>>> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." in this program they discussion objects related to soldiers

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical societyalk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." took placesation online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the new york historical society provided the video. talking aboutn the power of objects of historical events to be conduits for understanding the past. it is an extraordinary experience to be historian where i work alongside these treasures. let's talk about the inspiration "the civil warm in 50 objects" -- how do only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >>

up next on civil war, his tor can yan harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their publication. discussing objects relating to soldier's uniforms. this took place online and the new york historical society provide d the video. >> so now, civil war fashion. and to help us understand the past as a historian at new york historical, i work alongside these treasures every day and it is my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. but harold, let's tell our audience about the inspiration for our program, the book, civil war in 50 objects. how can only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> we used to ask ourselves that question often when we were whittling down the list and there was so much to choose from. the hardest things to preserve are textiles. some are really extraordinary in terms of how they survived. >> absolutely. we have a uniform. some military buttons. foot locker and a drum. very interesting. fashion, maybe, maybe not. but in aggregate, they tell the story of uniform courage outfitting the civil war soldier. let's start with this uniform

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. >> next on the civil war, harold holder and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss art created during and after the war, including paintings of lincoln, the irish brigade and battle scenes. this conversation took place online and the new york historical association provided the video. >> so, we're continuing our conversation in this series that argues that objects have the power to convey historical events and to help us understand the past. this idea inspired harold holzer's book. the objects of which were taken from the collection of the new york historical society. this evening, we'll be look iin at five objects from the book and related exhibition grouped around the theme of the art of war. so these works are very different and have different background stories. we have the return of the 69th irish regiment caricature of lincoln riding the emancipation patriotically informati proclamation. victor's painting an episode of war and some prison art. let's look a

. >>> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." in this program they discussion objects related to soldiers uniforms and acute ma. >> so, civil war fashion. this series has been investigating the power of objects to be emblem mattic of historical events. i work alongside these treasures every day and it is my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. but, harold, let's tell the audience a bit about the inspiration for the program, the book "civil war in 50 objects." how can only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> well, as the cover shows, we managed to vary messages, tactile objects, images. probably as you force us to describe this as civil war fashion -- i'll get you for that later -- the hardest thing is to preserve the textiles. the objects we're going to discuss today, some of them are really extraordinary in term of how they've survived. >> yeah, absolutely. and without further ado, let's get to our four things thi

. >>> we continue now with the story on harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society looking at artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." they discuss objects related to slavery, abolition, and recruiting freed men to the union army. >> i would like to turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. as a curator in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, i am always struck by how hard objects on display have the power to stand in for narratives conveyed by what they are designed by in the object itself. so, for those of you that missed last week program, let's talk about this book, "the civil war and 50 objects." how effective do you think it is at conveying the narrative sweep of the civil war in only 50 objects? >> well, it came about, as i confessed last week, because louise asked me to undertake the project for the historical society. it was a lucky day for me. and you'll remember that we got to see, i don't know, three times 50 objects, arrayed before us on some conference tables in the histori

. >> next, howard holzer and valerie paley talk about artifac artifacts featured in their joint publication. in this, they discuss objects relateded to the july 1863 draft riots in new york city. this conversation took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic. the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening, everyone. i'm delighted to again have the opportunity to talk with my good friend and professional colleague, harold holzer. before we get started, i want to remind you, you can ask questions anytime during the program by using the q&a button at the bottom of in my case, top of your screens. we'll get to your questions after our conversation. and now let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. in the history museum, objects do a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for larger historical narratives beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. so, let's just talk for a moment about the book, civil war and 50 objects, which inspired this program. harold, tell us about it and how did the objects can help tell the complex

. >>> american history tv continues now with historian harold holzer and valerie paley, chief historian at the new york historical society. they looked at artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss a pike ordered by abolitionist john brown and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. due to the coronavirus pandemic, this took place virtually, and the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening, everyone. it is my absolute delight and pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with my good friend and professional colleague harold holzer. and as we said, please feel free to use the q&a button at the bottom or the top of the screen and we'll get to as many questions toward the end. let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. and might we see the cover of our book, "civil war in 50 objects." in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, the art, objects, and documents on display have the power to stand in for a larger historical narrative conveying so much more than what is

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil with a focusects," on soldiers' uniforms and accoutrements. in 45 minutes, activists kate tello talks about her involvement with the civil rights movement, starting with her participation in the

