Our panel this time around. The first thing we will talk about is what union meant to the loyal citizenry. To begin that i would like all of you to discuss what loyal meant in the context of the effort during the war. I will start. One of the members of this audience came up and asked me to make sure there were more jokes. [laughter] i will try. I think at a very basic level i think these concepts are very tried together tied together. Union loyalty and sacrifice patriotism and union loyalty. It meant loyal to your country to the country founded in the revolutionary war followed through by George Washington that is what northerners thought. To keep union hall and american exceptionalism was popular back then. I think we can look at the speeches of abraham lycan for that. The point is it was a country very well aware of the history and the importance of keeping that country together. Not just the confederacy which harkens back meaningfully to the revolution. The union is looking back to
Our panel this time around. The first thing we will talk about is what union meant to the loyal citizenry. To begin that i would like all of you to discuss what loyal meant in the context of the effort during the war. I will start. One of the members of this audience came up and asked me to make sure there were more jokes. [laughter] i will try. I think at a very basic level i think these concepts are very tried together tied together. Union loyalty and sacrifice patriotism and union loyalty. It meant loyal to your country to the country founded in the revolutionary war followed through by George Washington that is what northerners thought. To keep union hall and american exceptionalism was popular back then. I think we can look at the speeches of abraham lycan for that. The point is it was a country very well aware of the history and the importance of keeping that country together. Not just the confederacy which harkens back meaningfully to the revolution. The union is looking back to
Our panel this time around. The first thing we will talk about is what union meant to the loyal citizenry. To begin that i would like all of you to discuss what loyal meant in the context of the effort during the war. I will start. One of the members of this audience came up and asked me to make sure there were more jokes. [laughter] i will try. I think at a very basic level i think these concepts are very tried together tied together. Union loyalty and sacrifice patriotism and union loyalty. It meant loyal to your country to the country founded in the revolutionary war followed through by George Washington that is what northerners thought. To keep union hall and american exceptionalism was popular back then. I think we can look at the speeches of abraham lycan for that. The point is it was a country very well aware of the history and the importance of keeping that country together. Not just the confederacy which harkens back meaningfully to the revolution. The union is looking back to
Andrew and eliza did purchase slaves. So they did have domestic help. It was used as a hospital. It was used as a place to stay and it was basically destroyed. Eliza being ill with tuberculosis wasnt able to get out much. Eliza received many gifts that she brought home with her. This is the room she returned to after their years in the white house. Shes just obscure, as she probably wouldve wanted it. But shes who he needed. Susan swain Abraham Lincolns assassination, just weeks after his second inaugural shocked a warravaged nation, and brought his southern democrat Vice President , Andrew Johnson, into the white house. Johnsons wife, eliza, was 54 years old and an invalid when she was thrust into the role of first lady, determined to be a helpmate to her husband as he navigated the turbulent end of the civil war, reconstruction in the south, and his own impeachment. This week on cspans first ladies, the life and times of Eliza Mccardle johnson. Good evening, and thank you for being w
Our panel this time around. The first thing we will talk about is what union meant to the loyal citizenry. To begin that i would like all of you to discuss what loyal meant in the context of the effort during the war. I will start. One of the members of this audience came up and asked me to make sure there were more jokes. [laughter] i will try. I think at a very basic level i think these concepts are very tried together tied together. Union loyalty and sacrifice patriotism and union loyalty. It meant loyal to your country to the country founded in the revolutionary war followed through by George Washington that is what northerners thought. To keep union hall and american exceptionalism was popular back then. I think we can look at the speeches of abraham lycan for that. The point is it was a country very well aware of the history and the importance of keeping that country together. Not just the confederacy which harkens back meaningfully to the revolution. The union is looking back to