Harvard Law School: "Negotiation in a Time of War: Abraham Lincoln and the 1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference"
Date and Time
September 10, 2014
12:00PM - 01:15PM EDT
Location
Hauser Hall Rm. 102, Harvard Law School, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
In 1865, President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward met with three senior Confederate officials in an effort to find a compromise that would end the Civil War. Conroy will discuss this negotiation - unique in the history of the United States - and will provide insight into what derailed the peace talks.
Free and open to the public.
Please bring your lunch; drinks and dessert will be served.