The Civil War
Lesley Gordon on the Andersonville Prison Commemoration
2015-09-19T14:17:12-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZDQ3XC8yMDE1MDkxOTE0MzAyODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Lesley Gordon talked by video from the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia, where she had just given an address at a funeral service for the over 12,900 Union prisoners who died in the Andersonville prison during the Civil War. The “Funeral for 13,000” was part of the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Andersonville National Historic Site. Scenes of the historic site were shown.
Professor Lesley Gordon talked by video from the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia, where she had just given an address at a funera…
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Professor Lesley Gordon talked by video from the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia, where she had just given an address at a funeral service for the over 12,900 Union prisoners who died in the Andersonville prison during the Civil War. The “Funeral for 13,000” was part of the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Andersonville National Historic Site. Scenes of the historic site were shown. close
Professor Lesley Gordon talked by video from the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia, where she had just given an address at a funera… read more
Professor Lesley Gordon talked by video from the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia, where she had just given an address at a funeral service for the over 12,900 Union prisoners who died in the Andersonville prison during the Civil War. The “Funeral for 13,000” was part of the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Andersonville National Historic Site. Scenes of the historic site were shown. close
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