President obama gave the commencement address at the u. S. Coast Guard Academy this past wednesday. On American History tv, we are looking at president ial commencement addresses from a decade ago. You can watch george w. Bushs 2005 address at the Naval Academy tonight at 9 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. Each week, american artifacts takes viewers to museums and Historic Sites around the country. On april 9, 1865, general robert e lee met ulysses s. Grant in the village of appomattox courthouse and surrendered his army of Northern Virginia, effectively ending the civil war. Next, we visit the museum of the confederacy in appomattox to see items related to the surrender. We also toured the museum, looking at the wars aftermath. Welcome to the museum of the confederacy appomattox. I am the site director here. For museum has been open for almost three years now. We are an extension of the museum that was originally founded in 1890, opened in 1896 in richmond. We house a lot of the artifacts
Name of the village which was built on a stage coach road between richmond and lynchburg here. Courthouse being spelled as two words. Appotomax was a county that was formed in 1845. And in virginia the county seats are always known with the county name, and then the two words, court house. But it was a village that did have a courthouse building in it. Lee arrives here on the afternoon of april the 8th. He deemploys some of his artillery here in front of him on this road on the way to appotomax station. This is where he has supply trains waiting for him. So he sends some of his artillery out into a position mere. Then he sends men out here to start unloading his supply trains. While they are unloading these trains they are surprised by general custers californiavy who comes in and captures the supply trains and some of the men. Some of them escape and start heading back towards the court House Village is where their main military is. The cavalry has caught up to them. This is one of th
Effectively ending the civil war. Next, we visit appomattox to see items related to the surrender. We also toured the museums exhibits. Linda lipscomb welcome Linda Lipscomb welcome to the museum. The museum here has been open for almost three years now. And we are an extension of the museum that was originally founded in 1890, opened in 1896 in richmond, virginia. We house here a lot of the artifacts that were from the confederates. We will tell you about how we got some of those artifacts. Here, we kind of focus on appomattox since we are in this location. One of the things people ask us about is why appomattox . Why did lee come here to surrender . It was not his original intent of course. Lee, on his retreat from petersburg, had been looking for supplies. His goal was to find supplies for his men and turn south to meet with general johnston in north carolina. As he is traveling from petersburg grant had been able to effectively block all the railroad supplies lee has waiting for hi
Der at eight an mat i then a ceremony marking the exact time 150 years ago that generals grant and lee met to discuss terms of surrender. After that is correct well hear from two living historians who portray the generals at the ceremony. And later, remarks on the leg of appotomax with historians. Each week american artifacts takes viewers to his forrics sites around the country. On april 9th 1865, confederate general robert e. Lee met ulysses s. Grant and sun rendered his arm of north virginia effectively ending the civil war. Next we visit the confederacy in a appotomax appotomax. Welcome to the museum of the confederacy of appotomax. Im listened de lipt lipscomb. The museum hare opened three years. We are an extension of the museum that was originally founded in 1890 opened in 1896 in richmond virginia. We house here a lot of aircraft facts that were from the confederates. Well tell you how we got some of the artifacts. Here we tend to focus on appotomax because we are in the locati
See her remarks live at 1 45 p. M. Eastern. And later the gop field grows by one, when former pennsylvania senator and 2012 prognosis candidate Rick Santorum joins the race. He will announce his accountsy in butler pennsylvania. See that live at 5 00 eastern, also on cspan. President ial candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. Here is a look at some books written by declared and potential candidates for president. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton looks back on her time serving in the Obama Administration, in hard choices. In American Dreams florida senator marco rubio outlines his plan to restore economic tune. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee gives his take on politics and culture in god, guns, grits andgraphy. And in blue collar conservatives, potential president ial candidate Rick Santorum argues the Republican Party must focus on the working class in order to retake the white house. In a fighting chance massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren