The Confederates Greatest Victory: 1863 Historical Battle of Chancellorsville

The Confederates Greatest Victory: 1863 Historical Battle of Chancellorsville | Total War Battle

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Chancellorsville is known as Confederate general Robert E. Lee's "perfect battle" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Union general Joseph Hooker's timid decision-making, was tempered by heavy casualties, including Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Jackson was hit by friendly fire, requiring his left arm to be amputated. He died of pneumonia eight days later, a loss that Lee likened to losing his right arm.
00:00 The Union plan
01:01 The Confederate plan
01:33 The Armies involved
01:59 The Union arrives at Chancellorsville
02:53 The Confederate movements
03:44 The Armies engage at the Turnpike
04:22 The Union defences
05:22 The Confederates move to the Union right
06:45 Battle breaks out at the railroad
07:27 Jacksons men approach the Union
08:18 The Confederates charge the Union troops
09:40 Jacksons death
10:07 Confederates move to Hazel Grove
10:46 Artillery duel
11:12 Combat continues
12:07 The Confederates press forward
12:37 Lee and his men advance
13:06 Confederates deal with the Union flank attack
14:18 The Union withdraws
14:33 Aftermath

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@emilpavlov6656 Місяць тому

outnumbered more than two to one and still you divide your forces and WIN that's called a military masterpiece

@rockbottom8502 20 днів тому

Yet when Custer did it an Little Big Horn he was forever labeled an idiot

@nanouli6511 13 днів тому

@@rockbottom8502 those were US troops, not Confederate and Custer was someone his own men hated because of the risks he took

@rockbottom8502 12 днів тому

@nanouli6511 I didn't think we were making distinctions about WHO the troops were. Custer beat those Confederates repeatedly during the Civil War.

@zairok6194 4 дні тому

@@rockbottom8502 There's a bit to unpack here. Custer's main thing was his arrogance. He and his cav rode way far ahead of reinforcements at Little Big Horn. He charged an enemy who he could clearly see extremely outnumbered him. He got way in over his head, and that time it cost him, and his men's lives. From what I've researched he was VERY lucky to have lived as long as he did with how reckless he was. In my opinion his successes in the Civil War gave him a huge head, and at some point it was going to blow up on him. Little Big Horn was too much for him. He could have waited and had better odds, but for some reason decided the best course of action was to Leeroy Jenkins in to Death's embrace.

@rockbottom8502 2 дні тому

@@zairok6194 I agree, but the same thing _could_ have happened to Stonewall Jackson's force at Chancellorsville. The Federals there showed great incompetence in letting that flank attack happen and then catch them off guard. If fact Daniel Sickles of Gettysburg famed spotted Jacksons troops on the march, and reported it to Hooker, who foolishly assumed they were retreating southward.

@ArmyVet82ndAbn 2 місяці тому

The Souths greatest victory but also its greatest loss: Stonewall Jackson.

@DaveMaroldahasatinydick 20 днів тому

He was probably fragged

@randyboisa6367 20 днів тому

1/504th P.I.R. Red Devils "Strike Hold"

@andystarkiller7492 13 днів тому

" He has lost his left arm but I've lost my right arm "

@thefrontline1 11 годин тому

I don’t know how well Jackson would do in the trench fighting of the overland campaign. His actions early war are legendary, but I just couldn’t see him as effective during battles like spotsylvania/Petersburg

@basilmcdonnell9807 2 місяці тому

I always thought General Sedgwick's last words were the greatest of all time. "Why are you men hiding like that? They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-"

@paulwoolerton664 2 місяці тому

Good, but Alabama’s Gen William Barksdales “Tell my wife I died, but we fought like Hell” is up there.

@frankmiller95 2 місяці тому

l had the good fortune to meet General Sedgewick's direct descendant who shared his name. Upon being introduced, my first question to him was whether he was related to the general. He replied in the affirmative and that the general was his 3rd or 4th great grandfather. He then asked if l knew the general's last words, which l did. l regret not having pursued the acquaintance, but l was in midst of a passionate romance with his wife's former college roommate and even meeting the direct descendant of General John Sedgewick was of secondary interest.

@freddexta3363 2 місяці тому

@@frankmiller95 Lol, priorities yep.

@SlumberBear2k 2 місяці тому

lol one of the Glorious Sons of Connecticut. Up there with Benedict Arnold and PT Barnum.

@frankmiller95 2 місяці тому

@@SlumberBear2k Yours is a stupid, meaningless, comment that could only have come from a Southern apologist who believes the South deserved to have won Civil War.

