Jackson's Valley Campaign 1862
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- (Animated battle map) A strategic overview of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. A classic campaign of maneuverability and a text book example of how to defeat your superior enemy in detail.
It was said that Jackson would always carry 3 books with him, a dictionary, a bible and Napoleon’s Military Maxims.
I found an awesome quote that appears to prove the napoleon bit.
A writer by the name of Antoine Arnault asked napoleon how was he able to achieve victory during his Italian campaign of 1796-1797. That campaign had strong parallels to Jackson's Valley Campaign in 1862. Napoleon responded:
“With Few Exceptions, he said, it is the most numerous troops that victory is assured. The art of war therefore consist in finding oneself with superior numbers at the point where one wishes to fight. Is your army less numerous than that of the enemy? Do not leave the enemy time to unite his forces: surprise him in his movements, and moving rapidly on the various corps which you have had the art to isolate, arrange your manoeuvres In such a way that you can oppose your whole army to army divisions in every encounter. It is in this way that with an army half the strength of that of the enemy you will always be stronger than he on the field of battle.”
And This pretty much sums up what Jackson was able to accomplish some 60 years later.
source: Boycott-Brown, M. (2001). The road to Rivoli: Napoleons first campaign. London: Cassell. pg
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Hoffbauer, Charles. Spring. 1919. Virginia Historical Society, Richmond.
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Cozzens, P. (2013). Shenandoah 1862: stonewall jacksons valley campaign. Place of publication not identified: Univ Of North Carolina Pr.
Cozzens, P. Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. (2012, November 29). In Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved from www.EncyclopediaVirginia.org/S....
Donnell, J., & Donnell, C. (n.d.). Shenandoah Valley 1862: Stonewall Jackson outmaneuvers the Union. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd.
Pfanz, D. (n.d.). Stonewall Marches Through the Shenandoah. Retrieved from www.civilwar.org/learn/articl...
Overview of the 1862 Stonewall Jackson Valley Campaign. (2015, February 26). Retrieved from www.nps.gov/cebe/learn/histor...
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Jackson has lost his left arm and I have lost my right. ~ Robert E. Lee.
And Jackson's arm received a separate funeral to him! :D
@Loki Leaves Brazzers, the gay part
And the outcome of Gettysburg may well have been doomed from the outset without Stonewall's presence.
Thank you for citing this quote. It shows Lee's respect for Jackson.
Had Gen. Jackson been at Gettysburg, he would have MOVED when Gen. Lee said to take Cemetery Hill...which may well have led to a Confederate victory, with a possibility of recognition of the CSA as an independent nation, by Britain and France, with the view of 2 separate nations - USA and CSA. Gen. Ewell was indeed a great soldier, but new to corps command, and few commanders in military history had the audacity and skill of Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (the name of Stonewall, belongs to the men - not to me)
Stonewall Jackson was a brilliant tactician and strategic genius. Love the visual presentation. Good job!
thank you!
it's still sad that stonewall died to his own troops by accident. he could've saved the confederates
Yes Nick, its really unfortunate that Stonewall Jackson got killed by his own troops. But I think its partially his fault too. He was riding with his troops through the woods as the sun was setting. With fog of war and horses coming in the opposite direction, cannot blame the soldiers who panicked and fired.
You are right Aguila. Lee was brilliant. His sub commanders made serious errors at the battle of Gettysburg. That I believe was the turning point. He lost that aura of never being defeated. Besides, he didn't have Stonewall in that battle.
Remi Ots this is true
So, basically, 52.000 union troops were chasing wild gooses instead of focusing on their main objective, Richmond. Well done. :)
Cipi Ripi that north troops was supposed to prevent attack on Washington D.C.
geese
McClellan almost made it to Richmond , even reaching a line of sight. If he did have western backup the war would be over
Amazing how close they seemed on the map yet they couldn't do much but kill each other for years. How outnumbered out gunned the South was. All the industry and better equipment of the North had to ramp up even more before they won.
Well Injun Joe been fighting with sticks and getting some wins for a few hundred years, and was on Confederates side this time as well. Home town advantage.
well if they didn't chase Jackson and ignored him, Jackson literally would have been able to attack Washington since there would be nobody there to stop him. You see, an army on the loose is kind of hard to ignore.
