Hey guys, we're back with another American Civil war video, I hope yall enjoy it! Make sure you like and subscribe as it will help us out a lot!
@jospeciale136111 ай бұрын
I miss the old style but I do enjoy this new style of showing what happened, showing brigade instead of regiments
@kevint52587 ай бұрын
Please keep making videos these are amazing!!!!
@ronaldshank75896 ай бұрын
I admittedly love hearing about the Confederate victories, especially in the early part of the Civil War. Many people, both North and South, were indeed Very Devout Christians. They were Men of Faith in God, such has rarely been seen... before, or since. They weren't ashamed or afraid of professing their Faith in their Lord. I find that to be very refreshing, and this makes me feel blessed to have been born here in the USA. Now:That being said, these Brave Souls, both North and South, had their duties to fulfill. I personally would have loved to have served in The Stonewall Brigade of old. While I do know that General Stonewall Jackson, and General Robert E. Lee were Men of Faith, I'm not sure about General J. E. B. Stuart...but I do know, that these Three Men, as well as the Whole of the Confederate Army, were hard fighters...and won victories that one would think that they'd lose, given that some of these Men weren't well-armed, and that there were fewer Men in their ranks, than their Union Counter-parts. They didn't have every advantage that the Union Army had. Some of them didn't have shoes, and some had only the bare essentials-If that! And yet, they fought. They fought for their homelands, their Wives, their Sweethearts, their Children...and their homes, lands, and for each other. Many of them didn't care about the Slavery Issue, one way or another. They were defending what they had, and saw the Union as a direct threat to all that they loved!
@ChristwarriorUSA4 ай бұрын
Just catching up on your Civil War content. I want to say I really enjoyed the old style where you displayed each individual regiment, along with their uniform color (butternut, grey, blue, zouave). It really made your videos stand out as unique in this genre.
@charlessaint792611 ай бұрын
One bit that was left out, when Davis and his troopers left Harpers Ferry, they came across a large supply train outside Hagerstown. Being born in Mississippi, Colonel Davis rode out to meet them. In the pre-dawn light he spoke to the teamsters and told them that Yankee cavalry was in the area, and that they should divert on a different route. The ruse worked. Davis and his troopers joined the train thinking the troopers were their new escorts. When the real escorts came up demanding to know why they were off course, the Yankee troopers drove them off. It wasn't until dawn that the teamsters realized the men accompanying them wore blue. By then it was too late. Davis made it through Maryland and into Pennsylvania. Not only did they escape surrender at Harpers Ferry, thereby denying all those good horses for the confederates, but they also captured General Longstreet's reserve ammunition, around forty wagon's worth. Thereby denying its use for Antietam.
@scottanos998111 ай бұрын
Fog of war can be used to your advantage just as much as it can be used against you! Thanks for the story, that's an interesting one!
@robbieg41611 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for that info. I had never heard that story.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Yep, i always laugh reading about that story
@thomaswayneward11 ай бұрын
LOL, but it didn't change the outcome.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
@@thomaswayneward not really, I havent heard of anything regarding the lack of ammunition for Longstreet during the battle of antietam Plus with the capture of Harpers Ferry, the loss of the supply train was negated by the captured ammunition.
@hazbojangles26819 ай бұрын
I’m studying the USA 1850-65 for my advanced higher history in Scotland. Writing my dissertation on Robert E. Lee and I wanted to thank you for all the brilliant content!
@hazbojangles26819 ай бұрын
Will be watching and commenting my thoughts under every video! Can’t wait to absorb all this knowledge!
@HistoryRebels11 ай бұрын
The Federal army had quite the task defending such a place.. This is so well told, what a treat to wake up to!
@michaelmccabe307911 ай бұрын
It's odd they didn't think to place siege mortars within the town. Given time to preregister on the heights, they could have used them for counterbattery fire.
@TalleyrandsPuppet7 ай бұрын
Or better yet, defend the most critical point, Maryland Heights, in force-conceding the town but making it impossible for the CSA to hold. They could then be supplied by rail from the east as well.
