#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee

Gary Gallagher is a historian of the American Civil War. https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep499-sc Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/gary-gallagher-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: https://history.virginia.edu/people/gary-w-gallagher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_W._Gallagher https://amzn.to/4yletel https://amzn.to/3QT1jED https://amzn.to/4fdrbD5 https://amzn.to/4wFxk1X https://amzn.to/4vsAogU https://bit.ly/4gDX3mQ SPONSORS: Upwork: Platform for hiring freelancers. https://upwork.com/lex NetSuite: Business management software. http://netsuite.ai/lex Shopify: Sell stuff online. https://shopify.com/lex LMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. https://drinkLMNT.com/lex BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling. https://betterhelp.com/lex Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine. https://perplexity.ai/ Plaud: AI-powered note-taking devices and software. https://plaud.ai/lex OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (00:07) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (08:36) – What caused the Civil War? (18:33) – Slavery (46:07) – Lincoln (1:01:03) – Grant vs Lee (1:09:57) – Could the Civil War have been avoided? (1:19:23) – The bloodiest war in US history (1:36:31) – How the Confederate Army could’ve won (1:57:05) – Key battles of the Civil War (2:20:07) – Best and Worst Presidents (2:34:06) – Robert E. Lee (2:53:40) – The most important battle of the Civil War (3:03:51) – The final showdown of the Civil War – Grant vs Lee (3:26:10) – Lost Cause and Confederate Monuments (3:43:37) – Extreme political division in US