72nd Indiana of Wilder's Lightning Brigade

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72nd Indiana of Wilder's Lightning Brigade - Civil War arms & uniforms

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Another episode of the Arms & Uniforms sub-series has arrived! Arms & Uniforms looks at a specific unit from the Civil War to explore how their arms and uniforms changed throughout the war and any impact that this evolution had on the men.
Let’s meet the 72nd Indiana Infantry who was part of the famed Wilder’s Lightning Brigade. When this regiment started off in 1862 their arms, uniforms, and equipment wasn’t much different from any other infantry regiment at that time. This would change though when they went mounted!
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@BocageTiger 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! Thank you for the effort in bringing us an accurate description of the 72nd!

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome on behalf of so many people! It took a real team to do something like this and it was a lot of fun to create that way.

@garretphegley8796 2 жыл бұрын

My fifth great grandfather Nathan Levi Fox served in the lightning brigade. He died at Selma.

@archiveacc3248 4 ай бұрын

This is your best video series.. I think too often the public imagines a "prototypical" soldier that had a uniform dress and kit throughout the war when in reality they were evolving over time. Thanks and I would love to see more of these!

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 4 ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying! We have several more planned already.

@Ltngstrike 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great video. My GGGrandfather on my maternal side, Hiram Parent, joined the 72nd when they originally mustered. Its great to see how they were equipped throughout their campaigns.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 5 ай бұрын

Glad we could help!

@user-lc7jg7hg7o 6 ай бұрын

My great great uncle Hugh Stafford joined the 72nd in 1862 as a Sargent and ended as a Lieutenant in 1865. Prior to then he had been in the 15th Indiana Infantry from June of 1861 to November 1861. Love your use of “Hell on the Walbash”!

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for telling your family story. Glad you enjoyed!

@user-bg5gh6ye6t Жыл бұрын

My fourth great grandfather was Abram O Miller. he commanded the lightning brigade while wilder was ill.and so much more history about him and the 72nd thank you for this video. i learned even more.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your family history and glad you enjoyed!

@anthonykaiser974 Жыл бұрын

Another Indiana unit tied to Wilder's Lightning Bde was none other than Eli Lilly's 18th Indiana Light Artillery Battery. John W. Rowell wrote "Yankee Artillerymen - Through the Civil War with Eli Lilly's Indiana Battery" anout them.

@DelEast740 2 ай бұрын

I own Wilder Spencer rifle 9336. Beautiful weapon. It was issued in May according to serial. Almost all are serial traced since they were not stamped U.S. thanks for the Wilder vid.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 ай бұрын

Great piece! Congrats on being the current caretaker.

@Schlachtschule 2 жыл бұрын

This video was excellent. While I enjoy most of the Civil War Digest videos, I particularly like the uniforms and equipment series videos and hope to see more of them.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

We can safely say there are already several more in the works! We give a big shout out to our patrons on Patreon. We had to have the jacket made for this one and their contributions make work like that possible.

@andrewroscoe4318 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them! They have been a fun experience so far. We have several more in the works, but we always appreciate suggestions.

@Kanesconscience Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation! One slight correction- the 72nd Indiana was not at the Battle of Stones River. As part of Wilder's Brigade, they were busily engaged in chasing General John H. Morgan's cavalrymen through southern Kentucky and missed out on Stones River.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@Draggoon12 Жыл бұрын

Didn't see it mentioned in the comments, but I'll apologize in advance if I missed it. The 1860 Spencers were chambered in the 56-56 cartridge. The 56-50 came later with the Model 1865.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest Жыл бұрын

You did not see it. We did not drill that deep down on the technical quality of those weapons in this video. We handled that in a separate video where we compared to Spencer and Henry. You are correct, and it definitely does not show up here. Thanks for adding it to the discussion here!

@justinmays9680 2 жыл бұрын

Great job enjoy these I like to see one on the 34th Ohio, 44th Missouri. Also love to hear more about the way they put there knapsack on there saddle

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!!

@peterott9162 2 жыл бұрын

Andy, that was an absolutely amazing video. I really enjoyed seeing the evolution of the 72nd Indiana and how they came to be a great calvary unit. Always a pleasure watching the videos from civil war digital digest!!

@josephgonzales4802 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 Excellent video on one of the regiments of my favorite unit of the Civil War. I, myself have been doing research on this unit for several years and I have portrait a soldier of this unit at reenactments. You have much the same information as I have. However, the information that I have researched shows that the soldiers themselves removed the yellow trim from their jackets because they did not want to be known as Cavalry. Again thank you for such excellent work. 👍🇺🇸

@henryfurgason8626 Жыл бұрын

Great Video! You guys should do the 14th Brooklyn "Red Legged Devils" next.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! We will put them on the list!

@jeffadams9807 Жыл бұрын

Wilder Is From Greensburg, Indiana, His House Is A Museum Today & I Drive By His House Weekly...

@GrangerGangster 2 жыл бұрын

I know you’ve used Hell on the Wabash for other videos before, but it’s a perfect soundtrack for this episode on an Indiana unit.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

It is a great tune!

@jesseusgrantcanales Жыл бұрын

@@CivilWarDigitalDigest Wish you would release a video on the music you use cause no one else has and I cannot find it for the life of me.

@afuea-qg5yo 9 ай бұрын

@@jesseusgrantcanales yeah i can't find it anywhere either, god it'd be nice to have it

@WESAVEDTHELEFT1863 4 ай бұрын

One of my ancestors was a surgeon the 17th Indiana.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! We love family stories.

