Host good afternoon. I get the privilege of introducing a good friend. Drew and i have been arguing over the past two days, what i should do in this introduction. I will just read what you sent me. It is best [laughter] it is kind of funny, actually. Gruber as the executive director of civil war trails, lives in williamsburg with his wife kate, their two cats, he enjoys reading, oysters, brown liquor and peace and quiet. Drew gruber. [applause] going tor i am introduce my coauthor, doug crenshaw, who is going to lecture about williamsburg today. [laughter] i sat down last night to review notes, and i couldnt think couldnt help but think about how ryan ended his presentation yesterday. It caused me to rewrite the whole thing. Thanks, ryan. Forgotten battles is a cool thing and i was going to open with a quote and then i thought about it, we have a morbid fascination with body count, only big, bloody battles are important. Then Richard Lewis said last from, the guy who falls dysentery, t
Its spectacular. Its my real pleasure to introduce the next speaker. He is somebody you already know. You have heard him speak somewhere or on tv. He was born and raised in fredericksburg. He spent his career interpreting and preserving American Military history with the National Park service, the new york state government, Rensselaer County historical society, the Civil War Preservation trust, kentucky state parks and the u. S. Army. Do you think he is qualified to speak . He has written and spoken on various aspects of military history and leadership from 1775 to the present. He has published two books with the history press, the civil war at perryville and the Tullahoma Campaigns, and contributing to the emerging civil war bulldog and studied the 19411942 campaign released in late 2016. In september 2016, the u. S. Army published his volumes on the 1862 virginia campaigns as part of its series on the civil war. Last year at this event on friday night, i bought this book and by satur
Scholars you see. Joan crashinn is the author of first lady of the confederacy published by harvard, and pwar stuff, the struggle for american and Human Resources in the civil war published last year by Cambridge University press. Well talk a lot about things during the civil war era today, and well be using a primary source analysis thats taken from her edited volume of essays with unc press also 2018 titled war matters material culture in the civil war era. For sale now, or after this panel, rather. Next to joan is earl hess. He is the author of more than 20 books on civil war topics including pickets charge the last attack at gettysburg. The most recent is fighting for atlanta, tactics terrain in the civil war. Next is jason phillips, the professor of civil war studies at West Virginia university. He is the author of looming civil war how 19th century americans imagine the future published last year by Oxford University press, and die hard rebels. The confederate culture of invincea
donald trump currently in his mar-a-lago florida estate and preparing to make his initial court appearance just hours fro now in miami. the 45th president of the unite states becoming the first forme president to face federal charges. he is facing 37 counts relating to his handling of classified documents. he is expected to be arraigned and to plead not guilty to all of those counts when he appears to be in a miami courtroom. that could also happen to be if they decide to make it a separate arraignment that would be more private. we will find out. but meanwhile trump will electronically be fingerprinted today. a source tells fox news not to expect in mugshot, and he will not be handcuffed. reporters will be barred from using cameras or phones inside the courtroom at today s proceedings. the judge will likely set bail and schedule the next court hearing. the former president has been expected to head back to his estate in bedminster new jersey and make some remarks this evenin
You are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. You are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. In the last few hours, the Israeli Military has said that more than a million palestinians must leave the Northern Gaza Strip within the next 2a hours ahead of an expected ground operation. In response, the un spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. That statement has sparked an angry reaction from israel. The countrys ambassador to the United Nations said israel is trying to minimise harm to gazans. He went on to say that for many years the un has turned a blind eye to the arming of hamas and the use of the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in the gaza strip as a hiding place for weapons and murd