I didnt get the questions wrong i mearely failed to get them right lol

@lemaygaming6952

3 ай бұрын

I can’t help but like McClellan, though. He didn’t want his people to get hurt. He shouldn’t have been a General, but I find it hard to dislike him.

@arlonfoster9997

3 ай бұрын

I like Grant and Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Regardless of politics I think they were all good men who were products of their time.

@arlonfoster9997

3 ай бұрын

I feel sorry for those men who had to fight each other as some of them knew each other at West Point and in Mexico and some of them were friends. God bless the North and South may we continue Lincoln’s quest of reconciliation and live together in peace and harmony and quit attacking each other just because we may have different opinions on the causes of the war or the war itself

@scottbivins4758

3 ай бұрын

​@@arlonfoster9997thank God I'm not the only one who feels like that. Yankees have the right to honor their Union soldiers the South has the right to honor the Confederate soldiers either way you want to look at it regardless of politics and what was happening at that time both sides were pure blooded Americans an they fought for what they believed in and I especially have respect for the South because this nation was founded by a bunch of traitors/ Rebels. So the way I look at it if you want to hate on the south for rebelling you might as well just be hating the founding fathers too because they did the same shit to Britain and it is not like the South actually wanted to go to war unfortunately the people in power wanted to keep that God awful institution of slavery. If it was possible we would have compromised but it just wasn't possible to compromise anymore on either side and I know for a fact if they were fighting for what they truly believed in I would not consider anyone a traitor of this country unless u destroy it. And I don't think the South want to destroy the country I just think my people wanted to leave peacefully and it just was not going to happen peacefully. Our founding fathers founder of that out so there is no reason for the South to think there wouldn't be any conflict when leaving. Thank you for respecting the south dead soldiers as much as i respect the unions dead soldiers. 100%🇺🇸🇺🇸

@jacksongregory5428

3 ай бұрын

@@lemaygaming6952hes dislikable due to his arrogance disrespect. He was incredibly full of himself and arrogant towards other strong leaders despite his incompetence on the battlefield

As a direct descendent of Burnside’s sister, thank you for the putting his failures into proper context.

@delnunley7026

3 ай бұрын

Burnside did not want to be in charge and turned it down. He said he didn’t qualify and was forced to take charge. He would at least try and was a fighter.

@GiordanDiodato

3 ай бұрын

yeah most of his "debacles" weren't really his fault, but rather the fault of the higher-ups. kinda like retail lol

I will say one of the things I love most about this channel is how much it has helped expand and adjust my perspective on people and moments in the civil war. Case and point Burnsides, I absolutely grew up blaming him for the Crater and Fredericksburg but now I've been walking that back because of what I learned from VTH. Love these types of videos, keep em' coming!

Can’t wait to see you and JD in Gettysburg I’ll have my VTH shirt on!

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Can't wait to meet you.

@jordankerrigan4387

3 ай бұрын

Literally had an ad featuring Ryan Reynolds start seconds before you said John Reynolds. @@VloggingThroughHistory

That blue background is really clean!

The depth of knowledge Chris has on the Civil War is impressive.

Having a son graduate from Gettysburg college my many visits ignited a passion for this period in American History - that said I am always surprised at how much has found it way into this thick head and managed to stay put. “Once learned, stayed Learned “

My wife is from Vicksburg, and we just went and did a tour in Jan for our anniversary. Wish we could go while you're running it. We live in the Columbus-Starkvile, MS area now, and Im from Jackson. But we're just too busy thus week.

I was watching "the good, the bad and the ugly" the other day and i wondered whether the Civil War context of the movie was accurate ( I am French and my knowledge of the war is rather shallow ). Would love to see you analyze the representation of some wars or battles in movies :)

@mikealvarez2322

3 ай бұрын

I'll try to answer your question without getting too much into the weeds. The battle at the bridge was fictional; however, the Western campaign was not, and gold and silver were involved. Southern General Sibley was trying to accomplish 2 things in the West. First of all he wanted to gain a California port so the South could import goods, primarily from Asia. The Union blockade was causing some real problems and a California port would help. Second, the South was running low on money and Colorado had silver and gold mines which would make it possible for the South to purchase some of the goods it needed. General Sibley launched his New Mexico campaign in an attempt to accomplish both goals. It all came to a head at the Battle of Glorietta Pass which turned out to be a Union victory. The retreating Confederates dying in the desert was real even though the bridge battle was fiction. Hope this helps.

new historia civilis video came out, highly recommend it

Actually was just looking for a VTH video to watch this is awesome

This was an excellent informed and informative approach to the topic. My only disappointment is: No mention of Sickles?? Darn it!

