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Epicenter of the confederate effort. This is the headquarters, this is where robert e lee was. This is the building in which he made crucial decisions during the course of those three days of that battle that literally determined the outcome of the battle. This property when we bought it looks nothing like it does right now. It was a Hotel Complex with a brewpub restaurant attached to it. Envision a 40 or 50 room, 1950s style motel with a restaurant saloon attached to it , all surrounding this building that i am standing in that was lees headquarters. Lees headquarters was hidden in plain sight. What we did to restore this site was, first we had to get rid of the 20th century. That was to tear down and move out all of the debris that encompassed the hotel, or motel to be more precise. The restaurant brewpub. Then we had to restore the topography. We had to tear out Something Like< ....
For three days in july, 1863, the union and confederate armies faced off in gettysburg, pennsylvania. One of the most decisive battles of the civil war. Next on american artifacts, we visit confederate general robert e. Lees gettysburg headquarters. The Civil War Trust, a nonprofit organization, purchased the house and surrounding land in 2015. We talk with Jim Lighthizer and Garry Adelman of the trust about the propertys history and restoration. This house is significant to the battle of gettysburg, one of the most, if not the most important battle of the whole civil war because it was the epicenter of the confederate effort. This is the headquarters. This is where robert e. Lee was. This is the building in which he made crucial decisions during the course of those three days of that battle that literally determined the ....
E lees quarters. A Nonprofit Organization purchase the house and surrounding land in 2015. Of the with jim and gary trust about the properties history and restoration. This house is significant to the battle of gettysburg. One of the most, if not the most important battle of the civil war. It was the epicenter of the confederate effort. This is where robert e lee was. Hes was a building in which made crucial decisions during the course of those three fate three days of that battle. It literally determined the outcome of the battle. This property, when we bought it, looks nothing like it does right now. It was a Hotel Complex with a restaurant at 10 attached to it. Envision a 40 or 50 room 1950s style motel, with a restaurant saloon at hatch to it. All surrounding this building was i am standing in, it lees headquarters. His headquarters were hated and in plain sight. W ....
Surrounding land in 2015. We talk with Jim Lighthizer and gary aleman of the trust about the propertys history and restoration. This house is significant to the battle of gettysburg. One of the most, if not the most, important battle of the civil war because it was the epicenter of the confederate effort. This is the headquarters, this is where robert e. Lee was. This is the building in which he made crucial decisions during the course of those three days of that battle that literally determined the outcome of the battle. This property, when we bought it, looks nothing like it does right now. It was a Hotel Complex with a pub restaurant attached to it. Envision a 40 or 50room 1950s style motel, with a restaurant saloon attached to it. All surrounding this building that i am standing in, it was lees headquarters. His headquarters were hidden in plain sight. What we did to resto ....
I just want to salute you and your public work in uniform, military uniform as well as civilian clothes. I heard you say you were committed to protecting whistleblowers. I was wondering what your definition was. Im thinking of edward snowden. My dear brothers and sisters, chelsea manning, my dear brother jeffrey sterling. Two in jail, one outside of the country. Would you define them as whistleblowers or in a different way . Dr. West i put you on the spot too much. Very penetrating question. I appreciate your reflections. I would define whistleblowers as those individuals who come forward consistent with the statutes for the appropriate authorities with the appropriate clearances to adjudicate. Its my understanding that our government has designated mr. Snowden and before him, private manning to be not whistleblowers. To be in one case someone accused of violating the military justice and someone accused of violating federal law. I believe there is a pathway through the chain of comman ....