Dr. Chris mackowski, editor and chief and cofounder of emerging civil war, series editor of the civil war series and the engaging the civil war series published in partnership with Southern Illinois university press. Chris is a writing professor in the school of communication at Saint Bonaventure university in allegheny new york where he serves as associate dean for undergraduate programs. Chris is a historian in residence at stevensons ridge in Central Virginia. Hetss worked as a historian for the National Park service at fredricksburg and Spotsylvania National military park. Im so sorry. I am not crying. My eyes decided to water at a very awkward moment. Its all good. Sorry, chris. I brought tears to her eyes. Its all good. He was also a historian for the National Park service at fredricksburg and response vein yeah National Military park where he gives tours at four major civil war battle fields as well as the building where Stonewall Jackson died. Chris has authored or coauthored a
Civil war. Today is the 100th anniversary that the first u. S. Troops went into line in france during world war i im happy to introduce our next speaker. Currently serving as the chief historian and chief interpretation at fredericks berg. John has worked for the nps for 25 years. He is the author of a great book. The first battle of manassas. As well as the probably the definitive book on second manassas, return to bull run. I have to start with this, this is not a gratuitous praising of my team that ive loved since i was 11 years old, the pittsburgh peng wings. You may recall they won the stanley cup in the spring. And this is a stanley cup hat. I offer this as context for some of what youve heard this week. Does anyone recall who the penguins defeated in the finals . Nashville is in the state of tennessee. Who lives in the state of tenness tennessee. Will green. And so after the stanley cup finals he called me or i called him, he started telling me what a great series it was, and ho
If youve had the chance to walk around particularly out at the mule shoe, you know what a beautiful landscape it is, easily one of the best preserved civil war landscapes that we have available to us. Its pristine. There are a few monuments out there, but youre seeing what the soldiers saw in 1864 when they first arrived. The tree lines are pretty accurate. The fields are pretty accurate. Then over course of two years like a swarm of locusts they transformed that landscape so dramatically that the traces of it are still there today. If you want to after our program this afternoon, ill be happy to show you some of those traces here at stevenson ridge. But i hope over the course of my talk, ill be able to help you understand some of those traces that still exist so the next time you go out there, you can see for yourself the story still written on had most beautiful of landscapes. To understand how the armies got here, we pick up where chris left off where theyre fighting in the wilderne
If youve had the chance to walk around particularly out at the mule shoe, you know what a beautiful landscape it is, easily one of the best preserved civil war landscapes that we have available to us. Its pristine. There are a few monuments out there, but youre seeing what the soldiers saw in 1864 when they first arrived. The tree lines are pretty accurate. The fields are pretty accurate. Then over course of two years like a swarm of locusts they transformed that landscape so dramatically that the traces of it are still there today. If you want to after our program this afternoon, ill be happy to show you some of those traces here at stevenson ridge. But i hope over the course of my talk, ill be able to help you understand some of those traces that still exist so the next time you go out there, you can see for yourself the story still written on had most beautiful of landscapes. To understand how the armies got here, we pick up where chris left off where theyre fighting in the wilderne
Rather create corral of critical of jfk, but the maturation of this man in his brief, alltoobrief time in the oval office, none theless, pretty admirable. And some, you know, having lived through those days as a young person, it was a delight really to go back and live through what kennedy did as president. Host what made you pick that up . Guest i had been to a lecture at the library of congress. They have a series of president ial biographies, and they, the last one was richard reeves. And they usually give you a copy of the book to read. And i had read this book, actually, a number of years ago, and i thought, well, im going to revisit it. Having heard the lecture and reeves personally. And im so glad i did. Of it was a delight to read. Im also reading jane mayers book on dark money. Thats less of a delight to read not because of her, but the stories are pretty disturbing. A story about really the unbelievable influence of, you know, rightwing billionaire money in american political