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Stephen its get started for today then. This is our first class about reconstruction. I want to first go back and talk about the war. What the war had been fought for. The war from the unions point of view Abraham Lincolns point of view was a war of reunion. Over time the war becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victories of union armies on the battlefield doesnt in itself resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. The Humpty Dumpty question, how do you put the union back together after civil...

About the war. What the war had been fought for. The war from the unions point of view abraham lakins point of lincolns point of view was a war reunion. Over time the war becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victories of union armies on the battlefield doesnt in itself resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. The Humpty Dumpty question have you put the union back together after civil war that has lasted for years . The cost may be 750,000 lives in total. Had he put the union back together ....

Particularly what the war had been fought for. Remember the war from the , unions point of view Abraham Lincolns point of view was a war of reunion. A war to stamp out recession. Over time, it becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victory of union armies on the battlefield doesnt, in itself, resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about talk about when we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. Think of this as the Humpty Dumpty question. How do you put the union back together after a civil war that lasted four years . The c...

Warm introduction and thank you for hosting me. I am so happy to be here. They occupied the house just next door, formerly occupied by Jefferson Davis. It is a story that very few civil war buffs know. Ive given this talk all over the country and people are surprised, they have not heard of him before. Over the next hour i will tell you why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get on...

You why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My gran...