For their wonderful work on the bliss of the. And i think former staffers teresa and i think former staffers for their aid with my archival and photo research. This book literally would not have been possible without their expertise and assistance. Since we are here on site, i want to set the scene at the white house of the confederacy, nextdoor. I want to make sure you know the setting before we get started. Can everyone hear me ok . Is that good . Book,oing to read from my winnie davis, daughter of the lost cause, from the introduction. The girls who loved the poison great, the girls to country true, can never in wedlock give their hands to those who were the blue. This is from a southern poem called true to the gray. Was april 1864, in richmond, virginia. The northern and Southern United States were locked in an epic battle for dominance over states rights and slavery. Thousands were being slaughtered every day. Richmond was literally surrounded by rivers of blood. Depressed and dow
Author discusses the life of any davis. The daughter of confederate president Jefferson Davis. Up. Describes growing her postwar rise to popularity. Her writing career. Museum of the confederacy hosted this event. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. I am so pleased to be here. Today is june 28. The date after winnie daviss birthday. I am so thrilled to be here. After her birthday, to tell you her story. Before i began, i would like to thank the staff here at the museum of the confederacy. All of the staff here. And at the american war center. For all their help and support of this program. I especially want to thank my two friends penelope and sam for the wonderful work on publicity. My eternal gratitude and thanks go to the staff historian at museum of the confederacy. This book would not have been possible without the expertise and assistance. Since we are here on site, i want to set the scene at the white house of the confederacy next door. I want to make sure that you know the se
Hostedof the confederacy this event. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. I am so pleased to be here. Today is june 28. se date after winnie davis birthday. I am so thrilled to be her. After her birthday, to tell you her story. Before i began, i would like to thank the staff here at the museum of the confederacy. All of the staff here. And at the american war center. For all their help and support of this program. Myspecially want to thank two friends penelope and sam for the wonderful work on publicity. My eternal gratitude and thanks go to the staff historian at museum of the confederacy. This book would not have been possible without the expertise and assistance. Since we are here on site, i at the set the scene white house of the confederacy next door. I want to make sure that you know the setting before we get started. Can everyone hear me . Is that good . Ok. Im going to read from my book. This is from the introduction. The girls will love the boys and wedlockey cannot in give y
Up next, author Heath Hardage Lee discusses winnie davis. Winnies life in richmond. Her postwar rise to popularity in both the north and the south and her writing career. The museum of the confederacy hosted this hourlong event. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming. Im so pleased to be here at the museum of the confederacy today and as kelly said, today is june 28th, the day after winnies 150th birthday. And i have a big ole cake at a party yesterday with winnies image at it here in richmond. And we ate most of it. It was very good. But im so thrilled to be here, the day after her birthday, to tell you her story really on site. Before i begin, i would like to thank the staff here at the museum of the confederacy. Sam and kelly, all of the staff here at the museum. And at the American Civil War center, penelope carington, Krissy Coleman for all their help and support of this program. I especially want to thank my two friends, penelope and sam for their wonderful wo