Incident at an Antique Store

[STS Lincolnite]

Bill,

Will you explain to me the purpose of the Hampton Roads Peace Conference - other than it was designed to make Jefferson Davis look bad to his citizenry?

Laurie,

You might check out the book Our Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865 by James B. Conroy. I recently purchased it but have not read it yet. (It is ebbing ever closer to the top of my pile!)

Here is a talk by Mr. Conroy on C-span's American History TV (lasts just over 1.5 hours).
http://www.c-span.org/video/?317311-1/ha...rence-1865

Here is an interview with Mr. Conroy on Civil War Talk Radio hosted by Gerry Prokopowicz (lasts about 1 hour).
http://www.impedimentsofwar.org/singlesh...?show=1025

Both of these are great and I learned a lot about the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, which I knew very little about.

Incidentally, for those who are unfamiliar, Civil War Talk Radio is a great show. Each week someone with an area of knowledge on the Civil War is interviewed (typically an author). It is a great introduction to a lot of books without having to buy (or in my case whetting my appetite so often that I buy more than I really have time to read!). All the shows are archived on the impediments of war website and can also be downloaded from iTunes. I listen to these almost exclusively now in the car when traveling from place to place. The time flies!