@monkeymoo8711 ай бұрын
You know it’s a good day when Warhawk uploads
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
always a great day ;)
@TorinFinney11 ай бұрын
Excellent coverage of this critical campaign! I particularly enjoyed your treatment of the Battle of Crampton's Gap, as I can vividly recall that mountainous terrain when I visited the War Correspondents Memorial Arch there in July 2004 whilst portraying an artist correspondent for Harper's Weekly. Thank you for bringing back such fond memories.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
glad you enjoyed it Torin!
@gallantcavalier330611 ай бұрын
An amazing video!! Harpers Ferry is never truly known beyond John Brown’s Raid and deserves to have its story told!! Well done once again!!
@chasechristophermurraydola931411 ай бұрын
You said it because I never knew about stonewall Jackson attacking harpers ferry in his Shenandoah valley campaign.
@RamonesFan20111 ай бұрын
Its also a Marvel of Engineering. How the Railroad is Flood-proof, With a Bridge, And going into the tunnel from the side of a cliff.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Thanks GC! I always enjoy seeing you here!
@ArmenianBishop9 ай бұрын
Too many Historians haven't given Jackson the credit he deserves for his victory at Harpers Ferry, often. times acknowledged, but then quickly passed through to give other matters attention. The 12,419 Union Prisoners were paroled, and exchanged, and essentially allowed Lee to replace his 10,317 casualties at Antietam.
@aaronfleming94262 ай бұрын
We're all in love with the drama of pitched battle; a swift and decisive siege is less emotionally engaging. Imagine what a great victory Harpers Ferry if Lee had NOT made the decision to go ahead and lose 10,317 casualties at Antietam. He would have had a net gain of roughly 12,000 men instead of the campaign being a wash. He truly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory... ...which might be why Harpers Ferry has sometimes been downplayed. When you stop and think about it more deeply, it doesn't make Lee look very smart, and we have a lot of people with a lot of emotional investment in making Lee look smart.
@scottweisel364010 ай бұрын
This video describes how timidity and delay can change the course of battle. It also shows that a tactical defeat can be a strategic victory if it buys time for reinforcements to arrive to the main objective. The CSA had the advantage in geography, but more crucially, it also had better leadership, and a better sense of the whole battle.
@kernelklustrrfukk15211 ай бұрын
Another *EXCELLENT* video, Warhawk! Thank YOU (and your team) for such great work!! . . . (RJT)
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Thanks RJT!
@terryeustice539911 ай бұрын
Very well made narrative on this battle at Harpers Ferry. Thanks for sharing 💯👍
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
You're welcome Terry!
@robbieg41611 ай бұрын
Shoutout to Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert. The pride of Southern Delaware!
@SK-lt1so10 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful spot to visit and the area is heavy in history.
@griffinfisher542111 ай бұрын
Probably my favorite “battlefield” I’ve visited. Really beautiful area
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
its a beautiful place!
@chasechristophermurraydola931411 ай бұрын
Griffinfisher5421 i completely agree with you on that but i would say that my favorite battlefields that I have visited are Gettysburg, Antietam and Vicksburg and Vicksburg is one of my favorites because of 3 things one was this amazing memorial called the Illinois Memorial and you can walk into it and on the outside and inside it looks like grants tomb but there’s no tomb in the memorial and also you can see the generals of Illinois names on the walls in the memorial but the best part of the memorial for me is that to get to it you have to walk up a stairway that has 47 steps and the steps were my favorite because each one of these 47 steps represents how many days the siege of Vicksburg lasted. The second part that I liked about Vicksburg is that right by the visitor center they have the kind of cannons that were used at Vicksburg along with one monument that lists which union and confederate states took part in the siege and the last part is that Vicksburg is so far the only battlefield I have been to where a ship from the time period of the battle is preserved.
@Nullishere1799 ай бұрын
Who came frome Historymarche?
@joshportie2 ай бұрын
Another Catholic historical revision channel? There weren't enough already?
@middleguard183617 күн бұрын
@@joshportie that's very un-polite.
@russellb77611 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see this video. Thank you for bringing history to life
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
You're welcome man!
@Onlytheclouds9 ай бұрын
Love these videos man. Thanks for all the work you do.
@simenonhonore10 ай бұрын
A very clear exposition of a complex military situation - many thanks!
@stevecooper788311 ай бұрын
17:45 reminds me of when Nathan Forrest left the Confederate general to sneak out at Fort Donelson
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
yeah i can see that!
