Thank you so much for being here today. My name is candace and i work with some of the events here. I want to welcome you. I just wanted to go over a few logistics. Make sure your cell phones are on silent. We are recording this event this afternoon and we also had cspan here with us today. Not having any interruptions would be great. We will have an hourlong presentation here which the half will be for questions. We had one microphone on the side here. If you would wouldnt mind using that for your questions then we can pick up on the recording. Then finally, we typically ask that you fold up you your chairs at the end of the event. If you could leave them where they are today. I am so pleased to be welcoming candice hooper. We will see her new book lincolns generals wives. This book but as a detail and lively account of four women during the civil war using letters memoirs in the extensive travel reports. The group biography of Jessie Fremont, Nelly Mcclellan, julia grant each married