Battle of Gettysburg: why J.E.B. Stuart ends up in Carlisle
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Steve Knott, Army War College, discusses how and why Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart ended up in Carlisle while the rest of the Confederates were converging on Gettysburg.
I always wondered why Stuart did not play a bigger role at Gettysburg, the details of the story are amazing! Great Job!
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This might be the best lecture I've ever seen... this guy not only knows how to tell a story, but you can feel his passion.
Thank you Mr. Knott, this is as complete and understandable an explanation of the whole of this battle that is not covered in any literature or media sources I have seen. I am more informed about this topic than before.
I knew a guy whos name was JB Stuart. On his driver's license application he wrote his name as "J" only "B" only Stuart but when he got his license it said Jonly Bonly Stuart.
I really love this lecture. I'd like to hear more from Capt Steven W Knott, but I can only find lectures by Dr Steven F Knott, a different historian. Anyone know where I can find more?
Me, too. I'm a fan.
I’m sorry…. I do Knott
@@jazzjackson9875 Go sit in the corner and think about what you said.
This is pure gold!
So interesting!
I was referring to the " Lincoln genocide" remark. Otherwise, this presentation was superb!
Lee never fully embraced a total war strategy. The confederacy’s greatest advantage was having interior lines where they could reinforce one area, win the battle, and then moved their troops to another area to do the same. Lee should have never went to Gettysburg, he should have send Longstreet and Pickett to Vicksburg via Corinth to crush Grant. Johnson could have pinned Grant to Pemberton if he had enough troops.
So what happened to the wagon train and the pack mules?
You have got to admire the passion and enthusiasm with which this wonderful history is told by Steve. Thanks man. Loved it !!!!
Those little details - the inter-personal relationships and jealousies - although insignificant footnotes, they played a BIG role in the outcome of one of the most important battles of the war. I love the details!!! I often wonder about this in the ranks of the Wehrmacht in WWII how many battles went awry because of similar circumstances.
@Inquisitor---you can believe big egos helped defeat them---their worship of aryan supremacy, know it all, etc
The contradiction of "They weren't after shoes.", and Stuart slowed his column with a captured mule trail of wagons, is troubling. They were after supplies. They were attempting to capture whatever materials of war and provisions whenever and wherever possible. Secondly, the "second largest city of the Confederacy" was marching, and marching a couple hundred miles on dirt and thru water and mud ruins shoes. So, yes, one of the reasons they chose Gettysburg was because of a chance to seize supplies there and one of the chief supplies of the city at that time, was shoes. The cargo of the mule train isn't mentioned, but it was significant enough that a senior commander slowed his march to keep it, and deliver it to the Confederate Army. The interpersonal relationships angle of the lecture is well done and valid. That has been well documented in the Union army, how favoritism adversely affected the progress of the war for the North.
Excellent comment about shoes and other supplies.
The lecturer, Steve Knott, is a very accomplished speaker and historian.
I have heard several lectures on the Gettysburg Campaign. This is the best and most pragmatic assessment of the events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg I have heard. Very insightful, I wish I could heard the full presentation. As a student of history, This man knows what he is talking about.
David Ramirez he is a clueless dweeb. Has no clue about cavalry mission or method.
*HEADS UP CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS!* As of this notification, see what *WIKIPEDIA* has posted as a Confederate Flag!!! It's an SJW nightmare, and you have reason to hound them, big-time! For those of us who hold the lives and the reasons the war was fought as sacred or worthy of respect, this is proof that WIKIPEDIA is a biased, unreliable, history-bending pile of shit. *Rally, men and sisters of the cause!* A wrong needs righting!!!
Could you explain further?
@Andrew Layton The kind of person that calls experts " clueless dweebs " is generally sufferng from the Dunning-kruger effect wherein those who have less knowledge of a subject tend to have the loudest and more arrogant opinions regarding the topic.
He called Lee personally a terrorist and said Lee set the war strategy for the south, same as modern day terrorists? Why would you smooch this guy? He smooched you with that southern accent line and sorry, I hear no southern accent; What an easy crowd most of you are to smooch that guy -- kzhead.info/sun/iaeKiduwgJWunIE/bejne.html
Custer & additional Union Cav units prevented Confederate Cav units to assist Pickett's Charge thus preventing the Confederates from winning at Gettysburg
@John--go Wolverines! Unfortunately this may have been what stoked Custer's ego to try Little Big Horn.
