Monthly Archives: October 2018
Union General Grant Crosses the James River in 1864
This is Edward Alexander speaking at the 2018 Emerging Civil War blog Symposium on Grant’s crossing of the James River in 1864. The video’s description reads, “Author Edward Alexander talked about Union General Grant’s 1864 maneuvers to cross the James River as part of the Petersburg-Richmond Campaign. He compared General Grant’s decisions to General George McClellan’s […]
Ulysses S. Grant as Union Army General-in-Chief
Here’s Chris Kolakowski giving a presentation at the 2018 Emerging Civil War blog’s annual symposium. The video’s description reads, “Historian Chris Kolakowski talked about the events leading up to President Abraham Lincoln naming Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of the Union Army in 1864 and how Grant’s command style differed from his predecessors. This talk was part of […]
The Divided South, Democracy’s Limitations, and the Causes of the Peculiarly North American Civil War
This is another essay from the book, Why the Civil War Came, edited by Professor Gabor Boritt. William W. Freehling wrote this essay. Like the previous essay, I felt this was important enough to have its own blog post. Professor Freehling makes a comparison between ending slavery in the United States with ending slavery in other […]
1864 Presidential Election
Here’s Rea Andrew Redd speaking at the 2018 Emerging Civil War blog symposium on the 1864 election. The video’s description reads, “Rea Andrew Redd talked about the presidential election of 1864. He outlined the Republican and Democratic platforms, the different candidates and the logistics of getting soldiers to vote. This talk was part of a symposium […]
Aid Societies for Civil War Union Troops
Here’s Professor David Raney of Hillsdale College delivering a class on Union Aid Societies during the Civil War. The video’s description reads, “Hillsdale College Professor David Raney taught a class about Civil War-era aid societies that supported Union troops. He highlighted the work of the U.S. Sanitary Commission and the U.S. Christian Commission, both of which provided […]
The Political System and the Coming of the Civil War
This essay, “The Crisis of American Democracy: The Political System and the Coming of the Civil War,” comes to us from Professor William E. Gienapp and is part of a book of essays edited by Professor Gabor Boritt called Why the Civil War Came. I felt this essay deserved its own separate post because it has […]
After Appomattox: The Collapse of the Confederacy in May, 1865
Here’s historian John Coski of the American Civil War Museum discussing the end of the Civil War. This is a very good discussion. Dr. Coski always does a great job. The video’s description reads, “American Civil War Museum Historian John Coski leads a discussion that examines the events of May, 1865 and after in an […]
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