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Lincoln and Civil War scholars debated why the Civil War didn’t end in 1861, the year that it began. They discussed why the numerous advantages of the Union did not bring the war to a swift …

Authors talked about their books about war. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Diane Smith moderated. “History: War & Remembrance” was a panel, held in Newman Recital …

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the activities of slaves seeking their own freedom in the Civil War and the role of General Benjamin Butler. He also pre…

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the roles of General George B. McClellan and Julia Ward Howe in the November 20, 1861, “Grand Review” of some 70,000 Uni…

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the legacy of the Union’s loss at the October 1861 Battle of Ball’s Bluff. Topics included the death of Senator Edward B…

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the importance of western battles such as the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in southwestern Missouri on August 10, 1861. Ther…

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas, held July 21, 1861. He talked about how the battle changed p…

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the siege of Fort Sumter and the start of the Civil War. He was interviewed at a portrait of General P.G.T. Beauregard a…

Adam Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, talked about the death of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth on May 24, 1861. A close friend of President Lincoln, he was the first officer k…

Adam Goodheart, a Civil War columnist for The New York Times, recounts the first year of the Civil War in 1861. The program included a video clip of him speaking on April 13, 2011. He respon…

Adam Goodheart, a Civil War columnist for The New York Times, recounts the first year of the Civil War in 1861. The author examines the revolutionary fervor that ran through the nation prior…