly but Johnston's army hovering in Mississippi never outnumbered Grant's by any stretch during the Vicksburg campaign. Grant's fears probably stemmed from the logical assumption that Johnston's movement would have delayed or forced him to call off the siege which he'd worked so hard for. I'm of the opinion the possibility of Johnston's attacking kept him up at night because of how risky the gamble he'd played.

[@spacehonky6315]

I was thinking about that Joe Johnston comment also. I couldn't for the life of me remember where Grant ever faced Johnston. I guess Jackson Mississippi might count, but Johnston fled. Perhaps Grant is talking mostly about Johnston's defense of Atlanta against Sherman?

[@TB688]

@@spacehonky6315 I thought Grant did face Joe Johnston but I thought of the wrong Johnston. I thought of Albert Johnston at Shiloh. But my hypothesis still remains about Grant's lower opinion of Lee then of Joe Johnston due him facing him when the momentum had shifted and just didn't see the hype.

[@fenriraldrek1022]

I just think that Grant was more afraid of Jo Johnston because he would be harder to shift. Lee was always on the move and loved to bob and weave while Johnston was better at the rope a dope thing. when Sherman was moving toward Atlanta Johnston stood in his way at every step and made Sherman pay for it before falling back. It was only when Hood got the nod to take over that he gave sherman the battle he wanted, and the Confederates were smashed. Grant probably wanted the same kind of battle, but Lee wouldn't give him one so Grant would just fight as long and inflict as much damage as he could then move on forcing Lee to move with him rather than the other way around.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Didn't expect these figures to be so civil towards one another

[@RobertH1971]

Grant had a mental breakdown after the first day in the Wilderness. To his credit, he continued on. Yet I wonder, did he actually have more anxiety with Joseph E. Johnston in his front? I highly doubt it. Great reaction, as always.

[@grantlawrence611]

Had never read that. Can you tell me a bit more.

[@warlordofbritannia]

He never directly faced Joe Johnston. His respect is largely based on the trouble Johnston gave Sherman.

[@joearcher6973]

Hey my friend great Channel like always is your good friend from the U it was me who recommended the channel and thanks for taking time to look at it like always the best Channel on KZbin

[@Pomsoneer]

I always love learning more about America's history, great video choice as always! Might i recommend LoreDad?

[@rickrussell8382]

All these Generals have something to offer. Good vid.

[@wxixlxsxoxn7321]

Keep up the great work! I enjoy learning from your videos.

[@lucieramirez1378]

Another wonderful and interesting video. Thank you.

[@SpottedSharks]

Clint Eastwood would not have needed any makeup to play Sherman in a movie.

[@CarterElkins]

So true. I was thinking every time his face showed up that he looks like he just walked directly out of a coal mine.

[@Dke721]

I have always had a pet peeve about the idea that having more troops at the point of conflict somehow diminishes a general's brilliance. Showing up at the battle with more troops is quite brilliant! I think it comes down though to a focus on strategy and tactics. When I was in the Army you would often hear a very old saying "Amateurs like to talk about strategy and tactics. Professionals talk about logistics"

[@pilsplease7561]

My 3x Great Grandfather with was Stuart when he died and was the first doctor to get to him when he died. I am also directly related to Wheeler.

[@pauldelray5839]

Agree with you on McClellan. Risk aversion and lack of initiative. He also lacked tactical competence which was shown in how he arrayed his forces for the Battle of Antietam. Successful as an engineer and governor of New Jersey.

[@oftenwrong.]

I think you’re right. Grant was generous because he knew failure. It’s hard to criticize people if you remember your own shortcomings

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

Like my 4th of 5th grandfather was a Captain for the Confederate in Louisiana and the now tiny Village got its name from his last name because he settled here. His regimens flag is in the Civil War museum in New Orleans

[@ethanhoward389]

19:40 they tried to frag Bragg?! 😂that's wild

[@andygossard4293]

Few people that met Grant disliked him. The only exception I can think of his was his early army days when there was so much backbiting and maneuvering

[@billblessing429]

Lee is quoted to have said, 'To be a good soldier a man must love the army. To be a good commander one must be willing to order the death of the thing he loves.' McClellan was unable to give that order.

[@ternel]

I really don't get the idea that using your advantage of overwhelming numbers and recourses to win is somehow a poor reflection upon Grant. It was a strategy that won and gave very little chance for the confederacy to do much about it. People seem to think there is some sort of unwritten rule that you have to be sporting and give your opponent a chance to win. Grant did not play by that rule. He saw he could roll over Lee and the south and did it. The south was powerless to stop it. If you want a fair match, go watch a sports game.