This would be a clusterfk of a battle map to read, but your brilliant presentation made it a zinch to understand.
For a channel less than a year old, this is some exquisite quality. Better audio recording, and this would be perfect.
Keep up the great work!
Thank you! im ashamed to admit that my first 4 videos were recorded with a 20 dollar mike... LOL ive def upgraded since that.
@@MontemayorChannel Your grasp and ability to translate battlefield history and maneuvers is a real gift. I don't know what you do for a living but I have a feeling your talents aren't being utilized to their full potential.
@@MontemayorChannel Also your Midway videos were my all-time favorite battlefield youtube videos to date.
@@Adino1 seriously, the midway videos are masterpiece content. I lost it when part 2 dropped after such a long wait, thought he was MIA for good.
@@tongpoo8985 Right, it is rare for even higher level productions to convey the enormity of a battle like Midway in a scale people can grasp. That is where these videos really shine.
I’m no confederate sympathizer, but if you can admire Alexander’s mastery of terrain at the battle of Issus one has to acknowledge the genius Jackson displayed in the Shenandoah valley in its passes. Whenever I am flying into a WDC airport I always look out at the valley.
I have the utmost respect for Lee and Jackson. I don't believe you need to be a confederate sympathizer to see a great man.
You don't have to disclaim sympathy for the Confederate effort. We are free people.
@Libs Hate Montesquieu > the north invaded the south
Yup and? Invading a country to end their backwards system of slavery is good and based.
@@left9096 I personally think that the right side won, but the war at least showed the government that it cannot fuck with its people and that Americans are willing to defend their values (in this case really shitty values :D) and interests if needed.. Still it is a great story of the underdog and probably the reason why so many people like the south in this war, similar to how nazi germany is so interesting even though theyre a bunch of manipulated radicalised warmongerers taking on the world.. people just love the underdog story.
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This is well done and deserves a lot more views.
thank you!
And subcribers
Just subscribed!
It is a shame that such a great general was defending slavery, an indefensible institution.
@@conanthecribber the north were more racist than any southerner
Jackson was a tactical genius with amazing instincts, he was responsible for much of Robert E Lee's success. There are many historians who believe that if Jackson had not died when he did, Gettysburg would have been a different battle.
If the confederates had done what Lee ordered them too the first day it would have been a different battle
I think that's the same argument. Even soldiers at the battle itself were saying that Stonewall would have taken the hill. Basically, Stonewall would have better followed Lee's orders.
Hes very good at being extremely aggressive but he did not perform well defensively
While I admire Jackson's considerable abilities as a commander, I am quite pleased Jackson was killed, because he fought for a terrible cause and to divide America in two.
I would disagree that much of Lee’s success was due to Jackson. Lee was a brilliant genius in his own right. Lee’s victory at Chancellorsville is because he needed someone as aggressive as him to do what needed to be done and that was Jackson. And Lee flat out disagreed with Jackson’s assessment of what they should do at Fredericksburg and he ignored Jackson’s advice. Both were major Confederate victories. Jackson was a true military genius but so was Lee. I mean even massively outnumbered against Grant and without Jackson, Lee was still able to inflict 64,000 casualties on Grant’s army while loosing 30,000 troops during the Overland Campaign. The battles of Cold Harbor, Wilderness, and Siege of Petersburg have the same exact results for the union army as Chancellorsville, 2nd Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. Jackson was a true genius but Lee was just as much of a genius without Jackson’s eccentricities or lack of communication with his subordinates. In that respect, he was the better general.
Anti-climatic event in his life: he died because of friendly fire.
Ian Cabugsa 🤔.... actually... he was recovering from his wounds but contracted pneumonia and died from it. If he had lived... Gettysburg would have been very different as his 2nd Corps was split into the 2nd and 3rd Corps under Ewell and Hill. Both commanders were not up for the job. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Rebel Patriot355 oh. Thanks.
