The American Civil War: Every Day
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- An animated map of the American Civil War from start to finish this time featuring KIA count, labels for states and notable towns, and refined accuracy.
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Apparently, before 'Air Superiority' was a thing, 'River Superiority' did win you wars.
And Ocean superiority
The Union made much better use of hot air balloons for surveillance so technically it had air superiority.
@@unadin4583 Whoa, I didn't know!
river superiority and essentially sepperating your enemy into two smaller enemies. (thus denying one side access to supplies from the other)
@@Iannnus Israel won wars because of air superiority .
That Disease guy is one of the greatest general's I've ever seen. Every war he's fought in he's always targeted both sides and come out with more kills than any other soldier.
He's also the oldest general in the world
I laughed so hard..
Yet he still going today...
@Jee General Winter is a tough old bird, repelled three major invasions of Russia, two by the same enemy! I think he's retired now but General Atom-Smasher is keeping the threat of invasion away in his place.
He’s still going today but he’s not evolving with the times so his kill count has steadily decreased. The other generals just found out ways of combating him.
It is amazing that the capitals of both Richmond VA and Washington DC were so close, about 100 miles to one another and the war went on for years.
You’d think keeping Montgomery as the capital would be a better idea…
@jeffreygao3956 I'd argue no. Until recently, communication took ages to happen, so having your capital deep in the heartland was actually a disadvantage at times. Communication between the central political command and the front lines needed to be fast and reliable to adapt quickly to changing situations, say the Potomac front for example. Part of the reason rome split into two was because trying to fight the Persians out east was really hard when the capital was way over in Rome. Moving it to Constantinople significantly decreased the distance and time messengers needed to travel.
@@memeindustry672it’s also a reason why Beijing is the capital of china
@@memeindustry672 Right but Montgomery would've at least been harder to assault so...trade-offs?
I never realized how many people died in that war. The population of the US at that time was about 30 million, so the roughly 680,000 deaths was actually a significant portion of the population.
*390,000 US deaths
The civil war was the worst conflict in American history, far worse than WW2 in sheer total annihilation of life, again from an American perspective. America came out on top from WW2 and the only threat they had faced was in the attack on pearl harbor, other than that the homeland remained literally untouched and America secured itself as the dominant global power over a liberal world order. In the civil war, we lost substantially more American lives than in WW2, and it was all amongst their own people. I also think it is extremely unwise of people to devalue the lives of any of these men whether part of the union or of the confederacy, there is no judgement we can hold of men from nearly 2 centuries ago.
680,000 RECORDED deaths. Historians estimate there could’ve been up to 750,000 800,000 in total.
@@ethanswartz5161 If you say that, then you only count the 22 million population in the north. (hope I remember that number correctly)
In ww2, 22% of soviets died. In your sissy civil war thats %2
I still refuse to beleive this is done in paint
Young Thinker - iuvenis animo OMG IT WAS AS WELL LOOK IN THE CREDITS!
Ok but this has names on it which is extremely hard without layers, and recolor is a pretty useful tool that doesn't exist on paint.
Paint master race
@@pepperVenge I've done the same thing before. It is pretty fun. Tedious, but fun.
WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER?!
"Go and attack Richmond."
"No."
That oversimplified reference got me
Yeeeee
I'm merely failed to win
I watched that oversimplified video too.
I didn't lose!
I merely failed to win!
You can really see towards the end of the war how Union battle deaths started to increase dramatically over Confed deaths. That was the price for the Union's ongoing push to win the war.
America had to put the traitors down, even if it cost them. Can't let an open rebellion stay in power to long.
The traitors surrendered in the end, so I guess it was worth it.
And a couple of suicide attacks by Grant.
And a couple of Sue Side attacks by Grant that he later admitted were mistakes.
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What a way to visualize it. There were campaigns that I wasn't aware of. It's amazing how static things were, even during "campaigning season". It's interesting to see Winchester keep changing hands. Seeing Gettysburg as just this little trek northward and back south, when we focus so heavily on it. How many men were just "somewhere else" when a great battle happened?
Pick your Side:
The Union
The Confederacy
*MISSOURI*
The war was such a Missouri
I choose Texas side
Missouri
@Proud Lover Of Cluelessness yes
This is like the Allies/Axis/Finland joke of the American Civil War
rebel life
Imagine taking a nap in South Carolina then waking up to the news that you’re at war with the government
I mean it would have taken a few days for the information to spread, but the point still stands. "Hey yeah, we just committed treason against the United States, congrats, you've been volunteered to protect rich asshats and their 'assets'."
TornadoATP ok history nerd
@@TheRedKing247 Agreed. SC decided to secede at a hastily convened assembly in which over 90% of the delegates were slave owners and half of them were planters, i.e. men who owned at least 20 slaves, the same ones who would be granted an exemption from the draft. Democracy in action.
@@unadin4583 There was a great quote I once heard that went something along the lines of "Rich whites in the Confederacy had all kinds of slaves. The white ones just didnt know it."
