I've heard that during some battles when there were ceasefires the Northern and Southern soldiers would talk with each other before returning to their encampments. Such a useless stupid war.

Mark Adkins my Wife’s 3rd Great Grandfather was a private in Co. c of the 19th Alabama known as the “Jefferson Warriors” - Jefferson referring here to the county of Jefferson. He was 15 years old in 1862 when joined. He was wounded at the battle of ATlanta and at Franklin,Tn. He was captured in December of

My g-g-grandfather was shot through the shoulder while with the 1st Florida Cav at Kennesaw Mountain.

That is so true and rarely understood even by Civil War buffs. The fall of Vicksburg was FAR more damaging to the South than Gettysburg was, militarily, economically and psychologically. Only after Vicksburg could Grant send Sherman across the South gutting it in his wake.

I don't think so, ultimately it was his ability that convinces the CSA they needed to continue retreat to Atlanta and ultimately from Atlanta. Sherman had the numbers to continue to do this.

I'm thinking the same.

Sherman and his army were satan's spawn

Bruno TaTa Say what you will, but they were vastly more effective than their predecessors. They were also almost always attacking in enemy territory, and had to command larger numbers of troops, oversee massive supply lines and logistics concerns, and deal with a secretary of war and president who were super meddlesome and quick to yank a general who wouldn't move according to their political schedules. Grant's victory at Vicksburg, and Sherman's management of logistics deep into confederate territory should be enough to quiet fools like you.

Bruno TaTa and when you have the advantage of numbers you press the advantage and try to destroy the enemy. I suppose you would criticize Eisenhower as well because of how many men were lost during d-day and the Normandy campaign? An enemy defending their own territory especially if they have prepared defenses is a major force multiplier.

The only reason Bragg kept his command was he was friends with Davis.

Bragg did have a lot of good qualities but they were outweighed by his tendencies toward pettiness to his subordinates

Military leader with a limited talent cost life of their soldier. We have to be realistic about that.

@@TorianTammas At no point do I suggest we not be realistic about his qualities and shortcomings as a soldier, only a modicum of respect.

no you're hearing it right. considering the subject of the talk is a union general's frontal assualt on a fortified mountain, it seems quite out of place.

The suffering and humiliation of the south has not ended, it has only become more subtle. While we do not suffer like our ancestors did, we still must suffer the most unearned self-righteousness from the sorest winners of a war in history. I suspect it will not end until the Lord Jesus Christ returns for his church. And then all injustices will be remedied. Vengeance is His, not ours.

If you are THE Greg Biffle, I have been a fan since you were running at Tuscon Speedway. My ancestor served with Biffle in Tennessee. 1st Tennessee Cav, CO. C, Barrows Light Guards.

​@@StephenPaulTroup Why should anyone take any interest that hundreds of years someone chooses a side and feels offended?

He is biased actually. Do a youtube search for his name, and you'll see more of his videos. He never fails to insult the South, their people and the southern Generals. Sometimes he's subtle about it, sometimes not. As in this video, he plays fast and loose with numbers too. He claims in another video that 30 percent of the Confederate army owned slaves. Considering at the time of the Civil War only about 5 or 6 percent of the population in the South owned slaves, his number seems high to say the least. Would love to know where he got that number from.This Ranger needs to be talked to by the Park Service. Almost all the Rangers I have encountered are total pros, not showing a personal bias to either side in their presentations, and that's what they are supposed to do. Somebody needs to tell this guy to cut it out and just do his job.

Stephen Troup then perhaps your dumbass president, Jefferson Davis should have surrendered once it was obvious that the south couldn't win. Instead his pride and his own fear of being hung for treason led him to spur the rebellion on... it was only until Sherman started enacting total war in the rebel heartland that your foolish leadership finally conceded... 2 years too late and thousands of lives needlessly lost later.

Read or watch Sun Tzu the art of war, , attack where they are weak

site on map looks like location of battle of Ezra church. 51:37

God Bless William T. Sherman!

@@Holy_hand-grenade wrong

ugh. get over it. this is a pretty good production and compelling lecture. you never know, sounds like this guy has traveled around a bit. he very well could have grown up around Kennesaw, GA. you think that he's not southern because he doesn't have the accent?

My ggg uncle was killed at sharpsburg, my ggg grandfather survived the battle

The way you speaks malr It sound like the war was Yesterday. It is interesting to see people take interest in history, but it was not with you in mind. No one did anything at that time for you.😊