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University of Alabama professor Lesley Gordon taught a class about the end of Reconstruction, the removal of Union troops from the South, and the Compromise of 1877.

Historians who edited or wrote essays for the book Reinterpreting Southern Histories talked about new avenues for approaching and understanding the history of the South. Topics discussed inc…

Author Lesley Gordon talks about her book, General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend. She described Pickett’s military career and the role of his second wife, LaSalle Corbell Pickett, who…

A “Funeral for 13,000” was held at the Andersonville National Cemetery to remember the Union soldiers who died in captivity there during the Civil War. Keynote speakers included Sergeant Maj…

Professor Lesley Gordon talked by video from the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia, where she had just given an address at a funeral service for the over 12,900 Union prisoners who …

Lesley Gordon talked about the stories of common soldiers coming to terms with non-heroic roles. She is the author of A Broken Regiment: The 16th Connecticut’s Civil War, about a defeated re…

Lesley Gordon talked about the First Battle of Bull Run and the ensuing panic in Washington, D.C. She showed slides during his presentation, after which she responded to questions from membe…