Democratic Party Platform did not support emancipation. This hourlong discussion was part of a symposium on the 1864 election hosted by the Lincoln Group of d. C. Our next speaker is known to many of us. And some of us have the strength to have read one of the two volumes this is the second volume covering the period of todays symposium, of Abraham Lincoln a life by Michael Burlingame who holds the distinguished chair at university of illinois at springfield. His earlier work, the inner world of Abraham Lincoln, is being discussed on saturday mornings monthly by a Book Discussion group that is sponsored by the Lincoln Group of d. C. And we meet at fords theater education center. Michael has done the most Massive Research on Abraham Lincoln of any scholar. He has edited 12 major books that lay out original source material from those who knew lincoln or studied him closely in the early years after lincoln. So, we are very pleased to have, as our final speaker before our panel, professor
Each week american artifacts takes viewers into or kifs, museums and historic sites. At the outbreak of the civil war in 1861 washington, d. C. Was a lightly defended city and vulnerable to attack with only one fort located south of the citynd the confederate state of virginia just across the potomac river. By the end of the war, however, the Nations Capital had become one of the most fortified cities in the world with a ring of 70 armed forts and batteries encircling the city. Next is part of our tour of some of the surviving forts we visit fort stevens which came under direct attack in july 1864. This is fort stevens, which is one of the many forts in the defenses of washington. This is probably the most famous, and ill explain why in a little while. Now, originally this was known as fort the massachusetts. The people who built it immediately after the battle of first manassas which really scared the washington, d. C. Area and they started getting serious about building defenses arou
Who are you portraying out here . Company k and the first South Carolina infantry. They were known as the irish voluntee volunteers. They are one of the units that came. We camped here so we chose the company here. We have done some so its kind of 2 and 2 together. They were a militia unit. They were formed in 1787 and made active in the war. They were mostly merchants and upper class gentlemen from the charleston area. They suffered a great deal. Their rations were very poor and suffered a lot. We found some diaries from soldier who is came here. He was one of the soldiers here. We actually did some Research Online to find out. Were putting canvas top and they would take some of the tents they would have and they would put these on to keep weather off, of course. These were 12 by 12. Theres a way to get out of the cold and keep warm and survive. So we knew the dimensions. We went and looked at some photographs and everything weve done here we have built a 12 by 12 and photographs we h
Dont forget the whole other conversation going on in other parts of the country. They went on to teach here before coming to the university of virginia. The first two books were from a womans point of view about womens opinions and activities in the south and in virginia. Then the biography of a spy in richmond. They won many awards. Her next book was on this union about the whole debate about the discussion about our possible union dating from 1789 onwards. Most recently her book is on victory and defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war. That has won a number of prizes with the library award. Professor barron has been speaking widely including the lincoln bicentennial and the gettysburg civil war institute. Also on cspan book tv. Its my pleasure to introduce Elizabeth Barron and she will speak. The set back. Thank you. Good morning and thanks for attending the event. This morning i will address the theme of confederate interpretations of the election of 1864, but also southern
Vulnerable to attack. With only one fort located south of the city. And the confederate state of virginia just across the potomac river. By the end of the war, however, the Nations Capital had become one of the most fortified cities in the world. With a ring of about 70 armed force and batteries encircling the city. Next as part of our tour, some of the surviving forts we visit fort stevens which came under direct attack by Confederate Forces in july 1864. This is fort stevens. Which is one of the many forts in the defenses of washington. This is probably the most famous, and ill explain why in a little while. Now originally, this was known as fort massachusetts. The people who built it immediately, after, the battle of first manassas, which really scared the washington, d. C. Area, and they started getting serious about building defenses around cities so fort massachusetts was built in this area by massachusetts troops. It was about a perimeter of about 168 yards, and encompassed abou