Many years after the success of the Port Royal Experiment and the start of the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort county, the pinnacle of the constitutional crisis and drama of the era erupted in Washington DC. Through the lenses of three presidents, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes, we will explore the parallel timeline of Reconstruction and how a new nation was formed.nnEmma has a BA in History and Civil War Era Studies from Gettysburg College and an MA in Public History focused in Civil War Memory from the University of West Georgia. She has been with the NPS since 2012, working at sites such as Andrew Johnson NHS, Gettysburg NMP, and Vicksburg NMP. Joining the team at Reconstruction Era NHP in 2023, Emma is now a park ranger and volunteer coordinator here in Beaufort, SC.