Lincoln and the Fort Sumter Crisis
When Abraham Lincoln took office in 1861, he admitted that he knew “little about ships.” Yet the first military crisis h…
Clip: American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth
When Abraham Lincoln took office in 1861, he admitted that he knew “little about ships.” Yet the first military crisis h…
Professor Jaffa discussed his book A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War. The book…
Historians discussed insights into what Americans thought about the Civil War and how they participated in the politics …
Professor Gary Gallagher moderated a roundtable discussion on how the Civil War impacted everyday life of American famil…