Just want to say as a Englishman how much I appreciate you doing these videos, I know they take a lot of effort and are time consuming so the fact you have continued to do so has meant the world to me. Genuinely appreciate the work you put in mate and have understood the American civil war battles far more clearly on a much more personal level thanks to this channel
Having studied the American Civil war and the War for Independence I have drawn the conclusion that they were so similar as there was a very large portion of our country who wanted to remain British citizens, so really, this was our second civil war as we weren't only fighting British regulars, we were fighting our own family members and our neighbors as well. I believe that is why Americans still care about the royal family and consume UK television so much. We, in our hearts, still part of the commonwealth of the UK and since WWI have spent our money and blood to fight along side of the UK and the former colonies. We, the former pieces of the British empire have fought shoulder to shoulder in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and every one of the former British Colonies came with us to Afghanistan and Iraq. And until our current administration turned his back on our closest allies in our country's disgraceful withdrawl from Afghanistan last year we have never let one another down. Only hope we can repair the damage done. It was comforting to know American would never go alone to any conflict. Now things just aren't so clear.
One hell of a battle. Fitz John Porter deserves respect for his actions in this campaign; one of the best defensive commanders of the Union. Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill, two victorys and a well fought defeat against Lee of all people. If he hadn't been wrongly accused and courtmartialed for the failure of others and his friendship with McClellan, he probably would have given Lee more bloody noses.
@@sgtstedanko7186 More specifically, Pope went West to Minnesota, to oversee the Dakota War (1862), and the defeat of the Dakota Sioux. My dad's mother's grandparents helped repulse the Sioux attacks at New Ulm, Minnesota. No small Indian War though.
@@ArmenianBishop Pope oversaw the 1863 Dakota campaign though too. Little known places in North Dakota like dead buffalo lake, stony lake, whitestone hill, bismark etc. Then in 1864 killdeer mountain and the badlands. I love studying these little known fronts of the civil war. Also from Minnesota btw. Grew up east of where it all started at Acton by Grove City
Porter does deserve more credit. If he had encouraged McClellan to press the attack at Antietam, he would be better remembered because they would have crushed Lee then and there.
Edwin Porter Alexander's memoirs are a must read. Extremely intelligent and introspective look at every battle he was in and he was not afraid to criticize certain generals. Although Stonewall has an excellent reputation, his performance in The Seven Days battles were substandard. Exhausted mentally and physically from his valley campaign, he was uncharacteristically sluggish and late. Lee was very frustrated with his and other's performance during these running battles. I believe Lee asked way too much of his men and generals, leading to confusing tactical movements and wrong turns. It culminated with a horrendous assault at Malvern Hill. Yes, Lee did drive the Union army back, but at a frightful cost. There was only so many of these bloody assaults the confederates could make.
It has been said the flower of southern youth were dashed to pieces during these series of battles in around Richmond. Then Braxton Bragg the butcher of the west destroyed the youth in the west when he rose to power. The unions artillery & unlimited troops were the union's strengths....
Scott's, Irish, English, Germans on both sides. It definitely made the war that much more bloody. Tough fighters on both sides that have really been hacking away at each other well over a thousand years.
That is a foolish idea. The migrants where not responsible for reasons oor the course of the american civil war. That was the solely responsibility of the US Politics. The South was highly motivated to defend Slavery by gaining Independence f and the North to provide the split of the Country. Both sides raised massive armed forces and fought to the bloody end. Even many migrants joined the Union army and less the Confederates Side they were Americans and took their side on this struggle
Great video. Having grown up in this area of Hanover, in the my younger day (late 50's to early 70's) I've spent many a day just riding around and reading the markers. We hunted relics in the woods and fields in this end of county. In places you could hardly stick a shovel in the ground and not turn up a Minnie Ball or (usually) an Eagle button. They lay on top of the ground after a spring plowing...probably still do, but it's been a long time since I hunted there. My Uncle still lives on the old home place, about a mile from the "Grapevine Bridge" over the Chickhominy. It is rumored that the desire to know more about the battles led to more than one "midnight history lesson" being conducted by young men and women exploring the parks after dark. I of course know nothing of this. Just rumors you understand. 😇
Bro, your maps are getting very good at showing topography. Keep up the great work. Love it that your getting this far into the war and I hope to see you finish this work!
A correction. McClellan was actually at Porter's HQ when reinforcements were requested. His escort from the 1st NY Cavalry record several trips, and McClellan moving around the field frequently. One of them gives the reason for the delay in sending Slocum - McClellan had left Franklin at GHQ with instructions to be ready to send Slocum over if needed. However, Franklin was so worried about Magruder's attack towards Garnett's Hill that he left GHQ to supervise the fighting. This meant that the order from McClellan (with Porter) to send Slocum over wasn't received. Eventually, McClellan rode back to the Trent House and gave the order personally to Slocum.
This was the battle that gave Lee the idea, just over a year later, that Pickett's (Lee's) Charge was a good idea, if properly organized and timed. His next attempt at a grand charge was Malvern Hill. That was a mess. If Kearney had been in Union command, instead of McClellan, Richmond would have fallen in days. But... McClellan.
'Sykes Regulars' is an Army battalion still in service to this day. 5BN-20 Infantry Regiment (5/20IN) based at Joint Base Lewis McCord! I served with them for 3 years. Pretty neat to see him here.
