In Sherman's memoir, he recalled a conversation with several women from a girl's school in Columbia who asked him why he permitted the burning of their city. Sherman replied he did not burn their city. He told them "your husbands, brothers, sons and uncles lit the flames when they fired on Fort Sumpter, and the flames finally reached Columbia." A classic Sherman response.
I am so glad I found this channel. It reminds me of the lectures that my High-School teacher, Mr. Dave Finney gave. There is so much passion behind these videos, and it makes me glad to be a member.
The best History lesson - better than the books and lectures even at University. (However, to be said, I was able to read at University replicated source material that simply blows the mind.) I think the research, the voice, the cadence of the voice, the pauses and emphasis rightly placed brings the Story home in the Mind and Imagination. As a retiree my means are constrained monetarily. Thank you.
Viewer from Ireland here. Knew very little about the American Civil War until a family member moved to Savannah and I became a regular visitor there. Have been fascinated by the history of the region, and the character of General Sherman in particular, ever since. Thank you so much for these videos, I find them hugely educational.
Y'all do amazing work. Thank you so much for your dedication, passionate interest, and insight. Beautiful presentations and thoughtful insight of the most important aspects of the American Civil War.👍👍
Glass half full.... you'll get to document the 2nd ACW or 2nd ARW in real time, likely alongside ww3..... So.... yay for historical times and all.... I love history, lived within 20 miles of a 1st ACW battlefield my whole life, from GA to NC. History is a lot more interesting when you're not square in the middle of it's writing..... Gotta get back to making preparations, keep up the good work guys!
Sherman is a true -conflagration- inspiration and a great beacon of -smoke- -fire- -heat- light. I shall never quite look upon a box of matches the same again.
@ Sherman is the second greatest general in American history as far as I’m concerned after Grant. The man was a rock. He had balls, brains for days and his soldiers loved him. And as someone whose ancestors were slaves, I’m most certainly positively predisposed toward Union generals.
@@desertdetroiter428Union or Confederate...what would it matter in regards to the treatment of a civilian population of an entire region of a country? My ancestors were primarily Native American. Should I be predisposed to a genocidal mentality I'll person because of a particular uniform?
@@Matthew-rr4de that “entire region” was brutally enslaving 4 million people against their will. They routinely sexually assaulted the women, beat the men like dogs and broke up families…often selling children that were their own offspring. I’m actually supposed to care about the fate of such nihilists? Ehhhh…I’ll pass. If anything, Sherman was too lenient. I would’ve leveled every structure in South Carolina. My sympathies lay with the Union troops, period. That you’re a Native American is an experience that only you can speak to. I have no business telling you how to feel about anything. I have a right to my sympathies, and you have a right to yours. I’m anti-Confederacy…full stop.
@@waynelayton8568Are you saying they would have preferred that the South were able to continue to enslave black people and export their slave economy to new territories of the U.S.? That, after all, was why the hot heads in the South, made up of the planter aristocracy and their paid for politicians, forced the issue of war on the North to begin with. The south began taking hostile actions first by seizing federal forts throughout the South and bombarding Fort Sumter. And please don’t bring up the “states’ rights” canard, a now discredited bunch of hooey. Sherman’s campaign was punitive, to be sure, but you can’t say that South Carolina didn’t have it coming. And, in any case, Sherman’s stated aim was to bring that horribly bloody and destructive war to a quicker resolution by literally bringing it home to the population that wildly supported it 4 years earlier. Thank God for Lincoln, Grant and Sherman. Without them, the U.S. might have turned out to be 2 separate nations, neither one of which would have become a world power a couple generations later.
So much destruction has been put on Sherman even though he didn't do most of it is the stuff through the South Carolina campaign with that actually done
Sherman shows Grants greatness. Out ranking Grant, but knowing Grant would be better at the overall task Sherman shows his greatness. Then Grant reciprocated by putting Sherman in charge without oversight and Sherman achieved what he did. A great team, that’s what ended the war.
