Grant vs. Lee: Clash of Titans - Civil War Continues

🎥 Watch 230+ exclusive videos on youtube: @kingsandgenerals Support Kings and Generals: ✔ Patreon ► Patreon: kingsandgenerals ✔ PayPal ► https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kings... ✔ Bitcoin (BTC)► bc1qe0a9266ksksncp44flhgrwex5sm94w3y576z7t ✔ Ethereum (ETH)► 0x6F453dBc50F21816dCe8fdaE797AA9071c8d3a8a ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsand... Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern history and history of the United States of America, continues with a new series on the Civil War. Previously, we have covered the American Revolution - the War of American Independence (American Revolution - Causes, Problems, Be.... The setup episode of our Civil War series will discuss why the South seceded and the real reason behind the American Civil War (The Real Reason Behind the American Civil War), while the first episode will describe how and why the American Civil War happened (How the American Civil War Happened - Road...). The first shots were fired with the Bleeding Kansas in 1854–1861 and John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, but the war started with the Confederate secession and the attack on Fort Sumter in April of 1861 and the first battle of Bull Run in July of 1861 (American Civil War Begins with Fort Sumter...). In the aftermath, Lincoln and his commander, McClellan, launched the Peninsula Campaign, hoping to take the Confederate capital of Richmond during the Seven Days Battles and win the war quickly. (Peninsula Campaign - Why the American Civi...). These events allowed Lee to go on an offensive, leading to the second battle of Manassas (Bull Run), Cedar Mountai,n and Antietam (Lee Attacks - Manassas and Antietam - Amer...). The war continued with the battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg in 1862 (Fredericksburg 1862 - American Civil War D...), and the hostilities peaked at Gettysburg in 1863 (Battle of Gettysburg 1863 - American Civil...). In episode 7, we described the naval theater of the war, including the birth of the ironclads and the Battle of Hampton Roads (Forgotten Naval Theater - American Civil W...), while episode 8 turned towards the western states, as we discuss the events in Kentucky and Missouri, Ulysses Grant enters the war and the battle of Fort Donalson takes place (American Civil War in the Border States - ...). The Confederates launched a desperate counterattack at Shiloh, Corinth and Stone’s River (Battle of Shiloh 1862 - American Civil War...) and Grant's campaigns continued at Vicksburg (Why Vicksburg Was More Important Than Gett...), following the battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga (Chickamauga and Chattanooga 1863 - Campaig...), and Sherman’s campaign from Meridian to Atlanta: maneuvers, battles, leadership shifts, and decisive Union victory (Sherman Marches on Atlanta - Grant’s 1864 ...), followed by Grant’s Overland Campaign: Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the brutal march toward Petersburg. Videos on American history: American Revolution - American Revolution 1775-1783 - All Battle... When America Invaded Russia - When America Invaded Russia - 3D History D... Tecumseh and the Native American Resistance - Tecumseh and the Native American Resistance History of the American Mafia - History of the American Mafia Battle of New Orleans - Battle of New Orleans 1815 - War of 1812 D... The video was made by Antoni Kamerans, while the script was researched and written by David Ernenwein. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (@offydgg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s.... Machinima by Malay Archer. ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsand... ✔ Patreon ► Patreon: KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► Twitter: KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► Facebook: KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►Instagram: Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C... 00:00 - Prelude & Overland Campaign Setup 01:48 - Grant Takes Command 03:07 - To Washington & Unified Strategy 05:21 - Reorganizing the Army of the Potomac 07:15 - Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7) 14:09 - Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21) 22:38 - North Anna & Totopotomoy (May 23–30) 24:21 - Cold Harbor to Petersburg & Aftermath #Documentary #CivilWar #Atlanta