. >>> next on the civil war, historian harold holdser and valerie paley of the new-york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joinl publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." in this series they talk about artifacts related to ulysses s. grant and benjamin butler. this took place online and the new-york historical society binded the video. >> good evening, and welcome. tonight's topic is modern major generals. first i want to remind everyone tonight's program, which is being recorded, will last approximately 45 minutes. this will include 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your question by the q&a on your zoom screen during the time. we will respond to as many possible during the final part of the

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil with a focusects," on soldiers' uniforms and accoutrements. in 45 minutes, activists kate tello talks about her involvement with the civil rights movement, starting with her participation in the 1963 desegregation sit in atlanta, georgia and her work to later organize unions. history," a in georgetown history professor talks about culture and society in the 1920's. >> so now, civil war fashion. investigating the power of objects to be emblematic of historic events and to help us understand the past. as a historian at new york historical, i work alongside these treasures every day, and it's my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. the inspiration for our program, " -- civil war in 50 objects how do only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? as the cover shows, we managed tactile objects and images. the hardest thing to preserve "the civil war in 50 objects -- the hardest thing to preserve are textiles.

valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." took placesation online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the new york historical society provided the video. talking aboutn the power of objects of historical events to be conduits for understanding the past. it is an extraordinary experience to be historian where i work alongside these treasures. let's talk about the inspiration "the civil warm in 50 objects" -- how do only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> we used to ask yourself that -- we used to ask ourselves that question. first we discussed the medium of the object. we wanted photographs, paintings, documents, relics, and then we wanted to represent every year of the civil war, 1851 to 1865. by the time we sifted through the criteria, we thought we had 50 objects out there that met those requirements. it was truly an embarrassment and it was hard to whittle them down, for sure. [laughter] that is definitely true. tonight we will be discussing two objects that are considered technology

. >>> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects and images related to ulysses grant. >> good evening. and welcome. tonight's topic is modern major generals. i want to remind everyone that tonight's program is being recorded will last approximately 45 minutes. this includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your questions via the q&a function on your zoom screen at any time during the talk. we will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. and now, modern major generals. some of our viewers have commented on our approach to the civil war and using 50 objects that while the multilayered social and political history seen through objects takes in the totality of the context of the war, it doesn't really consider the military history or the sequence of the battle. harold, what do you think about that? >> it's a fair enough comment, of course. the objects that we're discussing are all in some way rel

. >> next, on the civil war, historian harold hoser and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured intheir joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program they discuss objects and images related to union army general ulysses grant and benjamin butler. the conversation took place on line in the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening. welcome to this next topic. modern meter generals. first i want to remind everyone that tonight's program, which is being recorded for the last approximately 45 minutes, this includes 15 minutes for

next, on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley, of the new york historical society, talk about artifacts future to join publication. the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects related to the july 18th 63 draft riots, in new york city. this conversation took place online, due to the coronavirus pandemic. the new york historical society provided the video. thank >> good evening everyone, i am delighted to again, have the opportunity to talk to my good friend and professional colleague, harold holzer. before heralded i get started, i want to remind you that as we mentioned, you can ask questions anytime, during a program by using the q&a button at the bottom or, at the top of your screens. we will get to your questions after our conversation. let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. in the history museum, does a lot of heavy lifting and stands in for historical narratives, beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. so, let's just talk for a moment about the civil war and 50 objects, which is wh

. >>> next on the civil war, historian harold holdser and valerie paley of the new-york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joinl publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." in this series they talk about artifacts related to ulysses s. grant and benjamin butler. this took place online and the new-york historical society binded the video. >> good evening, and welcome. tonight's topic is modern major generals. first i want to remind everyone tonight's program, which is being recorded, will last approximately 45 minutes. this will include 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your question by the q&a on your zoom screen during the time. we will respond to as many possible during the final part of the program. now, modern major generals. some have commented about our use of the civil war and using 50 objects while the emotional history seen through objects takes in the totality of the context of the war, it doesn't really consider the military history or sequence of battle. harold, what do you think about that? >> well, it's a fair enough comment mtd ogs k

. >> next, on the civil war, historian harold hoser and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program they discuss objects and images related to union army general ulysses grant and benjamin butler. the conversation took place on line in the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening. welcome to this next topic. modern meter generals. first i want to remind everyone that tonight's program, which is being recorded for the last approximately 45 minutes, this includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your questions in the question and answer function at any time during the top. we will do to respond to as many as possible for the final part of the program. now, modern meter major generals. some of our viewers have commented on our approach to the civil war in 50 objects. while the multi layered social and political history takes in the totality of the context of the war, it doesn't really consider the military's history or the sequence. when you think about that? >> it is a fair