@Butternut18619 ай бұрын
Your channel is underrated and I’ll be sharing it with all my fellow history buffs!
@engineco6229 ай бұрын
Excellent video as always. Having ancestors mustered into both Coles Calvary, who made their escape with Col. Davis and 1st MD PHB, who were paroled afterwords, this brought to light the actions and movements they encountered during the seige.
@larskunoandersen575011 ай бұрын
I love your videos please do one on Iuka
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Perhaps :)
@manuelacosta946311 ай бұрын
It was Dien Bien Phu 90 years before Dien Bien Phu, particularly the besiegers taking the strategic heights and then moving from there. There were rumors that Col. Miles may have been killed by his own troops out of disgust for his incompetence and insistence on following impossible orders. Wouldn't be surprising if that were the case.
@thecatwithatophat406910 ай бұрын
As someone who has climbed the heights on all sides of Harper's Ferry, I envy no man involved in this battle
@naa00311 ай бұрын
Great job, dude. Keep up the good work!
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Thanks naa!
@mikesuggs164211 ай бұрын
Imagine if Lee had not Ordered Jackson to Force March to him at Sharpsburg and the Battle of Antietam had not taken place when it did in 1862. Jackson had achieved a Spectacular success with the Capture of Harpers Ferry and over 13.000 Federals and over a hundred cannon with millions of dollars' worth of supplies and small arms. Lee should have marched to Jackson abandoning his thrust into Maryland and taken the Victory at Harpers Ferry preventing Lincoln from taking political control of the War and preventing England and France form intervening on behalf of the South. Jackson and Lee could have consolidated their gains at Harpers Ferry and moved back into the Valley with on the prestige of Victory and hovered on Washington’s Flank! McClellan would have been Paralyzed!
@aaronfleming942611 ай бұрын
You're spot on. Lee's decision to stay and fight at Antietam was one of the most colossal mistakes of the war, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
@joshportie2 ай бұрын
Lee lost when he was ordered to lose. Another Catholic Church puppet. It's sad people don't know their role.
@joshportie2 ай бұрын
@@aaronfleming9426mistakes imply things went not as intended.
@aaronfleming94262 ай бұрын
@@joshportie We have a pretty good idea, from Lee's own words, about what he intended for his Maryland campaign. Without even knowing Lee's specific intentions, it's obvious that "lose a key battle and surrender the strategic momentum to the enemy" is never the intention of any general. So...mistakes were made. I'm calling it "one of the most colossal mistakes of the war" because of the contrast with how much strategic momentum Lee had gained over the previous three months - and especially at Harpers Ferry, as the OP rightly noted - and how dramatically Lee lost that momentum at Antietam.
@joshuafogleman208011 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the Harpers Ferry Video very much. 😊
@scottishcivilwarsavage302811 ай бұрын
Amazing video as always the team does a great job been watching your amazing videos for the last couple years i really enjoy the in depth videos a little sad to see the regimental pieces go away always loved them because it had the colors of their uniforms and had the regiments be more viewable but i understand it takes more time to do regimental then mostly brigade and i respect your decision and you can always go back one day and do regimental but keep up the amazing work and i will continue to watch the videos as they gonalong with th timeline thank you for the amazing videos
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
yeah, new real life time constraints and larger battles will not allow me to effective get out the larger battles in decent amount of time.
@scottishcivilwarsavage302811 ай бұрын
Yep like I said not a problem I really love and enjoy your videos I can't wait for the next one I was just a little sad to see some of the regimental stuff go away but if you do zoom into a certain area and it has regimental units on the field will you still do the unique colors depending on the uniform? But thank you for making these videos and like I said can't wait for the next been watching these videos for a while now
@rogerferrell694011 ай бұрын
Look forward to these videos every month
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
glad to hear that bro!
@WyomingTraveler11 ай бұрын
Another excellent video.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
thanks Wyoming!
@DaMastah111 ай бұрын
Thumb up before watching. It can’t be disappointing.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
hopefully we never do!
@lefantome17311 ай бұрын
superbe video as always keep on
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
thanks lefantome!
