Civil War Army Organization: The Civil War in Four Minutes

Another awesome video thank you

Thank you, for this video. Many may have known the breakdown/organization but I never knew the exact numbers.

When are you guys going to address the Lost Cause elephant.

Thank you for this one. Very helpful.

Any man in the artillery will tell you how incredibly important it is to be able to handle your piece. Always gotta make sure it's all hands on deck when working on your piece. Yup, every man needs to get a good hold and wrangle your piece into action when battle commences. Grab on, boys.

I finding it telling that our narrator uses "Confederate" to talk about the Southern troops but refers to the Northern troops as "Yankees". Why not use the correct name for the Northern troops as "Union" after all at minimum they fought to preserve the Union. So then what can you call the treasonous Southerners who fought to preserve slavery for Afro-Americans? I tend to think the whole Civil War "remember this, honor that etc etc" thing is really just another way of minimizing the endemic racism of the USA and denying the legitimacy of "all men are created equal".

Fantastic & loved it! Thank you

Can anyone offer information as to how a company would be broken down, into platoons or squads and what not?

I wonder how long that monument will stay there?

Great video! As always very informative for newer or even veteran civil war enthusiasts.

A battalion bigger than a brigade? Really? That blows to hell everything I ever heard about the size of a battalion.

Thanks for the information, really appreciate your efforts!

Interesting - The Union or United States of America is referred to as Yankees. The traitors or separatists are referred to as The Confederacy. This is the modern day Lost Cause perspective

Hey American Battlefield Trust! I have a question. As we all know, the “Confederate flag” we often see today is really a battle flag. So, at what point did that flag start to be flown and used instead of the national flag? Why do we not see the national flag as much as the battle flag?

I noticed you've got the word "preserve" on your title screen, does this apply exclusively to battlefield sites or do you take any action to preserve statues and other memorials that are being removed and/or destroyed? ( all of our historical monuments are under threat of being removed and/or destroyed, actually ) Your videos are certainly interesting, but preservation is something that's sorely needed at this point in the history of our country. With so many people who hate our country and it's historical monuments running wild on our streets seemingly having the government's blessing we need as many people as possible standing up to defend both.

Well done!

Regiments were only 300 men? I was under the impression they were closer to 1,000...

Where do infantry battalions fit into this? Or platoons?

Never really explained what exactly defines a "battalion" and a "unit" and where they fall into the hierarchy.

No one explains the Civil War better than Garry Adelman. All of these videos are excellent.

I'd rather have a video OVER 4 minutes and have the cavalry included

Another great informative video. Many thanks to Garry and The Trust.

Union cavalry regiments were made up of 12 companies, divided into 3 battalions of 4 companies each.
Or in the case of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, five (5) Rowley Brothers. ;-)

I love these videos!!!! Can you please do one on organization of Union Medical Officers out in the field? Thank you!!

My ancestor Robert B Van Valkenburgh was the Colonel of the 107th New York “Campbells guard” and lead under Mansfield during the battle of Antietam. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Steuben Co., 1st D.) in 1852, 1857 and 1858. In 1858, he was the Republican candidate for Speaker. He was in command of the recruiting depot in Elmira and organized seventeen regiments early in the Civil War. He was elected as a Republican to the 37th and 38th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1865. While in the House he was Chairman of the Committee on Militia (37th and 38th Congresses). He served as colonel of the 107th New York Volunteer Infantry, and was its commander at the Battle of Antietam. Following the war, he was Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1865. He was appointed Minister Resident to Japan on January 18, 1866, and remained on the post until November 11, 1869. It was in his role as Minister Resident in Japan that He prevented the delivery of the CSS Stonewall to the forces of the Tokugawa clan during the Boshin War. After his return from Japan, He settled in Florida, and was appointed associate justice of the Florida Supreme Court on May 20, 1874. He remained on the bench until his death in Suwannee Springs in 1888.

Well said Gary...❤️💯❤️💯❤️

im usually good with this stuff but this got complicated very quickly

Great Explanation!!! Loved the info!!!

Love these 4min vids

Finally I understand military organization. Thank you!

Thank you

These tiny regiments he speaks over were customary in the Union Army. For political purposes, they kept creating new units rather than using individual replacements to fill out veteran units. This made lots and lots of new colonels (Shaw went from captain, to colonel of the 54th) but weak, no-experience, new units. A northern brigade started with four regiments of 500 men, but to keep that 2,000 men per brigade they had to keep adding remnant regiments.
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If you read "One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry" by John H. Worsham, he had the same experience in battle after battle; the Union regiments could not stand in a fire-fire against his unit. His regiment was finally destroyed late in the war on a very wet day and their powder wouldn't fire; they were out-numbered and over-run.

These very short videos provide a lot of basic information that is not included in other sources.

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