American Civil War: Battle of Beaver Dam Creek - "Repulse at Mechanicsville"
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Sponsored by Blinkist: Use my special link to start your free 7 day trial with Blinkist and get 25% off of Premium membership!
Thanks for watching, if you would like to see more videos like this, please like and subscribe!
JOIN THE COMMUNITY!
/ discord
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL!
/ warhawkyt
Despite the unexpected attack by McClellan against the outer works of Richmond at Oak Grove on June 25th, General Robert E. Lee believes that his counter-offensive plan has not been uncovered, and so on Thursday, June 26th, 1862, begins his attack against the Union Army of the Potomac's right flank north of the Chickahominy River. Lee plans to use Stonewall Jackson's Command and A. P. Hill's Light Division to attack the forces of Major General Fitz John Porter's V Corps dug in along Beaver Dam Creek near Mechanicsville. However, much to Lee's frustration, most of his carefully-laid plans go awry from the start. Jackson's Command gets lost in its march towards Mechanicsville, and A. P. Hill is left waiting under artillery fire. By late afternoon, A. P. Hill impatiently launches his division against the entrenched Federals behind Beaver Dam Creek, leading to a bloody repulse that evening in the second of the Seven Days Battles.
More videos on the Seven Days Battles:
Battle of Oak Grove • ACW: Battle of Oak Gro...
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek • American Civil War: Ba...
Battle of Gaines' Mill • American Civil War: Ba...
Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farm • ACW: Battle of Garnett...
Battle of Savage's Station • ACW: Battle of Savage'...
Battle of Glendale & White Oak Swamp • ACW: Battles of Glenda...
Battle of Malvern Hill • American Civil War: Ba...
Music from Flimstro: filmstro.com/m...
Sources:
To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign by Stephen W. Sears
Buy Here: amzn.to/3Q0gVkP
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Civil War
Script Writer - J. Woody
Historical Consultant - Jesse G
Background sounds by Cajun1862
#americancivilwar #sevendaysbattles #peninsulacampaign
Sponsored by Blinkist: Use my special link to start your free 7 day trial with Blinkist and get 25% off of Premium membership! www.blinkist.com/warhawk
My great-great grandfather William Barnabas Stevens private Company H "Vicksburg Volunteers" 2nd Mississippi Battalion Infantry died about 9Am in this battle. He left a widow and 4 sons. The youngest was born the first week of June. That baby was my great grandfather Levi Barnabas Stevens. William's total time of service was 4 months. His remains are buried somewhere near Richmond.
Very cool story thank you for sharing
You sure you didn't forget a few greats
When I visit home I'll look in the cemeteries there I'm from Mechanicsville
General Lee's most valued General throughout the early campaign was McClellan.
yeah, mcclellan was a moron
lincoln: youve got him outnumbered, and his army is exhausted. move in, and destroy him.
mcclellan: ... ...no.
I love the fact that not only do you go over the major battles in great detail, but you also explain the minor battles that also occurred. To be honest I have never heard of this battle before, so I really enjoy learning more about this aspect of the Peninsular Campaign. You really deserve a lot more subscribers with the amount of work you put into each video.
I hope so too, but im glad where we are at today!
I agree you real deserve more subscribers I actually subcribed today, I'm sorry I did't do it sooner.
I remember hearing about Mechanicsville, but did not know this name for the same battle. I know that in some battles, the North and the South had different names for the same battle.
@@michaelalbertson7457the north named battles after the nearest town. The south named them after the nearest body of water,ie. North Anna, chickahomany creek, etc.
Plan 1= Audacious!
Plan 2= Spectacular!
General McClellan
Plan 3=Ineffective wap wap wap
GRATZ ON THE SPONSER! SO happy for ya to be rewarded with all the work the team does.
Thanks John Doe, we're stoked to have our first sponsor!
Incredible guys, hopefully more episodes on the Peninsula campaign can come soon. I’d love to see The Battle of Gaines Mill
Thats the next one!