@CMDRFandragon11 ай бұрын
LOL Kershaw: FIX BAYONETS! Mary-landers: Our men are running from the battlefield, a shamefur dispray! Kershaw: Shit, really? I didnt think I sound that scary.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
lol
@patrickmckay61910 ай бұрын
Love your videos
@NathanLong-ui7xr5 ай бұрын
I’ve been enjoying your videos quite a bit and it appears you do in-depth research, do you have a citation for the 1st PHB fleeing in panic on Maryland Heights? That’s contrary to the research I myself have done as well as contrary to Major Henry Kyd Douglas’s firsthand account of the battle. Major Douglas was a CS officer, but he knew Col Maulsby of the 1st PHB, Douglas says the Maulsby and his men were eager for a fight that was denied them by being ordered to withdrew and ultimately surrender. I’m sure you have a source, just curious to what the truth is between your source and Douglas.
@RamonesFan20111 ай бұрын
Dude, Me and Unc went to Harpers Ferry/ Bolivar Heights 2 days ago!! 🤣🤣🤣 On a serious note, The Potomac River is THE LOWEST its been in a good while. Can literally see the Bedrock.. Thanks for the coincidence! 😛
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
wow! i was there a year ago
@DavidCConnor11 ай бұрын
Small error, at 6:08 he mentions that command of Ford's Brigade comes upon Colonel Elikam Sherrill of the 126th New York instead of the 125th. Minor detail.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Ford was initially in command before gettin sick
@carywest925610 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT Did he leave brown stains in his drawers?
@thecivilwarwanderer11 ай бұрын
FINALLY SOMEONE MADE A GOOD VIDEO ON THIS 😭😭😭😭
@moritztabor16789 ай бұрын
Nice
@Jbird198811 ай бұрын
"This escalated quickly" - Everyone in 1862
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
lol
@micahistory11 ай бұрын
wow i didn't know that this was America's largest surrender, nice video
@fortusvictus829711 ай бұрын
Miles gets a bum rap from history imo. With the forces he had there was no way to defend 3 separate positions around the town from maneuver forces. The generals who gave him his orders to hold while also denying him troops before the battle were given a clean pass because the dead man couldn't defend himself and was an easy target for criticism. Keep in mind, Miles was under explicit orders not to withdraw. But war is war and in the end only success matters. The retreating cavalry units were not chastised for ignoring the orders of General-in-chief Henry W. Halleck and General Wood to hold "at all hazards" the important arsenal and railroad bridges until he was relieved by Union forces under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. 3 days Miles was told, surrender was on day 4.
@phineassmith581711 ай бұрын
"America's Largest Surrender", except for Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
@aaronfleming942611 ай бұрын
Lee didn't command an American army. Unless you also think of the Mexican and Canadian armies as American.
@phineassmith581710 ай бұрын
No, but I do think of Virginia, No. & So.Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama etc., as "American". @@aaronfleming9426
@shepherd352210 ай бұрын
This ("America's Largest Surrender") surprised me. A quick check on Google and Wiki indicates: 90,000 Confederates surrendered at Bennett Place at the end of the Civil War and 78,000 surrendered to the Japanese at Bataan in WW2 (this is an American surrender but only 12,000 of them were Americans - the remainder were Philipinos). If the title is USA's Largest Surrender, it would come down to the line of command at Bataan but I think the surrendered forces were completely under US command at the time of surrender. As for Confederates not being Americans, it would seem that the logic reinforces Bataan as "America's Largest Surrender" as it places the focus on line of command and ignores place of birth.
@aaronfleming94262 ай бұрын
@@phineassmith5817 At the time of the Civil War those states were in rebellion, and their armies were fighting *against* America. Or, if you prefer to think that secession is legal, and that those states were not in rebellion, then you must accept that they were part of a foreign nation, just as Manitoba and Quebec are parts of a foreign nation. Either way, rebel/Confederate troops were not "American" any more than Mexican or Canadian armies are "American".
@gallantcavalier330611 ай бұрын
I hope to see Colonel “Grimes” Davis’ breakout with his cavalry and how he captures Longstreet’s reserve ammunition.
@chasechristophermurraydola931411 ай бұрын
Gallantcavalier3306 You literally just took the words out of my mouth since I hope to see those things as well especially since one of my 3rd great grand uncles was with colonel grimes Davis.
