Tony Silber

The New York City Regiments and the Boston ones had to man up, staff up, recruit to get double their size during that month. But 7th New York was ready. General Scott wanted the 7th New York. Yeah, it was probably the most respected military organization in the world at that point.

Absolutely, yeah. As I mentioned, the North Rose is one man. There are some incredible anecdotes, some of which I included in the book. where all the varied political observations and positions and opinions were just negated, right? And they were ready to fight.

Absolutely, yeah. As I mentioned, the North Rose is one man. There are some incredible anecdotes, some of which I included in the book. where all the varied political observations and positions and opinions were just negated, right? And they were ready to fight.

Absolutely, yeah. As I mentioned, the North Rose is one man. There are some incredible anecdotes, some of which I included in the book. where all the varied political observations and positions and opinions were just negated, right? And they were ready to fight.

Yeah, Virginia was the source of the original sense of unity in the United States between North and South. Virginia was an industrial state, well, more industrialized, I should say, than the agricultural cotton-based South of Gulf states. Virginia hatte eine militärische Industriebasis. Es hatte die fünfte größte Bevölkerung in den Vereinigten Staaten.

Yeah, Virginia was the source of the original sense of unity in the United States between North and South. Virginia was an industrial state, well, more industrialized, I should say, than the agricultural cotton-based South of Gulf states. Virginia hatte eine militärische Industriebasis. Es hatte die fünfte größte Bevölkerung in den Vereinigten Staaten.

Yeah, Virginia was the source of the original sense of unity in the United States between North and South. Virginia was an industrial state, well, more industrialized, I should say, than the agricultural cotton-based South of Gulf states. Virginia hatte eine militärische Industriebasis. Es hatte die fünfte größte Bevölkerung in den Vereinigten Staaten.

Obwohl, wenn man inslavierte Leute betrachtet, waren sie vollständig eine Drittel der Virginia-Population. So, there was a long period of ambivalence in Virginia. I think Virginia was, you know, if you started in March of 1861, when Lincoln was inaugurated, Virginia was essentially Unionist. Part of the reason for that is because the area, the mountainous area that's now known as West Virginia,

Obwohl, wenn man inslavierte Leute betrachtet, waren sie vollständig eine Drittel der Virginia-Population. So, there was a long period of ambivalence in Virginia. I think Virginia was, you know, if you started in March of 1861, when Lincoln was inaugurated, Virginia was essentially Unionist. Part of the reason for that is because the area, the mountainous area that's now known as West Virginia,

Obwohl, wenn man inslavierte Leute betrachtet, waren sie vollständig eine Drittel der Virginia-Population. So, there was a long period of ambivalence in Virginia. I think Virginia was, you know, if you started in March of 1861, when Lincoln was inaugurated, Virginia was essentially Unionist. Part of the reason for that is because the area, the mountainous area that's now known as West Virginia,

was not a slave holding center. And so they did not have this stake in slavery. And I should just make an interjection here that the war was fundamentally about slavery. And this period and the research I found just underscores it. But so the governor, John Letcher, was essentially a secessionist. And he formed a secession convention early in 1861, I think January, when he was reinaugurated.

was not a slave holding center. And so they did not have this stake in slavery. And I should just make an interjection here that the war was fundamentally about slavery. And this period and the research I found just underscores it. But so the governor, John Letcher, was essentially a secessionist. And he formed a secession convention early in 1861, I think January, when he was reinaugurated.

was not a slave holding center. And so they did not have this stake in slavery. And I should just make an interjection here that the war was fundamentally about slavery. And this period and the research I found just underscores it. But so the governor, John Letcher, was essentially a secessionist. And he formed a secession convention early in 1861, I think January, when he was reinaugurated.

You know, the idea being to, you know, assess the impact of a regional president, regional being quote unquote, and decide what Virginia had to do. So this thing dragged on for a couple of months, you know, not really moving anywhere. But after Sumter and even more so after the call for 75,000 troops, the sentiment changed dramatically and they voted in secret. Ja, genau.

You know, the idea being to, you know, assess the impact of a regional president, regional being quote unquote, and decide what Virginia had to do. So this thing dragged on for a couple of months, you know, not really moving anywhere. But after Sumter and even more so after the call for 75,000 troops, the sentiment changed dramatically and they voted in secret. Ja, genau.

You know, the idea being to, you know, assess the impact of a regional president, regional being quote unquote, and decide what Virginia had to do. So this thing dragged on for a couple of months, you know, not really moving anywhere. But after Sumter and even more so after the call for 75,000 troops, the sentiment changed dramatically and they voted in secret. Ja, genau.

Correct. It's very hard for us to imagine. I mean, here I am in D.C., I live in Connecticut, and Ich habe die Amtrak am anderen Tag gedreht und wir haben eine Internetverbindung, wir haben Text, wir haben ein Handy, wir haben all diese Dinge, Newspaper. Sie hatten nicht all das. Sie hielten auf dem Telegraph, sie hielten auf den Straßen.

Correct. It's very hard for us to imagine. I mean, here I am in D.C., I live in Connecticut, and Ich habe die Amtrak am anderen Tag gedreht und wir haben eine Internetverbindung, wir haben Text, wir haben ein Handy, wir haben all diese Dinge, Newspaper. Sie hatten nicht all das. Sie hielten auf dem Telegraph, sie hielten auf den Straßen.

Correct. It's very hard for us to imagine. I mean, here I am in D.C., I live in Connecticut, and Ich habe die Amtrak am anderen Tag gedreht und wir haben eine Internetverbindung, wir haben Text, wir haben ein Handy, wir haben all diese Dinge, Newspaper. Sie hatten nicht all das. Sie hielten auf dem Telegraph, sie hielten auf den Straßen.

Die Newspaper würden zwei oder drei Tage später da sein, richtig? It's very hard to imagine for us today that Washington, D.C. was incommunicado. It could not be contacted by somebody in New York or by somebody in Harrisburg. Completely cut off. The railroad bridges burned. Telegraph wires cut. It was hard for people to get through. The trains ultimately stopped.