The unveiling of a New Historical marker about the march to the sea. Good afternoon. I am bob jepson, chair of the Georgia Historical Society. And i would like to welcome you all to Madison Square and is warm and balmy day. Im taking a big risk. We believe that the bills are finished for a while. So i hope you can hear me. Part of our mission at the Georgia Historical Society is the education of the history of the great state of georgia. And were here today to dedicate a marker that represents an event, people, and a time in our history. And to get on with the with the program, i would like to introduce the president of the historical society, doctor todd groce. Thank you, bob. Thank you. Thank you, bob. And good afternoon, everyone. Let me add my welcome to this Historical Marker, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the march to the sea. One of the best known, but most controversial and i would hasten to add misunderstood aspects of the civil war. The marker rededicate t