Why did The Confederates Lose The War in just 2 Battles? - Knowledgia Reaction

[@MrBossman00]

I love when Chris reacts to civil war videos. Even though the civil war isn't my cup of tea in history, watching Chris react to these videos is like watching a master of his craft.

[@everburn]

Agreed. Probably one of the most knowledgeable people on the us civil war alive.

[@Vibewealth541]

I used to be like you until I found his channel

[@ET_Bermuda]

This is why I love channels like this one. That moment when you say, "They're showing it right, but saying it wrong." So many "history" channels on KZbin get details incorrect. Channels like this help to clarify those errors.

[@harlangrove3475]

There are details and details. Not KZbin, but the movie Gettysburg. Am I the only one annoyed by the J L Chamberlain character wearing lieutenant colonel insignia on days 1 and 2 but full colonel insignia on day 3?

[@ChefSpicyRice]

True

[@exe5265]

Hope your feeling better VTH, Can't imagine KZbin history without someone like you to fact check it.

[@larrychannell7056]

Why do you have a rat 🐀 for you pitcher

[@justinharris2272]

Chris I will never get tired of listening to you talk about the Civil War, thank you for all that you do

[@kiplingslastcat]

RIP "the 'stache'... I had a high-school teacher who insisted that the reason the South lost the Civil War was because it was God's will.

[@BassPlayerKenNYC]

God liked the North more than he did Stonewall Jackson

[@historyrepeat402]

“Gods on our side” said a northerner “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right” said Abraham Lincoln in response

[@Lowekinder]

@@historyrepeat402 Just when I think I've heard all of Lincoln's quotes I read another banger

[@theparadigm8149]

@@Lowekinder Yeah, that one might just be Lincoln’s greatest! 🙏❤️

[@HistoryBuffBro]

@@kiplingslastcat God was chagrined by their lack of moustaches.

[@gerryconstant4914]

When my grandson was about 3 his bedtime stories were from my Civil War books just looking at photos, drawing, maps & with me explaining what happened. He gravitated to WWII in high school taking an Advanced Placement College Credit course on the war. They even did podcasts on battles & he even served as a guide at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. He is now at 1 of the US Military Academys starting his 2nd years doing his Sea Days in Europe. So proud of him.

[@CincinnatusPublish]

You've got one of the best channels on youtube. Not only are you informative without any sense of arrogance, but you've got a great voice, which makes you pleasant to the ears.

[@PaulGaither]

Chris, I don't know what happened, but the last video I saw was 9 months ago about Napoleon, and then memory of this channel faded as I had life difficulties as well and next thing I knew, it said I wasn't subbed to you or a lot of my favorite channels. Well, I am back with a lot of catching up to do. One of my favorite things about watching you is that you show me channels I had never heard of before.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I've heard a lot about this happening lately with multiple channels. Glad you're back!

[@geoffreypereira8024]

"Why did The Confederates Lose The War in just 2 Battles?" I quote Pickett re his doomed charge: "I always felt the Yankees had something to do with it."

[@trentonebel9088]

The way you correct these minor quibbly errors is full on constructive correction. Nice to see a man so passionate also acknowledging that though he considers himself an expert, there’s something to learn from people who aren’t and that’s where gaps in knowledge can be filled. Knowledgia still did good work. Very solid work.

[@thiccchungo1041]

Outside of the brilliant Desert Storm and Desert Shield Campaign, Grant’s Vicksburg campaign hits me as the greatest military campaign in American history, the way he utilized his gunboats, adapted to changing conditions in battle, and beat Pemberton so bad that Johnston took one look at what was happening to him that he had absolutely no hope for him

[@BHuang92]

It was quite ingenious to have used something akin to combined arms, in which both the Union Army and Navy worked together during the Vicksburg campaign!

[@adamoconnor5046]

Glad to hear you're OK Chris! Would be a shame if you had to cancel your Ireland trip. Not often one of your favourite content creators is in town.

[@davidkinsey8657]

One of the most telling things about Grant was that every time he lost a battle, he followed it up immediately with an attack. It was this determination as much as his skills for tactics and strategy that brought about a Union victory in the war.

[@anonrex565]

We're happy you're back Chris! New and improved!

[@MalikF15]

Glad you’re doing well. Loved watching you breakdown this evening better than the actual channel Knowledgia

[@TheGerudan]

Just watch that video yesterday and was like "that could be a good video for Chris to comment on". 😅

[@seanmccracken6855]

Hope you are well, much love from Scotland

[@chrisvibz4753]

thanks for all that you do, Chris🙏❤️

[@gameodd]

Glad you're ok! This is why your videos are more than reactions and part of what makes your channel special. Not only contextualizing the events, but also pointing out inaccuracies and highlighting key details. All while being a great and engaging communicator. Masterful work!

