Imagine being the one dude from the coast division that got captured. My guy was probably taking a dump too far away from camp or something, that SUCKS
I grew up in NC. Finally somebody covering the battles other than Lee and Grant, bless you! Keep up the good work. Any chance you could cover Fort Fisher and Wilmington? This is great stuff.
Several streets on the Outer Banks are still named Burnside because of this. Even though eastern NC was still technically Confederate, most of the inhabitants sided with the Union. Very few owned slaves, and most were fishermen and ship captains. Research the Chicamacomico Races for another interesting Civil War battle fought here.
It's a fascinating campaign. I tried to write a research paper on the campaign when I was in college, but I only got as far as the bombardment of forts Hatteras and Clark and the capture of Hatteras Inlet. I stopped there because the paper was already long enough!
Just saying but I can tell that I am really going to love this episode and the reason is because three years after the battle of new Berne in 1865 my 3x great grandfather Emanuel weikert was mustered out in New Berne and by the time when my ancestor was an old man he was the oldest surviving civil war veteran in Adams county Pennsylvania.
Interesting fact but this is the first battle for the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment which is famous for being the regiment with the largest number of casualties on both sides during the entire war
To be fair NC has a lot of towns and names that aren’t pronounced how they’re spelled lol. I’m from around Pembroke and Robeson County… neither are pronounced how they’re spelled. Lol
@@demontealford2720 Yeah but a bunch of his pronunciations are nonstandard (not like with unique pronunciations like "Pem-brooke"). I'm from that area too, and I think "Rob-uh-son" sounds about right, though.
I’ve been to the new Bern battlefield I seen the far right flank of the confederate position. They held out and only had to retreat when the left side broke. It’s really good and makes it very enjoyable to be able to see the troops laid out having been there, and not being able to envision it before that, thank you for your program. I enjoyed it very much.
September 17, 1862 was Gen'l Branch's worst and last day. While in conversation with Gen'l Thomas, Branch was shot thru his mouth and the bullet came out at the back of his head. Gen'l Branch was Divison Major General A P Hill's senior Brig. Gen'l in the famous Light Divison.From Alaska
I was kind of expecting a different kind of result for this battle. Mostly because of Burnside. But i'm sure that this channel will return to his antics later.
About 20 or so years ago we found a confederate soldier at the base of a tree with everything he had at the time still with him. He had used morphine to ease his suffering as morphine vials were all around him.
@warhawk - thoughts on if Feds would have backed Burnside's advance on Goldsboro as he requested, after he captured Fort Macon in April? Significant railheads and rail line disruption potential.
My Great-Great Grandfather was a Captain with the NC 26TH Captain Oscar Ripley Rand and was captured at this battle .....a good friend that I went to school with has moved to the town I live in and we found out his 2 times Grandfather was a SGT MAJOR with the 26th as well......so both knew and fought together.......
Thanks for this. I knew exactly NOTHING about Burnside's expedition to Nawth Ca'lina before viewing this video!! I might now need to research it further as a possible battle to develop for a wargame project I now need a "4th battle" for!!! Fantastic description of the strategy, the lead-up and the battle itself; as I've come to expect from all Warhawk videos!! You all do great work!!!
Interesting Battle. Looking at the Confederate line, it would have made a great late war defensive position. I'm guessing the men were just not as experienced to combat then, and weren't optimizing their positions. Burnside's men would have been slaughtered if this were 1864 instead of 1862.
@@WarhawkYT Also sending last reserves to guard rather easily defendable right flank as opposed to rather open center is what decided the battle.Even that 2nd Union brigade could have done it with 2 regiments going to flank and 2 going down the center,but fog of war.
@@WarhawkYT and a vulnerable part of the line at that...seems like an obvious tactical mistake? Imagine using them as skirmishers in the swampy areas and woods to just harass the flanks and spoil attacks with freedom to maneuver. Who knows what tactical blunder may have arose in order to protect a threatened flank or chase down a band of irregulars...this area of NC is not great for a large formal army to combat militias in woods. Which brings up an interesting topic...the amount of guerilla warfare is all but completely ignored because of the large battles, yet it was an integral part of the war.
All of the Confederate troops had never seen battle, plus they placed their militia at the key point in the line. Also the Confederate right was only a series of small redans. Even if Federals had been stopped on land, their navy would have easily wiped out the line.
