When he asked me to speak as the leadoff man, that was a first for me. Most of you can tell by my size, i have always been rather large i never hit leadoff because i that requires somebody speedy. Being the leadoff man is something new for me. I was surprised when pat pointed out that the magazine contains his article, because you get to this article, you have to read through my article. Which i think should have been the end of the magazine. [laughter] we could have avoided a lot of history that would have droned on. Please pick up one of those and read my article. Mike gorman has an article as well. It is always a pleasure to speak about petersburg, because most of you in this room having heard stories of petersburg, probably never delved into it. When i was at appomattox courthouse a number of years ago my boss at the time, who , promises to heckle me later, asked me, when i said i was going to petersburg, are you crazy . He said that it was the most unimportant story in all of the
Voters. Gary i want to move to Something Else here. And that is how did proponents of what we will call the union memory of the war, the war that did this and did that, how did that play out the rest of the 19th century . While the wartime generation lived . Everyone knows about lost cause monuments in the former confederacy. We have four of them in silence filled in charlottesville. We have a confederate statue in the University Library in the University Cemetery not in the library. Joan just in your office. [laughter] gary i will be sending my resume around beginning on monday. [laughter] gary in the cemetery. John i think you succeeded, more jokes. Gary they talked about the decoration day, confederate memorial day and so forth. What is going on in the way of commemorating the union cause while the wartime generation still lives . What are some of the things that went on . Joan most of what i know is from reading john neff. [laughter] gary one of you please say something. Joan im go
We have a confederate statue in the University Library in the University Cemetery not in the library. Joan just in your office. [laughter] gary i will be sending my resume around beginning on monday. [laughter] gary in the cemetery. John i think you succeeded more jokes. Gary they talked about the decoration day, confederate memorial day and so forth. What is going on in the way of commemorating the union cause while the wartime generation still lives . What are some of the things that went on . Joan most of what i know is from reading john neff. [laughter] gary one of you please say something. Joan im going to throw it to you. Then that is the idea that somehow exists today, and was present in the discussion of the lost causes is that is the most powerful cause, and it sprang fullblown in 1865, its simply not true. All you have to do is go to National Battlefield parks, see monuments to the citizen soldier of the army, the generals, the fact that the union cause preserving the republi
Presentation about how the concept of fleeing slaves coming into union lines came to be known as contraband of war. She is now a member of our historians advisory committee. Shes helping us create the exhibits for the new Civil War Museum. This is cassandras first time to address an American Civil War museum audience. And we are very pleased to have her with us. Ladies and gentlemen, dr. Cassandra newbyalexander. [ applause ] good morning. As we commemorate the person of the year 1865 i offer my nomination for your consideration as the person who has done more to define that year than anyone else. 1865 was the last year of the civil war. It was the culmination of four very bloody years that changed america. And while many deny this reality, my person of the year was the reason america had actually been to war. Furthermore, at the conclusion of the war, issues involving my person of the year will continue to consume the attention of the nation and result in the passage of a series of Un
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