As numerous viewers have commented, I mispronounce Beaufort, SC. I apologize for the error.

Bew-fort, SC. And Bow-fort, NC. 😀 My brother was stationed at MCAS Beaufort (VMFA-312 Checkerboards) for several years.

I know it's Monday morning fellow classmates. But drag yourself in here and take your seat. No quiz today.

The word "torpedo" was used in this era for what we would call naval mines (stationary rather than powered and mobile), so burying them as land mines was not a stretch. Note the drawing illustrating them.

Although the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 is considered to be the first shots of the Civil War, the actual first use of arms was 3 months earlier on January 9, when the Union supply ship 'Star of the West' was fired upon and hit 3 times by cadets of The Citadel from the Morris Island battery. The Star of the West was to resupply Major Anderson's troops at Fort Sumter. Although not seriously damaged, the ship's captain, John McGowan, abandoned the mission, deeming it too dangerous to proceed. The ship returned to its home port of New York. This, too, is history that should be remembered.

There is National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus Ga that has examples of 'torpedoes', ironclads, and other artifacts from the era. I have a Merrimack refrigerator magnet as a souvenir. 😁

Thank you for that detailed and informative summary of the Siege of Charleston, proving that just because you can "lay siege" it does not mean you will take the objective.

I would love an episode about Charleston’s earthquake 😎

Love your videos. In the spirit of accuracy Bo-fort is in North Carolina, while Bee-U-fort is in South Carolina.

One of my third great uncles was with the 9th Maine and was mortally wounded during the attack on Ft Wagner. I spent some time a few years ago walking the beach on Morris Island wondering where my uncle had been ... unfortunately the sea has reclaimed a lot of the island so I was not able to actually see the site of the fort. Thanks for another great history lesson!

Lance, if you haven't already, you must do a video on the Hunley.

I was stationed in Charleston on USS Semmes DDG 18 1983-84. Wish I had had more time to explore old Charleston while in port.

It’s interesting that you pronounced it “bo fort” because that how they pronounce it in NC. In SC, we pronounce it “beu fort” like blue but beu. I read Ulysses S. Grant’s autobiography. (vol 1 & vol 2) It’s been said repeatedly that weapons of war have outpaced war tactics. I was amazed at the advanced technology during the civil war. I was also surprised at how some of the relationships of West Point cadets weren’t completely destroyed during the war.

I'm a Charleston man born and raised, and we took field trips to all the forts and Morris Island, and I've seen about all there is in South Carolina, especially in the Charleston area, in the last 40 years.

Thanks History Guy my ship was overhauled at the old Charleston shipyard and we steamed past all those islands. I paid for the tour of Ft Sumpter and the amount of damage still present was impressive, just glad I wasn’t there to have to fight for it. Have a great day!

A city of our Country, The South, worth visiting & remembering!

My second home. or maybe third. Such a wonderful town. Even the tourists can't spoil it.

It's Monday! Best way to start the week...THG!

✌️😎 Thanks History Dude.

As a resident of Johns Island, on the Stono River, I appreciate the history lesson 😁

"There isn't a single cannon foundry in the entire South." Rhett Butler Given that S. Carolina has given us Lindsey Graham, I'd say they've taken their revenge on the Union.

Great video! It’s interesting that most of Morris Island is gone today. The lighthouse built after the civil war still stands off shore where most of the island used to be!

You mention the movie "Glory" . Really a very good movie. Probably Matthew Broderick's best movie IMO. Also starred Morgan Freeman and a young Denzel Washington for those who may have never seen it.

BACK in the Saddle Again Naturally

Of all the stories regarding Fort Sumter, my favorite is the one where, after Charleston surrendered, now-General Robert Anderson was invited back to raise the American flag over re-captured Fort Sumter. President Lincoln was, also, invited to attend this ceremony,but, declined. The day that this occurred was April 14, 1865. It has been asked many times WHAT IF Lincoln had to the ceremony.😮😮😮😮

Thank you for featuring our beloved Charleston.

Sherman wrote one of the most terrifying letters I've ever read.

I read somewhere where President Lincoln told Sherman ahead of his March to the sea that since South Carolina was the first state to secede, he wanted South Carolina to pay for what they had done. That he basically gave the army full permission to unleash their wrath on South Carolina.

A heartfelt salute to the bravery and fortitude of the women, children and men of Charleston. They stood against overwhelming odds during long Yankee siege and terror bombardments on their homes, city and population.

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One of your better videos. Lots of relevant pictures and info gathered.

James island is my favorite place that I have ever lived 💞

Lived in Charleston for many years: Thanks for your excellent story. It is worth noting that the damage shown at 12:10 in the video was largely due to the catastrophic fire of 1861 and not related to any Union military action (although Union shells certainly did cause some damage to the city proper).

Thanks for today’s lesson.

Thank you for the lesson.

The first syllable in Beaufort in SC is pronounced like 'beau' in beautiful. The first syllable of Beaufort in NC is pronounced like 'bow'.

