Follow us on twitte twitter cspanhistory. For information on our schedule, upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. Next on American History tv we continue our look at the 1864 president ial election between Abraham Lincoln and general george mcclellan, lincolns former commander of the army of the potomac. University of virginia history professor Elizabeth Barron examines the election from the point of view of the confederates. This is a portion of a symposium hosted by the lyincoln group of d. C. My name is ckatherine lincol, a loyal member of
Dont forget the whole other conversation going on in other parts of the country. They went on to teach here before coming to the university of virginia. The first two books were from a womans point of view about womens opinions and activities in the south and in virginia. Then the biography of a spy in richmond. They won many awards. Her next book was on this union about the whole debate about the discussion about our possible union dating from 1789 onwards. Most recently her book is on victory and defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war. That has won a number of prizes with the library award. Professor barron has been speaking widely including the lincoln bicentennial and the gettysburg civil war institute. Also on cspan book tv. Its my pleasure to introduce Elizabeth Barron and she will speak. The set back. Thank you. Good morning and thanks for attending the event. This morning i will address the theme of confederate interpretations of the election of 1864, but also southern
In richmond. Both were well received. And the biography won many awards. Then her next book was on disunion which was about the whole debate about the discussion of strategizing about possible breakup of the union dating from 1789 onwards. Most recently her book is on victory and defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war. That has already won a number of prizes, including the library of virginia eye ward. Professor baron also has been speaking widely, including the lincoln bicentennial in springfield and the Gettysburg Civil War Institute and also on cspan, book tv. So now it is my great pleasure to introduce elizabeth varon. She will speak on catastrophe or setback. The election of 1864 in confederate eyes. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. And thanks so much for attending the event. It is a pleasure to speak in such a beautiful venue. This morning ill address the theme of confederate interpretations of the election of 1864, but also Southern Unionist and border south interpreta
It is a lot of chairs and it used to have a telly top teletype machine. That is in the days before the internet. Before twitter and everything else. A lot of the members pay great attention to the teletype machines in the speakers lobby. It is where members can get hometown newspapers, and they can come here and read a newspaper for a little while. It is a place where a lot of the real business of the congress occurs. This is where members talk to one another on the floor. You will hear the speaker bang his gavel at the end of a vote when everyone is in our uproar and talking. He will say the members will take their they will retire faye want to talk, or take their conversations into the lobby. This is right off the House Chambers. They would be in this lobby. They can carry on their conversations. It used to be this was a more smoky place than it is in modern times, people smoking cigars. There are cloakrooms off of the House Chamber where members can retire. They can use the telephon
Not capable of cordiality. On the confederate side we have only one man with lee, charles marshall. [applause] there are not as many confederates who bear witness and he will be prolific and writing about the surrender scene after the war. One of the challenges of recreating this moment down to the challenge of figuring out who was in the room and what they were thinking was partially the fact that grant wrote that famous memoir of 1885 and he tells us in the memoir how he felt at that moment. Leave it not need such a story. He lived for only another five years after the surrender. Lees views have to be reconstructed from proximate sources, from those close to him , from the way people reacted to him. I will conclude by saying that in the immediate aftermath lee was a very controversial figure. Host elizabeth barron, thank you so much for being here and speaking with our viewers. We are going to take you live now here to the main stage at the Appomattox National historical monument. Yo