Correction: I mentioned Buckner being on the right side at Shiloh...he was still in a Union prison camp (in solitary) after surrendering at Ft. Donelson and wasn't exchanged until August.

@Nitodvd

2 жыл бұрын

I’m early today. God bless you

@arunramani1724

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a movie about the battle of shiloh , it will be great

@BobSmith-dk8nw

2 жыл бұрын

Well all make mistakes. Those of us who are competent - at least _try_ to correct them. One of the things I find frustrating is that I have no method to just look up my comments (there are thousands of Bob Smith's) - so - if I can't recall just exactly where and when I made an erroneous remark I want to correct - it's really difficult to do that with KZread I also understand that KZread has some policies to prevent uploading an edited video - but - you can as you have made a comment mentioning your error. Still ... all in all ... it's a lot easier to correct electronic media than it is books in print. Ha! Ha! .

@clarkstartrek

2 жыл бұрын

Not bad for Raw Recruits, who never "Saw the Elephant" on BOTH Sides of the Battle.

@clarkstartrek

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Buckner after his release. I don't see much more of him after Ft. Donelson.

I hope your brother is okay Chris we are all praying for his swift recovery.

@ChayseWhitmore

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered if he was okay, he opened the video with a different more sombre tone so I got the impression that he was sad about something. I hope he is doing okay too, I checked the comments to see if something was wrong

@ChaseMcCain81

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@abrarmahirsahil

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly his uncle/brother passed away.

@fshoaps

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

My great great grandpa was under Buell and was at the second day of Shiloh. Shortly after he asked to be discharged to take a commission. He was originally 11th Kentucky, and took a commission a second lieutenant in the 35th Kentucky mounted infantry. He then rode under Rosecrans, and eventually was at Saltville. My family came to Kentucky with Daniel Boone as one of the long hunters, so to see my ancestor be Kentucky mounted infantry really shows the heritage in my opinion

@VloggingThroughHistory

Жыл бұрын

I had several ancestors in the Saltville Raid in 1864 with the 40th Kentucky Mtd Infantry.

Closest thing Grant had to real combat veterans were the handful of regiments that had fought a small, short engagement Pea Ridge in the fall of 1861. Other than that, both armies were green as grass.

i’ve been to the battle of shiloh and the native american burial mounds. they’re huge mounds that sit probably 100s of feet above the tennessee river. it’s really impressive. the whole scale of the battle and the thickness of the foliage is immense

Hope your Brother/Uncle is fine Chris, and thanks for the vídeo!

This is my first "Vlogging video", so many REACTION videos are just pointless but this guy really adds to anything he chooses. So now got a lot to catch up.

@VloggingThroughHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome, Andrew!

Amazing job as usual chris, im a fellow historian from Mexico, this is the first video that has lead me to go into one of your own videos, other than reactions(which are all great btw) its a great time spent with you, to watch channels that ive known before and now sharing many of the thoughts ive had myself, and also learning from you along the way, and of course this is your topic of expertise, great content, heading up to shiloh with you at your video, best wishes from your neighbours!

The 13+ thousand Union casualties when reported in the newspapers shocked Americans. This is likely why Grant was (temporarily) subordinated, as he was labeled a butcher. In fact, he almost quit after the battle, I believe, until Sherman pleaded with him to stay. Fortunately Brains Halleck was called east to be essentially the Army Chief of Staff because Lincoln could not stand the slow-as-molasses McClellan. Also, Lincoln was a Grant supporter because "He fights." Which proves the old Army adage that if you have a difficult time with incompetent superiors, you just have to out-last them in a waiting game because the Army WILL move them (usually with a promotion)...

I love hearing about the bond of Sherman and Grant and how important they were for each other.

Hope all is well! Love kings and generals; pretty sure they have a series about Agincourt which would be cool to see you react to. HistoryMarche is also great

I like this team-up! Their graphics along with your commentary is more engaging than an old-school documentary.

More Kings and Generals, love to see it! Hope your brother has a hasty recovery.

A bit of a personal connection with this one. My great x4 grandfather Martin Fornbauer fought at Shiloh [and Fort Donelson before, as well as at Pleasant Hill and Nashville after] with the 49th Illinois.