Beautiful town to visit

Just moved to Charleston back in the first of the year for work. My mom came to visit me this weekend from NC. Yesterday we went to the City Market, afterwards had dinner at a restaurant on the water called the Fleet Landing, from the deck we saw both Castle Pickney and Fort Sumter.

Particularly good episode. I was on the edge of my seat.

Thank You, Mass. 54th. May we meet again in Glory where forgiveness abounds.

As usual, well researched and well presented. Thank you for your ongoing contributions to our understanding and appreciation of our past.

Thank you.

Great art for illustrating!

Interesting episode. I hope CSA statues remain in Charleston, SC as this is where our Civil War began. We cannot forget it. Also a great way to get foreign tourists into this lovely city & learn about some of our colorful history.

Love your videos and accuracy. And the maps of the period tell us much

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

Wow! Great video. I was glad to hear about Dahalgren at Charleston. His naval cannon designs were also mounted on carriages for use by the army. I have two models of this cannon with his name. A smaller one purchased at Muesem of history in Washington DC and a much larger model (same cannon) purchase at Fort Sumter. I am a Southerner but I like to hear the history of both sides. What I missed seeing was the story about "The Immortal 600" Confederate officer, prisioners placed in a stockade in front of the Union troops as "human shields" in retaliation for the false story that captured Union officers were being held in harms way in Charleston when in fact they were housed in an old hosptial out of the range of the Charleston bombardment. Reference the book "The Immortal 600" by Josolyn Muriel. I had a great great uncle Robert B. Carr that was one of those 600 Confederate officers in the stockade. I knew about him from our family book but it never said what happened to him. After 5 years of researching Ms. Muriel helped letting me know he died July 2, 1865 in a prison camp on Hilton Head Island (almost two months after the war ended). Fasinating story that I could go on and on about. But that would a story I would like to see covered. Thanks for the history!

I always feel heartbroken when hearing the fate of all involved. I guess because right or wrong they were all ours. Thanks

William Harvey Carney was the first African American to perform an action for which a Medal of Honor was awarded, but Robert Blake was the first to actually receive the Medal (Blake's was issued in 1864, Carney did not receive his until 1900).

Just a few miles from home.

THG Bay-beeee!

I surfed Folly beach yesterday

Enjoyed the presentation, thanks. As military funding is usually (at least in more recent centuries and in America) is procured from civilian sources, the military tends to look for the bigger bang in effect. When studying American History, at college, the Professor took special note that this was the first time that wire had been used to good defending effect. I noted that in the presentation, you took note of that as well. I was told that WWI started out to be a battle of the horse mounted charges, in Belgium, when one of the first such charges ran into some barbed wire put in place several years prior to that War by the farmer who owned the land. Boggle, huh?

The larger campaign was forgotten by the North, but not by the South. The South remembers it's victories too.

Army and the navy landing debacle sounds like something that would have happened to the imperial Japanese armed forces. Thanks for painting a clear picture of the siege. Im a Charleston native i have been to all the place mentioned in tbe video this video paints the cleaarest picture of the battle ive heaed or read thanks for the content.

I've always have been a lover of ( true) history, and intact have been told that I should have been a history teacher. From US history to WORLD history. I believe that to forget our past, robs us of our future.

Good night

I have just finished reading Erik Larson's latest book The Demon of Unrest. It provides a good background for the first bombardment of Fort Sumter . Though the fort surrendered after less than two days of fire from surrounding Confederate batteries, that was preceded by a long time of tension and privation for the defenders.

Not So Fun Fact: Morris Island doesn't exist anymore. Decades after the war, Gillmore designed three-mile long jetties for the entrance to Charleston Harbor which were great for shipping but directed too much sediment from the Ashley and Cooper Rivers out to sea and the island slowly eroded away over the first half of the 20th century. "Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War" by Richard W. Hatcher is a recent book focused on Fort Sumter's role throughout the war, and touches lightly on the rest of the siege. Erik Larson's new book "Demon of Unrest" focuses on the start of the war at Charleston, with Sumter depicted on the cover. For older works that give a broader overview of the Charleston Campaign, see either "Charleston Under Siege: The Impregnable City" by Douglas Bostick (2010) for the shorter History Press version or "Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863" by Stephen R. Wise (1994) for the longer university press version.

How did the Hunley submarine fit into the Charleston defense?

You pronounce Beaufort wrong, it's bewfert... Bofort is in North Carolina

Noodlers fountain pen ink has a shade of blue-black named for the 54th Mass. It's a good quality ink.

Not the only case, sadly, where disagreement between commanders led to horrible troop losses and campaign failure.

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1873. The International Red Cross was founded by Swiss Henry Durnant in 1863. Just as Barton had been influenced by here experiences in the American Civil War, Durnant was appalled by what he had witnessed in the aftermath of the Battle of Solerfino in 1859.

You should talk a little about " The Battle of The Crater" in the American Civil War.

Enjoyed this presentation very much! As a native of South Carolina, I have only one correction....You mispronounced "Beaufort"...Is it pronounced with an emphasis on the "u". Like Bufort, not "Bofort"...." Regarding the town of the same name in NC, your pronunciation was correct....

