Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey
2000-12-17T20:00:25-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvM2ZjXC8yMDAwMTIxNzIxMDYyOTAwMi5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Charles Bryan and Nelson Lankford talked about the book they co-edited, Robert Knox Sneden’s Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey, published by Free Press. Union private and mapmaker Sneden left a five-thousand page diary and nearly 1000 watercolor illustrations of his eyewitness accounts of some of the most famous battles of the Civil War. James Kelly told how the materials came to be acquired by the Virginia Historical Society. Mr. Bryan spoke about Sneden’s background and years of fighting. Mr. Lankford spoke about Sneden as a prisoner of war and his postwar years. The discussion was supplemented with slides of Sneden’s illustrations. After their remarks, the panel answered questions from the audience.
Charles Bryan and Nelson Lankford talked about the book they co-edited, Robert Knox Sneden’s Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey, published by Free… read more
Charles Bryan and Nelson Lankford talked about the book they co-edited, Robert Knox Sneden’s Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey, published by Free Press. Union private and mapmaker Sneden left a five-thousand page diary and nearly 1000 watercolor illustrations of his eyewitness accounts of some of the most famous battles of the Civil War. James Kelly told how the materials came to be acquired by the Virginia Historical Society. Mr. Bryan spoke about Sneden’s background and years of fighting. Mr. Lankford spoke about Sneden as a prisoner of war and his postwar years. The discussion was supplemented with slides of Sneden’s illustrations. After their remarks, the panel answered questions from the audience. close
Purchase a Download
Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
American City, Southern Place
Gregg Kimball discussed some of the themes of his book American City, Southern Place: A Cultural History of Antebellum Richmond,…
-
Lift Every Voice and Sing: The Negro National Anthem
Julian Bond talked about the book Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Celebration of the Negro National Anthem, 100 Years, 100 Voices, published by Random…
-
The Cousins' Wars: The Triumph of Anglo-America
Kevin Phillips talked about his book The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America, published…
-
Lee & His Army in Confederate History
Professor Gary Gallagher talked about his book, Lee & His Army in Confederate History, published by the University of North…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 1 hour
- 145 views