Battle of Gettysburg: why J.E.B. Stuart ends up in Carlisle
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- Steve Knott, Army War College, discusses how and why Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart ended up in Carlisle while the rest of the Confederates were converging on Gettysburg.
This might be the best lecture I've ever seen... this guy not only knows how to tell a story, but you can feel his passion.
I always wondered why Stuart did not play a bigger role at Gettysburg, the details of the story are amazing! Great Job!
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Thank you Mr. Knott, this is as complete and understandable an explanation of the whole of this battle that is not covered in any literature or media sources I have seen. I am more informed about this topic than before.
I knew a guy whos name was JB Stuart. On his driver's license application he wrote his name as "J" only "B" only Stuart but when he got his license it said Jonly Bonly Stuart.
Excellent lecture! At once educational and highly entertaining. Thank you!
The guy with the camera is excellent at keeping the camera on his smiling face. But is extremely terrible showing us what he's talking about on the big screen.
As an experienced camera person I noticed this right away. An expert single-camera shooter in this situation would show the viewer what the speaker was talking about once it became clear the viewer would want to see it for himself... perhaps even keeping the speaker in the frame, but not necessarily if close-ups were needed. There's a chance the camera person expected the maps and drawings would be edited in later to show what he failed to show. Otherwise push in to show the maps, pull back when you had a good look and could understand what was being spoken about. It takes awhile to develop the instinct of what to do when you're running a one-camera setup.
I really love this lecture. I'd like to hear more from Capt Steven W Knott, but I can only find lectures by Dr Steven F Knott, a different historian. Anyone know where I can find more?
Me, too. I'm a fan.
I’m sorry…. I do Knott
@@jazzjackson9875 Go sit in the corner and think about what you said.
Brilliant presentation.
This is pure gold!
So interesting!
I was referring to the " Lincoln genocide" remark. Otherwise, this presentation was superb!
You have got to admire the passion and enthusiasm with which this wonderful history is told by Steve. Thanks man. Loved it !!!!
I have heard several lectures on the Gettysburg Campaign. This is the best and most pragmatic assessment of the events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg I have heard. Very insightful, I wish I could heard the full presentation. As a student of history, This man knows what he is talking about.
David Ramirez he is a clueless dweeb. Has no clue about cavalry mission or method.
*HEADS UP CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS!* As of this notification, see what *WIKIPEDIA* has posted as a Confederate Flag!!! It's an SJW nightmare, and you have reason to hound them, big-time! For those of us who hold the lives and the reasons the war was fought as sacred or worthy of respect, this is proof that WIKIPEDIA is a biased, unreliable, history-bending pile of shit. *Rally, men and sisters of the cause!* A wrong needs righting!!!
Could you explain further?
@Andrew Layton The kind of person that calls experts " clueless dweebs " is generally sufferng from the Dunning-kruger effect wherein those who have less knowledge of a subject tend to have the loudest and more arrogant opinions regarding the topic.
He called Lee personally a terrorist and said Lee set the war strategy for the south, same as modern day terrorists? Why would you smooch this guy? He smooched you with that southern accent line and sorry, I hear no southern accent; What an easy crowd most of you are to smooch that guy
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First of all, I am infatuated with the civil war; this guy is fantastic and as I read a moment ago from another comment, he knows how to tell a story. I already knew the economic factors and lack of materials and men that plagued the South. Steve Knott really explained in great detail what happened in Gettysburg; I would absolutely love to sit down and talk to this guy, and could listen to him every day and never tire.GREAT JOB STEVE!! I hope they pay you fantastic money there, it is well deserved.
Those little details - the inter-personal relationships and jealousies - although insignificant footnotes, they played a BIG role in the outcome of one of the most important battles of the war. I love the details!!!
I often wonder about this in the ranks of the Wehrmacht in WWII how many battles went awry because of similar circumstances.
@Inquisitor---you can believe big egos helped defeat them---their worship of aryan supremacy, know it all, etc
Perhaps the best presentation that I have hear in my 75 years on the lead-up to the Battle of Gettysburg. Very informative.
Great presentation, especially in defining the Clausewtizian utility of will and its utmost importance.
As a U.S. military officer he was 100% correct about officer putting their rivarly above the greater good. Hell, I've done it myself without even noticing it but that's how people are and officers are no different.
The lecturer, Steve Knott, is a very accomplished speaker and historian.
I would like to see the whole presentation.
Steve Knott was one of my favorite teachers in High School! Great teacher, coach, person and friend!
