Brian the war started in 1861. Ronald yes. Your did i read it in book that does the first time that grant had ever met lincoln . Ronald this was the first time he had ever met him. Grant was out in the west. So he had never met grant before. Brian that particular date would have been where in t Civil War History . Ronald the troops were in their Winter Quarters but he brought to grant for the spring campaign. That was started in may. The Overland Campaign where greg would march into virginia remembering that four times before, then why ms. Had marched into virginia and four times before, they had retreated humiliating retreats. Brian how did you put that particular story together . I think it says so much about who grant is, the lack of pomposity, the self of basis that he was it was part of who he was. The only designation would be the stars. By contrast, i think todays leaders, it says so much about who this man is and why america did not simply admire him. They really loved him. Bri
They are leaving from missouri and going all across the continent. One of the really key factors of what makes this migration so unique is that in the first place it is so long. 2000 miles across indian country. The second is that it lasts for so long. It is a migration going on in the 1840s, 1850s, and throughout three decades, you have people making this migration. The narrative changes as there are changes going on in the u. S. Susan what motivated these people to make this journey . Prof. Keyes there are a lot of different motivations. One of the things about this journey is we often think of it as east to west. That is certainly true. There are Farming Families going. There is legislation passed to make land cheaply available. That is a huge draw. You also have livestock. They realize that if they could get cows to the pacific coast, theyre going to make a lot of money. You also have people traveling the trail at least once a year for may be a decade or so of their lives. A third
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Touchstone. After college when i began to consider graduate school, i realize that this was a story that had not been retold by academics in decades. It was something that i wanted to pursue. Most everyone has heard of the oregon trail, can you just give us a brief overview of where it started, where it ended, and what years people traveled it. Prof. Keyes great question. Many of the people who traveled to oregon and california, were moving from towns on the edge of the western settled united stays in places like missouri. Theyre coming from places that are more interior, farming communities in illinois and iowa. They are leaving from missouri and going all across the continent. One of the really key factors of what makes this migration so unique is that in the first place it is so long. 2000 miles across injury and country across indian country. The second is that it lasts for so long. You have three pivotal decades of the it is a migration going on in the 1840s, 1850s, and throughout
Always a part of my touchstone. After college when i began to consider graduate school, i realized that this is a story that had not been retold by academics in decades. It was something that i wanted to pursue. Most everyone has heard of the oregon trail, can you just give us a brief overview of where it started, where it ended, and what years people traveled it. Great question. Many of the people who traveled wereegon and california, moving from towns on the edge of the western settled United States in places like misery. Theyre coming from places that are more interior, farming communities in illinois and iowa. They are leaving from misery and going all across the continent. One of the really key factors of what makes this migration so unique is that in the first place it is so long. 2000 miles across country. It lasts for so long. It is a migration going on in the 1840s, 1850s, and throughout these decades, you have people making this migration. The narrative changes as there are c