Relative of confederate general John Bell Hood. He is the author of John Bell Hood the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. And the lost papers of , confederate general John Bell Hood. With an undivided interest in and past history, president of the board of directors of the confederate Morrill Hall Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, South Carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, anyway we werent able to move , into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. I drove appear to up here. It sounds strange to say i drove up from South Carolina. Im used to driving down there. This is i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. One is when the theme of the symposium is generals you love to hate, i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. Well, beca