Talking about your 1864 and were going to start with the well, today we are going to begin talking about the year 1864, and we are going to start with the action in virginia in 1864. Focusing especially, now today, on the action in may, june and the famous duel between Ulysses S Grant and robert e. Lee. The big showdown between the best generals that each side had. I think this campaign has been more misunderstood, more misinterpreted than maybe any other campaign in the civil war. I think the reason is because of expectations. Today in politics you would see, a president ial campaign or primary Campaign Going on. Several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties, and theyre coming up on one of the nominating primaries the state primaries typically youll hear some politicians say, if i finish in the top three, that will be a win. If i could finish in the top three than i would be happy, or Something Like that. Of, course trying to manage expectations. If he does that
I think the reason reason is because of expectations. You know today in politics you would see say theres a president ial campaign. The primary campaign is going on and several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties and theyre coming up on one of the nominating the primers the state primary and youll typically youll hear some politicians say oh if i finish in the top three, that will be a win that if i to finish in the top three, ill be very happy or Something Like that. And of course, hes trying to manage expectations. Because if he does that successfully and if people and the press and so forth buy it, yeah Top Three Finishes a win for him and he finishes number two, you know. Oh wow, thats great. You know he exceeded expectations. But on the other hand if he doesnt bother to manage expectations or if hes not successful at it doesnt get people to buy it then you know, he finished his second. Oh, wow. What a loser. What a defeat for him. He finished second the thi
I want to thank quail ridge books for inviting me back and all you people coming out to hear about general Phil Sheridan, who, of the leaders at the war, he i the least know, the others being uhis see s. Grant and william, tecumseh, sherman. These generals appeared on postage stamps honoring great commanders. Sheridan is on grants left. This is appropriate because, by the time the civil war ended, sheridan was sometimes referred as to the left hand of grant. He was ten years younger than grant and sherman. He was a dynamo. Inspired his men with his intensity and by his personal leadership. He led from the front but he was also a careful planner. Yet he was the one who promptly acted on a plan, and once it was made, and was willing to change it if the conditions changed on the battlefield. But during the war, sheridan became a household name because of his great victories in the Shenandoah Valley, especially at cedar creek, and for waging what was called a total war there he was one of
One very fascinating character. Very complex individual. A different person with different people. Something of a chameleon, intelligent, but at the same time remarkably stupid. I mean, to make some of the mistakes he made shows the level of incompetence. Dont you think he thought he had immunity . Well, he does. Legally he was living in a bubble. The president. No one is going to challenge him. And so its starts in a sense with the tapes, the arrogance of the tapes. You think you can do this. This was not just done to you and his aide. All of the four leaders. Anyone who went into the oval office. He was just kind of saying, the confidence that people expect when they come see the president. We are not going to care about that. It is in my interest to do this taping. When it was disposed the idea that no one is ever going he is troubled by that very fact himself in a couple of those conversations. He tells some, i dont feel comfortable doing this. He does not pull the plug. And you kn
The big showdown between in each case the best general that each side had i think this campaign has been more misunderstood and misinterpreted than maybe any other campaign in the civil war. I think the reason reason is because of expectations. You know today in politics you would see say theres a president ial campaign. The primary campaign is going on and several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties and theyre coming up on one of the nominating the primers the state primary and youll typically youll hear some politicians say oh if i finish in the top three, that will be a win that if i to finish in the top three, ill be very happy or Something Like that. And of course, hes trying to manage expectations. Because if he does that successfully and if people and the press and so forth buy it, yeah Top Three Finishes a win for him and he finishes number two, you know. Oh wow, thats great. You know he exceeded expectations. But on the other hand if he doesnt bother to