Steve would have the same passion for this subject on a street corner or anywhere that you spoke with him. This is the right person for The War College.
What a fantastic presentation! I have been a civil war buff my entire life and did not understand the real reason for Stuart's actions in this campaign. I want to hear this guy speak more!
Stephen Troup but he is wrong about so much i wouldnt waste my time.
Could you waste a little time and tell us what he is wrong about and why?
Who he left with Lee was irrelevant since he thought Mosby, Stringfellow or Conrad was available to contact the spies in Union HQ, This information had been vital in all previous campaigns. Lee needed Stuart in his role as espionage Chief, not cavalryman. If you miss that, you miss everything.
"Who he left with Lee is irrelevant"...That is a ridiculous statement. Assigning 2 corp of inexperienced cavalry on an invasion of enemy territory and leaving your experienced corps behind to guard supplies is simply bad strategy no matter who you are.
"He thought..." That's sloppy planning on Stuart's part (assuming your point is correct)) to let his plan depend on "He thought..."
Stephen Troup they were not inexperienced at all, they were very battle hardened veterans, just militia, border guards like Mosby and Niel, you are the inexperienced one, read a few books on CSA Cav. before playing in the big league.
Great video. The battle finally makes sense to me. Thank you.
It's good to see a historian animated and speaking with passion.
EXCELLENT presentation! I'd love to hear the full version!
I wish I had teachers like this guy- He would have me on the edge of my seat all day
Fascinating analysis. Thanks for posting
See why Shelby Foote is so, so popular - the Elvis Presley sound of the PBS Civil War Series - and his 3 set Civil War books are the best.
The contradiction of "They weren't after shoes.", and Stuart slowed his column with a captured mule trail of wagons, is troubling. They were after supplies. They were attempting to capture whatever materials of war and provisions whenever and wherever possible. Secondly, the "second largest city of the Confederacy" was marching, and marching a couple hundred miles on dirt and thru water and mud ruins shoes. So, yes, one of the reasons they chose Gettysburg was because of a chance to seize supplies there and one of the chief supplies of the city at that time, was shoes. The cargo of the mule train isn't mentioned, but it was significant enough that a senior commander slowed his march to keep it, and deliver it to the Confederate Army. The interpersonal relationships angle of the lecture is well done and valid. That has been well documented in the Union army, how favoritism adversely affected the progress of the war for the North.
Excellent comment about shoes and other supplies.
Given some of the silliness that was going on in some of the units I was in during the final years of the Cold War, I am profoundly thankful that we didn't go to war with that leadership roster. A fascinating presentation.
Outstanding presentation, thanks for posting!
Very informative and enjoyable. Makes me reevaluate my admiration for Gen Stuart.
Awesome video and starts off good right away. The way he is presenting information makes the history interesting and puts things into context. I remember when the History Channel used to be like that. This presentation would make a great program there!
Damn i needed this class in college
Loved the presentation. I wish I could see the rest of this.
Custer & additional Union Cav units prevented Confederate Cav units to assist Pickett's Charge thus preventing the Confederates from winning at Gettysburg
@John--go Wolverines! Unfortunately this may have been what stoked Custer's ego to try Little Big Horn.
@@sofly7634 well he was trying to run for president and get a big win heading in
Is there a video that continues this lecture.... from the point that the speaker ends and the next speaker continues the lecture?????????????????????
Nice presentation but frustrating to not see the map!
or split
Seeing the maps would help make the lecture clearer for folks who haven't studied this campaign.
Just so. The camera followed Capt. Knott (USN) so carefully keeping centered on him while ignoring what Knott was trying to show on the map. It's like the cameraman was told "follow the speaker no matter what," to which he dutifully obeyed -- with his actions completely devoid of judgment and personal initiative.
*HEADS UP CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS!* As of this notification, see what *WIKIPEDIA* has posted as a Confederate Flag!!! It's an SJW nightmare, and you have reason to hound them, big-time! For those of us who hold the lives and the reasons the war was fought as sacred or worthy of respect, this is proof that WIKIPEDIA is a biased, unreliable, history-bending pile of shit. *Rally, men and sisters of the cause!* A wrong needs righting!!!
Don W, of course it is generally known that Wikipedia is just a do-it-yourself encyclopaedia. It is representative only of the last wise and learned expert -- or obnoxious & ignorant buffoon, to touch it. Wikipedia articles are sometimes superb. Sometimes they are just a pile of worthless detritus.
I know why Jeb Stewart went to Caslisle. There is a great Italian restaurant in the downtown area.
I used to work there. Piazzo.