Sherman told the politicians that the war would be long and bloody and was forcibly retired under a cloud. Then brought back when they decided that he wasnt nuts after all.
Very fascinating. The Rebels knew the war was over (at least some of them), but they continued. All of that bloodshed for nothing. I do kinda feel sorry for the common people's homes being burnt or looted, but not the plantation owners.
"using such obscene language that we were forced to go indoors" Given that in 1950s the word "damn" in Gone With The Wind caused uproar, one wonders what words were considered obscene in 1860s.
Perhaps obscene for the aggressively conservative Production Code Era film industry, but not for the average person. In fact, not to be that guy but here's a fun bit of film trivia! Gone With The Wind was actually from 1939, and while films in that era were subjected to vigorous censorship under the Production Code despite self regulation being generally the norm, [per Wikepedia for brevity] the Motion Picture Association board passed an amendment to the Production Code on November 1, 1939, that forbade the use of the words "hell" or "damn" except when their use "shall be essential and required for portrayal, in proper historical context, of any scene or dialogue based upon historical fact or folklore ... or a quotation from a literary work, provided that no such use shall be permitted which is intrinsically objectionable or offends good taste". So the line was accepted without complaint by the MPAA, because it was dramatically essential. In fact, a review from the time, 1939, actually uses "damn" in the article, and not while quoting the famous line, either. (They call the director "damn good." The poor children and their virgin ears!!! 😮) So despite the stereotype that movies and TV taught us, there were far less pearls being clutched over "naughty language" from the average person than we were led to believe. That fantasy was pushed by conservative, often Catholic organizations in an effort to push their white-washed, homogeneous, conservative agenda. Apologies, I probably went way deeper than you wanted into a statement you probably mostly meant as a joke lol.
Have just found this channel in the last couple days, and appreciate the historical accuracy. Most always make the south ALWAYS the bad guys. I do wish though you'd covered the Battle of Aiken SC. I lived there for some time, and it's one of the only towns spared from Sherman's fiery rampage, as the Confederates held the Union off there.
hell joke was good heard it before. Now here is one about Grant To mem standing guard winter of 63 on the Miss N of Vicksburg. One tunes ot the other and say "I wish all these rebs were in hell." 2md reply's "I dont" 1st "why not" 2nd "If they were Grant would have us standing guard at the gates."
What I don’t understand is WHY the Union didn’t invade South Carolina much earlier in the war with an amphibious operation with the aim of cutting off Lee in Virginia from the rest of the Confederacy.
@ The union attempted in Dec 1864 and then succeeded in Jan 1865 to take the fort. But this isn’t really what I was talking about. Why didn’t the union attempt a large scale operation the size of Sherman’s army from the sea to land in the Carolinas and cut off Lee from the rest of the Confederacy? Not just from supplies from the sea but from the South and west. Essentially surrounding Lee? They seemed to have saved the Carolinas until last.
I would assume supply lines? I don't know the logistics of how it would work but from what I've come to realize is that, if there's an obvious solution to a military problem that they just didn't attempt, the answer is almost always "It was impractical for reasons that I do not have the military knowledge to immediately understand." And that usually boils down to "They couldn't supply or support the operation if anything went wrong." It's kind of like how the Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville area saw so much fighting when you could just say, "Well why didn't they just go around and hit HERE or THERE instead?" It's because that's where the roads were and roads are how you supply and feed an army. Easy to strategize when you're just looking at a map or playing a board game but in board games you rarely have to deal with logistics or the aftermath of a battle. I'm no expert but that's what I've come to understand anyway. It does seem weird though when it seems like there's an obvious solution. But again, if they didn't try it, there was probably a good reason. It's not like they didn't want to win, you know?
@ I agree with you and the answer might be deep in the archives somewhere. I will note that the British did invade Charleston and then proceed to chase the southern colonial army up to Virginia that ultimately ended in failure at Yorktown. So the idea of invading the Carolinas was not unprecedented. I’m sure it was given thought. And I agree that logistics is a prime candidate. Just not sure. It seems that using the navy as a way of outflanking the South was an advantage that they weren’t using well.
