Talking Civil War Vicksburg Cruising on the Mississippi River

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5 ай бұрын

Join us as we cruise around the Mississippi River talking about the 1863 Vicksburg Campaign.
View our entire trip to Vicksburg here: • Historic Vicksburg, Mi...
Kris White is the Deputy Director of Education at the American Battlefield Trust, and Dr. Chris Mackowski is our Copie Hill Civil War Fellow.
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

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@SpartansAndHeroes 4 ай бұрын

I would love to see a video on soldiers lives during the Civil War during winter.

@bf9414 4 ай бұрын

you guys are simply the best.

@user-tv3id2nf5o 4 ай бұрын

Great job guys! GO NAVY!!!

@garneroutlaw1 4 ай бұрын

Wow, I'm currently reading Shelby Foote's book on Vicksburg. I'm so excited to watch this.

@Mag_Aoidh 4 ай бұрын

I did a river tour on my 40th birthday, the Yazoo canal was hotter than Hades in July with no breeze, but it was a really cool experience. I stayed at the Baer House that weekend.

@paulad-ms4vx 4 ай бұрын

You can go to the Vicksburg National Military Park and see an ironclad. I grew up there. The park is wonderful. You can drive through in your car.

@soxbigdog 4 ай бұрын

I will now need a complete documentary on Sherman in a row boat.. thanks 😁

@robertvirtue 4 ай бұрын

Great job guys, very very informative. Thank-you.

@terryeustice5399 4 ай бұрын

Kris thanks for the information on the Mississippi River. Never really thought about the river being so shallow. And thank you Chris asking the questions. Calling the CSA Arkansas the Bismarck of the Mississippi. Cool 😎. Yes Vicksburg was the Key to Victory for the Union. Thank you men for sharing. 💯❤️👍👊

@robinburke2036 4 ай бұрын

Incredibly informative! Thank you!

@tomcarl8021 Ай бұрын

Anyone ever find themselves in Madison Square Park on 23rd Street in Manhattan, go to the north side of the park and check out the statue of Admiral Farragut. It was sculpted by Augustus St. Gaudin. I first learned about St. Gaudin in David McCullough's book 'Americans In Paris'. He also did the statue of Sherman called 'Sherman's March to the Sea', located across from the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue. Both sculptures are total and complete masterpieces.

@edouardrobert160 4 ай бұрын

Love the videos

@oceantree5000 4 ай бұрын

What an incredible video! I’ve long wanted this view of the city, and its insight on the siege, so brilliantly portrayed in, eg McPherson’s _War on the Waters_. Thanks so much for this! Looks like y’all had fun doing it, too!

@oceantree5000 4 ай бұрын

So- and I’ve been fascinated by this question for many years, the Vicksburg campaign being the most compelling of the war to me- were the bluffs then as they are now, a relatively steep ascent from the riverbank, or actual cliffs, as portrayed in, eg, the illustrations at 16:05..? (Follow-up: question answered at 17:36) The detail about Sherman and the rowboats is amazing!

@andrewclarke6916 4 ай бұрын

I'm currently working my way through Shelby Foote's 'The Civil War: a Narrative' trio of books and rewatching Ken Burns' 'The American Civil War'. The videos here on American Battlefield Trust are excellent for providing additional background material and I particularly enjoy these modern day video tours of civil war locations.

@ImmortalWombat 4 ай бұрын

How do you like the books so far? Is it written mainly from the Perspective of Shelby or is there lots of first accounts and things like that.

@paul-we2gf 4 ай бұрын

The difference s blue water vs brown water navy is the former was deep water navy , the lstter a riverine navy. That navy had been . navy that supported Gen. Grants offensive against Forts Henry and Doneldon in 1862

@otismygotis3670 2 ай бұрын

Needed more of a perspective from the water towards the town.

@jeanhutchinson6198 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this video, but I need to mention that the Cairo sank in, and was raised from, the Yazoo River not the Mississippi (22:48). The wreck was found in the Yazoo about 2 miles above the mouth of the Chickasaw Bayou (per the excellent book by Ed Bearss, Hardtack Ironclad: The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo). I hope to get to Vicksburg someday to see the Cairo in person. Thank you for this video, ABT!

@bennoe5715 4 ай бұрын

My limited experience of Ed Bearss is just from seeing him in Burns’s The Civil War and reading about him. Love that guy. Knows how to tell a story. Must be fantastic at engaging visitors to historic sites.