@@TheRedKing247 I never heard that quote before, but it definitely hits the nail on the head. One comment I have made before is that the popular image of a neo-Confederate seems to be a working class southerner with a Confederate flag bumper sticker on his pickup truck. The reality is that the only ones would have benefitted from secession would have been a small and aristocratic class of plantation owners. An independent CSA would not have been governed by people like Beau and Luke Duke, but by people like Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. The descendants of Confederate soldiers want to honor their ancestors and I respect that. At the same time, I don't think they realize that their ancestors were fighting against their own interest.
4:56
"Quick, we're losing the war! Do something"
"How about we change the flag?"
they changed the flag cuz southerners complained that it looked like a surrender flag, and most confederates didn't fly that flag into battle either
@@Erik_830 because it wasn’t the battle flag
@@stopmotionharry8989
both sides took their respective national flags into battle
What weird priorities.
I love how you can see Sherman’s March near the end (the blue line splitting Georgia in two.)
That moment when Sherman just starts VP sniping and snaking everywhere
Hoi4 reference
@@elliotshin6448 Pog
@@JakeGeremia
"Pog"
- Nicholas II
I remember when we learned about that guy in history and his March to the sea that man was an absolute legend burned those confederate cities to the ground
sherman cut a swath of death that broke the confederacy. My history teacher back in high school loved that part of the civil war.
i liked visually seeing how the union gradually split the south into separate sections. i feel like thats the type of stuff that goes over my head reading textbooks
That and the maritime blockade won the war for the USA. It was a lot closer than people realize, with the Confederates losing less soldiers. The Union lost a lot protecting Washington DC.
@@donparkison4617i dont know man, seems to me like wishful thinking. Looking at the progression it just looked like the confederacy never gsined back any territory and it just had a couple of mad dashes towards Washington.
@@heroedeleyenda05 It definitely wasnt my wish that the Confederates had won btw but good points for sure. I was mostly looking at the casualty numbers and a bit surprised honestly.
@@heroedeleyenda05 yeah I think if the confederacy had been more offensive and attacked Washington more they could have won. Luckily they didn't
@@donparkison4617 You have to remember that the CSA had 1/4 the manpower considered for for service (white males of fighting age). On top of that, every time they loose a big city like New Orleans or Nashville, they can't recruit or conscript anybody who lives there anymore. When Vicksburg fell no one who just turned 18 west of the Missippi could join the fight. IIRC, as early May 1862, the CSA already lost territory containing half their pre-war population. So they *needed* to keep their casualties less that 1/4 or better yet, 1/8 as high as the Union; instead, they were taking roughly 2/3 as many casualties. Sometimes the raw casualties are deceptive; you have to consider the percentages as well. One more thing (next comment):
The map shows the brilliance of Union strategy, despite the mythology of them only winning because of having more of everything. A lot of it looks like containment which is the backbone of modern foreign policy.
Yep.
They broke the Confederacy into different parts, contained them and then were able to prosecute the more war more effectively.
When taken as a whole, you can see when the Union's strategy was implemented (once they got the right leadership). They divided and then they conquered.
Divide and conquer or defeat in detail
eh the south didnt really have long active supply lines to cut. The better strategy was how quickly they handled southern offensives
I mean, it's true. The U.S. could've had the most incompetant generals ever and STILL would've won for that simple reason. I'm not saying they didn't have great strategists (this video shows they clearly did), but at the same time, The South didn't have any supplies coming in from other countries and didn't have many resources to begin with. It was only a matter of time until they lost.
Navies win wars ... the Union blockade prevented the South from getting supplies or exercising trade. As long as the blockade stood, the rebellion was unwinnable.
I love how every once and a while these little red snakes will just slither across the map, being chased around until retreating or being captured
Soldier: “gets a cut on their foot”
Field doctors: “I diagnose you with amputation”
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Well when a minee ball (the ammunition used by must armies of the time) even just clipped a bone, that horn wouldn’t fracture, wouldn’t break, wouldn’t shatter, but get absolutely OBLITERATED, so the field hospitals couldn’t use sprints because there wasn’t a bone for the splint to repair, the bones hit with a minee ball WERE THAT DESTROYED
Soldier: “Dies.”
Field Doctor: “He died of disease!”
Buddy soldier: "Just like...pour whiskey on it."
@@HotRodsnHueys no he died of death!
And that's how West Virginia was born.
TAKE ME HOME
COUNTRY ROOOOOADS
TO THE PLACE I BELONG
Goddamnit.
I once saw a Confederate Flag flying in West Virginia.
That was absolutely amazing. Thank you for all of your hard work!
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This demonstrates the difference between tactical and strategic approaches. The south won battles. The north had a plan. General Lee maneuvered for tactical wins while the north played long ball and captured objectives with strategic importance. The Confederate plan was to just stack bodies. That'll work for a while, but in the end is not effective.
The difference was that the north had industrial capabilities while south did not. So saying Grant outstrategized Lee by playing "the long game" is not really fair.
Lee was clearly a better general than Grant, ethically and also on the battlefield.
