Monthly Archives: May 2015
Dr. Earl J. Hess- “Arguing Over the Civil War Death Toll: Does It Really Matter?”
Here’s historian Earl Hess talking about the loss in the Civil War. This is a very interesting lecture.
The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln (Eric Foner)
Here’s Professor Eric Foner of Columbia University giving the 2014 Gerald McMurtry Lecture on Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation. From the video’s description: “A lecture about the intellectual, political, and social history of American race relations. Lecture given by Dr. Eric Foner, (DeWitt Clinton) Professor of History at Columbia University. Mr Foner was the annual keynote […]
Aloha Friday, May 29, 2015
Here’s Amy Hanaiaili’i Gilliom and “Palehua” to get us into the Aloha mood. A palehua is a town that is entirely on a mountain. E kahea mai ana `O Palehua e Wahi lani ha`upu ia`u E poina `ole Ke kuahiwi kaulana Wehe i ka lani `Auhea wale ana `oe `O Palehua e`O ka wahi ki`eki`e […]
Reconstruction: A Moment in The Sun
This is a great video from the good folks at Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Civil War 150 covering Reconstruction in that state. From the video’s description: “The end of the Civil War was not the end of hostilities between North and South. Years of fighting over how to reunite our divided country and what […]
The Citizen-Soldier
This is a book by John Beatty, who was a Union brigadier general during the Civil War. A Republican and a banker before the war, Beatty enlisted in the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a private. He quickly earned his commission and rose to be a brigade commander under Major General William S. Rosecrans in […]
Bloody Angle, 150th Anniversary, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
This is a tour given by Rangers Beth Parnicza and Frank O’Reilly at the Sesquicentennial of the attack on the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864. This tour started at 5AM. [h/t to Clint Schemmer] Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7:
Robert E. Lee: Honor and Adjusting to Defeat
Here’s Professor Gary Gallagher dispelling myths about Robert E. Lee. From the video’s description: “Gary W. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including ‘The Confederate War’ (Harvard, 1997), ‘Lee […]
Aloha Friday, May 22, 2015
Here’s IZ getting us in the Aloha spirit. The floor is yours. What do we talk about?
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