I was born in Charleston SC.

Born and raised in Charleston, and a Citadel grad, a lot of history

“BO-fort” North Carolina - - - “BU-fort” South Carolina

Bo fort is in NC. Bue fort is in SC. Don't ask me why 😂

The Horror of the civil war and only be compared to a high level of stupidity. The Horror..

Switch box number. Nine. Coranado island. Army. Training base. W might of really been seattle.

Like any WAR lots of casualty's for very little gain. History seems to repeat itself. Are we heading to this again? looks like it to me please stay safe ALL, thank you.

Charleston is such an interesting place. Love all the history that has taken place there. If you haven't been there, you should see it.

Hey History Guy, 🤓 do you collect any sports cards still ?

Beaufort, SC is pronounced 'bew-fert' whereas Beaufort, NC is pronounced 'bow-fert'

"Follow the Sappers, men!"

During the Civil War, around 50 Union ships were sunk by torpedoes, while only one Confederate vessel was sunk that way.

the same Charleston that was compelled to surrender to a priate fleet

Contributions of the Union Navy are under-emphasized.

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I hear a lot of talk about Greek fire, what was it. How was it made? I have looked it up. I think our napalm would be better than the Greek fire.

I'm a little confused by the newspaper article that the Union soldier found that reported the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Did the newspaper report that the Union had won or was the article trying to cover the truth by stating that the Confederates had won?

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Regarding your connection of and similarities between the end of American Civil War to the horrors of the First World War, looking at the progression of every large war, from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to present, or perhaps, more specifically, from the mid 19ᴛʜ to present, I have long pointed out the pattern to my friends, that every modern large scale military conflict, in one way or another, seems to end with a brief preview-or ‘sneak peek’, if you will-of that technology or methodology which will make up a core element of the subsequent war. From the trench warfare that the American Civil War ended with, to First World War ending with us only just beginning to realize the possible capabilities of aerial bombing and fighter combat… This pattern, of course, does not bode well for the future of the human species, judging from the sneak peek we got at the end of the Second World War. Whereas the annals of history are replete with examples of man never having seemed to have been capable, in the slightest, of resisting the urge to take any technological advancement or scientific breakthrough without eventually utilizing the power of the same and harnessing them for purposes of destruction; usually aimed at the annihilation of other men, but often not without the devastation of animal life and even the environment as collateral damage. Some feel that the dire scenario presented by the prospect of a new global conflict-kicking off the way the will of the Japanese Empire was finally reduced and resigned to its final and inevitable capitulation-is a scenario that is simply unavoidable. I have a Twain quote book, and I like his take on the matter. (From my last move, the book is still packed in a box somewhere, so please forgive me for this paraphrasing.) “𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜: '𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩', 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚.” [I’ve searched the internet for the exact wording of the quote, but as I’m sure you well know, not all or even a quarter of the sum of man’s knowledge and words, have been committed to the online ether.]

Am I the only one who thinks the Vice Admiral in command of the attack squadron looks like to Captain Kangaroo?

Ah-ha! NOT the Revolutionary War siege!

I live in upstate SC. Love the history of Charleston

Here is an example of kinship that America use to have with its greatest ally back in the day. I think you will enjoy this quote from the Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Gorchakov writing to Lincoln in the Autumn of 1862 a year and a half into the war- "You know that the government of United States has few friends among the Powers. England rejoices over what is happening to you; she longs and prays for your overthrow. France is less actively hostile; her interests would be less affected by the result; but she is not unwilling to see it. She is not your friend. Your situation is getting worse and worse. The chances of preserving the Union are growing more desperate. Can nothing be done to stop this dreadful war? The hope of reunion is growing less and less, and I wish to impress upon your government that the separation, which I fear must come, will be considered by Russia as one of the greatest misfortunes. Russia alone, has stood by you from the first, and will continue to stand by you. We are very, very anxious that some means should be adopted-that any course should be pursued-which will prevent the division which now seems inevitable. One separation will be followed by another; you will break into fragments."

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what about the confederate ironclads that protected charleston?

As a lady in GA told the invading yankees, "You can kill us, but you can never conquer us."

As much as i enjoyed the content of this and respect the detailed precision of the number of ordinates and battle times, the history guy’s narration delivery becomes quickly tiresome with the accented cadence of emphasis on every third or fourth word. I suggest having a reader deliver his excellent historical text. Just an observation.

Isn't Gettysburg the battle where the pirate Robert E. Lee told his men "never fight uphill, me boys, never fight up hill"?

I usually like this channel,'s videos but this one is too dry fact after dry fact heavy.

Wars. Too much war. It's history and the base of things trying to survive. With constant newscasts of war here and war there, it is a tiresome subject. Cannot absorb any more.

Any state that still salutes the rebel flag shouldn't get one penny from the Federal Government. Why should I pay taxes so they can get FEMA money

The confederacy needed more men because most of the cowards went AWOL and hid out in the woods …