Category Grant
Surrender at Appomattox
In this excellent presentation, Ranger Bert Dunkerly discusses the surrenders at the end of the Civil War. The video’s description reads, “Park Ranger Bert Dunkerly discussed the Confederate surrender at Appomattox in April 1865. This event was part of a Civil War seminar hosted by Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Longwood University in […]
1865 Battle of Sailor’s Creek
Joshua Lindamood of Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park gave this presentation at the 2025 Longwood University symposium. The video’s description reads, “Historian Joshua Lindamood discussed the experiences of the Confederate Savannah Volunteer Guards in the fighting on April 6, 1865, at Sailor’s Creek in Virginia. This event was part of a Civil War seminar hosted […]
1864 Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
In this presentation at Longwood University’s 2025 symposium, Hampton Newsome talks about the Richmond/Petersburg Campaign of 1864. The video’s description reads, “Historian Hampton Newsome discussed the October 1864 battles between Generals Grant and Lee around Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. This event was part of a Civil War seminar hosted by Appomattox Court House National Historical […]
Lincoln and Grant in the Last Year of the Civil War
This is an excellent discussion between Professor Joseph Glatthaar and Professor Joan Waugh. The video’s description reads, “Historians Joseph Glatthaar and Joan Waugh discussed the relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses Grant in 1865, the final year of the Civil War. Mississippi State University hosted this event.” https://www.c-span.org/program/american-history-tv/lincoln-and-grant-in-the-last-year-of-the-civil-war/651645
Ulysses Grant – 1869
This is an episode of C-SPAN’s “First 100 Days” series looking at the beginnings of the terms of various presidents in US history. This episode features Professor Erik Alexander of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. The video’s description reads, “Discussion on the early months of President Ulysses Grant’s first term in 1869, including selection of a […]
First 100 Days: Ulysses Grant – 1869
C-SPAN’s latest series is “100 Days,” looking at the first 100 days of presidential terms. In the inaugural episode, Professor Erik Alexander looks at Ulysses S. Grant’s presidency. This is an excellent program. The episode’s description reads, “Discussion on the early months of President Ulysses Grant’s first term in 1869, including selection of a cabinet, […]
The Perils of Pardoning: Ulysses S. Grant and the Legacy of the Ku Klux Klan Pardons
I came across this article by Professor Brook Thomas. “Toward the end of his first term President Ulysses S. Grant faced a dilemma. He had campaigned on the slogan ‘Let Us Have Peace,’ yet extralegal violence by the Ku Klux Klan was threatening peace in the South. On April 20, 1871, Congress passed the Ku-Klux […]
CWTR Episode 2024: Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant
In this episode, host Professor Gerald Prokopowicz discusses Ulysses S. Grant with author John Reeves. Reeves criticizes Grant for not emancipating the four enslaved people Julia used, but he is assuming Grant had control over those enslaved people. There is no credible evidence of that. The best evidence we have is that her father retained […]
Vicksburg
The subtitle for this book by Professor Donald L. Miller is a bit deceiving. The book is more than just Grant’s campaign against Vicksburg. Professor Miller goes into all the US moves against Vicksburg as well as Grant’s military actions in the Civil War prior to his Vicksburg campaign. In some ways, it’s a history […]
Ulysses Grant’s Legacy
This is a conversation between Gen. David Petraeus and historian Donald Miller about Ulysses S. Grant and the Vicksburg campaign. The video’s description reads, “The Grant Monument Association hosted a discussion between retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus and military historian Donald Miller on the military and political legacy of Ulysses Grant.” https://www.c-span.org/video/?535233-1/ulysses-grants-legacy
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