The great ambition of Lee’s plan of attack is commendable, but it’s difficult nature made this fiasco likely. Lee was very fortunate McClellan turtled, because against many good generals, he would’ve lost Richmond for this move.
you know, these battle lines are a bit reminiscent of gettysburg. i can see why now more than ever why longstreet wanted to go around the union's flank. for to attack the same area time and again the same way is literal insanity. great video! love how new money has help out the animation
Well longstreet wanted to withdraw to better ground and get the upper hand on the Union army. Also many debate that even if Hood managed to take the round tops, it would not changed the outcome, becouse of how the union army was positioned, their ability to shift fresh troops, and the lack of avalable reinforcements to support Hood once he had crushed the Union right flank. We will never know, but many war games have shown that the Union probably would have won anyway. Lee should have followed Longstreets suggestions and repositioned his army. Let the union attack them instead. Only question remaning is if Longstreet really adviced Lee to do so.
Great breakdown of these Peninsula Campaign battles. The campaign overall gets little attention despite its importance, let alone the engagements within it, which tend to get lumped up when discussed. I have learned a lot, and I thank you, Warhawk!
Incredible how ignored they are given they are literally the reason Lee became the hero of the entire Confederate cause. As well as the reason McClellan got fired and theoretically prolonged the war by like two years (although that last part is far from certain).
My 4th great grandpa Pvt John H Pepper served with the 1st South Carolina Rifles Orr's Rifles. He was wounded on 27 June 1862 at the Battle of Gaines Mill. He died of his wounds on 19 Aug 1862.
Engineer, "That position there is a network of abatis, breastworks, swamp, dug in artillery. It's virtually impregnable. "
A.P. Hill, "We can take it using the power of friendship, and these brigades I found."
Who else but A P Hill?
Certainly not Jackson.
Very much appreciated! I will add this to my list of reasons to demand Gen George Brinton McClellan's immediate resignation and arrest. The upcoming days' battles will add greatly to the Bill of Particulars, which must include Insubordination.
Love,
David
lol you're welcome David vonKettering!
Little Mac never met a battle he couldn't shy away from, did he? He only made cameo appearances "near" the front of a precious few battles during the Peninsula Campaign, and was very conspicuously absent during the battles that could have used some hands-on leadership (like 7 Pines, Gaines' Mill, Glendale and Malvern Hill). I'll stop short of saying he should've been arrested for insubordination, but surely relieved for inaction and timidity.
I live on Gaines mill battlefield in Hanover County Va! Proud to have so much history here
My mom lives in lereve manor and I grew up there. I got into cw history when while cutting grass in the front yard I hit a minie bullet. Been hooked ever since
Thank you for making this amazing video. My great great grandfather was a private in the 38th North Carolina, and he was wounded in his left ankle during the assault on Ellerson’s Mill.
This little known battle was, as Gen Longstreet suggested, one of the best fought defensive battles of the US Civil War. He went further to state that, in his opinion, Mcclellen made a mistake by retreating after Beaver Dam Creek. AP Hill shared Longstreet's opinion.
Confederates were deeply demoralized after that engagement, and only Mcclellen's retreat could have restored morale; as it did.
All credit to Gen. John Fitz Porter.
Meanwhile, great channel. No one has done what you've done, both in terms of comprehensiveness and detail.
Keep your powder dry.
Great work on the video sarus and woody, I am so proud of the channel for becoming getting this sponsorship!
Thanks Moach! We're excited to have Blinkist as well!
It is always said: You never know which Jackson you were going to get, as far as results it was win or lose... nothing in between.
Thanks!
Will we be seeing any Beavers in this engagement at Beaver Dam Creek? Also any word about my Illinois Farmboys Saris?
Edit: Just finished the video, well done. I really liked the fire animations of the cannons, production value has really gone up. It's amazing to see you grow and expand, and you even got a sponsor, that's amazing. Can't wait for Gaine's Mill! :)
the illinois farm boys didnt die here
@@WarhawkYT "NO! That's not true, that's impossible!"