@@wcg19891 Well the Union did throw up a blockade of all Southern ports in 1861 and there really wasn't anything the Rebels could ever do about it for the rest of the war. They captured New Orleans almost immediately and that was the South's biggest city. Made a big impact in the war for sure.
I see you’ve tripled the ad interruptions since the last upload. Ypu are in a losing cycle. No one who pays for YT Premium is also going to pay for a membership. Maybe with the extra revenue you could buy a quieter chair…
My family never thought to highly of Sherman.It is well documented that he suffered from mental illness. Thank you for talking with Grant about Custer. Im glad he was able to fight at the Greasy grass
If you read some of Sherman's writings or reports of what he said, you will come to see that he was a merciless, savage warrior who understood war in real terms and was plain spoken about it. He also was a complete psychopath.
In Sherman's memoir, he recalled a conversation with several women from a girl's school in Columbia who asked him why he permitted the burning of their city. Sherman replied he did not burn their city. He told them "your husbands, brothers, sons and uncles lit the flames when they fired on Fort Sumpter, and the flames finally reached Columbia." A classic Sherman response.
Uncle Billy possessing both Truth Bombs AND The Audacity 😂 What an ultimate badass 🔥🔥🔥
I am so glad I found this channel. It reminds me of the lectures that my High-School teacher, Mr. Dave Finney gave. There is so much passion behind these videos, and it makes me glad to be a member.
I am so grateful and glad you made a documentary about this. This part of the war is never covered.
You guys are my favorite channel on RUclips! Thank you for making such wonderful content.
Totally agree. Fairly and eloquently covered.
The best History lesson - better than the books and lectures even at University. (However, to be said, I was able to read at University replicated source material that simply blows the mind.) I think the research, the voice, the cadence of the voice, the pauses and emphasis rightly placed brings the Story home in the Mind and Imagination. As a retiree my means are constrained monetarily. Thank you.
Viewer from Ireland here. Knew very little about the American Civil War until a family member moved to Savannah and I became a regular visitor there. Have been fascinated by the history of the region, and the character of General Sherman in particular, ever since. Thank you so much for these videos, I find them hugely educational.
Do you know why the Union won??? They had enough Irishmen to do the job❤
Sherman wasn't a very kind man. He suffered from mental issues. It's well documented
The USCW is one of the most interesting conflicts in human history.
Most people have mental issues. This was the 19th century, the amount of undiagnosed mental illness was everywhere
Your talks are enthusiastically received. I find your monolog alive . Thank you.
Thank you!! This made my weekend
Thanks for covering a little talked about period. Most give up after Atlanta and go straight to the surrenders.
Total War is so brutal.
Another superb episode…
Love this channel
I love this channel I watch these videos on loop.
Y'all do amazing work. Thank you so much for your dedication, passionate interest, and insight. Beautiful presentations and thoughtful insight of the most important aspects of the American Civil War.👍👍
In this episode, the Carolinas enter their "Find Out" Phase. 🔥😎🔥
Glass half full.... you'll get to document the 2nd ACW or 2nd ARW in real time, likely alongside ww3..... So.... yay for historical times and all.... I love history, lived within 20 miles of a 1st ACW battlefield my whole life, from GA to NC. History is a lot more interesting when you're not square in the middle of it's writing..... Gotta get back to making preparations, keep up the good work guys!
Sherman is a true -conflagration- inspiration and a great beacon of -smoke- -fire- -heat- light.
I shall never quite look upon a box of matches the same again.
Love General Sherman. This story warms my heart.
Seriously? My family never thought to much of him or Lincoln
@ Sherman is the second greatest general in American history as far as I’m concerned after Grant. The man was a rock. He had balls, brains for days and his soldiers loved him. And as someone whose ancestors were slaves, I’m most certainly positively predisposed toward Union generals.
