American History – 120. Andrew Johnson
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In the spring of eighteen sixty five, America’s Civil War was over. The man who…
American History – 122. Reconstruction: After the Civil War, the American South Rebuilds
VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In March, eighteen sixty-eight, Congress tried to remove President Andrew Johnson from office. At that time,…
American History – 119. The American Civil War – Final Surrender of the Confederate Army
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last few programs, President Abraham Lincoln did not live to…
American History – 118. After the Civil War – Searching for the Man Who Shot Lincoln
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the spring of eighteen sixty-five. For four years, he…
American History – 117. After the Civil War – Death of Lincoln Helps Unite a Divided Nation
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) On April ninth, eighteen sixty-five, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union…
American History – 116. The American Civil War -Surrender at Appomattox
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The end had finally come for the great soldier, General Robert E. Lee, and for…
American History – 115. The American Civil War – Victory Is Close for the Union
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Harry Monroe. Today, Kay Gallant and I continue the story of America’s Civil War.…
American History – 114. The American Civil War: Election of 1864
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) America was at war in eighteen sixty-four. The Union of northern states was fighting the…
American History – 113. The American Civil War – Sherman’s March to the Sea
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Kay Gallant. Today,Harry Monroe and I continue the story of America’s Civil War. VOICE…
American History – 112. The American Civil War – Closing in on Richmond, the Confederate Capital
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Larry West. Today, Maurice Joyce and I continue the story of the American Civil…
American History – 111. The American Civil War – Battle of Vicksburg Splits the Southern Confederacy
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. I’m Harry Monroe. Today, Kay Gallant and I continue the story of America’s Civil War and…
American History – 110. The American Civil War – Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In November, eighteen-sixty-three, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was to make a…
American History – 109. The American Civil War – The Battle of Chancellorsville
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The early weeks of eighteen-sixty-three gave the American Civil War a new political direction. President…
American History – 107. The American Civil War – An Anti-War Movement in the North Turns Violent
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) By eighteen-sixty-three, America’s northern states and southern states had been fighting a bitter, bloody civil…
American History – 106. The American Civil War – An Anti-War Movement Begins in the North
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Two years of war — a bitter, bloody civil war — began to show their…