The Most Surprising Battle of the Civil War
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Here’s the story of a picnic that got interrupted by a major American Civil War battle.
I recently went to the site of it. It’s quite a lovely area, honestly. About 30 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. in northern Virginia. Today, it’s so peaceful, but on July 21, 1861, it was the site of horrifying death and destruction. But let’s back up a bit. Three months prior was the Battle of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. A new country had seceded from the United States called the Confederate States of America. On April 13, 1861, some rebel Confederate soldiers had successfully taken over an American fort, marking the beginning of the American Civil War . It was after the bombardment of Fort Sumter that all of a sudden there was widespread support from both the North and South to fight.
President Abraham Lincoln declared that the Southern states that seceded had broken the law, essentially calling it an insurrection. In response, 750,000 men volunteered to fight the rebels. Many of them had no military experience whatsoever.
Americans seemed pumped up, man. Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune proclaimed “Forward to Richmond! The Rebel Congress must not be allowed to meet there on the 20th of July!” By the way, Richmond, Virginia, was now the capital of the newly formed Confederate States of America. Many Americans believed that capturing Richmond would quickly end the insurrection. By July, thousands of volunteers had camped in Washington, D.C., excited to fight as part of what became known as the Union Army, or Northern Army.
Lincoln, realizing he had to take bold action, picked an inexperienced major named Irvin McDowell to lead around 35,000 men down to Richmond. It would be the largest field army ever gathered on the North American continent up to that point.
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Soooo....should I even attempt tackling some more military history?
Yea, so think it would be cool
Sorry about your wife's Uncle Wes. Nice you are able to make this video in his memory.
I love military history, is probably what got me invested in the ACW in the first place (alongside the Ken Burns documentary),and consequently your channel. Would be great for some more!!! ACW military history content is surprisingly sparse on YT, with the only big videos coming to mind being the American Battlefield trust's animated battle maps and the Gettysburg NPS video tours. I think vlogging through history is similarly visiting major battle sites as well.
Definitely!!! I have a feeling you might have some inspiration soon to look into some specific American military history... 😉
Considering youre a history teacher, you can't go wrong with military history 👍
In my psychology class one of my fellow students wrote a paper on how anxiety affected President Lincoln during the Civil War.
I can’t imagine how he felt seeing his own country ripping itself apart. I don’t think I want to either
It’s happening right now with the red/blue divide
Yeah he really was thrown into quite a predicament. Plus, losing his son during the war. 😳
@@wildbill7267 Not really. In the civil war there was clear North vs South. While we are divided today and a recent president, in my opinion, made it even worse, there are still no clear dividing battle lines.
Most of our substantial divides are nonsense culture war muck that gets exacerbated by the media and social media.
We're no where near an actual civil war.
@@iammrbeat ya dang poor Lincoln had quite a bit on his hands he went through a lot not just with losing his son but supplying enough troops since at the beginning of the war it looked pretty bad for the union up until Gettysburg to be honest but the loss of his son just made it even worse honestly
the big mistake was not just letting them go. they’ve been a drain on the country ever since.
I'd love to see you do more military history, especially the American Revolution and Civil War.
R.I.P Uncle Wes.
Thank you and glad to hear it 🙂
If you’ve never heard the song “Bull Run” by Claude King it sums up this battle very well and is a very interesting piece of music
I'm glad you brought it up!
Battle of Bull Run by Johnny Horton is really good too
@@salute4392 I was just gonna say that
Oh wait for real there was a bill run song in the civil war lol I was actually just listening to some union songs before lol
@@matthewbob_moostachepants5563 theres about 9 to 10 songs written in 1861-1862 that was all about the battle of Manassas 1 plains of Manassas southern wagon jackson in the valley Irish brigade talks about holding the rearguard
I was scared that we wouldnt get a long video today, now everything is all good
And a livestream is even planned for tonight!
@@iammrbeat whoaaaaa.........Your channel is best
@@iammrbeat 3 in 1 day? now you are just spoling us Mr. Beat!
@@iammrbeat oh wait for real dang mr beat can’t wait for that
Another great video and I’m sorry for your loss. Your videos have provided me and others with not only hours of entertainment but alot of knowledge and history. Your uncle would be very proud!
