After the battle Burnside was relieved. The scapegoat. He had developed a good plan. But been prevented from carrying it out the way it could have worked. One of the few good plans he ever had. Very ironic but apparently par for the course as they say.
The one inaccuracy of this '90's vintage reenactment is the cavalry fight. Although the Union trooper still carried sabers, the southern trooper had long switched to his favorite weapon for close-in combat, the revolver. Nathaniel Bedford Forrest didn't even allow his troopers to carry sabers; preferring pistols and the much coveted Union cavalry carbines.
@@Jklopoppcorn Money was no object for the South. The union army mainly supplied the confederate army...if you get my drift. Where the south always seemed to keep up was rifle ammunition. They often times ran short on artillery shells but rarely did their soldiers want for bullets.
There's a huge difference in Eastern and Western Theatre Confederate cavalry kits. Many Western regiments never had sabers to begin with, this was not so in the East. Rule of thumb is to look at each regiment's inventory. There was even plenty of Western and Trans-Mississippi Confederate Cavalry units that maintained sabers throughout their existence. In fact there were some companies of regiments that were only issued sabers and carbines or rifles because of the low availability of revolvers. Most revolvers had to be either imported, captured, or were in arsenals before the war started. Domestic revolver production for the Confederate States of America was miniscule to say the least, with each manufacturer only averaging a few hundred pieces(many produced even less than that).
@@ericmowrey6872 quite right, the myth of the Confederate Army being poorly equipped has long been disproven. The Confederate armies were well armed most of the " Shortages" did not start occurring until after Wilmington North Carolina had fallen. Even then, they had plenty of supplies stockpiled along with Captured Federal Stocks of Equipment and supplies.
injured people getting up and running, cavalry smiling during a battle, charging or firing twice without reloading, am surprised they didn't get their mobiles out or call for pizza. But some atmospheric scenes, thanks
That's usually a personal decision made by re-enactors who run short of "ammo" or by the commander of that particular unit on the field. I've done Artillery and Infantry at different times, but with the outcome of the battle already established, it's a foregone conclusion as to when and where to fall if that's what must be done to maintain accuracy. Once in a battle serving on artillery, we were supposed to be overrun (CSA unit) but managed to get our piece off the field before the Union Cavalry could overtake us running away over 100 yards! What a FUN DAY that was! LOL. People on foot pulling a cannon and limber outrunning horseback mounted YANKEES! :-) Good luck with your endeavor to get involved in this craziness, but in the end HAVE FUN doing it! When it ceases to be fun, QUIT! Don't put up with the BS that's involved in so many units out there. I was once "ordered" to "volunteer" for guard duty over the ice machine that was on the grounds. There had been previous orders to the surrounding units that "Anyone caught out in the sun before battle time" would be ordered to "Stand Down" from that day's battle due to the heat! Stay in the shade and drink plenty of water before "Show-Time". Our idiot commander wanted us to "guard the ice machine"? NUTS! I quit that day!
Excuse me - just ONE QUESTION if I may! Here they talk extensively about the "Confederate trenching systems", etc., etc. However to build a trench takes time - especially a well built trenching system takes weeks (if not months) to get built. Grant and the Union Forces however were "playing" the game of a moving war - constantly changing positions and "shifting" their main lines of attack and even objectives - SO! - WHEN and HOW were those "elaborate" trenches built? - most of all - who among the Confederates "upper echelons" was responsible to put those treches in the spot they were able to halt or at least significantly slow Unionist's attacks? WHO knew where Grant's forces would attack and put those trenches there??
That trench system was started in 1862 to stop McClellan. Later over 2 years it was vastly expanded to be ready for a possible future defense. There was also a large area kept cleared in front of the line. They even plowed it regularly so the rains turned it into a boggy waterlogged morass to slow the enemy. It was a major longterm project with several lines. Ironically the Confederates lost a good part of it early on because there weren't enough troops to man the lines. So the Union soldiers inherited a lot of good shelters they had to reverse.
Ok,were you there? I was.This was a hundred percent volunteering to make these videos.nobody was paid.I don't know if your a reenactor or not but it's not easy work.The uniforms are wool and the brogans are harness leather with no arch support.The musket by itself weighs 6 lbs or more depending on what you carry.Classic Images was a cottage company and not universal studios.I think we did well back then considering there was no internet as we know it.Each cannon shot was a about ten bucks bag then and got each infantryman about 60 or 70 shots.Not including gas to and fro. Several states away and your horse and food and whatever.I recommend you try joining a unit.I think you will like it.