My great great uncle Ephraim Blevins was in the 37th NC company K and enlisted in 1861. He would have been fighting here, right in the center of the confederate defenses
Point of clarification: The city of Durham which appears on your map wasn't founded until after the civil War. There was a railroad stop, but it was little more than a station at the time. The city itself grew into what it is today thanks to the surrender and Bennett Place and the subsequent looting of the area by federal forces in the last days of the war in North Carolina.
But you're not seeing what he saw. If he was an average soldier with a rifle then he didn't know much about what was going on around him, so you know more about the enemy movements at the time then him. Soldiers are kept in the dark up until the time you look the enemy in the eye and kill him. If a soldier knows where he is going then he really isn't going there but is led to believe as to mislead any spies or defectors that may be in the ranks. Again though, you didn't see what he saw and he didn't see what you saw on this video. What he did see though? People dying around him, missing limbs, faces half blown off, the real actual gory shit you see in real life that isn't censored. Enjoy your little belief though that you now see what he saw. LMFAO you're an idiot!
there is a 4 volume series called Battles and Leaders that draws from sources during and post war that talks not only about this battle, but just about every little battle through out the war. it is well worth getting if you have the time to read it all.
My g-g-grandfather was in the 33rd NC. I knew they were in the Army of Northern Virginia from the battle of 2nd Manassas to the end of the war. I did not they fought in NC, however.
BTW I have learnt recently except for Scoefield's army a less Federal army unit started from New Bern into the inner part of NC to join to Sherman in 1865. I knew Scoefield, but tha event was new..
When I was child I read Jules Verne's roman "Nord Contre Sud" and the roman's one of the story line was the marine actions of the Federal fleet and expeditions of the Federal Army by the Ocean' shore. (BTW I got interested in the history of the CW against to be foreigner through Jules Verne ) I think Jule Verne was a little McClallen's fan and a little too dimensinalted the French root people's role in the Conflict as Fremont or Dupon. It may be Jules Verne mentioned this battle in some short events list in his book, but I do not remember. I looking for his book in the future whether Jules Verne had mentioned Battle of New Bern in his book?
Could you add the date to you videos? I find myself trying to remember which battle happened first. I mean at the title page. I know you have the dates in the actual videos but when I am scrolling thru your library and I read your titles the dates aren't there. Don't worry I ain't not picking. I am just lazy.
Simple. The troops along the railroad were still setting up their two artillery pieces and weren't protected by a strong infantry detachment, and so the US forces were able to get around the confederate right flank. The ancient lesson: guard your flank. The modern lesson: the most powerful weapon you have, artillery, must still be protected by infantry. This is repeated throughout this war.
Just saying but can you do Videos on the campaign made by stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley and I am asking because during this campaign Jackson tied down federal reinforcements to McClellan and Jackson defeated Fremont and it beings the carrier of confederate general Ewell and it sees the return of the Louisiana Tigers and I am interested in the valley campaign of 1862 because it saw the death of the black knight of the confederacy aka Turner Ashby and his last words were “ Charge, men! For god’s sake. Charge!” And it was also during the valley campaign that the term Jackson’s foot Calvary was first used and the campaign set in motion the big seven days battles and the confederate victory at Second Mannasass
Many of burnside’s defeats can be chalked up to the blunders of his subordinates and just plain old bad lucky. Fredericksburg and The Crater specifically come to mind.
You must remember that being entrenched basically triples your numbers, meaning that it was a relatively equal fight. And taking static defenses is still a difficult feat
Its funny and disappointing to see how scared so many naval officers are of damaging their ships. Highlighted in the capture of fort thompson, the useless ships decided they actually could make it past the stakes in the water after the battle was won on land
@@carolinadog8634 as a Resident Of North Carolina he’s pronouncing it correctly but it might sound different because of our accents our Southern drawl‘s are different
@@gavinbarbee5894 I’m a resident too. It’s not how it’s said here that’s all I was simply pointing out so yes .that does mean pronunciation. We pronounce (say it) more like New Birn vs. Burn
Is it bias I only see union wins on this channel or was their just heaps more union victories? If so why did the war go on for so long? To my understanding didn't the csa have better generals? No hate either, I'm Australian and don't really know the history of the civil war in the USA.
Not sure what you mean by "better" - McClellan was brilliant at recruiting, organizing and equipping his army - the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac truly by all accounts loved him. He was very cautious in the "main" theatre for several reasons, one being his interest in running for president. Taking massive casualties would have eroded that support. Also there was a real fear of the more risk accepting Southern Generals advancing on the Capital, and no one in the North wanted a recreation of the burning of the capital from the war of 1812. The outlying theatres of the war allowed more aggressive behavior on the part of aspiring Union generals trying to prove their worth assisted by gunboats, while the Confederates had most of their seasoned soldiers in the East and were hampered by supply and logistic issues.