Well thank you so much for the kind words
Dang I missed you. I live down the street from the battlefields and I run the trails every day.
Holy crap that's pretty cool. It's such a beautiful area
Same here. Great trail-running through history
Me and my bud Chuck Grassley had picnics watching that war. I guess I am old.
Oh I forgot to mention you two being there! 😄
Rest in Peace Uncle Wes 🙏🏾
Thank you
Rest In Peace Lad.
Who?
Hey Mr Beat, I'm a high school teacher and you really inspire me. I always go back to your Presidential election videos and your earlier videos about History topics like the one in this video. Maybe you can make ones like these more often. Your original back up music from your band was cool, I don't hear you using it in your videos anymore. Anyways keep doing what you do man.
Thank you so much. That means a lot! Oh and I am finally back recording new stuff these days. 🙂
New music, that's great, look forward to hearing it 👍🏾
Read about this as a kid, it was really cool and I loved the story. Glad you're shining light on it again.
It has always been one of my favorite battles to read about!
Sorry to hear about your loss. Finding and watching through your videos have been a great pleasure this past few months.
Love from a fellow (English, History & Philosophy) teacher in Sweden.
re: 1:24: A fun side note to history: because many of the soldiers in the Civil War were very inexperienced with war and had no weapon experience, a captain by the name of George Wood Wingate suggested that a civilian group be founded to improve marksmanship for men so that when we had to go to war again, the USA would be more ready. This group evolved into the National Rifle Association.
That needs to be a video!
@@iammrbeat Thank you. 😀 I'm all for that.
Gives me a "well-regulated militia" vibe.
So the NRA has always been Republican?
@@caseclosed9342 Not really. IIRC originally they were independent.
Mr. Beat we need some more US Civil War videos! I would be hyped to see a video about General Tecumseh Sherman's battle down in the South
Right on
Reminds me of the English Civil war to the degree where everyone thought it would be over after one big battle. However there was no clear winner after Edgehill ( the first major battle of the English war, unlike the CSA victory ) the war turned into a prolongued slugfest.
Id also argue that in the history of the United Kingdom. We are still living with the effects of the civil war and it is the most important military engagement in our nations hiistory as we still live with its affects 400 years later, especially Ireland and Scotland. It seems to me rhe american civil war is the most important event in american history, that is once you became independent.
You'd be right to form that conclusion!
If it weren’t for the English Civil War the idea of liberal democracy might have ever evolved. The English civil war also was highly studied by our founding fathers here in the US.
Prolonged slug fest?
Parliament under FairFax and Cromwell dominated the civil war(s).
I don’t think there was much royalist ascendancy in comparison to the Roundheads
Much more one sided than the American civil war
@@caseclosed9342 yeah england is extremely important to rule of law/ democracy
You’ve got
Common Law System (started by Henry II) but Alfred before him and Richard III after him are also important parts.
Magna Carta
Oxford Provisions (the first parliaments under Simon de Montfort)
English Civil War, which directly coincides with
Glorious Revolution (monarchs absolute power diminished)
Did the founding fathers view Cromwell more of a hero than a tyrant then?
The Right answer is probably a mix of both (like some of the fathers - slave owning ones- themselves one might say)
Yes! More military history would be very excellent indeed!
I say this as a Historia Civilis and a Kings and Generals and History Marche connoisseur.
Good to hear the feedback!
Maybe someone like you would be well situated to examine Secretaries of War/Defense, for that matter. And I really appreciated the slipping in of Henry Wilson… Yes, I do watch VP videos.
I'm from Manassas; this is a pretty great video that hits the major marks of the battle. I found your channel last year during the election "shenanigans." Thanks for the upload, and I hope you do dabble into some more military history videos in the future.
Also, the train mobilization bit is very important in European history. It's one of the reason Prussia overwhelmed the French and united Germany. Many nations actually send attaches to see what modern tactics can be used. They weren't impressed by the Americans, other than utilization of modern trains and ships.
Yep, railroads dramatically changed the military outlook in the mid 1800s
RIP Uncle Wes
I hope you're in a better place
And Great video Mr. Beat
Thank you so much!
