This channel is criminally underrated

If anyone is curious, this is the battle at the end of “Gangs of New York”.

They need to be teaching more American history like this in our schools.

"Rich mans war, poor mans fight." Some things never change.

Your episodes are like potato chips. You can't stop at just one...

Its almost invariably a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight" but we never learn.

Attacking an orphanage - how low can you sink? These riots shock me every time I read/learn about them.

Well, that was incredibly upsetting. Definitely deserves to be remembered.

I was born in Georgia & continue to live there. To hear tell it, lynching of blacks only occurred in the South. Tha you for giving credence that lynching of blacks did occur in the North. When I was in school & college, US history, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence & the Constitution were required courses. I was born in 1955, not 1855 as some of my friends claim.

My great-great grandfather, a German immigrant and resident of New York City, William Peter Eyring, enlisted in the 66th NY Regiment (II Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade) in the Army of the Potomac on 11/14/1861. He fought in many battles, including Seven Days, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor (where he was wounded), Petersburg, and the Appomattox Campaign. From July to September 1862, he was a POW in Richmond. During the New York City draft riots, Eyring and his regiment were pursuing Lee’s Army after the Battle of Gettysburg. On December 19, 1863, he re-enlisted. On August 30, 1865, he was honorably discharged with the rank of 2nd sergeant. He died in 1916. (This is based on research done by my cousin)

I respect how you deliver your historical research, unbiased. Just the facts, allowing your audience to reach their own morale conclusions.

Outstanding. I knew about the draft riots, but had no idea of the scope nor the actual motivations of the various factions. Thank you!

6:55 the new York times defended itself, with Gatling guns. Let that sink in...

This History Guy has it. He understands the civil war better than anyone I have ever heard in the past 50-years.

A southern, lady, high school teacher taught me about this in the '70's.

I really like the movie "Gangs of New York" and although it took its liberties with history it was interesting to hear the names of the "Dead Rabbits", "The Bowery Boys", The "Five points", "Tandy" and the event that took place of the draft riots in your history lesson. Although the movie was never meant to be a history lesson a channel like yours clears up any mysteries the movie left. I truly enjoy your work.

I enjoyed history in school but The History Guy takes it to a whole new level! Love this channel.

This is, without a doubt, my favorite KZfaq channel of all time. Thanks for the obviously hard work you put into all your videos!

There is something very rewarding about not only hearing about obscure events of History but also having context shared that underscores their importance. Another great video! Thanks!

H.G., superbly done. If anyone wishes to understand America today, they must have a solid basis of our history and especially those dark years between 1861-65. Great work, as always.

As usual, this was fascinating~!

I think that what makes your videos so interesting is your enthusiasm for history . You've got a great channel here and thanks for the insight into the past !

That was amazing. Only discovered your videos a few weeks ago, but I've been hooked since. Thanks for doing this.

I have never heard of this event until now. I think of myself as a Civil War buff, so I am ashamed that I didn't know about this. Fantastic video as always. I am so happy about the growth of your channel. I became a sub when you have far less than 1000 subs. I am ecstatic that you have deservedly increased subscribers. I learn so much from you. Thank you so much for your efforts.

Mr. Geiger talks so quickly that I find myself having to watch twice. I don't mind. :)

Tulsa riots of 1921. That was a big one

Really like your channel. You deserve to get a lot more views than you do. I hope you stick with it, because you are very interesting. Thanks for making these.

I really appreciate your channel. So much interesting history, most of which is new to me. Keep posting!

They never covered that in any of my history courses. Thank you history guy:)

Thanks again It’s eye opening to hear about all the background info during historic times

interesting and informative, as always! Thank you Sir.

how do you not have millions of viewers? I stumbled across your channel and can not get enough! very well done, you should be on TV.

Another interesting topic. I’m glad I subscribed to your channel.

Excellent video as always. Better than anything I’ve ever seen on the history channel...

This is one of the best videos on KZfaq. Thanks

Just a quick thank you for your excellent work, always fascinating and thought provoking. History makes us who we are.

My Irish side was from NY. My great uncle fought for the Irish brigade. My great great grandfather fought in the 100th NY. He was a substitute, paid to take his employer's son's place and he got a bonus. He used the money to buy my Irish sides homestead.

Love this channel. Keep it up!

Thank you for another wonderful video

Very enlightening & informative piece of history! Thank you so much for this. These things sadly are not taught to our children in schools, though they deserve to know the truth about the vile & dark past of their country, as well as the positive aspects. I very much appreciate the unbiased & objective approach to this subject matter. The two points made at the end are very crucial in understanding the Civil War & how American society really was back then. Keep up the great work, really loving this channel!

Regarding the 1863 conscription act, an additional provisional that incited the riot was that draft quotas were set by congressional district, and were inverse to the number of volunteer enlistments made prior to the act. In short, the most men would be drafted from districts that were most opposed to the war. Also, New York was not the only city affected. Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and several smaller cities had similar rebellions. Finally, the timing of the draft was a problem. The first call up happened less than a week after the Battle of Gettysburg, the battle which is still the greatest loss of American lives in a single battle. The New York Times had tried to print the list of Union dead, but after the first day of battle the paper consisted only of lists of names of Union officers. At the time the paper was only 8 pages.

I LOVE this site. Keep it going man,!!