Jeb didn't like Italian food.
I know I have been there
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I just blundered into this presentation. Magnificent! An animated, enthusiastic, and well-written class. This presentation needs to be seen by every high school student studying (If they still are studying American History) the American Civil War. I do agree with Blaze Callahan. Would have been nice to see the map. Thank you for posting.
Terrific lecture, thanks for sharing.
That was great, particularly the bit about the second largest city in the Confederacy.
Who was the largest Southern manufacturer? Tredegar? I have fond memories of visiting Tredegar Iron Works.
Fascinating. Thanks for posting this.
ive listenned to this 3 or 4 times.. this gentleman is brilliant.. not all his conclusions are correct..but he knows his business.. hes about 95% correct here on lee and 100% correct on human nature
This would be better if the camera focussed on the display rather than the speaker.
I love the comment: " When I say we, I mean the Confederates".
I’m always amazed by knowledgeable military historians who pronounce “cavalry” as “calvary”.
I lived relatively close to the war college in Carlisle for 20+ years, just never had the opportunity to go tour the displays and what not
Remakably insightful !! So glad Steve Knott is on our side. So right about "who's who in the zoo."
This is the best presentation on the Civil War I have seen. Thanks for posting.
Great lecture!
Very good presentation, I learned things I did not know about Stuart's relationship with his subordinates.
The War College has moments of levity in discussing war. Very palatable!
This is a great presentation. Thanks.
The beginning of this lecture is so good, this guy can end all misconceptions about the war
Awesome presentation :)
This is such a great lecture.
Outstanding presentation! But- now that my curiosity is piqued- where is the presentation of "the esteemed Dr. Sommers"?
Thank you, my thoughts exactly!!
My question also
@Phillip Hiller The South had only one chance to win the war and that was to exhaust the North, which, as this presentation notes, was possible, however, they had very little margin for error. The personality issues in the Western Confederate armies were even worse. The Confederate generals hated each other and, most of all, hated Braxton Bragg, the commander of the Army of the Tennessee. That Army's disarray did much to ensure defeat in the West for the Confederacy. That along with Grant's brilliant Vicksburg Campaign, of course.
even braggs wife stuck it up him.a case of who you know not what you know.
Great analysis, excellent presentation
Very good presentation. Cadre attrition was a terrible problem for Lee, and it bore fruit against him at Gettysburg.
Interesting presentation...and a very lively speaker! 😊🤙🏼
One of Sun Tzu’s first teachings is exactly what the professor started off with. 👍🏽 love this professor Ive learned so much. This is my favorite channel. i enjoy comparing the professors lectures to Sun Tzu’s teachings. One of My questions on today’s lecture is for the professor. Gen Longstreet “Lee’s old war horse” suggested to Lee several times that they regroup so to gain better ground also Stuart “the eyes of the confederate army” had finally arrived that being said why did Lee one of the greatest most beloved generals decide to attack the center? Do you think he really believed his army was invincible? Love your lectures keep posting thank you sir.
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zeer zeer goed gebracht en uitgelegd dank voor de upload groet uit Holland u weet wel daar waar Longstreet van daan kwam
Tremendous lecture. The opening on Lee's war aims helps explain why he was so headstrong about giving battle at Gettyburg instead of threatening Washington as Longstreet recommended. Similarly why he committed to Pickett's attack - all due to his obsession with obliterating the Army of the Potomac. This presentation is a nice adjunct to Chernow's excellent new biography on Grant. Well done, Mr Knott.
This was good learned a lot!
Great presentation. Nice to understand what happen to Jeb Stuart.
I do like the way he talks about the war, as he keeps it interesting and engaging; however, I would like to see the camera focus on the projector screen when he uses his laser pointer on points on the screen. I can't see what he's pointing at when he uses his pointer.
If you've seen any historic battle maps of this point in the Civil War campaign, it's pretty easy to know what he's talking abut.o
I stand corrected. It was Buford and his Union cavalry that was first arriving at Gettysburg. Yes, they had repeating rifles. And Longstreet's infantry had a hard march on the way to the battlefield and his forces were probably exhausted from the march. So it was Buford's forces that were holding back the Confederate forces at Gettysburg on the first day of the battle.
That Buford was able to go toe-to-toe with an infantry brigade long enough for Reynold’s to come up was something that would have been unthinkable a year earlier. The Union cavalry had good weapons but obviously they were now the equal to Confederate cavalry.