Mr. Beat, thanks for the video. I live in Northern Virginia and have visited the Manassas National Battlefield Park numerous times. If you ever do a more detailed video on the 2nd Battle of Manassas (2nd Battle of Bull Run), something that might be interesting to point out and show, possibly using a Park map, is how much larger the battlefield was for the 2nd Battle of Manassas than for the 1st Battle of Manassas. I think the difference in size between the two battlefields conveys just how much bigger the armies in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War had become between 1861 and 1862. As visitor the Manassas National Battlefield Park, you are indirectly made aware of this, by the fact that you can pretty much see all of the important sites of the 1st Battle of Manassas by walking less than 100 yards in several directions from visitor center and looking around. In contrast, to see all of the important sites of the 2nd Battle of Manassas, most people take a car to visit the various driving tour stops.
Wilmer McLean: "Hurry up, Martha! There's a war out here!"
Martha: "The more you tell me to hurry up, the slower I will go!"
*Explosive cannon hit their house*
Isn't that from Oversimplified? 😉
@@BTScriviner yes
@@BTScriviner Amazing to Hear your own Comment about that.
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Whoa, I forgot this place was so close to where I grew up! I moved to Texas when I was 15, but lived like 10 mins from here until then.
Such a beautiful area, and I really miss it.
Man nice job on this one mr beat I was actually doing a bit of research on the first battle of bull run and I thought it was pretty interesting that the second one was at the exact same location I also found out that one of my relatives was part of the Rhode Island militia during that time and actually fought in the battle so that’s pretty awesome as well but ya honestly i would like to see more of this honestly especially the convo that the union general and Jackson had I found that to be of piticular interest
Keep making them..ill keep watching it..
Right on!
Really enjoyed this video. As a young Scotsman I know very little about the American civil war but it has always interested me. I was never taught about it in my school and I would love to learn more about it through your videos
Right on, glad to hear it!
I encourage you to make military history videos if a specific topic interests you :) I like looking at them sometimes cause it gives a better explanation for why one side won a battle and the other didn't
Sounds good. I appreciate the encouragement!
dude good one. doesnt matter if theres some there needs to be more. more civil war. give us the run don. 10 pt. series
Right on
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Can you imagine the shock of the union after bull run
Yes President Lincoln seeing the mass of union troops marching back to Washington D.C. looking from his office window in The White House would say it a sorry sad sight!!! Lincoln would replace general McDowell with George B , Macellan
You greatly explain the strategy and the tactics with the animations , you should make more videos about the civil war about antietam, gettysburg, and the gettysburg of the west, keep up the good work
Cant wait to see Vlogging Through history have a go at this. Haven’t even watched yet but I know I’m gonna learn some shit today 😈
Did you not already learn shit!
Thanks so much for the mention! Glad some of my music can be of use as some snazzy background vibes for a great educational resource.
Thanks again for contributing your music to make my videos better!
People that believe in you are the most important people. rip Uncle Wes.
Fun fact the north named battles after rivers/ lakes (bull run river) while the south named them after towns (manassas) this battle was known as the first manassas campaign in the south
Have you heard the theory that the nickname "Stonewall" may have actually been an insult? The theory goes that General Bee, frustrated by Jackson's refusal to move his troops to come help him, decided to abandon all hope in Jackson and save his own men. Apparently his quote "there he stands like a stone wall" was him deciding that Jackson's brigade was so useless that it'd be better to think of them as a feature of the battlefield rather than an actual combat force. So he was instructing his men to hide behind the Virginians, who were never going to move and come help them, and save themselves. Then he was shot and killed and the rest is history.
I only recently heard about this and, while very interesting, seems kinda suspect to me...way too interesting to be real. Like almost suspiciously interesting, if that makes any sense. Just wondering if you had heard this theory and if you had any thoughts about it.
Interesting theory.
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I agree with this fact
Well thank you 🤗
I was not expecting this!
Me neither lol
Great video, Mr. Beat!! Please keep making military history videos, you did really well with this. Your style of storytelling makes me intrigued with the history!
Perhaps you should add a follow up video to this on the roll of both railroads in the Civil War and the fact that the Confederates named their battles after railroad junctions. For instance First Bull Run in the South/Confederacy was known as First Manassas after the railroad junction. You should also do a video on Wilmer McClain who was able to say "The War began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor." He had moved to Appomattox Courthouse by 1865.
