What Civil War Are We Talking About? Southern Honor and the Myth of the Lost Cause

Title: What Civil War Are We Talking About? Southern Honor and the Myth of the Lost Cause

Date: February 20, 2023

Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM

Presenter: Ron Roth

Location: USCB HH Room 115

Description: In the aftermath of a brutal Civil War, many southerners justified their sacrifice by creating a romanticized version of the War. Prominent people like South Carolina’s Wade Hampton and LaSalle Corbell Pickett, widow of the famed Confederate General, promoted a version of the War that justified the South’s secession, casting doubt on the real causes of the conflict. This presentation explores this 19th-century manifestation of “fake news” and its lasting consequences on the national memory and understanding of the Civil War.

Cost: $10.00 Non-member | $8.00 Member