[@BHuang92]

Grant was one of the few individuals during the war that saw it as total war. The longer it took, the less glorified it was.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Well, we see Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery getting similar criticisms too, waiting until he had thorough advantage before attacking the Germans while meanwhile the Germans would conduct reckless, self-destructive attacks that were considered daring and brave. And to a certain point, that's how military politics goes, sound boring strategies are looked down upon.

[@ternel]

@@Edax_Royeaux Montgomery cam be criticized for being too cautious. The German army got out of both the falaize pocket and the Ardennes when Monty had the opportunity to press the advantage and encircle them.

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

I think it's the result of the losers of the war getting to write a little too much in the history books. Of course it was unfair, because they lost.

[@unmessable12]

This kind of strategy is disparaged because people erroneously think it's too "easy". The implication is that "anyone" could use overwhelming numbers to achieve victory, hence Grant was not a good general because he didn't demonstrate skills beyond that. People don't think about how that's first of all not true since Grant demonstrated incredible tactical skills at several points, and they also don't think about how "using overwhelming numbers and resources" isn't as easy as it sounds, and requires just as much intelligence and generalship skills as anything else.

[@dougiet7314]

Jacksons purpose in the valley campaign was first to punch at the top of the valley and scare Washington. They were about to resupply McClellan but this punch drew those troops towards Jackson. From there is main goal was to keep them occupied in the valley. So he would punch then retreat and regroup. He did that all the way down to the cross keys area where he was about to get trapped. So he crossed a river and burnt the bridge then beat one army. Then come back and beat the other. Amazing. His main purpose was to keep those troops from resupplying McClellan. And that he achieved and more.

[@georgeince4136]

I just finished reading Grant's memoirs great book.

[@bjohnson515]

Read Sherman's next...just as good

[@georgeince4136]

I am presently reading a book about Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt, after which I have books about Truman, Lincoln, Garfield,and another one on Grant, so I'll be busy for a while, but I will keep Sherman in mind for future reading.

[@Jesusfreak-m3x]

Mcclellen was a staff officer. He was marvelous at logistics and supply, organization and training, and no idea what to do in a battle. Every army needs Mcclellens to make it work not lead it on the battle field. He was out of his element.

[@Darth.Fluffy]

@user-ld4xx1el6q . I wonder how he would have done as Chief of Staff of the Army, or it's equivalent at the time. He would run the Army, while the individual army commanders fought the war. Sort of Marshall in a blue suit. Grant Being commander of Army Group East. Probably not. Who he really reminds me of is McArthur. Micromanager with a God complex and political aspirations.

[@BradanKlauer-mn4mp]

@Darth.Fluffy As big of an ego he had, at least MacArthur was willing to do what must be done to win the war against Japan, unlike McClellan against Johnston and Lee in 1862.

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@Darth.Fluffy He didn’t have the personality to be a competent Chief of Staff. Even Halleck was better in that role than McClellan.

[@JohnnyWordSmith]

No love lost for the renaming of my hometown Fort Bragg (now Liberty)

[@svenrio8521]

Grant power ranking Lee is not something I expected 😂

[@joeboah6040]

17:07 , You mean 1876

[@AmosDohms]

This video as a whole reflects well upon Grant. Cool guy.

[@Munchausenification]

Hey Chris, if you want to look at some naval history (Napoleonic era) I would suggest Penguin History - When Denmark's Navy Ruled the Seas

[@mcapps1]

Ulysses WOULD NEVER be dishonest or speak like a politician. lol🤣

[@warlordofbritannia]

Which is what made him such a poor politician of course

[@viewergreg]

So, the artillery shell that almost murdered Braxton Bragg... would that be a "Bragg frag"?

[@devinmiller7439]

I like that you also add stuff to your videos. I learned a lot from your channel so thank you.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

I'm amazed Atun-Shei didn't quote Lee's opinion if Sherman in his video on "Was Sherman A War Criminal?" It takes a massive piss on Johnny Reb's fireworks.

[@TorvusVae]

Only tangentially related. The way Grant talks about Jackson is how I think about Alexander the Great. There's no doubt he was a great tactician and propagandist, but after the Malian campaign ended in a paper victory where he was wounded nearly to death, I think it's pretty clear that his success had a lot to do with the incompetence or overconfidence of his enemies rather than some divine brilliance on Alexander's part. Alexander often gambled on extremely risky tactics that would not have worked against a more determined, prepared, and competent enemy that was on even technological footing with him. Greek armies had been steamrolling Persian ones for over a century by the time Alexander started his invasion.

