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1865

Airship / Wondery

Fiction, Drama, Government, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, History

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As the hunt for Booth continues, Stanton has another problem on his hands: the last of the Rebel Generals wants terms of surrender.

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Starring Jeremy Schwartz as Edwin Stanton.

Also featuring (in order of appearance):

J. Michael Tatum (Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles)

Ian Ferguson (Major Thomas Eckert)

R. Bruce Elliott (President Andrew Johnson)

John Davies (General William T. Sherman)

William Jackson Harper (John Mercer Langston)

Taylor Harris (Soldier)

Derek Phillips (David E. Herold)

Montgomery Sutton (John Wilkes Booth)

Jessica Renee Russell (Lucy Hale)

Created by Steven Walters and Erik Archilla

Directed by Robert McCollum

Written by Steven Walters

Executive Producer: Lindsay Graham

Co-executive Producers: Erik Archilla, Robert McCollum and Steven Walters

Music and Sound Design by Lindsay Graham

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0:00.0	Telegram February 3, 1865 to the Office of the War Department. His numbers dwindling,
0:08.8	Jefferson Davis, requests a peace conference be held at Hampton's Road, where the leadership
0:13.6	of both countries might treat for peace. Sincerely, Abraham Lincoln.
0:18.2	Mr. Stanton? Sit down, Wells. I'd rather stand. Thank you. It's very late and I'm very tired.
0:25.0	What can I do for you?
0:26.5	It's this peace conference President Lincoln is considering this Hampton's Road Fiasco.
0:31.5	It's hardly a Fiasco. It's the next step in negotiating the South Surrender.
0:35.5	Let me stop you right there. Firstly, there is nothing to negotiate. The term should be unconditional.
0:41.5	Jefferson Davis has made it clear he will do whatever it takes to restore peace to the two countries.
0:46.5	Two countries? Yes, and the president would like to hear what he has to say.
0:50.5	Firstly, there are no two countries. There will never be two countries.
0:54.5	If we are to treat for peace, it will be for one country and negotiations on any other bases are impossible.
1:01.5	And further and more to the point, I am told President Lincoln believes he is attending this far.
1:07.5	Along with Secretary Suid, yes.
1:09.5	The president, as usual, is conducting himself in the manner of an ape.
1:13.5	I also understand he has requested this conference take place on board a United States Navy vessel.
1:18.5	The River Queen. A civilian barge under the Navy's purview, yes.
1:22.5	I am to deny him access to the River Queen and any other Navy ship he might request.
1:27.5	What do you want me to do? Tell him our ships are busy?
1:29.5	I don't tell him what you like, but I cannot allow it.
1:32.5	He is the president, Mr. Stanton, and if he wants my ship, he can have it.
1:36.5	Now, if you'll excuse me, it's very late and I'm going home to go to Ben.
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