Allen C. Guelzo is a master historian, wordsmith and patriot. I love his work and lectures.

I watch this video a couple times every year. Mesmerizing presentation. What an excellent historian and orator.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ This may be the very best speech I have ever heard ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Fantastic talk followed by a wonderful Q&A. And what a story/statement to end on!

I have learned a lot about Lincoln and the Civil War from this professor. He has a wonderful ability to infuse major historical events and participants therein with the richness and value they deserve. Quite emotional for me.

Every time I hear this professor speak he’s more amazing

Spain, Austria, France and Britain were excited Vultures in 1861, expecting to feast on the American corpse.

It is ALWAYS a GENUINE PLEASURE to listen to as well as read Allen Guelzo.

I think that this must be the greatest presentation I’ve ever heard on the subject. Dr. Guelzo is a national treasure in his own right.

how can one man be so knowledgeable and well spoken is amazing. going to listen to all his speaks

This man is simply amazing.

Free Labor, Free Speech, Free Soil, Free Market, Free Men: the Republican Ideology of the 1850's.

So impressive. So passionate.

Man , hes so good.

Excellent

wow - just wow. This man could stir a nation. What an orator. Presidency?

I've read about a letter he wrote just before he was assassinated where he discusses trying to find a minister to give him his First Communion who wouldn't use it for self promotion.

The first time I heard him speak, I was not a fan and thought he had a Frasier Crane-esque quality about him. The more I hear him, the more I appreciate his ability to speak.

I remember it because it was an alternative to serving detention in junior high..... write 5 copies of which ever page they assigned for the day, turn it in that morning no detention after school...... carbon paper was very helpful 😉 LOL

Another thing that Jefferson opposed on constitutional grounds until HE found it necessary was the establishment of the US Military Academy.

To the Professor, What say you to the Republican Party now as regards to President Lincoln. Do they follow his lead or no?

Yet, who has the contracts for controls on pump stations reclaiming water in Broward county? A Canadian Jamaican owned manufacturing company that's who. No wonder we have to boil the water. We have politicians that are driving Toyota's. Remember America

In 1747, a road was laid out from York, Pennsylvania that eventually led to the establishment of the Town of Gettysburg. Three things about Pickett's Charge that never get mentioned. (A) Lee wanted to end the war one way or another. A successful July 3rd would have defeated the Union and forced them to retreat towards Washington. A Rebel defeat would mean that he would have to retreat having exhausted their artillery supply. (B) Lee had the largest number of cannon ever assembled in the Western Hemisphere (and largest ever since). How could he, the other Rebel generals or any little boy not want to see/hear/feel all those cannons fire together?! They could be heard in Harrisburg! After they fired all those cannonbols, Lee had to order the mass infantry charge. (C) Winfield Scott Hancock was in-charge of defending the Union center. He had his artillery and troops hold their fire to after the Rebel bombardment and the infantry charge was too far along to halt. Lee, Longstreet and Pickett were tricked into thinking they had softened the Union center. Hancock then opened up with fire on both their flanks and center. The Federal troops also had a stone wall like the South had at Fredericksburg. Hancock masterfully baited Lee. I don't know if Meade had anything to do with that. The next day was July 4th (7/4) and Lee prepared a defense for a Union attack that never came. A torrential rain started in the afternoon that continued for days while Lee directed his well-organized retreat. On that same day, Vicksburg surrendered to Grant after a 47-day siege. "4 score and 7 years ago, our fathers". See GOD=7_4 Theory at 7seals.blogspot.com .

It should be remembered that, generally speaking, Bismack's Prussia, Tsarist Russia and the King of Siam, favored the Union.

Imagine if Nancy Pelosi was there she would have torn up the copy of the address. Think about that.

So it was a myth that he wrote that great speech in the train en route to Gettysburg? Good to know that it has been debunked.

Democracy was not decided at Gettysburg - federal power of overreach was. Lincoln knew it too well. If the fed could take away the economic viability of any state, or commercial enterprise on the whim of political pressure alone - was this justice and due process? Lincoln had rolled the dice accordingly - betting it all on the question if democracy itself would survive the upheaval created by cold turkey abolition. Did it? If the 5 fed agencies that control wetlands issued a final rule today making all original wetland hydric soils as regulated WOTUS (waters of the US) - regardless of historic farm drainage tile conversion - would you accept that the loss of 25% of our farmland would result in many going hungry? If an agency ruled all original forest land and prairie must be restored how would that grab you?