After the Battle of Gaines Mill, the hospitals in Richmond swelled with wounded Confederate and Union Troops. Over the next several months, many of the wounded would die of their wounds or disease instigated from their wounds and would be buried at Oakwood Cemetery. Some of these men - men fortunate enough to have their final resting places marked - include John T. Young, James Crowder Jones, Albert Polk Brown, John J. Patton, and countless others. There is also the grave of George Doss who, though his grave isn’t marked today, had his grave feature in one of the iconic photographs of the American Civil War; that of Oakwood Cemetery and the countless rows of graves. George Doss was a member of the 11th Alabama, was wounded at Gaines Mill, and eventually died in one of the hospitals in Richmond. If people come to visit Richmond, I’d highly recommend visiting Oakwood Cemetery and paying respect these men and others buried there.
@@WarhawkYT, it truly is. Some of the men I mentioned were a part of the major assaults. John T. Young, for instance, was a part of the 4th Texas who was just 20 years old upon his death on the 4th of August. Likewise, Albert Polk Brown was from the 4th Texas and died August 14th. John J. Patton was a part of the 4th Alabama and died July 3rd at the age of 19. James Crowder Jones was a part of the 12th North Carolina, which assaulted the batteries on the Union’s right flank, was wounded, and died July 14th, 1862 at the age of 18. He’s a member of the Confederate Roll of Honor.
أجزم ان كل المصائب التي حدثت في الجنوب هي بسبب الخائن لي وطموحاته الشخصيه وهي ان يكون أحد رجال دولة الجنوب... يريد تمزيق بلاده وتجزئتها لكي يكون وزيرا في دولة الجنوب... إلى أقذر مزابل التاريخ
I'm not paying respects to men that fought to keep others in bondage. Just like I'm not paying respects to Rommel or Paulus for their military skills, mate.
My great great grandpa fought here. Part of the 10th Pennsylvania potomac At the battle of gaines mill June 27th 1862 he had a cousin killed on one side of him and a brother on the other who died in his arms all inside of half an hour. a friendly tin cup in his haversack saved his own life by catching and stopping a rebel bullet. After having been hit 4 times in battle he was really wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg on the 13th of December 1862
Just finished it! Amazing! Gaines Mill is my favorite battle of the Civil War and you did not disappoint here! The topography, regiment dispositions along with the overall view of the battle field was just amazing! Bravo! Great job!
Remember this video when someone tells you Lee was always outnumbered. He had a pretty nice advantage at Gaines Mill and could only parlay it into a minor tactical victory.
@@JoeOvercoat In all fairness to Lee, Confederate strategy dictated that he protect Richmond. His operations in the Seven Days battles were rather poor, but overall he read McClellan correctly and drove him away from Richmond. That allowed Lee to shift the theater of operations to northern Virginia and to win another victory at Bull Run (his best battle, in my opinion). That opened the way for Lee to invade Maryland and capture a 12,000 man army at Harpers Ferry. Not at all a bad summer’s work. So I’d say we have to call the Seven Days a strategic victory for Lee. The problem came right after he captured Harpers Ferry, when he chose to fight at Antietam for no discernible military reason. In fact, Antietam was nearly a mirror to Gaines Mill in terms of numbers and position...how Lee thought he could win a meaningful victory in what was essentially Porter’s position is beyond me, but it began a string of ill-considered bloodbaths the confederacy, as you rightly note, could not afford.
I wouldn’t call Gaines’ Mill a minor tactical victory for the confederates. Lee’s men routed an entire union corps, actually the biggest corps from the field, and drove it from its position. Finally giving Lee the edge during the campaign
@@WarhawkYT Porter’s corps, which fought essentially unsupported by their commanding general, inflicted heavy casualties on Lee’s army the whole day before withdrawing under cover of nightfall. They were able to go on fighting for six more days, skillfully undertaking McClellan’s orders to withdraw. On the seventh day, Porter and his corps participated in the brutal thrashing of Lee’s army at Malvern hill. What we may think of McClellan’s rationale for his “change of base” is another story, but the Union army was not beaten in the Seven Days. All things considered, Gaines Mill was a minor tactical victory for Lee. We can credit him for getting in McClellan’s head, but not for any sort of tactical or operational genius on this occasion.
@@mjfleming319 That’s all well and good but the losses was not something they could sustain in the end they lost on resources. That’s the strategic loss right there.. Tho he read McClellan right, that’s for dang sure.
The only flaw is that it is a bit vague what effect the early confederate attacks have. Otherwise, this is absolute gold. Just gold. This is the kinds of videos people will look forward to and remember each day
Hey dude. Honestly, from one amateur historian to an accomplished one.. I absolutely love your channel and this resource that you provide is unparalleled. Thank you for everything you do 🙏
Great video for this little known battle of the civil war, it's always the major turning point battles that get the most publicity. But showing these battles puts the timeline of events and the decisions of the generals more interesting to put into our own point of view.
Ah Hood and his Texans! Their finest hour. It's interesting that when Lee was asked after the war who his toughest opponent was, he didn't hesitate and answered McClellan!
OF COURSE, Lee would lie and claim McClellan was his toughest opponent, he could beat McClellan, whereas an honest man would state that his toughest opponent was the one that he COULD NOT beat.
For a long time, I've had the idea that if Grant were in command of the Army of the Potomac in 1862, the war probably would have ended that year. ... After watching these well made videos, I'm sure that's the case.
My 4th great grandpa served in the 1st South Carolina Rifles "Orr's Rifles". His name is Pvt John H. Pepper. He died on August 19th 1862 after being wounded at Graines Mill.
My great-great grandfather was killed at Beaver Dam Creek. He left a widow and four sons. The youngest was born the first week of June. That little one was my great grandfather.