Thank you, guys!!! Once again, a wonderfully illustrated and detailed account of an important battle! Great material to draw upon for a wargaming project I've embarked upon!!!
Our pleasure Stiglr!
There are some apartments at the top of 360, with union works still there. When the apts were built in the 60s, the contractor refused to bulldoze the works, so they still stand in the middle of these apartments.
“You may ask what is Blinkist?”
🔥🗣🔥🗣💯💯
Well I’m here to tell you 😈
Yes!! @warhawk You know how much I've been looking forward to the seven days, this made my day buddy. Thanks a ton! Look forward to the next one, and am glad you're back. 🤘🏼😏🤘🏼
Glad to hear that Jason, Im super excited to animate Gaines'MIll! I told ya we'll be back
@@WarhawkYT the sponsor is a big deal bro, mega congratulations. Let's get it.
I’m a little bit late today, but glad to see the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek. The beginning of McClellans retreat to Harrison’s Landing.
It is left to ones Imagination because It is Virtually Impossible to actually Comprehend the Carnage and Devastation that these Disposable Heroes endured on a daily basis during the Civil War....
Easily the best channel for understanding civil war tactical command and control. Really hope to see more of the 7 Days in the future. Would love also to see the operational aspects of McClellan's retreat. The road network and terrain was a big challenge for an army of that size to retreat while in contact.
You asked for more Seven Days and here it is, Gaines’ Mill was just released!
The year 1862 has always been my favorite year of the war. It was Lee's and the ANV highlight year in my opinion!
hey, Skynet finally slipped this across my desk. it was about time to re-read Shelby Foote's trilogy, but a fourth time is a bit much. i'll just watch every video here and smash the like on all of em. thanks, Skynet. remember how nice i talked about ya, come the singularity.
In the 7 days lee lost more men than McClellan. But his objective was drive the enemy from Richmond a success story despite the loss of life. It makes you understand why Lincoln offered lee the job of McClellan's before mac got offered. Lee was the first choice for a reason.
whats more surprising is, the confederates didnt think highly of Lee when he took command, they were worried that he would entrench himself like he did during the western virginia campaign of 1861
Shelby foote said the seven days was like a fight between a big guy and a little guy ,the big guy knockks the little guy down ,but up he gets and piles back into the fight, until the big guy gives up because he cannot finnaly defeaat him,in these series of battles ,lees army suffered terrible casualities and defeats except once,and hoods texans gained a reputation ,that lee misread, for he became of the opinion that this army would succeed in any task he set it,,,thevidea of invincibility started to take root and later the south and lees army paid the price, jonhtson was worn out , and alan pinkerton was ,in my opinion a confederate spy ,telling mc lellan that he face 200000 soldiers...
10:39 I think that is what those psychologist types would call projection
Who else but McClellan!
I had a Great... Grandfather that was with the 2nd Arkansas. Only about 30 men survived and we're transferred to the 3rd Arkansas. They were decimated. He reported to the 3rd Arkansas as sick after this battle. He served with the 3rd Arkansas in the Texas brigade until his capture at the battle of Spottsvania courthouse near the end of the war. He was discharged a corporal from a New York prison camp and returned to Arkansas.
Good day Warhawk, I've been waiting patiently for your latest episode and I can in all honesty my patience was rewarded. I hope You methodically knock off every every day of the battle of 7 pines. I can hardly wait to see what you put together Gettysburg. Adriano from Toronto Canada
p.s. sorry for my poor grammar we are celebrating our Victoria's Day Holiday I've been skull crushing Guiness Cans today! Cheers
Great new animations, sponsor really paying off
Yous guys are top 5! Thank yall
Thanks bro!
McClellan fumbled so hard
Outstanding work
This is the area where I grew up. Every day my school bus would ride by the markers telling where this or that happened. My grandfather and I hunted relics in the woods and fields around here. Beaverdam Creek, The Watt House, Gaines Mill, and the Grapevine Bridge were all local landmarks.