@RAD1111able

2 жыл бұрын

That's great,do you know anything more about his exploits?

@theangrybavarian3876

2 жыл бұрын

@@RAD1111able On the military side of things, no. I know he was a stonemason by trade, was the primary planner of the church and bridge in Maeystown, Illinois, both of which are in use to this day.

as i dane i love watching you explain all the extra little detail i would never have known about, like how close the rivers are. it does really add to it for me.

I’m sorry to hear of your brothers passing. I’ll include him in my prayers tonight ❤️

Watching this and immediately following it up with your walk-through of the Shiloh battlefield, really helps paint the picture. Remarkable job as always. Thank you!

17:35 Nothing inherently wrong with that. That’s what Alexander the Great used to do. Create a battle plan, put a subordinate in charge of the overall battle and then place himself where the fighting was fiercest. He felt that someone else could run the overall plan but he wanted to be in the thick of the action to be able to make decisive decisions at the decisive moment. Which is why his army was seemingly always killing and capturing opposing generals and kings who thought they were safe behind the lines...

@DarkLobster69

15 күн бұрын

I mean, in fairness, combat in the US civil war is so radically different from combat during Alexander the Greats campaigns, that they are pretty incomparable, even though I get the idea behind your point.

Shiloh always felt like the first time Americans were exposed to the true scale of Napoleonic-era warfare. The scale of the casualties is a real shock to the American public, even though it was dwarfed by battle like Austerlitz, Liepzig, and Waterloo. That seems to continue, too. We talk a lot in this country about how bloody the Argonne offensive and the Battle of the Bulge were, but they don't compare things like Verdun or the siege of Leningrad. I think that's a big part of why we don't always understand other countries hesitancy to go to war. I was in high school when the US invaded Iraq, and I remember a lot of people were angry with countries like Germany and France for not supporting us. But just a lifetime or two ago, respectively, those countries had started wars that ended with devastating sieges of they capital cities. I think that gives them a better psychological sense of just how bad war can get.

@richeybaumann1755

10 күн бұрын

That's all a really good point. Even today, Europe is scarred by the devastation of the 30 Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Wars of the Spanish and Austrian Successions, etc. The American War for Independence killed around 22k soldiers, combined, on the battlefield, and few civilians. The War of 1812 killed around 5k on the field. Europe has never before known the present kind of peace; as of 1986, Europe had been internally at peace for the longest time in recorded history.

Thank you for always making such entertaining and informative reaction videos. Keep up the good work man.

Kings and Generals is one of my top 5 favorite historical channels if not my number 1 so it's awesome to see you react to them. Hope you do plenty more from them in the future!

As someone from Georgia I am proud of my confederate ancestors and their bravery.

@RAD1111able

2 жыл бұрын

The only goal of the Confederacy I can respect is more independence for individual states,but I believe soldiers from both sides deserve some respect for the shit they went through.

I saw the History Channel's Grant miniseries and they open with Shiloh, then come back. We first see Grant encouraging troops that had been forced back, telling them that he was right behind them. That miniseries gave me a newfound admiration of and respect for General Grant.

Thank you for adding depth and detail to an already great video

This was well done. Most of the "Reaction" Channels I've seen are just silly which makes me hesitant to look at them but this was worth looking at. The fact that you obviously really know something about the subject was enjoyable. .

Love that they are using the video game Napoleon Total War and the American Civil War mod for it as the graphical representation of the troops etc.

Really appreciate your videos. They are fantastic. Sending you prayers and good vibes on a personal note. ❤️

One of the reasons that civil war casualties were so high had to be that so many politicians managed to get themselves made generals regardless of militray experience.

Ou, another video about battle of Shiloh, thank you. I starting found interest in Western campaing more and more thanks these videos, I again should thank you very much for your "History on locations" videos, that Vicksburg series of videos were just amazing, I hope you will add some reactions also to Chickamauga.

Excellent video and analysis!

Not gonna lie.. With your input and the details that you provide are just so good! Immersion on another level.

I live in Corinth MS, it's kind of fun when my home town is mentioned in a video on history.

Warhawk does some phenomenal civil war battle breakdowns you might be interested in.

Great video!!

Sorry I missed this live. Love when you cover Civil War material!