@@themoonrider351 I didn't say that Grant out strategized Lee. I said that the North out strategized the South. Certainly use of industrial capabilities played into that.
@@TheWartHawgI agree. The specific strategy a country uses in war obviously has to and will be according to their individual resources or conditions in general if exectuted by people familiar to the country.
It comes to mind, that the south doesnt really need to beat the north completely in a strategic way in order to reach their goal, which is acceptance of seccesion from the north. For that the south only needs to prevent being beaten strategically on their own.
This is in my view the only real advantage in the start conditions of the war the south has upon the north: they just were in the position were a "simple" resistance against Invasion would have made them to win.
@@themoonrider351 :: Against Grant, Lee only played defense behind trenches, stonewalls, and bulwarks. With the rifle increased reach of the 1860s, being in defense gave considerable tactical advantage that compensated the numerical inferiority. And , Lee, a slaves owner who sexually impregnated his teenage slave girls to then sell the babies product of it, hardly can be considered "an ethical man".
No phone in sight, just people enjoying the moment
Lol!!
What are you posting this comment on?
NO WIFI ZONE
What?
I'd rather spend my life watching my wrist, than be dead in senseless war
Great job with this. You have come a long way with your animations. Also, I never realized how strong the resistance was in Missouri in those early months.
Who knew a spice (MSG) could hold so much resistance against the US. Its just like Australia and the emus
@@lukedetering4490 oh wow so funny hahahahahahahahahahaha
Wow, here you are again Mr. Beats! I love you so much. You're literally everywhere.
Please do the Spanish 1st Carlist War
They weren’t too fond of their state militia being tossed in jail or their state government being ignored.
Honestly southrons and Americans put up a good fight in all scenarios to this day.
There's clearly a great amount of work been put into this video. Well done & thank you.
It's always interesting when looking a long-protracted wars, how it looks very much like a stalemate, then it all falls apart so quickly for the losing side.
I had no idea a Confederate general ran through Indiana and Ohio to flee Union troops.
It's called "Morgan's Raid"
@@johnjackson6614 Thanks for the information.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan's_Raid
Woah that shit’s legendary
It didn’t really end well for Morgan and his men, and he was never able to recapture the glory he won in 1862.
Indeed, it was Morgan who was considered the best cavalry leader up until shortly before his disaster-which he embarked on for the above reasons
WarlordofBritannia What was his end goal? To get to Canada or something?
2:55
*Starts playing a game of tag during a bloody war*
Just like age of civilizations 2.
That is Morgan's Raid.
Lmao
@@yanxishan6575 WES MORGAN!!!!
jk
@@cornertakenquicklyorigi4290 too true
Thank you for this. I was looking for something to show the progression in real time. cheers!
This is such an amazing video, thank you for putting this together. Wow, super interesting to watch!
Union soldier: What should we name all of this West Virginia we now control?
Union general: Let me stop you there private.
Missississippippi
Big Mountain Momma state
Canada 2
Left Virginia
East Ohio, south Pennsylvania,North Kentucky
Sherman’s March to the Sea is when things really started to go “south” for the CSA.
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Can we get a *bruh* in the chat?
Anti bruh
Bruh
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Well done! Accurate portrayal of the build up May-Aug 64 just before the fall of Atlanta and leading up to Sherman's devastating "march to the sea." Like a tank.
4:37 this is why we have a tank called the Sherman
People seem to focus on the eastern boarder fights, but nobody ever seems to notice how important the battles for control of the Mississippi were
I have to imagine there's like a Lost Cause reason for that because while Lee was able to hold a stalemate in Virginia, the Confederacy was slowly bleeding out everywhere else. The Eastern Front is the one bright spot for the CSA in what is otherwise a one sided war.
I don't think people lose focus of the Western theater of the war whether its the Vicksburg, Tullahoma or Chattanooga campaigns. Its just that history tends to focus on larger battles that were fought and most of the largest battles of the war were in the east.
@@just_radical Well, the actual reason is that Lee refused to give any other area ANY assistance in any way, except for one time (And that one time when he did, the confederates were successful).
@@DaDARKPass So I don't disagree that Lee left the Western Front out to dry because he only cared about Virginia or that Longstreet was instrumental in the victory of Chickamauga.
However he is definitely not the reason they lost the front. There was just too much land to defend with too few troops and the Confederacy lacking any real semblance of a Navy or Railroads allowing the North to control first all the Mississippi River and then all of the interior keep their advances supplied.
Lee on the other hand had the comparatively simple task of holding the Rappahannock River against an army that could never fully commit itself to attacking him because it had the opposing missions of taking Richmond while also defending Washington. Once it DID fully commit itself to attacking him Lee was trapped in Petersburg in the span of a few months.
@@just_radical ...Which just means that Lee should've not spent so much troops doing pointless attacks on the river, and instead should've given more on defending the western front.
Damn, seeing all those failed offensives by both sides really drives home how hard and grueling this war was.
Speaking from experience are you?
