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And in pennsylvania, he was known as a civil war scholar. His first book is about crime and punishment in the 19th century south. Life afterk, reconstruction, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. That makes him the ideal speaker to set the stage or the symposium, with his talk on reckoning with reconstruction, on its sesquicentennial. Ladies and government, let me introduce ed ayers. [applause] ed good morning everybody. Great to see you. I will be honest, i came in from california, two weeks,...

I am a history buff. I do enjoy seeing the fabric of our country and how things how they work and how they are made. I love American History tv. I had no idea they did history. Thats probably something i would really enjoy. With American History tv, it gives you that perspective. I may cspan contrast betwee southerners and native americans. Historian edward ayers looks at the end of the civil war and the dawn of the reconstruction era. Reconstruction began as early as the summer and fall of 1864...

He is a reconstruction expert. Into some of the things of the postwar era. Im confident he is up to the task and not just because hes my boss as chairman of the museums board. Dr. Edward ayers is the founding chairman and served previously on the boards of the American Civil War center and the museum of the confederacy and for that matter, the library of virginia. Over the past eight years, he has become the face of public history. And of the civil war says question tennial says uestion tennial ...

Tonight on American History tv on cspan3, historians discuss the post civil war reconstruction era. Next edward ayers on the end of the civil war and the beginning of reconstruction. Then a discussion about black activist in the civil war and reconstruction. Mark grimsley discusses the treatment of civilians after the war. And the contrast between southerners and native americans. Historian edward ayers looks at the end of the civil war and the dawn of the reconstruction era. Reconstruction bega...

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At appomattox. There was still kirby smith with the army in texas and his official surrender is not until june 2, 1865. The surrender at appomattox was a multiday process. After leeann grant met, they appoint commissioners to work out the details of how they surrender will take place. That is done by the commissioners on april 10 and the confederate cavalry is set to surrender their sabers and carbines, the artillery, and the bulk of generallys army surrenders on april 12. Over 22,000 men and i ...

Because my apology and a half to bring in really because my politics enough and being in the money that it took to do a worldclass hotel. This skyline is very much representative of henrys legacy with the hotel. And we are back live again at the university of virginia in charlottesville. This is American History tv on cspan3. Among these questions, we will post a question. Sometimes, they will be directed at a specific panelist, but all the panelists are welcome to give their two cents worth. I ...

Confederate to act for the north to make it look more realistic. [laughter] the most recently seen in richmond a couple weeks ago this was to also in a commemorative mark of troops entering richmond in 1995. In a similarly and a Similar Program was part of the one 50th and Richland Richmond a few weeks ago. Union troops entering the city. It was led by africanamerican reenactors. That pose, almost entirely ethic, to glory. And the movie lincoln has done aside what it has done for interest in lin...

Mornings panel. We are going to talk a good bit today about the aftermath of the civil war and the legacy and memory. In this mornings panel were going to focus on the events of the spring and 1865. The last chapter in the work. In the war. I enjoyed by experts on lincoln, lee, and grant. Elizabeth and gary. Let us go back spring of 1865 and sets the stage. In march 1865, lincoln gives his famous second inaugural address. What are his hopes and expectations for the spring and his vision of what ...

My name is robin snyder and it is my honor to welcome each and every one of you on this historic day in our nations history. This courthouse village stands as not just a symbol of wars and, but a place of departure for a transformed nation. The significance of what took place here settle the issue of who would be the victors of the american civil war, but many questions remained unanswered. Soldiers echoed their thoughts and letters and diary entries. Letters of Union Soldiers reflected jubilati...