And the Battle of Gaines' Mill 100% shows how foolish McClellan is. He has knowledge of a fight and doesn't just assume command and send reinforcements in force. Also while staging an attack on Richmond. McClellan is inept as he is foolish...this could've been a great Union victory if any other General was in over-all command.
The problem Lincoln had not other general at all in that time. The future star generals were in the Western Theater (Grant, Sherman, Thomas) or in the Trans Mississippi Theater. For example Curtiss wrote a manifesto for the abolition in Arkansas too early according to Lincoln (before Antiatem!) and he was deteched soon!
Funny but the highest % experienced, skilled generals were at the Confederat side in the first 2 years mainly at the Eastern Theater. It may say the future star union generals learnt in the battle field from blood, mistakes, dead soldiers in the Western theaters. I think Grant learnt from his HUGE mistake in Shiloh to forget (modern words) any risk analysis of his enemy. Grant (He learnt about Julius Ceasar in West Point or not?) built double fortification at Vicksburg perhaps he remembered to his risk analysis mistake of Shiloh. Lincoln had almost only Mc Clallen for an wholeTheater leader, to organize an army in 1861. (But it is very interesting first Mc Clallen did not want to organize corps, instead of corps he wanted to manage 15 divisions from a headquarter and Lincoln sqeezed him to accept the corp system.) Halleck (he replaced Fremont) was a student in the West with his subordinates that time. The first vave of the Western Theater student generals were not too successful as Sigel or Pope in the Eastern Theater. Nobody knows if Curtiss had not written early manifesto about his abolutionist plan in Arkansas he could have better Army leader in the Eastern Theater. ( Fremont wasreplaced for this earlier so Curtiss would have known, Lincoln thought this too early.)
@@avenaoat Problem was...if McDowell had urged a full attack with ALL avaliable men, he could've swiped the first battle easily. Then of course the ineptitude of lower commanders. Had the first contact been the entire brigade of union going forward, they'd have pushed aside the two rebel regiments and advanced. McDowell couldve won Bull Run. Hell...Hancock was superior, Sherman was superior, Hooker himself...was superior. Just...Hooker needed to keep the presure on Lee...and not give the flank to Sedgwick...that fool.
@@SoulKiller7Eternal McDowell knew his troops weren’t ready for offensive operations...Bull Run was Lincoln’s fault far more than McDowell’s. Plenty of generals were better than McDowell, but Sherman wasn’t one of them. The best thing he did in the whole war was encourage Grant to not quit. Other than that, his record is poor to bad.
Porter really got screwed over later, he was a pretty good general and I wonder what he would have been able to do if he wasn’t wrongfully dismissed from the army
Once again, superlative work and great research!!! I can put this narrative to great use!! Thanks for all you guys do to document these important battles of the Civil War!!
@@WarhawkYTWe are talking 50 miles. Lee had traveled all his life all around Virginia. I lived there for 15 years. I'm sure Lee had Washington's maps from his Washingtons surveys that he did before the Revolutionary War. Not reconnoitering the land would be a failure of command.
Another great video! You know this can't be my only struggle? Watching the truth of Union failure after failure against the Confederacy is a hard pill to swallow but its the truth. I study the history of the Civil war from many great books documenting many battles and it never gets easier knowing of how many of these battles play out. Watching your videos has the same effect. I am always left shaking my head. This seems to be the American story of success and Victory though. We flounder and fail. We don't use our imagination and get caught napping. But then we learn our lessons and recognize our failures and lax and come back to seize Victory from the jaws of defeat. Well that has been the case for many wars but not all. Hopefully we as a nation will still be able to defeat our biggest enemy yet.
Thanks DONCHICHI, just note that the videos we created are our depiction of how the battle played out, I try my best to stick to what happened but some times I have to guesstimate on where units go.
I suggest that Mclellan saw his competriots on the other side of the battle line and that’s why he never really went to war. The peninsula campaign reflects this again and again. They talk about how he thought he was out numbered but I’m certain his real concern was that those were his friends over there. He never took Lee seriously. Just a spat that will pass. And look to his bid as VP as the punctuation mark.
I greatly appreciated this particular battle's video as I have an ancestor who served in the 11th PA Reserve unit. Although the vast majority of his Regiment was captured, he evaded capture. Assuming your diagrams are as accurate as possible 160 years later, they may shed some light on how this was possible based on his rank and company. Thank you.
Thats cool, as far as I know, the 11th PA Res and 4th NJ never received orders to retreat when the breakthrough happened, so they just stood there until they were surrounded and forced to surrender
@@WarhawkYT my ancestor was a Sergeant in the company assigned to the left flank of the 11th PA Res line and the rotation depicted in your video would imply that perhaps he and some of his men were furthest from the oncoming enemy and thus could have allowed him to evade capture. Unfortunately there are no family stories about this battle. Again, thank you for all your work on these fantastic videos.
Just stumbled into your channel after playing ultimate general civil war (brilliant tactical battles game) and now very interested in the actual history of the war. Amazing videos!
I think all your videos are great, but I believe this was the best. I like seeing how the different regiments moved in the battle, it was neat. You may remember me saying that my g-grandfather was in the 5th NC. I liked seeing where his regiment (and I guess him) were located during the battle. A quick question, why are some of the Confederate regiments shown in different colors: grey, tan, blue and white?