A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict.
@@sp4cepigz174 Because the deplorable institution of SLAVERY WAS THE ROOT CAUSE. It was a VERY necessary, and in fact THE MOST Necessary war ever fought by the United States. And since the most important thing out of absolutely everything was CRUSHING the evil of the South and their cause of the preservation of slavery
It was a bold plan in its creation. But those in charge were half asset in there commitment to its success. You don't do that with mens lives at stake. Go whole hearted in planning and execution, go to succeed. Don't go in trying to cover your ass. I feel bad for the men on both sides here but mostly for the union boys. And a drunk coward shall lead you. Two of them. And of course Mead had to do the political correct thing instead of letting the Black troops who were fresh and ready go first. This is the meaning of the term fubar. Or cluster flop.
The art and skill of a politician is to avoid obstacles and trouble to steer a nation and its people away from trouble and to achieve a suitable situation that all can live with without the loss of life and treasure---on these points Abe LINCOLN was just about the worst politician that America ever had---I believe that 1 million Americans died in that terrible civil war and the treasure would be un countable ---yet Lincoln is still revered I could never understand this and still cannot
Still history records that it was the South that fired the first shots, the South that attempted to break the nation in two all so they could keep their slaves. Considering the intrusiveness of the Confederate government during the 4 years of war, that they were fighting for "states rights" seems like a bad joke.
This is VERY well done. Big thanks for uploading!
My great great grandfather was there with the 64th Ga. Vol Inf. CSA.
This is great, LionHeart.
After the battle Burnside was relieved. The scapegoat. He had developed a good plan. But been prevented from carrying it out the way it could have worked. One of the few good plans he ever had. Very ironic but apparently par for the course as they say.
The one inaccuracy of this '90's vintage reenactment is the cavalry fight. Although the Union trooper still carried sabers, the southern trooper had long switched to his favorite weapon for close-in combat, the revolver. Nathaniel Bedford Forrest didn't even allow his troopers to carry sabers; preferring pistols and the much coveted Union cavalry carbines.
I doubt the confederates could even afford sabers, obviously they would be mostly for decoration and status by this point in history for both sides.
@@Jklopoppcorn Money was no object for the South. The union army mainly supplied the confederate army...if you get my drift.
Where the south always seemed to keep up was rifle ammunition. They often times ran short on artillery shells but rarely did their soldiers want for bullets.
There's a huge difference in Eastern and Western Theatre Confederate cavalry kits. Many Western regiments never had sabers to begin with, this was not so in the East. Rule of thumb is to look at each regiment's inventory. There was even plenty of Western and Trans-Mississippi Confederate Cavalry units that maintained sabers throughout their existence. In fact there were some companies of regiments that were only issued sabers and carbines or rifles because of the low availability of revolvers. Most revolvers had to be either imported, captured, or were in arsenals before the war started. Domestic revolver production for the Confederate States of America was miniscule to say the least, with each manufacturer only averaging a few hundred pieces(many produced even less than that).
@@ericmowrey6872 quite right, the myth of the Confederate Army being poorly equipped has long been disproven. The Confederate armies were well armed most of the " Shortages" did not start occurring until after Wilmington North Carolina had fallen. Even then, they had plenty of supplies stockpiled along with Captured Federal Stocks of Equipment and supplies.
@@Jake_Steiner the Griswold and Gunnison company produced over 2,500 revolvers they were the most efficient and most productive.
Good work uploading this, small detail: scared the crap out of me while watching this. You hear a scary sigh @ 10:16 and 10 sec after that.
Think it was some background noise actually.... but it was creepy lol
IT'S A TURKEY SHOOT
Malric Terrowin let’s throw bayonet spears at the Yankees
Them yankee boys
Hell’s busted!!
They've run themselves into a hole!
Aaaayyyyyaaayeeeyaaa
injured people getting up and running, cavalry smiling during a battle, charging or firing twice without reloading, am surprised they didn't get their mobiles out or call for pizza. But some atmospheric scenes, thanks
So quick question.....I wanna be a reenactor one day because I love civil war history. But how exactly do I know if I'd been shot?
That's usually a personal decision made by re-enactors who run short of "ammo" or by the commander of that particular unit on the field. I've done Artillery and Infantry at different times, but with the outcome of the battle already established, it's a foregone conclusion as to when and where to fall if that's what must be done to maintain accuracy.
