WorldStrides Civil War Contest Participant — Breaking News: The Battle of Griswoldville

WorldStrides Civil War Contest Participant — [Breaking News: The Battle of Griswoldville] Although there obviously was no CSATV, all reports offered in this video were of actual events and their corresponding dates. The Battle of Griswoldville was the first battle of what would come to be known as Sherman’s March to the Sea. After the failing of the Confederate forces under the command of Major General Joseph Wheeler the Georgia militia, which was mostly a pickup force of boys and old men began to fight against Indiana the Indiana Regiment and the Kentucky and Pennsylvania Calvary. These makeshift confederate forces were annihilated. By the end of the battle, the Union counted 79 wounded, 2 missing, and 13 killed. On the other hand, Confederates suffered 472 wounded, 600 captured, and 90 deaths (our report softened those numbers because the time frame of the report was before accurate details had arrived). After this brigade, led by Brigade Generals Charles C. Walcutt and Charles R. Woods, defeated the Confederate the forces, they continued on as part of General Sherman's march to Savannah. Our slogan, "Newscast of Civilization," is based off of the Harper's Weekly slogan, "A journal of civilization." The reporters' and pundits' names in this video were based off of real people. David Ross Locke was a political commentator of the time, most famous for his "Nasby Letters," written under they pseudonym Rev. Petroleum V. Nasby. Abraham Lincoln was once quoted as saying, "I ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 3m 30s Date Found: Fri, May 27 2011 12:22 AM Category: Home Video Date Produced: Thu, May 26 2011 10:40 PM View Count: 0