Thats awesome bro!
Today, the Battlefield is partially preserved, thanks to it being in a marshy creek valley. However, much of the land around it has been developed with suburbs and rental apartments along both sides of the creek. Now, the roads are a bit more confusing because many of the original road locations have changed over the past century or so. The site of Old Church Road, for instance, was completely plowed over to build I-295 and many of the other roads shifted over the years. Mechanicsville Turnpike was widened significantly as a part of the creation of Route 360.
Unlike Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Glendale, and some of the other battlefields, Beaverdam Creek was heavily eaten into by development and saw massive alterations to the roadwork outside of several roads.
We just visited couple of weeks ago, glad they saved some parts but its sad how much was lost.
@@WarhawkYT, Mechanicsville’s urban sprawl is wickedly bad when compared to Sandston or anything in Eastern Henrico.
If you go to blue and grey storage in cold harbor relics found during construction are displayed under glass in the countertop
Had McClellan a grasp of the numbers of troops the South he could have shortened the war and saved many lives
McClennan was the Leader of the Democratic Party. He had more interest in being elected President than dying in a glorious battle. His reluctance is easily explained when you take this into consideration.
Going to be doing the 7 days campaign reenactment here this weekend its great to see how the battles took place on this channel.
oh nice!
The Confederates were great tactical generals,just like old Karl XII.Unfortunately for them,"Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat",and "Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory".Slow it is,but still victory,and the first would end disastrously without proper strategy.Operational level mistakes are a lot more unforgivable than common tactical mistakes.
Gonna love to see the next video on The Battle of Gaines Mill, and the story of the charge of the 5th Cavalry to try and save their artillery.
Sickles time
Dan the Man
Was JUST there with my dog. Wild
So wonderful. Thank you. Keep up the great content
Thanks Nick, we will!
"...Believing his forces to be out-numbered...". Is there any reference to McClellan that doesn't start with that phrase?
Should have taken Richmond...if Grant was commander war would have been over!
Beaverdam creeek is north of richmond. So union troops were in seven pines less than 4 miles from richmond
Awesome as usual.
Not the Stonewall of the Valley Campaign! But he must have really been at the end of his endurance. He was pretty out of it the whole Seven Days.
Thanks for the good stuff.
What 8 hours of sleep a week does to a mf
Marching 648 miles and fought several battles over 48 days then have to pick up and do a forced March to Richmond yea they were definitely at the end of their endurance
This is probably the 5th time I've watched this. Can't press the like button again, but the comment is a sacrifice to the Algorithm. All hail the Algorithm! LoL. Cheers.
Always look forward to these videos
Glad to hear that Haman Fan!
These videos make me wonder how many bodies are just below the surface all over the richmond metro
Its said there are 3 cannon still in white oak swamp nearthe overlook on Mechanicsville pike
The 35th Georgia fought in almost every major battle in the east after this. My great great uncle fought for in it
Good effort. I would advise that the coordination between map and narrative be increased.
There are constantly events being described that could be noted on the map as spoken, much like you do when you mention the name of a commander or unit making it larger then smaller. However, there are times when the map could zoomed closer as the events get more accurately described for the smaller area. Then zoom back out.
When cannon strength or what not is mentioned draw the viewers attention to the location being mentioned arrows of the direction the Rebels will be coming from may be good, try them out..
Plus you could easily add in still shots of battles scenes off and on as you switch back and forth to the map. I do believe that you have made a beautiful effort here and I am not sure
how this effort reflects your current work. You may have long ago fixed these things I speak of.
Best of luck, I have reenacted the war for years and worked the Gettysburg movie of 92 for 7 months. I died everyday, several times a day, fighting Yankees. I was the first over the wall at the angle in Pickett's charge and I am very proud to have represented the CSA in the hand to hand combat crew of that movie..
Thanks for the feedback, Ill consider it!
As usual an excellent presentation I look forward to the rest of the Seven Days Battles.
Ayyy its Wyoming Traveler! Thanks, glad to hear that!