First of all, I am infatuated with the civil war; this guy is fantastic and as I read a moment ago from another comment, he knows how to tell a story. I already knew the economic factors and lack of materials and men that plagued the South. Steve Knott really explained in great detail what happened in Gettysburg; I would absolutely love to sit down and talk to this guy, and could listen to him every day and never tire.GREAT JOB STEVE!! I hope they pay you fantastic money there, it is well deserved.
Steve Knott was one of my favorite teachers in High School! Great teacher, coach, person and friend!
Steve would have the same passion for this subject on a street corner or anywhere that you spoke with him. This is the right person for The War College.
It's good to see a historian animated and speaking with passion.
As a U.S. military officer he was 100% correct about officer putting their rivarly above the greater good. Hell, I've done it myself without even noticing it but that's how people are and officers are no different.
Perhaps the best presentation that I have hear in my 75 years on the lead-up to the Battle of Gettysburg. Very informative.
What a fantastic presentation! I have been a civil war buff my entire life and did not understand the real reason for Stuart's actions in this campaign. I want to hear this guy speak more!
Stephen Troup but he is wrong about so much i wouldnt waste my time.
Could you waste a little time and tell us what he is wrong about and why?
Who he left with Lee was irrelevant since he thought Mosby, Stringfellow or Conrad was available to contact the spies in Union HQ, This information had been vital in all previous campaigns. Lee needed Stuart in his role as espionage Chief, not cavalryman. If you miss that, you miss everything.
"Who he left with Lee is irrelevant"...That is a ridiculous statement. Assigning 2 corp of inexperienced cavalry on an invasion of enemy territory and leaving your experienced corps behind to guard supplies is simply bad strategy no matter who you are. "He thought..." That's sloppy planning on Stuart's part (assuming your point is correct)) to let his plan depend on "He thought..."
Stephen Troup they were not inexperienced at all, they were very battle hardened veterans, just militia, border guards like Mosby and Niel, you are the inexperienced one, read a few books on CSA Cav. before playing in the big league.
I would like to see the whole presentation.
Great presentation, especially in defining the Clausewtizian utility of will and its utmost importance.
Given some of the silliness that was going on in some of the units I was in during the final years of the Cold War, I am profoundly thankful that we didn't go to war with that leadership roster. A fascinating presentation.
I lived relatively close to the war college in Carlisle for 20+ years, just never had the opportunity to go tour the displays and what not
I know why Jeb Stewart went to Caslisle. There is a great Italian restaurant in the downtown area.
I used to work there. Piazzo.
Jeb didn't like Italian food.
I know I have been there
EXCELLENT presentation! I'd love to hear the full version!
That was great, particularly the bit about the second largest city in the Confederacy.
Nice presentation but frustrating to not see the map!
or split
Seeing the maps would help make the lecture clearer for folks who haven't studied this campaign.
Just so. The camera followed Capt. Knott (USN) so carefully keeping centered on him while ignoring what Knott was trying to show on the map. It's like the cameraman was told "follow the speaker no matter what," to which he dutifully obeyed -- with his actions completely devoid of judgment and personal initiative.
*HEADS UP CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS!* As of this notification, see what *WIKIPEDIA* has posted as a Confederate Flag!!! It's an SJW nightmare, and you have reason to hound them, big-time! For those of us who hold the lives and the reasons the war was fought as sacred or worthy of respect, this is proof that WIKIPEDIA is a biased, unreliable, history-bending pile of shit. *Rally, men and sisters of the cause!* A wrong needs righting!!!
Don W, of course it is generally known that Wikipedia is just a do-it-yourself encyclopaedia. It is representative only of the last wise and learned expert -- or obnoxious & ignorant buffoon, to touch it. Wikipedia articles are sometimes superb. Sometimes they are just a pile of worthless detritus.
The beginning of this lecture is so good, this guy can end all misconceptions about the war
Very informative and enjoyable. Makes me reevaluate my admiration for Gen Stuart.
Fascinating analysis. Thanks for posting
Great video. The battle finally makes sense to me. Thank you.
This is the best presentation on the Civil War I have seen. Thanks for posting.
Loved the presentation. I wish I could see the rest of this.
I wish I had teachers like this guy- He would have me on the edge of my seat all day
I just blundered into this presentation. Magnificent! An animated, enthusiastic, and well-written class. This presentation needs to be seen by every high school student studying (If they still are studying American History) the American Civil War. I do agree with Blaze Callahan. Would have been nice to see the map. Thank you for posting.
The War College has moments of levity in discussing war. Very palatable!
