Tonights talk is on a book that explores the life and legacy of Daniel Morgan. Morgan began life as a homeless, illiterate teenage laborer, through ambition and determination and a great deal of luck, he became a land owner, a congressman, and one of the American Revolutions greatest battlefield commanders. Daniel morgan, a revolutionary life, available in the back corner after the speech, is a deeply american story and the become is recently been published by doctoral better louis zambone. He earned his doctorate in American History from the university of oxford and an m. A. In medieval studies from Catholic University of america. He has received a number of scholarships and awards in the field of early American History, including a rockefeller fellowship from Colonial Williamsburg foundation. He is the post of the popular audience format podcast historically thinking. Please join me in welcoming dr. Al zambone. Al. [ applause ] well my thanks to ross perry and to Kelsey Atwood who ma
Introduce our last speaker for the afternoon. He is the director of the Texas Military forces museum. And an adjunct professor of history at Austin Community college. He is an author and a contributor to essential civil war curriculum. His last work as a trilogy covering the civil war in virginia from gettysburg and includes meade and lee, which is due for publication next year. Lets give him a welcome. [applause] thank you. It is a real pleasure to be here. It is always fun to stand in a group of people that have the same passion. You dont get looked at as strangely when you talk to other people. I am going to break precedent today and have a powerpoint demonstration. I am doing that for several reasons. Pamplin spent a lot of money to put this system in. You will not have to get a new puppy at the end of my presentation. I became interested in the story of what happens in the Virginia Theater after the battle of gettysburg following a conversation i had with one of my favorite profes
Announcer the Vice President spoken virginia ahead of the super tuesday primary. He was joined by tim kaine and former Governor Terry mcauliffe. Both of whom recently endorsed mr. Biden. This is just over 50 minutes. [indiscernible] [cheers and applause] hey norfork, you guys look great. What a crowd. Thank you guys. Who is ready for decency back in the white house . [cheers and applause] i want to tell you my favorite joe biden story. 2008, thernor in first elected official outside virginia to endorsed barack obama for president. It was election day. Because i was governor, i was also sweating, not just who would win, i was worried about the voting booths in the polls, where the lines too long. In the middle of the morning on election day, i got a call. The call was from the Obama Campaign and it said senator biden has just voted in wilmington. On his way to chicago for what will hopefully be a victory party, he wants to stop in richmond and drive to a voting booth just to say hi to s
Him as an upandcoming young historian in 2004, when he was on our History Panel when we study the 1864 Valley Campaign early that year. He returned to us in 2007, when we studied the second manassas campaign, and again in 2009, when we studied the 1862 Valley Campaign. In 2012, he was with us for a look at the 1863 battle of chancellorsville, and in 2013, when we studied the prelude to gettysburg, the armies moved north. Scott has written numerous articles and books. The forgotten fury, the battle in 1996,nt, published shenandoah summer, the 1864 Valley Campaign, published by the university of North Carolina press in 2009, second manassas, long street attack, published by the potomac press in 2011, and also that year, the battle of piedmont and hunters raid on staten, published by the history press, and in 2013, the last battle of winchester. And sheraton, jubal early, the 1864 shenandoah Valley Campaign, published by bd. In addition to his articles and books, he served for 10 years on
In 2007. Ed and again in 2009. Us for ahe was with look at the 1863 battle. In 2013. Scott has written numerous articles and books. The forgotten fury, the battle of piedmont. Shenandoah summer 1864 valley campaign. Manassas long streets attack and the struggle for the rich published in 2011. Also that year, the battle of piedmont. 2013, the last battle of winchester. In addition to his articles and onks, he served for 10 years the board of the battlefield association. On thetwice served president of the bull run civil war roundtable. It for the past 10 years, he has worked for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation on updating and correcting the battlefield interpretation for the third winchester battlefield. Now, over 600 battles acres of battlefield have been saved thanks to the Battlefield Foundation and the civil war trust. An accomplishment that has virtually saved an entire battlefield from certain destruction. He has recently completed the editing of the journal of union