Thanks Wymoing, the reason why units on boths sides have different colors is because of their uniform they wore, when we are able to find uniform information that is not either grey or blue then will add it to give it some variety, like the Confederate butternut or Union zoaves
I'm no expert, but I think McClellan in charge would have forced the Union to sue for peace. Thus, war ending early and the South becoming an Independent Nation and much less carnage resulting.
I hate to see offensive attacks on well dug in opposing enemy positions- these attacks lit. devastated the Attackers and ultimately was a match the South would and could not win!
Three Confederate armies surrendered to General Grant: 1. Fort Donelson Feb. 1862 2. Vicksburg July 1863 3. Appomattox April 1865 How many armies surrendered to Lee? ZERO.
Great content. But i must say. The tactics of this battle, seems like a brute sloggish affair. Why did they attack down in the swamps, instead of shifting to the right flank of the union in force?
What we see and what they saw is dramatically different, the Confederates thought that A P Hill with his initial attack would be hitting the Union flank at Gaines Mill, not the center. They thought that Porter had his entire corps facing west, compared to how he actually positioned his corps.
@@WarhawkYT Cheers- i appreciate what you say. What they could have done with some drone surveillance ;) Jokes aside, the waste and confusion with resulting mass death just gets to me sometimes
Great videos - very useful for explaining battles I've only ever had wiki to study..... but what are the different colours of the units and borders mean? I get Union blue, Confederates Grey (Texans a slightly different grey), Zouaves red border.... what are the greens and others??
@@WarhawkYT coo. Ever think what you are going to do after you conclude every civil war battle? Are you calling it quits or moving onto something else? The Mexican war would be cool to cover since all the commanders and general's in the civil warn pretty well knew each other at West point before the Mexican war .
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Hello. Did I miss it or have you not done one of your superior creations on Battle of Fredericksburg ?
Just want to say as a Englishman how much I appreciate you doing these videos, I know they take a lot of effort and are time consuming so the fact you have continued to do so has meant the world to me. Genuinely appreciate the work you put in mate and have understood the American civil war battles far more clearly on a much more personal level thanks to this channel
You are welcome Jack! I'm really glad you like it!
Good to see a fellow countryman also enjoying this fascinating conflict
You’re getting caught up in season 1 just in time for season 2! Watch for my name in the “second civil war” videos!
Having studied the American Civil war and the War for Independence I have drawn the conclusion that they were so similar as there was a very large portion of our country who wanted to remain British citizens, so really, this was our second civil war as we weren't only fighting British regulars, we were fighting our own family members and our neighbors as well.
I believe that is why Americans still care about the royal family and consume UK television so much. We, in our hearts, still part of the commonwealth of the UK and since WWI have spent our money and blood to fight along side of the UK and the former colonies. We, the former pieces of the British empire have fought shoulder to shoulder in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and every one of the former British Colonies came with us to Afghanistan and Iraq. And until our current administration turned his back on our closest allies in our country's disgraceful withdrawl from Afghanistan last year we have never let one another down.
Only hope we can repair the damage done. It was comforting to know American would never go alone to any conflict. Now things just aren't so clear.
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Thanks so much. My GGG Grandfather, Frederick Grubbs, fought in the 56th Va infantry and lost an eye there.
Thats an interested story!
One hell of a battle. Fitz John Porter deserves respect for his actions in this campaign; one of the best defensive commanders of the Union. Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill, two victorys and a well fought defeat against Lee of all people. If he hadn't been wrongly accused and courtmartialed for the failure of others and his friendship with McClellan, he probably would have given Lee more bloody noses.
Poor Porter, he was one of my favorite Union Generals, too bad he got put in a difficult situation at Second Manassas
poor porter, look at what happened to Pope at 2nd Manassas. he ended up getting shipped to the dakotas to fight Indians
@@sgtstedanko7186 More specifically, Pope went West to Minnesota, to oversee the Dakota War (1862), and the defeat of the Dakota Sioux. My dad's mother's grandparents helped repulse the Sioux attacks at New Ulm, Minnesota. No small Indian War though.
@@ArmenianBishop Pope oversaw the 1863 Dakota campaign though too. Little known places in North Dakota like dead buffalo lake, stony lake, whitestone hill, bismark etc. Then in 1864 killdeer mountain and the badlands. I love studying these little known fronts of the civil war. Also from Minnesota btw. Grew up east of where it all started at Acton by Grove City
Porter does deserve more credit. If he had encouraged McClellan to press the attack at Antietam, he would be better remembered because they would have crushed Lee then and there.
Edwin Porter Alexander's memoirs are a must read. Extremely intelligent and introspective look at every battle he was in and he was not afraid to criticize certain generals. Although Stonewall has an excellent reputation, his performance in The Seven Days battles were substandard. Exhausted mentally and physically from his valley campaign, he was uncharacteristically sluggish and late. Lee was very frustrated with his and other's performance during these running battles. I believe Lee asked way too much of his men and generals, leading to confusing tactical movements and wrong turns. It culminated with a horrendous assault at Malvern Hill. Yes, Lee did drive the Union army back, but at a frightful cost. There was only so many of these bloody assaults the confederates could make.
It has been said the flower of southern youth were dashed to pieces during these series of battles in around Richmond. Then Braxton Bragg the butcher of the west destroyed the youth in the west when he rose to power. The unions artillery & unlimited troops were the union's strengths....
Scott's, Irish, English, Germans on both sides. It definitely made the war that much more bloody. Tough fighters on both sides that have really been hacking away at each other well over a thousand years.
