Professor Gallagher is a special person and historian. I was fortunate enough to be a student of his in the mid-eighties at Penn State. He used to invite everyone down to both Antietam and Gettysburg each semester where he would walk the battlefield and lecture for the full day. It was a great experience.
Thank you gentlemen. I always enjoy listening to my fellow Longhorn and Chris you did a great job as well. Thank you for saying what you did near the end ... "History doesn't care about your feelings." AMEN! Yes, we do lack historical perspective today, it is sad.
That was fun, what a great interview! It was so nice for Chris Mackowski to allow Gary Gallagher to give full answers to his wonderful questions and not interrupt. I have ordered a copy of “The Enduring Civil War”. Well done!
Really enjoyed this discussion! A lot of what Gary says is true, and I’m saying this as one of the “Millenial” generation. Romanticizing the Past never helps, but neither does politicizing it. Yet all of us who have ever studied, taught, or produced history are aware that those things have happened in the Past, are happening today, and will continue to happen long after we are dead and gone. More than anything else, History requires humility. For every evidence that confirms your ideas, there’ll be evidence that does not. And the evidence will not always lead you down a path you want to follow. It may lead you on a different path, perhaps one that you would not expect. And telling that more complicated story will lead to the inevitable criticisms from all sides. It’s not comfortable - or convenient - to, as one of my graduate school professors put it, “march for complexity.” But that is exactly what History should be teaching all of us, a sincere appreciation for the messy and complicated nature of “real life.” And one of the best ways to teach those lessons is through the human stories that will always be at the heart of History. Aloha 😊🙏🏼🤙🏼
Watching video from the Army War College in Carlisle Barracks a discussion was on about Lee and Grant. In the comment section, and there was many high ranking brass at this lecture. A commenter went ballistic on Lee. He said Lee was a terrible commander and had quite the list of errors he says Lee committed. This was a bit shocking to me because I have been a Civil War buff for 50 years myself but never saw anybody berate Lee to that extent. And it was more than likely a high ranking person in the US Army no less.
I have read Cattons trilogy 3 times. I love it, great books. Wonderful to see Catton get some recognition all these years later. He covers the battle of Fredicksburg better than anyone else I ever read. Will bring tears to your eyes.
Gary!!! Cool! I’m so into the civil war right now and love this man, so entertaining to listen to on my long drives. I’m staunton right now working now, visited new market the other weekend. Anything awesome to see in Staunton VA??
That was really good Chris im also a fan boy maybe we could start a fan group half way through the American Civil War Lectures is really opened my mind and have a better understanding of the civil war
Am I the only one who actually laughed out loud at the way Gallagher described the letter from the guy in SC who wished him a "virulent form of Pancreatic Cancer"? Lol such an oddly cruel and specific thing to write someone. Great interview, wishing Gary all the best and best of health!
Gary is the shit, got an ex junkie 35 year old in recovery to care about history , oh ya I live 1 block over from monument ave in Richmond , VA. Two blocks from Jeff Davis, three/4?? from lee!!
Correction, the Vietnam War ended when the enlisted men , both Marines and Army decided nobody was actually trying to win the war and decided they weren’t going to die for nothing. There was somewhat of a mutiny, I am veteran infantry, served 76-80. I was not in Nam but served with a lot of people who were and I heard the whole story.
Bruce Catton is wonderful, some of his prose border on poetry. His descriptions are beautiful.
Professor Gallagher is a special person and historian. I was fortunate enough to be a student of his in the mid-eighties at Penn State. He used to invite everyone down to both Antietam and Gettysburg each semester where he would walk the battlefield and lecture for the full day. It was a great experience.
Gallagher is amazing. I could listen to him all day.
Great interview. He is great to listen to. I am also a big fan of his.
Catton's prose is poetic in some passages. I started my Civil War study reading his trilogy. I was at sea, but was captivated to continue.
Excellent. Dr. Gallagher always a favorite. Thanks for this interview. Well done.
From Chris: "Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!"
