Start the conversation. Sitting right next to me is an assistant professor of history cole jones. In addition to his book, he has published articles in the journal of the early republic. He is currently at work on a project provisionally titled patrick henrys war. Kelly Carter Jackson is a 19th century historian. Her book force and freedom, black abolitionists and the politics of violence out from the university of pennsylvania press, provides the first historical analysis exclusively focused on violence among. Gideon is a phd candidate in history at northwestern university. His dissertation explores the his research has received the support of the congressional center, the institute of American History, the Melon Foundation and the social Science Research counsel. Finally, felix harcourt. He is the assistant editor of two volumes of Eleanor Roosevelts collected papers. So coming from charlottesville, virginia, where i watched as neo fascis fascists, it was also a moment that opened a
Topics into the context of a broader American History. I will start off by introducing our panel then, everyone will give Opening Statements and then we will start the conversation. So, sitting right next to me is an assistant professor of history at purdue university. He holds a phd in colonial history from Johns Hopkins and is author of captives of history, prisoners of war and the American Revolution that will be released this fall at the university of pennsylvania. In addition to his book, hes published articles in the journal of the early republic the journal of military history in the new england quarterly. Hes currently at work on a project that is provisionally titled, patrick henrys war, the struggle for empire in the revolutionary west. Kelly Carter Jackson is a 19 century historian in the department of african ascites at wellesley college. Her book out from the university of pennsylvania was exclusively focused during antebellum activist. Shes coauthor and featured in the Hi
You. The gift to me is to have the opportunity to moderate this panel. Artifacts of the civil war. Starring the scholars you see seated on the stage before you. Joan is professor of American History at Ohio State University and the author of first lady of the confederacy. And the struggle for human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War which was published last year. We will be talking a lot about things during the civil war area today and we will be using primary source analysis that was taken taken from her edited volume of essays also 2018 entitled war matters, material culture. For sale now. Or after this panel. This is the stewarthe is the author of more than 20 books on civil war topics and the last attack at gettysburg. Most recent book is fighting for atlanta tactics, terrain and trenches published by doing so you press in 2018. This is Jason Phillips the Eberly Family professor is the author of booming civil war how americans imagine the future which is publishe
Two big picture questions you listed about Historical Context and historical method. First we want you to ask the question, how do people in the civil war about era civil war era value things. Those meetings may be of the esx museum in Salem Massachusetts on a thing that is actually two things that came together some our job is to show you how we do our work. His name is Charles William merrill. A of a soldier in company the 19 massachusetts, which was in the third gate a Second Division second core of the we can use this of thet, which is a part compiled service record, these are available in the national archives. Tocan use the federal census learn, about Charles William merrill. Bibles reads, from your affectionate pass and affectionate pastor august 12, 1862. That is three days after he enlisted. From a letter charles wrote to his mother in february of 1863. Foster,when you see mr. Remember me to him. Hardly a day passes by without my thinking of him. That happened. This is a map t
People and events in a temporal setting. You do not have the civil war without the increasingly fractious and antagonistic sectional posturing. That takes place in the 1850s. It was compounded by two weak president s bad decisionmaking. The political crisis of the 1850s is a term, as best i can tell, that was invented by michael holt, professor of history for many years at the niversity of virginia. In fact, the mentor to both Rachel Sheldon and me. I think i was his first phd students, and rachel maybe his final one. That is quite the bookend. The political crisis of the 1850s was a piece that ran through michaels lectures at yale, and when he joined the faculty at the university of virginia in the mid1970s. It became the basis for a book, a very influential book that he wrote, and it has had staying power in the conversation amongst scholars ever since. It is pretty easy to understand why that is so. You just have to think about what happens after the gold rush in california as the w