Did you do original research for this video? The Official Records are listed in your sources.
Great video! It's a sign of the mismatch between Lee and McClellan that such a disastrous tactical defeat turns into a strategic success.
We do, we post our sources at the bottom of description
@@WarhawkYT Yeah, I checked the sources. I know there aren't very many books with tactical analyses of Seven Days battles, so I was curious what you had used. By "original research", I meant to ask "Did you include information not obtained from published books?" I presume so, since the Official Records are listed in the description.
@@yaitz3313 Anything from the Official Records would be about the battle that we are covering, so anything the Official Records has on Beaver Dam Creek
This battle is a perfect microcosm of why GBM was a poor general. His army performs great and he pulls back. Almost as if he had been looking for any excuse he could to retreat. He had no idea of the force opposing him. He willingly gave away the initiative when just about everything was in his own favor. His Corps commanders did the fighting. His soldiers performed wonderfully. Lee could have and probably would have been decisively beaten by just about any other General.
I want to understand one thing, union troops were between confederate troops twice between lee and richmond even had earthworks ,still there, but never took richmond
Please maybe make a video on western theatre fort battles like Fort Hindman or Fort Pillow Massacre. And the battle of Baton Rouge. I think it'd be neat. Haven't seen any good videos like yours on it.
Thanks Trevor, we are set to make those videos in the future! Baton Rouge is right around the corner :) I'm excited to make that one especially because its in my area.
Pretty Epic battle. The Confederates should've shouted "UUURAH" instead of the rebel yell this time. :P
And McClellan... the aftermath... 'nuff said.
When thet dug our basements in lereve manor more than 100 soldiers from both sides have been found.
Battle of chickamauga always confused me. Could you do one over that?
It generally confused Rosecrans.
@@shrapnel77 I think everybody was confused
Here comes the money!
Some roads for the macro campaign map explanations should be perfect.
I know this is nearly 3 years away but can we see a video on Wade Hampton’s Beefsteak Raid when the time comes?
Most likely!
I can’t wait to see the battle of Gaines mill and the reason Is because someone who made my family a little more famous was captured there and that person is General John Fulton Reynolds and he made my family a little more famous because my paternal grandmothers paternal grandmothers mom had a shawl that she wore at her wedding and also the sister of my paternal grandmothers paternal grandmother also wore the shawl at her wedding however this shawl isn’t any ordinary shawl because this shawl was placed on a wound on the upper neck or lower head of General Reynolds and since the shawl was placed on him his blood is stained on the shawl.
Thats a very interesting family history! Thanks for sharing!
@@WarhawkYT your very welcome.
One of Lee's subordinates bringing on an engagement against his wishes? Surely we wont see that again
William was killed on the 27th charging across a repaired footbridge into fixed Yankee fortifications.
That how Porter class Destroyer got named? Porter's guys whopped ass
Fuck yes new video!!!
finally!
10:36 he said without any hint of irony or self-awareness.
McClellan really entrusted his military intelligence to a Private detective? No way...
It wasn't just McClellan... the union army continued to use Pinkerton.
Nice
Chronological order would be nice.
check my playlist
Lets go love ur vids
thanks Vincent!
@@WarhawkYT NP
I bet they will take Richmond by Christmas
They might
For Chris's sake. The never stop fucking up for themselves, do they? Such a disaster and all because of poor communication.
Let's go Reynolds!
lesss goo
Are we to understand that only Confederates had casualties. In which case why didn't Richmond fall? Contrary it seems.
McClellan was working for the Confederacy.
Name of song?
which one?
@@WarhawkYT send me
"He was prevented three times"?
I believe he said "brevet"
brevetted
A question...but Gen. McClelland was really a confederate?
McClellan ran against Lincoln for president in 1864, because he wanted to make peace with the south. It was not God's will that he won...for God is good.
Pompous coward named McClellan loses everything
reynolds gaming reynolds gaming
FIRST!
Ay congrats on being first!
@@WarhawkYT thanks!