And, the lost papers of confederate general John Bell Hood. With an undivided interest in Civil War History, and past president of the board of directors of the confederate Morrill Hall Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, South Carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, anyway, we werent able to move into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. I drove up here. It sounds strange to say i drove up from South Carolina. Im used to driving down there. This is i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. One is when the theme of the symposium is generals you love to hate, i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. Well, because i am a big fan of John Bell Hood, even though i am not as closely related as the name implies. You are probably wondering. I am a collateral
Now, on american artifacts, we visit the Smithsonian National postal about its learn collections. The william h. Gross. Gallery. Welcome to the Smithsonian National postal museum. Your right now is your standing in our newest gallery. Gross s the william h. Stamp gallery. It is the largest stamp gallery in the world. The images on the stands tell of the history, heritage, and heroes of this country. Heritage, and heroes. It is pure education. What we do in exhibits and education is try to teach people about history. Our goal here is to give you visuals so you can personally connect to stamps. You where in the space, will find a stamp that has meaning to you. This is the worlds first postage stamp. It is called the penny black cost one penny and is printed in black ink. They are not particularly rare, but the opportunity to see the is always nything exciting. Just seven years later, the United States issued its first postage stamp. We have graphics of it here, but in the next gallery yo
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