Fixbering campaign. He discusses how the leadership contributed to a victory. This event was part of historical parks small battles big results symposium. Weve got a great speech for our second session this morning. Dr. Timothy r. Smith is a veteran of the park service and currently teaches history at the university of tennessee at martin. In addition to numerous articles and essays hes the author and editor and coeditor of 18 books including Champion Hill, the decisive battle of vicksburg. His book comes out this fall and actually is now out, and you can buy a copy of it out at our bookstore at battlefield center. So im pleased to introduce dr. Timothy smith. [ applause ] thank you. Appreciate that. Appreciate the opportunity to be here. Ive always heard about it and its my first time to be here. Ive always heard about it and how nice it was and im a believer now. I believe you. Youve got a great place here and appreciate the invitation to be here. Were going to talk about the western
For civil war history. Its just under 40 minutes. See if there is something from the audience first, and if there was not, we will pick it up from up here. If anyone has questions, just raise your hand. Here come the mike bearers. My question is really for anyone who feels compelled to answer it. Used theus sherman. Abor code and confiscation act im curious if sheridan did the same. Did he use any sort of legal justifications, or was it simply a soldier obeying orders from grant . And im curious if residents of chambersburg and western maryland have a sort of popular collective memory about their sort of tragedy. Ill talk about that part later. After my colleagues and the first question. One of the interesting things i think the significance of the lieber code is more postcivil war. Theres no reference in anything grant wrote or in any of the papers of ulysses s. Grant to the lieber code. Nothing. And i assure you, sherman did not care about it at all either. I think there was a kind o
University of Virginia Center or civil war history. Its just under 40 minutes. See if there is something from the audience first, and if there was not, we will pick it up from up here. If anyone has questions, just raise your hand. Here come the mike bearers. My question is really for anyone who feels compelled to answer it. Im curious sherman used the labor code and confiscation act. Im curious if sheridan did the same. Did he use any sort of legal justifications, or was it simply a soldier obeying orders from grant . And im curious if residents of chambersburg and western maryland have a sort of popular collective memory about their sort of tragedy. Ill talk about that part later. After my colleagues and he first question. One of the interesting hings i think the significance of the lieber code is more postcivil war. Theres no reference in anything grant wrote or in any of the papers of ulysses s. Grant to the lieber code. Nothing. And i assure you, sherman did not care about it at a
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We will speak with one of his superdelegates, former cwa , anddent larry cohen Michelle Chan, one of the first environmental groups to endorse Bernie Sanders. Then we will go to louisville, kentucky, where thousands are gathering for the funeral of mohammed ali am a one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. Muslimmay have been a desk made in a muslim relevant. In a way that no one could challenge. Took the question of whether a person can be a muslim and american to rest. Amy we will speak with sports commentator dave zirin was written extensively about the heavyweight champ, and Dalia Mogahed, one of the few speakers at his islamic funeral on thursday. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Were broadcasting from washington, d. C. , where president barack obama formally endorsed Hillary Clintons white house bid on thursday and called for democrats to unite behind her, two days after she claimed