@@desertdetroiter428Union or Confederate...what would it matter in regards to the treatment of a civilian population of an entire region of a country? My ancestors were primarily Native American. Should I be predisposed to a genocidal mentality I'll person because of a particular uniform?
@@Matthew-rr4de that “entire region” was brutally enslaving 4 million people against their will. They routinely sexually assaulted the women, beat the men like dogs and broke up families…often selling children that were their own offspring. I’m actually supposed to care about the fate of such nihilists? Ehhhh…I’ll pass. If anything, Sherman was too lenient. I would’ve leveled every structure in South Carolina. My sympathies lay with the Union troops, period. That you’re a Native American is an experience that only you can speak to. I have no business telling you how to feel about anything. I have a right to my sympathies, and you have a right to yours. I’m anti-Confederacy…full stop.
@@waynelayton8568Are you saying they would have preferred that the South were able to continue to enslave black people and export their slave economy to new territories of the U.S.? That, after all, was why the hot heads in the South, made up of the planter aristocracy and their paid for politicians, forced the issue of war on the North to begin with. The south began taking hostile actions first by seizing federal forts throughout the South and bombarding Fort Sumter. And please don’t bring up the “states’ rights” canard, a now discredited bunch of hooey. Sherman’s campaign was punitive, to be sure, but you can’t say that South Carolina didn’t have it coming. And, in any case, Sherman’s stated aim was to bring that horribly bloody and destructive war to a quicker resolution by literally bringing it home to the population that wildly supported it 4 years earlier. Thank God for Lincoln, Grant and Sherman. Without them, the U.S. might have turned out to be 2 separate nations, neither one of which would have become a world power a couple generations later.
Thanks!
So much destruction has been put on Sherman even though he didn't do most of it is the stuff through the South Carolina campaign with that actually done
he sure as hell don't mind, regardless of the goal, funny how Atlanta was on purpose but not Columbia
Sherman shows Grants greatness. Out ranking Grant, but knowing Grant would be better at the overall task Sherman shows his greatness. Then Grant reciprocated by putting Sherman in charge without oversight and Sherman achieved what he did. A great team, that’s what ended the war.
General Sherman is a true hero of his time
Great video, thank you guys
Sherman told the politicians that the war would be long and bloody and was forcibly retired under a cloud. Then brought back when they decided that he wasnt nuts after all.
This was different! I enjoyed it. Really needed a map though.
Love your show
Yes, Fort Bragg. Very good!
it’s a good thing Sherman ,grant and Sheridan were level headed
Very fascinating. The Rebels knew the war was over (at least some of them), but they continued. All of that bloodshed for nothing. I do kinda feel sorry for the common people's homes being burnt or looted, but not the plantation owners.
"using such obscene language that we were forced to go indoors" Given that in 1950s the word "damn" in Gone With The Wind caused uproar, one wonders what words were considered obscene in 1860s.
Perhaps obscene for the aggressively conservative Production Code Era film industry, but not for the average person. In fact, not to be that guy but here's a fun bit of film trivia! Gone With The Wind was actually from 1939, and while films in that era were subjected to vigorous censorship under the Production Code despite self regulation being generally the norm, [per Wikepedia for brevity] the Motion Picture Association board passed an amendment to the Production Code on November 1, 1939, that forbade the use of the words "hell" or "damn" except when their use "shall be essential and required for portrayal, in proper historical context, of any scene or dialogue based upon historical fact or folklore ... or a quotation from a literary work, provided that no such use shall be permitted which is intrinsically objectionable or offends good taste".
So the line was accepted without complaint by the MPAA, because it was dramatically essential. In fact, a review from the time, 1939, actually uses "damn" in the article, and not while quoting the famous line, either. (They call the director "damn good." The poor children and their virgin ears!!! 😮)
So despite the stereotype that movies and TV taught us, there were far less pearls being clutched over "naughty language" from the average person than we were led to believe. That fantasy was pushed by conservative, often Catholic organizations in an effort to push their white-washed, homogeneous, conservative agenda.
