How did Civil War soldiers fight a battle?

In this newest installment of Battlefield U, Douglas Ullman Jr. details just how exactly battles of the Civil War got started and how they finished, and expands on Civil War fighting styles and battle tactics.

Welcome to Battlefield U! We provide answers to your questions about the Civil War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812. We aim to increase your baseline knowledge for school, battlefield visits or just to help you show off at social events. Check in on Tuesdays for our newest Battlefield U installment.

[JC-igxy]

My question is how did they have such bravery? I mean obviously different times, different mindsets. I can't imagine how they would fight, especially after seeing wave after wave getting demolished by their opponents.

[franciscoortiz]

How did troops move? Did they pick routes they knew? Did they follow waterways? Did they travel in columns?

[JBryanHughes]

"Git thar fustest with the mostest" Thanks for the video

[TheReubstar]

What about cavalry and artillery formations and manoeuvres? What about sieges (some of the most important civil war battles)?

[historymitch]

350 men in a regiment? Where did that figure come from? I could see that being the case later on in the war when understrength, i guess

[soulfly]

I live near spanish fort alabama, can u guys do a series on that battle ?

[GruntVT]

Just took a nibble not even a bite off my sandwich and the video was over!!
How about explaining when troops in the civil war first started employing the rifled weapons. That would be a nice video.

[CSAFD]

Antietam the bloodiest day of American history: 22, 000 casualties in 12 hours.
Shiloh the bloodiest 2 days with 23, 000 casualties
Gettysburg the bloodiest 3 days with 53, 000 casualties.
World War Two battles in Europe and pacific 7, 000+ killed in week long battles as well as in Vietnam with modern day weapons while the casualties of the civil war were with single shot rifles and cannon.

[chasemurraychristopherdola]

I wonder how sharpshooters fought a battle in the civil war because i went to see my 3x great uncle and aunts house in Gettysburg Pennsylvania and in the attic was the blood of dead confederate sharpshooters on the floorboards of the attic and I know that they found sharpshooter bullets

[tf]

Started the war with 50 year old tactics and ended the war with tactics for 50 years in the future

[EclecticHillbilly]

Tactics always lag behind the weaponry and many generals usually fight the last war. They are often slow to adapt.

[robertjacobson]

How about a video on the war of the Trans Mississippi campaigns New Mexico or Red River or Wilson's Creek?

[SouthernGentleman]

The civil war was considered the first modern war

[ghgjftythnhcfghdty]

Perhaps I misunderstand the definition of "effective range", those rifled muskets couldn't hit and down a target at 400 yards, could they?

[MarkSmithhhh]

Imagine if just one guy had a full automatic ar...

[frankstein]

Back when fightin' was fightin'!💪

[Joby]

Common sense says fire from cover, not stand in a perfect line as stationary targets.