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