It was especially like that Virginia. Lots of attacks and counterattacks with little ground ultimately gained or lost until the last few months of the war. Hundreds of battles fought in the area between Richmond and Washington DC.
This was like the american revolution but the revolutionists lost
It was due mainly to poor leadership. McClellan and his armies outnumbered the southern armies. He kept reporting to Washington that his armies were outnumbered and refused to make offensive maneuvers that would take out the dissidents.
@@kintothewind Also part of it is likely competent Southern leadership. But good lower level strategy by the South or not, eventually Northern offensives would exhaust them through sheer weight of arms.
Fun Fact: There was a guy named Wilmer McLean who was a grocer from Virginia. He and his wife witnessed the start and the end of the Civil War when a cannonball from Union forces broke through his farmhouse and destroyed his kitchen fireplace along with his supper in what would later be the First Battle of Bull Run. If that wasn't bad enough, after the incident when he and his wife moved to a certain courthouse in Virginia, their house became the place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant to end the Civil War. Not only that, but soldiers from BOTH sides ended up stealing most of his furniture and property as souvenirs, throwing money at him as they left.
I recommend looking him up yourself. It's pretty fascinating and you can't help but feel sorry for the guy.
Is that the guy with the city named after him?
@@ryanmartin73 I'm assuming you're talking about McLean, VA. I just googled it. Looks like it was named after some other guy named McLean, some 40 years after the Civil War.
storytsunami gotcha. Hell they could be cousins. Haha
@@ryanmartin73 Lol :)
I've always thought that one of the key aspects that allowed the Union to win was the blockade they placed on international supplies for the South. Since a lot of their economy relied on the exportation of their goods across the ocean, cutting that off as a means to support their war effort all but set the stage for the eventual fall of the Confederacy. They just couldn't match the industrialized power of the Union and as far as I'm concerned, the war was lost almost as soon as it started in large part because of this.
It's sort of similar to the Pacific theater in WWII. The Japanese army could never hope to beat the US once their war machine got going full steam and I think a similar element to the CIvil War can be identified between the two armies involved.
The Navy blockade of the Confederacy wasn't that much. It almost even made the Union get attacked by Europe.
@@basedcheese1 That was because they intercepted several British ships in the open sea,nit because of blockage.Also,goods and money couldn't flow into Confederacy in sufficient numbers (the moment Vicksburg fell, nothing could come to the eastern part,while Texas could receive some through Mexico).
United States: cuts their entire nation in 3 pieces
Confederacy: Hey let’s change the flag again
The 3rd time
Lol
Now that is some misplaced priorities.
Dude got his priority straight
@JOHNJOGJOSHJOBJOE based
When you try to claim independence from a country that claimed independence 85 years ago
lol
The colonies never held a vote establishing eternal allegiance to each other as agreed to in the Constitution. The States did.
@Mateusz Convolo: Colonies had to pay taxes to the English government yet had no say in running that government. Taxation without representation is tyranny, and the colonies had the right to revolt against tyranny.
@Mateusz Convolo: The South signed the Constitution which clearly said the Federal government ONLY had the right to coin money or provide for the national defense. The South tried to do both of these things, which made their secession unconstitutional. Where the hell do you get the idea that any part of any country has the right to secede at will?
Ecuador and Venezuala became independent from (Gran) Colombia after 12 years of independence.
The union literally just started doing fractions using the south as a chart
true lmao
When people talk about the Civil War's battles, it almost always Fort Sumpter, Gettysburg, Antietam, and Appomattox. But those battles for Vicksburg and control of the river as well as the scorched earth run from Atlanta to the coast were very significant as well.
2:55
For those wondering, the Confederate mission that went from Kentucky to Ohio, and briefly West Virginia, is called "Morgan's Raid".
And what was the purpose of this raid ?
@@alexandrualex1085 The same as other raids. Destroy infrastructure and supplies, cause unrest and distract troops.
@@alexandrualex1085 To raid
Ba Dum Tiss
Who knew Morgan Freeman was fighting in the Civil War. What a guy.
4:22 I love the little confederate group who marched all the way to Jefferson city before retreating
They made it as far as Kansas City, they were bounced at the battle of westport. Their original target was Ft. Leavenworth.
I was just at the Pilot Knob battle site last week. The fort battlements are still there.
I believe that's Price's Raid
@@randy7928 there were a few battles on the California side of the country. California was Union and surrounded by Confederate States of America states.
@@mock15halo there were a few battles on the California side of the country. California was Union and surrounded by Confederate States of America states.
I am a late comer to your animation and I have to say it is a WOW! Thank you. Enjoyed all the comments too.
I love how the union army advance at 4:47 perfectly syncs up with the music.
Virginia: *We're leavin', and we're takin' Appalachia with us!*
West Virginia: *No.*
NC took real Appalachia with em
@@killertaco8themaster773 lol. How do you figure?
