Enjoying watching this series from across the pond -yes guys, your civil war fascinates here in the UK too. It's like a virtual reality museum visit each production you do -keep 'em coming!
Been a keen student of the American Civil War all my life,but it breaks my heart to witness the suffering endured by the participants of both sides. I can quite believe that men cried seeing the carnage after the battles. War is a nightmare never woken from.
I Hope you can answer my question. I read a long article about the relationships between the Holy See of Rome (pope Pious lX, 1846-1878) and the CSA. He was the only leader in Europe that called Jefferson Davis as "Mr president of the CSA" and so the press of that period wrote that the papacy had recognized de facto the Indipendent South. The CSA generals Beauregard and Longstreet were catholic. The South had Also a population of irish descent that fought for the CSA. After the civil war , catholics were discriminated, persecuted and Lynched and the KKK was openly anti-catholic. What has happened? Why this hate towards catholics? Thank you in Advance. All the best.
Marley Matthews Today me? I’d have probably fought for Texas. If that ment fighting for the South so be it. Even if I trusted Sam Houston’s words that this war would do nothing but bring about ruin to the south and to Texas I’d still fight for my home. Or rather I’d end up fighting and I could never turn on and fight against Texas. Even if the confederacy was started out of the desperate attempt of the Southern aristocracy and politicians to preserve slavery. There’s no way in hell, heaven or earth that I’d turn against my state and my people. Hope that answers your question.
Since you keep showing VMI cadet uniforms I’ll also like to see some citadel or the South Carolina military Academy uniforms since they technically fired the first shots of the civil war
jigsaw jigsaw that was a pretty bad ass role. I believe the last (maybe real) Civil War veteran was one of these and he takes about going into battle with the drum. He lost it and picked up a gun. He might've of been 10 maybe. But very important and fucking mental.
From Italy: fantastic awesome job! In my opinion it's art! I'm enchanted even by the "atmosphere" in which the uniforms are displaied, the faces are serious and in some way melancolic .. so you feel the historical time in which those men lived and the great tragic event in whch they took part, it's like jumping on an incredible time-machine and meet the real men who made the past, really an enchanting experience and the most pure form of living history. Congrats and THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Wow, the dedication to making these uniforms is awe-inducing. The stitches and gentle stressing of the pieces are beautiful and it must have taken ages to craft each uniform. Not to mention the expense that goes into each one. I was truly astonished at the sheer amount of uniforms presented. Thank you for making such an incredible series.
Historical reenactor here! I know a lot of the guys in this video too. Yes, the uniforms take a lot of care and time to assemble. If you're not skilled at sewing, it can be around 4 to 6 months to get a finished garment, not even factoring in the cost. Most jackets will be around 250-400. They can be made at a fraction of the price, but are difficult to assemble, if you're not familiar with how to sew garments of the era. The aging is done from attending events and wearing the stuff. When it's properly use, it ages like the originals. At least with my stuff, I don't artificially age it. I use it to get that "look"
A very informative series, I've been waiting for a Kansas Jayhawker or a Kansas Red Leg Scout outfit the whole time. A Bushwhacker was there. Greetings from Germany Taddel
Hate to be that guy but any VMI cadet who wore a First Class Private buckel can tell the one modeled here is modern. It has the dent above the M that came from a flaw in the mold when they were re-cast in the 1900s. Also I can’t tell if it is but he should be carrying an Austrian Lorenz rifle.
My ggg grandfather was a color sgt at cold harbor for the 31st nc under clingman. Stories from my family say he never spoke of it but once and said cold harbor was the worst thing he ever saw. When they opened up on the union soldiers, he saw heads, arms, legs, canteens and hats blown all over the place. Even saw a head up in the trees.
BlazingFury actual history, after that, a union commander raised the college and surrounding area in retaliation to the union defeat a year earlier. Crazy battle.
Ironic the time, care and reverence that went into these uniforms were never put into the originals. Not to say the men didn’t respect their uniforms, but they were just tools of the trade and of their era. Today, being remembered, we have the luxury of looking at them differently. If we could only to speak to them!
