Historian tim frank and caitlin smith. In order to talk about this, i really have to take you back to 1964, in 1864 we bury the first soldier here, in may of 1864, and then one month later we set aside 200 acres to set aside for national cemetery. There were 15,000 confederate soldiers buried here. In 1868 general john logan established Decoration Day, which he declared may 30th of every year. The idea was that throughout the country people would visit the graves of the civil war fallen and placed flowers on their graves. Decoration day eventually became memorial day. It became so popular that in 1873, quartermaster general Montgomery Meigs held to Decoration Day ceremonies, and at the time it became a small venue. Every year thousands of people would show up to arlington. One year we found that 25,000 people showed up to decorate the graves, so in 1913 congress authorize this memorial amphitheater where we are standing. And in 1950, is part of the laying of the cornerstone, this memor
Postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Hell from the heroes, im sorry, hill from the heavens four crew and country and then tin can tightens, which won the samuel l morrison naval award when it came out. Probably the most prestigious award regarding naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. John was supposed to come in april and we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring the program to you all. This one specifically has to do with our theme of the end of the war. The 75th anniversary of the end of the war. We are going to get right to it so you can get as many of the audiences questions asked and answered by john. Im going to start off with a handful of my own questions. Lets give the audience a brief summary for those who have not read the book. Give them a brief summary. The dogfight over tokyo explains the story of the last four americans to die in comba
Said, quote, the whites retreated into the niggers. Others were called having to, quote, fix bayonets to stop them. This was a desperate moment for the men in the 4th division, but for the other three divisions, there was now an added element of an enraged enemy that was likely to treat them as accomplices in citing foreign slaves in selection. George kilmer noted, quote, it has been properly asserted that white men fell back into the greater in order to keep whites from confederate vengeance. The 36th massachusetts, quote, mix them up so they, the confederates, didnt show white men any mercy at all. A few days into the battle, charles j. Mills of the 56th massachusetts, spoke for many when he confided to his mother, quote, they cannot be trusted for anything and are, in short, a hideous mistake, i fear. He, of course, was referring to the black division. The three white divisions had spent the morning holding precariously to earthworks in and around the crater. But now their black com
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