@@killertaco8themaster773 as a West Virginian no yall didn’t
@@killertaco8themaster773 appalachia isn't just one state y'all are dumb it's not NC or WV its the whole mountain region from northern georgia to southern new york including most of PA
@@sneersh9107 yeah and the trail goes even further you can get to maine
0:15 bruh imagine being that one guy who dies before the battles even begin
Probably due to disease or a mistake
He died from a misfire of the cannon during the peace ceremony
I think on fort Sumter, the confederate cannons failed to kill anyone, but cripled the fortress so it had to surrender. Before that they wanted to give last salute with theirs own cannons. One of these exploded, killing that guy.
@@ondrejurban2634 your very close, a spark from the gun light a powder Magazine and the explosion from that killed him.
Spawn killed
Thanks for posting. Watching Sherman scorch his path out made my night.
@EmperorTigerstar, great video, loving it! I've noticed there is no movement of frontlines towards manassas on July 21st 1861 for the first Battle of Bull Run. Is there any particular reason why this wasn't included?
Grant after taking Vicksburg:
*I sawed this confederacy in half*
Technically in three since the union already took control of the Mississippi river
*Now that's a lot of damage!*
@@joemomma7431 vicksburg is apart of the mississippi river
TO SHOW YOU THE POWER OF THE UNION...
cope
British: our children seem to be arguing.
*[Few hours later]*
British: good lord, now they're killing each other!
Lol
@Young Thinker - iuvenis animo
British: Well atleast my children in South Asia are-
*Sees Pakistan and India at each other's throat with nukes*
British: Did I really raised them like that? I am sure I did better than that of US.
*Learns that they had 4 wars*
British: Where did I go wrong?
“Now they’re killing each other now” tsk tsk tsk redundant
@Young Thinker - iuvenis animo
Actually US learned to intervene and mess up the world from their father "The Great British Empire" and being a citizen of former occupied British territory I agree
British: Why can't you be more like your Canadian brothers and not kill each other.
Appreciate you puttting this together
Super cool concept. Great job!
CSA: We're losing what do we do?
Also CSA: Let's Change our flag!
YEAH THAT WILL SHOW THEM!
@@twisterman101new4 it's like in those cartoons when one guys chasing the other guy, so the guy being chased puts on a fake moustache
@@mashedtomato2079 Ah so its like Chaz, They where about to get crushed and wanted to show that they didn't mean to do as much as they did lol.
"We're losing, what do we do?" "Gimme a minute, will you? I know it seems like a lost cause, but...wait. That's it! We'll invent publicists and frame our fuckups as heroic triumphs! Nothing more American than that!"
It’s like the Big Bang. From darkness, light begins to expand. From secession, white begins to expand until the flag is entirely white at the end,.
2:52 The Battle at Schrute Farms, The northern most battle of the Civil War
Oscar: I’m gonna stop you right there
All the way to Ohio wow
I assume the Schrute's won. They're still at it today with little change from 1863.
Them Schrute's attempted to take over New York City in the summer of 1866. My grandfather was one of them.
If I remember my history it was known as a sanctuary for all manor of fee spirits and dandies. 🤔
I had no idea about New Orleans or the little pockets along coast. Thanks! Great video.
George Washington: warns of 2 party system.
Americans: hold my beer
@Mic Micson he actually did we fucked up
let's have a one-party system, like in the Soviet Union or North Korea... or better have hundred party system with one beloved ruler like Putin or Obama... your choice... whatever you choose, it is not my choice...
I bet you like trump not a one party but many but you cant handle that conservative im right everyone wrong
@@coloradoroads2098 trump loves putin obama is gone he can't even run anymore dont what if ism on me
@@coloradoroads2098 have you heard about europe? You should come in here sometimes, its pretty nice and dandy
4:23 LOL they managed to get deep into enemy line and return back XD
Price's Missouri Expedition if I'm not mistaken
frontlines didnt exist yet, it was a napoleonic era type of war where large armies fight each other in specified places
@@notrius7754 yeah but I think what he means is that army managed to go all the way into Missouri and kansas, and back to the Indian territory
@@tacoscatsandmangos512 and it was normal stuff back then
Very informative. Great video.
Really impressive. I can't imagine how much research this took.
2:52 To show you the power of flex tape
I SAWED THIS STATE IN HALF!
*Now that's a lot of damage!*
@@kurt01elijah49 HOW ABOUT A LITTLE MORE
*saws it even further*
@@vynonyoutube1418 N O W T H A T S A L O T O F D A M A G E
4:48 HOW BOUT A LITTE MORE?
4:57 we are losing the war, let’s change the flag!
That’s the blood stained banner. It was adopted due to troops mistaking the old flag with one of surrender
So first time they changed the flag because it looked like the US flag from afar, then they changed it a 2nd time because it was mistaken as the surrender flag. Cool stuff.
That Contra Guy then why the hell was it that in the first place
Mythic YT bureaucrats aren’t soldiers on a battlefield.
