Rafters shake with the old time song of praise but theres a new hymn that may truly be one for the ages. I would think right now were into 2015 in christ alone is the greatest hymn written. Ahead on sunday morning, hymns and the stories behind them. Feel free to hum along. C. E. O. Back in time is story of one mans devotion to symbol of faith and easter is the perfect sunday for bill geist. If you were convinced that god had really important job for you, one that would require for you to spend all of your money would you do it . I once met a man who did. Wants you to put up crosses. I am a country boy unknown to nobody chosen to head a major operation. He is Bernard Coffindaffers crosses. Later on sunday morning. Osgood not so long ago candiceer with men was murphy brown one of the most popular correspondents she talks about those years ant plenty more with jane pauley. Hi, everybody. If you remember murphy brown you know the beautiful woman can be both smart and funny. She had it all.
14. So the moment i got my green card, you know, the whole world just opened up to me and there were so many possibilities that came my way that i was able to jump on because i had a green card. And i would really love to see this happen to the dreamers, you know, for us to give them that chance to pursue their dreams, to and also give back to society. Because they will pay everything back the way i have been paying back through the writers and the work that i do. And i want to see that happen for them. And we have been talking talking with renee grande, the distance between us. A memoir simon and shuster title. Youre watching booktv on cspan2. Tell us what you think about the programming this weekend. You can tweet us at booktv. Comment on the facebook wall, or send us an email. Booktv, nonfiction bocks every day weekend on cspan2. Joseph recounts the life of union Philip Robert e lee. The author recalls the military tactic and the postwar career which included command of the u. S. Ar
Mortar lysed as it was on november 19, 1863 at gettysburg, president ia, there, lincoln made his most celebrated reference to the declaration of independence. , everyon a time schoolboy come every schoolgirl, would have memorized four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now the declaration of independence established the founding principles of the american republic. The document itself written by thomas jefferson, edited and approved by the second continental conga spirit peter to printisked his life this document in South Carolina in 1776. It is this very same document that mr. Lincoln revered throughout his life. True that he also made the declaration of independence the centerpiece of his Political Campaign for the senate and for the presidency. Was, when the story of lincoln made my first memory, i learned much, much letter from a study in regional d
Although it wasnt quite three times the size of stewarts division, the north or it is a numerical superiority in terms the north always had a numerical superiority in terms of numbers. The north had the advantage of regiment. Gular they squandered by making a decision not to break those regiments up and use them as a trainee nuclear us and the said they kept them together. Therefore, the northern regiments were starting from scratch to spite a pool of professional cavalry men that they may have been able to tap into. The training increased over the course of the war. By 1863, it had two years into the war, it had reached the level where the cavalry was about as trained as it was going to get. Periodlry trooper of any basic recruity secret to competence takes about two years. Some said that they could train an infantry man in the basic skills he needed to be competent as an infantry soldier in about six weeks. Because of the riding and horse related skills come it could take up to two y
Wehink that is about all have. Thank you for coming today, we appreciate it. You are watching American History tv all weekend. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Next, on the civil war, historians and officials from the National Park service commemorates the conclusion of the Overland Campaign, which took place in virginia 150 years ago in may and june of 1864. In keynote remarks, civil war scholar James Robertson describes Union General ulysses s. Grants crusade to destroy the southern confederacy, was culminated in the last major battle of the campaign a cold harbor. There, mr. Robertson says confederate general robert e lee earned his greatest and final victory of the war, but it was not enough to stop grant from continuing his march and beseechingly and his men at petersburg. The Richmond National Battlefield Park organized this hourlong event. [applause] good evening. I and the pastor here at the Fairmount Christian church, and we are really sad that you are here tonig