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

Forgive my nerding out, but rivers are just so fascinating. I can't quite think of a geographical feature that is more important in human history than rivers (save for land itself!). I also love how they change over time; river meandering itself is just so fascinating. Matter of fact, they have a calculation of how rivers meander (length of stream divided by length of valley). It's quite amazing to go onto google earth to just look at them, and also seeing what are called 'oxbow lakes' lining where the river used to flow.

[@yankee1112]

Great video as always. Glad to hear you’re doing better. My kids school year is starting so I’ll have lots more time during the days to listen to your videos. I have a lot to catch up on from the summer.

[@jordanrogers996]

Jackson County, West Virginia checking in!

[@p1_vs_game]

The Most Decisive 37 Weeks In American History - 55 Folks. It might be a good watch for you, and you might really enjoy their channel overall. The channel focus is on two people making videos discussing 55 different people that interest them. They present things in a really fun and unique way, and it would be perfect to add commentary on top of. I'm glad you are feeling better. I'm not on much social media so I didn't realize you had a health scare until I hit play on this video. Keep on with the r&r.

[@oftenwrong.]

1 of my favorite channels!! On all of KZbin! Well done Idea for a video here in Idaho we had a navy base during World War 2

[@kellenlean2076]

The simplification of “the emancipation proclamation didn’t actually free any slaves” has always been so annoying to me. Even if it didn’t, the fact that it was proclaimed in the first place was showing the southern states that slavery is dying. The only reason they didn’t ban it in the north is because Lincoln smartly didn’t want the remaining psychotic slavers in those states to form militias which would then kill more soldiers and likely more slaves. They always love to say they didn’t free any slaves while simultaneously ignoring the fact that they DID ban slavery in loyal states after the war.

[@anderskorsback4104]

I would think that the reason for the Emancipation Proclamation only having the scope it had was rather that Lincoln didn't have the legal authority to do more than that. He couldn't free slaves owned by others, as the Constitution at the time implicitly recognized slavery as not contrary to it, and seizing the property of citizens without compensation is unconstitutional (fourth amendment). His legal authority to free slaves came from the Confiscation Acts passed by Congress, which enabled the seizure of property of those in a state of rebellion. Which is why it only applied to the territory that was under Confederate control at the moment, not Confederate territory previously captured by the Union.

[@mroldschool001]

Right. They were all psychopathic.... I'm sure

[@deltoidable]

It was based on temporary war powers. It's unclear whether the Emancipation Proclamation would be legal after the war. It was part of wartime authority given to Lincoln. The power comes from the ability to seize property from the Confederacy, so it implicitly acknowledges that slaves are property. Does that mean in the war was over and the Confederate states were reincorporated back into the Union they could sue to get their slaves back? Once they were back in the Union Confederate States would get political representation again. They could block any move to band slavery. It wasn't enough to keep the slaves free forever, just a start. A constitutional amendment was necessary to free all the slaves, forever. It forced every state to accept the law. They had to pass it before the Confederacy rejoined the Union.

[@mjbull5156]

It is meant as a shallow "gotcha" point, ignoring the broader context of political and legal realities Lincoln faced, and ignores the passage of the 13th Amendment by Congress before the war is over and Lincoln's death.

[@jace76ful]

God bless ya brother hope your doing well. We need your historian experience for the youth!

[@ItsBuzzOfficial]

Take care of you health! Fathers always overlook it. Glad you’re okay and thanks for all the videos ❤

[@Joey_Cisar]

God, family, health and life come first 💯

[@davidpitchford6510]

Excellent commentary of necessary and helpful glosses and corrections, while acknowledging that the original is a broad sweeping commentary.

[@josephholland1427]

Hey VTH. I just wanted to say, great video and thank you for what you do on your channel. Great content and thank you for promoting history on KZbin. I'd like your opinion on a quote I heard a while back. Shelby Foote in Ed Burn's documentary The Civil War said, "I think the Union fought that war with one hand behind its back. If there had been more southern victories, and a lot more, the North would've untied that hand from behind it's back." I don't know how much I agree given that war is a clash of wills, not just a technological or numerical clash. I'd be curious to know your thoughts on that quote. Also, I've got a few suggestions for reaction videos that are right up your alley. Kings and Generals did a series on the Revolutionary War, and they've just started a series on the Civil War. Extra history has also finished two series in the Revolutionary War, one on the invasion of Quebec and a two-part series on Benedict Arnold. I'd love to see you do reactions to those series if you can and I think you'd do an awesome job on them. Thanks again for another great video. I'm proud to be a subscriber of yours. If ever you lead a tour out in Wyoming, I'll be there.