@christophercorbett5074 2 місяці тому

As a Brit I have always admired the fighting spirit of the Confederacy and much of its leadership In many ways you can draw comparisons between Rome and Carthage Like Hannibal Lee constant had to contend with the fact that he had fewer troops to operate with Criticisms of him taking the offensive and thus losing men are u generous in the extreme Caught between the two stools of sitting tight and being destroyed or attacking and being destroyed he did remarkably well And to those of my nation who say the States have never suffered invasion or deprivation to test their resolve I always answer not in the South during their civil war The courage and heroism shown by BOTH sides in this sad conflict is something for all citizens of the States to be very proud of

@clamchowder622 2 місяці тому

Thank you. You're one of the few people I've ever seen comment that Lee's offensive minded approach wasn't borne of ignorance or stupidity, but the fact that the South was starving, and by the time the war had begun, the only realistic path toward Southern independence was to force the Union to heel. Marylanders and Pennsylvanians were shaken by the invasion, and had some monumental victory been won on Northern soil, the end probably would have been the same, but it was their only chance, and Lee understood that. Even he was loathe to attack at Gettysburg, but his army was undersupplied and hungry, and he didn't have the luxury to roam hostile territory until the situation favored him. Longstreet plan was no more realistic than Lee's.

@christophercorbett5074 Місяць тому

You are more than welcome We may debate about generals and so forth But the horrors of all wars are at least partly offset by courage loyalty and the capacity to appreciate what soldiers have left behind at home often to fight for

@sweetdickwilly Місяць тому

Unfortunately the South lost the war if Northern Aggression.

@user-it1cc3pp4x Місяць тому

As a Brit you are a confederate!!

@sweetdickwilly Місяць тому

Unfortunately the South lost the war of northern Aggression

@user-ko5bk9xe3r 2 місяці тому

Lee even admitted that he could never overcome the loss of Stonewall Jackson 🤷🤔⁉️

@nickhansford4446 2 місяці тому

Can only wonder if Jackson would have handled gettysburg differently

@michaelstein7510 2 місяці тому

@@nickhansford4446Based on his personality and prior tactical decisions, I think it’s likely Jackson would have pursued a much more aggressive approach on the first day of the battle and not allowed the Union forces to take all the best high ground. Who knows how that might have changed things? Or maybe he even convinces Lee to withdraw after the first day to seek out a more favorable battle site to the Confederates than Gettysburg.

@nickhansford4446 2 місяці тому

@michaelstein7510 yeah I reckon he would have been more aggressive the first day, he would have persuaded Lee to attack attack attack

@michaelrichardson6051 Місяць тому

@michaelstei7510 what would have happened if Reynolds , the Union's best General had not been killed on the first day at Gettysburg,?

@DavidBroadley-tw7ks Місяць тому

Shot by mistake by a Johnny reb🤭🫡

@randallbates9020 Місяць тому

At 60 years old I can say I have dwelt deeply through the years on this awful conflict. My Choctaw/Cherokee side of the family fought for the South, my Fathers side were New England Yankees, much to ponder through the years. I have often openly stated the "what if" of Jacksons death, The South may very well have won Gettysburg or at least achieved a tactical draw, I have read that Jackson just showing up spooked many Northern Generals...... But history is nothing but brutally honest when viewed in truth.... Jackson died and no what ifs will ever change that. Lee stumbled at Gettysburg in my humble opinion and without his trusted right hand named Jackson he and the Southern army were never the same. The North had the numbers, the industry and the infrastructure and could afford the longest of wars. The loss of Jackson and defeat at Gettysburg ended the Confederate cause, honestly they should have sued for peace and saved countless lives and a drawn out reconstruction of their homes and cities. God Bless the bravery of the soldiers on both sides and God Bless The United States of America.

@rockbottom8502 20 днів тому

Not to mention losing Vicksburg the same day.

@etorawa9367 12 днів тому

Jackson was the master of maneuvering and kept his enemies on their toes.

@user-hg5sg6hp8m 2 місяці тому

It pains me greatly when the statues of Lee and Jackson are being taken down. The battle of Chancellorsville was the epitome of Lee's generalship. There is a military axiom 'never divide your forces in the face of the enemy. In the Chancellorsville battle Lee divided his forces not once, but 5 times. His moves befuddled Hooker with such daring undertakings.

@mrbaab5932 2 місяці тому

Lee owned slaves and both men fought to keep slavery. This war killed 750,000 Americans to keep 150,000 rich slave owners rich.

@equine2020 2 місяці тому

It's a disgrace how some dems, & certain groups have destroyed our history. Eliminating the heritage of the south. It's said, only fools destroy their past It's true. History tells how a country advances. The good, & the bad. Robert E Lee was a great general. Confederate troops outstanding.

