The civil war in the east from gettysburg appomattox. His newest book is darkness at chancellorsville it was released late may. In addition to offering over 30 books, ralph has been a u. S. Army enlisted man and career officer, a columnist and media commentator, a strategy and security analyst, and a researcher in the developing world. His fascination with the study of our civil war dates back to his early to his childhood entering the wars continue. At the present he is working on a novel set during the cold war and is a contributor to the Hoover Institute publication on military history and its impact on world affairs. Without any further introduction, i give you ralph. Thank you. [applause] its always good to be back here. Its terrific. Thank you for coming. I know many of you would much rather not being this condition him and would much rather be out in the 95degree heat but thanks for making a sacrifice. Tammy, in covering my biography, left out one very important thing. I was als
But democrats call the memo misleading and charge it is an effort to undermine the investigation in the 2016 election and the criminal probe being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. So today, were getting your thoughts on the memo and the russian probe. Republicans can call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. And independents, 2027488002. You can also reach us on social media on twitter. Com cspanwj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. And that memo is topping the hitandmiss including the Washington Post says the g. O. P. Memo declassified on friday accused senior Law Enforcement officials of misleading a court in order to conduct a surveillance on a former Trump Campaign advisor. Fueling a growing distrust between the white house and republicans on one side and the Justice Department and the f. B. I. On another. Host were talking to you today, getting your reaction to the release of that memo. Tommy is calling in from tennessee on our independent line. Good morning, tommy. Calle
Association hosted this hourlong talk. Mr. Burden wayne motz has been a licensed guide at the Gettysburg Park for 13 years. He is had 25 years of service there. He is the narrator of the popular gettysburg audio field guide driving tour of the battlefield that was reduced produced where he was a senior historian. An ohio native, he received his degree in military history from ohio state and his masters in American History from shippensburg university. He was appointed chief executive officer of the National Civil war exam located in harrisburg, pennsylvania in 2012. He was selected to that position from a field of over 100 candidates. The National Civil war museum is a 65,000 squarefoot building housing a renowned collection of artifacts and historical interpretations. The mission of the institution is to serve as a National Center to inspire the Lifelong Learning of the American Civil War through preservation and balanced presentation. Before becoming the ceo there, he was the executi
Succession. Actual soldiers had a delight in destroying the cradle of the confederacy. They use them as bringing the war upon them. I think we have one more question. Why did it stop . Citieswe not see further earned in the same kind of mercenary manner . Withdrew back into virginia and they were occupied. Did notticular strategy move forward from that point on. Did theire certainly fair share of burning throughout the war. They did not have the opportunity as much in the north. Burn parts of town. For a monetary reason . There were a lot of soldiers. Ofy took great joy in our revenge on both sides. Field or because these were the houses that a woman whose that at us or that kind of a vengeful action. That was more individually direct did. Screeria nigeria. Tenness that resulted in the almost total destruction of his army. Remind your children in this by centennial year, when we are the first generation of the americans who have experienced attacks on the continental United States, we
Wilderness. Is he going to go bushwhacking in the wilderness . Youre setting them on fire, g e nice, brooks. Brooks is going to speak to us contingencies and circumstances, u. S. Grant and the problem of virginia in 1864. Ks brooks simpson. S [ applause ] well, good morning, everyone. Id like to first thank the teas at the civil war institute. Especially alison and diane as well as peter. I must admit that i feel naked up here without a scarf on. Peters fashion attire will whie understand that reference. While peter recognizes that his adviser Gary Gallagher made d nc mistakes, my binder did no suchs thi thing. I also thought they would dwell on the Sexual Practices and fantasies of confederate generals and their historians. N i thoughtab id tell a little story of my own in this regard. Not about me. Thats a tmi moment, youll have to join me on facebook for that one. That several years ago, my wife, cheryle and i went to wife haven, which is the plantation where ulysses s. Grants inlaw