LINCOLN AND HIS GENERALS: Leadership during the Greatest American Crisis by Gary W. Gallagher Abraham Lincoln faced greater challenges than any other president in United States history. Managing an immensely complex war effort in a democratic republic posed special...
Lincoln and War
LINCOLN AND HIS GENERALS: Leadership during the Greatest American Crisis
James G. Randall and the Revisionists: The Great War, the Good War, and the Civil War
James G. Randall and the Revisionists: The Great War, the Good War, and the Civil War By Robert L. Dietle September 10, 1945 Mr. Darryl F. Zanuck 20th Century-Fox...
“To Appreciate the Relation…to the Defence of Washington”: Lincoln and the Shenandoah Valley in 1864
“To Appreciate the Relation…to the Defence of Washington”: Lincoln and the Shenandoah Valley in 1864 Jonathan A. Noyalas As Confederate general Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley withdrew from its position in front of Fort Stevens on Washington, D.C.’s...
Lincoln and McClellan: SET IN STONE?
Lincoln and McClellan: SET IN STONE? George C. Rable Mention George B. McClellan to students of the American Civil War, and the response is predictable. They know McClellan as a foil to Lincoln who might be able to organize an...
Placing the Platform: Using 3D Technology to Pinpoint Lincoln at Gettysburg
Placing the Platform: Using 3D Technology to Pinpoint Lincoln at Gettysburg By Christopher Oakley The following presentation was delivered at The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg on November 18, 2022. It has been slightly revised for clarity. One hundred fifty-nine years...
The Nature of War: An Interview with Burrus M. Carnahan
The Nature of War: An Interview with Burrus M. Carnahan Sara Gabbard: A friend told me that a college professor once told the class that money is the only real cause of war throughout history. Do you agree? Burrus Carnahan:...
A Right Smart Get Out
A Right Smart Get Out by M. Kelly Tillery Logan Circle Philadelphia 71.2009.083.2382 It is difficult to imagine, much less fully appreciate, that in June of 1864 the democratic republic as a form of government was extremely rare and under...
Interview with Brian Dirck
An Interview with Brian Dirck about his new book, The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death (Southern Illinois University Press, 2019) Sara Gabbard: You undertook a monumental task in writing on this subject. What led you to accept the...
Interview with Jay Winik
Interview with Jay Winik by Sara Gabbard Cover of April 1865: The Month that Saved America, by Jay Winik, 2001 71.2009.084.13230 Sara Gabbard: Your book April 1865: The Month that Saved America is a “must read” for those intent on...
An Interview with Hon. Frank J. Williams on the Concept of Just War
Unidentified Indiana Soldiers, LN-2353 Sara Gabbard: How far back in history can you trace the concept of Just War? Frank Williams: In the first millennium, Christians in the Roman Empire, who originally rejected any form of warfare in accordance with...