@michaelrichardson6051 19 днів тому

That is the main reason it worked. He was going up against a grossly incompetent general. Fighting Joe Hooker. 😆

@ninjacats1647 2 дні тому

Dividing forces is not a new concept. Napoleon is also well known for dividing his forces to defeat the enemy "in detail", something I believe is brought up in Robert Greene's 33 Laws of War.

@d.r.martin6301 2 місяці тому

Ironic, wasn't it, that the victory at Chancellorsville doomed Lee at Gettysburg not just once, but twice. First, he lost his best battlefield commander to friendly fire. Then, he brought with himself overweening self-confidence that he couldn't be beaten. If he'd only knocked down his ego and listened to Longstreet, he might have won.

@Snowboarder16 Місяць тому

You are right plus Jackson would have taken Little Round To where Ewell hesitated

@jwiles545 2 місяці тому

Was it the greatest. I mean they won against a significantly larger army, but they lost a higher percentage of their soldiers than the Union did. Confederate casualties were 21% of their Army, while the Union only lost 13%. It was a victory, no doubt. But imo, their greatest victory was at Fredericksburg.

@brianboyer6012 2 місяці тому

Plus they lost Jackson,a general who could never be replaced.

@WestTNConfed 2 місяці тому

Using percentages like that is stupid. Any larger army is going to lose a smaller percentage of their men, which was the case of almost every major battle in the Civil War. If 10 elite soldiers hold out against 500 enemies, the elite soldiers, if they pulled off a victory, will almost certainly lose a higher percentage of men. 5 casualties of SF= 50%, 50 casualties of enemies=10%. By your logic, we should demean the extraordinary feat of the elite soldiers because of "higher percentage of soldiers" lost. Give me a break.

@jwiles545 2 місяці тому

@@WestTNConfed No, its not stupid, its logical. The cold hard reality of the war was that the South either needed an astounding victory in which the Army of the Potomac was utterly defeated and the Confederate army could take Washington. Which was highly unlikely. Or they needed to bleed the Union while conserving their own men (ie like Fredericksburg). A battle where they stop the enemy Army, but in the process, lose a higher percentage of their own men, may look great in the papers of the time, but it does little regarding actually winning the war. The reality is that due to the heavy losses at Chancellorsville and then later at Gettysburg, the offensive power of the ANV was nearly gone by August of 1863. They could only play defense against the Yankee armies.

@WestTNConfed 2 місяці тому

@@jwiles545 You're talking about two different things. Chancellorsville was Lee's greatest tactical victory. You can make the argument that it wasn't the Confederacy's greatest strategic victory, which it was not. It would have been, if Jackson's corps was able to cut off the army's route of retreat, which would destroyed the entire Union army. The point you're bringing up is macro-warfare, but this video and the "greatest" title is referring to micro-warfare and Lee/Jackson's tactical genius.

@jwiles545 2 місяці тому

@@WestTNConfed the thread is titled greatest victory, not greatest tactical victory. I suppose the move around the flank was tactically successful, but the reality is that the greatest tactical victory was Fredericksburg or Cold Harbor, maybe second Bull Run. Because sitting behind fortifications and shooting the bloody hell out of them is a fantastic tactic. But it's not glamorous.

@pissedoff-is1mt 3 місяці тому

Excellent dude!

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thanks for watching again bro !

@paulbarron9745 2 місяці тому

Great quality video. I subscribed.

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Awesome, thank you!

@redemptivepete 2 місяці тому

Hooker's strategic plan was brilliant and forced Lee to react as he did. Goes to show strategy without delivery gets you nowhere Politicians everywhere take note!!

@frankmiller95 2 місяці тому

Had Hooker not lost his nerve and failed to complete his plan, the ANV would have been utterly destroyed and Lee's "brilliant maneuver" revealed for what it was, a foolish, risky gamble that succeeded almost entirely through good luck.

@feudinggreeks3316 2 місяці тому

@@frankmiller95 People like you are unbearably unreasonable. When Lee loses - "Haha see, Lee is a terrible commander the Union is the best!" When Lee wins - "Oh lee sucks, he was just lucky!" Coping by trying to make excuses like "luck" for Lee's success and not granting he was a skilled Commander is plain stupid. You appear ingenuine in the least sense, and abysmally moronic in the most sense. To decline a general's brilliance by attributing his success to "luck" is lazy.

@edgingjogo 3 місяці тому

Another amazing video

@cinematicbattles559 3 місяці тому

Thanks for the support bro 😁

@aloneranger3980 2 місяці тому

Well done !

@BlueAnalogGaming 3 місяці тому

Thank you for these amazing educational videos!

