I hope more people watch this video and hopefully utilize this information not only for understanding the civil war, but for understanding anything in history. Love what you guys are doing at ALL of your sites. Keep up the good work!
As an amputee I'm very glad to hear that about the soldiers being sedated during surgery. I was always under the impression that it was much like what was shown in Glory. That scene changed drastically for me after I lost my leg. Hard to watch now.
Great video! It's true many southern whites didn't own slaves, but they still fought for the institution. No way would they want their future standing in American society be jeopardized by abolition and emancipation. Many southerners at the time feared that the north's unchecked actions would lead to servile insurrection and complete societal desolation.
Thanks for this video, it had a lot of good information. The idea of making it fun and whimsical was good, but the SFX went overboard to the point of distraction.
It’s not that simplistic at all. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas seceded because the south was being invaded illegally. There did not have to be a war sure slavery played a role, but there is more to it they talk about the protective tariff in the confederate constitution as a matter of fact, that’s why the north invaded the south was because of the Economic consequence
If you actually look at the political dialogue in those late-comer secession states, it is absolutely dominated by slavery, just as every where else. Only they had more “conditional unionists” that didn’t feel secession was yet necessary to defend the institution, or wanted to at least wait and see what the incoming administration would do before engaging in such a momentous endeavor as the destruction of the United States. Once the war was under way, they realized that the time for talking was up and chose their sides accordingly. So no, it isn’t just based on some principled defense against “invasion”. Which leads to the fact that prosecuting the war was in no way an “illegal invasion”. The Constitution blatantly states that federal law is the supreme law of the land, and that the federal government has an obligation to enforce the laws of the constitution throughout the United States-even by force if necessary. To believe this is illegal you’d have to read it as- “The federal government will enforce all the provisions of the constitution, unless some people in the states decide on a whim that they don’t feel like having the rules enforced.” That is preposterous. No, what the Southern people engaged in was open rebellion, just as Americans had against the crown in 1775.
Thank you for dispelling those "usual pro-Confederate" tropes right off the bat. It does get tiresome to listen to. And it is definitely true that you don't have to go any further than the Secession Declarations of the Confederate States themselves to see what the true cause of the conflict was.
Secession isn't treason. This is stories from the victor. Lincoln was a tyrant because in most of Europe slavery was ended peacefully. No.. slavery existed for thousands of years it still exist in Africa. There was still 7 slave owning states in the north. The emancipation of proclamation was just the political thing by Lincoln to cause an uprising of the slaves in the south. That Proclamation did not free slaves in the northern slave-owning states. Enloe Lincoln did not support slavery however he supported recolonization and so did a lot of the so-called abolitionists. Lincoln was a Lackey for the railroads The South was in the way of the construction of railroads down there as well as the South had most of the ports. Slavery was a great evil and remains a great evil today. Lincoln could have ended this peacefully everybody else did
No, slavery in America could not have ended peacefully and the South wasn't going to see it go without a fight. They even rejected the Corwin Amendment (which Lincoln even supported) because it did not guarantee slavery could be expanded in the Territories. They wanted slavery guaranteed in writing to remain legal anywhere and indefinitely, which was the whole point of the Confederacy and its constitution.
@@bleedingkansai9961 Slavery was on its last leg It ended in Europe Peacefully I have listened and read interviews with Confederate soldiersWho cared nothing about slavery but it was all because of the tyranny of Abraham Lincoln. He put in prison thousands of people without trial for speaking against his oppression and his push for war against the south. There was a judge that ruled against his suspension of habeas corpus as unconstitutional, Lincoln then tried to have that judge arrested. He sent troops into Indiana to make sure he got a majority of the votes and also in New York somewhere upstate. He wanted to recolonize all the black people back to Africa slavery still existed in Africa and it's still exist today. The history in which you believe was merely written by the Victor who wants to demonize everybody in the South and it's just not true. Robert E Lee Join the Confederate army because of because of the actions of Abraham Lincoln. There were people sent from the South from the South to try to negotiate with Abraham Lincoln but he had them arrested. And the South offered to sell all their slaves and Abraham Lincoln refused to do it. Of course Abraham Lincoln apologist likes to bring up fort Sumter The fact is the South negotiated negotiated for weeks and weeks with those that were in the fort. There was supply lines coming in supplying them with weapons All the while telling the South It was food. This is a debate that's been going on for over a 100 years but they don't read the letters of the soldiers on both sides they disregard the Southern genocide they disregard how families were split up and taken prisoner and transported to Indiana and other places to work in forced labor camps. Slavery was on its way out Most historians agree with that even the some apologists for Abraham Lincoln
I hope more people watch this video and hopefully utilize this information not only for understanding the civil war, but for understanding anything in history. Love what you guys are doing at ALL of your sites. Keep up the good work!
