Lectures in History
Evolving Nature of the Civil War
2013-06-22T20:00:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWE3XC8yMDEzMDYyMjIwNDg0MDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Stephen Engle talked about the evolving nature of the Civil War. He spoke about President Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation in the middle of the war, and to use former slaves as troops, and how these ideas changed the Civil War from a fight to preserve the Union to one about abolishing slavery.
Stephen Engle talked about the evolving nature of the Civil War. He spoke about President Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Procl…
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Stephen Engle talked about the evolving nature of the Civil War. He spoke about President Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation in the middle of the war, and to use former slaves as troops, and how these ideas changed the Civil War from a fight to preserve the Union to one about abolishing slavery. close
Stephen Engle talked about the evolving nature of the Civil War. He spoke about President Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Procl… read more
Stephen Engle talked about the evolving nature of the Civil War. He spoke about President Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation in the middle of the war, and to use former slaves as troops, and how these ideas changed the Civil War from a fight to preserve the Union to one about abolishing slavery. close
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