Apologies, I probably went way deeper than you wanted into a statement you probably mostly meant as a joke lol.
put it simple it was madness
From Rutledge, Calhoun, Truman to Lady Graham, uncle Tim and Mace
Have just found this channel in the last couple days, and appreciate the historical accuracy. Most always make the south ALWAYS the bad guys. I do wish though you'd covered the Battle of Aiken SC. I lived there for some time, and it's one of the only towns spared from Sherman's fiery rampage, as the Confederates held the Union off there.
I love this channel you're my teammate 😂😊
1865! Sherman was under Grant near Mississippi and later in Tennessee (Chattanooga) in 1863.
You reap what you sew
No Confederate general ever came anywhere close to the level or number of war crimes committed by Sherman. Fail.
you godda have guts to see the vision
after the railroad was built much less Lincoln was not to see it
Title says 1863 btw
Meh close enough
that’s pride
by hunger and vacancy
it’s called black mail
under what command
hell joke was good heard it before. Now here is one about Grant
To mem standing guard winter of 63 on the Miss N of Vicksburg. One tunes ot the other and say "I wish all these rebs were in hell."
2md reply's "I dont"
1st "why not"
2nd "If they were Grant would have us standing guard at the gates."
What I don’t understand is WHY the Union didn’t invade South Carolina much earlier in the war with an amphibious operation with the aim of cutting off Lee in Virginia from the rest of the Confederacy.
Fort Fisher
@ The union attempted in Dec 1864 and then succeeded in Jan 1865 to take the fort.
But this isn’t really what I was talking about.
Why didn’t the union attempt a large scale operation the size of Sherman’s army from the sea to land in the Carolinas and cut off Lee from the rest of the Confederacy? Not just from supplies from the sea but from the South and west. Essentially surrounding Lee?
They seemed to have saved the Carolinas until last.
I would assume supply lines? I don't know the logistics of how it would work but from what I've come to realize is that, if there's an obvious solution to a military problem that they just didn't attempt, the answer is almost always "It was impractical for reasons that I do not have the military knowledge to immediately understand." And that usually boils down to "They couldn't supply or support the operation if anything went wrong."
It's kind of like how the Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville area saw so much fighting when you could just say, "Well why didn't they just go around and hit HERE or THERE instead?" It's because that's where the roads were and roads are how you supply and feed an army. Easy to strategize when you're just looking at a map or playing a board game but in board games you rarely have to deal with logistics or the aftermath of a battle.
I'm no expert but that's what I've come to understand anyway. It does seem weird though when it seems like there's an obvious solution. But again, if they didn't try it, there was probably a good reason. It's not like they didn't want to win, you know?
@ I agree with you and the answer might be deep in the archives somewhere.
I will note that the British did invade Charleston and then proceed to chase the southern colonial army up to Virginia that ultimately ended in failure at Yorktown. So the idea of invading the Carolinas was not unprecedented.
I’m sure it was given thought. And I agree that logistics is a prime candidate. Just not sure. It seems that using the navy as a way of outflanking the South was an advantage that they weren’t using well.
@@wcg19891 Well the Union did throw up a blockade of all Southern ports in 1861 and there really wasn't anything the Rebels could ever do about it for the rest of the war. They captured New Orleans almost immediately and that was the South's biggest city. Made a big impact in the war for sure.
1863? Wouldn’t this have taken place in 1864/65?
yes I get it 😊
There is no other way
the country would not grow
here
I’m the us army you don’t trust anybody
no other
Grant
wose thinken her
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My family never thought to highly of Sherman.It is well documented that he suffered from mental illness. Thank you for talking with Grant about Custer. Im glad he was able to fight at the Greasy grass
He overcame chronic depression. Why would your family choose to judge him for that?
If you read some of Sherman's writings or reports of what he said, you will come to see that he was a merciless, savage warrior who understood war in real terms and was plain spoken about it. He also was a complete psychopath.