@cinematicbattles559 3 місяці тому

Thanks man glad you enjoy them 😁

@thomradice8680 2 місяці тому

Brilliant artistry to convey the battles!

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thank you very much :)

@michael1714 2 місяці тому

Thanks for taking the time to make and post this excellent video! Good form!

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thank you 😀

@jamithornburg4571 23 дні тому

I love your video!!

@joe-ednew2824 2 місяці тому

That was a really great video and explanation of the battle. It's funny to see the soldiers looking like they're churning butter with their rifles though!😂

@ronalddesiderio7625 5 днів тому

Sick Graphics 👍🏾

@davidmurray5399 2 місяці тому

A little detail is that when columns of troops were marching, the colors, both State and National, were cased. The order to un-case the colors would be issued when a regiment was preparing to advance, into line of battle or in a review column.

@kevinmoore9875 Місяць тому

Very nice video. General Lee gave the war his best shot for sure. The union generals had great respect for him.

@cinematicbattles559 Місяць тому

Thanks a lot😊

@etorawa9367 12 днів тому

In this battle I'd like to assume that Lee and Jackson drew inspiration from the "Battle of Austerlitz" in which Napoleon did something similar by making his enemies think he was withdrawing.

@Ihavpickle Місяць тому

It was a victory for the confederacy, but i wouldn't call it the cleanest victory, Lee's army took heavy casualties while also losing one of his best commanders. Though its still impressive how Lee managed to push back the massive army of the Potomac.

@malgusvitiate7002 3 місяці тому

Excellent video👍! As a suggestion for future videos, you should do the Battle of Kadesh (1274 B.C.E.) and Irsu vs. Kurunta (non-historical) for Pharaoh, the Battle of Watling Street (61 C.E.) and Egypt vs. Armenia (non-historical) for Rome II, and the Siege of Milan (452 C.E.) and Ostrogoths vs. Himyar (non-historical) for Attila. Keep up the amazing work churning out more spectacular cinematic videos😁!

@manuelacosta9463 3 місяці тому

The Union sure was out generaled in this battle. Lee's boldness and willingness to take extreme risks really had the Union on edge. Then it imbued Lee with victory disease and we all know what comes next at Gettysburg.

@danielkitchens4512 2 місяці тому

Gettysburg is overrated, Meade only survived at Gettysburg and let Lee reteart in good order back to Virginia. The loss of Vicksburg had more impact on Lee's army in the long term.

@ardshielcomplex8917 2 місяці тому

The loss of Jackson contributed heavily to Lee's defeat at Gettysburg, if he'd been there I believe that both and Longstreet would counselled Lee not to bog down fighting a well positioned enemy. Jackson was a Manoeuvre Commander, far ahead of his time, and Mead left Washington wide open for an opportunistic General like Jackson was. Imagine if Lee had withdrawn to a good defensive position on the second day and pinned Meads forces long enough for a composite force under Jackson to threaten Washington. That's what's so fascinating about the ACW, so many what-if scenarios.

@ardshielcomplex8917 2 місяці тому

@@danielkitchens4512 True, but it can be argued that after Gettysburg the ANV had lost any future ability for offensive operations, the Confederacy had been bled beyond recovery.

@manilajohn0182 2 місяці тому

@@ardshielcomplex8917 Which Jackson would that be? The Jackson of the Valley who mystified his opponents, or the Jackson of the Seven Days' Battles, who completely failed Lee because of his religious zealotry?

@chadrowe8452 2 місяці тому

@@manilajohn0182when you have a good man you still have his flaws

@Nerdy_dude 3 місяці тому

Great like always! Love the work! ❤️

@edgundaker5982 Місяць тому

I can hear the inner thoughts of the confederate commanders...."A few more victories like that and we are done for".

@213thAIB 13 днів тому

Hooker’s order to Sickles to retire from the high ground at Hazel Grove was probably the final blunder that decided the battle. It may also have led Sickles to advance his III Corps (without permission) to the high ground at the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg two months later, creating a salient where none had existed, leading to the destruction of the III Corps in that battle.

@tigvi3429 2 місяці тому

Very good. The animation provides a great view of the scale of this battle. The Union just couldn't find competent commanders for the Army of The Potomac. I sincerely believe McLellan was a Southern sympathizer too. Grant had the audacity and the leadership skills to save our bacon.

@ronalddesiderio7625 5 днів тому

The Graphics of the rifles being fired is insane 👍🏾

@joesmoak7647 2 місяці тому

Thank you. This video really brings the battle to life. Fantastic job.

