Battles Of The American Civil War

We continue with more Behind The Battles and take a look at the most popular General of the Civil War Ulysses S. Grant! In this first part, we will learn about his early life and him first joining the military, allegations of being a drunkard and then emerging as a Civil War hero. Then we see his time after the war and the run up to the 1868 election!   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtub...

For this week's Behind The Battles we take a look at the Trent Affair that saw the United States almost get into another war with Britain while engaged in the civil war with the south. After the U.S. Navy seized two Confederate envoys from a British ship, a major crisis broke out that saw Britain preparing for war, while the United States looks for a way to prevent it.   Subscribe to our YouTube!...

On April 27th, 1865, the steamboat Sultana which was carrying over 2,000 passengers--many who were Union POWs--exploded near Memphis,TN on the Mississippi River. One of it's boilers overheated and exploded which resulted in the death of at least 1,164 people which remains the worst maritime disaster in American history.   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

We move on with more Behind The Battles and this week we take a look at the other president---Jefferson Davis. Serving several high ranking positions in the United States government, when it came time for him to choose a side after his state of Mississippi's secession, he chose to side with the secessionists. We will cover his early life and his foray into politics, becoming president of the Confe...

We have come to end of Abraham Lincoln's story and unfortunately his life. We cover the assassination with the events leading up to it, the search for Booth and the other conspirators and wrap it up by taking a look at Lincoln's legacy as president.   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

On part three of Abraham Lincoln's story, we take a look at his presidency. With the nation in war we see how he navigated that as well as some of his policies, appointments, and everything in between leading up to that fateful day at Ford's Theater.   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

In part two of the Abraham Lincoln series, we take a look at the lead up to the 1860 election in which Abe is thrust back into the political game. We will also breakdown the election and the prelude to the states seceding.   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

We start off the debut episode of Behind The Battles the only way it should be started. We go through the life of Abraham Lincoln in an epic 4 part series! First up in part one, we will cover his early life, his beginnings as a lawyer and his early career in politics. 2025 is going to be HUGE! Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

THE WAR IS OVER! That's right, we have reached the end of the bloodiest war on American soil. We start off the episode with the battle of Columbus, GA on April 16th, 1865, where Wilson's Raid comes to an end. Some historians have argued that this battle was the actual last battle of the war instead of the widely accepted battle of Palmito Ranch.   Next up is the small battle of Anderson, SC on May...

Even though General Lee surrendered his troops at Appomattox Court House April 9th, 1865, that didn't mean the war was over. On the very same day of Lee's surrender, the battle of Fort Blakeley took place where the Union took the last major Confederate port.   On April 13th-15th the last battle between Sherman and Johnston took place at the battle of Morrisville. After this battle, all hope was lo...

The time has come as we have reached the de facto end of the war with General Grant's army finally stopping General Lee. After being on the run since the fall of Petersburg, Lee's luck finally runs out at the battle of Appomattox Station on April 8th, 1865 where he is forced to surrender his army the next day at Appomattox Court House. Although there is still around 160,000 Confederate troops in o...

We are getting closer to the end with this week's battles taking us one day away from Lee's surrender. At this point, Lee and his army are still retreating hoping to get rations and supplies, but the Union are one step ahead the whole way.   The Confederates suffer a huge defeat in the battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6th, 1865 where a large portion of Lee's Army was captured, including Kershaw a...

We are on our way to the end of the war and in this episode we will see Robert E. Lee and the Confederates start their retreat from Petersburg and Richmond. We have the battle of Namozine Church on April 3rd, the battle of Amelia Springs on April 5th, and the battle of Rice's Station on April 6th.   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

The Third Battle Of Petersburg occurred on April 2nd, 1865, and it was essentially the beginning of the end for General Lee's Army. The Union push the Confederate line back and force a retreat of Lee's Army. The Confederates are forced to abandon Petersburg as well as Richmond taking documents and archives with them. The defeat eventually leads to the infamous surrender of Lee's Army at Appomattox...

The Battle Of Five Forks occurred on April 1st, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign with a Union effort to capture Five Forks to control the South Side Railroad which was one of the last major supply lines and evacuation routes for the Confederates. The win here would cause Robert E. Lee to abandon Petersburg and Richmond and the war is all but over.   Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtub...

We have officially reached the beginning of the end as we start the Appomattox Campaign. First, we take a look at the small battle of Spanish Fort in Alabama on March 27th- April 8th, 1865 where Union forces attempt to take the fort.   The Appomattox Campaign begins with the battle of Lewis's Farm on March 29th as the Union works to dislodge the Confederate lines at Petersburg and Richmond. This l...

It's the month of March of 1865 and it’s only a matter of time before the collapse of the Confederates. We start out the episode with the Battle of Averasborough on March 16th as Sherman was moving his Army towards Goldsboro, he split it in two where Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee decided to attack the force led by Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum. This was a preclude to our next battle of Bentonville.   At Ben...

This week, we cover 4 battles as the war winds down. We start in Virginia with the battle of Waynesboro on March 2nd, 1865 where Brigadier General George Custer and his troops defeat Lt. General John Bell Hood and eliminate his army. Hood would not see the battlefield for the rest of his career.   Next, we head to Florida on March 6th with the battle of Natural Bridge. A Confederate force tries to...

Columbia, South Carolina was captured on February 17th, 1865 during the Carolinas Campaign. Sherman and his troops took over the city where Union troops and some residents got drunk and proceeded to burn the city and raise hell.    Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork

We roll on with the last year of the war with three more battles for this episode!   First up is the battle of Aiken on February 11th, 1865, in South Carolina as part of Sherman's Carolinas Campaign.   We go to Florida for the small battle of Fort Myers on February 20th which is known as the southernmost battle of the war.   We finish off this short episode with the battle of Wilmington which the...

We start out the year of 1865 and the final year of the war. It gets started with the Second Battle Of Fort Fisher on January 13th-15th in North Carolina where the Union attempt for a second time to take the last major coastal stronghold the Confederates had.   Then it's on to South Carolina with the battles of Broxton Bridge and Rivers' Bridge from February 2nd-3rd. Here, the Union hope to take d...

This week, we come to the end of 1864 with the Confederates on the brink of defeat. We end the year with 3 battles, the first of two sees the Union going back to Saltville to try and destroy the works for good with the battles of Marion and Second Saltville. Our very last battle of the year takes us to Tennessee with the battle of Anthony's Hill where the rearguard of the retreating Army Of Tennes...

The battle of Nashville took place December 15th-16th, 1864 and Confederate John Bell Hood tries one more time to make up for his recent failures in the Franklin-Nashville campaign. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't work out and after this battle his army of the Tennessee was dissolved and he was dismissed from service in early 1865.   Subscribe to our YouTube! youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork   Subsc...

Coming up this week we have 4 battles as we near the end of 1864. First up we head back to Sherman's March To The Sea with the battle of Waynesboro on December 4th, 1864 where the Union hope to clear the way for Sherman to continue on to Savannah.   Then, it's back to the Franklin-Nashville Campaign where John Bell Hood tries one last attempt to force Sherman out of Georgia at the Third Battle of...

In one of the worst performances by the Confederates in the war, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood attempts to stop Union Major General John Schofield from retreating to the highly defended Nashville. It failed miserably.   Subscribe to our YouTube! youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork   Subscribe to our Dart League Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@theliquorshelfloungedartleague