Thank you gentlemen. I always enjoy listening to my fellow Longhorn and Chris you did a great job as well. Thank you for saying what you did near the end ... "History doesn't care about your feelings." AMEN! Yes, we do lack historical perspective today, it is sad.
That was fun, what a great interview! It was so nice for Chris Mackowski to allow Gary Gallagher to give full answers to his wonderful questions and not interrupt. I have ordered a copy of “The Enduring Civil War”. Well done!
From Chris: "Thanks, Larry. Gary was a lot of fun to talk with."
Really enjoyed this discussion!
A lot of what Gary says is true, and I’m saying this as one of the “Millenial” generation.
Romanticizing the Past never helps, but neither does politicizing it. Yet all of us who have ever studied, taught, or produced history are aware that those things have happened in the Past, are happening today, and will continue to happen long after we are dead and gone.
More than anything else, History requires humility. For every evidence that confirms your ideas, there’ll be evidence that does not. And the evidence will not always lead you down a path you want to follow. It may lead you on a different path, perhaps one that you would not expect. And telling that more complicated story will lead to the inevitable criticisms from all sides.
It’s not comfortable - or convenient - to, as one of my graduate school professors put it, “march for complexity.” But that is exactly what History should be teaching all of us, a sincere appreciation for the messy and complicated nature of “real life.”
And one of the best ways to teach those lessons is through the human stories that will always be at the heart of History.
Aloha
😊🙏🏼🤙🏼
He is absolutely right about the personalities. Ed Bearss was so good with that.
Watching video from the Army War College in Carlisle Barracks a discussion was on about Lee and Grant. In the comment section, and there was many high ranking brass at this lecture. A commenter went ballistic on Lee. He said Lee was a terrible commander and had quite the list of errors he says Lee committed. This was a bit shocking to me because I have been a Civil War buff for 50 years myself but never saw anybody berate Lee to that extent. And it was more than likely a high ranking person in the US Army no less.
I have read Cattons trilogy 3 times. I love it, great books. Wonderful to see Catton get some recognition all these years later. He covers the battle of Fredicksburg better than anyone else I ever read. Will bring tears to your eyes.
Mirabile dictu! A sensible academic !...actually two in this video.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you.
Gary!!! Cool! I’m so into the civil war right now and love this man, so entertaining to listen to on my long drives. I’m staunton right now working now, visited new market the other weekend. Anything awesome to see in Staunton VA??
Thanks
29:34 At this point, every single one of us looked around for our phones.
That was really good Chris im also a fan boy maybe we could start a fan group half way through the American Civil War Lectures is really opened my mind and have a better understanding of the civil war
I have a question for Mr. G
What are the “red legs,” and what part did they play after the war was over?
I'm also a huge Gary Gallagher fan boy. Does anyone have a good recommendation on the Seven Days campaign?
Am I the only one who actually laughed out loud at the way Gallagher described the letter from the guy in SC who wished him a "virulent form of Pancreatic Cancer"? Lol such an oddly cruel and specific thing to write someone. Great interview, wishing Gary all the best and best of health!
Perhaps that unreconstructed South Carolina traitor will get what he wished for Mr. Gallagher. What an ass.
I'm curious about pancreatic cancer which isn't "virulent." I think pancreatic cancer has a 5% survival rate.
If someone told me they hoped I got virulent pancreatic cancer, I’d respond, “I will try my best, sir, but I can’t promise anything.”
Gary is the shit, got an ex junkie 35 year old in recovery to care about history , oh ya I live 1 block over from monument ave in Richmond , VA. Two blocks from Jeff Davis, three/4?? from lee!!
This guy is retired. Sad news. Someone give him a teaching job.
Correction, the Vietnam War ended when the enlisted men , both Marines and Army decided nobody was actually trying to win the war and decided they weren’t going to die for nothing. There was somewhat of a mutiny, I am veteran infantry, served 76-80. I was not in Nam but served with a lot of people who were and I heard the whole story.