Property onoric spotsylvania battlefield in central virginia. He has worked as a historian for the National Park service and fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Parks. I am not crying. My eyes decided to water at an awkward moment. [laughter] sorry, chris. [laughter] [indiscernible] he was also a historian for the National Park service at fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park where he at four major battlefields. As well as the building where Stonewall Jackson died. Chris has authored or coauthored a dozen books on the civil war and his articles have appeared in all the major civil war magazines. He serves on the board of directors for the Virginia Battlefield trust as a National Advisor on the board for the civil war chaplains museum in lynchburg, virginia. Please help me to welcome him. [applause] dr. Mackowski you are going to see something rare, a Chris Mackowski powerpoint presentation. I know. The reason i am doing it is so i have an excuse to show e
Programmers. ,. A historian he has worked as a historian for the National Park service and Fredericksburg National Military Park. My eyes decided to water at an awkward moment. [laughter] sorry, chris. [laughter] he is also a historian for at National Park service Fredericksburg National Military Park where he gives stores at major battlefield. Major battlefields. Chris has authored or coauthored a dozen books on the civil war and his articles have appeared in all the major civil war magazines. He serves on the board of directors for the virginia trust. Welcomingn me in Chris Mackowski. [applause] im going to move through here. Thank you, sarah. [laughter] in november of 1879, mark twain was asked to give a speech at the reunion of the army in honor of ulysses as grant. A was the 15th speaker on long list of people offering accolades. He called it the perilous distinction. He said he was the last speaker on the list, and honor no person has ever sought. [laughter] you are going to see
Museum. Im winning interpretation here at the museum and thank you all for coming out this evening for this very special event. A few housekeeping i have before we begin let because of your wonderful old historic boarding house here in Downtown Washington we do not have restrooms available on this floor. If anyone should need to use the restroom during the course of the program please see alyssa right behind you and she could lead you to where you need to go. This is a pay what you please program this evening meaning that the conclusion will have to give and a negotiation and a Non Profit Organization and supporting the memberships and your donation will directly support the programs of education here at the missing Soldiers Office. A donation boxes just outside your way downstairs through the elevator. Now on to this evenings program. How many of you have been here to the missing Soldiers Office before . A show of hands. Quite a few of you, excellent. Who those of you having your firs
Against turkey. Now to live coverage of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, rabbi evan hoffman, congress regation anshe sholom, new rochelle, new york. The chaplain o lord, grant them the wisdom to draft laws that best serve the interests of the American People. O lord, in a time of polarization an rank rouse dispute, we beseech thee to help our elected officials to maintain decorum, civility, commonality of purpose and a sense of shared american investment. Guide our representatives so that they might serve in the eyes of the citizenry as role models of reconciliation and cooperation. We pray that in a future time, the prophets words might be said in reference to this congress, restore your judges as in days of old, your counselors as at the beginning. Bless our nation with peace and prosperity, our citizens with health and happiness, and our National Institutions with strength and stability. May this
In 2008, mark served as the visiting senior lecturer of war studies at the Royal Military academy at sandhurst in the united kingdom. He is the author of eight books and he currently has two other books in the works. His presentation today is taken from his most recent work, the seventh West Virginia industry. It is coauthored. [applause] mark thank you. Before i give my presentation, i want to give you a little background about the seventh virginia infantry regiment. That is how it started out. It was recruited in the summer and fall of 1861, primarily from the North Central part of West Virginia. Let me bring up a map. Primarily from northcentral West Virginia, and also Monroe County, ohio and ring county, pennsylvania. Greene county is here, Monroe County is here. The recruiting area is basically this area, plus a little bit of Greene County and Monroe County, ohio. Their initial service was about 50 miles west of winchester, virginia. Most of their Early Service was in the lower pa