@davidlord73643 ай бұрын
Seems like boldness in covering all potential confederate movements and fields of fire wouldve won the day for the Union.Col. Dixon paid with his life.God rest all of them
@Driver_Eddie6 ай бұрын
anyone in the comments ever been to harpers ferry? would you recommend? this video got me wanting to go
@WarhawkYT6 ай бұрын
The place is amazing, Ive been twice. Just search some pictures of it on google. Take the trail up to the Maryland heights that overlook the town and go up to bolivar heights as well. Well worth the visit.
@Driver_Eddie6 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT oh snap, from the legend himself. Thanks man!
@WarhawkYT6 ай бұрын
You’re welcome bro!
@aaronfleming94262 ай бұрын
It is fantastic. My family found a great airbnb in the middle of Harpers Ferry. It's a gorgeous town with plenty to do besides the history stuff. And of course you're just a hop, skip, and jump from Antietam :)
@chadrowe845210 ай бұрын
The federal that led his 1400 out reminds me of a northern Nathan Bedford Forrest
@TomWilson-sy4jo11 ай бұрын
I will say having hiked Maryland Heights numerous times the thought of trying to assault that position from the South via Harper's Ferry would be incredibly difficult, I doubt that once the Confederates were up there any force from Harper's Ferry would push them off the mountain. I cannot think of a more difficult command than the defense of Harpers Ferry against a well lead and superior force nor can I think of a less suitable commander for the exercise(OK maybe Benjamin Butler)
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
I need to go back and hike the place, Ive been twice but only to the town and bolivar heights :(
@TomWilson-sy4jo11 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT Yes the hikes to Loudon Heights and Maryland Heights are both available and offer beautiful views of the town, they also make you realize how challenging it is to climb that ground. A drive from their to Sharpsburg also makes you appreciate how far Jackson's troops had to get to get to Antietam.
@fortusvictus829711 ай бұрын
Honestly, with the forces at hand not sure anyone was defending the town for longer. Even if Miles had halved the forces on Bolivar Heights and repositioned them on Louden and Maryland, they wouldn't have held out any longer against the maneuver forces and Jackson's assault from the west would have very quickly overwhelmed/encircled Bolivar Heights. As it was the concentration of forces to contest the area around Bolivar Heights was arguably not enough to hold for days, half those numbers and not a chance. We armchair historians like to do this with ACW generals in particular, cast disparagement on the moral and tactical competence of generals who lost engagements as if just by being perfect people the battle would have been won. But that is not often the case.
@TomWilson-sy4jo11 ай бұрын
@@fortusvictus8297 I agree I don't think Miles had many cards to play. The geography of Harper's Ferry means his three forces(had he chosen to split them into three) would be isolated and all facing a superior force and the fall of any of them would have doomed the other two. I think Miles's biggest shortcomings as a leader appears to be his loss of trust from his subordinates(though this may be those men talking in hindsight, like asking Pickett's opinion of Robert E Lee before and after July 3,1863), and his inaction at trying to get as many troops out of the encirclement as he could.
@carywest925610 ай бұрын
Butler was a political boob. No wonder the women of Naw'lins nicknamed him The Beast!
@teflondave78239 ай бұрын
I am always amazed of how few casualties most battles of that time had. Is it so or is my perception of this general conflict distorted?
@chrisfedder368010 ай бұрын
This is not a critique, because i know you have a full time job. But i can`t wait until your episodes comes out. rest of the civil war channels are amatuer production compared.
@seanmac179311 ай бұрын
Franklin's sloth in this was utterly disgraceful and disqualifing for an officer to spend 3 hours with no movements other than assembling your Corp in a moment where speed is so clearly nessicary is frankly baffling. There was no attempt to use troops to probe or work around the Confederates they just wasted three hours. Franklin to me is primarily responsible for the failure of this section of the campaign. Though Miles did himself no favors with his incredibly passive defense. Drawing a scheme of defense for Harper’s Ferry with that few troops is near impossible but one thing I know for sure is that Cavalry doesn't do you any good when you don't use it. You could have had it attempt to slow down either Jackson's movement to Harper’s Ferry or perphas more profitably use it to assist the relief force in getting to you. The most important thing in a situation like this is depth. You need to slow the Confederates down as much as possible. I don't know why Miles thought the position on the Maryland heights could be held. You are simply always going to have your flank turned if the enemy out numbers you. Using the Cavalry to do literally anything would have significantly improved the situation and the decision to do nothing in a lost position is baffling. At the very least the store of the depot should be sabatoged as to not fall into enemy hands. In summation this was a tough task but both commanders bungled it to some degree. The only vague display of competence was from the Union Cavalry.
@Spacklatard11 ай бұрын
I think they were a little too ready to surrender considering the casualties sustained up to that point
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
maybe the couldve fought if the confederates only came from the west but since they were completely surrounded, any further resistance was fruitless
@phillipmcgarryАй бұрын
Antietam when?
@mikeg20924 ай бұрын
Are you going to be finishing out the Maryland Campaign?
@WarhawkYT4 ай бұрын
yes, when im done with the texas revolution
@pineappleyellow-vi3uu11 ай бұрын
Mr Harrington we needa Warzone video I’m still waiting 🙄
@TheKrostiman11 ай бұрын
Pretty insane to use such a strategically compromised location as harpers ferry.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
for real lol
@raylast387310 ай бұрын
Probably because the location was too important to ignore. You‘ve got the confluence of two major rivers as well as one of the most crucial east-west railroad links. The Peninsula is centrally located and reach all banks of the two rivers. But yeah, they probably should have fortified Md. Heights instead. Or better yet, a double fortress with a strong position on the heights and one defending the town with a direct link between them. Then if the enemy takes the other heights, you can still bombard them from above and either hold the town or abandon it and still deny them the bridges and rail link. But I‘m guessing cost would have been a big factor.
@elarmino65906 ай бұрын
Terrible place to defend A.P. Hill was right to say that
@fengusdong13288 ай бұрын
You ever coming back?
@JohnJohn-pe5kr6 ай бұрын
He is a coach teacher IRL he is also making Texas revolution series rn
@gruffythrone98828 күн бұрын
Anymore coming
@WarhawkYT28 күн бұрын
Antietam is being made
@darbyohara6 ай бұрын
12k men under the command of a colonel?! That’s an entire corps. Why isn’t a general in command of a garrison that size?
@WarhawkYT6 ай бұрын
Brigadier General Julius White was there but he ceded command to Colonel Miles because that was his garrison
@dafinsrock37914 күн бұрын
this guy has one of the strangest accents I've ever heard. I can't get over the way he pronounced "Ohio" 7:18
@WarhawkYT14 күн бұрын
@@dafinsrock379 thanks bb
@rickjohnson12668 ай бұрын
When are more videos coming out?
@JohnJohn-pe5kr6 ай бұрын
He is a coach teacher IRL he is also making Texas revolution series
@kevinroy49878 ай бұрын
Another video soon ???
@JohnJohn-pe5kr6 ай бұрын
He is a coach teacher IRL he is also making Texas revolution series
@Salty_reviews14 күн бұрын
I came here from War Of Rights.
@ethanpf44911 ай бұрын
Why do you post your videos unlisted first before premiering them
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
because i havent fully released them yet
@thehistorykid642311 ай бұрын
Are you going to include the battle of Gettysburg
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
@@thehistorykid6423 Of course, that is literally the number 1 battle in American Civil War history, we're going through the timeline so we'll get there whenever we get there.
@jcee225911 ай бұрын
The first surrender was by Canada and England, who has assisted an insurrectionist named John Brown, who would assist a revolt by enslaved Africans. The lesson was that sooner or later the USA federal forces would prevail. Today, that federal schooling is still available.
@danbendix139810 ай бұрын
Wasn't Bataan are larger surrender? That aside, way to go Grimes Davis.
@WarhawkYT10 ай бұрын
During the civil war, Harpers Ferry was the largest Federal surrender. But yes Bataan is the overall largest in american history.
@danbendix139810 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT I can be fussy about video titles. You didn't specify Civil War, you said "America's" I assume Vicksburg doesn't count because it's Confederate. Having gotten that nit picking out of my system thank you for a great vid .
@chrisfedder36804 ай бұрын
Are you done wit this series or what`s going on?
@WarhawkYT4 ай бұрын
taking a break
@janlindtner30511 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@OldHickoryAndyJackson11 ай бұрын
Everyone surrendered at Harper's Ferry, look at the terrain sir
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
ikr
@rob-xo2yg11 ай бұрын
Common Chickenhawk modification of history. They can't keep getting away with this.
@Randy-nk2ne11 ай бұрын
Please elaborate.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Rip
@williamstocker58410 ай бұрын
How many concussions have you gotten
@the1magageneral32311 ай бұрын
Either White or Miles should have been court martial for their surrender of Harper's Ferry.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
idk holding an untenable position with no food is not the best idea
@the1magageneral32311 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT True, but they could have attack Maryland height to extend their position and not be cut off and surrounded. I think surrendering was a bad call with no fighting back.
@seanmac179311 ай бұрын
Also Franklin at Crampton's gap was inexcusable sloth
@raylast387310 ай бұрын
Well Miles was dead and White wasn‘t the one who got them into this mess. Who knows if he could have held out. Franklin is a different matter though, his delay was both insubordinate and arguably battle-deciding. If Franklin attacks in the early morning, he might have taken the Gap well before noon, and have half a day if not more to make a move against Maryland Heights. At best this would save the Garrison, but even if not he could still deny Jackson the crossing and stop him from uniting his command. In fact, this one blunder might have spoiled McClellan‘s entire campaign, where he would have had the chance to crush Lee‘s army instead of just badly mauling it. And probably with much fewer Union losses.
@honorharrington970711 ай бұрын
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@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
thanks man
@imcloaking11 ай бұрын
Hi
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
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@stevevicory962311 ай бұрын
Guess you don't consider the 30,000 that surrendered at Vicksburg, "Americans"?
@aaronfleming942611 ай бұрын
No. They considered themselves soldiers in the army of a separate nation. Loyal Americans considered them rebels. Either way they don't count as American soldiers.
@raylast387310 ай бұрын
Not only were they not fighting for the United States…they were fighting against the United States. Their surrender is a win for the USA side, therefore definitely not the biggest USA surrender.
@vm.99910 ай бұрын
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@arym1108Ай бұрын
a friggin kamala harris add. cmon, keep political leaning out of historical educational videos
@WarhawkYTАй бұрын
Have you been watching political content?
@hvymettle22 күн бұрын
Guns on Maryland and Loudon Heights command the town of Harpers Ferry but did not command the Union line on Bolivar Heights and thus were insufficient to cause capitulation, necessitating Jackson's investment from Schoolhouse Ridge.
@josww211 ай бұрын
I think Gen. Miles was right to hold out. His subordinates and men seem like cowards.
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
idk they were completely surrounded
@fredbays11 ай бұрын
OK lets run some #'s here Miles has just over 12.700 troops Missing form those 12,700 were 12,419 leaving but just under 300 to surrender yet u also say that there were 12.636 as casualties That would mean that Miles in reality by these #'s had over 25,000 troops which he did not When u used the words missing and causalities both should of read as captured have someone look at ur videos who know nothing of them but can see tjhings like this and that way u can avid these errors in future
@WarhawkYT11 ай бұрын
Miles had 14000 men, besides the cavalry that escaped, everybody else was killed, wounded, or captured. There’s no mistake.
@fredbays11 ай бұрын
killed less then 500@@WarhawkYT so that brings the #'s down to 13,500 alive So lets say he had 1000 cav Now we are down to the 12,500 (about) to surrender. here are the War Dep #'s Union Army sustained 12,636 (44 killed, 173 wounded, 12,419 captured). note the 3 categories, killed wound and captured not a single trooper missing
@elmascapo658811 ай бұрын
@@fredbaysnot a single tropper missing, because they were all listed as captured, because, you know... They surrendered
@Jalu311 ай бұрын
The surrender of USAFFE, both on Bataan under King, and the rest of the forces within the United States' Commonwealth of the Philippines under Wainwright, in 1942. Was far larger than the surrender on Harpers Ferry. Therefore the title of this video is wrong. And it is a smack in the face of all those who fought the Empire of Japan from December 1941 to May 1942; a slap in the face of millions of Civilians who also pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America who had to live under the occupation of the Empire of Japan, and the tens of thousands who resisted said occupation. 👎
@aaronfleming942611 ай бұрын
Get over yourself. It's a minor technical error.
@arkansasboy21772 ай бұрын
I had a ancestor at cramptons gap he was with company B 16th Georgia infantry