Love your videos

I think about things like this at 25:45 but in reverse, where I am unable to quickly thing on my feet and later reflect on what I should have done or said. It makes sense there are people are able to think in the moment, in the second even. An example of which, someone on the subway shoved several people over to get out after waiting half a second for the doors to open. I managed to rush out and grab his arm (I was also exiting), but wasnt sure what to say, so I merely said "Ask first"

Hope your uncle will turn out fine! BTW, you should react to Kings and Generals' series on the Great Northern War, they have 2 installments up right now

I got a civil war minie ball that I bought when I went to Gettysburg, imagine hundreds of them flying through the air around you would be frightening

I really enjoyed this. The couple of mistakes that you pointed out were pretty minor all in all, and the original seems to be a really good video.

Awesome video

Drinking Game: Shot 1 (Ohio): 3:43 Shot 2 (Ohio): 3:48

Love Kings and Generals. Their attention to detail is fantastic

31:50 True, a great general would have slipped away during the night. If the CSA army had done more hit and fade they might have won the thing. Look how much damage Forrest did with his relatively small amount of troops. If you hit the opposing army and you are not sure of the battle, you should pull back and fight again when you are sure. The plan to move Grant to the left didn't work, so day 2 was really done without any plan other than 'shoot them they are right there'. His flank was exposed and he was on terrible ground. Imagine if Lew Wallace had actually, instead of pulling back, had engaged the artillery and rear of the CSA army. Even if he had only fought for 30 minutes it would have caused incredible damage to enemy morale.

Sending thoughts and Prayers for your family.

Kings and generals is my favourite history channel

I’ve heard the type of coolness Grant exhibited during battle as “a distinct lack of imagination.” Lol.

@benhaney9629

2 жыл бұрын

Unlike most people he didn’t worry about what COULD happen. Some generals were paralyzed by hypothetical worse case scenarios.

If we are being critical Murfreesboro is too far west on the map. It’s about 30 miles SW of Nashville. It’s a silly critique but something as a native of the area I noticed.

Great video.

I always thought it was odd that the Tennessee, the Cumberland, and the Wabash all emptied into the Ohio so closely together, and yet, when the Ohio River and the smaller Mississippi conjoin, it becomes the Mississippi.

@dbach1025

2 жыл бұрын

It's really eery you say this. I asked a history professor this 30 years ago and his take is since the Miss is longer, that is why it gets credited with being part of the Miss. I don't know if this is true or not, but I went with it. Hasn't come up since until now He did not seem infallible in that fact though, so don't bet the bank on it if you are ever make it to Final Jeopardy. Lol

PGT Beauregard actually begged Johnson to hold the attack after the storms slowed them down. He understood, correctly, that Grant had recieved word of their advance and that without the element of surprise, they could not win. I believe that the reason that the battle of Shiloh went so long and was so close was because Beauregard was in tactical command. He was one of the best Confederate generals in the tactical regard, up there with Lee. Not as great at strategy, though. Joseph Johnston was the best Confederate general at that.

@bryan0x05

2 жыл бұрын

Lee was also bad at strategy

@richeybaumann1755

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryan0x05 which is why I said "in the tactical regard ". Lee thought strategy was boring and still clung to the old-fashioned ideals of war as a grand game of tactics, where one battle decided the war. He couldn't adapt his rigid mindset to the advent of modern warfare. Grant and Johnston both understood that true victory came not from defending points on a map but from breaking your enemy's will to fight. Johnston was usually outnumbered, and he always fell back until he had the advantage.

@bryan0x05

2 жыл бұрын

@@richeybaumann1755 Ah, sorry the way I read it, it came off that Beauregard lacked the strategic skill of Lee.

@richeybaumann1755

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryan0x05rereading it, I do see that unclear part. I mean that as a separate clause; Beauregard was almost as good as Lee at tactics, but not very good at strategy, like Lee was not.

I love that in kings and generals they use total war games in their videos, I think that they used a civil war mod for empire total war

My favorite Ultimate General Civil War battle.

You say that Grant should have fortified the position better, which is true, but if memory serves me correctly Grant didn't want to fortify because he was planning to move on Corinth and thought it would be a waste of time and energy (he would after this battle always fortify, remember this is was early in the war) also Grant was not at Pittsburgh Landing but recovering from injuries when his horse slipped and fell, and only went to Shilo after he heard cannon fire from that direction.