The perception that the rebel army generals were better is a myth. As this channel shows, the rebels had a ton of garbage officers and commanders just like the Union ones that seem to get a ton of attention to build up Lee
McClellan was good at organizing his army, but he was piss poor when it came to combat. His failure at Yorktown, and subsequent multiple battles shows he never should've been in any type of command larger then a brigade...at most. Hancock was far superior as were a number of other Generals. Sherman being one...Grant too, although I hate Grant...he atleast knew how to fight and not let the enemy have the initiative. Had it been Sherman, Grant, Hancock or another Union general in charge at Antietam for example...the AoNV could've been destroyed in detail. McClellan was pathetic.
@@SoulKiller7Eternal he did maneuver Johnson successfully into hugging Richmond. The peninsula campaign went pretty well all things considered (casualties wise) up until the 7 days battles began. Even then, McClellan did a great job dancing with Lee and beating his ass at Malvern Hill. Dude was just insanely conservative. Everyone has their faults. His fault really killed him and him leaving the peninsula is really what did him in. But before retiring prematurely, he did well. And he does decently at Antietam too. That’s not easy against Lee. Hancock operated at a much smaller scale, McClellan worked at a much larger Scarlett and was good at a lot of what comes with that scale: planning, training, logistics. Dude just got scared at the last second.
The interlocutor seems unable to correctly pronounce: Annapolis Norfolk Pamlico New Bern (accent only) When he says "Crowdon" I think he probably means Croatan, but it's not in print for me to see. If he meant Croatan, he got that one wrong too. He also can't distinguish cavalry from Calvary. It doesn't help his credibility. How can I have confidence in anything he says?
Imagine being the one dude from the coast division that got captured. My guy was probably taking a dump too far away from camp or something, that SUCKS
I grew up in NC. Finally somebody covering the battles other than Lee and Grant, bless you! Keep up the good work. Any chance you could cover Fort Fisher and Wilmington? This is great stuff.
You mean the war wasn't just fought by Vuhginyins? ;)
Richmond and DC are so close it'd make sense that most civil war history would be in that area
The operation makes sense yet I was totally unaware of actions at this stage of the war . Yeah big battles draw the attention from the real war. ✌️
Several streets on the Outer Banks are still named Burnside because of this. Even though eastern NC was still technically Confederate, most of the inhabitants sided with the Union. Very few owned slaves, and most were fishermen and ship captains. Research the Chicamacomico Races for another interesting Civil War battle fought here.
It's a fascinating campaign. I tried to write a research paper on the campaign when I was in college, but I only got as far as the bombardment of forts Hatteras and Clark and the capture of Hatteras Inlet. I stopped there because the paper was already long enough!
“Most” is a stretch.
Just saying but I can tell that I am really going to love this episode and the reason is because three years after the battle of new Berne in 1865 my 3x great grandfather Emanuel weikert was mustered out in New Berne and by the time when my ancestor was an old man he was the oldest surviving civil war veteran in Adams county Pennsylvania.
Interesting fact but this is the first battle for the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment which is famous for being the regiment with the largest number of casualties on both sides during the entire war
26git high water mark in the battle of Gettysburg and having lost the highest number of men
They fought in Gettysburg too
Hey this video is great! One quibble as an NC’er: Croatan is pronounced “cro-a-tan”. Thanks for the awesome local history video.
Many of the place names are pronounced oddly.
@@kevinagnew1519 Yeah, these videos are great, but the narrator does have an uncommon way of saying things.
@@JohnnyWoodard yes, as though English is his second language
To be fair NC has a lot of towns and names that aren’t pronounced how they’re spelled lol. I’m from around Pembroke and Robeson County… neither are pronounced how they’re spelled. Lol
@@demontealford2720 Yeah but a bunch of his pronunciations are nonstandard (not like with unique pronunciations like "Pem-brooke"). I'm from that area too, and I think "Rob-uh-son" sounds about right, though.
Feel the Burn/Bern ...
I’ve been to the new Bern battlefield I seen the far right flank of the confederate position. They held out and only had to retreat when the left side broke. It’s really good and makes it very enjoyable to be able to see the troops laid out having been there, and not being able to envision it before that, thank you for your program. I enjoyed it very much.
