C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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The Civil War: Confederate General Braxton Bragg
1 hour, 5 minutesLincoln Memorial University history professor Earl Hess explores the career and reputation of Confederate general Braxton Bragg. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: General Robert E. Lee's Battles
1 hour, 1 minuteWashington & Lee University history professor Barton Myers discusses Conferederate General Robert E. Lee. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: President James Buchanan & Southern Secession
1 hour, 6 minutesHistory professors John Quist and Michael Birkner discuss President James Buchanan's time in office and his inability to stop southern states from seceding from the Union. This talk is part of the annual conference of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Union General Henry Halleck
49 minutesHistorian John Marszalek, author of "Commander of All Lincoln's Armies: A Life of General Henry W. Halleck" talks about the general's military leadership. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: General George Armstrong Custer's Trials
1 hour, 2 minutesHistorian T.J. Stiles, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America," talks about General Custer's complicated legacy.This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Political Cartoonist Thomas Nast
1 hour, 7 minutesFiona Deans Halloran, author of "Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons," talks about the cartoonist best known for his illustrations of the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Confederate General Braxton Bragg
1 hour, 5 minutesLincoln Memorial University history professor Earl Hess explores the career and reputation of Confederate general Braxton Bragg. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Reel America: "Don't Be a Sucker" - 1947
21 minutesProduced by the War Department in 1947, this dramatized film uses the experience of a Hungarian American to warn against the dangers of persecuting minorities. Reacting to a hate-filled political speech in an American city, he recalls how similar speeches led to Nazi persecution of minority groups, and the eventual destruction of German society.
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The Civil War: General Robert E. Lee's Battles
1 hour, 2 minutesWashington & Lee University history professor Barton Myers discusses Conferederate General Robert E. Lee. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: President James Buchanan & Southern Secession
1 hour, 7 minutesHistory professors John Quist and Michael Birkner discuss President James Buchanan's time in office and his inability to stop southern states from seceding from the Union. This talk is part of the annual conference of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Union General Henry Halleck
52 minutesHistorian John Marszalek, author of "Commander of All Lincoln's Armies: A Life of General Henry W. Halleck" talks about the general's military leadership. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: General George Armstrong Custer's Trials
1 hour, 2 minutesHistorian T.J. Stiles, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America," talks about General Custer's complicated legacy.This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Political Cartoonist Thomas Nast
1 hour, 5 minutesFiona Deans Halloran, author of "Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons," talks about the cartoonist best known for his illustrations of the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Confederate General Braxton Bragg
1 hour, 6 minutesLincoln Memorial University history professor Earl Hess explores the career and reputation of Confederate general Braxton Bragg. This talk is part of the annual conference hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Civil War: Union General George G. Meade
1 hour, 23 minutesA panel of historians debates the leadership of Union Gen. George Gordon Meade during the Civil War. They talk about Meade's activities in the war as commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, including during the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg. They also look at Meade's reputation both during and after the war and discuss why he is not as celebrated as Union counterparts Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. This panel was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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Donald Liebenberg on the Solar Eclipse
7 minutesDonald Liebenberg, an adjunct professor of physics and astronomy at Clemson University in South Carolina, talked about his 26 previous times observing total solar eclipses, and what he was looking for while observing his 27th such eclipse on August 21, 2017.
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The Civil War: Confederate Jesse James
1 hour, 13 minutesHistorian and author T.J. Stiles looks at the Civil War experiences of Jesse James within the context of the fight between pro-slavery and pro-Union forces in Missouri. As a 16 year old, Jesse James joined guerilla forces in Missouri fighting for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College. It's a little over an hour.
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The Civil War: Civil War Ships in Hampton Roads
56 minutesLaura Lawfer Orr of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum discusses Civil War shipwrecks in Hampton Roads, Virginia. She focuses on the wrecks of the Union warship USS Cumberland and the Confederate raider CSS Florida that were sunk in Hampton Roads. She gives details of the sinkings of the ships and problems with the plunder of the artifacts from the wrecks. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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The Civil War: Escaped Union Prisoners of War
53 minutesTexas A&M University professor and author Lorien Foote talks about Union soldiers who escaped from Confederate prison camps toward the end of the Civil War, and their experiences attempting to make it safely to Union lines. She also discusses how these escaped POWs passed along important information to Union leaders about the difficult conditions in the deep south, signaling the imminent collapse of the Confederacy. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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The Civil War: Confederate Women & Union Soldiers in Sherman's March
1 hour, 3 minutesHistorian and author Lisa Tendrich Frank looks at the myths surrounding encounters between slave-holding Confederate women and Union soldiers that occurred during General William Tecumseh Sherman's "March to the Sea" through Georgia in 1864. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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Donald Liebenberg on the Solar Eclipse
6 minutesDonald Liebenberg, an adjunct professor of physics and astronomy at Clemson University in South Carolina, talked about his 26 previous times observing total solar eclipses, and what he was looking for while observing his 27th such eclipse on August 21, 2017.
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Fort Fisher and the Civil War
19 minutesVisit what remains of Fort Fisher, which was once the largest Fort in the Confederacy. Fort Fisher sits at the mouth of the Cape Fear River and was one of several forts used to protect the port of Wilmington. Assistant Site Manager at Cape Fear Historic Site John Moseley tours what remains of the site today, and talks about the two attacks that brought the fall of Fort Fisher shortly before the end of the Civil War.
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The Civil War: Union General George G. Meade
1 hour, 23 minutesA panel of historians debates the leadership of Union Gen. George Gordon Meade during the Civil War. They talk about Meade's activities in the war as commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, including during the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg. They also look at Meade's reputation both during and after the war and discuss why he is not as celebrated as Union counterparts Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. This panel was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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Donald Liebenberg on the Solar Eclipse
7 minutesDonald Liebenberg, an adjunct professor of physics and astronomy at Clemson University in South Carolina, talked about his 26 previous times observing total solar eclipses, and what he was looking for while observing his 27th such eclipse on August 21, 2017.
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The Civil War: Confederate Jesse James
1 hour, 13 minutesHistorian and author T.J. Stiles looks at the Civil War experiences of Jesse James within the context of the fight between pro-slavery and pro-Union forces in Missouri. As a 16 year old, Jesse James joined guerilla forces in Missouri fighting for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College. It's a little over an hour.
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The Civil War: Civil War Ships in Hampton Roads
56 minutesLaura Lawfer Orr of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum discusses Civil War shipwrecks in Hampton Roads, Virginia. She focuses on the wrecks of the Union warship USS Cumberland and the Confederate raider CSS Florida that were sunk in Hampton Roads. She gives details of the sinkings of the ships and problems with the plunder of the artifacts from the wrecks. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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The Civil War: Escaped Union Prisoners of War
53 minutesTexas A&M University professor and author Lorien Foote talks about Union soldiers who escaped from Confederate prison camps toward the end of the Civil War, and their experiences attempting to make it safely to Union lines. She also discusses how these escaped POWs passed along important information to Union leaders about the difficult conditions in the deep south, signaling the imminent collapse of the Confederacy. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.
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The Civil War: Confederate Women & Union Soldiers in Sherman's March
1 hour, 28 minutesHistorian and author Lisa Tendrich Frank looks at the myths surrounding encounters between slave-holding Confederate women and Union soldiers that occurred during General William Tecumseh Sherman's "March to the Sea" through Georgia in 1864. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College.