Down in Crossmaglen is where I long to be, lyin' in the dark with a Provo company! A comrade on me left and another one on me right, and a clip of ammunition for me little Armalite.
I would like to see the Continental Morgan Guard, a regiment (or brigade if i remember) in which the recruit dressed with uniforms of the revolutionary war.
7:26, I made a US artillery uniform for my 8th grade Civil War project got a perfect score and it still fits a year later. Thing's hit and sweaty but also really cool and gets me alot of questions 10/10 would recommend y'all make one
I thinking about joining the local artillery battery. I have a lot of respect for them ever since they guarded the Camp Chase cemetery against threats to desecrate the Confederate graves there.
I noticed that the VMI and others have the the bayonet sheathed in reverse and that the socket will poke them in the ribs. Some were high numbered unis. New York State had an 101st Militia Infantry Regiment, but some lower numbered units were never organized because few, or no one signed up. The few were put in other units. Same for the Cav and artillery. 1:10)) Some units were referred to as USCT. They were state militia infantry.The blue facings and the letter K means a state unit.There are no blue leg stripes.Regular Army(RA) units went up to I Troop, or I Company.Troops are Cavalry. It was after the war's end (August 1866) that the 9th & 10th US Cavalry Regiments were authorized by Congress.The 22nd & 23rd Inf. Regts. were also created. 2:08)) The Union Army Major General's coat has buttons of a Maj. Gen. commanding 3 divisions instead of one. No bigger 3rd star on the shoulder straps.Wearing US Cavalry boots. Brigadier Generals (O-7) and Maj. Gen.(O-8) worn infantry boots. The Officers Cord was Cavalry.Another militia uniform? 9:06) Was this another German unit? Pioneers are Engineers!!
"Cadets famously were called to fight in the Battle of New Market, contributing to the Confederate victory on May 15, 1864. In June, Union general David Hunter ordered the school burned, and the cadets relocated to Richmond, where they helped to defend the Confederate capital." Encyclopedia Virginia, www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Virginia_Military_Institute_During_the_Civil_War
Do the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry with their Colt 1855 Revolver Rifles. They were abandoned during the retreat at the Battle of Chickamauga and held their ground incidentally allowing their fellow soldiers time to get away. Absolutely brutal piece of history with an interesting weapon to boot.
I'd love to see an example of "turned coat" like some men at Shiloh wore on the Confedetate side. I think it was a South Carolina or Alabama uniform that was blue. To avoid "friendly fire" they turned their blue coats inside out.
Confederate Army Commanding General - the uniform shown here is a Colonel's uniform and I assume it is to represent General Lee. Although Lee was the commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, he never wore a Generals rank.. Lee stated he would not put on his Generals rank till the war was won and continued to wear his highest rank in the Federal Army, Colonel. He only Commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, he had no authority over any other Confederate Army. Unlike General Grant who was the Commander of all Federal Forces everywhere.
2.5 million people think on that. these days we get demoralized at losses as low as a thousand. not sure if it funny ironic or a sad commentary on our level of conviction. either way cheers to our great great grandpa's and uncles that fought until the fighting was done and the ones that went home to pick up the pieces.
Dana-Leigh Macroberts good message but 2.5 million didn't die in the civil war. More like 500,000-600,000 casualties (casualties being killed, wounded and missing). Over the course of 4yrs. And it was slow going up until mid 1863, then it got real bad. I feel that number should represent the enlisted, plus those who helped. Enlisted numbers being around 1.7 million with both sides combined.
@@tobyoneil1969 that was the number in the vid as i understood it. looking back i agree but the 2.5 mil could very well be the case when you add in the civilian numbers which i have never heard anyone talk about.
