Constitutional vision, you see Ronald Reagan aspiring to repeal the new deal republic through transformative Supreme Court appointments. Bruce ackerson was here. He argued that had reagan succeeded in his appointment of a rubber board, he would have been as great a president as roosevelt and lincoln because he would have been led to a new republic. With one more Supreme Court appointment, a republican president might achieve the resurrection of the republic. It would be just as transformative as the transformations of washington, lincoln and roosevelt. It is wanted to add one quick thing to that. I just wanted to add one quick thing to that. Often times, people say, about lincoln, he did not really do anything before he became president. I think one reason why lincoln gets elected is because the people cared about in the 19th century is what they still care about now. They care about vision. They care much less about experience than a president s judgment. Lincoln had both. Many of our
Research team that developed the first commercially successful self idc in u. S. Postage stamp. He has written 20 civil war and underground railroad books. Of generalgraphy william extra billy smith won multiple awards, including dr. James i robertson juniors literary prize for confederate history. He has also written several articles for the gettysburg magazine as well as other historical publications. Scott and his wife debbie reside in north pennsylvania. Scott. Scott thanks for coming today. Roles to talk about the of the railroads here in pennsylvania. I have written three books on the three railroads that ran between maryland and pennsylvania during the civil war. They were respectively from east to west, the philadelphia wilmington and baltimore railroads which ran through those three key cities, the north and central rail right which ran from harrisburg down to baltimore and the third key railroad that ran between maryland and pennsylvania during the civil war. The Cumberland V
The casualties were astounding, a stouinstounding to soldiers, generals and those left back home. Amidst the staggering losses at cole harbor, for every soldier killed, wounded or captured, there was a family. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters that also felt the loss. The loss of the men that fell at cole harbor in the spring of 1864 reverb rasreverberated thr kmunlts a communities across the north and south. The battlegrounds left indelible kbag impacts on the living left behind. So, too, were the believes of the men who fought that bloody spring. Indeed, in spite of so many lost lives, those believes and ideas about nation, government and home became even more deeply enslie enshrined in the hearts and minds of those left to fight on tonight to reflect upon and learn from today. Writing soon after the war with a perspective on hindsight. Sally putnam came to believe that in its own unique way, cole harbor had been a landmark event in the 1866 Campaign Across Central
Richmond National Battlefield park. Id like to take just a moment to introduce to you all tonight, our participants in this evens program. Dr. James i. Robertson, paul levengood, david adams, a close personal friend and steward of a large portion of the cold harbor battlefield. Our readers, ashley and michael, and i want to send a special thanks to our chorus from the lee davis high school. Thank you all very much for being with us in this program tonight. [ applause ] for the last week and a half, many of you have followed in the foot steps of union and confederate armies across the north anna and the pom onky rivers, to potmy creek, Bethesda Church and near here at the cold harbor across roads. Tonight, we will pause to ponder the significance of these stories and what they meant to the veterans of both armies and generations of americans who came after. As we do that, we need to acknowledge the hard work of so many who joined with us in remembering and commemorating this unforgettab
Stop grant from besieging lee and his men at petersburg. The richmond battle park organized this hourlong event. Well, good evening. My name is rick raines and im the pastor here at the fair Mount Christian church, and we are really sad that youre here tonight. [ laughter ] we know you are much anticipating being over at the battlefield, but were glad youre with us tonight. Ive been asked to begin the evening with a word of invocation. Please bow with me. Father in heaven, we come to this place tonight, not to celebrate war, but to celebrate sacrifice, loyalty, bravery, and the things that have happened in our history to make us the great nation we are today. May we learn from the lessons of history. May we not repeat the lessons that divide us, but may we repeat those lessons that make us, indeed, strong. Tonight, dear lord, i thank you for the National Park service and their very hard work in bringing this event to our community, to our state, and to our nation. And lord, i am most g