Confederacy, despite the Fatal Shooting of general jackson. The New York Historical society hosted the hourlong event. Good evening. Its great to be back at the New York Historical society. It is hard to believe that there actually is a battle this trio has yet to cover in our ongoing series, we have at least one more battle. We thank you for joining us. As you heard, the subject is the battle of chancellorsville. Before we get there, we have to cover a little bit of the terrain. It is a neglected battle in an audit self. It has so many links to what in and of itself. It has so many links to what came before and what came after that we wanted to do some context. If i can start with you, the battle was preceded by quite a few months of quiet in the winter of 1862, 1863. But things had changed, as i will show you here. In early 1863, recruitment of africanamericans for the union army begins following the emancipation proclamation, and legislation. Much has changed. You set the scene for
Lots of information about my particular story. Unfortunately, we will not have time for questions and. Take this to opportunity to thank our panel today and say how it them how important it is for the soldiers who witnessed the atrocities and for the survivors who lived through it and did survive to be able to speak to such a group of young leaders. They remind us of the constant need to be vigilant, citizens, and stop in justice, prejudice and hatred, wherever that may be throughout the world. That is one of our jobs as soldiers and sailors. I want to say one word, yiddish, to these two gentlemen. Language]foreign [applause] watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. The conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Next, a panel of historians discuss the battle of 1863,lors will in considered to be general robert e. Lees greatest victory. Initially, Union General joseph poker plan to envelop the Confederate Army, but chose to retreat instead. The result