[@jkent9915]

A farmers son from Gascony, he quit his job as a dyer’s apprentice to join the local militia..

[@Warmaker01]

That's an interesting story about Bragg.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

This was fascinating. What do you think of the almost cult-like fascination that those who refuse to use the term, "Civil War," preferring, "The War of Northern Aggression," have toward Stonewall Jackson? I have a friend, a solid Reformed pastor, who falls into this category (and who'd be horrified that I consider his fascination with Jackson to be almost like that of a supplicant toward a cult leader) and has scathing things to say about Lincoln, Grant and others.

[@Zeitgeist2000]

awesome content man!

[@texasforever7887]

Lee spent 2 years destroying his own army.

[@JohnReedy07163]

Grant was super kind to McClellan and it's likely due to the fact that Grant did build his way up and saw Lee at his worst in 64-65 which was still very formidable. McClellan fought Lee when the army was new and not a well run machine. But McClellan was a nepotism hire because he served under Scott in Mexico and his commander was best friends with his dad. McClellan was hand picked by an aging man who was still the ranking officer of the pre-war army.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

24:20 Lee simply did not had enough troops

[@ronjames7953]

I love your channel Chris. You do an amazing job

[@patjacksonpodium]

21:35 - So I was listening to an interesting episode of Addressing Gettysburg where they discuss Hood's arm wound with a former doctor who got ahold of the official medical records. Apparently fhe wound was not nearly as debilitating as we've always been told. More or less by the time Chickamauga comes around he had like 80% use of his arm back. Check it out sometime, it was a good episode.

[@jeffmattes5446]

I think MacClellan lacked the killer instinct, had too high an opinion of himself, and to quick to judge others harshly.

[@michaelyarnell1559]

McClellan had two big personal faults. 1. He had a messianic complex (it wasn't just that he had a high opinion of himself, he really thought he was destined to save the Union and that only he could do it). 2. He was very paranoid, which manifested itself in two ways. He believed everyone who didn't bow down to him was out to destroy him. And he always thought the enemy had more troops than him. This seemed to haunt him as he cried almost non stop for more reinforcements in every one of his campaigns.

[@randybobandy5538]

Please do more videos like this. I really enjoyed it.

[@bradleymcconnell470]

I'm distantly related to George Armstrong Custer My great aunt whom was 101 at the time in 2001 showed me in a family lineage how we was related. I love your videos keep up the good work Also Civil War is my passion so I usually watch those more.

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

The main thing i got from this is a word i never heard used before. Here's a good use of it: "Everyone on the Internet is naturally disputacious. "

[@LBF522]

It seemed to me that McClellan was more arrogant than competent. Like his disrespecting Lincoln his commander in chief the way he did.

[@justincooper3075]

Can't state it better if I tried.

[@gregorybryan9988]

I always felt as skilled as McClellan was, he showed a lack of initiative. He may well have won the war, if he had been a little bit more aggressive.

[@cragnamorra]

I've always perceived that one of the great tragedies of this war was that McClellan could have done in 1862 - he was right on the outskirts of Richmond, after all, with a similarly overpowering advantage in troop numbers - what Grant eventually did in 1864-65. How many hundred thousands of lives on both sides might have been saved?

[@RobertH1971]

It’s hard to be aggressive when the War Department vetoes your decision to maneuver against Richmond and Petersburg and sends the Army to John Pope.

[@elliottjames8020]

John Bell Hood is the definition of the Peter Principle

[@warlordofbritannia]

John Bell Hood is my go to example of the Peter Principle. It’s hard to believe his name was John Bell Hood because he so perfectly represents the Peter Principle.

[@snakehead4213]

Some of the stuff you said about Jackson’s valley campaign is true for other campaigns throughout history including Vicksburg where most of the USA victories where against smaller CSA forces

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

I do feel bad for Burnside. Imagine knowing you're just not at that level, but you're being pushed into that role anyway. And now men will die because of your failings, which you yourself are all too keenly aware of.

[@magneto820]

this was a great video

[@EpicUSstories]

This to me puts a way more personal touch on these guys we read about. They aren’t just machines acting in a vacuum. They are people and “coworkers” if you will. I want to see versions of this for more modern conflicts

[@sadeghsaati1335]

You and and your channel are wholesome enough to make such a lazy ass like me who always wanted to study history finally learn through lashing on couch and watching some videos.

