Videos

Anna Holloway, co-author, Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War, talked about the USS Monitor warship at a day-long symposium on Abraham Lincoln’s life, career & legacy…

Amanda Foreman talked about the international response to the Civil War, particularly by Great Britain. She is the author of A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided. Ms. Fore…

Professor Burrus Carnahan addressed the charge currently prevalent in some circles that President Lincoln was a war criminal, primarily due to the suffering of civilians during the Civil War…

William Lee Miller spoke of Abraham Lincoln’s initial federal career, his moral perceptions, and his perspectives on the Civil War. Professor Miller then answered questions from members of t…

David Work spoke on the topic, “Why Lincoln Appointed Political Generals.” He talked about the scarcity of generals in the U.S. Army at the beginning of the Civil War and Lincoln’s solutio…

A panel of authors responded to audience members' questions about their books and about Abraham Lincoln. Mark Steiner wrote, An Honest Calling: The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, published…