The Day McClellan Reaches the Cursed Chickahominy
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2022
- 160 years ago today, the Army of the Potomac enters the malaria-infested swamp of the Chickahominy River. McClellan's engineering background will be put to the test as he orders the construction of multiple bridges across the river. This is the last natural obstacle between McClellan and his prize--the Confederate capital of Richmond. Today we're visiting the site of the so-called "Grapevine Bridge."
Today's video is part of an ongoing "On to Richmond" series, where we follow the progress of George McClellan's campaign up the Virginia peninsula to the gates of Richmond, 160 years later. Join us May 31st for a tabletop wargame and the conclusion to this real-time video series. Subscribe to Little Wars TV to never miss a video!
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Whoever thought of turning a campaign into an onling day by day series is a genius and deserves a raise. WHat? You're all volunteers and work for free? Then he deserves a rootbeer.
Who doesn't like a good heavy dose of foreshadowing? Well said sir. Made me laugh. 😄
Hi guys. I have loving the series. As a native Minnesotan I feel obliged to mention that 2 Grapevine bridges were built by troops of Sumner’s corp, one by the 5th New Hampshire and the other by the 1st Minnesota. The first of the two washed out a couple days after completion but the second one stayed up and was used in the river crossings a few days later. Stephens Sears mentions the two regiments building the bridges together because both were filled with lumberjacks. The 1st Minnesota was known in the Peninsula for how fast they could put down corduroy roads.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing, fellow Minnesotan!
Read The Last Full Measure: the Life and Death of the 1st MN
Excellent stories of some pretty brave dudes.
I was coming here to make the same comment. The famous grapevine bridge was built by the 1st Minnesota as I understood it.
Another Excellent presentation gentlemen, thank you.
Really enjoying this awesome series.
This is excellent work: educational and informative. Thank you!
Welp, it's nearly time for a big battle!
Can't wait to see what kind of wargame y'all have got stored for us at the end of this series! :)
Oh yes, May 31st in fact!
Heck yeah! I am so hyped!! Maybe I should finished painting my 15mm ACW dudes so I can play along, lol.
As a local, I can confirm that it is swamp; very much swamp.
Also, on an unrelated note, the approach the Union came from was already being fortified by Robert E. Lee as the plateau that the Union would be marching through was one of the few open approaches to Richmond.
It's been a while since I last checked in and I have to say a most excellent video!
Malaria-ridden swamps? Well, one quick google search later and I learned that malaria was once endemic in the US, but that it was effectively eradicated in 1951. Learning all kinds of things today!
I really appreciate all the work you’ve done to create these videos. It’s been like reliving the campaign.
Appreciate that, Mark. We had a great time touring around the battlefield sites as a club. Editing 20+ videos for this was a big lift for us, but we still think it's a neat way to track the campaign!
@@LittleWarsTV I’ve lived on the Peninsula a great deal of my life and never even thought to do such a comprehensive study/tour and now I’m thinking I have to! (Luckily you’ve put out the guidebook)
Nice update. Shadow of things to come...
I wish I could like these video more than once. Such good stuff LWTV is doing.
Wow, thanks Kris! We are nearing the end of the series...but it will end with a bang!
Nice Channel, i love the table Wargames, AND American civil war, thanks from La Serena Chile.
All the way from Chile! Thanks for popping by to say hi! Excited to say that we are currently editing a video for our first-ever foray into South American military history...we played a famous naval battle. We learned a lot just researching and gaming it.
Nice ND shirt, go Irish!!
Drewry’s Bluff is a superb location to visit, and while perhaps not on everyone’s radar it is very rewarding. Other excellent locations are Yorktown, Malvern Hill, Gaines Mill and don’t forget the White House of the Confederacy and the Museum of the Confederacy. I won’t mention the 1864 Campaign…
We did stop at both Yorktown and Gaines Mill (filmed a full tour of the former). There's just so much to see down in that region. Easily enough for us to take a couple more trips and barely scratch the surface. Would love to go to Petersburg next time!
@@LittleWarsTV Petersburg is very interesting. Time was shorter than I would have liked, a day just wasn’t enough. Being from New Zealand I doubt I can get back in the short term.
Add Cold Harbor and Chimborazo hospital; the largest and most successful medical facility of it's time. Do not visit Monument avenue as it will sicken the visitor to see the utter disrespect visited on the various statues (most are removed but the plinths are covered in spray paint). Bedford Forrest actually made a bridge using grapevines to help his army escape pursuit.
Good work guys keep these videos coming and more Wargaming of course.
Never fear...PLENTY of wargaming to come. We'll end this On to Richmond series with a great one.
Fighting 5th!!!!
"Heyy that's my house "
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McClellan’s army moved slower than the slowest of slow coaches…. Virginia creeper….
Little Wars TV I cannot find the videos that you are talking about on national parks and service CZcams page
Links added into the description--you'll need to go specifically to Richmond National Battlefield Park's CZcams page (not the NPS overall). But again, links added for easy navigation!
When is the pyrrhic wars campaign going to be released?
This summer! Check out our video on the channel from a few weeks ago for a sneak peek of what's coming! We are very excited about how the Pyrrhic War is shaping up in the editing bay.....
Your starting to play the music too loud for the voices, please turn it down..
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TRY BORODINIO!!!! OLD GUARD ATTACK...COULD WIN THE BATTLE AND DESTROY RUSSIAN ARMY?