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thanks a lot I’m glad you enjoyed

@sebastianlassalle5312 3 місяці тому

These videos are so amazing. I love how cinematic, yet accurate your videos are. I wonder how you make these videos. Such great work.

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thanks a lot for the kind words ! I am using the game Napoleon: Total War with an American Civil War mod installed

@tedhoward8719 2 місяці тому

That's awesome. I thought this had a total war look but had no idea there was a civil war mod for that game.. may have to check it out. Great job on the video. Love these historic videos on UKposts..

@aldosigmann419 2 місяці тому

Excellent rendition and animation.

@donnix1192 2 місяці тому

This is an amazing video on Chancellorsville!! I would love to see one about the horrors of The Wilderness or the failure of the Peninsula Campaign at some point.

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thanks a lot ! Yes these are definitely things I wish to cover in the future

@Nellis202 2 місяці тому

Gettysburg, and …….. DESTINY !

@user-mn8un4dx9l 2 місяці тому

The surprise attack on Hookers right flank is minimized by this video.

@BSNickel 3 місяці тому

Thank you!

@coastalkev3776 2 місяці тому

No maps were harmed in the making of this video.

@Wildcat_Shenanigans Місяць тому

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis---" -John Sedgwick's Last Words

@franksullivan1873 2 місяці тому

People can say what want and take down every Statue of Confederate soldiers but no one cannot deny their bravery against superior numbers of men and weapons.They didn’t all fight for slavery,they fought for their State and their families too.General Lee was an honorable man.

@Experiencelif3 2 місяці тому

They lost

@karencarter8292 2 місяці тому

@@Experiencelif3 Ah, the country lost, and we were never the same and have continuously deteriorated ever since.

@PrismRisen 2 місяці тому

"no one cannot deny their bravery," not sure what that means. Also, no one can, accurately, or legitimately, deny that the first offensive act of the Civil War was the Confederate attack on Federal Fort Sumter, or that nine of the Confederate states' secession ordinances clearly stated that their purpose was to keep slavery legal. For this, they were willing to destroy the Union. Further, the former Confederacy in essence "won" the peace with post-Reconstruction White supremacy, denying voting rights, public education, and fair employment opportunities to African American former slaves and free persons; then there were over 4,000 lynchings, 1882-1968. The legal end to this "servitude in peace" did not commence until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (House 289-126; Senate 73-27) and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (House 333-85); Senate 77-19), and even after that, there has been extensive racism against Blacks. Statues on public land and public school names for Confederate leaders? Absolutely not!

@karencarter8292 2 місяці тому

@@PrismRisen Fort Sumter was being resupplied by many US ships enroute. Do you think the Confederates were going to allow that ? Was the Union to be forced down the throats of those who wanted a separate and legal nation ? And initially, the North had no problem with slavery. There were many slaveowners in the northern states. Also, more importantly, the North wanted to force upon the South and ensuing western states a huge tariff that would be increased with time -- the real reason for the southern secession.

@clamchowder622 2 місяці тому

@karencarter8292 they should have sent out boats of their own to block the resupply ships. Hindsight is 20/20, but the bombardment of Fort Sumter is what galvanized disinterested northerners to support war. Had we blockaded Fort Sumter, supplied the Union troops with food but nothing else, and forced the Union to attack, there would have been less northern support, and more foreign recognition of the Confederacy. Problem is the South was a culture of gentlemen and chivalry. It was considered dishonorable to allow Fort Sumter to remain occupied by foreign soldiers without fighting them for it.

@JamesTheCivilWarGuy 23 дні тому

They call him audacious...Lee and Jackson so bold in this battle. All the men are brave, on both sides.

@jayreid8389 2 місяці тому

Thanks for the detailed historical accounts. It's interesting that the CW was so uniquely American, both old world and modern, and perhaps the turning point in American history. As a note to your CGI gaphics (or whoever generated the video game graphics) troops would march into battle either by a column of fours, or collumn of companies. Not massed together as depicted. The collumn of companies would then maneuver into oblique movements, bringing each company into line as regular companies (two ranks deep and in files of two per rank). The chaos of hand-to-hand looks spot on. Keep up the good work.

@paultrim1995 2 місяці тому

What a visual and mental misrepresentation of Jacksons flank movement and attack. and the chaos it brought on the field

@rockbottom8502 20 днів тому

Hooker always blamed Howard for the defeat at Chancellorsville. It was the ultimate insult when Sherman picked Howard over Hooker to replace the late James McPherson as commander of the Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Atlanta, and he resigned from his post.

@dougsheldon2154 23 дні тому

Seems that most of the generals and officers of the Civil War both Confederate and Union graduated from West Point in 1854 General Lee was an instructor

@michaelheiden5450 9 днів тому

What is all of the debris drifting through the clips? Tarnished an otheriwise good presentation.

