Live Breaking News & Updates on Gordon Mahone

Stay updated with breaking news from Gordon mahone. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Transcripts For CSPAN3 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20160824

Of the union army, and he blocked general lees line of retreat, thus general lee had to continue further west, searching for rations and hoping to get around grants army. The next place general lee could gather supplies was about three miles from us here at appomattox station. Supplies had been brought over from lynchburg to feed general lees army. Its everything the army really needed. Hundreds of thousands of rations, new uniforms, equipment, and thats where theyre heading for on april 8 after leaving Cumberland Church on the night of april 7. General lees advance is led by confederate reserve artillery under general Reuben Lindsey walker. They go to camp about a mile from appomattox station about two miles from here on the afternoon of april 8th. And general custers cavalry advances on that station and captures the supplies, then encounters general
New York , United States , Petersen House , District Of Columbia , Smithsonian Institution , North Carolina , Al Iskandariyah , Cumberland Church , Augusta Canal , Mclean House , Sankt Peterburg , Williams Nelson , Reuben Lindsey , Joseph Johnston , Andrew Johnson , Robert Lincoln , William Peterson , Charles Smith , James Longstreet , Mary Lincoln , Gordon Mahone , Seneca Indian , William Petersen , Phillip Sheridan , Orville Babcock , Theodore Bower ,

Transcripts For CSPAN3 Battles Of Appomattox 20150314

The 185th new york, hundred 90 if pennsylvanian. He is taking casualties. This guy here. Look at that. Artillery shell takes off his foot. And some toes on his other foot. Some of that artillery fire is coming from the yard of george pierce, at the eastern edge of the village. Men in those batteries are members of the richmond howitzers and salem flying artillery. Here is an illustration of the firing of the last gun. William brown is with the salem flying artillery. One of those shells finds this fellow here. Hiram clarke. Kimberlin claims him to be the last casualty. Dont know that that is necessarily true. But it is a rather tragic story. Hiram clarke is from marathon, new york. He is sick with jaundice in the hospital. He finds out his regimen is moving out i campaign, he absents himself from the hospital and joins his resident regimen. Arching all the way to appomattox, and is hit by an artillery shelled and killed outright. We always knew about this this illustration. A couple ye ....

New York , United States , North Carolina , Al Iskandariyah , Longwood University , South Carolina , Sankt Peterburg , Friedman Cemetery , Arlington Cemetery , River Valley , Robinson House , Martin Gary , Joe Coleman , Ron Wilson , Edward Baker , Joshua Chamberlain , Robert Parker , William Brown , William Parker , Wilson Jenkins , Gordon Mahone , James Haran , James Wilson , Henry Davies , Hiram Clarke , Brown Salem ,

Transcripts For CSPAN3 Battles Of Appomattox 20150314

Here named Fred Blodgett who was 16 years old but the veteran of a dozen bottles and writes out and pulls out his serve all over pulls out his revolver and you know what he said . Hands up. The trains are captured. They will not leave the train right there. They will try to get him down the track. It is a volunteer army. They have previous occupations before joining the army. Some of them have worked on the railroad and start to move the trains out of the area. Send some artillery shells start to fall on the area of the station. Where are they coming from . Coming from the command of this guy here, rubin Lyndsay Walker from virginia. He commands the reserve artillery. He also let the distinction of having the best mustache and goatee in the can direct army. Wouldnt you agree . That is just dandy. So nice he likes to keep it in good order. He actually is sitting on a stump and ....

United States , District Of Columbia , Mclean House , West Virginia , New Orleans , South Carolina , Longwood University , Liberty Church , West Point , River Valley , Robinson House , Cumberland County , New York , Pullman House , North Carolina , United Kingdom , New Jersey , Paul Church , Sankt Peterburg , Williams Smith , Edward Cooper , Rooney Lee , Charles Smith , Gordon Mahone , Henry Davies , Willard Farrington ,

Transcripts For CSPAN3 Battles Of Appomattox 20150315

Summer of 1865. The second new york advancing on the station first. There is a young fella right here named Fred Blodgett who was 16 years old but the veteran of a dozen bottles and writes out and pulls out his serve all over pulls out his revolver and you know what he said . Hands up. The trains are captured. They will not leave the train right there. They will try to get him down the track. It is a volunteer army. They have previous occupations before joining the army. Some of them have worked on the railroad and start to move the trains out of the area. Send some artillery shells start to fall on the area of the station. Where are they coming from . Coming from the command of this guy here, rubin Lyndsay Walker from virginia. He commands the reserve artillery. He also let the distinction of having the best mustache and goatee in the can direct army. Wouldnt you agree . That ....

United States , District Of Columbia , Mclean House , West Virginia , New Orleans , South Carolina , Longwood University , Liberty Church , West Point , River Valley , Robinson House , Cumberland County , New York , Pullman House , North Carolina , United Kingdom , New Jersey , Paul Church , Sankt Peterburg , Williams Smith , Edward Cooper , Rooney Lee , Charles Smith , Gordon Mahone , Henry Davies , Willard Farrington ,