Historia Civilis just dropped a sequel to the Congress of Vienna

Regarding the part about McDowell: Even though he wasn't in army command at Second Manassas.., he performed terribly as corps commander and it ended his career

@EddieReischl

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, wasn't it something like he misinterpreted his orders from Pope (which weren't crystal clear) and thought he had some discretion about what he would do, and then he ended up not where Pope thought he was going to be? I recall it being something like that, and then that screwed Porter over.

@tasmanianwalrus583

3 ай бұрын

@EddieReischl yeah, and he made another mistake too. While Longstreet was preparing to attack Pope's left flank, McDowell transferred the Pennsylva Reserves away from the area. It left the flank extremely weak and it ended up beind crushed

Man I’d like to visit some of these battlefields. My GGG-Grandpa fought in C Company of the 5th Texas Regiment and was eventually bayoneted at Gettysburg. One of the old family records said he was bayoneted near Devil’s Den; I’m assuming somewhere between DD and the base of Little Round Top. He and his brother were captured, after Gettysburg, in Cape Town and taken to Fort Delaware and held as POWs. He survived the war and here I sit…lol

Vlogging through history armchair historian released a new civil war about Sherman’s march to the sea

You should consider doing a series on your favorite historical books. I've been searching KZread and I haven't found a lot of good lists. Thank you!

Only a small correction: Burnside was superseded before the battle of the crater. But he was only forbidden to use Ferreros Division. Burnside made the other commanders draw straws to decide, who should make the attack. So part of the fault is his.

My great, great uncle, Corporal Amos Rowley served with the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry at Vicksburg. He was one of the three troopers assigned to the color guard.

I missed two but love the quiz and appreciate your expertise!!!

In regards to women with history channels, check out Katie Turner Getty. Not sure it's react-worthy but her Revolutionary War videos are great.

Hey chris, i was wondering if you could do a video on who you think are the most overrated and underrated civil war generals. I was thinking about it earlier and id love to hear a list from you

Hey vth , idk if you’ll even see this but in a couple weeks my Boy Scout troop is going to Gettysburg , would be an honor to meet you if it’s the same weekend! I’ve been watching for a couple years and really appreciate all you do

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

I'll be there April 4-7.

@frogx1943

3 ай бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistoryholy crap that’s when we’ll be there! I hope to meet you!!!

Fun fact about question 8, the museum in worked at in new market VA has the bushong family farm on the battlefield and that the house wasnspared from being burned because the family aided nall troops on both sides after the battle of new market!

@michaeltelson9798

3 ай бұрын

There was an anecdote about New Market that I found interesting. During the rout phase of the battle Breckinridge dismounted from his horse to have conversations and walk up the valley with two of his unit commanders that would have a descendant with a very famous career. These being the cousins, George Smith and George Patton.

12-3...Very enjoyable and informative quiz...Thank you for posting!

lets see how much I can answer, it became my favorite topic of history and its just because of your channel

@Lakitu886

3 ай бұрын

Turns out those questions were rather easy but maybe thats just because i watched to much VTH civil war content🤣

My high school wrestling Coach is Ted Pettigrew, a direct descendant of J. Johnston Pettigrew.

Completely agree with the comments on Burnside and Jackson.

Burnside had the best sideburns beard for sure

Thanks for giving us a nanosecond to think before answering.

Have you ever thought about covering Droop Mountain Battlefield?

I’m a freshman in college in Connecticut and my college doesn’t have a good history program and I’m going to school to be a history teacher so I end up having to teach myself a lot of stuff and your videos really really help a lot

Love whenever you defend Burnside

Favorite awesome southern generals in my opinion are Lee and Jackson. Favorite Union generals are Joshua Chamberlain, Grant and Winfield Scott Hancock

Even though he said he wasn't up to the job, Lincoln appointed him commander anyway. Lincoln should have taken Burnside at his word. Maybe letting the subordinate generals recommend a commander from their own ranks might have been a better option, but they were awful jealous of each other. As for Fredericksburg, I think Burnside attacked because Lincoln made an issue of McCellan's lack of initiative. Then there was the mud march after Fredericksburg that cemented Burnside's reputation as an incompetent. Yet they continued to trust him with important commands.

