The Wizard of the Saddle
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2022
- Nathan Bedford Forest is a well known Civil War general. He began to make a name for himself during the Battle of Sacramento. Derrick Lindow joins us to discuss the out come of the battle in Western Kentucky.
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My grandfather was in Nathan Bedford Forrests regiment. He was from Obion county Tennessee. I was born in Dyer county Tennessee.
Thank you general Forest for your service
Huey P. Long was a US Senator from Louisiana when he was assassinated in the state capitol in Baton Rouge, but no one can say he wasn't a governor. For a time, he was Governor AND Senator.
Thanks for your channel!
PS...Kentuckian and former Vice-President John Cabell Breckenridge is one of the most interesting of civil war characters. From Chickamauga to Port Hudson, he was all over the map.
You’re welcome! Glad you appreciate it and yes, Breckenridge was very important during the time.
Really well done. Thanks to both of you. God bless
I actually grew up in Sacramento and attended the reenactment every year. Always a good time. Sacramento is still very behind the times so growing up the reenactment always had a true 1860s feel.
Didn't they stop having the reenactment there because of wokism?
@@carywest9256 I'm not sure, tbh. I left years ago, but I could ask friends who still live there.
Now that I'm caught up I'm ready for the next episode great video
Thank you!
What about a video about a KY congressman, senator, Vice-President of the U.S., second in electoral votes in the Presidential election of 1860, Confederate General, and Secretary of War for the CSA who was always the grandson of the secretary of state for the third president - John C Breckinridge? A man who gave everything he had for his state, his brothers, and a divided nation.
How about doing something on the 2nd Kentucky cavalry (CSA).
Sounds like a good topic to me! I’ll get with my Civil War sources and see what they have.
Very well done !!! Accurate as can be. Most accounts include exaggeration about this great general but this is just fine.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Derrick is a very knowledgeable Civil War historian.
"I thought Kentucky was Switzerland!"
Nathan Bedford Forrest was an outstanding General, the pick as best, problem is, "He fought for the wrong side!" 🇺🇲
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That's a good one! No, he was defending his neighbors and family who were being murdered by northerners, who would abscond with their property.
He didn't fight for the wrong side, Secession was LEGAL IN 1860 and the South were justly fighting their second war of Independence. Do your homework
@@ardshielcomplex8917 Most Americans have been conditioned to believe that Lincoln was a great President and the southereners were evil, because they owned slaves. But they didn't mention that Lincoln's main general, Grant, and his wife were proud slave owners.
I'm from Georgia but Gen. Forrest legend looms large down here has well. He should have been in command of an entire army!
We would have won under FORREST. Now we got to do it again.
Forrest was a tough man.
@@marknewton6984 yes he was !
@@crawwwfishh3284 Love the civil war history, Forrest was a brilliant general ! The north had to much industrial might and resources and the of course the blockade and for southern independence to succeed, old Jeff might have got our recognition if slavery had been abolished. 🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸
@@mmm091000 Yep they used that against us for sure and it was evil but I still say it was a war of northern greed.
like your podcast. I have ties to Kentucky through my Poteet and Crabtree ancestors. My wife's 3x grandfather fought in the Cornstalk Militia with Simon Kenton. I am a history nut so I think Forrest was a pretty interesting and misunderstood character that has not been accurately portrayed by the history books. The battle of Shiloh would have been changed if the "West Pinters" had listened to Forrest. His scouts found Grant still on the river and he wanted to attack as they unloaded the boats. By the time he got the go ahead it was too late. Custer stole a race horse after the surrender named Don Juan that was a half brother to Grant's horse Cincinnati, but with a better race record. If you call him a horse thief you make a lot of people mad. History is what it is good or bad.
The only thing Custer did that applaudable was after the War ended.
After he and his wife were stationed in Texas, she became very ill and nearly died.
The people in the closest town of Hempstead helped nurse her back to good health. Before he and wife Libby transferred to Kansas to make war on the Native tribes, Sheridan ordered Custer to burn down the Plantation House where they lived while outside of Hempstead.
Custer refused the order on grounds of the help of aforementioned townsfolk.
The Big House still stands to this day.
Grant saved a three story house south of Gettysburg. He used the top floor for a lookout. After the war the widow hired carpenters to finish the top floor and they burned it down with smoking habit. The founder of Pizza Hut built a replica in Karnes Texas. It is quite the house. @@carywest9256
If not for the reenactor's the movie "Gettysburg" could not have been made.
Yes, Reenactors are pretty awesome!
Yeah, that's a shame as it was a mediocre movie at best.
MadAbe was Not born in Kentucky; but WNC
I have a nice 1901 Nathan Bedford Forrest reunion piece i did a video on, on my channel
Awesome! Love to check it out. Post the link to the video.
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What is the link
Huey P. Long, Governor of LA was assassinated..
Wizard is right. Grand Wizard. 👻👻👻
Cav al ry. Is a completely different thing than Cal va ry.
tried really hard to listen to this but can't make it through. Speaker has got to stop saying "umm" & "uhh" before each sentence. ....
You sure you don't mean Grand wizard?
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Excellent intro and alleged topic were why I clicked, but the giggling and joking were too much for me. Disappointing to say the least.