Dana-Leigh Macroberts that's a good point on the civilians. It's possible but they did keep good records of what the armies did. Like they were regularly attacked by civilians who didn't want them in their town. Slaves might be another. The south "employed" slaves to work cannons at the beginning. And officers usually had them with them. Plus once Sherman started to scorch the earth and head to the sea, one of his problems which he never fixed was what to do with slaves he freed. He couldn't send them anywhere as they were in enemy territory, so they (the freed people) took to following the army. Well a lot starved and many more succumbed to the elements. 2.5 is very large. But add total casualties of both sides, civilians, slaves and freed people, it would easily exceed 1 million but maybe not 2.
@@tobyoneil1969 well the next question is what was the population of the confederate held territories during the conflict? we know both from offical and folk sources that farm raids where a common thing the union sacked far in the south and the confederates sacked farms loyal to the union. the Kansas red legs where infamous for doing this. the red legs made quantrails raiders look like choir boys. then to sherman's march saw the mass murder of soft targets at a very high level. so much so that in high school we tried him for war crimes according to standards of the time. he was still found guilty.
Dana-Leigh Macroberts White population 4-5 million. Black population 5-6 million. The north had more casualties the the south (gee thanks Grant). I want to say the raiders of the south were way worse. I know little of the red legs but quantril was bad, as were those other big three in the Missouri area. They often did awful things. Onto Sherman, if you judge him by the standards of the day, he did nothing out of order. It might not have have been good but it wasn't illegal. He had the support of the entire war department in the west and Washington, which was the only recognised US capital city. By modern standards it's a war crime. Such needless destruction and loss of life for those only loosely aligned with the enemy (all of the western southern states often wavered between north and south support, with some of the western seceded states being allowed to vote in the 1864 election). Either way, his march cut the capital (Richmond) off and created a new two front War in the east, one front being the highly aggressive Grant in Virginia, the other being the more reserved but of equal aggression Sherman to the south in the Carolinas. Bad business but vital to bring the war to a close. Edit- Just did some research on Red Legs. For some reason I thought they were Rebs. But their creation was a response to the southern guerrillas operating across the borders, so I stand with the south had the worst raiders.
I notice the Major General had one star, isn't a one star General referred to as a Brigade General and a two star General referred to as a Major General?
Thanks for these great videos. I am wondering how much of this equipment is original and how much are reproductions? Original uniforms would be in delicate condition, but some of them look worn and genuine. Most of the weapons and accoutrements look real. My Grandfather gave me 4 Civil war swords given to him by a veteran. A Pattern 1853 British Cavalry saber made by Robert Mole and an 1842 Enfield sword bayonet used on a Brunswick Rifle... both used by the Confederate forces. I also have an 1861 Harpers Weekly.
I know a couple of the guys in the videos and I'm quite certain they're reproductions. They look worn because they do the kind of stuff Civil War soldiers did while wearing them. If you do that on a regular basis it doesn't take long to get the right wear and tear. A lot of these guys also make some of the best reproductions available today.
19th Century chevrons were worn point down. In the smoky, black powder environment of the 19th-Century battlefield chevrons needed to be large so they could be seen. In 1902 chevrons were redesigned and worn point up. With smokeless powder and accurate firearms smaller chevrons were necessary to avoid making noncommissioned officers targets.
You've remebered about two dozens of John Brown's Raiders (of which only 7 was actually black) but you forgot about thousands of Choctaw and Cherokee natives who fought for the South. Why am I not suprised....
It's actually blue. They had pillaged the Union supply depot at Harper's Ferry and showed up at the battle of Antietam wearing miscellaneous parts of Yankee uniforms.
@Jonathan Sakks LOL...what?? I searched for "Are we human or are we dancers" and google / CZcams has an entirely different piece of pop music. Did you just make this up?
Always have always will support the confederate soldier veterans and the Confederate flag until the day I die those are my comments you don't like him that's your problem
one more evidence that the ragged rebel in torn apart uniform is a legend and northern propaganda. in the trenches of Petersburg, they wore well feated uniforms.
It's actually a lost cause myth. A ragged rebel losing to a more well equipped force is more romantic than a well equipped force losing to another well equipped force.
