ACW: Battle of Secessionville - "Missed Opportunity in Charleston"

[@jonathanwoody2936]

Just thought I'd throw this little tidbit of a fun-fact to everyone: Secessionville is not named so in honor of South Carolina's secession or anything like that; rather, the origin of the name Secessionville dates back to before the Civil War, when it was a summer home resort for wealthy South Carolina planters (it was originally known as Stent's Point). At some point during the Antebellum Period, a group of younger-generation Charlestonians, fed up with the older generation, literally up and left and established a community in Stent's Point, renaming it "Secessionville" to proclaim that they were "seceding" from Charleston. The more you know...

[@allfredo7753]

Yess- the more you know is what counts in the end!

[@davidvonkettering204]

Thanks! Very info-rich knowledge!

[@Zogerpogger]

I love when knowledgeable people wade into the comments section and help supplement videos with interesting tid-bits.

[@ArmenianBishop]

Thanks, so much! You saved me from a lot of trouble with looking that up, to find the name origin.

[@bryanUFCFightPicks]

Sounds like sore loser talk to me

[@SMJ495]

Thanks for including that story about Mr smalls and the rest of the slaves escaping. A great human touch to help break up the grand strategy in motion. What a great example of decisive decision making and courage.

[@stacyvonn8036]

I don't think people understand how devastating those canister shots could be....

[@NelsonDiscovery]

I'm quite certain my imagination of their effect on the human body is not of the mark.

[@illinoismotionpicturestudi5065]

That Pemberton fellow seems like he has a long a promising career ahead of him, hope he goes on to great things

[@FieldMarshalYT]

He may become the most beloved man in the South!

[@WarhawkYT]

with his skill, there will be no way he'll be backed up against a river and forced to surrender

[@heroscapewarrior4217]

Lol Robert "hold my beer" Smalls 😂😂😂😂

[@JM29407]

I live about 5 minutes from Secessionville. Thanks for arming me with some information.

[@dubsy1026]

Wow Evans just shows up everywhere

[@WarhawkYT]

My man is just everywhere and he’ll continue to go everywhere

[@liberalman8319]

I wish I found these videos as you were finishing the war so I could binge watch all of them.

[@WarhawkYT]

theres plenty of content for you to binge it now :)

[@SoulKiller7Eternal]

Cant wait! Videos are always entertaining. Learning details I didn't know about battles I knew of, and learning about battles I never knew of.

[@WarhawkYT]

Same here, these smaller battles are sometimes more interesting than the larger, more popular ones

[@micahistory]

Lol the fact that it's called Secessionville and is at charleston just cracks me up

[@WarhawkYT]

i initially thought it was named because of the state seceding

[@micahistory]

@@WarhawkYT same

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

The battle of Secession-ville wow they aren’t even subtle

[@SarisTX]

The confederates are just bragging now smh

[@WarhawkYT]

dang confederates are at it again

[@micahistory]

ikr, way to blow your cover

[@jacksonguillory8114]

@@SarisTX yes we are Very respectfully, Richard Ewell

[@williamburke937]

how do u only have 16k subs your videos are some of the best civil war videos ive seen

[@WarhawkYT]

we're comparatively new

[@user-oj4zo4wr6o]

@@WarhawkYT I have sent you Russian subtitles for Wilsons Creek by email.

[@Zogerpogger]

Brigadier General States Rights Gist. That cracks me up, the guy named his kid 'States Rights'.

[@gallantcavalier3306]

It seems that from Northern Virginia to the South Carolina coast, intelligence in the Union Army always OVERestimates that fighting strength of the Confederates.

[@ArmenianBishop]

The Battle of Secessionville (June, 1862) would be Colonel Thomas Lamar's last battle, with his heroic defense of Fort Lamar. I'm not sure, but I think he was also at the Battle of Fort Sumter (April, 1861). A case of malaria would prove fatal to Lamar, on October 17th, 1862, just four months after the Battle of Secessionville.

[@gallantcavalier3306]

Another great video!! Really excited to see Stuart’s Ride Around McClellan next!!!

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks Cavalier, I’m more excited to get the seven days started!

