Our speaker today is james mo morgan, an longtime civil war enthusiast and host of the civil war roundtable in charleston and recently joined the board of the ft. Sumter ft. Mulldray Historical Trust and his tactical stuff balls bluff a little short of bluffs, is widely considered to be the definitive work on that subject. So, lets welcome james morgan. [ applause ] good morning, everyone. Everybody hear me okay . Im going to be moving around, so ill be using this microphone. So, were good on sound back there . Okay. First of all, our topic, our theme really is small battles and large results, and balls bluff certainly meets those criteria. Small battle, 1,700 men on each side. Numbers were almost dead even, 1,709 confederates, 1,720 federals. It makes it amusing to read the officers afteraction reports because on both sides, they insists they were terribly outnumbered by the other side. Numbers were dead even, okay . Not only the total number, but also at every point of contact during
[inaudible conversations] thank you all for being here. I will start by introducing myself quickly. Im the executive director of the task force and the political work and legal work [inaudible] [inaudible] most through the region and ba back. To my left is along side of the foundation an and they visited e border and theyve met with victims, medical workers, former detainees, survivors. The foundation has played a key role in helping to evacuate the Womens Center that we have so theyve been incredible supporters and close friends. The end of course that had testified here today. And works closely with us and that is all the introduction and i think the best way to do this is maybe [inaudible] [speaking in native tongue] i would like to thank all of the organizations in the United States and the community in the diaspora as the Holocaust Memorial museum for making this opportunity possible for us to talk about what is happening and what our practical steps are that can be taken to allev
[inaudible conversations] thank you all for being here. I will start by introducing myself quickly. Im the executive director of the task force and the political work and legal work [inaudible] [inaudible] most through the region and ba back. To my left is along side of the foundation an and they visited e border and theyve met with victims, medical workers, former detainees, survivors. The foundation has played a key role in helping to evacuate the Womens Center that we have so theyve been incredible supporters and close friends. The end of course that had testified here today. And works closely with us and that is all the introduction and i think the best way to do this is maybe [inaudible] [speaking in native tongue] i would like to thank all of the organizations in the United States and the community in the diaspora as the Holocaust Memorial museum for making this opportunity possible for us to talk about what is happening and what our practical steps are that can be taken to allev
Good morning. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. With that i will recognize myself to give an opening statement. Two days ago the entire world came together to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In addition, 75 years ago this week, in january 1945, the auschwitz concentration camp was liberated from the nazis. It was one of the most infamous sites of the nazi genocide. More than a Million People were murdered there. The purpose of todays hearing is to commemorate these grave anniversaries to remember those we lost and honor those who are still with us. But it is not enough to sibley recognize these dates. We must also contemplate what led to the atrocities. We must remember the holocaust in order to combat bigotry, hate, and violence of all kind today. I am so pleased to have our distinguished panel here today. Ive asked them to help us come together on todays solemn occasion. Help us rise above issues
Good morning, the committee will come to order. And without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. With that ill now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. Two days ago, the entire world came together to Mark International holocaust Remembrance Day. In addition, 75 years ago this week, in january 1945 , the auschwitz broken out concentration camp was liberated from the nazis. It was one of the most infamous sites of the nazi genocide. More than 1 Million People were murdered there. The purpose of todays hearing is to commemorate these brave anniversaries remember the nose we lost and to honor those who are still with us. But it is not enough to simply recognize these things, we must also contemplate what led to these atrocities. We must remember the lholocaust in order to help combat bigotry, hate and violence of all kinds today i am so pleased to have our distinguished panel here today. I have asked them to help us come together on