Surrounding land in 2015. We talk with Jim Lighthizer and gary aleman of the trust about the propertys history and restoration. This house is significant to the battle of gettysburg. One of the most, if not the most, important battle of the civil war because it was the epicenter of the confederate effort. This is the headquarters, this is where robert e. Lee was. This is the building in which he made crucial decisions during the course of those three days of that battle that literally determined the outcome of the battle. This property, when we bought it, looks nothing like it does right now. It was a Hotel Complex with a pub restaurant attached to it. Envision a 40 or 50room 1950s style motel, with a restaurant saloon attached to it. All surrounding this building that i am standing in, it was lees headquarters. His headquarters were hidden in plain sight. What we did to restore this site was first to get rid of the 20th century. That was to tear down and move out all of the debris tha
Happy monday to you. All that coming up, top story, violence at republican president ial donald trump rallies dominating conversation ahead of next 2016 battleground. Six remaining candidates fighting for five key states, i were concluding winnertakeall, florida and ohio. Blake burman in the miami with blake, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, maria, to you as well. We are in miami and that puts home to florida 99 delegates in winnertakeall state. Donald trump has been in and out of florida traveling around states up for grabs on tuesday. The consistent theme throughout over the weekend has been interruptions at his events by protesters. Of course nothing more highlighted than what happened friday night in chicago when his event had to be canceled for massive protests there. Trump has been somewhat unapologetic for what is going on. Bernie sanders has accused, he has accused trump of basically inciting this. Trump called Bernie Sanders, called donald trump a pathological liar.
Tennessee sesquicentennial. Thank you for attending this session featuring our same topic of the day, the last campaign in tennessee. My name is van wes, i am the Tennessee State historian. And a professor at middle Tennessee State university. It was an easy drive over to join this event today. For our expert historians, they have all come quite a way to join and be part of this event. Im appreciative of that. The way i would like to do this, so we have plenty of time for questions and comments, i am going to introduce all three speakers now in alphabetical order. They all come up in that order. Ok. Our first speaker will be chris lawson. I have known chris for 30 years. It goes back to his excellent work on frank cheetham, and his confederate division in tennessees forgotten warriors. That came out in 1989. He has been involved with us and been very generous of his time here for different civil war and Franklin Battlefield symposiums that we have worked with. Welcome back. Our second
Bell hood was written history and the u. S. Colored troops compared to the sherman marched to the sea. This 90 minute event is part of theseries organized by tennessee sesquicentennial. Thank you for attending featuring our same topic of the day, the last campaign in tennessee. , i am the van wes Tennessee State historian. And a professor at middle Tennessee State university. It was an easy drive over to join this event today. For our expert historians, they have all come quite a way to join and be part of this event. Im appreciative of that. This,y i would like to do so we have plenty of time for questions and comments, i am going to introduce all three speakers now in alphabetical order. Come up in that order. Ok. Be chris speaker will lawson. I have known chris for 30 years. It goes back to his excellent work on frank cheetham, and his confederate division in tennessees forgotten warriors. 1989. Me out in he has been involved with us and then very generous of his time here for diffe
Screeria nigeria. The tenhour drive, frankly was definitely worth it. According to your program, what were supposed to do today is first offer some insights speak briefly on a portion of the campaign they believed to be particularly illuminating. Two things ill do real quickly, if i can, the first one deals with spring hill. Spring hill was the day before the battle of franklin and what it represented was a lost opportunity to attack some union troops either at spring hill itself or some who were in colombia and would come up to Franklin Pike that night. Essentially what happened is a profound mystery in many ways. Hood planned a flanking movement which was extremely successful. In fact there were federal troops still at columbia who were going to come up the pike that night. They failed to do two things. They could have launched an attack on the yankees who were in spring hill. They did not do that. There was a fight but it was not the larger fight that i think the generals had contem