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I think weve have you here every year since then. We are thrilled to have you. His newest book it was released late may in addition to authoring over 30 books. A columnist and media commentator. And a researcher in the developing world. To the childhood and during the wars centennial. He is working on a novel set during the cold war and is a contributor to the Hoover Institute on the publication or military history in the impact on world affairs. It is terrific, thank you for coming. Many of you would not want to be in this airconditioning you want to be out in the 95 degrees heat. I was also a very bad musician. I was talking about darkness in the new book. In the sense the talk today might have been titled chancellor bill although it has been and is as the latest operational triumph nonetheless that victory was a very expensive one. And i will just give you a couple of fine points right now and then we will do more of the back ....
At the unite naval academy, but he told me that his retirement failed, that he was no good at it at all. So he is now the distinguished professor at the United StatesNaval War College in new port, rhode island. He has written several books about the civil war. His books received the lincoln prize and the Abraham Lincoln book award. He also has just or actually done a biography of joe john so. Thats what his was about today. Lets walk joe simons. He was the a man who lacked the moral will to commit troops to battle unless he could be absolutely certain of victory unless the circumstances never obtained he seldom if ever sought battle at all. Johnston does have his defenders. It made it impossible to defend it any where and the confederate president s tendency to promote and protect personal favorites and therefore als ....
I was able to get information on those sources and archives. Darren mulloy, thank you very much. Prof. Mulloy thank you. General ely viewed it from a strategic standpoint. How this impacts of the outcome of the campaign. The Shenandoah ValleyBattlefield Foundation hosted this talk. Mr. Wert i should thank kevin but i always seem to get the timeslots i assure you we will be going to lunch on time. I am not very bright but i am bright enough to know that, so dont worry about that. On august 23 1864, president lincoln held a cabinet meeting. For the previous weeks, he had been getting telegrams from republican politician say it, you cannot be real elected. Reelected. The people have had it with your administration. In you have to address certain things. This meeting, he did. He asked every member to sign a letter which lincoln had written. In that letter, he and his ....
Incoln held a Cabinet Meeting for the previous weeks, he had been getting telegrams from republican politician say it, you cannot be real elected. The people have had it with your administration. In you have to address certain things. His meeting, he did he asked every member to sign a letter which lincoln had written. In that letter, he and his cabinet pledged their support to the next administration, who lincoln thought would not be him. Touched upon it, but if you go back a little bit, think of this. If you look at the overland to put it in perspective, the army of the defendedthat army that Little Round Top disappeared in may and june 1864. They suffered more casualties than antietam, chancellorsville, and gettysburg combined. I saw a newspaper from new york. In those days, when you publish pages. Ng, it was for it was published that summer in a small new york county. ....