The Civil War witnessed a number of critical turning points. Major battles, the Emancipation Proclamation, the election of 1864, and the New York City draft riots represent the kinds of military, political, and social events that could signal a profound shift in the conflict's direction or momentum. Speakers address the range, and potential for disagreement, inherent in any search for historical turning points.
Elizabeth R. Varon, Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia, discusses James Longstreet's influence in the early era of Reconstruction after the Civil War.
Gary W. Gallagher, former Director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia, presents on the effects of George B. McClellan's 7-day campaign across the Virginia Penninsula on the outcome of the Civil War.
Gary Gallagher, professor of History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, and Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, present closing remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference by exploring the battle for Gettysburg.
Caroline E. Janney, Professor of History at Purdue University, presents on the Civil War origins of the national cemetery system in the United States.
A. Wilson Greene, author and historian, presents on the battle for Petersburg during the Civil War.
Ronald C. White Jr., author and historian, presents on President Abraham Lincoln offering command of the Union forces to General Ulysses S. Grant.
Stephan Cushman, Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at the University of Virginia, presents on the effects of General George B. McClellan's campaign across the Virginia peninsula in 1862.
Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, presents on Vicksburg's role as a turning point in the Civil War for the Confederacy.
Ari Kelman, Chancellor's Leadership Professor of History at UC Davis, presents on native tribes' involvement and effect on the Civil War.
David W. Blight, Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, presents on the life of Frederick Douglass between the years of 1864 and 1866.
J. Matthew Gallman, professor of history at the University of Florida, discusses how General George B. McClellan's personal endorsement of George W. Woodward for governor of Pennsylvania in 1863 affected more than just his political career.
Richard Carwardine, Rhodes Professor of American History at the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University, discusses how the 1864 presidential election served as a "second birth of our nation," and a turning point for the United States.
Gary Gallagher, professor of History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, and Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, present opening remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference.
Steve Hindle, W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, presents opening remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference.
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