[@Doofus5152]

Glad you're ok, Chris! Keep up the excellent work, sir.

[@georgeharris6851]

When I wa a teen, my family went to a museum at the foot of Lookout Mountain, and it had a nice diorama of the Battle of Chattanooga.

[@markpiper6382]

Grant was exceptionally good at looking at the overall strategic picture, and a skilled practitioner of combined arms warfare. Perhaps he was so ahead of his time, at least when looking at contemporary American military doctrine, that he earned a worse reputation than he deserved.

[@rafaelalandrade]

Glad to know you're ok! Keep up the damn good work.

[@5552-d8b]

God bless you Chris, glad your in good health, let’s keep it that way.

[@professorwhat2704]

You were talking about some of the roads we went on during the Vicksburg tour. Nothing could hold a candle to the road to the Shaifer House. We literally got stuck at one point.

[@finalverdict2957]

Hope you’re doing good Chris! Glad all is good!!!

[@murderbus]

Chris i have to tip my hat to your knowledge. Very impressive how much you know off the top of your head

[@msspi764]

I like your commentary on this. I agree with your assessment of Champion Hill, so much turned on that. Port Gibson is an amazing experience. We only go back there with 4WD vehicles because you never know what condition the road will be. I’m glad you were able to see those battlefields. The American Battlefield Trust had a huge part in keeping them as they are and were.

[@TheGamingRaven]

Would love to see some reactions to Threads from the National Tapestry! They have some wonderful civil war videos on various battles, events and prominent figures.

[@dennis2376]

Most people who comment on videos are a joke, but this video show why I like your comments on others video. You correct, provide opinion, and clarify many things. Well done sir! Thank you.

[@mahnel]

Hi Chris, great video today! Just wanted to let you know, General Knowledge has a video called "The "Belt" Regions Of The United States", I think it could really interesting to see your reaction to it!

[@gerryconstant4914]

Just getting into this video & I don't know if they say it, however, Vicksburg did not celebrate the 4th of July for many years. The battle site park at Vicksburg is tremendous with their museum ever having a Union gunboat raised from the Mississippi River. Its a must see for any Civil War enthusiast. Also a little know site is the National Naval Civil War Museum in Columbus, GA. Well worth the visit if you are in the surrounding area.

[@markmatzeder6208]

20:20-ish, thank you. I was certain Jackson had been mounted and these pictures disturbed me.

[@WhatsUp-fe8jc]

Weirdly when I think of Chris I think of him with a beard and stach and clean shaven

[@Nick_Patrick]

Finally one on a video I had watched beforehand! Let’s go!

[@EpicUSstories]

As a life long Louisianian and amateur history buff, I did not know NOLA was the biggest city in the CSA. You learn something new everyday

[@jamesmccrea4871]

I'd like to see you review Threads from the National Tapestry. They are a relatively new channel and I'd like to see them get more support.

[@HistoryNerd808]

Second the other commemt about hoping you're feeling better. Also, know you mentioned in one of the streams that you liked podcasts and were looking for some. History That Doesn't Suck is fantastic if you're looking for one that's well-researched, and focuses a lot on stories to humanize historical figures, as part and parcel to the broader American historical narrative.

[@zacharync3066]

Hope you’re feeling better!

[@TheAlaskanGrown]

Hey VTH! Would you be up for a video about the Battle of Franklin? One of the most iconic battles of the civil war that is hardly talked about. 6 confederate generals dead, 7 wounded, 1 captured. 14 general casualties in one battle is insane. Makes Pickett’s charge seem rational. Several good videos out there on it that we’d appreciate your take.

[@brandonpeters1618]

I hope you feel better man, take care of yourself

[@HistoryBuffBro]

Oh gods.. oh no.. not.. not clean shaven Chris?!!!! Run!! Flee for your lives!!

[@theroachden6195]

I went to Vicksburg in 2021. It's amazing. Ohio built a beautiful monument for the Ohio troops.

[@llandrin9205]

I wish you would do a deep dive into the Siege of Island Number Ten on the Mississippi River.

[@luskvideoproductions869]

Oh wow, you had family in Kentucky Union units? I know on my mom's side (which lived in Louisville) had a ancestor in a Kentucky unit that was at the siege of Vicksburg...need to find out who that was, great to hear that connection you have!

