Welcome to the National Civil war museum in harrisburg, pennsylvania. We opened in 2001. We were one of the first museums to talk about the entire civil war under one roof. The mission of the museum is to educate on the civil war, the causes leading up to the civil war, the war years, and the years after the war, including reconstruction and the lives of the veterans who far during the civil war, including the fraternal organizations that they belonged to. When you first come into the museum, the first galleries he addresses the causes of the war. Just beyond that, you have an exhibit gallery that talks about slavery during the war. The on that, we have galleries the talk about the first shots of the war am a down in fort sumter in north carolina. And the making of the armies. This museum talks about the entire war come all the various battles, the politics behind the war. So it really gives a really good general overview of what happened prior to the civil war, during the civil war, a
Welcome to the National Civil war museum in harrisburg, pennsylvania. We opened in 2001. We were one of the first museums to talk about the entire civil war under one roof. The mission of the museum is to educate on the civil war, the causes leading up to the civil war, the war years, and the years after the war, including reconstruction and the lives of the veterans who far during the civil war, including the fraternal organizations that they belonged to. When you first come into the museum, the first galleries he addresses the causes of the war. Just beyond that, you have an exhibit gallery that talks about slavery during the war. The on that, we have galleries the talk about the first shots of the war am a down in fort sumter in north carolina. And the making of the armies. This museum talks about the entire war come all the various battles, the politics behind the war. So it really gives a really good general overview of what happened prior to the civil war, during the civil war, a
A panel of historians discussed the battle of chancellorsville in 1863, considered to be general robert e delias victory. Initially, Union General Joseph Hooker planned to develop the tofederate army, but chose retreat instead, allowing generally to counter attack. It temporarily tipped the balance in the war of the
To black enlistment in the union army during the civil war. The National Civil war museum hosted this hour and 45 minute event. Good morning. Id like to thank the national for hostingseum this. Id like to give a special forks to the commissioner making this possible, sponsoring this program, allowing me to share this american story not only with the good folk of harrisburg, but thanks to cspan and the good folks of the country. Now, todays lecture, the first entitled,tures is recruiting the Freedom Fighters in the war of the rebellion. Losta lost stories stories series. We are telling a story that often does not get told. A history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. We are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. Since the stern necessities of this struggle have laid there the naked issue of freedom on one side and slavery on the have in theom shall future of this conflict if necessary, my blood. These are th
Two lectures is entitled, recruiting the Freedom Fighters in the war of the rebellion. This is a lost stories lost stories series. We are telling a story that often does not get told. A history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. We are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. Since the stern necessities of this struggle have laid there the naked issue of freedom on one side and slavery on the other, freedom shall have in the future of this conflict if necessary, my blood. These are the words of captain hezekiah fort douglas. Douglas in 1851, no relation to frederick douglass, had once opposed the agenda of the American Society of free persons of color who argued that in league with the constitution, they could end the tyranny of slavery. Once the civil war indeed became a war, within the tyranny of slavery, he made it very clear that he was willing to fight in the league with that constitution and he was will