If you close your eyes and dream, you can Otherwise, they probably wore whatever was available in Richmond; since the confederates only mustered one semi-regiment there and it happened at the end of the war when they were getting thrashed anyways.
2:46 - Well done. General Lee was a Lieutenant General, but he wore the rank of a Colonel. He had his reasons. His uniform is presented correctly here. 6:53 - Odd that only one Confederate soldier is depicted wearing butternut brown. As the war dragged on, resources became ever more constricted for the South, and I thought more southern soldiers wore homespun (brown).
The homespun look was pretty prominent around 1862 until the supply depots were up and running. There was a ton of English Army cloth making it through the blockade shortly thereafter. That's the bluish gray uniform depicted here. It should be noted that the use of the light brown toned jean cloth persisted in the western and deep south clothing depots. But contrary to popular belief Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was actually well uniformed later in the war.
I'm surprised that ya'll didn't show the special arsonist troop uniforms from the Army of the Tennessee. Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't their uniforms have a special patch on the sleeve awarded after so many campaigns against women and children? Hmm, I always thought so.
Napoleon I Ah man if you think that’s copying the French army you haven’t seen the Zouave units. But yes, a lot of units at the time copied French style of dress.
War never becomes "more humane", it only becomes "more advanced."
Enjoying watching this series from across the pond -yes guys, your civil war fascinates here in the UK too. It's like a virtual reality museum visit each production you do -keep 'em coming!
wow its amazing our history fascinates people from across the big pond
Been a keen student of the American Civil War all my life,but it breaks my heart to witness the suffering endured by the participants of both sides. I can quite believe that men cried seeing the carnage after the battles. War is a nightmare never woken from.
I Hope you can answer my question. I read a long article about the relationships between the Holy See of Rome (pope Pious lX, 1846-1878) and the CSA. He was the only leader in Europe that called Jefferson Davis as "Mr president of the CSA" and so the press of that period wrote that the papacy had recognized de facto the Indipendent South. The CSA generals Beauregard and Longstreet were catholic. The South had Also a population of irish descent that fought for the CSA.
After the civil war , catholics were discriminated, persecuted and Lynched and the KKK was openly anti-catholic. What has happened? Why this hate towards catholics? Thank you in Advance. All the best.
Clicked so fast that Fort Sumter had only just been fired up on
Your a southern man would you have preferred to fight for the south or the union just interested to know I'm English and I'm into American history ect
...so early makes more sense
@@Surv1ve_Thrive sorry bro could you explain that don't understand my g
Marley Matthews He said clicked so fast but clicked so early would have made more sense.
Marley Matthews
Today me? I’d have probably fought for Texas. If that ment fighting for the South so be it. Even if I trusted Sam Houston’s words that this war would do nothing but bring about ruin to the south and to Texas I’d still fight for my home. Or rather I’d end up fighting and I could never turn on and fight against Texas. Even if the confederacy was started out of the desperate attempt of the Southern aristocracy and politicians to preserve slavery. There’s no way in hell, heaven or earth that I’d turn against my state and my people. Hope that answers your question.
FINALLY, been wondering when you guys show a NC uniform
Since you keep showing VMI cadet uniforms I’ll also like to see some citadel or the South Carolina military Academy uniforms since they technically fired the first shots of the civil war
What do we want?
UNION NAVY OFFICER UNIFORMS!
When do we want them?
"CIVIL WAR UNIFORMS OF BLUE & GREY - THE EVOLUTION" VOLUME 6!
Is there already a Volume 5?
Tell the actors they did a great job!
"Yeah let's just send em in with a drum"
"No weapons sir?"
" *Scoffs* fuck no"
jigsaw jigsaw that was a pretty bad ass role. I believe the last (maybe real) Civil War veteran was one of these and he takes about going into battle with the drum. He lost it and picked up a gun. He might've of been 10 maybe. But very important and fucking mental.