I love your take on historical events. I would really enjoy more war videos from you! Rest easy uncle Wes!
God bless you. thank you for the video Mr Beat
Yes
Well gladly
Yes, l would very much like to see more videos on military history. l have always been interested in all wars in which America participated. Especially the Revolutionary War fascinates me. How about a video about the Battle of Long lsland ("Battle of Brooklyn")?
I did some research not too long ago and found out on my mother's father's ancestors fought in one of the battles of Bull Run. I want to say it was this one though I need to go through the documents again. He fought with a New Hampshire regiment.
You've done well in telling historical battles, especially this one. It's quite informative and entertaining. Definitely do more. I like to see more of your take on historical battles, especially (but not limited to) the American Civil War.
Great video. Well made, Mr. Beat.
Thank you!
Great video loved it
Thank you!
sorry to hear about your uncle man, great and very informative video though
Thank you!
The first battlefield I ever visited back in 2015, very cool to see the monument and house still there. Cannons too!
Loved the video - just want to point out that its not Bull Run River. Its just Bull Run - around the DC area Run is a synonym for a creek or stream.
You should mention that many of the soldiers who died during the Civil War did not actually die in battle. Probably a third of those men died from disease and accidents. I do genealogy. I have found relatives who died from pneumonia and dysentery. Another relative drowned in a river while crossing it on his horse. Another relative died from starvation at Andersonville. Very few of them actually took a bullet while in battle.
More took bullets than you probably realize, but I get your point. Disease is always the big killer. Just look at World War One.
I grew up outside of Manassas, lots of pictures of little me sitting on those cannons.
It's such a beautiful area!
Please make some more military history! This video was very nice to listen and it did not trigger me in anyway. If you could make ones on cults and their involvement in politics that would be amazing!
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Well that's an honor
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It's not called Bull Run River. It's just Bull Run. In VA they call rivers "Runs." That's like calling it Bull River River.
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its took me a while to get it but i most say GOOD JOB SIR truly!!!
I live by Bull Run and never knew there was so much history here
One notable result of this battle was the public being shocked about the number of casualties.
The numbers of dead and wounded in this battle would get dwarfed by other battles as the war ground on.
Good vid btw.
good job! love your content
Cannons fire canister shot at close range. Not overrated at all. Extremely lethal.
I took a tour in the area and the mindset of some of the spectators were “let’s go watch our boys whoop these confederates” but they kind of had a naïve outlook on what war was somehow? Probably because they never really saw one in their lifetime? No idea.
Yeah sadly most are fairly naive going in, but at least they were there I suppose
Wow that was an awesome video!
Glad you liked it!
One of my favorite channels love th content
Well thanks so much Charlie!
More military history videos plz
I just subscribed, I love your channel bro. Im from Kcmo
holy shit i thought u were mr beast and I was like “why is mr beast talking about the civil war?”
Mr beast is actually a civil war veteran
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@@alexsayshi6782 yeah he marched to the sea with Sherman
Nah, Mr. Beast is my son.
@@iammrbeat omg where did he get the s from in his last name
A popular Confederate song is "Richmond is a hard road" and has a Manassas part :
First, McDowell, bold and gay, set forth the shortest way,
By Manassas in the pleasant summer weather,
But unfortunately ran on a Stonewall, foolish man,
And had a "rocky journey" altogether;
And he found it rather hard to ride o'er Beauregard,
And Johnston proved a deuce of a bother,
And 'twas clear beyond a doubt that he didn't like the route,
And a second time would have to try another!
Good job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Mr Beat! Do you use your YT-channel in your work as a social studies teacher?
Henry Wilson actually had a shoe shop down the street from my house!
That's pretty neat!
Very well done. Glad you used the confederate flag and not the Virginia battle flag. Everyone thinks the Virginia flag was all we had. There was many.
Could you do another collab with J.J. McCullough please
How about tonight? 😄
Goddamn it, I just out of my binge of Tennessee Ernie Ford civil war songs, now I'm gonna have to go back...
When I live in Manassas lol it’s a good time
RIP to Mr. Byers. Wes is actually my name (short for Wesley)
Thank you
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Thank you.
a ringside seat to war this battle was
Honestly you should make more military history content every once in a while
Thanks for that feedback!
