Modern transport poses new dangers of contagion. The struggle against epidemics is a global one. For the danger of death is worldwide. Sunday on American History tv at 4 00 p. M. Eastern on reel america the 1948 film the eternal fight. The traveller now became a carrier of deadly germs, wherever he went the germs stayed and spread. And sunday at 6 00 p. M. Created the entire Continental Congress as a committee as a whole to gather amongst ourself an individual caucus and decide how we should proceed. Do we really want independency and then he appointed another committee of five men to draft our declaration of american independence. From a virtual tour of monty cello with interpreter bill barker. I served 40 years in Public Service but i often thought if heaven had begin me a position to my great delight it would have been upon a small spot of ground well watered and near a good market for the produce. Gardening is one of my greatest delights. This weekend on American History tv on cspa
General george meade and union forces from july to december 1863 as they followed confederates through virginia. This event was part of historical parks small battles, big result s symposium. Im very pleased to introduce our last speaker of the afternoon, Jeffrey William hunt, director of the military forces museum at camp maybury in austin, texas, and adjunct professor where he has taught since 1988. God bless you. Author of the last battle of the civil war and contributor to essential civil war curriculum and the gail library of daily life. American civil war. His last work is a trilogy from the final stage of the Gettysburg Campaign to the end of 1863 and includes meade and lee at mayan run due for publication next year. So lets give a welcome for jeffrey hunt. [ applause ] thank you. Its a real pleasure to be here. I appreciate jerrys invitation. Its always fun to stand in a group of people who have the same passion that you do. You dont get looked at as strangely as you do when yo
Super tuesday, a third of pledged delegates up for grabs today. This is former Vice President gets the backing of former opponents and Mike Bloomberg appears in the ballot for the first time. Plus this, the coronavirus in the United States, 6 people dead in washington state. We are taking a look, g7 vice ministers as economies hit around the world. President trump cutting for the Federal Reserve to cut Interest Rates as the virus spreads and slows down the economic story. First, focus on retail, target and kohls reporting this morning. Watch any impact on coronavirus. Mornings with maria is right now. Maria we will start with markets. We are hitting rock bottom levels after a 52week low yesterday, check out the yield at 1. 159 . This is extraordinary numbers here and probably will lead to an increase in lending and borrowing. We will take a look at the impact there in europe this morning, stocks following the u. S. On a rally this morning and hopes that Central Bank Action, the markets
And the spotsville military park, he is now working as an interpreter in military programs at the colonialsburg foundation. He lives in williamsburg with his wife johanna, and please welcome we join me in welcoming ryan quint. Well, thank you. How is everyone doing . Yeah. Everybody excited to be here . Yeah. Good. It would not be a great answer if you said no, because we are five minutes into the program. Awesome to see you and great to see some not so familiar faces. I was so excited when the program was announced with the forgotten battles of the civil war. And so my book was in 2017 and then the question was whats next . At the time i worked at the s s slosingberg park. And so when you look into some of the battles the smaller they are, the easier they are to be forgott forgotten, and i then found dranesville that i have been working on and hope the make a book out of it. So, polling the audience. Has anyone heard of the battle of dranesville . Okay. Second question, do you know wh
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