I've binged on the history guys today... This is amazing American history. Thank you!!!

The mob actually found some children in the orphanage who had been overlooked in the panic and killed them. That is history worth remembering. This is why Blacks and Irish have a special love for each other....

Wow...Gangs of New York...crazy cool

This is an especially good episode out of your typically excellent work, thank you sir

Thank you for an insightful treatment of sensitive and complex aspects of our history. More...MORE‼️

Hey history guy jus found ur channel and I love it plz continue hook us up with the good stuff if u know wat I mean! Thx alot

Narrator, you have good content, but consider SLOWING DOWN. You talk so quickly it is like listening to an auction. Give the listener a chance to keep up.

outstanding programme and superb research keep up the good work

First time anyone made sense out of this. Thank you.

It seems the Civil War wasn't very civil, after all.

Well that explains why Grand Dad was always pissed off and yelling at people.

Very interesting. Well done, Sir.

Excellent presentation thank you for your time posting this important information.

Well done, again. I had learned of this prior to viewing this video, but perhaps due to the fast-pace of the delivery, or the tone of the delivery, I found this particular piece to be "hair-raising"!

Stunning, never heard of this!

Great video. Love that tie!

Hi! New Subscriber here, I am so glad I found your channel! Great stuff!

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

wow, what a story... I wasn't taught that in school !

That tie!! Lol. Very informative as usual. Thank you!

New subscriber, loved your channel ☺, loved the video, you just compiled in 11mins what took me days of research

This should be #trending

It makes me wonder, when, if ever, will we learn the bitter lessons of history...

Very good an excellent coverage of the ‘complexities’ of the Civil War.

Another Great video, Andy, Shropshire England

While I love your channel, seems the videos you do, sometimes, you talk too fast. I'd rather have a longer video that I can grasp easily, especially when there's a lot of information.

Heart warming when prejudice is conquered by... an even deeper prejudice?! Wait, WHAT?! :O

Thank you for sharing real history.

once again i enjoyed a history lesson thank you history guy,your tops

Nice work. Have you considered doing some stuff on on other countries too? Just for example, as an Australian I know very little about Canada's history. That part of North America that is like the US but is Commonwealth country...and has a bunch of people who speak French. Obviously there are lots and lots of other examples but aspects of that one have been referred to in some of your other videos.

Hello from the Crimea, Russian Federation. Your videos are always enjoyable. But I miss my ex- Royal Military Police cap that used to be behind you..

Loved your presitaation, unbiased, factual, to the ppoint and short.

Wow what insanity, thanks for what you do History Guy.

only 120 casualties with all that going on?

You will also find this story in a book called (God Save the South), by John Thomas Nall

What an outstanding video

Superb presentation.

Who else is here after watching gangs of new york?

sigh

Nice job. I learned a few things and that's what history is all about. So we can move forward and try and avoid the mistakes we keep repeating.

My great-great grandfather, Captain Morris De Camp commanded the 8th Precinct during the draft riots. My father's maternal grandfather Bartholomew Devlin, was an Irish immigrant and a private in the 13th New York Militia Regiment, Company A, at the outbreak of the Civil War. His unit defended Baltimore against secessionist in the early days of the war, and saw action at first Manassas. Morris De Camp was an interesting individual. He was a Lieutenant on the New York Municipal Police force until 1854, when he was fired for political reasons. He testified about New York City Police matters before the state Senate in 1856. The state legislature disbanded the Municipal police in 1857, and started the Metropolitan Police force. When the Metropolitans, on the governor's orders, tried to arrest the mayor, the famous New York Police riots broke out. The municipal police, who refused to disband, were the mayor's own army. A truce was reached, and the mayor was not arrested. Morris went on to serve as a captain with the Metropolitan Police.

That war was interesting in that most of the soldiers had absolutely NOTHING to gain from victory. Most Southerners weren't "cavalier" elite slaveholding landowners. Most Northern soldiers had zero potential gain from winning. No wonder many went West instead of dying for someone else's war.

Because the Civil War was not about freeing the Slaves. It was all about, "A Nation Divided Cannot Stand".

Wow, up to 125K subscribers, took a while, was just a few K for a couple of years!! Great Job!!

this is so informative - i listened to it several times. you're doing a great public service! ☆☆☆☆ p.s. why do some videos have captioning and others don't ?

To know your history is to know the blood and dirt on your hands. Strive that the lesson is learned and love is empowered

Nothing ever changes. The wealthy skate by, the poor take the burden.

Good condensed version of the History Channel show

Thank you!

Could this happen in the USA in 2019!? Nawh

Irish people were used like slaves but you won't learn that in history class

Love the tie you're wearing in this one.

You should be doing longer pieces for the history channel! Great stuff, history guy!

An orphanage? At what point does sacking an orphanage seem like the right thing?

only 61 ups! your work is great. you need a better marketing team.

I did not know about this part of Civil War and New York history.

The history Guy is the best orator on you tube.

As it turns out, transgenerational subjugation is much more palatable when its mechanisms involve open-air prisons (housing projects) and a welfare system that discourages independence (income limits on monetary aid that, when passed and the aid is cut off, sends people back into poverty). Still, the only thing worse than a Union victory would have been a Confederate victory, so I suppose one must be grateful for the historical outcome we got. Thank you for another enlightening video on a topic that I, personally, had never heard of before!