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Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Civil War 20141108

Of the key moments of the american civil war. They were in chattanooga for their 33rd annual meeting of the society of the army of the cumberland. That army had fought in march across middle tennessee in 1863, climbing mountains and reversing rivers before fighting confederate armies at chickamauga creek, in the greatest battle in the western theater of the war. In the minds of these veterans, chickamauga was not a union defeat, but rather the battle for the capture and permanent possession of the city where they were meeting, chattanooga. That capture of chattanooga eventually led to the capture of atlanta and the Union Victory in the war. At the Third Session of the meeting, an unexpected topic came up. A statue for the man who led the army of the cumberland during its most important battles in the campaign. Major general Wil ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Panama Canal Past And Future Day 1 20140809

He was a great friend, the suezfriend of canal. That time spirit of that we would they would move on to panama and join the specific to the atlantic as the in any otherd done part of the world. Futures the wave of the and that they would simply repeat their success in this very different part of the world forgetting that panama was a vastly differenter the rare, typography,rent climate, everything. They were mistaken about knowing territory, as it were. Today frk you go to panama, see a lot of him, at thes a bust authority. Until a couple of years ago, was a steakhouse in downtown. Saw would he think if he the video that we just showed of the canal today . Hist would probably break heart because he was an extraordinary man. The loomingf figures beyond anyone else of his time. He was something of a rain maker. An engineer, he was a believer in a great the capacity of human beings to the untried and difficult. By his ownt up. Hetoric he had tremendous backing invested inne who the suez c ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Civil War 20141019

General thank you to the museum of the confederacy. And thank you to cspan. I want to start by reading from an introductory chapter of my book. Just to kind of set things up. A group of veterans gathered in chattanooga, tennessee, in one of the key moments of the american civil war, they were in chattanooga for their 33rd annual meeting of the society of the army of the cumberland. That army had fought in march across middle tennessee in 1863, climbing mountains and reversing rivers before fighting confederate armies at chickamauga creek, in the greatest battle in the western theater of the war. In the minds of these veterans, chickamauga was not a union defeat, but rather the battle for the capture and permanent possession of the city where they were meeting, chattanooga. That capture of chattanooga eventually led to the capture of atlanta and the Union Victory in the war. At the ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Civil War 20141018

A group of veterans gathered in chattanooga, tennessee, and one of the key moments of the american civil war, they were in chattanooga for their 33rd annual meeting of the society of the army of the cumberland. That army had fought in march across middle tennessee in 1863, climbing mountains and reversing rivers before fighting confederate armies at chickamauga creek, in the greatest battle in the western theater of the war. In the minds of these veterans, chickamauga was not a union defeat, but rather the battle for the capture and permanent possession of the city where they were meeting, chattanooga. That capture of chattanooga eventually led to the capture of atlanta and the Union Victory in the war. At the Third Session of the meeting, an unexpected topic came up. A statue for the man who led the army of the cumberland during its most important battles in the campaign. Majo ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Panama Canal Past And Future Day 1 20140817

And Michael Kozak who helped negotiate the treaties. It features a 1978 address from are carter on the panama canal. First David Mccullough, he discusses the history of the construction and answers viewers questions. The path between the seas it traces the early days of the panama canal. Good evening, mr. Mccullough. Let me ask you first, why do you have a picture of jules burn in your book it was the idea that almost anything in the world miraculous and progressive could be accomplished through the miracles of modern medicine, science and technology. He was a great friend of the builder of the suez canal. It was the spirit that they would move on to panama. And that this was the wave of the future and that they would simply repeat their success in this very different part of the world. Forgetting that panama was a vastly different terrain and topography and climate, everyth ....

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