I love civil war trivia been a student of the civil war since I was 6 years old 1971

John Reynolds is a great, great, great uncle of mine and my maternal grandfather was named for him. Funny thing is that in my branch of the family he isn't mentioned much and it wasn't until my eighth grade trip to Gettysburg that I found out that he was even a General in the army or that he died there.

Can you do some trivia on Napoleonic Wars. I know you have some knowledge

Have fun in MS. As a native Mississippian it’s great to see your appreciation for Vicksburg

What's the video about Stonewall and what was said there? Where do I find it? I would like to know more!

Even Burnside's Mud March plan was a good one, but was "defeated" by the weather. The idea was so good, Joe Hooker based his late-April 1863 maneuvering for Chancellorsville on Burnside's outline of January '63. The Crater was actually well-sketched out by Burnside and his subordinates, but because USCT would be used as the "spearhead," Grant was fearful if the Black troops suffered severe losses, the country would call for his head because of the sacrifice of unprepared (actually, they were very capable) fighters. So Grant switched out the USCT troops at the last moment for troops unfamiliar with the strategy and movements already communicated to the Union men.

Would love to meet you at Gettysburg when will you be there?

Despite the fact that Prospect Hill failed at Fredericksburg, Burnside was foolish to keep feeding wave after wave into the meat grinder that was Maryes’s Heights,

Could you possibly put up a vote for your patreons on something for the great wall of china?

You should breakdown some videos from the Abbeville Institute. They are pro Confederate historians.

I thought this might be hard but I got every one right!

You won't be super far from Clayton Louisiana because Clayton is like 30 minutes away from Natchez Mississippi when y'all visit Vicksburg. One day you should come visit Natchez Mississippi and tour the Antebellum homes

Hey, Chris, heard about the really bad tornado outbreak up there in Ohio and Indiana the other day. Hope you and yours are doing okay.

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

It was mostly in western Ohio. We are down in Mississippi at the moment but everyone back home is ok.

@HistoryNerd808

3 ай бұрын

​@VloggingThroughHistory That's good to hear. It's been a crazy few days for sure. Had quite a few here in Kansas as well with 2 EF-2s but not as bad as Ohio got. Not a great start to tornado season.

Don't forget Burnside's victory over Longstreet at Knoxville.

My phones bout to die but still gonna watch this

Could we get more crash course reactions??

McDowell was in charge of thr frist battle Pope was in charge of the army of va which was in the 2nd battle of bullrun against stonewall jackson

Would you ever do a reaction to presidential campaign songs/commercials?

Mostly very good. Straight forward and accurate (within a percent or two)

Hey Chris, I know you read all comments, so I just wanted to say that I hope you're having a great day and God bless you, lol. I'm not even religious, but everyone else in my family is Christian and I respect your beliefs, as I'm sure you have your reasons. I won't lie though, it's St. Pattie's Day night and I've had a few Guinnesses, but I love and appreciate what you do. I promise that I'll watch the video tomorrow when I'm sober. xD

I am a 72 yr old man my G. G. G.Grandfather was captured at Vicksburg he was a Rebel.

Hello can you please do Historia Civilis new video? It's the continuation of the Congress of Vienna.

Have you seen the new Apple TV show about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth yet? I would love to see some content about that story

maybe I am wrong but in relation to the Battle of the crater didn't Burnside lets his army decide by a lottery who would take command after the other division was stopped by Meade

Hey Chris! You need to check out the new Australian WW1 movie called before dawn. Story about ANZAC troops after Gallipoli fighting in France. First trailer came out end of Jan. should do a reaction video to it.

Grew up in Chattanooga and there’s intriguing etymology for the name. You pronounce it like my grandma (born and raised in Chattanooga) does, but now it’s pronunciation is Chat-ta-nooga

I would suggest that the bullet that killed Reynolds was not well aimed, it was just one of millions of bullets shot during the battle.

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

Most likely yes.

There's going to be a miniseries about Benjamin Franklin on Apple TV in April, and it stars Michael Douglas as the lead.

I don't know how I will do but I love learning about the Civil War. I know like my 4th or 5th Great Grandfather on my paternal grandmother's side of the family was a Captain for a Louisiana army troop and their regiment flag is in the Civil War museum in New Orleans and also a little rural town he lived in Louisiana was given his last name which is Clayton Louisiana. His side of the Clayton family still owned pieces of land the railroad was built own because the state bought that land to build a highway on.

