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Historians explored President Lincoln’s relationship with Democrats during the Civil War. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.

Historian Elizabeth Leonard discussed Benjamin Butler, who served as a congressman and chair for the House Committee on Reconstruction after the Civil War. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, P…

Historians discussed the role of James Blaine (1830-1893) in changing politics. One of the most colorful, and divisive figures in post-Reconstruction U.S. politics, James Blaine was the 1884…

Panelists talked about the Civil War surrenders of the Confederate armies, reasons for the Union victory, and how President Lincoln and his assassination affected the peace process. “Surr…

Panelists from the morning sessions of a symposium on the end of the Civil War responded to questions submitted from the audience. “Causes Won and Lost: The End of the Civil War” was a sy…

Scholars talked about the contributions, sacrifices, and challenges faced by African Americans who served in the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. Under the terms of the Emancipation…

Elizabeth Leonard talked about her 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winning book Lincoln’s Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky. She focused on Joseph Holt’s backg…

Elizabeth Leonard talked about her book Lincoln’s Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky. She was interviewed by the crew of the C-SPAN Digital Bus. Date and location…

A panel of historians presented papers on the narrative of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox that has been debated since the end of the Civil War. After the…

Elizabeth Leonard talked about her book Lincoln’s Avengers: Justice, Revenge, and Reunion after the Civil War, published by W. W. Norton and Company. In the book she explored the role of Ju…

Professor and author Elizabeth Leonard talked about her book Lincoln’s Avengers: Justice, Revenge, and Reunion After the Civil War, published by W.W. Norton and Company. The book tells the …

Elizabeth Leonard talked about her book All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies, published by W.W. Norton and Company. She also answered questions from the audience. The…