Ian Cabugsa 🤔... no problem. I highly recommend watching “Gods and Generals” if you haven’t seen it yet. Details the formation of the Stonewall Brigade and some of the battles up to Chancellorsville, his wounding, and later death. I’ve been to the battlefield and saw where his amputated arm was buried and the preserved house at Guinea’s Station where he later died. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
God Bless the Confederahsahhh!
And apparently his body and his arm received two separate burials at two different places! :)
Gen. banks shouted at his retreating troops, 'Don't you love your country?" on fellow replied, "Yes by God, and I'm trying to get back to it just as fast as I can."
Jackson was read up on Napoleon's campaigns..
@steve hammond I got money on Jackson
I dont think any of them would win cause they both would die at the end
@@iamthepersonwhoasked5639 .....die in the end? ....everybody does....but few with honor.
@@colemanadamson5943 well said
Everyone at west point did.
The fact that Jackson had a 7 foot long map showing every bridge, ford, road, building, and gap in the mountains gave him a force multiplyer of strategic importance that can't be measured!
Also, many of his soldiers were familiar with the local terrain, mountain passes, trails, fords, and other shortcuts.
your understanding of military terms and subtleties in strategy and tactics clearly shows your love of the subject.
Ever since I was a kid, and now I've decided to put it to some use.
@@MontemayorChannel How do you study these?
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I'm really happy there's yet another new youtube history channel producing great content! After Epic History TV, Kings and Generals, Reply History, Bazbatles, Invicta and Historia Civilis, I think we're in a dawn of a new golden age in TH-cam historical channels.
Good luck in your production of newer videos!
I strongly agree
nice, i knew few of em and gonna check others.
BazBattles, as well.
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Don't forget Military History Visualized and Extra Credits!
But yeah it's a good time to be alive as a history buff.
Outnumbered, outgunned, underequipped, hungry/starving much of the time and still went toe to toe with the union for 4 years.
That takes strong people.
Shame the war didn't end sooner with all the casualties. RIP for both sides.
It's a shame that granny Lee was so cautious, otherwise Lincoln could've been hanged, and the republic saved.
@@slappy8941 big white boy mad
You a Union sympathizer?!?! Geeeeeeeeet outta this country!!!
@@slappy8941 we gotta racist over here!! Lol
outnumbered, outgunned, underequipped, hungry/starving much of the time yet still fighting the americans after 18 years, since 2001. that's the taliban. strong doesn't mean right. it doesn't matter how good some confederate soldiers are. they were fighting on the side that wanted to keep slavery. no matter how you twist & turn, history will forever remember that.
Dude was a military genius
Yes good observation
Despite being constantly outnumbered was able to defeat larger force.Much like Germany on the eastern front with Manstein
@@shawnb1774well it also helped him that most of the people leading the union were fucking morons. They could’ve just gone for Richmond and baited stonewall into the open and force him to fight them on terrain they wanted but since most of the union generals were people from high class with a high horse they wanted to find glory in wiping out Stonewall’s army so they went on a massive goose chase all day.
@@shawnb1774in both cases, your history book will be sure to forget all of that in favor of just telling you that they were the "bad guys"
@@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272 Well what about Kleist? Directly responsible for deaths of many Jews, but also a skilled military commander.
Sun Tzu would be proud.
Lornext not really. #1 principle in “Art of War” is “Making war falls under the lowest denomination of strategy”
Badr eddin Sun Tzu considers war to be a last resort. Consider that in ancient China conscription was universal, and that the targets for such conscription are farmers. When any Chinese principality goes to war, crops wither in the field in exchange for a force that routs at the first opportunity. This also makes occupations virtually impossible. Anything and everything that is to be gained from making war is insufficient compensation for the vast loss in productivity and standard of living, except when the survival of the nation itself is at stake.
@@kaijiesoo8588 The Confederates couldn't win diplomatically and didn't want to live under Union control
humbled, but i get your point.
@@kaijiesoo8588 "fight them where they are not"
jackson did a great job of that here
From a macro view, it's quite interesting to view this war in how both sides had to find their strengths. The Confederacy had superior commanders, and probably better soldiers too at the outset. In the war's first two years this was quite evident in battle after battle. Union generals kept trying to out-general the South, and yet they did not realize that strength was owned by the Confederacy, not the Union.
