@warrenfx Confederate soldiers deserve respect just as much as Union soldiers do, most never owned slaves only the rich did. The average Confederate soldier was just a 19 20 year old kid who joined to fight for his family and owned small farms that they worked and never had slaves. Respect both sides who fought and endured a horrible war that you I'am sure you have never endured as much as they had to.
look lets be real, with the amount of suplies the union had at there desposal grant really isnt the master. LEE is the master. if only he didnt fight for the north and end this war in year one. but god had a plan.
The vicksburg campaign was U.S Grant's most sucessful task. despite setbacks of taking the vital Mississippi river port, he did suceed, cutting off confederate reinforcements and supplies to Gen Pemberton's and starving the city into submission on july 4th, 1863. it was said that the fourth of july was not celebrated in Vicksburg again for many years. Grant, in my opinion, was the best when it came to siege warfare.
The vicksburg campaign was U.S. Grant's most military feat, for he, in my opinion, was the master of siege warfare. Despite setbacks and failures, he did not give up and eventually starve the Confederate garrison, who held out for almost a year, into submission, cutting off reinforcements and supplies from relieving Vicksburg, which surrendered on July 4th, 1863. The Union control of the Mississippi River and it key ports was complete.
@Briankey1960 You're old, and they say you can never teach an old dog new tricks. You're just too stubborn to admit that maybe you stepped out of bounds by putting a label on a whole army because of so many people that were in it that did something wrong.
I admit some of them may have done wrong, but in no way would I say that the army was wrong.
@NinjaOnANinja Do NOT bother wasting your time in discourse with this bigot (Briankey1960), as all his postings on YT is from a discredited white supremacy angle. Trying to rationalise your view to him, would be like trying to communicate with a deaf person and you don't know sign language. My point, don't engage in conversation with white racists, as they don't listen to reason. Their whole agenda is driven solely by race hatred.
@H1MLA You realize that when you hit reply, it says @(name) and sends that person a message saying what you said? If you are going to direct an insult at someone, at least direct it correctly.
I am pretty sure the only skin that would be involved is the amount on your head. If you can't follow the racist JOKE, I just called you a skin head. Burn dude, burn.
Take the joke up the ass, just like all the other douche bags here if you want. I don't really care, but I will always reply. Its fun.
@Briankey1960 Oh and I guess you have indisputable evidence? You knew every single person in the army and attended every time one of the army men raped a woman across the whole southern part of the US?
Damn man, I am so sorry, I didn't you were in like thousands of places at one time video camming and writing it all down as it happened. You should have done something about it while you were there instead of waiting a fear years to cry about it.
@Briankey1960 If you were paying any attention, you would understand what I meant.
Just because 2 out of 10 people are sick bastards, doesn't make all 10 of them, sick bastards. If that were true, then you your self, would be a sick bastard. You your self would be a rapist and criminal.
Know why? Because they and us, are human, weather you like it or not. So either take it back, or live with it.
@Briankey1960 There will always be fucked up people and trolls. You cannot go and label something because of the few that follow under their own discretion and follow to achieve their own goals.
Gentlemen, The war is over. What happened, happened.
Both sides, all Americans, fought for a cause they thought noble. We are the heirs to that conflict. Today, we have to apply what the Civil War experience means in our own way, so that we become a better nation.
What is brilliant about laying seige to a city and starving them out? All it takes is a little patience. I'm amazed at how long the Confederates held out with all the bombardment and starvation. How long would you have lasted? Not to get in your face, but we moderns don't appreciate what these people went through. Deo Vindice
3rdconfederate, look at the map at 00:47 with the numerous battles Grant fought from behind enemy lines, first taking Jackson before turning on Vicksburg. Like Lee at Antietam, Grant was stategically outnumbered but always had numerical superiority on a tactical level. The narrator didn't make it clear that it's this part of the campaign that's considered Grant's Civil War masterpiece. You're right, a siege is pretty much a siege.
You are right. In the nine months since I wrote this, I have read stuff about it that enlightened me. But I didn't know until I watched it again tonight that Grant released the troops that surrendered. I came across three Confederates who may be my ancestors that were captured there.
What is brilliant? It's a decisive victory, that's what makes it brilliant. It was like the Battle of Ulm, where Napoleon forced General Mack to surrender by marching there, surrounding the city and bombarding it. We do appreciate what all the soldiers went through in the war. They suffered incredibly, every single one of them. There's no need to point out the confederates suffered horribly in this battle, in fact, everybody did.
As has already been stated, and as you seem to have discovered, the brilliance was in the campaign that preceded it. Grant managed to outmanoeuvre three or four Confederate armies, who's combined strength heavily outnumbered his own, and completed the whole campaign without a supply line, something that was, in those times, almost completely unheard of. His men lived off the land, and in so doing managed to become an agile enough force to fight where they wanted at every battle.
I for one am totally happy the south got their butts kick. In fact, I'd like to dig up some confederate corpses and beat them all over again! HA!
warrenfx 6 months ago
@warrenfx Confederate soldiers deserve respect just as much as Union soldiers do, most never owned slaves only the rich did. The average Confederate soldier was just a 19 20 year old kid who joined to fight for his family and owned small farms that they worked and never had slaves. Respect both sides who fought and endured a horrible war that you I'am sure you have never endured as much as they had to.