Great video, Saris!
Evidently, March 14th was a horrible day for Branch, and a great day for Burnside.
Indeed Jesse, thanks!
September 17, 1862 was Gen'l Branch's worst and last day. While in conversation with Gen'l Thomas, Branch was shot thru his mouth and the bullet came out at the back of his head. Gen'l Branch was Divison Major General A P Hill's senior Brig. Gen'l in the famous Light Divison.From Alaska
I was kind of expecting a different kind of result for this battle. Mostly because of Burnside. But i'm sure that this channel will return to his antics later.
About 20 or so years ago we found a confederate soldier at the base of a tree with everything he had at the time still with him. He had used morphine to ease his suffering as morphine vials were all around him.
Did he end up dying????
@warhawk - thoughts on if Feds would have backed Burnside's advance on Goldsboro as he requested, after he captured Fort Macon in April? Significant railheads and rail line disruption potential.
Born and raised in new bern. Thank you
My Great-Great Grandfather was a Captain with the NC 26TH Captain Oscar Ripley Rand and was captured at this battle .....a good friend that I went to school with has moved to the town I live in and we found out his 2 times Grandfather was a SGT MAJOR with the 26th as well......so both knew and fought together.......
I agree, these episodes bring the battle in to focus !
Amazing to learn that the Union held New Bern throughout the war....adding to the worries of the Richmond based Confederacy.
The Confederates made several attempts to recapture New Bern so maybe this channel will cover those engagements as well.
Thanks for this. I knew exactly NOTHING about Burnside's expedition to Nawth Ca'lina before viewing this video!! I might now need to research it further as a possible battle to develop for a wargame project I now need a "4th battle" for!!!
Fantastic description of the strategy, the lead-up and the battle itself; as I've come to expect from all Warhawk videos!! You all do great work!!!
Interesting Battle. Looking at the Confederate line, it would have made a great late war defensive position. I'm guessing the men were just not as experienced to combat then, and weren't optimizing their positions. Burnside's men would have been slaughtered if this were 1864 instead of 1862.
It would have been but these breastworks were being guarded by untested militia
@@WarhawkYT Also sending last reserves to guard rather easily defendable right flank as opposed to rather open center is what decided the battle.Even that 2nd Union brigade could have done it with 2 regiments going to flank and 2 going down the center,but fog of war.
@@WarhawkYT and a vulnerable part of the line at that...seems like an obvious tactical mistake? Imagine using them as skirmishers in the swampy areas and woods to just harass the flanks and spoil attacks with freedom to maneuver. Who knows what tactical blunder may have arose in order to protect a threatened flank or chase down a band of irregulars...this area of NC is not great for a large formal army to combat militias in woods. Which brings up an interesting topic...the amount of guerilla warfare is all but completely ignored because of the large battles, yet it was an integral part of the war.
All of the Confederate troops had never seen battle, plus they placed their militia at the key point in the line. Also the Confederate right was only a series of small redans. Even if Federals had been stopped on land, their navy would have easily wiped out the line.
My great great uncle Ephraim Blevins was in the 37th NC company K and enlisted in 1861. He would have been fighting here, right in the center of the confederate defenses
Salute to your ancestor
The Man with the Burnside!
side burns* but yeah!
Top notch videos, so many of these I have never heard much details of. Can you please do Missionary Ridge or Lookout Mtn. Thanks!
Well
Done!
My town is on the map! Always wondered why the museum held the 'field day' in February; now I know.
Point of clarification: The city of Durham which appears on your map wasn't founded until after the civil War. There was a railroad stop, but it was little more than a station at the time. The city itself grew into what it is today thanks to the surrender and Bennett Place and the subsequent looting of the area by federal forces in the last days of the war in North Carolina.
The yankees wouldn't loot & burn, they were angels down South! I'm glad my ancestors put a plenty of 'em in the ground. DEO VINDICE
@@carywest9256 *stares in Sherman's March to the Sea*
My aunt lives in New Bern; been to the battlefield a few times but this illustrated the battle really well.
This is fantastic, my friend. I’m a North Carolinian myself and reenact with the 7th NC. I really appreciate your work and admire your channel.
Thanks for the heads up on a part of the war seldom heard of 👍
Very well done.