[@daviddavenport9350]

One campaign that gets short shrift is that of William Rosecrans maneuvering Braxton Bragg out of KY, out of TN and into GA and aside from Stones River doing it almost bloodlessly!

[@dylanness2003]

Glad you’re feeling better Chris !

[@emuseu2235]

My ancestor was captured at (licking creek) in the 2nd Kentucky where he was sent to Camp Chase . I have heard very little about the Ft. Donaldson and Fl. Henry from documentaries.

[@donjoey22]

yay history!

[@foolishgamer99]

Oh my god is that Don Joey

[@RooZvonBooZ]

Looking good Chris, well shaved ! Also good video as always lol

[@qbertq1]

Great video as usual. Did the video you're watching ever make the case for how two battles lost the war for the South? I assume he meant Vicksburg and Gettysburg, but I never heard any justification.

[@AlexRoot95]

Love your stuff! can you give a look at Buyuuden Japanese history?

[@AlexRoot95]

Been watching since early Covid during your Sabaton reactions

[@dylanb2349]

Civ 7 gameplay came out the other day, looks interesting

[@IDKeffect82]

44:37 I did not know that about Lincoln. Order 252. I had no clue. Interesting history.

[@jirehguy]

There’s a lot of stuff we don’t talk about for Lincoln since he’s become a legend than life figure

[@iamza.]

I digged you as king in the latest drawn of history!

[@usmcdevildog3497]

Voting in for more Drawn of History reacts

[@z247-d5t]

Man what would a 7-hour battle do to your nerves? By the way you've got an incredible memory. I'll bet you'd do amazing on a trivia show.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

By WWI, generals and soldiers had to wrap their minds around battles that would last for months instead of hours.

[@kieranfrancke790]

So glad you took my video recommendation! I disagreed with most of this video interested to see what you think.

[@ZARQ132]

Chris doing civil war content?! I’m in!

[@ZARQ132]

Commented too soon, there was a “last video”? marathon time

[@KM-fb1kw]

Will miss mustache Detective Chris, but the clean look is good. Lookin fresh. Glad you're healthy.

[@Ceractucus]

I like clean shaven Christopher. I also like unshaved Chris too. Especially the brown and great soul patch. Love that lil guy. RIP him...for at least a while. P.S. Love love loooooooove the channel been lurking for a while asking a question of posting a comment once in a blue moon. Cheers!

[@caesarion1399]

Took a look at the core commanders at Chancelorsville. I think it could have led to Meade taking over. From what i heard both Reynolds and Sedgewick would offer command to Meade same as happened before Gettysburg.

[@lamakina99]

I can’t wait to watch this

[@HistoryBuffBro]

Darius Couch? Gideon Pillow, Andrew Curtain? What next, William Sleepnumber?

[@spacemanandy2]

Ezekiel Futon

[@HistoryBuffBro]

@@spacemanandy2 Maj. General Lays C. Susann

[@gregorybryan9988]

Glad you're okay, Chris. Hope it was nothing serious.

[@scuffco1868]

Battle Chattanooga (Linded Union up w/ ATL & Gettysburg, (out the box Confederates had personnel drama, Lee didn't help, superceded a calvary promotion & didn't stay focused on Harrisonburg, troops draging it on 2nd day)

[@americanschweitzer45]

I get it Chris, I’m just as “anile” about Gettysburg as you lol!!!!

[@jankusthegreat9233]

Knowledgia is a amazing channel

[@Jae678]

Hey Chris, big fan, another great video! I had 2 questions I was hoping you could answer: 1 - you say often that you think the impact of Gettysburg is overstated, but I have always been under the impression that had the south won it could very well have convinced Lincoln, under political pressure, to sue for peace(especially if Meades army suffered a decisive defeat) do you think there is weight to that argument? 2 - I don’t read as many historical books as I used to, but I could swear reading about a push from Jefferson Davis to essentially return the southern states to Great Britain as colonies in exchange for military assistance in the war. I can’t for the life of me find any references to that now, though. Was this a fever dream? Am I misremembering fiction I read in my youth as fact? Obviously Great Britain wanted nothing to do with it, but is there evidence of Davis attempting such a bargain(or at least letters where he discussed wanting to)?

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

No RIP the best mustache on KZbin

[@Azodnem2003]

History of the Philippines by Knowledgia next, please!

[@gwilymmorgan5115]

For anyone who knows about British military history, I have long believed that Jackson in the ACW suffered what Picton did at Quatre Bras and, two days later, at Waterloo.

