Okay . So lets just go back and look one way to look at this is to look at the maps that i hate which are just Electoral College which suggest that we live in red or blue states, you know, that we are a certain kind of people. Actually you see, this is a more accurate, you see this has west virginia. It may be that we dont have county level data, okay. Are you less confused . Right . What you did is called our attention to the fact there are brand new states that are just voting for the first time which is another advantage the republicans have. All of these situations actually play to the advantage of the republicans, that they have not only the army but also new states that have been formed under the aegis. Okay . Anybody else have another question . Yes. Theres one on each side. Dr. Ayers, writing a book about the shenendoah valley and activities there, will you address in that book or today the importance of david hunters actions at the battle of piedmont 5 june, his subsequent mov
Tonight on American History tv on cspan3, historians discuss the post civil war reconstruction era. Next edward ayers on the end of the civil war and the beginning of reconstruction. Then a discussion about black activist in the civil war and reconstruction. Mark grimsley discusses the treatment of civilians after the war. And the contrast between southerners and native americans. Historian edward ayers looks at the end of the civil war and the dawn of the reconstruction era. Reconstruction began as early as the summer and fall of 1864. He points to the Republican Party expanding to include democrats who supported the union war effort. He talks about Union Victories on the battlefield, including the fall of atlanta and the Shenandoah Valley campaign. This hour long talk was part of a day long symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. Now, let me introduce our first speaker. Weve charged him with playing the role of keynote speaker to offer something of a history course in
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 new this morning a stolen car filled with teens slams into undercover officers. This time in st. Petersburg. Fox13s ken suarez is live at the injuries here. 3 3 3 oc. Is in criticaltrt 15 3 3 3 3 Tampa Police Make an arrest in a hit and run crash that left a bicyclist seriously injured saturday. Police say Joseph Anthony ragsdale was the driver who hit the bicyclist near east 30th avenue and north 50th street. It happened around 3 30 saturday morning. Police say someone called in a tip that ragsdale was the person they were looking for. 3 tampa police are still looking for the person who hit and killed a driver in ybor city and just kept going. It happened just after 10 oclock saturday night on Republica De Cuba north. Just south of 28th avenue east. The area was very active overnight as investigators processed the scene. Police have not released any information on the person who was killed. 3 and in clearwater, police have identified a pedestrian who was hit and killed s
This talk is hosted by the emerging civil war blog. It is my privilege to welcome back emmanuel dabney. He comes to us from south of the james. This i95 traffic many of you enjoyed experiencing, he also has had a joy to experience it today. I think he is eager to go back. Petersburg was home to him. Closely connected to his own personal story through his ancestry. He began volunteering, where he became Seasonal Work for a number of years and became a permanent historian. Years been there 14 sharing a story that is largely over forgotten, that if armies that will armies are in one spot there longer than anyone else, and the stories by the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront. He is to talk about one of the enduring legacies of the war, that is the Freedmens Bureau. Was what isestion going to happen with all these emancipated slaves . The Freedmens Bureau was an attempt to answer that. It was a very complicated
Operated in hospitals and temporary camps, helped locate lost family members and provide education and legal services. This talk is hosted by the emerging civil war blog. To wrap up our sequence of mourning speakers, it is my privilege to welcome back emmanuel dabney. He comes to us from south of the james. This i95 traffic many of you enjoyed experiencing, he also has had a joy to experience it today. I think he is eager to go back. Petersburg was home to him. The story very closely connected to his own personal story through his ancestry. He began volunteering, where he became Seasonal Work for a number of years and became a permanent historian. He has been there 14 years sharing a story that is largely over forgotten, that if armies are in one spot there longer than anyone else, and the stories by the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront. He is here today to talk about one of the enduring legacies of the wa