My 6th great uncle was with the 51 pa infantry from 1861 to 1865 it’s cool to see what he saw
But you're not seeing what he saw. If he was an average soldier with a rifle then he didn't know much about what was going on around him, so you know more about the enemy movements at the time then him. Soldiers are kept in the dark up until the time you look the enemy in the eye and kill him. If a soldier knows where he is going then he really isn't going there but is led to believe as to mislead any spies or defectors that may be in the ranks. Again though, you didn't see what he saw and he didn't see what you saw on this video. What he did see though? People dying around him, missing limbs, faces half blown off, the real actual gory shit you see in real life that isn't censored. Enjoy your little belief though that you now see what he saw. LMFAO you're an idiot!
@@chucktowne somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed get a life have a nice day and God bless and ps I respect my ancestery .
Great video of a battle i never heard of
there is a 4 volume series called Battles and Leaders that draws from sources during and post war that talks not only about this battle, but just about every little battle through out the war. it is well worth getting if you have the time to read it all.
Thank you, well done.
Very pleased with all the information included in the story besides the battle itself. I’ve really enjoyed all your videos.
My g-g-grandfather was in the 33rd NC. I knew they were in the Army of Northern Virginia from the battle of 2nd Manassas to the end of the war. I did not they fought in NC, however.
Excellent video - keep it up!
Thank you very informative
Awesome. Whoever is watching. When you get a chance visit Battlefield Park. This is cool. This is literally my backyard
Thanks!
You're welcome michL!
sweet! great video
BTW I have learnt recently except for Scoefield's army a less Federal army unit started from New Bern into the inner part of NC to join to Sherman in 1865. I knew Scoefield, but tha event was new..
When I was child I read Jules Verne's roman "Nord Contre Sud" and the roman's one of the story line was the marine actions of the Federal fleet and expeditions of the Federal Army by the Ocean' shore. (BTW I got interested in the history of the CW against to be foreigner through Jules Verne ) I think Jule Verne was a little McClallen's fan and a little too dimensinalted the French root people's role in the Conflict as Fremont or Dupon. It may be Jules Verne mentioned this battle in some short events list in his book, but I do not remember. I looking for his book in the future whether Jules Verne had mentioned Battle of New Bern in his book?
Sucks to be the 1 Yankee that got captured in the confusion. 😂
Southern accents always sounds nice to my Canadian ears. I like the way you narrate.
BEAUTIFUL!
Let’s go Mass!
I love it, “Annie a polis”. For Annapolis . (A nap olis)
thank you Terry, im not from the maryland area lol
My great great great grandfather Corporal Richard Pierce was in the 27th North Carolina Infantry Co B
Could you add the date to you videos? I find myself trying to remember which battle happened first. I mean at the title page. I know you have the dates in the actual videos but when I am scrolling thru your library and I read your titles the dates aren't there. Don't worry I ain't not picking. I am just lazy.
Well, this narrator sure isn't from NC lol
Simple. The troops along the railroad were still setting up their two artillery pieces and weren't protected by a strong infantry detachment, and so the US forces were able to get around the confederate right flank.
The ancient lesson: guard your flank.
The modern lesson: the most powerful weapon you have, artillery, must still be protected by infantry. This is repeated throughout this war.
Annapolis is pronounced Ann - A - Polis
Just saying but can you do Videos on the campaign made by stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley and I am asking because during this campaign Jackson tied down federal reinforcements to McClellan and Jackson defeated Fremont and it beings the carrier of confederate general Ewell and it sees the return of the Louisiana Tigers and I am interested in the valley campaign of 1862 because it saw the death of the black knight of the confederacy aka Turner Ashby and his last words were “ Charge, men! For god’s sake. Charge!” And it was also during the valley campaign that the term Jackson’s foot Calvary was first used and the campaign set in motion the big seven days battles and the confederate victory at Second Mannasass
The southerners just can't catch a break. Time to send old Thomas Stonewall in.
Do you know which units made up the NC Militia? Was it Clark’s Special Battallion?
Yes it is Clark's
(O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME 9 [S# 9] pp. 267/8) The official records have some details on their service at New Bern.
Annie Apolis lol
I just moved to Clinton NC aka Sampson county I’m just trynna figure out some of the history here
Before all the shut downs, the reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville was a fun event to witness.
So Burnside was a capable general when he had overwhelming numbers and support.
And a static opponent.
Many of burnside’s defeats can be chalked up to the blunders of his subordinates and just plain old bad lucky. Fredericksburg and The Crater specifically come to mind.