That Contra Guy r/whoosh
Super creative idea, visual enlightenment. I've read many books on the Civil War... it's confusing, so many seemingly disconnected battles all over the place, I never really saw any overall Northern strategy... until now. Hold the eastern line at Virginia/Maryland, contain the south along the Oklahoma/Arkansas/Tennessee borders... split the Western states by controlling the Mississippi, chip away at the westernmost CSA... until Gettysburg in mid-'63 which severely harmed CSA, then North focus around So-Tennessee until Oct 1864, then the push thru Georgia to the Atlantic splitting the southern states lines of supply and movement, then advance control of the major rivers until submission. Does that about have it? Best summary ever... for my small brain.
The anaconda plan. Blockade/occupy southern ports then break the confederacy into pieces slowly constricting tighter and tighter. Mississippi is the obvious first constriction, then Georgia and into Carolina, meanwhile hold the fronts and engage the enemy at any chance.
The confederacy could never meet union resources so as long as you keep the attrition they will bleed out.
Unfortunately the early union commanders hesitated. Too afraid of casualties and sympathetic to the south
I'm Canadian but my Great Grandfather fought in this war on the side of the Union. To my knowledge he was there when they Captured Atlanta. Other then that we don't know much about his time during the War.
thats awesome, and way too specific to make up so ur not lying
Hmmm, but what about the droid attack on the wookies?
This needs more attention. 😂😂
Sherman will help the wookies. Good relationship with them he has.
@@iansnook6120 no it doesn't, this comment has been done to death
@@ARG0T every single word in the English language has been done to death none of what we're saying is original
@@ARG0T He is right though,its a system,we cannot afford to lose
4:41 "Rate my encirclement" -USA, 1864
5 and a three-quarters of encirclement if you count the Naval Blockade. 11/10 IGN would Civil War again.
Whats even funnier is not too long later, in Sherman's Pursuit of Lee, they end up creating another segmented bubble. They just love cuttin dat confederacy
TastyBurger122 That was the plan.
5:01
Damn fine
Great visual overview.
I’ve never seen a video like this. Great!
Oklahoma?
More like
I N D I A N. T E R R I T O R Y
That was the pre-state name.
It should have stayed a Native nation instead of becoming just another midwestern rectangle
Didn't become a state until 1907.
@@aaronmarks9366 I disagree. It still kinda is a Native nation in some aspects though, I suppose.
@@Gutslinger 1907 actually.
Fun fact, the California force sent to fight fought Apaches for most of the war
More like pulled coward moves. Poisoning and such.
They don't talk about the California part of the American Civil War through out all my years of middle and high school. Not once why.
@MrZapparin They don't talk about the California part of the American Civil War through out all my years of middle and high school. Not once why.
@@cooterpolluter They don't talk about the California part of the American Civil War through out all my years of middle and high school. Not once why.
@MrZapparin lol
For those who were wondering, the spongebob tv show is 22 years old, which is over 5 times the lifespan of the confederate states
Really dude? We could not see that the CSA lasted 5 years. Crazy how a show lasted longer
The Confederacy lasted longer than Chaz and even the famous Paris commune.
@@curses6166what is chaz
Big ups for producing this on Paint and Movie Maker.
In order to show you the power of *THE UNION ARMY*
4:36
I SAWED THIS *REBELLION* IN HALF!
chewchewtrain 💀
Now I’m going to use RECONSTRUCTION to fix it! Oh wait, it’s still broke.
William Sherman's march to the sea :)
***THAT’S A LOTTA DAMAGE!!!***
*FOR THE SECOND TIME*
I like how their both capital are very close to each other
It’s why a lot of the bigger battles happened I think
Actually the south changed capitals. It was Richmond VA, then Danville VA, and then Montgomery AL
@@nicholasprutzman9915 You have that backwards.
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America - It's Montgomery first then Richmond
@Cali Boy they did try to take DC
@Cali Boy they did but the union somehow counter attacked them also battle plans were leaked look at the top right you will of the confederate trying to take DC
I focused on Missouri since that is where I live. I have read Missouri was split more based upon urban versus rural than it was north versus south. Missouri was split so much it is estimated somewhere between a third and half of soldiers who fought in the War joined the South. St. Louis also had a Confederate presence but was mainly a Union city in a Confederate state. The mid section of Columbia and Jefferson City was mainly Confederatr sympathizing. St. Louis had a large Union army base nearby called Jefferson Barracks that trained and sent soldiers down the Mississippi. One of the more interesting stories for me is how General Grant married in to a slave owning family in nearby St. Louis. His wife's family was even split as his wife was the sister of his Army buddy.
I love how the most intense music is during the parts of the war where literally nothing was happening
At least we all gained something very valuable from that horrible conflict:
_WEST VIRGINIA, MOUNTAIN MOMMA..._
¿Hablas español :V? Lo digo por la bandera de Puerto Rico...
@@babyfnafhs6243 -
Si.
Not my favorite language, but yes, yes I can.
@@babyfnafhs6243 Viva Espana.
@@jojiraammmaafinafachinglan2856 thank you :).
@@incendiarybullet3516 Nice to see Latinos taking an interest in American history.
4:22 CSA: Hey let's stop fighting and play a game of tag!