@jeffadams9807 Жыл бұрын

U Forgot To Talk About The Speed Loaders That They Carried... It Was A Wooden Block That Had 20 Holes In It, Each Hole Contained A Metal Tube, That Held 7 Rounds Each, For A Total Of 140 rds...

@kennethslocki5840 2 жыл бұрын

Great lecture! Keep them coming, please. You should send these to the US Army War College; you may have a future there.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We laugh as Andy is still serving in the Navy. The compliment is appreciated!! Cheers.

@rc59191 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always hope you cover some of the more obscure units that don't get as much attention like the Delaware Blues Company in the 2nd Regiment and Kansas Volunteers.

@carlclink9993 Жыл бұрын

By chance would the soldiers or the 17th Indiana wore the same uniforms as the 72nd? Outstanding work CWDD.

@GermanHockey Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I wonder if the CWDD will cover other Western regiments and their uniform transitions like the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment from Bull Run in 1861 to Mine Run in 1863.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest Жыл бұрын

We are definitely looking to do more!

@danieljosiahcotton 2 жыл бұрын

I love this series. Excellent work as always!

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dks13827 5 ай бұрын

well done video

@denisabramov4146 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks

@robertrobert7924 22 күн бұрын

Did this unit ever utilize the Blakeslee Cartridge Box, or any other specialized cartridge box for Spencer ammunition?

@mickeyholding7970 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Could yall do one on the 24th Illinois Infantry. Thank you

@alexrobb9141 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I love this series. It’s so neat having reenactors actually in the gear. It gives a much better visual. Two questions: when soldiers first acquired their horses, were they through private purchase, paid for by company officers, or “borrowed” from local citizens, or all the above? And how was the metallic ammunition carried in a standard issue cartridge box meant for muzzleloading weapons?

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

We can definitely say the horses were borrowed… I will let Andy chime in on anything about putting ammunition in to box is not made for it. Glad you enjoyed!

@gijoe508 2 жыл бұрын

Probably just dump the metallic cartridges into the leather pouch

@andrewroscoe4318 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Yes, the original mounts for the brigade were requisitioned from the local countryside. As to the cartridges, accounts from other men issued the Spencer says they removed the tins from their boxes and poured the rounds in there. There were two different ways the boxes of 42 rounds were issued: either in one big box or in a big box with smaller, 7 round boxes inside. From having used recreated 7 round boxes, they fit into the cartridge box pretty well.

@alexrobb9141 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewroscoe4318 thanks so much! It’s always a good day whenever CWDD posts a video. I’ve learned so much from them. Thank you for what you do.

@floydkeimiii303 11 ай бұрын

Could you do the 72nd Pennsylvania?

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 11 ай бұрын

We will put it on the list!

@WarrenWVa 2 жыл бұрын

I notice he doesn't have a great coat or blanket strapped to the top of his Knapsack. Was that normal in their unit?

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

Depended on the time of year.

@royrunyon1286 Жыл бұрын

Besides its vastly improved rate of fire how did the ballistics of the Spencer rifle compare with the Springfield and Enfield rifle muskets? How were the regiments of the Lightning Brigade employed tactically in terms of skirmishing and full regiment/brigade lines of battle compared with single shot rifle musket armed units?

@robynperdieu3434 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a thorough explanation of the unit. My great great uncle fought in the Indiana regiment 69th. I'm exploring the Civil War more and appreciate the info. The horse is beautiful, btw. Appaloosa or Palomino?

@Beaguins 2 жыл бұрын

That was a palomino.

@RakkasanRakkasan Жыл бұрын

Can you do the 126th Illinois infantry?

@CivilWarDigitalDigest Жыл бұрын

We will put it on tbe list.

@RakkasanRakkasan Жыл бұрын

Thank you I have a personal connection to this unit and a lot of background on it.

@lemonator8813 Ай бұрын

What is the name of the tune at the beginning of the episode?

@BenFaffler 2 жыл бұрын

Could you make a video on the 10th Wisconsin? My relative served in company H. Although i cant find much information on them.

@BenFaffler 2 жыл бұрын

Or just Wisconsin infantry in general, i would assume the Uniform would be the same.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely not the same. You can see the episode we have previously done on the second Wisconsin, from the iron brigade. I can say that the 10th holds a place near and dear to the heart of some of us and many of our friends. We will take a look!

@BenFaffler 2 жыл бұрын

@@CivilWarDigitalDigest Thanks for the information! My Relative lost his right arm and was discharged in 1862.

@Jubilo1 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that they fired in volleys; did they always deploy in skirmish order or in two rank infantry line of battle order?

@toweroftrollgaming 2 жыл бұрын

let's see an episode on the 1st Arkansas union volunteers

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

We will check them out!

@toweroftrollgaming 2 жыл бұрын

@@CivilWarDigitalDigest I'm trying to put together an impression on that unit

@nimitz1739 2 жыл бұрын

How the hell do you get on a cow and get it to go where you want it to? I bet he had a fun ride.

@CivilWarDigitalDigest 2 жыл бұрын

I had much the same thought, LOL!

@briankepner918 6 ай бұрын

Greetings, it has been my understanding that when the uniform changed in 1851 that is when the pattern worn in the Civil War was adopted. You state 1850? You also state the haversack to be 1850 or 51. My understanding is that the 50’s was a time of experimental trials of many different haversacks including a guta purcha and that in 1858 the army adopted the one used in the war at the same time they adopted the canteen, which the army also experimented with different types.

@briankepner918 6 ай бұрын

My previous statements are based on Todd’s Military Equipage 1851-1872 books.