The members and sometimes we have members from the museum and members of the town so coming out to support a spirit we really do appreciate the support here Jonathan White is an assistant professor of american studies and a fellow at the center for american studies at Christopher Newport university where he serves as the prelaw advisor for he is the author of Abraham Lincoln and treason in the civil war. He is currently at work on three books. Please join me in welcoming Jonathan White. [applause] thank you for having me. I love having an opportunity to come to new york city. This is only my third trip here. I spent two weeks air about eight years ago with a fellowship at the New York Historical society. I love going there to do research and a stopped by there this afternoon with my daughter who is 14 months old, and we had to get a picture of her next to s statue out front. My poor daughter has excellent into more civil war sites than i think most people see in a lifetime. Part of me
And a fellow at Christopher Newport university where he serves as the universities prelaw advisor. He is the author of most recently emancipation, the union army, and the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. He is currently at work on the three books including lincolns advice for lawyers, the final voyage, and please join me in welcoming jonathan w. White. [applause] thank you so much for having me. Can you all hear me in the bleacher seats . I love having an opportunity to come to new york city. This is only my third trip. I spent two weeks about eight years ago and i spent two weeks at the New York Historical society. I love going there to do research. I stopped by with my daughter and we had to stop and get a portrait with her by the statue. She has been to more civil war sites that most people see in a lifetime. When she was born, we did not have a name for her. I announced her name as Mary Todd Lincoln white. Half of my friends believed it. I am here to talk about the election of 1864 a
To partner with the bryant park coordination so its always great to come out and see our members and sometime wes have members from the museum as well as members in our Chairmans Council to come out and support us. Jonathan white is a fellow at the where he also serves as the universitys pre and treason in the civil war. He is currently at work on three books, including lincolns advice for lawyers, the final voyage of the uss monitor during the civil war. Please join me in welcoming jonathan w. White. Thank you so much for having me. Can you all hear me okay in the bleacher seats back there . Okay. I love having an opportunity to come to new york city. This is actually only my third trip here. I spent two weeks here, though, about eight years ago, i had a fellowship and i spent two weeks at the New York Historical society. I love going there to do research, in fact i stopped by there this afternoon with my daughter, shes 14 months old and we had to get a picture of her next to lincolns
The vast number of confederate sailors, most of those guys that crew those three iron clads are from virginia and are based in and around richmond on the rivers. So they are actually not that cut poch one of the best things that helped sailor morale is right up until the end the navy eats better than the normally does. The amy has a far better ration system than the army does. But the one of the things too that sustains the sailors particularly the ones on the ironclads and particularly the ones, you know, on the rivers, is that they are defending home. They are making a visible contribution and these ironclads still remain a psychological advantage for the con fed rates. Were in an ironclad. In a new ship. The yanks will have trouble with us no matter what, and we will cause trouble for them. That helped sustain morale more than anything. Before wre wrap up, chris is the author of books. Something that is usually overlooked in light of the flashier gediesburg and vicksburg kind of thi
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