I'm too hesitant on these questions lol.. I'll say an answer that's right, think for a minute, say something else, and get it wrongggggg

Could you do a video on the early Soviet Union regarding Lenin and Stalins policies

Tend to agree with the defense of Burnside, given the right command he was quite capable. I thought his planning was quite good but his flexibility was poor.

And find one of Billy Sherman too!

Chris, have you thought of creating more original content? Like more videos on forgotten history?

I know this isn't the topic, but I was watching another episode. They were talking alternative history if the cotton gin didn't get invented. My question is what if slavery would have been abolished in 1789 with the Presidency of George Washington how would that change things?

Whens VTH gonna be in gettysburg?

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

April 4-7

Burnside also failed at Antietam.

Really want to see your Grant bobblehead.

On December 15th, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Va which General said of his enemies "Kill'em, kill'em all."?

@paulschmitt6703

2 ай бұрын

Robert E Lee.

Hi VTH, A Scott Berg did an hour long interview with Conan O’Brien about Woodrow Wilson on the Jibber Jibbar channel. I’d be interested to see your reaction to it because it is the opposite view to yours!

I can't watch this, you give the answer right after the question. Thought it would be an interactive quiz.

Once again George Gordon Meade is left out. Even though he commanded the Army Of the Potomac for almost two years and was never replaced, unlike three of his predecessors who are included in the quiz. Four of his subordinates are mentioned as well.

How important is Cassius Clay?

"Can You Name These U.S. Civil War Generals?" Of course not. Their parents already named them.

Can you react to 'Fire of the World Revolution 1917-1923: European Front' by Honey Mad?

Where was Galusha Pennypacker on the list?

@VloggingThroughHistory

2 ай бұрын

What list?

I’m descended from Meade. He’s never mentioned. Not on lists of best or worst, quizzes, et al. Is he the most nondescript General in history?

Probably not the right video to ask this but is it history fact that there was a general who stood up and tried to encourage an attack and only got as far as " they can't hit a elephant at this dis.." and was killed? Is that true?

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

John Sedgwick was warned by his staff about rebel snipers. He said they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance, and was killed soon afterwards, but it wasn't mid sentence.

@andrewzielinski8845

3 ай бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory wow thankyou Chris, didn't expect personal reply!!!

Was it really Meade who chose James Ledlie? I’ve always heard that Burnside basically had Wilcox, Potter, and Ledlie draw straws to decide who would lead the attack. Please correct me if I’m wrong, but that just screams of a lack of leadership from Burnside. Far more egregious than anything he did at Fredericksburg

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

Burnside did have them draw lots. But Meade is the one who made it necessary.

@nickconley8828

3 ай бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory ok. thanks Chris! Currently writing a 10 page paper on the Army of the Potomac and every little bit of info counts

Stonewall Jackson was not mortally wounded, he died of pneumonia

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

Pneumonia the direct result of his wounds and the aftermath, so it's still mortally wounded. If a person dies from the aftermath of a wound, infection, pneumonia, etc we still say they died of their wounds. If he hadn't been wounded, he wouldn't have died.

Ambrose Sideburn

Wow late upload

Btw did you know Longstreets wife built WW2 bombers ?

13/15

Missed 3

Makes you think if that John Reynolds had Washington agree no interference what he would do.

Bluejay?

I knew very few answers but I recognize the names of most of the generals Aside from Bragg most of the army garrisons named after confederate generals should’ve remained, Lee should’ve remained, fort Stewart and fort AP Hill no need to rename them

Who is your favorite general of that war?

I don't know any of the questions yet but the answer is George Sears Greene

18:14 - Jackson is very much over-hyped as a General. His success arose in the early stages of the war when the mediocre (at best) Union Generals blundered their way through the war. Jackson never faced a Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas or Meade in battle - he was dead before the more competent Union Generals emerged.

@VloggingThroughHistory

3 ай бұрын

When Meade was a division commander at Fredericksburg, he broke through Jackson's line but got no support.

@thehowlingmisogynist9871

3 ай бұрын

@@VloggingThroughHistory - my point exactly!

Not sure why this was “hard trivia”

Reparations now Reparations tomorrow Reparations forever!

Sheridan said that he had left the people of the Shenandoah Valley so bereft of food that the very crows flying over had to bring their own rations. He later defended the actions of the U.S. Army toward Native Americans by saying such tactics had been used toward white people.

I don't like McClellan yes I will admit he has skill of training men and arming them but that's all the praise I will get for him but my favorite book about stonewall Jackson is Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson