He has also had the joy to experience today. I think he is eager to go back south of the james. Emmanuel grew up in did what he county. Dinwiddie county, so petersburg was home for him. Volunteering at the Petersburg National battlefield where he became a seasonal, worked there for a number of years and became a permanent historian. He has beenm there 14 years sharing this story which has largely been forgotten. The stories of the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Fortunately, emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront and is here to talk about one of the other enduring legacies of the war, the Freedmens Bureau. The question, what is going to happen with all these emancipated slaves . The Freedmens Bureau was an attempt to deal with that. It was a very complicated answer. Emmanuel dabney, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] emmanuel i am not sure how people deal with this traffic on the north side of richmond. It seems like whenever you leave richmond,
This talk is hosted by the emerging civil war blog. It is my privilege to welcome back emmanuel dabney. He comes to us from south of the james. This i95 traffic many of you enjoyed experiencing, he also has had a joy to experience it today. I think he is eager to go back. Petersburg was home to him. Closely connected to his own personal story through his ancestry. He began volunteering, where he became Seasonal Work for a number of years and became a permanent historian. Years been there 14 sharing a story that is largely over forgotten, that if armies that will armies are in one spot there longer than anyone else, and the stories by the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront. He is to talk about one of the enduring legacies of the war, that is the Freedmens Bureau. Was what isestion going to happen with all these emancipated slaves . The Freedmens Bureau was an attempt to answer that. It was a very complicated
Operated in hospitals and temporary camps, helped locate lost family members and provide education and legal services. This talk is hosted by the emerging civil war blog. To wrap up our sequence of mourning speakers, it is my privilege to welcome back emmanuel dabney. He comes to us from south of the james. This i95 traffic many of you enjoyed experiencing, he also has had a joy to experience it today. I think he is eager to go back. Petersburg was home to him. The story very closely connected to his own personal story through his ancestry. He began volunteering, where he became Seasonal Work for a number of years and became a permanent historian. He has been there 14 years sharing a story that is largely over forgotten, that if armies are in one spot there longer than anyone else, and the stories by the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront. He is here today to talk about one of the enduring legacies of the wa
Story very closely connected to his own personal story about this child. He began volunteering eventually where he became a seasonal, worked there for a number of years and then became a permanent historian. He has been there now 16 years, 14 years excuse me. Sharing this story. The story of the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Fortunately emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront. He is here today to talk to us about one of the other enduring legacy of war, that is, the Freedmens Bureau. The very question during the war is what is going to happen with all of these emancipated slaves. The Freedmens Bureau was an attempt to answer that, and the manual will discuss that very complicated answer. [applause] i am not sure how people deal with this traffic on the north side of richmond. It seems like just now whenever you leave richmond you better plan on a year to get where it normally takes 10 minutes to get to. I am certainly happy that i made it, i