The casualties were astounding, a stouinstounding to soldiers, generals and those left back home. Amidst the staggering losses at cole harbor, for every soldier killed, wounded or captured, there was a family. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters that also felt the loss. The loss of the men that fell at cole harbor in the spring of 1864 reverb rasreverberated thr kmunlts a communities across the north and south. The battlegrounds left indelible kbag impacts on the living left behind. So, too, were the believes of the men who fought that bloody spring. Indeed, in spite of so many lost lives, those believes and ideas about nation, government and home became even more deeply enslie enshrined in the hearts and minds of those left to fight on tonight to reflect upon and learn from today. Writing soon after the war with a perspective on hindsight. Sally putnam came to believe that in its own unique way, cole harbor had been a landmark event in the 1866 Campaign Across Central
For their wonderful work on the bliss of the. And i think former staffers teresa and i think former staffers for their aid with my archival and photo research. This book literally would not have been possible without their expertise and assistance. Since we are here on site, i want to set the scene at the white house of the confederacy, nextdoor. I want to make sure you know the setting before we get started. Can everyone hear me ok . Is that good . Book,oing to read from my winnie davis, daughter of the lost cause, from the introduction. The girls who loved the poison great, the girls to country true, can never in wedlock give their hands to those who were the blue. This is from a southern poem called true to the gray. Was april 1864, in richmond, virginia. The northern and Southern United States were locked in an epic battle for dominance over states rights and slavery. Thousands were being slaughtered every day. Richmond was literally surrounded by rivers of blood. Depressed and dow
Dr. Oshaughnessy is a Vice President of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h. Smith International Center for jefferson studies, and Thomas Jefferson foundation, which supports Ongoing International study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. The professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the United States and after completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford university, he taught at eton college before becoming a visiting professor at southern mestas University Methodist university. He is the author of an empire divided, the American Revolution and the british caribbean, which is what our topic is tonight and his most recent book is the man who lost america. The british leadership and the American Revolution and the fate of the empire. It has received five National Book awards, including the New York Historical societys American History book prize, and the George Washington book rise. Prize. He is an editor of the
President of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h. Smith International Center for jefferson studies, and Thomas Jefferson foundation, which supports Ongoing International study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. Use the professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the United States and after completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at Oxford University he taught at eton college before becoming a visiting professor at southern mestas University Methodist university. He is the author of an empire divided, the American Revolution and the british caribbean, which is what our topic is tonight and his most recent book is the man who lost america. The british leadership and the American Revolution and the fate of the empire. It has received five National Book awards, including the New York Historical societys American History book prize, and the George Washington book rise. He is an editor of the jeffersonianamerican series of
He delves into why these 13 island colonies did not join the 13 american colonies and rebellion. He touches on how the location and sugar business that dominated the caribbean islands ultimately played a decisive factor in the battle of yorktown. Hosted by the society of the cincinnati, it is a little under an hour. I am pleased to introduce dr. Shaughnessy, the founding director of the robert h. Smith center at the Thomas Jefferson foundation which promotes ongoing study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. In addition he is the professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the united states. After completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford, he headed to eton college before becoming a visiting professor at Southern Methodist university in dallas and professor of American History at the university of wisconsin at our scotch, which is where he was chair of the history department. He is the author of an empire divided, which is wh