CSPAN3 The Civil War November 2, 2014
Professor discusses the legacy of the confederate capital henry wirz to his arrest for war crimes. The professor argues that his trial was framed in the context of slavery, but it has changed in 20th century events. This is an hourlong portion of the 2014 civil war symposium hosted by the u. S. Capitol Historical Society. I want to thank my fellow symposium members. I think they really set high standards to try to wrap things up. I am going to try to wrap things up quickly and to keep things energetic with images. I want to thank the Historical Society for hosting this. That is the hanging of ...