The Civil War
by National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Description
A collection of recordings and videos to help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Materials will be added on an ongoing basis. For more on the National Portrait Gallery, see http://npg.si.edu . And see the museum's blog at: http://face2face.si.edu
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| 1 | VideoWalt Whitman and the Patent Office Building, Civil War | Used as a hospital during the Civil War, the Patent Office Building (now home to the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum) holds a rich history -- Walt Whitman spent time there with soldiers recovering from their wounds. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Video1862: The Rise of Ulysses S. Grant | Warren Perry, of the National Portrait Gallery, discusses Grant's victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, both in northwest Tennessee. Filmed in February, 2012. | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoPortrait of George Custer as a student at West Point | Frank Goodyear, associate curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses an ambrotype portrait of George A. Custer taken during his days as a student at West Point. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoMunson's Hill: Battlefield Trickery in the Civil War | Warren Perry, of the National Portrait Gallery, discusses Munson's Hill and the battlefield trickery employed by JEB Stuartin September 1861. | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe First Battle of Manassas | Warren Perry, of the National Portrait Gallery, visits Manassas National Battlefield and discusses the battle that took place on July 21, 1861. | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Video"The Death of Ellsworth" Civil War exhibition | Jim Barber, historian at NPG discusses the exhibiton "The Death of Ellsworth" | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Varina H. Davis portrait, Face-to-Face talk | Margaret Vining, National Museum of American History curator in Military History, talks about Varina H. Davis (1826-1906), first lady of the Confederacy. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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William T. Sherman portrait, Face-to-Face talk | Trevor Plante, chief of Reference at the National Archives, talks about Union General William T. Sherman (1820-1891) | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adam Goodheart, author talk | "1861: The Civil War Awakening" discussion by author Adam Goodheart | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoAmbrose Burnside and the 1st RI at Camp Sprague (near Washington, D.C.), 1861 | Frank Goodyear, associate curator of photography at NPG discusses an 1861 photograph of Ambrose Burnside and the Rhode Island 1st Volunteer Infantry, taken at Camp Sprague (near Washington, D.C.) | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoLincoln's Beard - Why Did He Grow It? | David C. Ward, historian at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses how Lincoln changed his appearance by growing a beard. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoLincoln's Life Masks | David C. Ward, historian at NPG, discusses Abraham Lincoln's life masks by Leonard Volk and Clark Mills. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stonewall Jackson portrait, Face-to-Face talk | David Ward, historian at NPG, discusses Stonewall Jackson | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture by James McPherson, Civil War Historian | Historian James McPherson on Alexander Gardner's photograph "Confederate Dead by a Fence on the Hagerstown Road, Antietam" | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mary Todd Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln portrait, Face-to-Face talk | Erin Carlson Mast, curator at Lincoln's Cottage, discusses Mary Todd Lincoln | 4/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Abraham Lincoln portrait, Face-to-Face talk | David Ward, historian at NPG, discusses Lincoln, and a selection of portraits in the exhibition "One Life: The Mask of Lincoln" | 12/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"One Life: The Mask of Lincoln" exhibition - interview with David Ward, NPG historian | David Ward, historian at NPG, discusses "One Life: The Mask of Lincoln." Interview by Warren Perry | 11/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Episodes |
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