Only in the latter years of the war, particularly after Grant was given command, did the Union begin to play to its own strength - strength of supply and logistics. Grant did not try and out-general Lee, or overtake Vicksburg by crashing the gates or employing brilliant tactical movements. He simply wore them down. Grant sent Sherman on an attack not so much on Confederate troops, but civilians...burning and pillaging along the way and destroying the South's ability to sustain itself. Grant placed Vicksburg under seige and kept his supply lines open for his own forces while Vicksburg slowly starved. And he kept well-fed troops and full armies, while Lee, even after winning battles, could not do the same. Eventually, the South's forces grew smaller and smaller as the Union grew larger and larger, fueled by the industrial might of the North.
It is important to not understate the fighting ability of Union troops either, at least later into the war. Gettysburg and campaigns such as the Overland campaign in 1864 were won by the tactical minds of those like Meade and Grant.
While initially the Confederates did have better tactical generals and better forces, the amount of casualties that were sustained by Confederate leaders in their pursuit of large, tactically brilliant battles instead of focusing on the larger strategy or logistics of the war. This was the true reason the Confederates lost, overambition and lack of emphasis on strategy and logistics, not just the "overwhelming industrial and manpower advantages of the Union." Claiming the Union only won because of their manpower and industry helps the Lost Cause myth and while it was a factor, it was not *the* factor.
Absolutely amazing that while outnumbered, Jackson fought so many battles with a numerical advantage.
Its what all great generals used.. its called defeat in detail. You dont have to outnumber enemies whole army, its enough if you outnumber them at key points and win those battles. Usually you dont loose too many people before they run away, people like to think about people of that day as weird because they stood in a line waiting to get shot at. In reality they were afraid just like us and if they saw 50 men around them fall they ran :D
@@MisoElEven napoleon was a pro at this
Brilliant video! I am truly impressed with the animations and great campaign and battlefield maps. Jackson's Campaign was a clear case of using interior lines, speed, and secrecy to the utmost, as he truly did ensure his victory with these important tools. Furthermore, Jackson's decision to damage Banks' army was a brilliant one, for even if Banks' forces were not destroyed, Jackson still had the psychological advantage.
Thank you! I've read about this about a long time ago, and like many i think, i was puzzled by what i read "his army of 17,000 defeated 50,000 troops." How the heck did that happen? and so i dived into researching it and this is what i got. And secrecy i can confirm with a 100% certainty, not even his subordinates knew where they were going until the last minute! yes, it was a brilliant campaign. One that should be studied by all military enthusiasts.
Jackson was a genius. He would purposely single out small Union garrisons and gobble them up vs face a force the same size. He did this to build momentum. You can use this tactic in life as well. Do the easy task first and build your momentum up to eventually tackle the largest tasks last.
Wow, what an annoyingly brilliant enemy :D
You know Banks was cursing that man every day.
A modern Hannibal
It’s made all the better when you realize they made a song about Jackson’s Valley campaign.
“Rebels in the Valley, Lincoln cries alarm,
Jackson in the Valley, all fear to his harm,
Jackson in the Valley, Stonewall is on the loose,
Jackson in the Valley, all hell’s a’breakin’ loose!”
I am looking out my window at the same land these men fought on
Wow! I lowould love the feeling on seeing an important part of history just outside every day!
truly incredible history. i live about an hour away from gettysburg and 30 mins to valley forge, history on american soil always fascinated me
Same
I saw Stonewalls headquarters in Winchester twice traveling through. It was great as well as the nice ladies that greet you there and give you the tour.
I always loved to imagine how American history played out on the very soil I live on. My grandparents would find arrow heads and other artifacts left behind by Native Americans in their backyard. My Dad would find old-style bullets with teeth marks in them left over from the Civil War, when the injured would be operated on and usually died.
Please keep making videos like this! Your channel is some of the most well researched and interesting battle history content I’ve found - much more appropriate detail (relevant facts and figures vs confusing fluff) than lots of the bigger channels. Really great work!
Uhh, we gotta have a discussion about the Battle of Cross Keys. How the hell did he pull that decisive victory off?
