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…
American History – 108. The American Civil War – Battle of Gettysburg Aids the Union, but at a Cost
VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) America’s civil war in the eighteen-sixties did not have the full support of the people. Many…
American History – 103. Abraham Lincoln, Part 10
(MUSIC) Announcer: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) By the summer of eighteen-sixty-two, the American Civil war had been going on for more than…
American History – 105. Abraham Lincoln, Part 12
(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 – 104. Abraham Lincoln, Part 11
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) America’s Civil War of the eighteen-sixties began as a struggle over a state’s right to…
American History – 102. Abraham Lincoln, Part 09
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Two summers had gone by since the start of the American Civil War, and the…
American History – 101. Abraham Lincoln, Part 08
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In any war, an important target is the enemy’s capital city. To capture the enemy’s…