This one of general john bell hood. If you look at his photograph, you will see that is the same uniform he is wearing there in that particular photograph. The same with general clayburghs uniform. This is the uniform he was wearing when he was killed at the battle of franklin in 1864. It is also the one he is wearing in the photograph there. Some of that is battle damage, but most of it is insect damage. Its the first we have been able to display it. It is the first it has ever been on display since his family gave it to us. His family did not want to give it to us because they were embarrassed about the condition it was in. There are such few artifacts that remain of patrick clayburgh that this is a important piece to have of him. The graphic here depicts the surrender of some of lees army at sailors creek. He lost about one third of his army at the battle. After that battle, general grant initiates a conversation with general lee by messenger, telling him he does not want anymore bl
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Standing room only at midnight. Theaters all across the country last night, 4100 of them, of course, for the force awakens. It is finally here. And, dan, youre seeing it tonight. Either going to dress up as boba fett o or queen amidala. Trustst me youll wan to see it a again and again and again. I need to clear my schedule. We begin wh those stunning new details from san bernarno. Enrique marquez, the childhood friend of syed farook arrested on terror charges revealing to authorities the neighbors had planned other attacks. This all comes as president obama visits the victims in San Bernardino this evening. Abcs chief investigative correspoent brian ross is here with all of those details. Good morning, brian. Reporr good morning, amy. It could have been so much worse, Authorities Say today. If syed farook had followed through on his other terror plo for Southern California with attacks on a College Cafeteria and a crowded freeway at rush hourur. Thats the bottom line from the criminal
It again and then again and then again and then again. The movie already breaking records, fans out in full force and the mysteries finally answered. And good morning, america. Happy friday. Standing room only at midnight. Theaters all across the country last night, 4100 of them, of course, for the force awakens. It is finally here. And, dan, youre seeing it tonight. Either going to dress up as boba fett or queen amidala. Trust me youll want to see it again and again and again. I need to clear my schedule. We begin with those stunning new details from San Bernardino. Enrique marquez, the childhood friend of syed farook arrested on terror charges revealing to authorities the neighbors had planned other attacks. This all comes as president obama visits the victims in San Bernardino this evening. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, amy. It could have been so much worse, Authorities Say today. If syed farook had followed thr
And the force finally arrives, star wars storming into theaters overnight. It was amazing. I have to go back and watch it again and then again and then again and then again. The movie already breaking records, fans out in full force and the mysteries finally answered. And good morning, america. Happy friday. Standing room only at midnight. Theaters all across the country last night, 4100 of them, of course, for the force awakens. It is finally here. And, dan, youre seeing it tonight. Either going to dress up as boba fett or queen amidala. Trust me youll want to see it again and again and again. I need to clear my schedule. We begin with those stunning new details from San Bernardino. Enrique marquez, the childhood friend of syed farook arrested on terror charges revealing to authorities the neighbors had planned other attacks. Obama visits the victims in San Bernardino this evening. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with all of those details. Good morning, brian