[@gjwmsu]

Even more bullshit on his quotes on Jackson. Had Sherman faced Jackson in '62, he would have been beaten like the rest. Hell, Sherman was surprised and routed by Sidney Johnson and Beauregard at Shiloh, who were commanding troops largely untested. Grant was too egotistical to admit on equal footing, he had no chance. He flung himself on his cot and cried after Cold Harbor. Lee or Jackson never had to. I will say Lee fell in the same thinking as Grant on the last day of Gettysburg, but unlike Grant he didn't have the luxury of replacing the troops lost. Grant was a butcher, just like Sherman. Without unlimited supplies and troops, they are foot notes. They just understood math

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Psssst. Your lost cause nonsense is showing.

[@gjwmsu]

@@VloggingThroughHistory facts aren't nonsense

[@eddiemoney1093]

The common look on grants face always makes me wonder if he was suffering with PTSD tbroughout much of the war. I'm sure a lot of these guys were.

[@alaskaguyd963]

Always complementing someone before you criticize them is actually modern leadership strategy. Compliment, then lay down your criticism and end with another compliment. This shows it's not personal and they are valued so they don't get defensive and are more likely to take the criticism to heart.

[@CarterElkins]

Very true. I use this strategy in teaching as well, works great for providing constructive criticism while building a good relationship. Grant’s words drip with leadership ability, quiet charisma. Dignity paired with humility is a true power combo. He seems like he would have been such an interesting person to be around and observe.

[@jasonh1662]

This might be an interesting video idea, "historical" figures who might not have existed e.g. William Tell, St. Christopher, Pope Joan, Lycurgus etc

[@zekdom]

Time-stamps 8:30 - Oh wow, I didn’t know Meade broke Jackson’s line at Fredericksburg! 29:20 - Sherman opposed Grant’s Vicksburg plan

[@gabrielgodinho3187]

Hood was given command, yes. But that happened after he wrote many letters to his personal friend, Jefferson Davies, slandering Johnston, his superior at the time, and begging the CSA president for command of that army. And while his wounds surely hindered his performance as he was in constant pain while riding and often had stop for a break or to take anesthesics, meaning he frequently was either absent or not in the best state of mind when needed; I don't think his philosophy on war had changed. As Grant said, Hood thought of war as something grandious and had a mentality of fighting the enemy as soon as they were spotted, never mind the bigger picture, and rellying too much on morale and "guts" to achieve it. A method shared by many of his Southern peers. Hood's commitment to that way of war was already shows when he was a healthy division commander and remained when he was a handicaped army commander. That's why I don't think he would've been more succesful had he not been severely wounded.

[@Abdus_VGC]

Wilson's cavalry destroyed Forrest's troopers and in a letter exchanged from George Thomas, Forrest got the wind that if he pursued Wilson into North Carolina, he will instead burn entire state of Mississippi. Wilson's cavalry caught the runaway Jefferson Davis and Forrest crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas as war ended

[@TomWilson-sy4jo]

I think these comments also need to be put into perspective of when and under what circumstance they are being made. For example I think Grant's critical remarks on Lee are more to criticize the lionization of Lee after the war rather than of Lee himself. It may appear Grant is being critical of Lee but I think he is trying to downplay the demi-god status Lee was approaching after the war than saying Lee was a poor commander. I can relate, as a Virginian the first people in US History I learned about in school were Lee and Jackson before Washington and Jefferson.

[@Steelers4life6969]

I’m pretty sure that Mead quote was about in contacts when Ulysses S Grant was put in charge of the entire army and he felt like Grant was just going to take complete control of the army of the Potomac which worried George

[@arlonfoster9997]

Chris your Jackson comment reminded me of Kennedy and also Alexander Hamilton and what if he had lived because Hamilton was the only founding father to die young. Jackson was born about 20 years after Hamilton’s death and it’s interesting that some of the generals he faced like Joe Revere for example were famous descendants of Revolutionary War patriots. That’s why I really am fascinated with the what if’s in history

[@ysmaelroyo9316]

You should watch some of Sunless Maximus’s videos. I think his ‘Top 10 most important battles in history’ is well made.❤

[@CodyChepa88]

A great watch 👍

[@MichaelBOverthinking]

Hey Chris, what is the difference between strategy and tactics? I thought they were synonymous. Would you please expand on this?

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Strategy is the big picture. Army movement, grand scale stuff. Tactics is movement on a battlefield.