[@WyomingTraveler]

Excellent coverage of a little noun but highly strategic battle

[@WarhawkYT]

quite so!

[@carnivoroussoupspoon]

looking forward to this one. Think this is the first battle with the 76th Regiment - Keystone Zouaves (76th PA Vol).

[@WarhawkYT]

I think theyve shown up before, maybe not

[@carnivoroussoupspoon]

@@WarhawkYT Well they were part of Sherman's Expedition to Port Royal, S. C, then had Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., after that they part of the operations on James Island, which includes the Battle of Secessionville. not sure if I just missed them mentioned in any of the previous videos, which definitely possible.....either way, love your videos!

[@carnivoroussoupspoon]

@@WarhawkYT Well now im really confused. Detailed service records for the 76th shows Secessionville June 16th as a battle they participated in. However, while they were attached to Wrights 3rd Brigade until April, they then moved to "2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Department of the South" till July (so during the battle). No where in the records of the Battle of Secessionville did I find mention of the 76th, yet it is clearly on the unit engagement list. Everytime I try to learn more about the Civil War I run into this kind of issue. Units not in battles it says they were in, multiple names for the same battle, it makes it very difficult.

[@terryeustice5399]

Great documentary on the battle for Charleston. Thank you for sharing!

[@desmondsdesigncenter]

These videos are awesome, Warhawk. You've probably already answered this but are you doing these battles in chronological order? Can't wait for Gains Mill and Malvern Hill.

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks Miked and yes we are!

[@general-cromwell6639]

Thanks!

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks General Cromwell!

[@hood_TheJoker]

i live right off of Secessionville Road on James Island

[@Thegreatone100]

Smalls said “ we out ✌🏽” 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@WarhawkYT]

you right

[@robertstack2144]

I neverheard of that battle

[@WarhawkYT]

now you have!

[@davidvonkettering204]

WARHAWK!! I'm halfway through the Seven Days in the official records. Looking forward to you making sense if it! Interesting a Gen. T.W. Sherman in the East and a Gen. W. T. Sherman in the west. Eventually The eastern Sherman was transferred out west. Love, David

[@WarhawkYT]

thanks David! its interesting how some people have the same names during the same time

[@Cba409]

Great. Ty.

[@WarhawkYT]

I’m glad you liked it Alberto!

[@StonewallTitlow]

Ah.. Manigault.. we will be seeing him again.

[@ApatheticBeaver]

very cool

[@WarhawkYT]

thank you Donald Trump!

[@Michael-ws7rc]

Outstanding video.

[@WoodHughes]

I have a g-grandfather who was with the Charleston Brigade at this battle. I’ve been to the site but never found a decent explanation before. Thanks

[@alfredwatkins4476]

My great Grandfather was also at the battle 1st South Carolina Regiment of Artillery.

[@alfredwatkins4476]

Andrew Perry Cantrell

[@WoodHughes]

Brevet Lieutenant Allen Wesley Muckenfuss. He also served as the first Commander of the Charleston Chapter United Confederate Veterans after the war.

[@avenaoat]

I have looked at the enlists of regiments for the Civil War and I got an interesting view from it. Almost the 2/3-3/4 dead soldiers died in illnessess or accidents. Some exceptions are, where the battle died people are the majority or same counts, but the majority data show this. This is similar to the Napoleonic war statistic.

[@WarhawkYT]

that is, many dont think about the deadliest killer was disease instead of bullets

[@walterpatton9246]

This is so awesome man. Thank you for this!

[@WarhawkYT]

thanks Walter, youre very welcome!

[@andrewa9694]

Scales and mile markers would really help.

[@avenaoat]

At Fort Pulasi Federals used new type artillery the barrel cannon with spining sprogectile and it was more punctual and longer range. Funny the Hale spin rockets were used by the federal Navy only and the US Army did not use a lot. Hale spin rockets also were more puctual than the Congrave rockets, which were used by the Confederals. But the lack of Hale rockets were less mistake than the late introduction of the repeating rifles.

