Ago i started the research as a dissertation. Hes an interesting figure. I will give you a couple of brief biographical insights. Born and raised in ohio, goes to west point, not a stellar student. Hes won to merit away from being dismissed every year, actually. [laughter] his best friend at west point was Winfield Scott hancock. Hes 32 out of a class of 52. He participates in the seminal wars and the new mexican wars. He sees himself being this career military person and making a life in the military. He finds himself as a Lieutenant Colonel in the War Department. If you have read the book, you know i tried to sidestep the claim that he was responsible for starting the american civil war. Was sent on a secret mission to talk to Robert Anderson about the prospect of what might happen if South Carolina decided to secede. You have to understand, floyd, the war secretary, has given bewell no instructions and he spent three days in trust and harbor with Robert Anderson and after the first
Good afternoon, everybody. I want to welcome you all here today. Im peter russo, ademocratdirec personal affairs at thecato institute. This is a capitol Hill Briefing entitled economics of Health Insurance reform. The repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act dominated discussions on the hill in recent weeks and lawmakers are huddling in philadelphia to recourse for the damage done to the Health Market in recent years. When they state they dont have a plan and i suppose im being cheritiable here but democrats say they dont have a political viable one. There is some truth to that as any comprehensive replacement will require support from democrats. If there is a take no prisoners approach continues they will in an act of self fulfillment prevent the plan. But to add to the mix the president promised an outline of his own further complicated the endeavor, bun that might bind and unify existing offerings. Time will tell and we will see. The true libertarian position requires he no
There are other establishments in new york city, artisan 00 where they try to harken back to those older recipes. To get a taste of 18thcentury tavern culture. The chamber of commerce, the new society, sons of revolution, only a little bit later, those kinds of club survive. The rituals that were invented in the 18th century still survive. Think about freemasons or Something Like that. Is a way people today can experience something i can do the drinkings culture in the 18th century. [applause] youre watching American History tv. 40 aid hours of programming on American History every week and on cspan3. At cspanon twitter history for information on her schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. During the civil war, union forces repeatedly targeted the port of charleston, South Carolina, using a variety of tactics, including new naval technology, ironclad warships. Historian steven wise talks about the seize of charleston. The various artillery methods used
[applause] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] civil war, union forces repeatedly targeted the port of charleston, South Carolina, using a variety of tactics, including new naval warships. , ironclad historian steven wise talks about the seize of charleston. The various artillery methods the role of blockade runners in keeping charleston supplied. Hosted by the South Carolina historical society. It runs about an hour and 10 minutes. Good evening. Im faye jansen. Like to thank everyone for joining us. Id also like to thank the board managers of the society for sponsoring this event tonight. There will be refreshments afterwards and you can thank our board for those. The union series, alan nevin points out that the federal assault on charleston was planned for both reasons. And military he writes that the seizure of of the confiden confederacy, would humiliate every follower and exalt every northern heart. Were going to hear about this Important Campaign tonight from
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