From Italy: fantastic awesome job! In my opinion it's art! I'm enchanted even by the "atmosphere" in which the uniforms are displaied, the faces are serious and in some way melancolic .. so you feel the historical time in which those men lived and the great tragic event in whch they took part, it's like jumping on an incredible time-machine and meet the real men who made the past, really an enchanting experience and the most pure form of living history. Congrats and THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Wow, the dedication to making these uniforms is awe-inducing. The stitches and gentle stressing of the pieces are beautiful and it must have taken ages to craft each uniform. Not to mention the expense that goes into each one. I was truly astonished at the sheer amount of uniforms presented. Thank you for making such an incredible series.
shame most of them in the war got mud and dirt all over em
Historical reenactor here! I know a lot of the guys in this video too. Yes, the uniforms take a lot of care and time to assemble. If you're not skilled at sewing, it can be around 4 to 6 months to get a finished garment, not even factoring in the cost. Most jackets will be around 250-400. They can be made at a fraction of the price, but are difficult to assemble, if you're not familiar with how to sew garments of the era. The aging is done from attending events and wearing the stuff. When it's properly use, it ages like the originals. At least with my stuff, I don't artificially age it. I use it to get that "look"
4:46 Excellent job on this and every other uniform in this video!
A very informative series, I've been waiting for a Kansas Jayhawker or a Kansas Red Leg Scout outfit the whole time. A Bushwhacker was there.
Greetings from Germany
Taddel
@Andrew Mosko Uncalled for. Either delete it or apologize. I've been waiting for a Jayhawk and Guerrilla as well, Taddel!
@Andrew Mosko
My thanks go to the US soldiers who freed us from Hitler fascism
You can really tell which side fought for the Government.
Your sentences confuses me.
@@dwarvenmoray you tell which side thought for the government because of the uniform quality. (Union)
@@mattwordsworth9825 Oh, I see now. I don't why I was confused by the question earlier, but I see now.
Hate to be that guy but any VMI cadet who wore a First Class Private buckel can tell the one modeled here is modern. It has the dent above the M that came from a flaw in the mold when they were re-cast in the 1900s. Also I can’t tell if it is but he should be carrying an Austrian Lorenz rifle.
Love the harness chest straps on knapsack like on soldier at 3:12
Find some quality Revolutionary War reenactors and do another series, these are great!
My ggg grandfather was a color sgt at cold harbor for the 31st nc under clingman. Stories from my family say he never spoke of it but once and said cold harbor was the worst thing he ever saw. When they opened up on the union soldiers, he saw heads, arms, legs, canteens and hats blown all over the place. Even saw a head up in the trees.
Have you ever been to Cold Harbor.
@@markcharbonneau7529 yes.
6:55 anybody ever watch “Field of Lost Shoes”? it focuses on the Battle of New Market. It’s pretty good and it’s on CZcams.
BlazingFury actual history, after that, a union commander raised the college and surrounding area in retaliation to the union defeat a year earlier.
Crazy battle.
Ironic the time, care and reverence that went into these uniforms were never put into the originals. Not to say the men didn’t respect their uniforms, but they were just tools of the trade and of their era. Today, being remembered, we have the luxury of looking at them differently. If we could only to speak to them!
simple, functional; bullets, bayonet, water and a rifle!
For Lincoln and Liberty!
Excellent Reproduction uniforms, equipment & Weapons
what are the name of background music?
Beautifully done! Thank you.
Thank you guys, for all this
Down in Crossmaglen is where I long to be, lyin' in the dark with a Provo company! A comrade on me left and another one on me right, and a clip of ammunition for me little Armalite.
Wished they did one on the Trans-Mississippi confederates during 1864
me too that's my area of the war
Jonathan Cordova my area too and where I live ... from what I can read up on they had unique uniforms for being in the west
Didn't know Mississippi had trans back then
Love the South Carolina unit in federal blue! :)
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Would like to see 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry in their New York State shell jacket.
Good acting.
They convey a lot without saying a line.
Its about time. I've been waiting forever for this video
I would like to see the Continental Morgan Guard, a regiment (or brigade if i remember) in which the recruit dressed with uniforms of the revolutionary war.
