she explains that lincoln was so unsure about his chances that he had his cabinet sign at what was known as the blind memorandum, which pledged cooperation in hi with his unknown challenger if he lost. they also expand how important the soldier vote was. this 50 minute talk was a part of a symposium hosted by the emerging civil war. adjust theng to not microphone because we spent time adjusting it for meg. so i will bend over, and i apologize if i look like i am hunched over. [laughter] i hate to stereotype, but i am sure that meg looks like a mild-mannered middle school math teacher. that is exactly what she has. [laughter] what she is. [laughter] educated by day, by night she has been working on her degree in military history. she is just about to wrap up her masters degree. in one of the most courageous acts i have seen from anybody, she is reinventing herself. it has been a great adventure for her to discover the american civil war from the perspective serious scholar
cabinet members sign the blind pledge. she also talked about how important the soldier was to the outcome of the election. election.n the 1864 this talk was part of a symposium hosted by the emerging civil war blog. all right, i am not going to adjust the microphone, because we spent some time getting it adjusted for meg. i apologize if i look like i am hunched over. [laughter] i hate to stereotype, but i am sure that meg looks like a mild-mannered middle school math teacher. ironically that is exactly what , she is. [laughter] as she has educated by day, by night she has been working on her degree in military history. she is just about to wrap up her masters degree. in one of the most courageous acts i have seen from anybody, basically she is reinventing herself. it has been a great adventure for her to discover the american civil war from the perspective of a serious scholar, but also from the perspective of somebody who is loved it nearly four dearly for years. it is m
american history on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on a schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. coming up next on american history tv, meg thompson discusses the 1864 election between president abraham lincoln and general george mcclellan. he claims that lincoln was so unsure about his reflection chances that he had his cabinet member sign what is known as the blind memorandum. this pledge for cooperation was link one s lincoln s then unknown challenge if he lost. also spring how important a soldier vote was. president lincoln won by the 1864 election by 212-21. this 50 minute talk was part of a symposium hosted by the emerging civil war blog. all right, i am not going to adjust the microphone, because we spent some time getting it adjusted for meg. i apologize if i look like i am hunched over. [laughter] i hate to stereotype, but i am sure that meg looks like a mild-mannered middle school math teacher. ironically, that is
steve comes from an entirely different background. he has all the credentials for anyone going through medical and psychiatric work both in 5:00 deem ya and in public and private service. but, rather than go through a recitation of his ceil denble i d rather give you some insight to steve as a writer, researcher, historian. in 41 years last 25, as the civil war specialist and lincoln curator, i entertained many prospective writers and very seasoned authors. we would talk and, occasionally, i really could be of some service. i was responsible for bringing in new material. neither purchasing or accepting donations of rare manuscripts. it had so few users on record. it was really a contest about a contest set up for civil war veterans who lost their right arm, many of them lost their right arm or leg. they applied the object was to stimulate them or train thems into the use of the opposite limb. with a $500 top prize and that was so successful, it repeated several times. the l
steve comes from an entirely different background. he has all the credentials for anyone going through medical and psychiatric work both in 5:00 deem ya and in public and private service. but, rather than go through a recitation of his ceil denble i d rather give you some insight to steve as a writer, researcher, historian. in 41 years last 25, as the civil war specialist and lincoln curator, i entertained many prospective writers and very seasoned authors. we would talk and, occasionally, i really could be of some service. i was responsible for bringing in new material. neither purchasing or accepting donations of rare manuscripts. it had so few users on record. it was really a contest about a contest set up for civil war veterans who lost their right arm, many of them lost their right arm or leg. they applied the object was to stimulate them or train thems into the use of the opposite limb. with a $500 top prize and that was so successful, it repeated several times. the l