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Person of the Year 1863
2013-04-03T20:04:53-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2M2XC8yMDEzMDQwMzIwMDcxMTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Each year, Time magazine selects a single person who had the most influence on events during the previous twelve months. If the same question had been posed in the year 1863, who would Time have selected as the Person of the Year? Five historians each nominated someone for the title, giving their arguments and responding to questions from members of the audience. Ed Ayers nominated the U.S. Colored Troops, Joe Glatthaar nominated General U.S. Grant, Bob Krick nominated General “Stonewall” Jackson, Tom Sebrell nominated British Foreign Secretary Lord John Russell, and Jennifer Weber nominated Representative Clement L. Vallandingham of Ohio, a leader of the anti-war Democrats called “Copperheads.”
The audience then voted for Person of the Year 1863.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2013 Symposium was held at the Library of Virginia, the co-sponsor.
Each year, Time magazine selects a single person who had the most influence on events during the previous twelve months. If the same questio…
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Each year, Time magazine selects a single person who had the most influence on events during the previous twelve months. If the same question had been posed in the year 1863, who would Time have selected as the Person of the Year? Five historians each nominated someone for the title, giving their arguments and responding to questions from members of the audience. Ed Ayers nominated the U.S. Colored Troops, Joe Glatthaar nominated General U.S. Grant, Bob Krick nominated General “Stonewall” Jackson, Tom Sebrell nominated British Foreign Secretary Lord John Russell, and Jennifer Weber nominated Representative Clement L. Vallandingham of Ohio, a leader of the anti-war Democrats called “Copperheads.”
The audience then voted for Person of the Year 1863.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2013 Symposium was held at the Library of Virginia, the co-sponsor. close
The audience then voted for Person of the Year 1863.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2013 Symposium was held at the Library of Virginia, the co-sponsor.
Each year, Time magazine selects a single person who had the most influence on events during the previous twelve months. If the same questio… read more
Each year, Time magazine selects a single person who had the most influence on events during the previous twelve months. If the same question had been posed in the year 1863, who would Time have selected as the Person of the Year? Five historians each nominated someone for the title, giving their arguments and responding to questions from members of the audience. Ed Ayers nominated the U.S. Colored Troops, Joe Glatthaar nominated General U.S. Grant, Bob Krick nominated General “Stonewall” Jackson, Tom Sebrell nominated British Foreign Secretary Lord John Russell, and Jennifer Weber nominated Representative Clement L. Vallandingham of Ohio, a leader of the anti-war Democrats called “Copperheads.”
The audience then voted for Person of the Year 1863.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2013 Symposium was held at the Library of Virginia, the co-sponsor. close
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Joseph Glatthaar Distinguished Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill->History Department
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Robert K. Krick Chief Historian (Former) Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
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