J. Matthew Gallman, professor of history at the University of Florida, discusses how General George B. McClellan's personal endorsement of George W. Woodward for governor of Pennsylvania in 1863 affected more than just his political career.

Richard Carwardine, Rhodes Professor of American History at the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University, discusses how the 1864 presidential election served as a "second birth of our nation," and a turning point for the United States.

Gary Gallagher, professor of History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, and Joan Waugh, professor of history at UCLA, present opening remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference.

Steve Hindle, W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, presents opening remarks for the "Turning Points in the Civil War" conference.