I know of the civil war and their experiences attempting to make it safely to union lines. This talk was part of the Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College. Good afternoon again, im p. Carmichael, member of the History Program here at Gettysburg College. Our final talk for this evening or this afternoon is lorien foote. Lorien foote is a professor of history at texas a m university where she teaches on history of reconstruction, 1960 america and reform movements. Loren got her start at university of kansas where she did her undergrad and got her ph. D. At the university of oklahoma. Her second book published in 2010, the gentlemen in the roughs, manhood honor and violence in the union army. One of my favorites on the soldier experience. Lorien did fantastic research. She dug in the National Archives and looked at Court Marshal records which had been underutilized until lorien got ahold of them. David brooks the klummist from the New York Times mentioned in fact you got a
In this exact building, we had the secession of louisiana from the union. One of our past governors, huey long, was attempted to be impeached here. Union troops occupied it during the civil war. And it was actually the interior was really destroyed from an inadvertent fire the union troops were cooking inside and it caught the building on fire and really destroyed the entire interior. I wanted to point out the famous, what we call the umbrella. Umbrella because of the beautiful color scheme of the glass that we have that was done after the building was burnt in the civil war. It laid dormant for about 20 years. And when it was rebuilt, many of the elder legislators who had served or was aware of it remembered how dark it was in the old state capital and insisted that the Architect Build this magnificent glass dome that is supported by this post down the middle. And thats why we give it the famous name or just the umbrella. Its a sunny day or cloudy day, you can see the change in the gl
In this exact building, we had the secession of louisiana from the union. One of our past governors, huey long, was attempted to be impeached here. Union troops occupied it during the civil war. And it was actually the interior was really destroyed from an inadvertent fire the union troops were cooking inside and it caught the building on fire and really destroyed the entire interior. I wanted to point out the famous, what we call the umbrella. Umbrella because of the beautiful color scheme of the glass that we have that was done after the building was burnt in the civil war. It laid dormant for about 20 years. And when it was rebuilt, many of the elder legislators who had served or was aware of it remembered how dark it was in the old state capital and insisted that the Architect Build this magnificent glass dome that is supported by this post down the middle. And thats why we give it the famous name or just the umbrella. Its a sunny day or cloudy day, you can see the change in the gl
In this exact building, we had the secession of louisiana from the union. One of our past governors, huey long, was attempted to be impeached here. Union troops occupied it during the civil war. And it was actually the interior was really destroyed from an inadvertent fire the union troops were cooking inside and it caught the building on fire and really destroyed the entire interior. I wanted to point out the famous, what we call the umbrella. Umbrella because of the beautiful color scheme of the glass that we have that was done after the building was burnt in the civil war. It laid dormant for about 20 years. And when it was rebuilt, many of the elder legislators who had served or was aware of it remembered how dark it was in the old state capital and insisted that the Architect Build this magnificent glass dome that is supported by this post down the middle. And thats why we give it the famous name or just the umbrella. Its a sunny day or cloudy day, you can see the change in the gl
Very much part of the u. K. Which has decided to leave the european union. But its still not clear what exactly brexit will mean in practical terms. Negotiations between london and brussels are proving difficult, with one of the main sticking points being the right of e. U. Citizens to live and work in the u. K. After brexit. Some businesses in scotland say some businesses in scotland say it will be very hard to survive if they can no longer rely on hiring workers from the continent. And european nationals who have lived in the u. K. For years are afraid they might be forced to leave. While most expect these issues will eventually be resolved, lingering doubts are making a lot of people nervous. There is never able moment at length and inhouse glenfinnan house. Manja and Duncan Gibson have run the hotel for 15 years now. They take care of the guests and the kitchen. Under their management, the hotel has won a host of accolades. Glenfinnan house lies on picturesque loch shiel. Its a cou