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A society where free speech is protected by law was a good idea. Washington and the English Founding Fathers were intellectuals as well as amazing soldiers. Redcoats without camouflage was insanity, so no wonder Britain lost. Why not dress them in pink, and we'd have lost quicker.

Please note that these people were NOT pilgrims.

In hindsight, McClellan is the kind of general the CSA needed, a man who could professionalise and reorganise its forces with good logistics and medical care, and who is cautious enough to not throw their troops carelessly with high risk tactics. Perfect for the southern strategy to merely survive against the Federal onslaught. Meanwhile, Lee, like Grant, is the kind of general the US needed at the start, a man aggressive enough to destroy rebel forces and knows how to take advantage of the strengths of the Union while not being too careless like Pope or Burnside. With all that said, I'm in the opinion that McClellan is not incompetent at all, but merely cautious due to his experience while posted as a US army observer for the Crimean War.

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Under the relevant military manuals, an infantry company consisted of 82 privates, 8 corporals, 5 sergeants (including one first, aka orderly sergeant), 1 second lieutenant, 1 first lieutenant, and 1 captain (commanding). That gave a full strength company a base of fire consisting of about 90 rife-muskets (The sergeants were not deployed on the firing line but instead were several paces to the rear.) There were supposed to be 10 such companies in a volunteer regiment. Of course, these numbers were almost never maintained once in service. A regiment/battalion’s combat staff consisted of a sergeant major, adjutant, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel (commanding), and color guard of 8 men.

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First time viewer. Excellent job. Great pace & clarity of your narrative. Excellent use of visuals to illustrate a very fluid, rapdly changing situation. I will be watching more of your work. I spent a day at the battlefield. It was an incredible experience, realizing what took place there. Thank you!

This is so well done. I can appreciate the work you put into this, and I have been watching. I'm very visual and your graphics make history very clear. Thank you.

Attacking one mile in open land straight into a defensive line?! Pickett's charge has got to be the dumbest attack in US history! General Lee clearly shows he didn't learn a damn thing from all the mistakes the Union made before Gettysburg and seemed to think his men were supermen!

The Confederate traitors gave up their lives for an immoral cause to defend slavery. What a terrible waste.

Its crazy to think that the maneuver that saved the day at little round top was used in an identical way on the same day on the other flank. This puts lee's actions later in the battle in a different context imo. Both flanks were nearly overrun and held by what must have seen as by the seat of their pants. Until learning this I had always considered the day three charge to be a pure out of character blunder for lee.

The first day at Gettysburg was a media engagement and no one really knew what was going on. At the end of the day the Confederates drove the Yankees off of oak Hill and they retreated back to cemetery ridge the fight was over to the next day. Lee should have understood like like Longstreet news that they could not fight a heavy engagement that far from Virginia. He knew that when he left Virginia but somewhere along the line he forgot it. The Yankees were pinned down on cemetery ridge without any supply line that could not be cut by the Confederate army. Play miss this opportunity to destroy the army of the Potomac because he had their way to Washington blocked and was able to cut their supply line. The rest is up to subjection but usually in this situation it don't work out too good

imagine wasting your time learning this shit instead of changing your oil.

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I have ancestors born in America dating back to 1611 or 1612. Jonathan Negus from England married Hannah Poole,who begat Issac Negus I believe that he resided in Swansea,Mass.,and had a son who was died in Freeport Mass in 1720.

For people who were told not to bring on a general engagement.....they sure were engaging. Cutlers just in time brigade, put on a very stubborn defense. Rarely given due credit, much like Stones, Baxter, Pauls brigades Union forces did a great job, it was just a matter of timing that more forces converged on them than they could realistically handle.

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"foilage" ::facepalm:: try "foliage."

Last week I was with my daughter at University of Mary Washington. while driving around Fredricksburg, I saw a sign mentioning "Marye's Heights" and I remembered it was a scene of the battle. I made a note to keep my eye out for it. We toured the campus of UMW and went to eat in town. But I didn't get to look for any memorials. It turns out, the UMW campus IS Marye's Heights! Marye House still stands, in the middle of the campus between Madison Hall and the Sunken Road. On your modern map of the battle, you show a large white building along the Sunken Road near where it intersects Hanover St. I think that is their sports complex.

This video is a highlight.

