February 28th, im amy coveno. We go on the air at this hour virginia. A Police Officer with ties to New Hampshire has been killed in the line of duty. Prince William County officer Ashley Guindon and two other officers were responding to a domesticrelated incident when they arrived at the address. Three officers were shot, guindon died from her injuries. News 9 confirmed Merrimack Police were called upon to notify her family in merrimack of her passing. Officer guindon was just sworn into the Police Department this friday, this was her very first solo shift. The suspect was taken into custody. Well bring you new developments as they happen. Now, lets get a check of the forecast and youre talking another warmup, josh. Josh yes, its certainly going temperatures will be. On the seacoast, a milder start than the last couple of days, were in the 30s, as high as 36 and 37 in some warmer locations. You can see some breaks in the clouds already and youll continue it see that through the day to
They are returning to tables that had empty chairs around them throughout the war and now will be permanently empty, because many thousands of those men will not return back to their families. They are dealing with scenes like this, largescale property destruction, destroyed by battlefield engagements or by the destruction of military installations. The march to the sea, this particular image of richmond being destroyed as the union army marched in in a grand victorious manner. The smoldering ruins, if you will, left all across the south. We talked a little bit before about the crisis in faith that southern veterans had, that they had prayed to god in many ways for that speedy and big victory and now are returning home as defeated men, as losers, if you will. There are many ways sort of embodying if you will rem, sitting in the corner losing their religion because god had turned away from them. Some came home completely disillusioned, angry, frustrated. One veteran, though, remained so
Of walking up, turning over their flag, stacking their guns, which you can imagine that gun as part of your own identity a symbol of who you were as a soldier. Now being turned over to victors in the United States army and then traveling home. Going away, going back to where you time from. The lecture today is going to examine the transition that confederate veterans will go through as they go from soldiers back to civilians. Well look at the harpships that they face. What sort of help they can get in adjusting to the newfound disabilities. Finally how they thought to actually remember the war itself. The confederates who returned home dealing with the reality of defeat. Its not an reality. They were returning to tables that had empty chair around them and now will be permanently empty because those men will not return back to their families. Theyre dealing with scenes like n large scale property destruction, destroyed by battlefield engagement or by the destruction of military install
Be sure to watch cspans washington journal beginning at 7 00 eastern on friday morning. Join the discussion. Next on American History tv, historians discuss general shermans march flew georgia. After that, historian dennis fry talks about the impact of john browns raid in the 1860 goals. The New York Historical society hosted this hour long event. Welcome, its great to be back in the same seats as we always occupy. For those of you who have come to a number of our sessions. We are promised and we are promising each other that well do more in the coming seasons. We have a topic today that we think is one of the best that weve come up with, its a neglected civil war story. Because of the focus on shermans march through georgia. Theres a little less attention on shermans other march, which followed the march through georgia. Take a look at this scowling man in a fantastic coat, as we begin talking about him. Im going to start with john who as you heard has written two wonderful books abou
Entries to actually tell us what all of this means in the grand scope of things. The other thing is that some confederates we can say well, we can go to the pension files, these documents when confederate soldiers will fill out documents to get money and prospects which we will talk about in a few minutes but those files in many ways are incomplete. They are also hidden from public view. In fact, some states actually still have medical seals on these documents because they contain private details. Medical details, about family members that you dont want necessarily to go public. So for the veterans who came home psychologically disturbed, some of them turned to alcohol abuse, some to drug abuse, particularly opium. We also see some contemplate and actually commit suicide. Bill hicks is one of these guys. He was described as the pristine man if you will, colossus in form. He lost a leg in the battle of shilo in 1862. He came home to a law practice that seemed promising but wasnt that gr