Administered to the dying president and describes the effort of the doctors. Our speaker tonight is very experienced. Rather new on the lecture circuit. But he has experience to speak from. He has been a practicing physician on Infectious Diseases for 37 years. He practiced in california before coming to d. C. Where he has been active speaking for the National Museum of civil war medicine. He frequently lectures civil war groups. We are thankful to have him speak to us tonight. Hes a member of the board of directors of the society of civil war surgeons and public concerning, he is what we call a switch hitter he does reenacting as a physician in the civil war for confederate and union soldiers. We are happy to have you anyway, jon. Please welcome to the podium, dr. Jon willen. [applause] dr. Willen ok. Thats better. Normally, when i give talks, i think the organizers for inviting me. In this case, being the chairman of this group, i have to thank myself. We will dispense with that. As
Made far from it. Fell dead Holding Without affect on the audience. But given the time to make deeds of his words it might have been one of more far reaching. Tragically he was not to be granted that time. As has been noted there was one in the audience that night who would use lincolns words as the catalyst for one of most heinous and destructive acts in our nations history. From childhood we are taught to know John Wilkes Booth is to hate him. Hes demonized as the embodiment of evil and yet few of us really know very much about him other than the fact that he was a handsome and popular member of the nations leading thespian family until he jumped the track. His own brother described him as a good hearted harmless though wild brained boy. What has been wanting in the pantheon of lincoln scholarship is a highly readable biography of booth until now. After spending a quarter century in the most pain staking research dr. Terry alfred has written fortunes fool. A book that will long defin
Fallen folks. It was not the best speech me made far from it. Fell dead Holding Without affect on the audience. But given the time to make deeds of his words it might have been one of more far reaching. Tragically he was not to be granted that time. As has been noted there was one in the audience that night who would use lincolns words as the catalyst for one of most heinous and destructive acts in our nations history. From childhood we are taught to know John Wilkes Booth is to hate him. Hes demonized as the embodiment of evil and yet few of us really know very much about him other than the fact that he was a handsome and popular member of the nations leading thespian family until he jumped the track. His own brother described him as a good hearted harmless though wild brained boy. What has been wanting in the pantheon of lincoln scholarship is a highly readable biography of booth until now. After spending a quarter century in the most pain staking research dr. Terry alfred has writte
I read men and women, children too. Rich and poor, the known and the unknown. Because of this emergent and diaries, letters, and other writings, i found a lot that surprised me. Its made clear to me that no matter how majestic and resplendent or the public ceremonies honoring lincoln this end of the war moment was not a time of unity and closure. In the cacophony that ensued people that is agreed about the meaning of the war talked past and over one another. The immediate aftermath of lincolns assassination, those hours, days and weeks, i soon realized where a key moment of intense strife that had been left out of the story. And a moment that resonates into the present day. With Union Victory and confederate defeat that first week of april, 1865, everything was at stake. Black freedom had been teased and deliver, but would it last . Peace would soon be declared but could it endure . How could confederate the brought back into the citizenry . Where and how would former slaves live and w
He spoke of reconciliation tolerance and moderation toward fallen folks. It was not the best speech me made far from it. Fell dead Holding Without affect on the audience. But given the time to make deeds of his words it might have been one of more far reaching. Tragically he was not to be granted that time. As has been noted there was one in the audience that night who would use lincolns words as the catalyst for one of most heinous and destructive acts in our nations history. From childhood we are taught to know John Wilkes Booth is to hate him. Hes demonized as the embodiment of evil and yet few of us really know very much about him other than the fact that he was a handsome and popular member of the nations leading thespian family until he jumped the track. His own brother described him as a good hearted harmless though wild brained boy. What has been wanting in the pantheon of lincoln scholarship is a highly readable biography of booth until now. After spending a quarter century in