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Lees father, light horse harry lee had been with washington at yorktown and witnessed what he deemed to be the shameful behavior of lord corn wallacenr by sending a subordinate to formally surrender the british army. Lee would not shame the familys name by transferring the responsibility to a subordinate. As the small party left the apple tree site and reached the appomattox river, lees horse traveler stopped to drink. Continued into the village behind us. And encountered Wilmer Mclean who was outside of his house, perhaps looking to have a guard posted at his home. Mclean first showed him a b...

My name is robin snyder and it is my honor to welcome each and every one of you on this historic day in our nations history. This courthouse village stands as not just a symbol of wars and, but a place of departure for a transformed nation. The significance of what took place here settle the issue of who would be the victors of the american civil war, but many questions remained unanswered. Soldiers echoed their thoughts and letters and diary entries. Letters of Union Soldiers reflected jubilation, but also concerned. In the front lines of appomattox from james mulligan, he wrote though the ar...

Established the bargain that the white north and the white south would hold on to for generations. Despite the terrible cause, spite grant continued, quote, i do not question the sincerity of the si great mass of those who were great opposed to it. Sincerity. Indeed who could have doubted bted the sincerity of the confederacy, who had bled itself to death in pursuit of that cause. The confederacy was profoundly sincere. The soldiers were sincere in their longing to lead the United States. Sincere in their hatred of what they saw as an invading army. Nvadin sincere in their hatred of the abolit...

See her remarks live at 1 45 p. M. Eastern. And later the gop field grows by one, when former pennsylvania senator and 2012 prognosis candidate Rick Santorum joins the race. He will announce his accountsy in butler pennsylvania. See that live at 5 00 eastern, also on cspan. President ial candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. Here is a look at some books written by declared and potential candidates for president. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton looks back on her time serving in the Obama Administration, in hard choices. In American Dreams florida senator ma...

One, two, three. Up with, two, three. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, were going to make a little bit of a stage change here. Okay. Were waiting. Were going to make a bit of a stage change and then well get to our prak focused on the surrender meeting between lee and grant in the mclean house on april 9th 1965. Just give us a couple moments. Attention shoulder arm present arms at at 1 30 about 1 30 on the arch of april 9, 1865 ulysses gran and a small entourage of officers arrived here at the mclean house. If you look to your right, they are giving you a sense of that moment 150 years ago. ...