That is a foolish idea. The migrants where not responsible for reasons oor the course of the american civil war. That was the solely responsibility of the US Politics. The South was highly motivated to defend Slavery by gaining Independence f and the North to provide the split of the Country. Both sides raised massive armed forces and fought to the bloody end. Even many migrants joined the Union army and less the Confederates Side they were Americans and took their side on this struggle
This is historical modern art. The whole channel and video execution.
Thank you for the kind words Inspired!
Great video. Having grown up in this area of Hanover, in the my younger day (late 50's to early 70's) I've spent many a day just riding around and reading the markers. We hunted relics in the woods and fields in this end of county. In places you could hardly stick a shovel in the ground and not turn up a Minnie Ball or (usually) an Eagle button. They lay on top of the ground after a spring plowing...probably still do, but it's been a long time since I hunted there. My Uncle still lives on the old home place, about a mile from the "Grapevine Bridge" over the Chickhominy.
It is rumored that the desire to know more about the battles led to more than one "midnight history lesson" being conducted by young men and women exploring the parks after dark. I of course know nothing of this. Just rumors you understand. 😇
Bro, your maps are getting very good at showing topography. Keep up the great work. Love it that your getting this far into the war and I hope to see you finish this work!
Thank you Eric for the kind words, I hope so too!
A correction. McClellan was actually at Porter's HQ when reinforcements were requested. His escort from the 1st NY Cavalry record several trips, and McClellan moving around the field frequently. One of them gives the reason for the delay in sending Slocum - McClellan had left Franklin at GHQ with instructions to be ready to send Slocum over if needed. However, Franklin was so worried about Magruder's attack towards Garnett's Hill that he left GHQ to supervise the fighting. This meant that the order from McClellan (with Porter) to send Slocum over wasn't received. Eventually, McClellan rode back to the Trent House and gave the order personally to Slocum.
Thank you for the insight.
This was the battle that gave Lee the idea, just over a year later, that Pickett's (Lee's) Charge was a good idea, if properly organized and timed. His next attempt at a grand charge was Malvern Hill. That was a mess. If Kearney had been in Union command, instead of McClellan, Richmond would have fallen in days. But... McClellan.
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Warhawk you are a genius, all these battles at regimental level in accurate maps.
'Sykes Regulars' is an Army battalion still in service to this day. 5BN-20 Infantry Regiment (5/20IN) based at Joint Base Lewis McCord! I served with them for 3 years. Pretty neat to see him here.
After the Battle of Gaines Mill, the hospitals in Richmond swelled with wounded Confederate and Union Troops. Over the next several months, many of the wounded would die of their wounds or disease instigated from their wounds and would be buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
Some of these men - men fortunate enough to have their final resting places marked - include John T. Young, James Crowder Jones, Albert Polk Brown, John J. Patton, and countless others.
There is also the grave of George Doss who, though his grave isn’t marked today, had his grave feature in one of the iconic photographs of the American Civil War; that of Oakwood Cemetery and the countless rows of graves. George Doss was a member of the 11th Alabama, was wounded at Gaines Mill, and eventually died in one of the hospitals in Richmond.
If people come to visit Richmond, I’d highly recommend visiting Oakwood Cemetery and paying respect these men and others buried there.
Yeah, Gaines' Mill was really sobering for the Confederates as this was their first real taste of combat
@@WarhawkYT, it truly is.
Some of the men I mentioned were a part of the major assaults.
John T. Young, for instance, was a part of the 4th Texas who was just 20 years old upon his death on the 4th of August. Likewise, Albert Polk Brown was from the 4th Texas and died August 14th.
John J. Patton was a part of the 4th Alabama and died July 3rd at the age of 19.
James Crowder Jones was a part of the 12th North Carolina, which assaulted the batteries on the Union’s right flank, was wounded, and died July 14th, 1862 at the age of 18. He’s a member of the Confederate Roll of Honor.
أجزم ان كل المصائب التي حدثت في الجنوب هي بسبب الخائن لي وطموحاته الشخصيه وهي ان يكون أحد رجال دولة الجنوب... يريد تمزيق بلاده وتجزئتها لكي يكون وزيرا في دولة الجنوب... إلى أقذر مزابل التاريخ
I'm not paying respects to men that fought to keep others in bondage. Just like I'm not paying respects to Rommel or Paulus for their military skills, mate.
تقبل أجمل واعطر تحياتي أيها الصديق الرائع.... ارجوا ان تكون بخير@@Emanon...
My great great grandpa fought here. Part of the 10th Pennsylvania potomac
At the battle of gaines mill June 27th 1862 he had a cousin killed on one side of him and a brother on the other who died in his arms all inside of half an hour. a friendly tin cup in his haversack saved his own life by catching and stopping a rebel bullet. After having been hit 4 times in battle he was really wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg on the 13th of December 1862
thats really cool to hear!
Just finished it! Amazing! Gaines Mill is my favorite battle of the Civil War and you did not disappoint here! The topography, regiment dispositions along with the overall view of the battle field was just amazing! Bravo! Great job!
Glad you liked it!
Not knowing this battle, I thought the Union was going to win that for sure. Thanks for posting another good one!
you're welcome Ksgamer!
Remember this video when someone tells you Lee was always outnumbered. He had a pretty nice advantage at Gaines Mill and could only parlay it into a minor tactical victory.
And I suggest a strategic loss, where the South could ill afford such losses.