[@brovold72]

Reiterating the brief timespan between the end of Lincoln's first term and the de facto end of the war was a very useful reminder for me. The South seems to never really have had a viable strategy for victory, other than a vague hope the Union would give up and withdraw.

[@apachedog6413]

thing to remember is grant returned those troops after battle of monococy when Jubal Early marched on Washington late in war

[@randomperson6433]

Sabaton just put up a crossword puzzle on their feed, I want to see Chris do it!

[@91Tmart]

Not only do I live in Dover, Ohio, but apparently share the same birthday as Quantrill. So I guess I am going to hyper focus about that for the next 24 hours.

[@davidwhitfield6025]

Newly subscribed and have spent the past few days catching up on your excellent work. A question: As a wargamer I do not understand why Grant didn't just drive down on the eastern side of the Mississippi, go after Johston's Army of the Tennessee first, take and hold Jackson and simply cut off and isolate Vicksburg, sieging it at his leisure. In effect I am saying do unto Johnston what he did to Lee in 64-5. Batter the army of the Tennessee into dust before dealing with Vicksburg. If the intent was to cut the Confederacy in two, taking Jackson and its railhead achieves the same thing. Once taken Grant could have prepared defences to hold and repel any Confederate counter attacks while still being supplied by rail from the North. Porter's Brown Water Fleet effectively controls the river north and south of Vicksburg. Why was it necessary for Grant to launch both his offensives through the bayou's and western side of the Mississippi which he could not supply by rail, only by river transport? Was he so nervous of Johnston?

[@penguinwarcry]

When you scroll past videos and think "VTH will cover this", and Voilà here we are 😂

[@GG-yr5ix]

Battle of Champions Hill determined the outcome of the war on a strategic basis, Vicksburg was surrounded and rail lines to western confederacy cut. Illinois 93rd Regiment figured greatly in the outcome of that battle. Grant's real brilliance was that he learned early on how to utilize Volunteer troops effectively early on in the war. It was something the Eastern Theater Union Generals didn't seem to understand.

[@bulldogmadhav5762]

Grant crossing the Mississippi is greater than Washington crossing the Delaware Also his crossing the Rapidan and James

[@DontrplytoMycomments]

Still loving the no soul patch

[@TweeterAndTheMunkyMan]

I really enjoy all of your reaction content but I love hearing you wax lyrical during the Civil War reactions the most. Absolutely fantastic 😊. Hope this finds you well and any health scares are now behind you.

[@jaredsmith104]

Now we need a reaction of the ghost adventures episode at champion hill😂😂

[@magnis380]

Don't forget Atlanta and Nashville those battles were highly important.

[@tomramos9318]

Hi, I wanted to know if you planned to give your insight on the Wyatt Earp mini series on Netflix, it seems to be right on your alley. Also, hope you feel better.

[@bjohnson515]

Here is a great part of the impact of these two battles. Despite those who hold that the CSA having far less resources was just part of the "Lost Cause" myth....here is some data as provided by Kent Masterson Brown ("Meade at Gettysburg") regarding how the Army of Potomac, after Gettysburg, had the ability to resupply. General Meigs had railroads dedicated to resupplying the horse population of the Army of Potomac. He requested horses from "Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Indianapolis, Detroit and Chicago". 2000 calvary horses were dispatched from Washington to Frederick MD. 300 from Detroit, 275 from Boston, ...Meigs said there were 1200 available from Washington. Asst Quartermaster Ingalls ordered 750,000 pounds of grain and 250,000 pounds of hay. Also ordered were 25,000 pairs of boots and stockings, along with horse shoes and nails, 100,000 rations. And who did Lee's quartermaster call? This ability to resupply after tremendous damage to an Army was the crux, IMO.

[@pauldelray5839]

Lincoln actually issued the Emancipation Proclamation twice. Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd, 1862. It stipulated that if the Southern states did not cease their rebellion by January 1st, 1863, then Proclamation would go into effect.

[@chrisandchriscollectingcar8778]

I'm a little late to the viewing party but while Gettysburg and Vicksburg were huge loses for the South it was the Battle of Chickamauga that really told the South they couldn't win. Here they had a victory and couldn't follow up. Their Army of Tennessee, even reinforced with Gen. Longstreet's corps, couldn't make Chickamauga viable. It really was a bad few months for the South but great for the United States as a whole.

[@usg-647]

Under-rated Union victory - Capturing New Orleans - in 1862! Farragut. Vicksburg only possible to be so key because of this.