AUG351 3 months ago
look lets be real, with the amount of suplies the union had at there desposal grant really isnt the master. LEE is the master. if only he didnt fight for the north and end this war in year one. but god had a plan.
winningtrolls 7 months ago
The vicksburg campaign was U.S Grant's most sucessful task. despite setbacks of taking the vital Mississippi river port, he did suceed, cutting off confederate reinforcements and supplies to Gen Pemberton's and starving the city into submission on july 4th, 1863. it was said that the fourth of july was not celebrated in Vicksburg again for many years. Grant, in my opinion, was the best when it came to siege warfare.
haynes1776 8 months ago
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haynes1776 8 months ago
Great job! I will be bookmarking this for my students to use.
wendigo428 8 months ago
AHA this helps me with my history project
aresedoom80 10 months ago
The vicksburg campaign was U.S. Grant's most military feat, for he, in my opinion, was the master of siege warfare. Despite setbacks and failures, he did not give up and eventually starve the Confederate garrison, who held out for almost a year, into submission, cutting off reinforcements and supplies from relieving Vicksburg, which surrendered on July 4th, 1863. The Union control of the Mississippi River and it key ports was complete.
haynes1776 1 year ago
@Briankey1960 You're old, and they say you can never teach an old dog new tricks. You're just too stubborn to admit that maybe you stepped out of bounds by putting a label on a whole army because of so many people that were in it that did something wrong.
I admit some of them may have done wrong, but in no way would I say that the army was wrong.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
@NinjaOnANinja Do NOT bother wasting your time in discourse with this bigot (Briankey1960), as all his postings on YT is from a discredited white supremacy angle. Trying to rationalise your view to him, would be like trying to communicate with a deaf person and you don't know sign language. My point, don't engage in conversation with white racists, as they don't listen to reason. Their whole agenda is driven solely by race hatred.
H1MLA 1 year ago
@H1MLA @H1MLA Lol, look at my profile picture. I am totally a white racist. You got it correct. Yup, totally.
I am pretty sure being unbiased is not a racist thing btw. Just an FYI.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
@NinjaOnANinja I was talking about Briankey1960. But if you share his REDNECK lenview in debate....then good luck too you. No skin off me mate.
H1MLA 1 year ago
@H1MLA You realize that when you hit reply, it says @(name) and sends that person a message saying what you said? If you are going to direct an insult at someone, at least direct it correctly.
I am pretty sure the only skin that would be involved is the amount on your head. If you can't follow the racist JOKE, I just called you a skin head. Burn dude, burn.
Take the joke up the ass, just like all the other douche bags here if you want. I don't really care, but I will always reply. Its fun.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
@Briankey1960 Oh and I guess you have indisputable evidence? You knew every single person in the army and attended every time one of the army men raped a woman across the whole southern part of the US?
Damn man, I am so sorry, I didn't you were in like thousands of places at one time video camming and writing it all down as it happened. You should have done something about it while you were there instead of waiting a fear years to cry about it.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
@Briankey1960 If you were paying any attention, you would understand what I meant.
Just because 2 out of 10 people are sick bastards, doesn't make all 10 of them, sick bastards. If that were true, then you your self, would be a sick bastard. You your self would be a rapist and criminal.
Know why? Because they and us, are human, weather you like it or not. So either take it back, or live with it.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
@Briankey1960 "YOu didnt mention how the Union Army came south not as soldiers, but criminals"
That's a general label if you ask me.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
@Briankey1960 There will always be fucked up people and trolls. You cannot go and label something because of the few that follow under their own discretion and follow to achieve their own goals.
NinjaOnANinja 1 year ago
Gentlemen, The war is over. What happened, happened.
Both sides, all Americans, fought for a cause they thought noble. We are the heirs to that conflict. Today, we have to apply what the Civil War experience means in our own way, so that we become a better nation.
barrister2u 2 years ago 5
@barrister2u thank you, your correct
xKAsoccer10x 9 months ago
are you from minnesota cuz if you are i am too minnesota rules
zimpiko28 4 years ago
What is brilliant about laying seige to a city and starving them out? All it takes is a little patience. I'm amazed at how long the Confederates held out with all the bombardment and starvation. How long would you have lasted? Not to get in your face, but we moderns don't appreciate what these people went through. Deo Vindice
3rdconfederate 4 years ago
3rdconfederate, look at the map at 00:47 with the numerous battles Grant fought from behind enemy lines, first taking Jackson before turning on Vicksburg. Like Lee at Antietam, Grant was stategically outnumbered but always had numerical superiority on a tactical level. The narrator didn't make it clear that it's this part of the campaign that's considered Grant's Civil War masterpiece. You're right, a siege is pretty much a siege.
crocostimpy 3 years ago
You are right. In the nine months since I wrote this, I have read stuff about it that enlightened me. But I didn't know until I watched it again tonight that Grant released the troops that surrendered. I came across three Confederates who may be my ancestors that were captured there.
3rdconfederate 3 years ago
What is brilliant? It's a decisive victory, that's what makes it brilliant. It was like the Battle of Ulm, where Napoleon forced General Mack to surrender by marching there, surrounding the city and bombarding it. We do appreciate what all the soldiers went through in the war. They suffered incredibly, every single one of them. There's no need to point out the confederates suffered horribly in this battle, in fact, everybody did.
chopinandliszt 3 years ago
As has already been stated, and as you seem to have discovered, the brilliance was in the campaign that preceded it. Grant managed to outmanoeuvre three or four Confederate armies, who's combined strength heavily outnumbered his own, and completed the whole campaign without a supply line, something that was, in those times, almost completely unheard of. His men lived off the land, and in so doing managed to become an agile enough force to fight where they wanted at every battle.
RedMage360 3 years ago