@jannikn.4747 2 місяці тому

Great video! What mod are you using and is it Empire or Napoleon?

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thanks! Its the American Civil War mod on the Mod DB website for Napoleon Total War

@JohannesLG12203 Місяць тому

the only thing this video is missing are some maps for the strategic movement. as good as the presentation and the narrating is, I sometimes find it hard to follow who is outflanking who on which side, and so on.

@randyscraft 2 місяці тому

Did anyone see at 8:56 that a Union Soldier killing another Union Soldier?

@williamwood6795 2 місяці тому

What about the battle of Chickamauga? Wasn't it more bloody??

@alexdelarge209 2 місяці тому

Historians seldom ask: What was a Corps Commander doing at dusk, at guard-change, during re-deployment wandering around 'The Wilderness' in the dark amid cavalry charges & indirect artillery fire "scouting"? Jackson must have been v. frustrated & trying desperately to avoid what happened on the 2nd day. The victorious Confederates were more disorganized than the retreating Union who were falling back on to reserves the way they had come, condensing as they went. Lee had no reserves & Jackson knew it. Early (? I think) was barely able too hold Lee's rear from F'burg. Presumably Jackson was frustrated by the late hour (not started 'til after 3P & was trying to restore order & keep the momentum up) - maybe into the night. It makes an interesting contrast with Longstreet v. early, misty, AM on the 2nd day at G'burg. Longstreet asked for (but was refused) permission to personally reconnoiter - then blamed for being slow when he ran into the same sight-line-of-sight-observation problem that re-directed Jackson's maneuver.

@bobbyb.6644 Місяць тому

Quick decisions - Good recon - Fast Movement - Confidence ! Trio of Lee - Jackson - Longstreet hard to Beat ! 😏

@josephwolosz2522 2 місяці тому

Where's Traveller? Maybe Lee is riding Lucy Long? Maps would be helpful. But love the animation.

@christophercorbett5074 Місяць тому

Fair point However she did remarkably well There are several instances in battles and wars where most of the plaudits go to the defeated Eg in Britain the Battle of Culloden

@sleepingrabbit4011 2 місяці тому

What mod are you using for this looks amazing I'm sure It's Empire total war.

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

This is the American Civil War mod which can be found on the mod DB website, its for Napoleon Total War. You are right its a great mod !

@eflint1 2 місяці тому

This is not "the United States of America in 1863." This is the Confederate State of Virginia in 1863.

@zach7193 3 місяці тому

Chancellorsville is seen as Lee's greatest victory. But at a cost. 13,000 men lost. Including Stonewall Jackson. Lee, after this battle believed that his army was invincible and couldn't be beaten. It was a Pyrrhic victory nonetheless. He failed to destroy the Union army. The Union army was mauled, but intact. Can't help but think of this battle through Gods and Generals.

@marknewton6984 3 місяці тому

Should have called a truce, Southern victory. But Jeff Davis would not.

@equine2020 2 місяці тому

Some battles are won by large loses. Sad, but military accomplishments. Can win, or lose he war.

@lagoonguy 2 місяці тому

very cool. i want to play this game now

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

yes its a great game

@egeozturk9571 5 днів тому

Hello there, what mod or mods did you use during this video? I really would love to play this mod on my own.

@cinematicbattles559 4 дні тому

This is the American Civil War mod for Napoleon Total War

@travisdonaldstanley6420 2 місяці тому

Wow! 130 K views in 13 days. That is a lot of revenue!! Congratulations! I thought this was a video game, but you program this? How long does it take?

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thank you😊 Yes this is a video game, the game is Napoleon Total War with the American Civil War mod installed (this can be found on the mod DB website) The videos take absolutely ages 😂😂

@travisdonaldstanley6420 2 місяці тому

@@cinematicbattles559 Thanks for the feedback. It's funny how folks complain about the historical accuracy with a uniform or flag, and don't show any appreciation for your work. Or how they complain about the AI narration. Don't worry about them, they are haters and or ingrates. It's also funny when the Calvary knocks someone back 25 feet or more. 😆

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thanks bro that means a lot😁 I do admit the AI could be better at times though 😂

@JeddieT Місяць тому

You need to include an overall map of this battle’s strategy. Without that, it’s just another Hollywood created braw.

@jcarby86 2 місяці тому

respect to all soldiers

@stephennewton2223 2 місяці тому

I don't think that the move was as audacious as it seems. Each column had an unhindered line of retreat if Hooker had chosen to move. Howard was certainly ineffective here, but, had some good days coming. I've never understood Jackson's personal scouting of the position. Was this standard procedure? Would engineers have ordinarily been sent? It seems that Lee thought that McLaws efforts were poorly handled. I don't know why. McLaws has a, generally, good reputation.