You must remember that being entrenched basically triples your numbers, meaning that it was a relatively equal fight. And taking static defenses is still a difficult feat
Its funny and disappointing to see how scared so many naval officers are of damaging their ships. Highlighted in the capture of fort thompson, the useless ships decided they actually could make it past the stakes in the water after the battle was won on land
Nb nc here
Ditto
wonder when someone in the comments will claim the ancestory from that single captured man
STOP RELEASING THEM IN THE MORNING DAMNIT
Is that General Reno, Major Reno at the Battle of the Little Big Horn??
i hope you're joking
@@zurgesmiecal He was a brevet Brigadier General in the civil war. I don’t think that is an absurd question at all.
Going by Warhawks video on Pea Ridge, that Reno would be a captain of calvary and this is only a few days after that battle ended and very distant.
It's 36 mins in to the all parts video on the Battle of Pea Ridge
Had it been Lil' Mac in charge, he woulda stayed in front of New Bern awaiting reinforcement?
most likely so given he acted the same infront of Yorktown
Lol. And been scrawling away in his tent to tell Lincoln how outnumbered he was
the north's naval supremacy was always going to bring victory
Mmmmm Monke
Mhmm
That’s not how New Bern is pronounced in NC but very good vid
Thanks Carolina, how do you pronounce it?
@@WarhawkYT more like “New Birn” exactly the way you are pronouncing “Burn” in General Burnside. Anal I know but it’s how we say it.
@@carolinadog8634 as a Resident Of North Carolina he’s pronouncing it correctly but it might sound different because of our accents our Southern drawl‘s are different
@@gavinbarbee5894 I’m a resident too. It’s not how it’s said here that’s all I was simply pointing out so yes .that does mean pronunciation. We pronounce (say it) more like New Birn vs. Burn
@@carolinadog8634 Hy tyd on the low tyd
Another bungled defensive position by the rebs. Lost to Burnside lol
I live in New Bern lol
One of the flags makes no sense to me.
Is it bias I only see union wins on this channel or was their just heaps more union victories? If so why did the war go on for so long? To my understanding didn't the csa have better generals?
No hate either, I'm Australian and don't really know the history of the civil war in the USA.
Not sure what you mean by "better" - McClellan was brilliant at recruiting, organizing and equipping his army - the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac truly by all accounts loved him. He was very cautious in the "main" theatre for several reasons, one being his interest in running for president. Taking massive casualties would have eroded that support. Also there was a real fear of the more risk accepting Southern Generals advancing on the Capital, and no one in the North wanted a recreation of the burning of the capital from the war of 1812. The outlying theatres of the war allowed more aggressive behavior on the part of aspiring Union generals trying to prove their worth assisted by gunboats, while the Confederates had most of their seasoned soldiers in the East and were hampered by supply and logistic issues.
The perception that the rebel army generals were better is a myth. As this channel shows, the rebels had a ton of garbage officers and commanders just like the Union ones that seem to get a ton of attention to build up Lee
McClellan was good at organizing his army, but he was piss poor when it came to combat.
His failure at Yorktown, and subsequent multiple battles shows he never should've been in any type of command larger then a brigade...at most.
Hancock was far superior as were a number of other Generals. Sherman being one...Grant too, although I hate Grant...he atleast knew how to fight and not let the enemy have the initiative. Had it been Sherman, Grant, Hancock or another Union general in charge at Antietam for example...the AoNV could've been destroyed in detail. McClellan was pathetic.
@@SoulKiller7Eternal he did maneuver Johnson successfully into hugging Richmond. The peninsula campaign went pretty well all things considered (casualties wise) up until the 7 days battles began. Even then, McClellan did a great job dancing with Lee and beating his ass at Malvern Hill.
Dude was just insanely conservative. Everyone has their faults. His fault really killed him and him leaving the peninsula is really what did him in. But before retiring prematurely, he did well. And he does decently at Antietam too. That’s not easy against Lee.
Hancock operated at a much smaller scale, McClellan worked at a much larger Scarlett and was good at a lot of what comes with that scale: planning, training, logistics. Dude just got scared at the last second.
@@SoulKiller7Eternal war criminals are the best commanders, eh?
The interlocutor seems unable to correctly pronounce:
Annapolis
Norfolk
Pamlico
New Bern (accent only)
When he says "Crowdon" I think he probably means Croatan, but it's not in print for me to see. If he meant Croatan, he got that one wrong too.
He also can't distinguish cavalry from Calvary.
It doesn't help his credibility. How can I have confidence in anything he says?