Print parole passes for the confederates. This is the pattern that they use, it is called a check pattern, i think you can see why. They are important for a few other things as well. General grant indicated that they could be used for transportation on Union Military railroads and ships. For a lot of the men who lived near working railroads or can get home by ship, the Union Military will transport them. A lot of the men who lived in the deep south went to norfolk on ships, and got home that way. The parole passes will be important for a lot of reasons. They allow the soldiers to get food, they can stop at union supply bases and draw rations. Over the next three days the surrender is put in motion. The first branch that will surrender is the cavalry on april 10. If you are wondering why the cavalry goes first, think about how much food a horse eats everyday and think about the state of these Confederate Forces and think about appomattox is a small county and does not have a lot of reso
The original photograph on the right the house was torn down later on. The house you see on the right is a reconstruction. The confederate soldiers are issued parole passes. These are very important because when lee surrenders, the war is not over, it is just lee surrendering the army of Northern Virginia. As the confederate soldiers go home they are entering other war zones, places where there are active fighting. They need proof that they have surrender and have permission to go home to protect themselves from union troops and also confederate soldiers might pick them up as deserters soviet union army is going to print parole passes for the confederates. This is the pattern that they use, it is called a check pattern, i think you can see why. They are important for a few other things as well. General grant indicated that they could be used for transportation on Union Military railroads and ships. For a lot of the men who lived near working railroads or can get home by ship, the Union
Every guy knows white socks black shoes. Dont do it. Thats probably why in the margin over here the photographer scratched dont use. Look at them constructing that image together. The general doesnt look particularly good in this one so dont use it. Lets stand him up and get one thats even better. Not quite there though, is it . Mover, sir thank you. Just so your head is right in the middle of that cross. The image thats gone around the world. Even this has a little forensic secret. The devil is in the details. Some angry Union Soldiers scratched in the brick there with a chalk or knife, devil. This photograph was made on april 20th. You dont think there was some Union Soldiers in town that felt that way afterbout lee. Sure. Remember 9 11. Fearful, scared, same thing. Thats what lee and brady were conspireing to take on. Its over. You dont have to hurt us anymore. So these images as weve seen time and again its easy to focus on lee, grant. When you look with the eyes, which we can now,
You, but they want the same things. Could you even imagine a more pay tree patriarchal scene than this . Hes always trying to needle in a political point and in this case its right between by jeff davis in the doorway is the table upon which the surrender of general lee thats now the photographic pride. One of the other things that i enjoy is look at the girl. Look at daddys knee and mothers chair. She is locked in. She is not going to move. Shes not going anywhere. Something else that kind of intrigues me. Look at the preoccupation. I dont understand this gesture. I really got nothing here for you folks. Look how they solve the problem of keeping the little girl still in this one. Put your head on daddys shoulder. So charming. Here he is with his staff. The staff looks off in all different directions. Then youll find a slightly different shot. Oh, yeah, we got a movie coming on. This fascinates me on a number of levels. Look at this guys pants. Untucked tucked, untucked, tuck tucked.
Creek. Its all wednesday night starting at 8 00 eastern here on cspan 3. This sunday on q and a, Senior Editor for the Weekly Standard Andrew Ferguson on his writing career, the gop president ial candidates for 2016 and what voters are looking for in a candidate. They want somebody who looks like hes stood up for them. Im amazed now to the degree to which primary voters on both sides are motivated by resentment and the sense of being put upon and those people really dont understand us. Here is a guy, hes going to stick it to them. Hillary clinton will give her own version of that kind of thing. I dont think that was actually true 30 years ago. The resentiment has always been part of politics but the degree to which its almost exclusively the motivating factor in truly committed republicans and democrats. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q and a. American history tv recently visited Longwood University in farmville, virginia for a seminar on the closing of the civil wa