Outstanding presentation, thanks for posting!
ive listenned to this 3 or 4 times.. this gentleman is brilliant.. not all his conclusions are correct..but he knows his business.. hes about 95% correct here on lee and 100% correct on human nature
Is there a video that continues this lecture.... from the point that the speaker ends and the next speaker continues the lecture?????????????????????
Remakably insightful !! So glad Steve Knott is on our side. So right about "who's who in the zoo."
Awesome video and starts off good right away. The way he is presenting information makes the history interesting and puts things into context. I remember when the History Channel used to be like that. This presentation would make a great program there!
Awesome presentation :)
Who was the largest Southern manufacturer? Tredegar? I have fond memories of visiting Tredegar Iron Works.
Fascinating. Thanks for posting this.
I love the comment: " When I say we, I mean the Confederates".
Great lecture!
Terrific lecture, thanks for sharing.
Very good presentation, I learned things I did not know about Stuart's relationship with his subordinates.
Outstanding presentation...this battle like most lost battles come down to poor Command, poor Control and poor Communication.
This would be better if the camera focussed on the display rather than the speaker.
Very good presentation. Cadre attrition was a terrible problem for Lee, and it bore fruit against him at Gettysburg.
Tremendous lecture. The opening on Lee's war aims helps explain why he was so headstrong about giving battle at Gettyburg instead of threatening Washington as Longstreet recommended. Similarly why he committed to Pickett's attack - all due to his obsession with obliterating the Army of the Potomac. This presentation is a nice adjunct to Chernow's excellent new biography on Grant. Well done, Mr Knott.
See why Shelby Foote is so, so popular - the Elvis Presley sound of the PBS Civil War Series - and his 3 set Civil War books are the best.
what an outstanding lecturer!!
Damn i needed this class in college
This is a great presentation. Thanks.
This is such a great lecture.
Is there a part 2?? Great presentation!
This guy knows his material. It really puts things into perspective to know all these little sub-stories.
One of Sun Tzu’s first teachings is exactly what the professor started off with. 👍🏽 love this professor Ive learned so much. This is my favorite channel. i enjoy comparing the professors lectures to Sun Tzu’s teachings. One of My questions on today’s lecture is for the professor. Gen Longstreet “Lee’s old war horse” suggested to Lee several times that they regroup so to gain better ground also Stuart “the eyes of the confederate army” had finally arrived that being said why did Lee one of the greatest most beloved generals decide to attack the center? Do you think he really believed his army was invincible? Love your lectures keep posting thank you sir. Hampton Y
Great analysis, excellent presentation
Interesting presentation...and a very lively speaker! 😊🤙🏼
What a good presentation.
Great presentation. Nice to understand what happen to Jeb Stuart.
excellent presentation....a true professional...
Really? He called Lee a terrorist? And acted like Lee set the entire military plan?
I knew J.E.B. messed up, but didn't know the details. Great lecture. In truth, Lee should have known to take cavalry he trusted. Why take cavalry you were not going to use?
Outstanding presentation! But- now that my curiosity is piqued- where is the presentation of "the esteemed Dr. Sommers"?
Thank you, my thoughts exactly!!
My question also
@Phillip Hiller The South had only one chance to win the war and that was to exhaust the North, which, as this presentation notes, was possible, however, they had very little margin for error. The personality issues in the Western Confederate armies were even worse. The Confederate generals hated each other and, most of all, hated Braxton Bragg, the commander of the Army of the Tennessee. That Army's disarray did much to ensure defeat in the West for the Confederacy. That along with Grant's brilliant Vicksburg Campaign, of course.
even braggs wife stuck it up him.a case of who you know not what you know.
I like this guy's energy
Excellent Presentation!
I stand corrected. It was Buford and his Union cavalry that was first arriving at Gettysburg. Yes, they had repeating rifles. And Longstreet's infantry had a hard march on the way to the battlefield and his forces were probably exhausted from the march. So it was Buford's forces that were holding back the Confederate forces at Gettysburg on the first day of the battle.
That Buford was able to go toe-to-toe with an infantry brigade long enough for Reynold’s to come up was something that would have been unthinkable a year earlier. The Union cavalry had good weapons but obviously they were now the equal to Confederate cavalry.
Buford’s troopers did not have repeaters. They had a variety of single shot breech loaders which gave them an advantage, but not as big an advantage as the repeaters would have. Only a couple companies of Custer’s Wolverines carried repeaters at the time - perhaps some units of Berdan’s sharpshooters.
