Speakers will look at the history of their construction in the north and south, how they influence memories of the war and how Public Perception has changed. The American Civil War museum is hosting this symposium together of virginia and historyer for civil war. Well, good morning, everyone. Morning. Its wonderful to see you all here because i know we are competing with a fabulous day outside. We are thrilled to have you all with us. For the American Civil War symposium, im sandy treadway, director at the areary of virginia, and we delighted the library is serving as host for the program. Cosponsoring the program with the American Civil War museum is the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. I know many of you in the audience are regular attendees , but for thosem of you visiting your library for your first time today, i hope on your way out you will stop at the lobby desk and pick up and come back and be a regular for us, too. We have some great womens history p
Virginia. Explore anere to aspect of the civil war that is very much in the news. It has been in the news for several years. Some of you have found these rancorous debates about civil justonuments traveling and wish the debates will go away. But you know it wont just go away. The constructive thing to do is to accept the debates is evidence that the subject of our institution, the American Civil War museum, is relevant today. Many of you are regulars to the events, history buffs to look learn you love to study history. I would like to extend a welcome to those of you who are new, the preservationists, in the audience. Museum of the the American Civil War center, we have always audit was our response thought it was our responsibility to engage constructively with issues arising from the civil war, whether that subject be monuments, the confederate battle flag or the discussion of slavery as the cause of the war. Today is to promote a constructive and civil consideration of civil war mon
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Until you are on the ground, you do not understand the war. His encyclopedic knowledge is grounded in all the time he has spent there. The wilderness is particularly tricky. T is quite developed once upon a time, it was about as impenetrable as you can find. It is one of the most confusing battles you can imagine. To shed a little ironic, introduce my friend and colleague. Kristopher totally full of it. That is why i love him so much. , at thestart off today National Park service, i was the guy who went around the boundary of the park which was 102 miles. I put up those signs that say National Park service. I was talking to some folks prior to my speech today discussing how wild the wilderness is and i would be walking through the woods going nasty vines and bushes. That is probably the summer that my wife heard me complain the most. At the same time, i learned the most. I actually got to walk the grounds. Things have changed but walking the ground is something we always talk about her
Country. Now just take a look at this one. Throughout vietnam you see strong faces like this, determined and patient. The story, the hope in the determination of these brave people of South Vietnam and what they are doing to build on their hope. It has not been told as often as the story of war in their ravaged land. But it is just as true. Ere are some others. They are really building omething over there. They are building the foundations of a society in which they and their children can live in peace and freedom. They are doing this in the midst of an ugly war, forced on them by aggressors who want to control them. They are doing get with their muscle and their hearts. But they are doing it at the ballot box too. In hundreds of hamlets across the land, they are demonstrating demonstrating their faith. Faith in themselves and in their future. They are also showing their faith in us. Because we have taken our stand besides them. No one who really knows what these determined people are