http://huntington.org In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, The Huntington brought together major historians in a conference offering new perspectives on a number of Civil War figures, ranging from Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to writer Louisa May Alcott and antislavery activist Charlotte Forten. Among notable speakers were James McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Battle Cry of Freedom (1988) and Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief (2008); Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War (2011); Joan Waugh, author of U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth (2009); Ronald C. White Jr., author of A. Lincoln: A Biography (2009); and David Blight, author the Bancroft Prize-winning Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (2001) and the newly released American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era (2011). The conference was co-convened by Gary W. Gallagher of the University of Virginia and Joan Waugh of UCLA. It was held at The Huntington on Oct. 21 & 22, 2011. Feeder 2.2.5(1573); Mac OS X Version 10.7.3 (Build 11D50b) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:55:24 -0800 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:55:24 -0800 Civil War http://huntington.org/xml/images/CWLives.jpg http://huntington.org 144 144 The Huntington In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, The Huntington brought together major historians in a conference offering new perspectives on a number of Civil War figures, ranging from Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to writer Louisa May Alcott and antislavery activist Charlotte Forten. Among notable speakers were James McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Battle Cry of Freedom (1988) and Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief (2008); Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War (2011); Joan Waugh, author of U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth (2009); Ronald C. White Jr., author of A. Lincoln: A Biography (2009); and David Blight, author the Bancroft Prize-winning Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (2001) and the newly released American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era (2011). The conference was co-convened by Gary W. Gallagher of the University of Virginia and Joan Waugh of UCLA. It was held at The Huntington on Oct. 21 & 22, 2011. Civil War, The Huntington, Gary Gallagher, Joan Waugh, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Forten, James McPherson, Ronald C. White Jr, David Blight no Sean Hanrahan shanrahan@huntington.org no Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:00:17 -0700 3481BC83-F57F-4F5E-BC41-1EF63F149C83 David Blight, Yale University David Blight discusses the place of Bruce Catton’s novels writing during the Civil Rights Era, 100 years after the end of the Civil War. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Blight is the author of “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era” (2011); he is the Class of 1954 Professor of History at Yale University. no 1:00:22 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:56 -0700 FA0BA379-CAE1-4FAA-A6F2-3C12FA446A5B Steve Hindle and Joan Waugh Steve Hindle and Joan Waugh welcome participants and attendees to the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, and Waugh is professor of history at UCLA and co-organizer of the conference. no 5:41 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:05:53 -0700 9FFC4AD3-0521-4516-9977-208160D2AAF3 Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia Gary W. Gallagher discusses the various loyalties of Gen. Robert E. Lee. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War and author, most recently, of “The Union War” (2011). no 48:44 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:00:08 -0700 523F227D-9A90-48A6-B879-3A1834F3D7B3 Ronald C. White Jr. Ronald C. White Jr. explains how Abraham Lincoln might not have kept a traditional diary, but he left us with a diary composed of written fragments on hundreds of scraps of paper. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. White is the author of many books on Lincoln, including “A. Lincoln: A Biography” (2009). no 43:48 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:00:41 -0700 EF35CB90-2C9B-44B7-A848-B4001F784F72 Richard Carwardine, Oxford University Richard Carwardine discusses the colorful story of a Tennessee minister and master of invective, William G. Brownlow. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Carwardine is the author of “Lincoln: A Life of Purpose” (2004). no 42:43