Once in a battle serving on artillery, we were supposed to be overrun (CSA unit) but managed to get our piece off the field before the Union Cavalry could overtake us running away over 100 yards! What a FUN DAY that was! LOL. People on foot pulling a cannon and limber outrunning horseback mounted YANKEES! :-)
Good luck with your endeavor to get involved in this craziness, but in the end HAVE FUN doing it! When it ceases to be fun, QUIT! Don't put up with the BS that's involved in so many units out there. I was once "ordered" to "volunteer" for guard duty over the ice machine that was on the grounds.
There had been previous orders to the surrounding units that "Anyone caught out in the sun before battle time" would be ordered to "Stand Down" from that day's battle due to the heat! Stay in the shade and drink plenty of water before "Show-Time". Our idiot commander wanted us to "guard the ice machine"? NUTS! I quit that day!
You bleed phoney blood! Hollywood!
You're getting way ahead of yourself. Join a unit your comfortable with and take your time getting uniforms and gear.
Excuse me - just ONE QUESTION if I may! Here they talk extensively about the "Confederate trenching systems", etc., etc. However to build a trench takes time - especially a well built trenching system takes weeks (if not months) to get built. Grant and the Union Forces however were "playing" the game of a moving war - constantly changing positions and "shifting" their main lines of attack and even objectives - SO! - WHEN and HOW were those "elaborate" trenches built? - most of all - who among the Confederates "upper echelons" was responsible to put those treches in the spot they were able to halt or at least significantly slow Unionist's attacks? WHO knew where Grant's forces would attack and put those trenches there??
I can't speak for the elaborate trenches, but they were started in 1862 in response to McClellan's attack.
That trench system was started in 1862 to stop McClellan. Later over 2 years it was vastly expanded to be ready for a possible future defense. There was also a large area kept cleared in front of the line. They even plowed it regularly so the rains turned it into a boggy waterlogged morass to slow the enemy.
It was a major longterm project with several lines. Ironically the Confederates lost a good part of it early on because there weren't enough troops to man the lines. So the Union soldiers inherited a lot of good shelters they had to reverse.
Such tunnels were attempted and even done back in XVII century and earlier
Marched columns quietly.... video shows troops marching with drums beating with pipe.
Ok,were you there? I was.This was a hundred percent volunteering to make these videos.nobody was paid.I don't know if your a reenactor or not but it's not easy work.The uniforms are wool and the brogans are harness leather with no arch support.The musket by itself weighs 6 lbs or more depending on what you carry.Classic Images was a cottage company and not universal studios.I think we did well back then considering there was no internet as we know it.Each cannon shot was a about ten bucks bag then and got each infantryman about 60 or 70 shots.Not including gas to and fro. Several states away and your horse and food and whatever.I recommend you try joining a unit.I think you will like it.
@@model-man7802 it was a joke
Wrong.The tunnel had 3 shafts.
I give up after the 12 minute mark and still no Crater Battle. 😴😴😴
The south seceded not succeeded - small difference in wording
Lol same with people not saying cavalry properly.
A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery.
In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict.
An unnecessary war that abolished slavery. That’s why this topic is so interesting to me
@@sp4cepigz174 Because the deplorable institution of SLAVERY WAS THE ROOT CAUSE. It was a VERY necessary, and in fact THE MOST Necessary war ever fought by the United States. And since the most important thing out of absolutely everything was CRUSHING the evil of the South and their cause of the preservation of slavery
Make a video on COLD HARBOR
Nice
It was a bold plan in its creation. But those in charge were half asset in there commitment to its success. You don't do that with mens lives at stake. Go whole hearted in planning and execution, go to succeed. Don't go in trying to cover your ass. I feel bad for the men on both sides here but mostly for the union boys. And a drunk coward shall lead you. Two of them. And of course Mead had to do the political correct thing instead of letting the Black troops who were fresh and ready go first. This is the meaning of the term fubar. Or cluster flop.
The art and skill of a politician is to avoid obstacles and trouble to steer a nation and its people away from trouble and to achieve a suitable situation that all can live with without the loss of life and treasure---on these points Abe LINCOLN was just about the worst politician that America ever had---I believe that 1 million Americans died in that terrible civil war and the treasure would be un countable ---yet Lincoln is still revered I could never understand this and still cannot
Still history records that it was the South that fired the first shots, the South that attempted to break the nation in two all so they could keep their slaves. Considering the intrusiveness of the Confederate government during the 4 years of war, that they were fighting for "states rights" seems like a bad joke.
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Be better with out the dramatic want to be actors reciting boring play by play😞