7:26, I made a US artillery uniform for my 8th grade Civil War project got a perfect score and it still fits a year later. Thing's hit and sweaty but also really cool and gets me alot of questions 10/10 would recommend y'all make one
I thinking about joining the local artillery battery. I have a lot of respect for them ever since they guarded the Camp Chase cemetery against threats to desecrate the Confederate graves there.
Another excellent presentation, thank you!!
This dude needs more subs his quality videos are great
Nicely done, keep up the good work...and Thank you!..👍
Never have I clicked faster on a series
Awesome video. Love the music
I noticed that the VMI and others have the the bayonet sheathed in reverse and that the socket will poke them in the ribs. Some were high numbered unis. New York State had an 101st Militia Infantry Regiment, but some lower numbered units were never organized because few, or no one signed up. The few were put in other units. Same for the Cav and artillery.
1:10)) Some units were referred to as USCT. They were state militia infantry.The blue facings and the letter K means a state unit.There are no blue leg stripes.Regular Army(RA) units went up to I Troop, or I Company.Troops are Cavalry. It was after the war's end (August 1866) that the 9th & 10th US Cavalry Regiments were authorized by Congress.The 22nd & 23rd Inf. Regts. were also created.
2:08)) The Union Army Major General's coat has buttons of a Maj. Gen. commanding 3 divisions instead of one. No bigger 3rd star on the shoulder straps.Wearing US Cavalry boots. Brigadier Generals (O-7) and Maj. Gen.(O-8) worn infantry boots. The Officers Cord was Cavalry.Another militia uniform?
9:06) Was this another German unit? Pioneers are Engineers!!
Yep. Keep up the good work.
"Cadets famously were called to fight in the Battle of New Market, contributing to the Confederate victory on May 15, 1864.
In June, Union general David Hunter ordered the school burned, and the cadets relocated to Richmond, where they helped to defend the Confederate capital."
Encyclopedia Virginia, www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Virginia_Military_Institute_During_the_Civil_War
Could we have a debut of the 1st South Carolina Rifles (CSA Infantry) during 1861?
Do the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry with their Colt 1855 Revolver Rifles. They were abandoned during the retreat at the Battle of Chickamauga and held their ground incidentally allowing their fellow soldiers time to get away. Absolutely brutal piece of history with an interesting weapon to boot.
Can you do the Hispanic Texas regiment
I'd love to see an example of "turned coat" like some men at Shiloh wore on the Confedetate side.
I think it was a South Carolina or Alabama uniform that was blue. To avoid "friendly fire" they turned their blue coats inside out.
Back when military uniforms were cool
Amazing video! I love the uniforms especially those of the CSA. Greetings from your former enemy and colony, the Philippines
Love the North Carolina regiment
Would be cool to see a Berdans Sharpshooters uniform
Great videos
Confederate Army Commanding General - the uniform shown here is a Colonel's uniform and I assume it is to represent General Lee. Although Lee was the commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, he never wore a Generals rank.. Lee stated he would not put on his Generals rank till the war was won and continued to wear his highest rank in the Federal Army, Colonel. He only Commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, he had no authority over any other Confederate Army. Unlike General Grant who was the Commander of all Federal Forces everywhere.
Well done!
Pls make US Marine evolution
: ') as humans we have a very long story on earth
this is a long journey ...
Evolution of British Empire uniforms would be cool I think.
Love how realistic this looks. They actually look like period soldiers and not reenactors.
Outstanding! Thank you!
Love the music. Who is it?
General is alive!
This is nice
Fun fact: NC was the last state to join the Confederacy but the state that provided the most soldiers. 👍
If only we could have military-themed clothing such as this in Red Dead Online
They’ll get there at some point...might just be like 5 years after launch
At this rate? Meh.
The closest thing you could get is only a buckle
2.5 million people think on that. these days we get demoralized at losses as low as a thousand. not sure if it funny ironic or a sad commentary on our level of conviction. either way cheers to our great great grandpa's and uncles that fought until the fighting was done and the ones that went home to pick up the pieces.
