Civil War series - Episode 10 - Riding the Rails to Victory: Railroads in the Civil War
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- Hosted by Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr., Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at Virginia Tech and William C. Davis, the Director of Programs for Virginia's Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech, this episode focuses on the role of the railroads in the Civil War.
The American Civil War was the first modern war of the 19th century. There were many advancements in communication, medicine, and armaments. But the biggest difference maker in the conduct of war was the increased use of the railroads. The railroads changed the strategy and tactics that generals could employ. Railroads were capable of moving thousands of troops and tons of supplies, faster and in all weather conditions. Stonewall Jackson's troops arrived at Manassas via trains to bring the South victory in the first major battle of the war. One of the most exciting railroad tales from the war was "The Great Locomotive Chase" of 1862. We examine these events as well as learn of the railroad leaders of the time and the use of the telegraph.
Just finished this series, and I loved it. Thank you to everyone involved for the hard work and research that was put into this documentary.
Our pleasure! So very glad that you enjoyed it.
Fantastic! A true pleasure a wonderful series! Thanks for sharing!
Clearly at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania near Strasburg, PA. It is a wonderful museum and well worth the visit.
Thank you so very much for the information and really appreciate your love for historical facts.Thank you
Our pleasure!
This is a wonderful documentary - thank-you for making it
You are so very welcome.
Amazing video! Mike from Missouri
General Mahone was the founder of The Norfolk and Western Railway😊😊
Thank you. Awesome!
Strangest thing, I woke up (2:03 am) with a burning question about CSA railroads/guages and found answers in this video. Thanks, but go figure?
Glad to help!
Now let's address the problem of trains being too darn long nowadays
one of the Andrews raiders Mark wood was a English man
Given the Confederates aversion to education, it would prove difficult to decipher, send and receive telegraph messages.
No doubt Lee and Jackson were great generals but Grant and Sherman had them beat. They understood modern warfare better.
Longstreet was one of the few Confederates who fully understood the war they were fighting. Ridiculous how much hate he gets from the Lee fanboys.
are you absolutely dull? Grant and Sherman had superior resources that's the only reason they were able to win. Lee and Jackson performed fantastically with an army that had nothing to eat for years, feeble supplies, and less manpower.
@@rc59191 The Confederates would have won the war if Longstreet didn't disobey orders at Gettysburg and actually attacked when he was supposed to. He was so reluctant because he didn't want to fight there but Sickles on the Union side was way out of position. If Longstreet didn't practice insubordination, Gettysburg would have been a decisive southern victory.
@@101trus that has been proven to be nothing more than history revisionist propaganda. Lee had no chance of winning even if he managed to drive Colonel Chamberlain off of Little Round top the Union was already in a position to reform new lines. Also even if Lee had managed to break the line on the final day he had no way to follow up the victory nor any way to threaten Washington in the slightest bit. The place was so well fortified with troops, artillery, forts, and gatling guns, the Army of Northern Virginia would of been decimated. Y'all just want to drum up any excuse you can to try and blame Longstreet instead of Lee when Longstreet was the smartest man there.
@@101trus You shouldn't discount the qualitative advantage of the army of northern Virginia in terms of officers and soldiers though. If you follow the campaign in 1864 there were many instances where Lee was caught out of position, only to have Union commanders below Grant fumbled with execution, and give him time to recover.