[@michaelmccabe3079]

Repeating rifles in 1861 were fragile and unreliable in the field. The war led to lots of improvements, but it wasn't until the 1880s-1890s that repeating rifles could handle high-pressure/high-velocity loads.

[@avenaoat]

@@michaelmccabe3079 The Pennsylvanian reserve used alone Spencer rifle in Gettysburg and some unionist regiments used Spencer rifles at Chicamagua in 1863. I did not read the Spencer rifle was wrong or was too early invented construction. I read the main ordanance leader did not like the Spencer rifle, because he was afraid of shootting too many cartridges so the logistic would have been problem to supply the troops. He thought Muskets caused less logistic problem.

[@avenaoat]

For me interesting the US Navy used Hale's spinning rockets, but the US Army did not use. The final solution was the mine-throwel, but the Hale missile was already closer to fighting the enemy dug or fired from behind a stonewall, than both the heavy mortar and the very inaccurate Congrave missile.

[@michaelmccabe3079]

@@avenaoat The Spencer Rifle was the exception that proves the rule. It was very expensive to make, and had a parabolic trajectory, compared to the flat trajectories favored by western militaries. Ammo resupply was an issue, it is true, but the rifle was also not well-suited for mid- to long-range shooting and the Ordinance Department considered it better-suited for cavalry than infantry. In many ways, it was like the SMG in the 20th-century; definitely viable as a weapon, but lacking in range and therefore unable to completely replace slower-firing rifles. Furthermore, spencers became common in the western theater after the Confederacy's Armies were beaten, not before. After 3 disastrous 1862 offensives, Confederate troops in the west were only capable of defense/local counterattacks, and the Union did not have to fight an enemy army comparable to Lee's.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

I was at Fort Pulaski last spring, and you could see from the hits just how damaging the spinning projectiles were compared to the regular ammunition.

[@jeffreyallen3461]

Let's Go Smalls!!!!!

[@WarhawkYT]

!!!!

[@newdogmodel3893]

Are you planning on doing every single battle if the Civil War or just major ones? Cause I think itd be cool if you did every single one even if it isn’t in order of the battles that take place. Also I think if a battery or artillery gets taken you should change the color of it. So like if its a union artillery piece and the confederates take it the color should turn from blue to red.

[@mahdiziyafati2626]

Only God knows how much I love your videos Thank you sir

[@WarhawkYT]

Glad to hear that Mahdi, thanks!

[@12rwoody]

This happened in my neighborhood on James Island!

[@WarhawkYT]

ayo nice!

[@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite]

Swamp Fight Swamp Fight

[@WVzombie138]

Dang @warhawk I sent you a long ass comment yesterday, hope you got to see it. Heck, could been you that deleted it lol anyway, thanks for the vid man. Really looking forward to the Seven Days too. 🤘🏼

[@WVzombie138]

They say the charge made at the Battle of Glendale/Frayser's Farm by the CSA was by numbers of men involved, THE biggest charge of the entire war. Bigger than Pickett's Charge, Longstreet at Chickamauga or at Second Manassas. Something like 40 to 45k men involved there. Crazy stuff. Maybe not as crazy as trying to march up Malvern Hill lol... but both sides were giving freely of lives at that point too. Looking forward to those vids for sure! Cant wait lol!

[@WarhawkYT]

you did? i dont remember one from you

[@user-oj4zo4wr6o]

@@WarhawkYT Hello! I have sent you the Russian subtitles for the first manassas (part 3) and the fixed file for part 2 by e-mail. I'm going to start subtitles for Wilsons Creek.

[@bronzesnake7004]

Fantastic narration and I always love the animation!! OK GENTS! PIP PIP! HORAY!! PIP! PIP! HORAY! PIP! PIP! HORAY!!!! LADIES AND GERMS, LINCOLN & DAVIS HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING!! Jack ~'()'~

[@WarhawkYT]

Thanks Bronzesnake!

[@scottanos9981]

I WISH I WAS IN DIXIE

[@Spiderfisch]

Away down south in the Land of traitors Rattlesnakes and Alligators?

[@ApatheticBeaver]

@@Spiderfisch yucky

[@WarhawkYT]

hooray