This is being recommended like 50 times a day for me..
I used to live a couple miles from there. Would drive by that battlefield daily.
Yeah, do it from time to time. Even if war isn"t your pony.
😄 alrighty then
Mr Beat clearly hasn't heard of the Battle of Schrute Farms.
OH I AM WELL AWARE. Dwight told me all about it.
@@iammrbeat😂I love that show and that episode. Disappointed that Schrute Farms wasn’t a battle 😂
There was a misleading line in this video about Confederates choosing not to press their advantage and seize DC. They couldn't have. Some reasons: 1) its army was just as exhausted as Union forces, 2) the Union forces were still between the Rebs and DC with control of the road, 3) rain, have you seen how high Cub Run gets even today in a good rain? (actually there is a picture of it after the battle looking like a soggy WW1 no man's land), 4) Union forces had control of the heights on VA side across from DC, and 5) the Rebs would not have been able to cross the wide Potomac near DC as Point of Rocks & Harper's Ferry (both places they later crossed) are way up stream.
Interesting fact had Virginia not joined the confederacy President Lincoln would of given command of The federal army of the Potomac to Gen Robert E, Lee rather than general McDowell all so picnic fans who watch the battle would be consider one of the first tailgate party now a staple of sports events today . Amazing lecture Mr Beat..
Whoa, this war is for real!
Indeed
R.I.P. Uncles Wes
This is a good reminder that out of touch politicians is not a recent development.
Great video by MrBeat to Say, Theres other Videos that you can Make.
Thank you!
@@iammrbeat no problem could you heart this Comment thx
Can you make a video about the 2008 Financial Crisis? It's for my economic class.
I saw the title and wondered if it was going to be Pea Ridge. #HistoryNerd.
Moral of the story: Green troops do better on the defense than the offensive
Also, McDowell is such an unfortunate dude; I doubt any other general available would have done much/any better
In my opinion I think if Mcclellan was in that battle he would at least not have the army routed because he would push once then go on the def and call for men and say he's out number =)
It was a war of Southern Aggression.
January 3, 1861
Gov. A.B. Moore ordered Alabama troops to seize three federal installations in the state - the arsenal at Mount Vernon, and Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines.
Louisiana State Militia forces seized the
powder magazine in Baton Rouge, LA and rest of the arsenal on
January 10, 1861.
January 24th 1861 Georgia militia siezed Augusta Arsena
I think it was a War of Aggression from the North and the South. The South did start the war and the North spent four years trying to invade the South. They only spent two battles defending Northern soil at Antietam and Gettysburg
Something that wasn't mentioned is that Daniel Tyler was placed with the brunt of the blame for the battle, despite not being McDowell nor really making any huge blunders.
I had a lesbian girl in a college class. Military kid like me she was from Virginia originally and she lived in Manassas and Fredericksburg and she had been to the battlefields. Went to Guinea Station where the eccentric but badass General Stonewall Jackson died. Speaking of which she also said she had family who lived and worked at Mt Vernon. Can you do a video on Washington’s home Mount Vernon?
It's difficult to even talk about war history on TH-cam without being demonetized. The TH-cam gods would rather we replace the complexities of history with rainbows and unicorns.
I think what was really interesting about the Battle of Bull Run was the variety of uniforms the Confederates wore. Heck, there were even troops that wore Revolutionary War era uniforms.
Yeah it was confusing for the Union troops. I should have mentioned this!
@@iammrbeat I should add on that some Confederate units were still wearing their blue uniforms of the U.S. Army. I cannot imagine how confusing that must of been if they had to engage in bayonet combat.
@@ricklopez8431 also the Massachusetts units wore grey. So more confusion lol
the battle of shrute farms
It was surprising
Oh! What a lovely war.
In my opinion the most surprising battle of the civil war is the Battle of shoot farms
You should explain the columbine or sandy hook shooting
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Irvin McDowell. Lafayette Foster. Barnard Bee. I swear: nothing beats the 19th century when it comes to names.
Additionally, that Manassas statue of Stonewall Jackson is pretty muscular and ripped, which is quite funny as the real Jackson was so slight and slender.
Yeah I noticed that, too about the statue