Warm introduction and thank you for hosting me. I am so happy to be here. They occupied the house just next door, formerly occupied by Jefferson Davis. It is a story that very few civil war buffs know. Ive given this talk all over the country and people are surprised, they have not heard of him before. Over the next hour i will tell you why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My grandfather george weitzel. He was born in the United States in ohio.
You why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My grandfather george weitzel. He was born in the United States in ohio. His parents were immigrants. His parents died at a young age when george was 18 months old. He was adopted, and the family name was changed to quatman. Im a blood weitzel. We have weitzels in the Confederate White House. We have some weitzels here today. Probably more than in 150 years. Welcome. This is Major General Godfrey Weitzel
You why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My grandfather george weitzel. He was born in the United States in ohio. His parents were immigrants. His parents died at a young age when george was 18 months old. He was adopted, and the family name was changed to quatman. Im a blood weitzel. We have weitzels in the Confederate White House. We have some weitzels here today. Probably more than in 150 years. Welcome. This is Major General Godfrey Weitzel
This is the cbs morning news for thursday, april 9, 2015. Good morning. Im alison harmelin. This morning millions of americans in the heartland are under threats of dangerous weather. Forecasters are warning about second day of hail and high winds and strong tornadoes could form in Oklahoma Kansas and missouri. Residents got a preview wednesday as severe storms lashed the plain states. A huge funnel cloud darkened the sky over southern kansas. A tornado was reported just over the state line in oklahoma. Also in kansas, a storm chaser was rolling video wednesday when massive chunks of hail smashed into his windshield. The impact destroyed the glass, leaving cracks in the patterns of spider webs. The rumble of thunder filled the air in dayton, ohio, wednesday as an electric storm lit up the sky. Lightning struck at least one person. A College Student hit in the parking lot is hospitalized in serious condition. Our boston stage says theres more violent weather ahead. We saw quite a bit of
Of those civil rights activists who suffered violence while standing for peace. We honor them for holding our nation to the highest ideals, ensuring the true existence of liberty and justice for all, and making this country keep to its promise. That all men tonight on the civil war, the burning of columbia. Columbia, South Carolina surrender to the union army under general William Tecumseh sherman. Recently a panel that historians discuss the fall and recovery. That is tonight on the civil war at 6 00 p. M. Eastern time here on American History tv. This year, cspans touring cities across the country exploring American History. A look at our recent visit to greensboro, North Carolina. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend. Today we are at the Greensboro Historical Museum in an exhibit called the murphy confederate long arms collection and this collection was actually originally loaned to the museum, and then bequeathed to the museum upon dr. Murphys death in 2