@@JoeOvercoat In all fairness to Lee, Confederate strategy dictated that he protect Richmond. His operations in the Seven Days battles were rather poor, but overall he read McClellan correctly and drove him away from Richmond. That allowed Lee to shift the theater of operations to northern Virginia and to win another victory at Bull Run (his best battle, in my opinion). That opened the way for Lee to invade Maryland and capture a 12,000 man army at Harpers Ferry. Not at all a bad summer’s work.
So I’d say we have to call the Seven Days a strategic victory for Lee.
The problem came right after he captured Harpers Ferry, when he chose to fight at Antietam for no discernible military reason. In fact, Antietam was nearly a mirror to Gaines Mill in terms of numbers and position...how Lee thought he could win a meaningful victory in what was essentially Porter’s position is beyond me, but it began a string of ill-considered bloodbaths the confederacy, as you rightly note, could not afford.
I wouldn’t call Gaines’ Mill a minor tactical victory for the confederates. Lee’s men routed an entire union corps, actually the biggest corps from the field, and drove it from its position. Finally giving Lee the edge during the campaign
@@WarhawkYT Porter’s corps, which fought essentially unsupported by their commanding general, inflicted heavy casualties on Lee’s army the whole day before withdrawing under cover of nightfall. They were able to go on fighting for six more days, skillfully undertaking McClellan’s orders to withdraw. On the seventh day, Porter and his corps participated in the brutal thrashing of Lee’s army at Malvern hill.
What we may think of McClellan’s rationale for his “change of base” is another story, but the Union army was not beaten in the Seven Days.
All things considered, Gaines Mill was a minor tactical victory for Lee. We can credit him for getting in McClellan’s head, but not for any sort of tactical or operational genius on this occasion.
@@mjfleming319 That’s all well and good but the losses was not something they could sustain in the end they lost on resources. That’s the strategic loss right there.. Tho he read McClellan right, that’s for dang sure.
The only flaw is that it is a bit vague what effect the early confederate attacks have. Otherwise, this is absolute gold. Just gold. This is the kinds of videos people will look forward to and remember each day
Hey dude. Honestly, from one amateur historian to an accomplished one.. I absolutely love your channel and this resource that you provide is unparalleled. Thank you for everything you do 🙏
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This is one of the best Historical Battle channel I watch, great job on the videos.
These are awesome, I never understood the details of these battles until I watched these.
I recommend reading BRUCE CATTON.... THIS is the battle that made J. B. HOOD and his TEXAS BRIGADE FAMOUS..
Thanks again for another amazing animated map. This really brings things into perspective. This battle was truly massive.
You're welcome Joshua!
Finally! I'm so stoked this battle now has an animated map
quite so!
Great video for this little known battle of the civil war, it's always the major turning point battles that get the most publicity. But showing these battles puts the timeline of events and the decisions of the generals more interesting to put into our own point of view.
Thanks Coffee!
Great video, you explain what was going on really well and the maps really let you think about what was going on.
Thanks David!
Ah Hood and his Texans! Their finest hour. It's interesting that when Lee was asked after the war who his toughest opponent was, he didn't hesitate and answered McClellan!
my Texas boys always move em!
Grant made his ass pretty salty lmao
OF COURSE, Lee would lie and claim McClellan was his toughest opponent, he could beat McClellan, whereas an honest man would state that his toughest opponent was the one that he COULD NOT beat.
I recon if he ever had parity of numbers Grant would have been toast.
For a long time, I've had the idea that if Grant were in command of the Army of the Potomac in 1862, the war probably would have ended that year. ... After watching these well made videos, I'm sure that's the case.
it would be surely interestings if Grant face Lee in 1862
Ha! I was just thinking exactly that when I scrolled down to your post.
@@JoeOvercoat There were too many opportunities for victory that McClellan passed up on, that Grant very likely wouldn't have (in my opinion).
My 4th great grandpa served in the 1st South Carolina Rifles "Orr's Rifles". His name is Pvt John H. Pepper. He died on August 19th 1862 after being wounded at Graines Mill.
My great-great grandfather was killed at Beaver Dam Creek. He left a widow and four sons. The youngest was born the first week of June. That little one was my great grandfather.
Dragunov here another great video guys keep it up 💯
the man, the myth, the legend Dragunov!
Just finished the live broadcast. What a treat in time for breakfast. Excellent video, again. Cheers.
Youre welcome Paul!
Just finished a confederate campagain in gt cw and saw this perfect timing
maybe I knew you just finished your campaign
And the Battle of Gaines' Mill 100% shows how foolish McClellan is.
He has knowledge of a fight and doesn't just assume command and send reinforcements in force. Also while staging an attack on Richmond.
McClellan is inept as he is foolish...this could've been a great Union victory if any other General was in over-all command.
The problem Lincoln had not other general at all in that time. The future star generals were in the Western Theater (Grant, Sherman, Thomas) or in the Trans Mississippi Theater. For example Curtiss wrote a manifesto for the abolition in Arkansas too early according to Lincoln (before Antiatem!) and he was deteched soon!
Funny but the highest % experienced, skilled generals were at the Confederat side in the first 2 years mainly at the Eastern Theater. It may say the future star union generals learnt in the battle field from blood, mistakes, dead soldiers in the Western theaters. I think Grant learnt from his HUGE mistake in Shiloh to forget (modern words) any risk analysis of his enemy. Grant (He learnt about Julius Ceasar in West Point or not?) built double fortification at Vicksburg perhaps he remembered to his risk analysis mistake of Shiloh.
