Season 1
10 episodes · 2019
A beloved Civil War web series debunking the tenets of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.
1Confederate DESTROYS Yankee with FACTS and LOGIC
Episode 1 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the three or four arguments Neo-Confederates always make when they talk about the Civil War.
2Did Confederate Soldiers FIGHT for SLAVERY?!
Episode 2 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that Johnny Reb, the common Confederate soldier, didn't fight to preserve the institution of slavery.
3TARRIFS and TAXES: The REAL Cause of the CIVIL WAR?!
Episode 3 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the American Civil War was fought over taxes and protectionist tariffs. Was the South subjected to disproportionate taxation? Did the Morrill Tariff cause secession? Watch and find out, you no-account, yellow-bellied sesech!
4Was it REALLY the WAR of NORTHERN AGGRESSION?!?!?!
Episode 4 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant, that nobody in the North cared about slavery or abolitionism, and that the warmongering Union invaded the South without provocation or just cause during the Civil War. Featuring some special guest appearances from your favorite kooky historical characters!
5Was GENERAL SHERMAN a WAR CRIMINAL?!?!?!?!
Episode 5 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, including the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the burning of Columbia – and tackling the "slavery would have gone away on its own" thing while we're at it. Surprisingly, Johnny Reb gets in one or two really solid points.
6Were There Really BLACK CONFEDERATES???!!!
Episode 6 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that tens of thousands of black men served as soldiers in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
7Did the CONFEDERACY Have BETTER GENERALS?!?!?!
Episode 7 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking Lost Cause myths – as well as more benign common misconceptions – about the military leadership of the Civil War. Did the South really have all the best battlefield talent? Was the key to Union victory a simple strategy of overwhelming the Confederate army with numbers and resources? Who was better at their job, Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee? I'd say watch and find out, but the answer is obviously Grant.
8Wasn’t it KINDA About STATES’ RIGHTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Episode 8 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the South seceded because of states' rights.
9Is Civil War History Being REWRITTEN?!?!?!?!?!
Episode 9 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Exploring the Lost Cause Myth's origins in the post-war histories of the white South, and tracing the evolution of Civil War memory over the centuries. Meanwhile, your favorite dimension-straddling occult archaeologist emerges from the shadows to enact his most diabolical plan yet.
10THE CORNERSTONE OF JOHNNY REB
Episode 10 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking Lost Cause myths about the secession of the southern states and the infamous Cornerstone Speech. Meanwhile, an unlikely team of heroes unites to fight a skeleton army of undead Confederates in a heart-stopping final battle, with the soul of America at stake.