He deployed behind Mill Creek and managed to route an entire Union brigade with one volley, killing about 300. They then crossed the creek and flanked right, pushing back the Union artillery batteries and continuing along the high ground, outflanking various positions. The main Union line tried to engage the Confederate line but was left vulnerable by the shattered brigade retreating on the right flank and were ordered to pull back. The Union tried one more minor assault against the Confederate left flank but were pushed back with minimal casualties. Unable to get his army in order, the Union general basically just retired his army for the day, leaving the field in Confederate hands. Result, 600 Union dead and 100 captured out of 11 500.
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Play the game ultimate general civil war as the confederates, it has this battle in it if you wanna get a better understanding of the terrain
The Union soldiers tried a double envelopment maneuver against an army that was more maneuverable and better led, and one of their flanking attempts (foolishly advancing with no scouts in front , trying to hurry) walked straight into a close-range ambush and were mowed down. It turned into a rout.
I learned a few years ago that my maternal great, great grandfather died at the Battle of Port Republic. Thanks for this overview of how it fit in the big picture.
Excellent work !
Wonderful maps, perfect animations, clear explanations on both aspects strategical and operational.
Relevant structuration (division into chapters/phases). Numbers and datas.
Thank you man, I enjoyed much.
Keep up the good work !
Awesome, I love the Maps and the movement of troops. Understand the battles so much better. WELL DONE!
This video is awesome! Great narrative, clear and emphatic voice, understandable and descriptive maps and attention to detail. Super quality all around.
Rwally enjoyed this, thank you so much.
Thanks! and you are welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Montemayor, your videos are outstanding. Your presentation is very professional and your graphics very easy to follow and intuitive.
Keep up the great work!
This is a great video! Thanks for posting. The table at the end is especially helpful.
Greetings from the Shenandoah valley.
greetings!
Hello to a very picturesque part of the world. :)
@EQ Nation No, I'm kind of fond of 70s-80s hair metal, KISS, Dokken, Motley Crue, Van Halen, etc.....never cared much for 16 tons.....
United we stand, divided we fall. Stonewall Jackson was one of the best and brightest military minds of his generation and many to come after him
you're not welcome in this country, this country is for unity and equal opportunity, not hatred and slave owning. the times have changed and your people are slowly but surely running out of time.
Great video. I'm reading Rebel Yell right now, and this really helped me visualize the valley campaign.
thanks! glad i could be of some help.
great strategic overview of the campaign, holy cow. just the right amount of detail and illustration. soup to nuts.
Well done Sir, well done. Looking forward to more military history content from you. Thanks for sharing
Nice video!! You left out the best part. When Jackson would retreat, he would attack briefly to make Banks check up. Use cavalry to raid the supply trains. Then fall back. Jackson did this over and over again to the point where they called him Commisary Banks.
There's a huge statue of Stonewall Jackson here in the middle of Richmond. Now I know why he's a legend. Thank you for this video.
@Catoosa Dawg i wish they were marxist.
I just finished 33 Strategies of War, and this is one of the stories mentioned in the book. Well done. Keep these coming. +1 subscribers.
THis is absolutely brilliant material! Thank you!
These visual animations are incredible... I especially loved the one on pearl harbor! The level of detail in all of you’re videos is incredible, I wish you had more/hope more are in the works I could watch these all day
Im currently working on one at the moment. i have 4 minutes worth of animation which translates to hours of work. But soon it will be released!
This was an incredible video, why aren’t there more views?
You deserve them, seriously, I just found you and your videos are the best. I hope you keep uploading, Dude!
Nil Kuan Competition. Sheer numbers of similar competing vids on TH-cam.
Because of modern public. Im not American, however im interested in History. Meanwhile majority will rather watch how to play CoD, how to paint your nails, or Bieber shit.
make more video please
@@cryohellinc sadly that is true.when my country so rich in military history.
Thanks for this very clear overview of the Valley Campaign - much appreciated.
Watched all your videos and subbed. You do a great job, no nonsense and cut to the chase. Thanks.
I remember something about Jackson's men marching in a circle to make the Union commanders think he had more men.
