By the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Big thank you mr. Carmichael. I am also of says i am a director of the civil war institute. It is my pleasure this afternoon to introduce Elizabeth Van lew who is the associate director for civil war history. Awesome williams professor of American History at the university of virginia. Thankfully, she is not a hockey buff. At least i do not believe she is. Oh gosh, she said go caps. What has happened to American Sports . I do not know. I never thought in a civil war conference people would be dying about hockey, but such is life. Elizabeth is a published scholar. We need to be counted, white women. Published by the university of the North Carolina press 1998. This union which is one of my favorite overviews of the political crisis of the 18 fifties. It is quite good. Published by the university of North Carolina press. Victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the civil war, published by oxford. It is an outstanding book. It is a way to l
War history. All at the university of virginia. Thankfully, shes not a hockey buff. I dont believe she is. She said, go caps. What has happened to the American Sports scene . I dont know. I never thought in a civil war conference people would be jawing about hockey. Such is life. A very accomplished scholar. Shes published a number of books, including we mean to be counted, white women and the politics in antebellum virginia. This union, one of my favorite overviews of the 1850s. Published by university of North Carolina press. Victory, defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war, published by oxford. Its an outstanding book. Its a way to look beyond the surrender proceedings and material culture, visual culture. How it resided in american memory. Its outstanding. I cant say enough good things about it. Today, subject of her talk, she published true story of Elizabeth Van lew, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy. [ applause ] i bring you greetings from virginia and im deli
As the temperatures goes up, the guards are going down. This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im David Begnaud, reporting from odessa, texas. This is the site of the 38th mass killing this year in the United States. And it ended right behind us, as the gunman was headed for a movie theater. When we talk about a mass shooting, we talk about an incident where more than three people have been shot and killed. Cbs news has learned the identity of the suspected gunman. He is 36yearold seth ator, a white male. He is accused of killing sev ii people and wounding 24 others, including 3 officers. Ten new gun laws easing restrictions took affect today in texas. Theres a shooting going on in odessa. Reporter the violent rampage that began on the interstate saturday, started with a traffic stop. State troopers pulled over a man who opened fire on them, with an ar15type assault rifle. And then, he took off. Initially, it was thought that there may have been multiple shooters. And that is be
Turning holiday hot spots into ghost towns. Were live with the very latest on the storm, where its headed, and what you can expect. Honoring the fallen. A moving vigil in texas for the seven victims killed in the nations latest mass shooting. What were learning about them and the gunman. Ahead, why his rampage could have been much worse. All that, plus lucky to be alive. Comedian kevin hart recovering in the hospital after a serious car accident near los angeles. The roof crushed in. Well have the latest. Friday night first. The rules in sports that could be a game changer. And u. S. Open stunner. Defending Champ Novak Djokovic booed off the court after quitting midmatch. It is this display of sportsman ship that have people talking. I dont want people to think im trying to take this moment away from her because she really deserves it. Thank you. Today, monday, september 2nd, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockef