In 2008, mark served as the visiting senior lecturer of war studies at the Royal Military academy at sandhurst in the united kingdom. He is the author of eight books and he currently has two other books in the works. His presentation today is taken from his most recent work, the seventh West Virginia industry. It is coauthored. [applause] mark thank you. Before i give my presentation, i want to give you a little background about the seventh virginia infantry regiment. That is how it started out. It was recruited in the summer and fall of 1861, primarily from the North Central part of West Virginia. Let me bring up a map. Primarily from northcentral West Virginia, and also Monroe County, ohio and ring county, pennsylvania. Greene county is here, Monroe County is here. The recruiting area is basically this area, plus a little bit of Greene County and Monroe County, ohio. Their initial service was about 50 miles west of winchester, virginia. Most of their Early Service was in the lower pa
Tribute to the fallen overnight. Terror scare, a man goes on a deadly stabbing spree in the heart of sydney. Bystanders racing to the rescue. This morning, what Australian Police just revealed about a link to the mass killings here in the u. S. Those stories, plus wicked weather, severe storms expected from texas to the east coast and dangerous heat across the entire southern half of the country. Sign of the times, the surprising back to school item flying off shelves at major retailers across the nation. And close encounter. Oh, my god. One familys unforgettable brush with a massive great white shark, today, tuesday, august 13th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning. Welcome to Tuesday Morning. I look at that weather map, its got a Little Something for everybody but not in a good way. Weve got storms across a lot of the country and then hot down south. Fall right around t
Good evening. It has been 25 years since the murders that led to the trial of the century. Oj. Simpson, acquitted in the deaths of his exwife and her friend ron goldman. Now goldmans sister kim is taking an unusual step in the search for answers. Heres my nightline coanchor, juju chang. We the jury find the defendant, Orenthal James simpson not guilty. Reporter it was the dramatic end to the trial of the century. Upon ronald lyle goldman, a human being as charged in count two of the information. We the jury in the aboveentitled action find the special circumstance reporter a young kim goldman, distraught by o. J. Simpsons acquittal. I wasnt thinking of anybody but my brother, and in some ways feeling like we let him down. Reporter 25 years after her brother rons murder, a sisters quest for answers. I learned very quickly that the truth doesnt really need to show up in a courtroom. Honor doesnt have to take place in a courtroom, because it didnt give us what we deserve. Reporter in a ne
The bush president ial library in texas yesterday on what would have been the former the late president s 95th birthday. According to his grandson, bush 41 chose the photo himself before he died last year, saying it was one of his favorites. Nice way to honor him there. History has just been made in the nba. The Cleveland Cavaliers have made Lindsay Gottlieb the first Womens College coach to join the ranks of the nba as an assistant coach. Brad mielke is working on this. Its not even just coaches. Just in the last couple days, the new Orleans Pelicans have hired a former wnba star for their front office. Women have been climbing up the ranks as scouts and consultants. But the questions always been, will we see more women on the sidelines of nba games . The answer is yes. For the last seven years, Lindsay Gottlieb has been head coach at cal berkeley. Now shes taken a job as assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is the second woman in the nba to get a fulltime coaching gig. I talk
Lets give it up for them one more time. [applause] several of our speakers thig helped us recognize the Important Role that intergovernmental relationships play in the history of cities towns, and villages over the years. And our speakers this afternoon will dive even deeper into the po partnerships. Lets get things started. We will kick things off here with a verymp i topic that leaders like us can t Strong Mental Health resources and services for our communities. The great news is that we have partners in congress, we truly do, on both sides of the aisle who are ready to help us do the work through the Bipartisan Senate Mental Health caucus. And today, it is my true pleasure to have a conversation with one of the caucus cochairs, senator tinaminnesota. [applause] senator smith was once chief of savannah chief of staff toe mayor of minneapolis and has a long history here at nlc and today we are excited to welcome her back so please, put your hands together for senator smith. Thank you