He is completing an edited collection titled soldiers of the cross. The text will be out sometime later this spring. I think hes going to talk about rosecrans, but he is also instrumental to everything that we do at the center, especially to our Digital Projects and black virginians in blue. He is fundamental to our under graduate internship and Public Events like this. So i would like you all to join me in welcoming will kurtz. They dont usually let me talk at these things. Im afraid you are about to find out why. Ro rose cranes is kind of a downer and this is perhaps the first and last time we will talk about him in our day together. He may have mentioned him briefly and after he mentioned grants name for the fifth time, i kind of tuned him out. I dont hate grant. I hope you take that away from this talk. In fact i think that the failed relationship between general grant and rose cranes and rosecrans and Everything Else was detrimental to the union cause. Im going to talk about gener
Of the key moments of the american civil war. They were in chattanooga for their 33rd annual meeting of the society of the army of the cumberland. That army had fought in march across middle tennessee in 1863, climbing mountains and reversing rivers before fighting confederate armies at chickamauga creek, in the greatest battle in the western theater of the war. In the minds of these veterans, chickamauga was not a union defeat, but rather the battle for the capture and permanent possession of the city where they were meeting, chattanooga. That capture of chattanooga eventually led to the capture of atlanta and the Union Victory in the war. At the Third Session of the meeting, an unexpected topic came up. A statue for the man who led the army of the cumberland during its most important battles in the campaign. Major general William Stark rosecrans. The men began to express themselves. I worship the memory of general william s rosecrans. I hold for him or reference in my heart never to
Williams. Good evening. It brought days of rain to arizona, ending right before the super bowl. It then caught a fast ride across the country, hit the midwest hard before arriving in the alreadypummelled sections of the east where tonight the pummelling goes on. More snow in boston and enough to delay the patriots celebration until wednesday after the snowiest sevenday period in that hearty citys history. Chicago and detroit fell just shy of alltime records in fact, and travel just took another big hit. These repeat winter storms make it feel a lot like groundhog day, which in fact it is. We begin with all of it tonight. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer starts us off from boston. Miguel, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. Boston was hit with 14 hours of steady snow today. Its the reason why Public Schools have been canceled tomorrow and why the patriots parade has been pushed to wednesday. Were on boylston street. This is the parade route. And this is the problem. Snow mounds top six feet
Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. It brought days of rain to arizona, ending right before the super bowl. It then caught a fast ride across the country, hit the midwest hard before arriving in the alreadypummelled sections of the east where tonight the pummelling goes on. More snow in boston and enough to delay the patriots celebration until wednesday after the snowiest sevenday period in that hearty citys history. Chicago and detroit fell just shy of alltime records in fact and travel just took another big hit. These repeat winter storms make it feel a lot like groundhog day, which in fact it is. We begin with all of it tonight. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer starts us off from boston. Miguel good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. Boston was hit with 14 hours of steady snow today. Its the reason why Public Schools have been canceled tomorrow and why the patriots parade has been pushed to wednesday. Were on boylston street. This is the parade route. And this is the prob
Good afternoon everyone, its my great privilege and honor to introduce the matt atkinson. Matt is a native of houston, mississippi, and received a ba in business and history from the university of mississippi. He has worked at Petersburg National battlefield, National Historical park, Manassas National battlefield and Vicksburg National military park. Hes currently employed as a ranger slash historian at gettysburg National Military park. And he will be presenting to you about the fallen leader Earl Van Dorn. [applause] this is the adjustment period, right . Where you find out what the mic is like. Or like Hank Williams said, one time, in 1952, my good friend down in georgia, his daddy saw him and Hank Williams stepped up to the microphone and he blew in it. And he says, well, boys, this works. Lets see if i do. [laughs]. I appreciate you all having me again. Its good to be back in spotsylvania i have an impossible task, i will go ahead and tell you, ive got 13 pages of single spaced n