Dana-Leigh Macroberts good message but 2.5 million didn't die in the civil war. More like 500,000-600,000 casualties (casualties being killed, wounded and missing). Over the course of 4yrs. And it was slow going up until mid 1863, then it got real bad.
I feel that number should represent the enlisted, plus those who helped. Enlisted numbers being around 1.7 million with both sides combined.
@@tobyoneil1969 that was the number in the vid as i understood it. looking back i agree but the 2.5 mil could very well be the case when you add in the civilian numbers which i have never heard anyone talk about.
Dana-Leigh Macroberts that's a good point on the civilians. It's possible but they did keep good records of what the armies did. Like they were regularly attacked by civilians who didn't want them in their town.
Slaves might be another.
The south "employed" slaves to work cannons at the beginning. And officers usually had them with them. Plus once Sherman started to scorch the earth and head to the sea, one of his problems which he never fixed was what to do with slaves he freed. He couldn't send them anywhere as they were in enemy territory, so they (the freed people) took to following the army. Well a lot starved and many more succumbed to the elements.
2.5 is very large. But add total casualties of both sides, civilians, slaves and freed people, it would easily exceed 1 million but maybe not 2.
@@tobyoneil1969 well the next question is what was the population of the confederate held territories during the conflict? we know both from offical and folk sources that farm raids where a common thing the union sacked far in the south and the confederates sacked farms loyal to the union. the Kansas red legs where infamous for doing this. the red legs made quantrails raiders look like choir boys. then to sherman's march saw the mass murder of soft targets at a very high level. so much so that in high school we tried him for war crimes according to standards of the time. he was still found guilty.
Dana-Leigh Macroberts White population 4-5 million. Black population 5-6 million.
The north had more casualties the the south (gee thanks Grant).
I want to say the raiders of the south were way worse. I know little of the red legs but quantril was bad, as were those other big three in the Missouri area. They often did awful things.
Onto Sherman, if you judge him by the standards of the day, he did nothing out of order. It might not have have been good but it wasn't illegal. He had the support of the entire war department in the west and Washington, which was the only recognised US capital city.
By modern standards it's a war crime. Such needless destruction and loss of life for those only loosely aligned with the enemy (all of the western southern states often wavered between north and south support, with some of the western seceded states being allowed to vote in the 1864 election).
Either way, his march cut the capital (Richmond) off and created a new two front War in the east, one front being the highly aggressive Grant in Virginia, the other being the more reserved but of equal aggression Sherman to the south in the Carolinas.
Bad business but vital to bring the war to a close.
Edit- Just did some research on Red Legs. For some reason I thought they were Rebs. But their creation was a response to the southern guerrillas operating across the borders, so I stand with the south had the worst raiders.
I notice the Major General had one star, isn't a one star General referred to as a Brigade General and a two star General referred to as a Major General?
Why did Lee wear the insignia of a colonel? He was a general from the beginning to the end of the war.
Thanks for these great videos. I am wondering how much of this equipment is original and how much are reproductions? Original uniforms would be in delicate condition, but some of them look worn and genuine. Most of the weapons and accoutrements look real. My Grandfather gave me 4 Civil war swords given to him by a veteran. A Pattern 1853 British Cavalry saber made by Robert Mole and an 1842 Enfield sword bayonet used on a Brunswick Rifle... both used by the Confederate forces. I also have an 1861 Harpers Weekly.
I know a couple of the guys in the videos and I'm quite certain they're reproductions. They look worn because they do the kind of stuff Civil War soldiers did while wearing them. If you do that on a regular basis it doesn't take long to get the right wear and tear. A lot of these guys also make some of the best reproductions available today.
Wonder when the Maine Uniforms will be released?
I'm hydro dipping my chess pieces.
I don't think that everyone in these units wore the same uniform during the whole war!
Where’s the Ordnance Sergeant?….
correction general Lee is alive!
I have the 1864 union major general sword.
have you done a Bat Masterson video?