Awesome place.
As an amputee I'm very glad to hear that about the soldiers being sedated during surgery. I was always under the impression that it was much like what was shown in Glory. That scene changed drastically for me after I lost my leg. Hard to watch now.
Good discussion but I didn't feel the special effects really were appropriate.
Agreed. The background music needed to be toned down as well.
Great video! It's true many southern whites didn't own slaves, but they still fought for the institution. No way would they want their future standing in American society be jeopardized by abolition and emancipation. Many southerners at the time feared that the north's unchecked actions would lead to servile insurrection and complete societal desolation.
Thanks for this video, it had a lot of good information. The idea of making it fun and whimsical was good, but the SFX went overboard to the point of distraction.
It’s not that simplistic at all. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas seceded because the south was being invaded illegally. There did not have to be a war sure slavery played a role, but there is more to it they talk about the protective tariff in the confederate constitution as a matter of fact, that’s why the north invaded the south was because of the Economic consequence
If you actually look at the political dialogue in those late-comer secession states, it is absolutely dominated by slavery, just as every where else. Only they had more “conditional unionists” that didn’t feel secession was yet necessary to defend the institution, or wanted to at least wait and see what the incoming administration would do before engaging in such a momentous endeavor as the destruction of the United States. Once the war was under way, they realized that the time for talking was up and chose their sides accordingly. So no, it isn’t just based on some principled defense against “invasion”.
Which leads to the fact that prosecuting the war was in no way an “illegal invasion”. The Constitution blatantly states that federal law is the supreme law of the land, and that the federal government has an obligation to enforce the laws of the constitution throughout the United States-even by force if necessary. To believe this is illegal you’d have to read it as- “The federal government will enforce all the provisions of the constitution, unless some people in the states decide on a whim that they don’t feel like having the rules enforced.” That is preposterous. No, what the Southern people engaged in was open rebellion, just as Americans had against the crown in 1775.
Thank you for dispelling those "usual pro-Confederate" tropes right off the bat. It does get tiresome to listen to. And it is definitely true that you don't have to go any further than the Secession Declarations of the Confederate States themselves to see what the true cause of the conflict was.
Secession isn't treason. This is stories from the victor. Lincoln was a tyrant because in most of Europe slavery was ended peacefully. No.. slavery existed for thousands of years it still exist in Africa. There was still 7 slave owning states in the north. The emancipation of proclamation was just the political thing by Lincoln to cause an uprising of the slaves in the south. That Proclamation did not free slaves in the northern slave-owning states. Enloe Lincoln did not support slavery however he supported recolonization and so did a lot of the so-called abolitionists. Lincoln was a Lackey for the railroads The South was in the way of the construction of railroads down there as well as the South had most of the ports. Slavery was a great evil and remains a great evil today. Lincoln could have ended this peacefully everybody else did
Please tell us all which seven states in the North had slaves in 1860?
No, slavery in America could not have ended peacefully and the South wasn't going to see it go without a fight. They even rejected the Corwin Amendment (which Lincoln even supported) because it did not guarantee slavery could be expanded in the Territories. They wanted slavery guaranteed in writing to remain legal anywhere and indefinitely, which was the whole point of the Confederacy and its constitution.
@@bleedingkansai9961 Slavery was on its last leg It ended in Europe Peacefully I have listened and read interviews with Confederate soldiersWho cared nothing about slavery but it was all because of the tyranny of Abraham Lincoln. He put in prison thousands of people without trial for speaking against his oppression and his push for war against the south. There was a judge that ruled against his suspension of habeas corpus as unconstitutional, Lincoln then tried to have that judge arrested. He sent troops into Indiana to make sure he got a majority of the votes and also in New York somewhere upstate. He wanted to recolonize all the black people back to Africa slavery still existed in Africa and it's still exist today. The history in which you believe was merely written by the Victor who wants to demonize everybody in the South and it's just not true. Robert E Lee Join the Confederate army because of because of the actions of Abraham Lincoln. There were people sent from the South from the South to try to negotiate with Abraham Lincoln but he had them arrested. And the South offered to sell all their slaves and Abraham Lincoln refused to do it. Of course Abraham Lincoln apologist likes to bring up fort Sumter The fact is the South negotiated negotiated for weeks and weeks with those that were in the fort. There was supply lines coming in supplying them with weapons All the while telling the South It was food. This is a debate that's been going on for over a 100 years but they don't read the letters of the soldiers on both sides they disregard the Southern genocide they disregard how families were split up and taken prisoner and transported to Indiana and other places to work in forced labor camps. Slavery was on its way out Most historians agree with that even the some apologists for Abraham Lincoln