Relative of confederate general John Bell Hood. He is the author of John Bell Hood the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. And the lost papers of , confederate general John Bell Hood. With an undivided interest in and past history, president of the board of directors of the confederate Morrill Hall Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, South Carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, anyway we werent able to move , into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. I drove appear to up here. It sounds strange to say i drove up from South Carolina. Im used to driving down there. This is i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. One is when the theme of the symposium is generals you love to hate, i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. Well, beca
Petersburg, virginia, for the historical park civil war symposium. Next, chief historian at fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National historical park will speak. All right, lets call it back to order. Thank you. Welcome back from lunch. We wanted to mention that today is the 100th anniversary to the day that the first u. S. Troops went in france. [applause] i am happy to introduce our next speaker. He is a public historian and author currently serving as the chief historian and chief of interpretation at Fredericksburg National military park. Parts worked for the four years. As well as probably the definitive book on manassas. Lets welcome him. [applause] john i have to start with this. This is not a gratuitous phrasing of my team that i have loved since i was 11 years old. You may remember they one the stanley cup in the spring. I offer this is context for some of what you have heard this week. Does anybody recall who was defeated in the final . Do you remember . Is in the state of ten
American history tv. Next, steven hood, the author of john bell could the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. Generals weof love to hate. You can watch all of this coverage by visiting our website at www. Cspan. Org history. Join us tomorrow at 9 00 a. M. Eastern for more of the symposium. [crowd noise] im just getting it right to the introduction of our next speaker, who had an odyssey to get here but he is here happily. M. Hood is a distant relative of confederate general john bell put. He is the author of John Bell Hood the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. And also, the lost papers of confederate general John Bell Hood. President of the Confederate Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] sam hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, south carolina, five days ago. And if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, we werent able to move into the so we arere buying livin
Battlefield because he was born in a hospital that sits on the battlefield grounds. This is a man who is deeply rooted in that part. He also has a passion for parks that reach beyond the boundaries of his daily work life. He is finishing up work on a book for the emerging civil war series. Earlier this afternoon, davis talked about the rise of John Bell Hood and we will talk about the beginning of the fall of that very same army. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Lee white. [applause] mr. White i have a special connection there and it is one of the reasons why i tell that story. I became familiar with general patrick cleburne. My first really big civil war biography was on patrick cleburne. His story is set in franklin. I have been interested in it ever since one of the top experiences of my life is when i went to franklin for the 150th on the actual date, november 30, 2014, and i was there and i found out that there was a commemorative march. Hold on a minute. This picture is at the end. Thos
Is my pleasure to introduce it is my pleasure to introduce our friend lee white. He has been with the park Service Since 2000. Lee hasiterally say spent his whole life on the battlefield because he was born in a hospital that sits on the battlefield grounds. This is a man who is deeply rooted in that part. He also has a passion for parks that reach that reach beyond the boundaries of his daily work life. He is finishing up work on a book for the emerging civil war series. Earlier this afternoon, davis talked about the rise of John Bell Hood and we will talk about the beginning of the fall of that very same army. What is and gentlemen, mr. Lee white ladies and gentlemen, mr. Lee white. [applause] white i have a special connection there and it is one ie reasons why i did tell that story. Familiar with general patrick labor. My first really big civil war biography was on patrick labor and. Claybourne. His story inset franklin. I have been interested in it one of the top experiences of my