History and a student of current history. But it is a thrill to have this panel on the First Federal congress because it is such an incredibly important subject. And one that these folks have mined assiduously for many, many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that i have ever seen. Among other things, its complete, which, you know, doesnt happen that often. I mean, the Founding Fathers papers will be, you know, being published when were all dead. And so this the fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes, and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important, and one that i recommend to all. Because, you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly. Given the fact that they had to, as bill clinton says, the constitution should be called lets make a deal. And but, you know, we and the press werent there
The theme of this years event is ordinary people, extraordinary times. Historians explore how the war affected a Diverse Group of american people. The event is cohosted by the library of virginia, university of Virginia Center for Civil War History, and the American Civil War museum. In the first session, james robertson, Virginia Tech history professor emeritus, and the author or editor of more than 20 books will give a talk titled civil war echoes from the common folk. But first, the director of the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia will welcome the audience. This is live coverage on American History tv on cspan3. Good morning, im Gary Gallagher and i very pleased to welcome all of you this morning. To our symposium titled ordinary people, extraordinary times. I do this and welcome you on behalf of the library of virginia, the American Civil War the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. Treadway, they library and would perform this task,
Civil war. The Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission organized this hourlong event. Welcome all of you. To our panel. The topic of the second panel is the stream of memory of the war that is often termed the lost cause. We have three historians on the panel. John caroline, and ed. I want to start the panel to talk about what the lost cause interpretation of the war meant and what are the principal tenants of the lost cause explanation for the coming of the war and the conduct of the war. I think its important that we talk about the origin of the term. It harkens back to Sir Walter Scott and the revolution or the rebellion of 1745. Its also important for people to realize while we today tend to think of it as a term it did originate during the war and the term is used shortly after the war. [indiscernible] revisionism. Briefly, the term lost cause originated before the war. It was published in 1866. It was a term used widely by confederates after the war. It is not just a term we attache
Civil war. The Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission organized this hourlong event. Welcome all of you. To our panel. The topic of the second panel is the stream of memory of the war that is often termed the lost cause. We have three historians on the panel. John caroline, and ed. I want to start the panel to talk about what the lost cause interpretation of the war meant and what are the principal tenants of the lost cause explanation for the coming of the war and the conduct of the war. I think its important that we talk about the origin of the term. It harkens back to Sir Walter Scott and the revolution or the rebellion of 1745. Its also important for people to realize while we today tend to think of it as a term it did originate during the war and the term is used shortly after the war. [indiscernible] revisionism. Briefly, the term lost cause originated before the war. It was published in 1866. It was a term used widely by confederates after the war. It is not just a term we attache
Civil war. The Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission organized this hourlong event. Welcome all of you. To our panel. The topic of the second panel is the stream of memory of the war that is often termed the lost cause. We have three historians on the panel. John caroline, and ed. I want to start the panel to talk about what the lost cause interpretation of the war meant and what are the principal tenants of the lost cause explanation for the coming of the war and the conduct of the war. I think its important that we talk about the origin of the term. It harkens back to Sir Walter Scott and the revolution or the rebellion of 1745. Its also important for people to realize while we today tend to think of it as a term it did originate during the war and the term is used shortly after the war. [indiscernible] revisionism. Briefly, the term lost cause originated before the war. It was published in 1866. It was a term used widely by confederates after the war. It is not just a term we attache