That was probably Magruder you heard about (maybe Jackson did it at some point, but I never heard of him doing it). He was inspired by his experience as an amateur theatre actor before the war (the audience can't see what goes on "in the wings" or behind the set place). This was at the Siege of Yorktown (1862) when McClellan arrived at the Peninsula before Johnson. Magruder was charged with protecting the approaches to Richmond with 15,000 men facing off McClellan's vanguard of 40,000. Since McClellan always convinced himself that he was outnumbered unless proven otherwise, he actually fell for it.
This is a great demonstration of Defeat In detail by Jackson!
Great visual presentation of the tactics and numbers involved. As an amateur war games fan, this is so good in explaining how the tactics contributed to the grand strategy.
Well done graphically and with the analysis. Looking forward to more videos.
Excellent video and I appreciate you not using a 'computer' voice. Jackson was the best Strategist the South had.
Very impressive sir, and I think an excellent choice (among MANY) for the making of your documentary. Your comment about no higher accolades hit home with me.
thank you! !'m glad you enjoyed watching it.
Missing these videos! Watched all 3 parts of your midway videos last night. Looking forward to more.
I'm so glad i found your channel (by complete accident), the animations are great and the presentation is wonderful. Well done, sir! You deserve all the views!
Wow....I'm impressed Mr. Jackson!
This is one of the best executed campaigns in world history.
Your animated boxes had me on the edge of my seat and gave me chills. Subscribed.
haha thanks!
I’ve read about this campaign multiple times, only now, after Montemayor’s superb presentation, do I finally understand it! All of his battle and campaign discriptions are superb!
thanks Bill! glad it brought clarity to the magnificent campaign of 1862.
Gen. Jackson waa outstanding!
Chris McCulloch the best. There must have been a terrible war in heaven for a god to need Stonewall Jackson.
so that's why he died early.
Chris McCulloch The best military mind America has ever produced, in my opinion. Great tactician and leader of troops in the field. Shame he didn’t survive the war.
Michael Stein stone wall was not a commander he was a leader. A commander orders from the rear a leader leads from the front
You need to keep making these. You have a real talent.
Thank you! I try my best to improve my animations with every video.
You literally reignited my interest in the Pacific War with your video on the Battle of the Coral sea. It clearly explained the movements and actions of the separate fleets, Giving perspective on Takagi's and Fletcher's decisions.
This is the level of detail on military and historical analisys that I want to see you gain another subscriber.
That really cleared up some question I had. Thanks for the great video
Another great VEDIO...and here's my appreciations. As a U.S. Marine, First Sergeant, retired...and am 70. The sheer magnitude of the logistics involved here. We're talking Gigantical. My experience...as a Co.By Sgt, 7th marines...Went to a great logistics training, And the thing to remember; a general thinks attics,...the victor thought logistic. Bravo
Yes, the more i get into researching Specific battles and campaigns the more i see the utmost importance of Logistics. Logistics is king. Ill probably focus on some battles in the future where the outcome was really dependent on logistics and supplies. and thank you! glad you liked it.
those battles would be epic and unique :)
Amateurs study tactics, proffesional study logistics. :P
an army marches on it's stomach
when talking about logistics i always think on Saladin.
Wow awesome videos
Thanks!!
Well done. Concise and clear with great graphic support.
Now this is quality content. The animation is very good and your facts are crisp and mostly accurate. Stonewall was such a great general. Imagine what would have happened if he did die by friendly fire.
"Put yourself between , then destroy both." (Napoleon Bonaparte)
My great x4 grandfather was captured at Harpers ferry by Jackson and immediately paroled and sent home never to fight again. A mans word was all they had early on.
My GGGrandfather & his brother was there with the 1st SC Confederate regiment. They were writing paroles as fast as they could, so A. P. Hill could force march to Sharpsburg to save Lee's army. Meanwhile, at the same time, on the other side of the family, my GGGrandfather was captured at the battle of Boonsboro on 9/14/62. He was with the 20th NC, fighting to hold the passes, namely Fox's Gap. He became very sick in captivity, was exchanged, & died in Richmond 10/14/62.
@W Morris
My great x4 grandfather was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, and was held in captivity for the rest of the war.
This is my first TH-cam comment ever, in more than 10 years of using this website. But this channel is just too good.
thank you !