Lincoln had almost only Mc Clallen for an wholeTheater leader, to organize an army in 1861. (But it is very interesting first Mc Clallen did not want to organize corps, instead of corps he wanted to manage 15 divisions from a headquarter and Lincoln sqeezed him to accept the corp system.) Halleck (he replaced Fremont) was a student in the West with his subordinates that time. The first vave of the Western Theater student generals were not too successful as Sigel or Pope in the Eastern Theater.
Nobody knows if Curtiss had not written early manifesto about his abolutionist plan in Arkansas he could have better Army leader in the Eastern Theater. ( Fremont wasreplaced for this earlier so Curtiss would have known, Lincoln thought this too early.)
yep doing little to help his flank to survive
@@avenaoat Problem was...if McDowell had urged a full attack with ALL avaliable men, he could've swiped the first battle easily.
Then of course the ineptitude of lower commanders.
Had the first contact been the entire brigade of union going forward, they'd have pushed aside the two rebel regiments and advanced.
McDowell couldve won Bull Run.
Hell...Hancock was superior, Sherman was superior, Hooker himself...was superior. Just...Hooker needed to keep the presure on Lee...and not give the flank to Sedgwick...that fool.
@@SoulKiller7Eternal McDowell knew his troops weren’t ready for offensive operations...Bull Run was Lincoln’s fault far more than McDowell’s.
Plenty of generals were better than McDowell, but Sherman wasn’t one of them. The best thing he did in the whole war was encourage Grant to not quit. Other than that, his record is poor to bad.
Porter really got screwed over later, he was a pretty good general and I wonder what he would have been able to do if he wasn’t wrongfully dismissed from the army
yep sadly Porter is one of my favorite Union generals
Once again, superlative work and great research!!! I can put this narrative to great use!! Thanks for all you guys do to document these important battles of the Civil War!!
Thank you for the kind words Stiglr!
As always at the beggining of the war, Hood made the break and the feds flies. Excellent vids.
Ah yes, i remember playing this battle in ultimate general. I did a massive oblique order back then, worked better than expexted
same here I always went around Boatswain's Creek
@@WarhawkYT it just makes Frederick the great, really proud
I’ve been to the battlefield multiple times.
Trust me, it was the right move.
How could Leee, who grew up, even had a home not far at Arlington not know the land layout better.
Gaines mill is outside Richmond, Arlington is outside Washington
@@WarhawkYTWe are talking 50 miles.
Lee had traveled all his life all around Virginia.
I lived there for 15 years.
I'm sure Lee had Washington's maps from his Washingtons surveys that he did before the Revolutionary War.
Not reconnoitering the land would be a failure of command.
Another great video!
You know this can't be my only struggle? Watching the truth of Union failure after failure against the Confederacy is a hard pill to swallow but its the truth.
I study the history of the Civil war from many great books documenting many battles and it never gets easier knowing of how many of these battles play out. Watching your videos has the same effect. I am always left shaking my head.
This seems to be the American story of success and Victory though. We flounder and fail. We don't use our imagination and get caught napping. But then we learn our lessons and recognize our failures and lax and come back to seize Victory from the jaws of defeat.
Well that has been the case for many wars but not all. Hopefully we as a nation will still be able to defeat our biggest enemy yet.
Go read about the Western theater. It's exactly the opposite there - Union victory after Union victory (with the single exception of Chickamauga).
Thanks DONCHICHI, just note that the videos we created are our depiction of how the battle played out, I try my best to stick to what happened but some times I have to guesstimate on where units go.
@@WarhawkYT Your depictions are very good Warhawks. I appreciate all your hard work.
I suggest that Mclellan saw his competriots on the other side of the battle line and that’s why he never really went to war. The peninsula campaign reflects this again and again. They talk about how he thought he was out numbered but I’m certain his real concern was that those were his friends over there. He never took Lee seriously. Just a spat that will pass. And look to his bid as VP as the punctuation mark.
I greatly appreciated this particular battle's video as I have an ancestor who served in the 11th PA Reserve unit. Although the vast majority of his Regiment was captured, he evaded capture. Assuming your diagrams are as accurate as possible 160 years later, they may shed some light on how this was possible based on his rank and company. Thank you.
Thats cool, as far as I know, the 11th PA Res and 4th NJ never received orders to retreat when the breakthrough happened, so they just stood there until they were surrounded and forced to surrender
@@WarhawkYT my ancestor was a Sergeant in the company assigned to the left flank of the 11th PA Res line and the rotation depicted in your video would imply that perhaps he and some of his men were furthest from the oncoming enemy and thus could have allowed him to evade capture. Unfortunately there are no family stories about this battle. Again, thank you for all your work on these fantastic videos.
Just stumbled into your channel after playing ultimate general civil war (brilliant tactical battles game) and now very interested in the actual history of the war.
Amazing videos!
It only takes a trickle to bring down the WHOLE DAM.
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There were few high points. But this was a costly victory for Lee. Thank you for sharing 💯❤️
Always good to see federals get a whooping.
another fantastic episode!!! Everyone of them are full of great educational info and the graphics are great!
Thank you Dave!
Ah… Yes!!! Gaines’ Mill!! My favorite part was the charge of the 5th Cavalry in their attempt to save the guns from Hood’s Texans.
My Texas boys always moves em!
Another outstanding video!!! We’re really getting into the nitty gritty of the war now!!!
we finally here!
Fine presentation, my good man. Thank you for your effort and thoughtfulness.
If the Federals could have been reinforced then the Battle of Gain's Mill would have been a different story.
29:34 why do I get the odd feeling that you just asked some random guy about this?
Dope. Been waiting for this one @warhawk . Thanks a ton man.