Where do you get these uniforms
Question - Why are the chevrons of modern day army enlisted uniforms "inverted" as opposed to the civil war era?
I don't know why modern militaries changed it.
@rommel yeah but it doesn't look as good
Why are the military Chevrons pointing down instead of up?!
19th Century chevrons were worn point down. In the smoky, black powder environment of the 19th-Century battlefield chevrons needed to be large so they could be seen. In 1902 chevrons were redesigned and worn point up. With smokeless powder and accurate firearms smaller chevrons were necessary to avoid making noncommissioned officers targets.
hoping to see those famous new york scots
You've remebered about two dozens of John Brown's Raiders (of which only 7 was actually black) but you forgot about thousands of Choctaw and Cherokee natives who fought for the South. Why am I not suprised....
Did Hill’s Light Division really wear black coats?
It's actually blue. They had pillaged the Union supply depot at Harper's Ferry and showed up at the battle of Antietam wearing miscellaneous parts of Yankee uniforms.
are these original or reanactement uniforms
Interesting to watch. Only complaint: I really wish you had spelled GRAY correctly.
American vs UK spelling bro
True but it’s still spelt ‘grey’ correctly. :) 🇬🇧
Супер!
Too bad they didn’t have anything from the New Mexico or South Texas campaign
What music do you use?
Does anyone know the name of the music that starts at 6:00?
@Jonathan Sakks LOL...what?? I searched for "Are we human or are we dancers" and google / CZcams has an entirely different piece of pop music. Did you just make this up?
Always have always will support the confederate soldier veterans and the Confederate flag until the day I die those are my comments you don't like him that's your problem
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one more evidence that the ragged rebel in torn apart uniform is a legend and northern propaganda. in the trenches of Petersburg, they wore well feated uniforms.
its pretty true, nearing the end of the confed especially when lees supply lines became cut off
It's actually a lost cause myth. A ragged rebel losing to a more well equipped force is more romantic than a well equipped force losing to another well equipped force.
Wanna see an African American Confederate soldier uniform.
If you close your eyes and dream, you can
Otherwise, they probably wore whatever was available in Richmond; since the confederates only mustered one semi-regiment there and it happened at the end of the war when they were getting thrashed anyways.
2:46 - Well done. General Lee was a Lieutenant General, but he wore the rank of a Colonel. He had his reasons. His uniform is presented correctly here.
6:53 - Odd that only one Confederate soldier is depicted wearing butternut brown. As the war dragged on, resources became ever more constricted for the South, and I thought more southern soldiers wore homespun (brown).
The homespun look was pretty prominent around 1862 until the supply depots were up and running. There was a ton of English Army cloth making it through the blockade shortly thereafter. That's the bluish gray uniform depicted here. It should be noted that the use of the light brown toned jean cloth persisted in the western and deep south clothing depots. But contrary to popular belief Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was actually well uniformed later in the war.
@@johnnychaos152 Thanks for that information.
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I'm surprised that ya'll didn't show the special arsonist troop uniforms from the Army of the Tennessee. Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't their uniforms have a special patch on the sleeve awarded after so many campaigns against women and children? Hmm, I always thought so.
Need to shut your mouth bud cause you don’t know what you are talking about. Go back to your woke class and learn some more fake history!!!!
@@jimmyanderson2988 What fake history? Can you be more explicit please?
God bless the Confederacy
God bless the Union
Here we go
@@FieldMarshalYT Oh boy here we go another libtard whining on behalf of person just commenting something he dont like "boo hoo"
@@mattwordsworth9825 Indeed God bless both Union and Confederacy for both soldiers that fought on each side should rest in peace 🙏
north carolina best
That's cute. But what about Texas? On behalf of all Latinos/hispanics, i will fight for the Republic of Tejas!
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6:14 they copied french army
Napoleon I Ah man if you think that’s copying the French army you haven’t seen the Zouave units.
But yes, a lot of units at the time copied French style of dress.
@@baneofbanes and bavarian Austrian uniforms
No you r not reat
american civil jihad....