Buford’s troopers did not have repeaters. They had a variety of single shot breech loaders which gave them an advantage, but not as big an advantage as the repeaters would have. Only a couple companies of Custer’s Wolverines carried repeaters at the time - perhaps some units of Berdan’s sharpshooters.
Both responses are correct. Actually Buford fought a marvelous delaying action as Judy says, lasted long enough to allow Reynold's to bring up his two leading brigades, those of Cutler and Meredith (the fabulous Iron Brigade) which were reinforced during the rest of the morning and early afternoon by the remainder of the 1st Corp and the 11th Corp. Hooker's reorganization of the Union cavalry turned it into the elite organization that stood toe-to-toe against Heth's division and Stuart and later to dominate the worn-out Confederate cavalry.
The breech loading Sharps carbines gave the Federal troopers superior fire power and their mobility allowed them to defend the NWest and Northern approaches to the town. If Reynolds had taken longer to arrive, Buford would have exhausted his ammo and have to pull back.
Having watched a documentary about the war between Prussia and Austria in 1866, I can tell you that the major advantage of a breechloading rifle is that you can remain in cover or very close to the ground. A musketman can only reload with efficiency if he remains standing up, easily targeted and hit by the opposing infantry.
This guy knows his material. It really puts things into perspective to know all these little sub-stories.
excellent presentation....a true professional...
Really? He called Lee a terrorist? And acted like Lee set the entire military plan?
Went to school on this one. Very informative. Would never read in the history books that Jeb had interpersonal relationship deficits that cost the south the war!
Is there a part 2?? Great presentation!
What a good presentation.
Outstanding presentation...this battle like most lost battles come down to poor Command, poor Control and poor Communication.
very informative and well presented.
Greatly enjoyed that.
Why does the cameraman fixate on the speaker as he's constantly referring to a map, but not show the map?
yeah whoever graciously recorded this (thank you!) needs a video editor to put in maps and stuff
The cameraman was engaged to the speakers wife before the engagement was called off so he is purposely trying to sabotage the video of his lecture.
Citizen20 Twenty Well, obviously the cameraMan is gay for this guy! Thanks for asking.
This was a very interesting presentation. How can I get more?
Excellent Presentation!
Terrific lecture !
Excellent presentation. I love the highlighting of the interpersonal conflicts in the Confederate leadership and the effects it had on the tactics. This is something seen later with the rivalry of Patton and Montgomery in WW2. I would really like to see a production of Steve Knott in a more detailed analysis of the battle as narrator in a more graphics intensive video.
Can you say Arnhem or a Bridge to Far. It was a direct result of Monty's need to outshine Patton. So unlike his other battles. Monty was excellent but not usually daring. Lots of courage in the battles but lives could have been spent elsewhere for greater advantage
Liked that , is the contribution of the esteemed Doctor Summers available?
I thoroughly enjoyed this tutorial, the lecturer was very enthuasiatic, excellent eye contact with his audiece and possess excellent volume of speech and he thorough knows his stuff, but just a small note is that the camera should have been directed at the overhead project or the presentation. Part from that, its an extremely interesting lecture :)
Outstanding presentation. Thank you!
Finest presentation on The back story of Gettysburg.
Great speaker and made a good presentation of Lee's motives for the Gettysburg campaign, but likes others have said, shame we were not shown the map.
Interesting, but the camera work could have been better and actually show the projection.
William Hopper You are right, William. There is relatively inexpensive software that allows you to split the screen so you can see the speaker in one box and the slides in another and package it into RUclips format. That is one of my pet peeves with taped lectures. I don't really care to see the speaker. I want to see the visuals to which they are referring.
Good points and good deliverly
Brilliant teacher.
Excellent talk...please have camera pan to maps the next time. Perhaps a college student might edit video to add maps and markers to your audio. Will look for more of your CW talks. Thanks
Excellent history lesson.
Excellent stuff.
how does one find the follow up to this video...
Excellent lecture. I wish I could have seen this before watching the mini-series "Gettysburg", it would have explained a lot. For instance, why Lee was so insistent on fighting the Union army "here and now".
And I loved the way that movie showed the interaction between Longstreet, Lee and Harrison at the beginning. And the use of re-enactors for the period extras.
Might be a little propaganda in there somewhere, so be careful and never heard anyone say Lee was no different than a modern day terrorist
@Ralph--without these notes you still would not be fully informed about motives though.
Thank you Sir
I looked all over the USAWC and couldn't find the "esteemed Dr Sommers" follow up to this lecture.
Good work,Sir
I like this guy's energy
I would like to hear the next guy after him. Does anyone know?