To many peoples, even before european encroachment. It was always an important crossroads for many ancient people to come to this area. It was rich in resources. The rivers had fish in them. There was a lot of game in this area. We think as many as 14 different tribes used this area. No one tribe had a monopoly in this area. I would like to welcome you to missouri headwaters state park. We are at the headwaters of the missouri. Just west of where we are standing is where the madison and Jefferson Rivers come together to form the missouri. On our right, below us is the gallatin river. Some people refer to this as the three forks area. We have these three rivers that come together and form the missouri. This park has a lot of historical significance, especially with the lewis and Clark Expedition that came through here in 1805 searching for the headwaters of the missouri. When they arrived in this area, they realized they probably were not going to find a water route to the west. They had already been traveling for a year and a half. They spent the previous winter in north dakota. That is where they met charbonneau, who was a french trapper staying with the mandan indians and his wife, sacagawea. They hired them on the expedition. They arrived here on july 27. 1805. Approaching a place with three forks, they had to make a decision, which river do we continue on up . Sacagawea had been here before. She had been kidnapped from the Jefferson River just west of where we are standing and taken to north dakota. She later came back. She told the expedition that they had to go up the Jefferson River to find her people. She played a very Critical Role in the expedition. As they travel to a lot of these unexplored countries, they met various tribes. But as soon as they saw this young woman with an infant going along, they knew that this expedition was not a war party. They were able to approach many different tribes. All through the journey, they received a tremendous amount of help from various tribes along the way. If it had looked like a purely military expedition, they made they may not have been so welcomed in all of these strange lands that they travel through. Sacagawea played an important role. She was able to, when some members would get sick, she would find some local medicinal remedy that they would use. She found other plants that they could eat at times when food was scarce. There were numerous times when she bailed them out of tight situations. She proved to be quite a critical member. The park was established in 1959. Prior to that, there had been a group of local people who formed the founders club. That went back to the 30s. They started to acquire some of the land and put up some signs to make this a notable area. Currently we have about 435 acres. We have a lot of different habitats in this park. This place is an important birding area. A great place to come and watch birds. We have a lot of hiking trails. Just experience montana. It is a beautiful place to be all yearround. Even in the middle of winter. Our cities tour staff recently traveled to bozeman, montana. To learn more about its rich history. Too much more, visit cspan. Org citiestour. You are watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. While the civil war was fought within the united states, the conflict had a global impact. Historians talk about the International Affairs of the federal government and the confederacy, as well as the role of immigrants on both sides of the war. The discussion was part of a conference by gettysburg colleges civil war institute. Brian hello, and welcome to the second roundtable this afternoon. Im brian schoen, and i teach civil war and early republic at ohio university. The subject of this panel is sort of asking us to step up and think from what the civil war might have looked like from 5000 feet. Were going to be internationalizing this conflict that we like to selfishly think is americas domestic civil war. We will be thinking about how some broader international