Continuing our look at richmond well visit what remains of tredegar ironworks which was ones located on the banks of the river. Tredegar ironworks was an iron foundry that operated in richmond on the bank of the james river from 1837 to 1957. Its greatest claim to fame is the chief armorer to the confederacy during the American Civil War producing a large majority of the cannons used. During the civil war they had infrastructure that no longer exists from battlefield hospitals to battlefield themselves. The ironworks is one of the few remaining items in the city that existed about the civil war, played a role in the civil war and existed for decades afterwards. Tredegars history dates to 1800 in southeastern wales in the united kingdom. Over there there was the tredegar ironworks one of the main suppliers of iron for the British Industrial revolution. When Richmond Virginians wanted to begin ironworks here in richmond. They contacted tredegar there to design their Rolling Mills and iro
Visit ironworks in richmond that served as the main artillery manufacturer for the confederacy during the civil war. It was an iron foundry that operated on the bank the james river from 1837 to 1957. Its greatest claim to fame was the chief armor, to the confederacy during the civil war producing a large majority of the cannons used by the confederacy. Richmond had a lot of infrastructure that no longer exists from battlefield hospitals to the battlefield themselves. Fewironworks is one of the remaining structures that existed before the civil war, played a. His history dates to the 1800s and southeastern wales in the united kingdom. There was an ironworks that was the main supplier of iron for the British Industrial revolution era when richmond businessman wanted to begin an ironworks here they contacted engineers and millwrights to come over here and design their mills and ironworks here. Francis dean, who started tredegar, had a good amount of imagination but not a good businessman
And it was one of the primary engines of industry in the city. It has a legacy going all the way up to the present. Ok, cspan, you ready . Thomas j. Brown is a professor of history at the university of south carolina. He not only got his ba and phd from harvard. He also got his law degree. Despite the severe temptation i will spare you law your jokes. We are so ecumenical in this invite lawyersn to participate. More important than his professional credentials is dr. Browns expertise in all varieties of Civil War Monuments , and his discussions and in his discussions about the details of this program said that dr. Brown is the ultimate utility player in this field. Your Program Notes of many of his book publications including his most recent book civil of confederates memory in south carolina. Aat is canon with one n, not boom cannon. The publictoday is art of civil war commemoration a brief history with documents. I expect he will have an opportunity to share his wide expertise on Civi
Visit ironworks in richmond that served as the main artillery manufacturer for the confederacy during the civil war. It was an iron foundry that operated on the bank the james river from 1837 to 1957. Its greatest claim to fame was the chief armor, to the confederacy during the civil war producing a large majority of the cannons used by the confederacy. Richmond had a lot of infrastructure that no longer exists from battlefield hospitals to the battlefield themselves. Fewironworks is one of the remaining structures that existed before the civil war, played a. His history dates to the 1800s and southeastern wales in the united kingdom. There was an ironworks that was the main supplier of iron for the British Industrial revolution era when richmond businessman wanted to begin an ironworks here they contacted engineers and millwrights to come over here and design their mills and ironworks here. Francis dean, who started tredegar, had a good amount of imagination but not a good businessman
Virginia for the continuation of the symposium on civil war monuments. We have a museum professional. Anistorian and lawyer, english professor and clergyman, and archivist and historian, and a sociologist. I think this accounts for multiple perspectives. He has published and spoken widely, challenging americans to question sources by which we remember our past. He is best known for his provocatively titled book, lies my teacher told me everything your High School History textbook got wrong. And lies across america what are historian sites got wrong. Students of the civil war no him also for his coedited collection of primary source documents, the confederate and the old confederate reader. His first book, the mississippi chinese, between white and black in 1971 is derived from his harvard doctoral dissertation, his prizewinning 1974 textbook, mississippi conflict and change, was the subject of a Court Decision articulating the right to read. He talked Race Relations for 20 years at the