@grimdiannabones4361 2 місяці тому

Your work and attention to detail is uncanny

@fastonitix 6 днів тому

I cannot even grasp the idea of how it could even be like or feel like to command an army of 138k men

@justinheads5751 День тому

I know there aren't any TW games about the war of northern aggression, so which mod is this?

@cinematicbattles559 17 годин тому

ACW: The American Civil War mod for Napoleon

@Gazimur 2 місяці тому

Отличные реконструкции! Спасибо за труд. И всё очень понятно объясняется. Привет из России! ❤

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Thank you 🙏 😊

@crippledcrow2384 2 місяці тому

The 11th Corps never checked up, never put up much of a fight. They never quit running.

@mitchharpenau786 2 місяці тому

No cell phones, no texting. Just everyone living in the moment.

@swampfox1776. 2 місяці тому

DEO VINDICE!

@Civilwar.relics 2 місяці тому

I have a US cartridge box emblem and a German version of the officer's swords belt buckle from this battle i did a video on them because the cartridge box emblem looks just like a US belt buckle

@user-rp1ih2gk3j 2 місяці тому

A waste of a good strategy by the Union. Flank your enemy but forget to bring the boats to cross the river. Sit on river bank, without bothering to find the cattle crossing where you could wade across. Lots of ineptitude led to their (almost) catastrophic defeat. Is this bigger than Fredericksburg, Bull Run 1 or 2? Debatable.

@mr.s2005 2 місяці тому

Would agree that this was probably one of Lee's greatest victories, but it come about more do to Hooker's incompetence and lack of aggressiveness then Lee's skill.

@HalfdanRekkirsson День тому

No maps ?

@jpavlvs Місяць тому

It wasn't a victory unless you think Pyrrhus was a great general. "Another such victory and I am undone." He was undone. At a little town in Adams County Pa.

@edwardgreenhalgh960 Місяць тому

Very good video. I am a great fan of General Lee , but he was a gambler who knew he must force Washington to sign a peace treaty or everything was loss.He had two years . I used to admire bravery and skill etc but getting old know wars are won by attrition . McClellan and company may appear to be fools and incompetents but over all the Union Army never loss the men the South did. The South fought for "The Cause "great and noble . The Union simply bled the South to death. The War was over before Grant took over. The sad state of the human condition even to today is change only comes when enough people are killed and useless ideas are exterminated. Enough Southerners died .More than enough.

@saba6743 Місяць тому

Great ❤❤❤

@christopherfritz3840 2 місяці тому

It never ends when a BOLD but numerically inferior Army advances just when there is ample time to set up a defensive strategy only to inevitably court disaster..

@DJ-bh1ju 2 місяці тому

Graphics get better all the time... One note - road marching columns were almost always in 4's. There isn't any command in Hardee's or Gilhams for any column wider than 4. Is there a way to adjust that in the graphics?

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

Unfortunately not , on this game I can’t make the columns smaller

@JohnMichael-ew2mi 11 днів тому

8:28. Go, boys, go!

@deonte9014 20 годин тому

What TW and mod is this?

@cinematicbattles559 17 годин тому

North and South American civil war mod

@ferdinandsiegel4470 2 місяці тому

Lincoln's war of aggression!

@zairok6194 4 дні тому

How was it Lincoln's war of aggression? If history recalls correctly once the South seceded each state in the South took hold of federal property. Jefferson Davis raised an army before Lincoln did. Also didn't the South fire the first shots of the war when they attacked Fort Sumter? I'm just curious on what your reasoning is to call it that.

@johnshepherd9676 2 місяці тому

Longstreet considered Chancellorsville a Pyric victory at best.

@lpwienert7358 18 днів тому

Lee was great as long as Jackson was there.

@manilajohn0182 2 місяці тому

Chancellorsville was in no way the Confederacy's greatest victory. Lee himself said that the AoNV's loss was severe, that they had gained no ground, and that the AotP had not been pursued. Added to that is that they lost a corps commander as well. The only significant impact of Chancellorsville is that Hooker's will was battered- and that led directly to the appointment of Meade. Chancellorsville was in fact one of the costliest victories which the Confederacy experienced during the entire conflict.

@jimhoffmann 2 місяці тому

You are correct. No other way to characterize the battle.

@SolidAvenger1290 2 місяці тому

HistoryMarche might disagree on that take. They did a video on this battle 2 months ago on their historical channel.