[@chrisyaworski2080]

Another way to go about it: The phalanx was a tactic. Catching the persians on the shore of the battle of marathon was strategy. German squads revolving around the machine gun in ww2 was a tactic. The allies using paratroopers to cut off reinforcements and support from reaching the beaches during dday was a strategy. Holding the high ground at gettysburg was a tactic. The movements and siege during Grant's vicksburg campaign were strategies.

[@MichaelBOverthinking]

@@VloggingThroughHistory Okay, so if I got it right, "Strategy" is the end goal that you want to achieve, and "tactic" is something in the moment that you employ. So, your "Strategy" is to overload a defense and win the game. The "tactics" will be to get the ball out wide time and time again, to pull the defense apart, making them vulnerable through the middle. Have I got it?

[@pranshukrishna5105]

Well Lee was a great tactician. You would absolutely want him in your army. Less manpower, combined with union blockade. If Lee had the same numbers as Grant The war might not have ended in 1865. I see a bias towards union generals. Lee and his defensive tactics put extreme pressure on North. So he still was very succesful in years after 1862.Lee kept his Army supplied (through many months of siege) until the end, which ought to tell you something about his skill in logistics. Having superior access to resources never made someone an "expert" in logistics. Resupply the Confederacy in 1863 with foreign intervention and then ask yourself how much longer it takes the Union to win, if it can be done at all?

[@Edax_Royeaux]

If Lee went on more failed invasions because he was armed by foreign intervention, it could go worse for the CSA. More chance for Lee to squander what was left of CSA manpower and leave their defenses unmanned.

[@ds9109]

I disagree with grants thought on Jackson adapting to the conditions. The only reason I say that is how he taught at the Academy. He taught word for word from the book, and if the question was asked, he would repeat word from words from the book. makes me believe he was like this throughout his life

[@295Phoenix]

Yeah, that's a good point! Jackson doesn't strike me as all that flexible either.

[@compuguy24]

Grants comments were always very balanced for the most part

[@bjohnson515]

Plucked from his edited Memoirs

[@warlordofbritannia]

By the time Grant wrote his memoirs, he’d been smeared for nearly 20 years. He was far more generous to Lee in realtime.

[@BigDaddyWashington]

Idk how unhinged past doesn't have more followers

[@Arrowfodder]

Its nice with some ACW content as well, though I am looking forward to the next instalment of Napoleons Marshals series. Soon you need to get to some medieval content as well

[@jovanmcnair328]

Since we’re on the topic of civil war it’s kinda long but I think the infographics video on Lincoln’s assassination the full story would be interesting to get your reaction to

[@pauldelray5839]

Why is naval leadership ignored in these comparisons? With an aging 90 ship fleet, and despite significant manpower losses to the Confederate Navy after secession, a massive ship construction campaign embracing technological innovations. Civil engineer James Buchanan Eads; naval engineers like Benjamin Fisherwood and John Ericsson were brilliant. Can someone do a video on naval officers from both north and south?

[@cowebb2327]

Interesting Grant would say that he was not anxious going up against Lee. Going into the wilderness campaign when he was given command of the army of the Potomac, he lost 40,000 men, the Northern newspapers were calling him the butcher. He had a had a 2.5 to one manpower advantage over Lee and every union soldier that fell was easily replaced , not the case in the South. Grant strategy was to make Lee's army his target and to batter it no matter how many bodies it took. To say that the North didn't win by brute force is laughable. Simply put, if the situation was reversed and Lee had had Grant's numbers and resources Lee would have prevailed.

[@Shadowkiller-dq2ju]

There’s one on what WW2 general’s thought of each other

[@phantomtitan9792]

Interesting video

[@danielschein6845]

I always thought the lot cause narrative was a 20th century phenomenon. It surprised me to hear it was already so entrenched during Grant’s lifetime.

[@danielbackley9301]

It begins with Jubal Early and also included the absolute slander of Longstreet.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

Can you do a video on Confederacy's constitution and their style of government

[@rickwiles8835]

This channel has a similar video about what WWII generals thought of each other

[@hunternowicki8123]

@VloggingThroughHistory Grant didn't have much positive to say about George Custer because when testifying about corruption in the Indian Bureau involving Secretary of War Belknap, Custer accused Grant's brother Orville of being involved in the kickback scheme that he was testifying about, and Grant got mad, ordering Custer to remain in Washington, nearly preventing him from going on the Little Bighorn Campaign.

[@randybobandy5538]

This is a good video