The Confederates compounded is there a mistake and fighting the army of the Potomac. General Longstreet noted after the battle of Chancellorsville

Thanks. Been to Gettysburg battlefield twice. I was ble to go up in the Seminary cupola where Buford and Reynolds stood. It was a thrill. Last week I happened to be at Fredericksburg. The Sunken Road forms a border of my daughters college. I really enjoy learning more about the ACW. In CT, at a Civil War reenactment and talks , a lecturer explained that all the land battles were inconsequential, and that the real end of the CSA was the naval blockade.

Lave Slabour.

L ittle to Nuthn about Bufords troopers having repeating rifles

The events between 20:40 and 22:00 are crazy to me. Colonel Smith, commanding the 71st PA, showed up to fight with his men and just noped out of there. He was quoted as saying, "he would not have his men murdered". They had been fighting already that day against Wright's Brigade. His men were replaced by Dawes' 6th WI from the Iron Brigade, who had fought the day before and defeated the 2nd Mississippi. Dawes' men fought even though they had lost half their officers the day before. I'm surprised nobody noticed that Colonel Smith had chosen not to fight and to leave the 137th NY to fend for itself. Seems cowardly to me. "That evening the 71st was detached and sent to support the defence of Culp’s Hill. They were led in the darkness to a position in the saddle between the upper and lower summits of the hill, where they engaged in a brief firefight. Then, remarkably, Smith pulled the regiment out and marched it back to Cemetery Ridge, remarking that he would not see his men murdered. He even mentions in his official report that he did so without orders, but there seems to have been no repercussions." The very next day, Smith ordered his men to retreat from their positions if the enemy came "too close" before he himself moved back to the rear. WTF? His men were facing Pickett's Charge and his subordinates, following orders, ordered their men to retreat. Brigadier General Webb had to rally the men and lead a counter attack to retake the positions they had abandoned. It seems like a terrible unit with a terrible commander. On the other hand, throughout the course of the war the 71st had a 91% casualty rate, with 15 companies (unusually large) of 100 men each taking 1,512 casualties. By Gettysburg, they only had 331 men left. I'm sure the survivors were disconsolate. Who wouldn't be? Colonel Smith died in 1887. Evidently retreating from trouble and commanding from the rear extended his lifespan.

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"Forward, Forward Men, Drive Those Fellas Out of There, Forward, For God's Sake, Forward" -monotone voice 🤣

First minute, we go wrong. Mexico, the Caribbean and Central Americs ARE LATIN AMERICA

Sooo…. The battle of Gettysburg was over shoes?

Live about 15 minutes east of Gettysburg near Hanover Pa. Familiar with the creeks, roads, towns, and terrain features referenced in the video and its humbling to be driving around and look out the window and imagine lines of men engaged in a deadly fight. Incredibly humbling. May God bless the United States.

Live in warrenton Virginia, and apparently our town changed hands 72 times during the war.

Shoes 1st time I heard this I knew about the guns the guys from the south had rocks and sticks and bare feet believing proudly in their cause having been driven into war to defend home fam. the tax of the north killed the south forced war lee did well with what he had but it was matter of time aka devil t pay eh'

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Rather than statutes of confederate traitors should we not see statues of General Buford?

Bragg never performed well. The only reason he rose to high command was the blind loyalty of Jefferson Davis. The south was not blessed with solid leadership.

Whole Lotta Shakin Goin on in the Barn, as Jerry Lee Lewis sang.

Great work you did here, I need to know more of military units/ men but the movement graphics and topography was excellent. Thank you.

Brilliantly described!

Australia was connected by land to Asia 40,000 years ago and so was Britain with Europe and America with Asia until 9000 years ago. First water crafts were certainly not canoes, but log rafts, unable to withstand waves for long. I am sure, primitive floating devices were made by hominids as early as 1 Million years ago, but not for oceans, but for calm rivers and lakes to cross. We will never know for sure.

This makes the timeline so easy to understand, yay maps!

Best Gettysburg

The turning point of the battle is the Round Tops. especially Little Round Top.

Brigadier General John Buford is one of the greatest heroes. I am so saddened to hear that he died of typhus later that year. Sam Elliot played him well in Gettysburg.

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Didn’t Neanderthals sail to Crete ?

Did the US 2nd sharpshooters assist Company B?

This was made two years ago, looks like it was made 20 years ago

You've got such a great style of video/presentation/explanation. I'm wondering if any other youtube channels were your inspiration or how did you develop your style? I love your Civil War material. The battles are great but this grand theater was absolutely amazing as well. Love your stuff! Keep up the good work!

what is a picket?