The Civil War
Volunteers in Blue and Gray
2011-05-14T22:00:20-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODBhXC8yOTg5ODctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Historian James McPherson spoke to the many reasons why Civil War volunteer soldiers would choose to fight in the uniform of either the blue or the gray. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
“Volunteers in Blue and Gray: Why They Fought” was the concluding event of the Lowcountry Civil War Sesquicentennial Observance series of events, “Why They Fought,” commemorating the April 12, 1861, bombardment of Fort Sumter. This talk was held on the sesquicentennial of that event at Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C.
Historian James McPherson spoke to the many reasons why Civil War volunteer soldiers would choose to fight in the uniform of either the blue…
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Historian James McPherson spoke to the many reasons why Civil War volunteer soldiers would choose to fight in the uniform of either the blue or the gray. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
“Volunteers in Blue and Gray: Why They Fought” was the concluding event of the Lowcountry Civil War Sesquicentennial Observance series of events, “Why They Fought,” commemorating the April 12, 1861, bombardment of Fort Sumter. This talk was held on the sesquicentennial of that event at Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C. close
“Volunteers in Blue and Gray: Why They Fought” was the concluding event of the Lowcountry Civil War Sesquicentennial Observance series of events, “Why They Fought,” commemorating the April 12, 1861, bombardment of Fort Sumter. This talk was held on the sesquicentennial of that event at Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C.
Historian James McPherson spoke to the many reasons why Civil War volunteer soldiers would choose to fight in the uniform of either the blue… read more
Historian James McPherson spoke to the many reasons why Civil War volunteer soldiers would choose to fight in the uniform of either the blue or the gray. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
“Volunteers in Blue and Gray: Why They Fought” was the concluding event of the Lowcountry Civil War Sesquicentennial Observance series of events, “Why They Fought,” commemorating the April 12, 1861, bombardment of Fort Sumter. This talk was held on the sesquicentennial of that event at Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C. close
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