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These bow your head with me. Father in heaven, we come to this place tonight not to but to celebrate sacrifice, loyalty, bravery, and the things that have happened in our history to make us the great nation we are today. May we learn from the lessons of history, may we not repeat the but maythat divide us, we repeat those lessons that make us indeed strong. Tonight, dear lord, i thank you for the National Parks service and theyre very hard work in bringing this event to our community, our state,...

Man for whom i hold the most the utmost respect. Three years ago this weekend, we sat on the back porch of a little building, and we were thinking, what can we do to help people become more invested in these stories of the civil war . That is when it came into being. We have expanded from our blog to a publishing series. Of course the symposium and a number of speaking engagements as well. We are continuing our outreach to help people become invested in these important and engaging stories. Chri...

The utmost respect. We sat on the back porch of a little building, and we were thinking, what can we do to help people become more invested in these stories of the civil war . It came into being. We have expanded from our blog to a publishing series. Of course the symposium and a number of speaking engagements as well. We are continuing our outreach to help people become invested in these important and engaging stories. Chris is a former historian. He is one of these men you could drop on any ba...

What . An introduction for an introduction. And first off, ill say that i serve as the executive director for civil trials. And it is an honor because i have the chance work for all of you. Its its absolutely. The program grows at the grassroots. So its individuals like all of you who may have an idea know of a spot in your backyard. You want to have it marked and marketed the world. And you come to us. So its your stories that we get to tell. And its truly honor. I would also be remiss if i did...

Introduction. And first off, ill say that i serve as the executive director for civil trials. And it is an honor because i have the chance work for all of you. Its its absolutely. The program grows at the grassroots. So its individuals like all of you who may have an idea know of a spot in your backyard. You want to have it marked and marketed the world. And you come to us. So its your stories that we get to tell. And its truly honor. I would also be remiss if i didnt say that i came to history ...

Virginia. Host allen guelzo lets begin with your latest book, robert e lee a life, who was he before the civil war, what was his reputation . Guest he was best known for two things, son of a famous revolutionary war hero and that was the famed cavalry commander light horse harry lee, the one who served under washington and in fact, coined washington, first in war, first in peace, that was light horse harry. The other thing that people would have known robert e lee for would have been his service...

What . An introduction for an introduction. And first off, ill say that i serve as the executive director for civil trials. And it is an honor because i have the chance work for all of you. Its its absolutely. The program grows at the grassroots. So its individuals like all of you who may have an idea know of a spot in your backyard. You want to have it marked and marketed the world. And you come to us. So its your stories that we get to tell. And its truly honor. I would also be remiss if i did...

An introduction for an introduction. And first off, ill say that i serve as the executive director for civil trials. And it is an honor because i have the chance work for all of you. Its its absolutely. The program grows at the grassroots. So its individuals like all of you who may have an idea know of a spot in your backyard. You want to have it marked and marketed the world. And you come to us. So its your stories that we get to tell. And its truly honor. I would also be remiss if i didnt say ...

An introduction for an introduction. And first off, ill say that i serve as the executive director for civil trials. And it is an honor because i have the chance work for all of you. Its its absolutely. The program grows at the grassroots. So its individuals like all of you who may have an idea know of a spot in your backyard. You want to have it marked and marketed the world. And you come to us. So its your stories that we get to tell. And its truly honor. I would also be remiss if i didnt say ...

Are few scholars who i can point to who helped get there. And the gentleman i have the honor to introduce is one of those. Oftentimes, you often you listen to a biography, you think to yourself, i know who that is. You dont necessarily have to have a biography list behind him, but this one is definitely worth noting. Scott, as a 34 year veteran of the National Park service, served as gettysburg supervisor historian for 20 years. He won the National Service regional Freeman Tilden award and excel...