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

2026-07-28 · 233 min · 17 entities

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Gary Gallagher is a historian of the American Civil War. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep499-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. 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: Gary’s UVA page: https://history.virginia.edu/people/gary-w-gallagher Gary’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_W._Gallagher The Confederate War (book): https://amzn.to/4yletel The Union War (book): https://amzn.to/3QT1jED Lee and His Generals in War and Memory (book): https://amzn.to/4fdrbD5 Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten (book): https://amzn.to/4wFxk1X The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History (book): https://amzn.to/4vsAogU The Great Courses – The American Civil War: https://bit.ly/4gDX3mQ SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: Upwork: Platform for hiring freelancers. Go to https://upwork.com/lex NetSuite: Business management software. Go to http://netsuite.ai/lex Shopify: Sell stuff online. Go to https://shopify.com/lex LMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lex BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://betterhelp.com/lex Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://perplexity.ai/ Plaud: AI-powered note-taking devices and software. Go to 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