Excellent work on this presentation. I hope that you will produce more.
I live in Shenandoah county an went to school at Stonewall Jackson high school. He remains to this day the most honorable american in our history. God bless the South
Lol
Jackson was brilliant!
He studied napoleon Bonaparte.
I hope this channel isn't dead. I love this kind of stuff, and need more like it.
More of these presentations would be appreciated. Very good job.
What a great video! I really did enjoy watching it, especially since I am not that familiar with the civil war. Your animations are looking good and provide information while not drawing too much attention on themselves, which I always appreciate. And now the best thing of all: You provide sources and further literature to read up on the topic and not just some wikipedia articles...how great is that? Thank you! A minor point: It'd be appreciated if you added in a scale on the map. Especially since it's a lot about mobility it would be great to get a rough idea about approximate distances. Otherwise a great video and I wish you all the best for your channel. Cheers!
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it! :) once i get better at my new animation software ill try to include scales.
Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible; and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit so long as your men have strength to follow; for an army routed, if hotly pursued, becomes panic-stricken, and can then be destroyed by half their number. The other rule is, never fight against heavy odds, if by any possible maneuvering you can hurl your own force on only a part, and that the weakest part, of your enemy and crush it. Such tactics will win every time, and a small army may thus destroy a large one in detail, and repeated victory will make it invincible - General Thomas J. Jackson....the name "Stonewall" belongs to the men - not to me. The greatest General of the Civil War, and imho, one of the 3 greatest Generals in American history-----Thomas Jackson, George Patton and Douglas MacArthur
i watch this every year. without a doubt the most interesting video of the civil war. thank you
Amazing! Thank you! PLEEEASE keep making more!!!
Very impressive and a commendable adversary I tip my hat to you sir Gen Jackson
you tip your hat to a slave owner?
@@ChristopherGray00 indeed I do, just as I tip my hat to Suleiman the Magnificent (also a slave owner), and Genghis Khan (a genocidal dictator and mass rapist) as they are well respected by their fighting prowess and having their own respective empires reach new amazing heights
@@rejvaik00 that's sad
@@ChristopherGray00 I dunno, I dont feel sad, the exploits of those 3 men it helped motivate me, now I'm no longer 320lbs with pre-diabetes and instead I'm working again and I didn't go on disability
Because I recognized wisdom in a saying said by Genghis Khan (who is indeed the greatest genocider of mankind)
_"Courage can't be kept hidden like bones in a bag, it must be brought out again and again only then will it grow"_
Gotta find something to help motivate us as we move through life ya know? And not everyone will agree with your choice
Jackson's success was wholly dependent on his superior mobility and reconnaissance.
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Accurate information is the most precious asset in wartime.
This video taugth me a lot about tactics and strategy. Instant subscribe.
Came here from the Defeat in Detail video. You make really awesome videos! Keep it up!
Very nicely done - I disagree on one part, I don't think Jackson's campaign, brilliant as it was, saved Richmond from McClellan. McClellan could never have taken Richmond because while a great organizer, he lacked the nerve for battlefield command. As you noted, McClellan was his own worse enemy, he was incapable of committing to battle. He would demonstrate this over and over again, for instance at Sharpsburg where he literally snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
Thanks again - well done.
Thank you! Well i think the results of Jackson's campaign contributed to making McClellan more overly cautious. so it played a role, but i see what you mean.
Spectacular victories very well-described. Kudos to both you and Stonewall. (P.S. Jackson sure moved quickly for a guy named "Stonewall" :) )
thank you!
When a stonewall ran like a centipede; or the stonewall became a landslide due to the gravity....situation
Excellent capsule summary!!! You brought the campaign to life!!!
Thank you!!
Great Video's .. fantastic narration's Montemayor..ty I hope u put out more
This was a very beatiful mastermind by Stonewall.
Is that you, General Lee? Hurrah Marse Robert! Hurrah, Marse Robert! Hurrah, Marse Robert!
Jackson, Lee and Patton are my fav generals.
Jackson is one of my favorite generals!
@@CatherineLee3000 in your own words why ?