US civil war is one of my favorite parts of history I hope you have some recommend movies about the civil war.

Oh god that video was great. I want more Kings and Generals now :D. They had a series on nomadic empires. Perhaps you can check that out.

Sorry for your loss, man.

I heard general Sherman received a shot to the hand, I also heard that general Johnston was holding a cup when he took that shot to the leg.

Amazing job! I agree with your finer point but you have to consider that they have to fit all this into a 20 minute video will inevitably haw to cut some info out

Lincoln/civil war historians Nicolay and Hay make the point that Halleck was really proactive and and forward thinking as a General. Right up to the point where he got the command of the whole army, at which point he got a sudden and lasting infection with McClellanitis. Of whom they are quite critical... Which they see happen multiple times in the war with the obvious exception of Grant.

Maybe the combat veteran thing is referring to troops who fought on Mexico.

Since you liked their video, you should definitely check out Warhawk, Ive been watching since their own Shiloh video which is stellar, honestly better than even King's and General's one.

I wonder how much civil war history was lost to Land Between the Lakes and other dam projects?

Btw, do you think that if weather conditions were better, that Johnston would have managed to take Pittsburg landing or eventually destroyed Grant's army?

I bet it's not often that the river overlooks the fortress ;)

there is a song by Judy Colins which pays tribute Have you seen Amanda Blaine in the hills of Shiloh Wandering through the morning rain through the hills of Shiloh Have you seen her at her door, listening for the cannon's roar And a man who went to war from the hills of Shiloh Have you heard her mournful cries in the hills of Shiloh Have you seen her haunted eyes in the hills of Shiloh Have you seen her running down searching through the sleeping town In her yellowed wedding gown in the hills of Shiloh Have you seen her standing there in the hills of Shiloh Wind a blowing through her hair in the hills of Shiloh Listening for the sound of guns listening for the rolling drums And a man who never comes to the hills of Shiloh Have you heard Amanda sing in the hills of Shiloh Whispering to her wedding ring in the hills of Shiloh Hear her humming soft and low, poor Amanda doesn't know 'Twas ended forty years ago in the hills of Shiloh

Man ive never been this early before!

@angeimer4276

2 жыл бұрын

Me neither

Cool.

Do you have any books about Grant and/or Sherman that you could recommend, just wanted to learn more about those 2

@jackmessick2869

2 жыл бұрын

@ImVeryHarsh For Grant, he wrote his own autobiography that was a tremendous success, and he has mentioned Chernow's recent book, simply called "Grant." I recall a book entitled "Grant and Sherman" Sherman wrote an autobiography as well called Memoirs. And there is a book with collected correspondence. Here is a great quote from Sherman, proving that the guy labeled "Crazy" may be the sanest in the room: I confess, without shame, I am sick and tired of fighting-its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, husbands and fathers ... tis only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded and lacerated ... that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation.

Henry Morton Stanley ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume.") fought as a Confederate private at Shiloh.

I didn’t notice this til now but Memphis is out of place on the map

If you want more Civil War content, then check out Warhawk. They're relatively new, but their videos are incredible.

Hey @Vlogging through History, have you ever seen any of the WarHawk Videos before, a really good channel, he’s done videos on a lot of Western battles including the peninsula campaign

All I know of this is it’s hell in Ultimate General: Civil War

Yay! someone that knows that despite the spelling the town is pronounced Karo.

It was Leonidas Polk and Gideon pillow that attacked kentucky

Lew Wallace gave credit to his old regiment when he took charge of his brigade in Ft. Donelson when it was the 44th Indiana and another regiment that filled the gap on the right side. I can't stand that guy but im a bit prejudice since I reenacted as the 44th Indiana

When it comes to both sides I would not say either one of them were veterans most of the troops on both sides this was their first major combat now some of the leaders were veterans but the common soldier was not

Sherman got his early Civil War jobs purely because of nepotism. His real father, his adoptive father, and his brother the senator were all powerful men. One of the few times that sort of thing worked out. Although while he may have been depressed he wasn’t crazy. Pretty much all the claims he made on confederate troop strength and what would need to be done to win the war and how long it would take... Basically all the shit that people called him crazy for saying, turned out to be accurate.