**goes around Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Union-occupied Indian Territory to get back to the CSA**
CSA: Hah you lost the game!
**Union still wins the war**
...so students, we lost the war but we won tag.
That ''game of tag'' was a large raid conducted by General Sterling Price. His goal was to either take St. Louis or Jefferson City to influence the 64' election, he failed tremendously at doing so and inadvertently helped Lincoln get re-elected, which was the complete opposite effect he had hoped for. Here's the wiki link if you are interested. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%27s_Missouri_Expedition
@@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite ok history nerd
@@mississippiball1003 I literally came here to find out about that game of tag, this "history nerd" is the only dude who's got the answer I was looking for. You shouldn't mock knowledge, especially when you lack it.
@@The_Unrepentant_McClellanite Thanks dawg
@@pidjiken9440 im confused now, because someone else claims it was Morgans Raid
Rivers and mountains were the places to be. It was hard to conquer the Appalachian for the north. That was almost the turning point up north. However, they lost the advantage once they got to the flatter ground in Sharpsburg and Gettysburg. *side note-sharpsburg us a great little bakery, Burkholder’s. Cheap amazing donuts from a converted garage. Cute old family.
As a virginian, i hate the csa
As a Texan. I agree.
As a Floridian. I agree.
As an alabamian. I agree.
as a Swedian. I agree.
As a Californian. I agree.
2:52 Birth of a legend
KnownNiche Almost heaven...
Country roads....
MOUNTAIN MOMMA
Life is old there, older than the trees.
I can see Whitesprings from here
The whole nation: fighting
California:
Let's make some movies about it!
California took West Texas from Texas in the Civil War. Help New Mexico reclaim stolen land from Texas as well. Viva California.
California wasl fighting through Apache country until they nailed the coffin for the Texans supporting the east.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Column
california is a weird place
@@TheSilentpigs100 trust me, lot of weird people
@@TheSilentpigs100 you're weird
well done. When you see the war laid out like this you can really tell where the major breaking points were. New Orleans was a major turning point. Once the north had that, they just used the rivers to cut the south in half.
Vicksburg Mississippi is what sealed it, last fort on the river and it finally fell July 4th same day as Gettysburg. That one two punch broke the confederacy. When Atlanta fell it was over.
Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island at Pensacola Bay never fell. Need a blue dot there. Thanks for the map.
4:36
Sherman: To show you the power of war, I sawed this Georgia in half!
That's a lotta damage!
*turns north*
how bout a little more
It's funny how when we hear he burned down Atlanta we think of the city of over 6 million people (including metros, about 400,000+ inside city limits) and back then it was the fourth largest city in Georgia (Behind savannah, Augusta, and Columbus) with under 10,000 people.
@@krismine99 well he still burned it down
@@thatssomewackshitbro8617 clearly
What about the battle of Schrute farms
Do you mean the most northern battle in the civil war??
That's funny. The current GOP is like Schrute.
Beets all over the place there...
Republicans are so Schrute now! LOL
New Jersey Mapping Damn. The bait was ignored, so you had to step it up and spam buzzwords an entire month afterwards.
these videos are good enough to show in classrooms.
I like that by 1:53 the union established 5 different fronts
Also any progress made by the Csa seemed to be almost immediately denied and stomped out
America is so tough that it kicks its own ass in a war
Lt. Pyukumuku Well, to be fair, that was just an intervention in a war. Yes, technically the U.S. “lost” the war, but it was more due to pressure from other nations (and its own people), the massacres unveiled, the Chinese sending troops and supplies to the country, etc. which led to South Vietnam being unified with the North. In other words, the United States is still a massive force to face and defeat
@Lt. Pyukumuku +China+Soviet Union+NorthKorea+Cuba. You forgot those, as they all aided North Vietnam.
The US massacred Vietnamese forces, bombed the shit out of the north, took relatively light casualties, won every engagement (sure lost skirmishes probably here and there but any actual battle was won) and "ended" the war by having the North and South agree to stop fighting. The US then pulled out and the North then later reinvaded and reunified the North and South as this time the USA refused to intervene.
@@a-drewg1716 The US themselves also got massacred and they never really got the north and south to sign a peace treaty. The usa just kind of left the south Vietnamese to do their own thing.
@@Djbouti I had a whole thing types out but lost it because of a power outage so here is a summary. The US lost 58,200 combatants while according to Vietnam's estimates the North Vietnamese and Vietcong lost 1.1 MILLION. All in all 2 million civilians were lost on both sides and the South Vietnamese lost 200,000 - 250,000. Also the US did get the North and South to sign a agreement to end the hostilities (but the thing was that the agreement did not force the North Vietnamese soldiers to withdraw from the South so fighting most definitely didn't end but what ever it was "technically" a end to the fighting which was good enough for the USA)
0:19 Missouri: ,,Im gonna be neutral !!''
0:24 Union.: *Captures most of its territory
Missouri: ,,Wtf man, i said im neutral...''