Thank you Jason!
Bravo! Well done! Makes me want to play UGCW some more.
It made me too lol
Good video and appreciate your accuracy. Earned a sub.
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ahhhh shit, here we go again. let me get my popcorn and union cap :)
sheesh popcorn time
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McClellan miscalculated this battle that could have been won with reinforcements in time.
I’m here because History Marche shouted you out.
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I think all your videos are great, but I believe this was the best. I like seeing how the different regiments moved in the battle, it was neat. You may remember me saying that my g-grandfather was in the 5th NC. I liked seeing where his regiment (and I guess him) were located during the battle. A quick question, why are some of the Confederate regiments shown in different colors: grey, tan, blue and white?
Thanks Wymoing, the reason why units on boths sides have different colors is because of their uniform they wore, when we are able to find uniform information that is not either grey or blue then will add it to give it some variety, like the Confederate butternut or Union zoaves
@@WarhawkYT Thanks, that is a good touch. I knew there had to be a logical reason, I just could think why.
The view of the overall confederate attack with amazing!
yep yep!
I really wish a photo existed of Magruder in the uniform of the CSA.
I know I'm alone in the assessment, but had McClellan been left in command of the army the war would have been over sooner and at far less total cost
Lol
I'm no expert, but I think McClellan in charge would have forced the Union to sue for peace.
Thus, war ending early and the South becoming an Independent Nation and much less carnage resulting.
This battle solidified McClellan's inability to communicate and coordinate with his core commanders to blunt the Confederate attacks.
Man this Lee character seems good, I think he could win the war for the Confederates.!
I will wait and watch for his future movements
McClellan, "I didn't lose! I merely failed to win!"
I really liked OS' videos lol
He seems to be making a habit of that...
According to the commentary only the gray suffered casualties. Very unlikely it was that onesided.
Excellent video as usual. I'm always excited when I see a new Warhawk video in my subscriptions
glad to hear that NoFitler!
This attack is right out of Zapp Brannigan's Big Book of War
THanks for the great video, bro.😊
I visited the battlefield, the union really had a strong position
I hate to see offensive attacks on well dug in opposing enemy positions- these attacks lit. devastated the Attackers and ultimately was a match the South would and could not win!
You can see the influence of Epic History and the Napoleon Series
yep, EH inspired me a lot!
EXCELLENT. Very well done.
Great video - i love all your videos actually! Just and FYI chagrin is pronounced SHA--grin :)
Three Confederate armies surrendered to General Grant:
1. Fort Donelson Feb. 1862
2. Vicksburg July 1863
3. Appomattox April 1865
How many armies surrendered to Lee? ZERO.
The entire garrison of Harpers Ferry, 13k men, surrendered to Lee's Army in 1862.
Gotta love how the union just completely disregarded the 3rd amendment.
Well done. Thank you. I look forward to enjoying your work.
My backyard, hallowed ground
My kinfolk were in 4th. Inf. Co. K Hood's Brigade, out of Henderson County,TX. Whupped those damn yankees!
Great content. But i must say. The tactics of this battle, seems like a brute sloggish affair. Why did they attack down in the swamps, instead of shifting to the right flank of the union in force?
What we see and what they saw is dramatically different, the Confederates thought that A P Hill with his initial attack would be hitting the Union flank at Gaines Mill, not the center. They thought that Porter had his entire corps facing west, compared to how he actually positioned his corps.
@@WarhawkYT Cheers- i appreciate what you say. What they could have done with some drone surveillance ;) Jokes aside, the waste and confusion with resulting mass death just gets to me sometimes
IK this guy irl, the one speaking he’s a geography teacher at my school!!!!
Very great. With love from Deutschland
Thanks!
Great video! I’m partial to the VA soldiers since I grew up in northern Virginia. What software do u use to make the maps?
Thanks, I use photoshop
Who was the genius that named an inland town "Cold Harbour" ?
Was he somehow related to the genius that named an area in Australia "New South Wales" ?
Great videos - very useful for explaining battles I've only ever had wiki to study..... but what are the different colours of the units and borders mean? I get Union blue, Confederates Grey (Texans a slightly different grey), Zouaves red border.... what are the greens and others??
Uniform colors
what da cav doin doe
ayo what the cav be doin doe
Getting Epic history Napoleonic war Vibes
small note...the creek is called pow hite creek...after the pow hite indians....NOT po white creek
I researched the word and how to say it and I have gotten 2 viable ways of saying the word, both pow hite and po white.
Another great video 👍 just curious what program do you use to make the maps for your videos? It's neat
Thanks bro, I use photoshop for the graphics and after effects for the animation
@@WarhawkYT coo. Ever think what you are going to do after you conclude every civil war battle? Are you calling it quits or moving onto something else? The Mexican war would be cool to cover since all the commanders and general's in the civil warn pretty well knew each other at West point before the Mexican war .
Other American wars, most likely either texas rev or Mexican American war!
@@WarhawkYT yeah the revolution war would be awesome 👍 should do it next when you complete the civil war
Always look forward to these.
Nice Haman!
It is Providence that the Union won
Thank you for these videos!
You're welcome Sly!
Great work!
I really enjoy your content
Classic pyrrhic victory. The Feds withdrew but Lee suffered more causalities which were irreplaceable.
Shut up communist
which is kind of ironic considering usaly its the other way around
You do realize at this point in the war Confederate recruitment stations are all packed to the brim right?
Theres Irish thatll [claim] affiliations in attempts to have their fee sent home.
Ah,sore loser