When you hear stuff like the 1st Cav (it was it the 2nd Cav?) was run by AS Johnston as Colonel and RE Lee as Lt Colonel... It makes you wonder how many generals there even where in the antebellum army just before the Civil War? Like 3? Old Winfield Scott and a couple others? Lol. But I guess when you consider that the army consisted of only about 10,000 men in 1850, only 3 generals actually sounds not far off from right... A few more I guess. That’s division size. 3-4 brigades per division. So one major general and 3-4 brigadiers. Plus maybe 1 or 2 staff officers under the major general with brigadier rank. 6-7 generals...

@benhaney9629

2 жыл бұрын

Although those generals must have been old men by the Civil War because you never hear of them fighting in the Civil War. Scott himself was fine within a year. Can anyone name a general, union or cinfederate that was a general before the war?

@benhaney9629

2 жыл бұрын

And Lincoln offered the army to Lee. So a Lt. Colonel the day before the war started was considered high ranked enough to take over the army once the war started...

can yuou do a video on the war of 1812 i want to learn more about it, all i know is the British burned down the white house and James Madison's wife famously saved Washington's portrait.

Do you know much about Ireland's history? Particularly our fight against the british? Would you ever do a reaction video of the 1916 Easter Rising? Theres a great video by John D Ruddy called Irish War of Independence in 12 minutes and I would love to see your reaction to it!

Have you studied the religious thoughts during the civil war from both sides. Very fascinating

So sorry about your brother.

Who won this battle?

nice

Dang ... Johnson!?! It's Johnston. I mean I know it's one letter but how did they make it past the edit especially when he says it multiple times. 11:07, 12:12, 12:26 ...

Do you ever watch The Mighty Jingles? He is a gamer but his A Gnome Abroad series would be appealing to you I believe.

16:15 I thought the old story was that the men kept discharging their rifles to see if their powder was dry enough so when real battle broke out few officers took the rifle fire seriously. That a myth?

Regarding your comments art the end of the video about the CSA's lack of competent army commanders in the western theatre I couldn't notice the irony of the situation: Some of their best generals served there as subordinates of those (very mildly put) unfortunate army commanders. Patrick Cleburne is by many considered to be the best division comander of the entire war on either side and the superb eastern veterans D. H. Hill (whom I personally consider one of the most capable military minds of the war) as well as James Longstreet came there to serve under Braxton Bragg, noticed his inferior skills, but were rebuffed by Jefferson Davis after their complaints. One almost feels the CSA could've done better if they reversed their rank-system with their general officers.

Please, could you do a reaction to Puppet History? I'd love to see your reaction to them.

If there is one enemy no one can bet, it's the rain.

Can someone tell me as a Brit who knows next to nothing about the US why the union did not go straight to Memphis seems the best target

I really like the KnG videos, but I wanna have 1 EUR for every "however" they say in their videos :-D and all the best for your family - hope they recovered well.

Why didn't Wallace try to flank the artillery if he was already behind them? Also sorry if this is a dumb question in advanced

@user-gl7je2os7c

2 жыл бұрын

my guess is they wouldve been cut to pieces by Beauregarde if they tried, either way Grant was pretty upset w Wallace for not following orders

Try watching Steel Commanders, it's awesome!

@iorileepenales7854

2 жыл бұрын

If you have time

Unlike Ambrose Burnsides opinion (overinflated) on Halleck, I believe as a General, he was better off as a Chief of Staff, under whomever is the General in Chief (Their "Berthier", if you will), than as Combat, or even a Strategic commander. But, that's just my opinion.

Halleck also diverted some of Grant's troops to a wasteful campaign in Texas after Vicksburg fell which is why Grant couldn't march on Mobile after Vicksburg fell. I really don't like the guy, he's not McClellan but he's so damn slow and often seems to put too much attention on side shows, IMO.

but why not let Wallace continue apon arrival to the rear. Clearly he was not detected yet and Beauregard did not expect him. he could have put pressure on the CSA left flank, the HQ and the arty.

Can you Do History matter Reaction again pls.