With the same terrible threat. And within a matter of months, as many as 50 million would be dead. In the United States, the death toll reached 675,000, five times the number of u. S. Soldiers killed in world war i. What was that deadly threat . [ bells tolling ] there were many, many people who died. We had just come a few years before from mexico where we were living on account of the mexican revolution. I was about 10 years old. I was the oldest, and my Four Brothers and sisters of the family, only my dad and my sister did not get it. My two brothers were in one room sick. I was sick in the other bedroom with my mother. My poor dad and sister had to be our attendants and see what they could do for us. Influenza gave you such high fever. Mother told me that i thought her black hair was a cat, and i was afraid of it with a delirium from high fever. People were left very weak with kind of that high fever. And all the schools, the public places, and every place was closed. I guess nearl
Their parents in 1918. People of all cultures struggled with the same terrible threat. And within a matter of months as many as 50 million would be dad. In the United States, the death toll reached 675,000. Five times the number of u. S. Soldiers killed in world war i. What was that deadly threat . There were many people who died, who had just come from before from mexico where we were living. On account of the mexican revolution. I was about ten years old. I was the oldest, and my Four Brothers and sisters of the family, only my dad and my sister didnt get it. My two brothers were in one room sect. I was sick in the other bedroom with my mother. My poor dad and sister had to be our attendance and see what they can do for us. We had such a high fever. Mother told me that i saw her black hair was a cat. And i was afraid that it was delirium from the high fever. Every week on account of the high fever, and most schools, public spaces, every place was closed. For two or three weeks. I was
Chateauthirerry to tem the onslaught. The Third Division, wrote one of the most brilliant pages of our military annals. The Second Division, began pushing the germans back, and u. S. Marines fighting with the Second Division, reclaimed ground in a fierce contest known as the battle of belleau woods. American history tv visited key monuments, battlefields and cemeteries in northeastern france with historian mitchell yockelson. We visited the monument to learn why u. S. Forces were in he region. Direct behind me is the chateauthierry monument. We are on top of hill 204, which means it is 204 meters high. The significant of the monuments is to honor the troops that fought in the ainemarne sector. Aine is one of the rivers, marne the other. There was significant engagement in between the two rivers from the end of may through the middle of july of 1918. The chateau tierney monument is being restored in honor of the world war i centennial taking place before the american contribution of 201
He graduated from west point in 1844 commissioned into the first u. S. Jeb stewart drove his oum. He had ambition and there were tests coming if for him in the next weeks to see if he might be able to, umm, past those tests and seek more of the command, promotion, and fame he might have been seeking. And, finally, we come to the officer in the center, james brown stewart. Better known as jeb stewart. Hes the guy who kind of instigates and will carry it out. Quick overview on his life up to that point. He was born on february 6th, 1833. He attempted to enlist in the u. S. Military but was told he was too young. He spent two years at emory and henry college. In 1850 he received his appointment. During stewarts time there, robert e. Lee arrived in 1852 and served as the military academys superintendent. At the same time fitz lee arrived. Stewart was honored for his cavalry skill during his time at west point. He graduated 13th in a class of 46. He served in the u. S. Regular meant in texa
Us in person and online. Before i introduce our next speaker a shout out to folks who made today possible. Our technical director chris white, thank you so much for your work behind the camera, chris. Thank you to our symposium coordinators kevin pollack and dan welch. Unfortunately, because of the covid pandemic we had to postpone this years inperson symposium and all the work kevin and dan did to get ready for that weve postponed to next year. Tickets are available at this time but theyre the ones who stepped up to help make todays virtual symposium possible. Thank you for your work. I would like to introduce our next speaker, sarah kay bierle, the managing editor of emerging civil war, the one working behindthescenes to keep the blog up and going and make sure that all that free content is coming to you every day. Her work is absolutely invaluable to our organization. Sarah is the author of the emerging civil war series call out the cadet from the emerging civil war series, the batt