Biggest Idiots of The American Civil War

The American Civil War is remembered for heroes like Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman. But behind the glory were blunders so absurd they bled armies dry and turned battles into disasters. From a Union general too drunk to stay on his horse, to Jefferson Davis starving his own men, to Pickett’s Charge — 12,000 soldiers marched into cannon fire because of one man’s arrogance — these are the idiots who dragged the war out and filled the fields with bodies.

In this video, we expose seven of the biggest fools of the Civil War. You’ll meet the micromanaging Confederate president who killed his cause with control, the Union perfectionist who froze until victory slipped away, and the gambler who threw away an army he couldn’t replace. Alongside them lurk profiteers selling soldiers rotting boots and Copperhead politicians poisoning the homefront. Together, their mistakes cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

This isn’t the story of bravery — it’s the story of blunders. Because sometimes the most dangerous men in history aren’t the villains or the heroes, but the idiots in charge.

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Topics Covered:
• Jefferson Davis: the Confederate president who micromanaged his armies into starvation
• Irvin McDowell: the general who lost Bull Run while civilians picnicked nearby
• George B. McClellan: the “Young Napoleon” who froze with victory in hand
• John Bell Hood: reckless gambles that destroyed the Army of Tennessee
• Pickett’s Charge: Lee’s infamous mile-long march into Union cannon fire
• Ambrose Burnside: 12,000 Union casualties at Fredericksburg
• Profiteers & Copperheads: fraud, draft riots, and betrayal on the homefront

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⚔️ The Civil War didn’t just kill soldiers — it exposed the worst decision-makers in American history. These are their stories.