@manilajohn0182 2 місяці тому

@@SolidAvenger1290 Okay, so HistoryMarche disagrees with Lee.

@davidsaks1244 2 місяці тому

What was Lee's greatest victory, though? Couldn't really say

@manilajohn0182 2 місяці тому

@@davidsaks1244 Fredericksburg. He inflicted three times as many losses on the Union as he suffered. Without an Austerlitz type of battlefield victory, the Confederates needed to do that in every battle just to break even. All of his other victories- no matter how startling- were indecisive.

@angloaust1575 3 місяці тому

The folly of war Or as some fellow titled his book years later Its the only war we had! Referring to vietnam!

@innerdinosaur2898 29 днів тому

Dio Vindice 🦖✊

@benniepatton6544 3 місяці тому

My main complaint is the narrator doesn't know how to pronounce some names: Slocum and bivouac are examples. As if reading from a script where he was coming across the words for the first time - ever.

@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm 2 місяці тому

It is electronic or AI. NOT HUMAN.

@tennesseeridgerunner5992 2 місяці тому

How bout Chickamauga?

@cinematicbattles559 2 місяці тому

I’m probably going to cover this in the future 👍

@user-oc8sr3ml9m 16 днів тому

Joshua Chaimberlin!!

@stephengrummitt9079 16 днів тому

total war north v south would be good if hapend

@robertray4377 3 місяці тому

By infecting Lee with an air of invinceability ; this greatest victory was followed a couple months later by the greatest defeat .

@joegatt2306 2 місяці тому

The Federal victory at Gettysburg, with 104,000 men (93,921 engaged strength) who just sat on their asses while the outnumbered Army of Northern Virginia of 72,000 attacked for three days, has nothing to do with the incredible Confederate victory achieved with 60,300 men (which again did most of the attacking) facing Hooker’s Army of the Potomac numbering 133,900 men. “God Almighty will not prevent the destruction of the rebel army!” and “The rebel army is now the legitimate property of the Army of the Potomac...(other rantings)…God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none” - famous blasphemous and overly optimistic phrases uttered before the battle by the ultimately defeated, Major-General Hooker!!!

@manilajohn0182 2 місяці тому

@@joegatt2306 The AotP did well at Gettysburg. Lee had never planned on attacking at all in Pennsylvania. He was forced to do so because his original plan of campaign was ruined due to multiple errors made by Lee himself. That was Lee's fault. Chancellorsville OTOH, was a startling but costly victory for the Confederacy. Lee himself said that the AoNV's loss was severe, that they had gained no ground, and that the AotP had not been pursued. Added to that is that he lost Jackson as well. The only significant impact of Chancellorsville is that Hooker's will was battered- and that led directly to the appointment of Meade. Chancellorsville was in fact one of the costliest victories which the Confederacy experienced during the entire conflict. In fact, Lee was not beyond voicing his own veiled but clearly contemptuous attitude toward the AotP. For over a year, he referred to Union soldiers as "those people". After being defeated at Gettysburg, her began referring to them as "the enemy".

@joegatt2306 2 місяці тому

@@manilajohn0182 Dividing your army, not twice, but trice and boldly attacking your enemy, more than twice your strength is bound to get you casualties, (although the one single casualty that Lee suffered at Chancellorsville, was the one that mattered most, and the one that maybe cost the South its chance of final victory). I see more contempt referring to the Confederate or Southern Armies as 'Rebels', than 'those people' or 'the enemy'. Who were the Federals, if not the enemy? Ask the 'people' of Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Columbia, Richmond, Charleston....

@toddatwell1837 2 місяці тому

South Carolina

@roysimmons3549 2 місяці тому

Two wins at Bul Run up there. Always out numbered. Georgia Sharpshooters pretty good.

@chris93703 2 місяці тому

The battle wasn’t Lee’s greatest victory. The north only had more casualties because they had more men who were missing. Both sides had almost the exact same number of men who were killed and wounded plus Lee lost Jackson one of his better generals.

@thecritic81 2 місяці тому

Who won that war then?

@cfbodman2 6 днів тому

Why they want to cancel history is beyond my understanding. They were great generals on both sides of the war.

@4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944 2 місяці тому

The robot voice kills the video series for me.

@martinedwards4522 2 місяці тому

lets hear them cgi rebel yells!!

@farleyfox1840 23 дні тому

The problem with this narative is that the battie plan was not Lee's plan. It was Jackson's plan. IMHO Lee was not capsbe of such a daring plan. He was much too obstinate and reolute. To the point of being hard headed and stubborn. Tha fact that Jackson managed to get himself killed by his own men allowed Lee to get the cridit for the victory..Something Lee was willing to do.