. >> next on american history tv we visit baltimore's bno railroad museum where actor fritz klein per trays at brown lincoln. they talk about public figures from the south and north and lens for reconstruction. he also discusses his upbringing in rural kentucky and reflects on his career. this is about 45 minutes. lincoln: ladies and gentlemen, my friends and fellow citizens i am very pleased to have this opportunity to be with you this afternoon. and i am highly gratified that we can meet together this day not in sorrow, but with gladness of heart. surely, the evacuation of petersburg and richmond, the surrender of the principal insurgent armies, has given all of us hope that we are going to see a righteous and speedy peace, whose joyous expression can hardly any longer be restrained. it was nearly a week after the signal news of the surrender at appomattox was received that i said to mrs. lincoln, finally, after all of these days, i am beginning to feel like all this is over. we attended theater just before easter. but in the midst of all of the celebrations, certainly he from whom

we visited bno railroad museum where fritz klein portrays president lincoln. he talked about his struggle to protect the you can -- union. the major players in the south and north that played a role in the civil war and his plans for reconstruction. he also discusses his role of bringing in kentucky and his career. this is about 45 minutes. lincoln: ladies and gentlemen, my friends and fellow citizens i am very pleased to have this opportunity to be with you this afternoon. and i am highly gratified that we can meet together this day not in sorrow, but with gladness of heart. surely, the evacuation of petersburg and richmond, the surrender of the principal insurgent armies, has given all of us hope that we are going to see a righteous and speedy peace, whose joyous expression can hardly any longer be restrained. it was nearly a week after the signal news of the surrender at appomattox was received that i said to mrs. lincoln, finally, after all of these days, i am beginning to feel like all this is over. we attended theater just before easter. but in the midst

let me break character for a moment before we get the rangers , to just tell you -- my name is fritz klein. you do not have to go that far away. come back. but what you heard before i started doing the q and a was taken from lincoln's words. just about all of the second inaugural was in that, and some of the projections were made in early 1865, some in late 1864, in his annual message to congress. i picked a couple of things from the first inaugural. you probably, if you are familiar with lincoln quotes, no just a bit. it was 99% lincoln's own words taken from the later part of his life. i hope you enjoyed it. [applause] >> sunday on american history tv, we will be live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield, illinois, for a reenactment of president lincoln's funeral, 150 years later. we will begin at 2:30 eastern as a procession every and actors at the ceremony. and we will have live coverage from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. eastern for the funeral, including the eulogy, speeches, musical performances, and 36 cannon salute from the 1865 service. president lincoln's funeral, 150 years later, sunday

let me break character for a moment before we get the rangers, to just tell you -- my name is fritz klein. you do not have to go that far away. come back. i'm not going to take that long. but what you heard before i started doing the q and a was taken from lincoln's words. just about all of the second inaugural was in that, and some of the projections were made in early 1865, some in late 1864, in his annual message to congress. i picked a couple of things from the first inaugural. you probably, if you are familiar with lincoln quotes, no noticed it. it was 99% lincoln's own words, taken from the later part of his life. i hope you enjoyed it. [applause] all weekend long, american history tv is joining our cox communications cable partners to showcase the history of topeka, kansas. to learn more about the cities on our tour, as it c-span.org/cities tour. we continue with our look at the history of topeka. this is american history tv on c-span3. ♪ justin: we are standing in the kindergarten room of the mongrel elementary school at the brown the board of education historical site and took tk

. >> next on american history tv we visit baltimore's bno railroad museum where actor fritz klein per trays at brown lincoln. they talk about public figures from the south and north and lens for reconstruction. he also discusses his upbringing in rural kentucky and reflects on his career. this is about 45 minutes. lincoln: ladies and gentlemen, my friends and fellow citizens i am very pleased to have this opportunity to be with you this afternoon.