Both responses are correct. Actually Buford fought a marvelous delaying action as Judy says, lasted long enough to allow Reynold's to bring up his two leading brigades, those of Cutler and Meredith (the fabulous Iron Brigade) which were reinforced during the rest of the morning and early afternoon by the remainder of the 1st Corp and the 11th Corp. Hooker's reorganization of the Union cavalry turned it into the elite organization that stood toe-to-toe against Heth's division and Stuart and later to dominate the worn-out Confederate cavalry.
The breech loading Sharps carbines gave the Federal troopers superior fire power and their mobility allowed them to defend the NWest and Northern approaches to the town. If Reynolds had taken longer to arrive, Buford would have exhausted his ammo and have to pull back.
Having watched a documentary about the war between Prussia and Austria in 1866, I can tell you that the major advantage of a breechloading rifle is that you can remain in cover or very close to the ground. A musketman can only reload with efficiency if he remains standing up, easily targeted and hit by the opposing infantry.
Excellent lecture. I wish I could have seen this before watching the mini-series "Gettysburg", it would have explained a lot. For instance, why Lee was so insistent on fighting the Union army "here and now".
And I loved the way that movie showed the interaction between Longstreet, Lee and Harrison at the beginning. And the use of re-enactors for the period extras.
Might be a little propaganda in there somewhere, so be careful and never heard anyone say Lee was no different than a modern day terrorist
@Ralph--without these notes you still would not be fully informed about motives though.
Excellent presentation. I love the highlighting of the interpersonal conflicts in the Confederate leadership and the effects it had on the tactics. This is something seen later with the rivalry of Patton and Montgomery in WW2. I would really like to see a production of Steve Knott in a more detailed analysis of the battle as narrator in a more graphics intensive video.
Can you say Arnhem or a Bridge to Far. It was a direct result of Monty's need to outshine Patton. So unlike his other battles. Monty was excellent but not usually daring. Lots of courage in the battles but lives could have been spent elsewhere for greater advantage
Went to school on this one. Very informative. Would never read in the history books that Jeb had interpersonal relationship deficits that cost the south the war!
This was good learned a lot!
I do like the way he talks about the war, as he keeps it interesting and engaging; however, I would like to see the camera focus on the projector screen when he uses his laser pointer on points on the screen. I can't see what he's pointing at when he uses his pointer.
If you've seen any historic battle maps of this point in the Civil War campaign, it's pretty easy to know what he's talking abut.o
zeer zeer goed gebracht en uitgelegd dank voor de upload groet uit Holland u weet wel daar waar Longstreet van daan kwam
Terrific lecture !
Great speaker and made a good presentation of Lee's motives for the Gettysburg campaign, but likes others have said, shame we were not shown the map.
I thoroughly enjoyed this tutorial, the lecturer was very enthuasiatic, excellent eye contact with his audiece and possess excellent volume of speech and he thorough knows his stuff, but just a small note is that the camera should have been directed at the overhead project or the presentation. Part from that, its an extremely interesting lecture :)
Brilliant teacher.
very informative and well presented.
Good work,Sir
Certainly you're correct; and the "Lost Cause" mindset effects proper analysis of the Civil War to this day.
I looked all over the USAWC and couldn't find the "esteemed Dr Sommers" follow up to this lecture.
This was a very interesting presentation. How can I get more?
Excellent talk...please have camera pan to maps the next time. Perhaps a college student might edit video to add maps and markers to your audio. Will look for more of your CW talks. Thanks
Excellent presentation! The lead up to Gettysburg is as amazing as the battle itself, and great explanation of Stuart's actions beyond he was just showboating and goofing around, but how his ego really screwed things up. Also good to see Bernie Sanders front and center in case he actually becomes POTUS and has to deal with such a situation.
Greatly enjoyed that.
14:30 A well articulated and authentic sounding outburst!
Thank you Sir
Is the following speaker's presentation available?
Excellent stuff.
Liked that , is the contribution of the esteemed Doctor Summers available?
Outstanding presentation. Thank you!
Good points and good deliverly
Why does the cameraman fixate on the speaker as he's constantly referring to a map, but not show the map?
yeah whoever graciously recorded this (thank you!) needs a video editor to put in maps and stuff
The cameraman was engaged to the speakers wife before the engagement was called off so he is purposely trying to sabotage the video of his lecture.
Citizen20 Twenty Well, obviously the cameraMan is gay for this guy! Thanks for asking.
Finest presentation on The back story of Gettysburg.