Union: *,,You're not Swiss enough to have this power...''*
They weren’t neutral, it was the missouri state guard and they fought alongside the confederates
BlueGallade475 Since Missouri was a border state, why did they fight along side the confederates even though they didn't secede?
Sure there were a lot of angry confederate sympathizers in the border states.. which is why Lincoln made a few controversial moves like suspending habeas corpus.. but I never thought the entire Missouri state guard would fight on their side.. I'm not doubting you, I just wanna know why
@@Forgeries The Missouri Constitutional Convention did declared neutrality and voted against secession in 1860. And after the war started in 1861, the Price-Harney Truce was signed between the Federal and the Missouri State Guard to keep Missouri neutral , but that only lasted about a month.
@@mynameshashim3686 That's because the Missouri State Guard was raised in 1861 by the pro-confederate governor, Claiborne Fox Jackson, to keep the Union army out. The State Convention never voted secession though, and the confederate only "seceded" Missouri from the Union after they were almost entirely forced out from the state in late 1861.
@Jackson Guyon Mexico: Getting invaded by France.
I like how you got the flags right.
4:35 when the greatest southern barbecue began.
Oof
I find the Union Strategy remarkable. Looking at the map at the end of the war. Cutting the Confederacy into pieces. Cutting down the Mississippi River, then creating a path through Georgia to the Atlantic, then marching through SC and NC. Then following another river in Alabama.
Actually it made sense. The war was always going to be determined in Virginia. Accordingly Union forces ripping through areas of the South not only disrupted Southern supply lines = it diverted forces away from the main battle area to deal with those rampaging forces. The more troops sent South to try to counter Sherman meant less that Grant had to contend with.
Prior to Sherman's march the Confederacy - which was relatively small and which had intersecting rail lines - could simply shunt forces to and fro to counter Union moves. When Grant took over and began to apply concerted pressure on the Confederate forces on multiple fronts = that troop movement could no longer happen. "Divide and conquer" is an age-old military strategy.
Confederates definitely had better generals. But the sheer industrial capacity, and population, led to the North severely outnumbering and outgunning the confederacy.
Crimson - the Union had good generals as well. The Union however suffered in that after war happened the Union Army had to rapidly expand. Accordingly it formed - not only regular army units = but it accepted large numbers of "volunteer" forces which were raised at the State level. That would be akin to national guard today except those volunteer forces often had no military training while their officers were picked via politics.
Meanwhile the South had a long military history and when Southern officers opted to join the Confederacy they were employed in cohesive units. So like with the Battle of France in WWII where the French had more tanks that the Germans - but they spread them out and thus diluted their effectiveness = so the qualified officers in the Union Army were often spread out among the forces. As such it took time to winnow the chaff from the wheat as it were.
In all truth, Sherman's taking of Atlanta was probably the most important victory for the Union in the war - it led to Lincoln's re-election in 1864, along with giving the Republican Party veto-proof majorities in both houses of Congress. Honestly, the CSA was trying to run out the clock, knowing that the Civil War was extremely unpopular in the North, especially after Gettysburg. New York City had anti-war riots several times during the war (many of which were done by Irish Catholics afraid that newly-freed African Americans would be competing with them in the job market). In fact, the main platform for the Democratic Party in 1864 was to grant independence to the CSA. But after Sherman captured Atlanta by cutting off all supply lines into and out of the city, the writing was on the wall - Atlanta was probably the most important commercial and manufacturing hub in the CSA. In fact, Atlanta was so important that the Union pretty much started to rebuild Atlanta as soon as it was taken.
There was no strategy whatsoever lmao. The union was full of drunken generals.
This is visually by far your best video, I always wanted mappers to add casualties and major cities to the map. Amazing job dude.
1st comment on comment that has not had a reply in 2 years!
When I found This video was in last days of Hight School this bring me some memories.
The choice of music was PERFECT
The Confederacy didn't lose, it merely failed to win.
Due to the number of 1Heads replying thinking this was a serious comment, I have to say that it's an OverSimplified reference. Now stop spamming my notification feed.
Still losing
Lol i get the reference
*OVERSIMPLIFIED*
@@fortnutkid8766 don't comment if you don't get the reference
Angry patriotic Americans on the vietnam war be like: the -confederacy- U.S army did not lose, they just failed to win
Casual reminder that the Russian Empire supported the Union during the Civil War and sent 2 naval fleets to Union ports (warmly welcomed by the American people) to deter Anglo-French intervention.
It was seen that way by the American people, and the Russians did come out in favor of the Union, but with the fleets it really was that the Russians wanted to have their fleets in positions that they would not be trapped in case war broke out between Russia and Britain/France rather than to deter an Anglo-French intervention into the U.S. Civil War.
@@fyeahusa True, it was more so about protecting the Russian Empire's own geopolitical interests. Supporting the United States was part of those interests.
wtf I love Russia now
Samovar maker huh. Never heard about that.
Casual reminder that the British Empire burned the White House. File under "so what?"
Amazing video!
Had a great great grandfather fight in that war, a New York regiment. Stationed at Gettysburg for some time, I can’t imagined what he witnessed.