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In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, The Huntington brought together major historians in a conference offering new perspectives on a number of Civil War figures, ranging from Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to writer Louisa May Alcott and antislavery…

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    • Oct 22, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Bruce Catton’s Terrible Swift Pen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2011 60:22


    David Blight discusses the place of Bruce Catton’s novels writing during the Civil Rights Era, 100 years after the end of the Civil War. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Blight is the author of “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era” (2011); he is the Class of 1954 Professor of History at Yale University.

    George E. Pickett’s Widow and Civil War Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2011 49:05


    Caroline E. Janney’s full title for her talk is “‘One of the Best Loved, North and South’: George E. Pickett’s Widow and Civil War Reconciliation.” She spoke at the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Janney is associate professor of history at Purdue University and author of “Burying the Dead but Not the Past: Ladies’ Memorial Associations and the Lost Cause” (2008).

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Story of Surrender

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2011 36:08


    Stephen Cushman spoke about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his numerous accounts about Appomattox at the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Cushman is Robert C. Taylor Professor of American Literature and Poetry at the University of Virginia.

    Farragut and Du Pont: Civil War Admirals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2011 48:49


    James M. McPherson spoke about Civil War admirals David Farragut and Samuel Francis Du Pont at the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. McPherson is George Henry Davis ’86 Professor Emeritus of American History at Princeton University.

    The “Fighting Parson”: William G. Brownlow and the Union Cause

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2011 42:43


    Richard Carwardine discusses the colorful story of a Tennessee minister and master of invective, William G. Brownlow. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Carwardine is the author of “Lincoln: A Life of Purpose” (2004).

    The Divided House of Ulysses S. Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2011 43:25


    Brooks D Simpson’s discussion about Ulysses S. Grant was part of the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Simpson is professor of history at Arizona State University.

    Abraham Lincoln’s Diary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2011 43:48


    Ronald C. White Jr. explains how Abraham Lincoln might not have kept a traditional diary, but he left us with a diary composed of written fragments on hundreds of scraps of paper. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. White is the author of many books on Lincoln, including “A. Lincoln: A Biography” (2009).

    Robert E. Lee and the Question of Loyalty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2011 48:44


    Gary W. Gallagher discusses the various loyalties of Gen. Robert E. Lee. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War and author, most recently, of “The Union War” (2011).

    Welcoming Remarks to “Civil War Lives”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2011 5:41


    Steve Hindle and Joan Waugh welcome participants and attendees to the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, and Waugh is professor of history at UCLA and co-organizer of the conference.

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