1864 Person of the Year, Winner
2014-03-21T00:36:12-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/556/20140321003630003_hd.jpgEach year, Time magazine selects the person who had the most influence on events during the preceding 12 months. Five historians were asked who they believed Time would have selected as the Person of the Year in 1864. Historians Gary Gallagher, Harold Holzer, John Marszalek, Joe Mobley, and Craig Symonds had nominated candidates for the most influential person of 1864 and presented their arguments.
In this segment, William Tecumseh Sherman was announced as the winner of the audience vote.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2014 Symposium, cosponsored by the Library of Virginia and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, was held at the Library of Virginia.
In this segment, William Tecumseh Sherman was announced as the winner of the audience vote.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2014 Symposium, cosponsored by the Library of Virginia and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, was held at the Library of Virginia.
Each year, Time magazine selects the person who had the most influence on events during the preceding 12 months. Five historians were asked who they… read more
Each year, Time magazine selects the person who had the most influence on events during the preceding 12 months. Five historians were asked who they believed Time would have selected as the Person of the Year in 1864. Historians Gary Gallagher, Harold Holzer, John Marszalek, Joe Mobley, and Craig Symonds had nominated candidates for the most influential person of 1864 and presented their arguments.
In this segment, William Tecumseh Sherman was announced as the winner of the audience vote.
The Museum of the Confederacy’s 2014 Symposium, cosponsored by the Library of Virginia and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, was held at the Library of Virginia. close
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