World war ii and the years pacificd, he shaped the in a way that no one else has. Documentspository of and artifacts is a significant component. Quite a remarkable shift for me as i understood what chris is up to down there. That is his day job and by night, he is still in love with the american civil war. On to since gone perryville where he was in charge of the battlefield out there. He has gone on to the George Patton museum which landed him at the mccarthy memorial. He still goes to bed at night and dreams about the civil war. [laughter] it is my great delight to introduce to you my great polish. Rethren, chris chris good morning everybody. I have been introduced many ways over many years and consistently , the most interesting the most chuckleinducing introductions come from my polish brother over there. Thank you for that advertisement of the macarthur memorial. I encourage all of you to come down and visit at some point or another. If that professor gig doesnt work out for you,
Our first speaker this morning comes to us from the macarthur memorial in a norfolk, virginia. When i was there visiting this spring. It was my first opportunity to get it down and visit. He said the only thing that is equitable for the type of thing he is overseeing would be a president ial library. That stunned me a little bit. That is a significant thing. If you think about what Douglas Macarthur did during world war ii, afterwards in korea, he really shaped the face of the pacific in a way that no one else has. That repository of documents and memorabilia and artifacts is really a significant component of the 20thcentury. Chris kolakowski is the caretaker of that. It was really quite a remarkable shift for me, as i understood what chris is up to down there. But thats his day job. By night, he is still in love with the american civil war. He got started in fredericksburg in spotsylvania. He has since gone on to perryville, where he was in charge of the battlefield out there. He has
Richmond. Robert e lees army, safety 5000 men, holding the siege line 65,000 men, holding the seas lines. Siege lines. They face the army of the potomac, and an army level headquarters of the shenandoah under philip sheridan. Years, hasor four had a target on its back. It has been a primary or a secondary objective of u. S. Forces in the Eastern Theater since the wars beginning in 1861. It has had more military resources devoted to its capture than any objective the American Forces have her try to capture up to this point in history of the country. The largest army the u. S. Has ever fielded, the army of the potomac, has its objective at richmond. The people of richmond know they have been living with a target on the back. Richmond also is a simple. Is a symbol. I want to talk about that more as we get going. Confederacy,f the also one of the most important industrial cities in the confederacy. Begins, the battle of five forks outside of petersburg, virginia from the Confederate White
Visit ncicap. Org] throughout the weekend, we are featuring Corpus Christi texas. Learn more about Corpus Christi and other stops on the cspan cities to work on cspan. Org localprojects. You are watching American History tv. Join us on sunday as we visit the u. S. Botanic gardens at the foot of capitol hill. The executive director discusses the history of the oldest Botanic Garden in north america originally proposed by president George Washington in a 1796 letter. That is sunday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern time on american artifacts on American History tv on cspan3. Historical interpreters and bill radcliffe describe what it would be like to be a female slave and a member of the u. S. College troops during the civil war. They discuss what they would have faced and what may have been factors. The speakers also talk about how they prepare talking about slavery in their research. This hourlong presentation is part of a series from the tennessee susquehanna chill civil war commi
And the first female veteran in the senate. Keep track of the members of congress using congressional chronicle on cspan. Org. It has a lot of useful information, including Voting Results and statistics about each new congress. New congress, best access on cspan. Historical interpreters describe what it wouldve been like to be a female slave in the female color troops in the u. S. Civil war. They describe some of the decisions their characters would have faced, and what factors may have influenced them. The speakers also share how they train and the research that goes into the roles. This hourlong rest presentation is organized by the tennessee civil war centennial cisco entail commission. I am shauna jackson. I served as the dean for the Winston County campus for columbia state. I trust that you have enjoyed your day today. I often tell people that i was raised in ohio, and where i grew up, the civil war was a paragraph or two in a history book. The north one, slavery ended and that w