Museum of the Civil War Soldier located near petersburg, virginia. He previously served as the first president of the association for the preservation of civil war sites from 1990 to 1994, an early version of what today we know as the American Battlefield trust. Hes also spent time as a historian including local fredericksburg in spotsylvania. Hes also served in other capacities. Dedicated researcher, a prolific writer, he has published more than 20 works on the civil war, on stonewall jackson, st. Petersburg, virginia, 1861 to 1865, and my favorite, the final battles of the petersburg campaign. His latest book, a campaign of giant is certainly a mustread a campaign of giants is certainly a must read for all civil war enthusiasts. I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to do the maps for buck. I said, you know what . Youre doing good work and he gave me an opportunity to showcase that so that im most grateful. Will is certainly a historian that we all look up to but hes not just
Coxe, senator, and all of our distinguished guest, welcome. I have a great honor to serve as chief executive officer for preservation virginia. Deskhalf of president ial preservation virginia board of trustees, i share our appreciation for friends and partners gathered today and Technology Leadership of the administration, the General Assembly, american revolution, and the James Northam foundation. As special appreciation to our partners in the National Park service, the representatives, and members of the family society. Today, we commemorate the events that occurred on the site 47 years ago the distinguished speakers who follow me will capture the importance of these proceedings and the direct influence still felt today. Hope it will define this place with the persistent efforts of women who ensured its preservation. Within these walls would have been lost were not for the vision and dedication of women. 1889, they founded the association for the preservation of virginia antiquity. T
Share our appreciation for friends and partners gathered today and acknowledge the leadership of the administration, the General Assembly, american evolution and jamestown your town foundation. Our special appreciation to our partners managing historic jamestown, the National Parks servic service, tribal represents, descendants and members of the society. On this site 400 years ago. Twishd speakers to follow me will kpir the importance of those proceedings and the direct influ i will focus on the persistent efforts of women. It would have been lost if not for the vision and dedication of women. In 1889, mary Jeffrey Gault and Cynthia Tucker coleman founded the association for the preservation for virginia antiquities. Now known as preservation virginia. Their goal was to save and restore disappearing larnd escapes and buildings that embodied our colonial divisions. Successfully securing powder magazine and Mary Washingtons fredericksburg home, the women established an organization, the
Since 1911 preservation virginia has shared the chief justices life and legacy. We are grateful to many descendents who have over the years returned books furnishing tableware and personal items. These objects bring the room alive and it doesnt take much to imagine the activities of the family the household and the many guests who visited. There are no artifacts that better define marshalls career than the robe he wore for his tenure as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. The room is cared for by generations of descendents before finding its way into our collection. The robe is a witness object and if robes could talk what a story this one could share. John marsh award this robe is a prison guard presided over Supreme Court cases during which time the Supreme Court was elevated to an equal branch of the federal government and today the simple black robe is a recognizable icon at the american judicial system and as our curator collection put it this iconic image of the ame
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