some vindictive northern journals attacked melville as a traitor. although he certainly was very pro union. and even in such an unadulterated northern venue as vermont, newspapers printed complimentary notices about his death. the same new yorker who i wroetwroet quoted to you who in june of 1862 had written home, no one in it our army is fit to compete with him, he admitted on jackson's death, i do not feel like exalting over the grave of such a brave, wise and energetic antagonist. northerners of that mean south to the posting of sentinels over jackson's grave in lexington. the degree to which southerners mourned jackson at his death is well-known to all of you. entirely typical reaction was to blame the country's loss on avengeful god in keeping with the spirit of the times. a leading southerner cleric, you've probably heard this one, suggested just within days after jackson died that the news actually was good obviously. god clearly was on their side all along and he now evidently has charged himself rather than jackson with the care and protect

in writing that spans the literature of melville and emerson to contemporary issues in higher educationnformed our understanding of what is means to live in america. [applause] accepting on behalf of national history day, cathy gorn. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to national history day for sparking passion for history in students across our country. every year national history day inspires more than half a million young americans to write, perform, research and document the human story. [applause] charles rosen. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to charles rosen for his contributions as a pianist and a scholar. demonstrating a rare ability to join artistry to the history of culture and ideas, his writings on classical composers and the romantic tradition highlight how music evolves and remains a vibrant, living art. [applause] teofilo f. ruiz. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to teofilo f. ruiz for his outstanding scholarship in history. an accomplished teacher and author, dr. ruiz has captivated students and scholars by deepening our knowledge

in writing that spans the literature of melville and emerson to contemporary issues in higher education informed our understanding of what is means to live in america. [applause] accepting on behalf of national history day, cathy gorn. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to national history day for sparking passion for history in students across our country. every year national history day inspires more than half a million young americans to write, perform, research and document the human story. [applause] charles rosen. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to charles rosen for his contributions as a pianist and a scholar. demonstrating a rare ability to join artistry to the history of culture and ideas, his writings on classical composers and the romantic tradition highlight how music evolves and remains a vibrant, living art. [applause] teofilo f. ruiz. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to teofilo f. ruiz for his outstanding scholarship in history. an accomplished teacher and author, dr. ruiz has captivated students and scholars by deepening our knowledg

in writing the spans of literature to melville, he has continually informed our understanding of whatmeans to live in america. [applause] accepting on behalf of national history day, kathy govern. the 2011 national humanities medal to national history day for sparking passion for history in students across our country. every year, national history day inspires more than half a million young americans to write, perform research, and document the human story. [applause] charles rosen. [applause] the 2011 national humanities medal to charles rosen for his contributions as a pianist and a scholar, demonstrating a rare ability to join artistry to the history of culture and ideas, his writings on classical composers and the romantic tradition highlight how music evolves and remains a vibrant, living art. [applause] teofilo ruiz. [applause] the the 2011 national humanities medal to teofilo ruiz for his outstanding scholarship in history, an accomplished teacher and author, dr. ruiz has captivated students and scholars by deepening their knowledge of medieval spain and europe and by expanding