. >> next, on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects". in this program we discuss objects related to military technology. this conversation took place on line due to the coronavirus pandemic and the new york historical society provided the video. >> harold, we've been talking in this series about the power of objects to be touchstones of historical events, to be con duties for understanding the past. it's a thrill and an extraordinary experience to be a historian at new york historical where i work alongside these treasures and use them in my exhibitions. let's talk for a second about the inspiration for this program, the book "civil war in 50 objects". how can 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> we used to ask ourselves that question often when we were whittling down the list and there was so much to choose from. the way we did it, as i recall, is first we discussed the medium of the object, we wanted photographs, paintings, documents, relics, and then we wanted to represen

next, on the civil, historian harold halter and valerie paley of the new-york historical society top of the articles in the joint publication. a civil war in 50. objects they risks they discuss objects civil war technicality, including's will secret war codes. the new york historical society provided the video. >> so harold, we've been talking in the series about the power of objects being touchstones and historical event, being conduits to understanding the past. it's a thrill and extort a experience being historian in new york historian and working along these treasures and using them in my exhibitions. let's talk about a second for the inspiration for this program a civil war in 50 objects. i can 50 objects tells such a sweeping? story >> we so after cells that question often when we were whittling down the list and it was so much to choose from. i guess the way we did it as i recall, his first we discussed the medium of the object. we wanted, photograph's paintings, objects, relics and then we wanted to represent every year of the civil war. first year leading up to it, and 1861,

. >>> we continue now with the story on harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society looking at artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." they discuss objects related to slavery, abolition, and recruiting freed men to the union army. >> i would like to turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. as a curator in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, i am always struck by how hard objects on display have the power to stand in for narratives conveyed by what they are desed

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. >>> american history tv continues now with historian harold holzer and valerie paley, chief historianat the new york historical society. they looked at artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss a pike ordered by abolitionist john brown and a model

war,xt on the civil historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new-york historical society talk about artifacts in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects," with a focus on art created during and after the war. in 45 minutes, a september 19th, 1967 newsreel. and president johnson visiting former president truman in missouri. at 3:55. the lost legacy of millicent patrick. valerie: we are continuing our conversation in this series that argues that objects have the power to convey historical events and help us understand the past. this idea inspired harold holzer's book, "the civil war in 50 objects," the objects of which were taken from collections from the new-york historical society. this evening, we will be looking at five objects. these

historian harold holzer and valerie paley hold a series of online talks this summer about artifacts featured in their joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. in the first of four of these programs we are showing tonight, they discuss objects related to soldiers uniforms. watch tonight beginning at eight eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span three. >> today we are in the bay, one mile off the mainland shore of portland, they. this is where they built forth gorgeous out in 1858 to help defend yuck -- completed in 1865. it was built with two sister forts that are off to the south here. and south portland -- on house island designed to work in conjunction with each other to defend the harbor. the funny thing is everyone thinks ports gorges -- it was approved by congress as a response to the war. it gorges is a hand made granted fort. if you looked at it from a top view looking down, you would see hiv can take the. what people don't realize is for gorges, just like a de is open in the middle. it has a parade grown. people have grown appear in their entire

next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in theirublication "the civil war in 50 objects," focusing on items related to union army generals ulysses grant and benjamin butler. in 45 minutes, representatives from several institutions including the national park service, national archives and library of congress talk about their plans for commemorating the 19th amendment centennial and teaching the public about the legacy of women's suffrage. at 8:00 p.m. in lectures in history, alcohol use in the early american republic. good evening, and welcome. tonight topic is modern major general's. first i want to remind everyone that tonight's program, which is being recorded, will last approximately 45 minutes. this includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your questions using the q&a function. we will respond to as many as possible in the final part of the program. generals. major some of you have commented on our approach to the civil war that while the

. >> next on "the civil war," historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york and abrahamociety talk about wr lincoln's assassination. thomasinutes, jefferson and lafayette discussing the french revolution, the alliance between the nations and their personal friendship. the fdr and jfk libraries talk about the political relationships between members of the roosevelt and kennedy families. >> good evening and welcome to the final episode of history hour. theght's topic is saving union. tonight's program will last approximately 45 minutes including 15 minutes for questions and answers. submit your questions via the q&a function on your zoom screen. we will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. and now p

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historians harold holzer and valerie paley held talks about arty facts in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." they discuss a pipe and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. ♪ >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, on american artifacts, library of congress curator beverly ranit on life in the 1930s and '40s through color photographs and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, three films on the 1976 elections produced by the u.s. information agency for an international audience. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, adlaid stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon, exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> next, co-authors david mills and kayla westra discuss their book "great wartime escapes and r