One of my favorite stories about Stonewall Jackson during the valley campaign is when he sent troops to Martinsburg to Steel 13 locomotives from The Roundhouse and literally dragged them with horses down Route 11 and proceed to put them on the tracks at the train depot in Strasburg. I think they call it the Great Train Raid.
simply spectacular analysis!
Great vid and a good explanation of the troop movements. side point Mc Clellan never needed all the support he kept hollaring for. he needed to grow a pair.
thanks! and yes i agree, McClellan had a huge army but kept overestimating the confederate forces...
Some real Sun Tzu shit right there
NEED MORE MONTEMAYOR VIDEOS. These are fantastic man. Keep up the good work.
Your videos, analysis and presentations are awesome. i had read the book "Rebel Yell" which was informative, but it did not give have the overview with the clarity you present here. Thank you :)
Damn dude, I love this. You need to upload more videos! I'm doing a similar series on the Revolutionary War where I cover every battle from Lexington and Concrod to The Battle of Yorktown.
Can you tell me what animation software you're using? I would love to try it out
i just saw a bit of your videos. good job man! i can see the dedication and effort put in them. for this video in particular i just used simple powerpoint for the animations and i made my own maps using photoshop. starting with my pearlharbor video ive been using after effects exclusively. godspeed on your future videos!
Amanzing tatics and stratigic view by south´s general ... but you know what is said. Tatics won battles, but a war is won with logistics.
This is awesome. I'm listening to Shelby Foote's series and this makes sense of a lot of what he said.
Love your videos. Thorough and easy to understand and you give credit for great military tactics. I’d really like to see a video on Chosin reservoir or battle of the bulge or both 😁 Keep up the good work
The Peninsula campaign was stupid in its conception, because it reduced the Union advantage (numbers) by playing into the Confederate advantage (shorter defensive lines) and putting a massive army into a bottleneck in the tight Tidewater region. It also left the Union capitol "uncovered." The Rebels were able to exploit this, but the self-avowed genius McClellan deserves blame for not using his resources in the most obvious and sensible way, with a direct drive from Washington south upon Richmond by land. McClellan exacerbated the problem with Jackson in the Valley by several degrees with his plan.
It had risks, but if McClellan hadn't kept stopping and fortifying every time someone reported seeing a Confederate soldier on the horizon, it would have worked. If a competent field commander, such as Grant, Sherman or Thomas had been in command, Richmond would have fallen.
@@e.a.prince8895 The war was simple. All the Union had to do to win was to concentrate 100k men, in one army, and march south to Richmond. If Lee engages, you fight him. If Lee withdraws, you press on. This does the following; one, you have strategic initiative. The Confederates are now reacting to your movement and motion. Lee needs Jackson's troops. If you continue advancing, you put Lee in the bitter decision of needing those men in Richmond and you don't have Valley feints.
@@Benkenobi8118 What you are laying out is what Grant and Meade did in 1864 when they first started the advance on Richmond. But even with that many troops, it was slow going, expensive in casualties and Lee still managed to cause a distraction by sending General Early with 15,000 troops around to attack Washington. This forced Grant to detach one Corps and part of a second to rush north due to requests from the capital. Unfortunately, there are a lot of variables from commanding generals to politicians to logistics that make seemingly simple strategies far more complicated.
@@e.a.prince8895 Army of Potomac could have done that in early 1862. Just roll out the 100k and keep pressing forward against the confederacy. Same as they did in Tennessee. Outflank, outflank, outflank, then fight and destroy. No need for the peninsular nonsense.
the Peninsular nonsense was idiocy. If you're going to leverage the Union sea advantage, you drop transports on Norfolk, and seize the port of Norfolk. Keep say, 25k men against Lee forcing him to stay in Richmond and then deploy in force on Norfolk. By the time they can rail in reinforcements from Richmond, you'll have a beachhead, and you just keep pouring troops in. You have a port, etc. and you can shell Lee from the sea. From there, you roll up Richmond from the South. Peninsular put 100k troops against the narrow neck, while not getting them close to Richmond, or cutting them off from the South.
Probable winner: well I have a smashing numerical superiority, let's divide my troops into 100000 little groups so that the enemy will defeat them one by one
Love this channel. More please!
Very much appreciated.