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Two competing scenarios, two sort of theories of what the 2014 mid term elections could be about. One theory was some of the challenges problems facing the Republican Party in 2012 would just sort of flow on into 2014. The other was that this would be a classic mid term election referendum on the incumbent president and with all that that entails. So two competing directions and it could have really gone either way. In terms of challenges facing the Republican Party some of them were with key voting groups, some of it was sort of their own, sort of some of the things they were doing just sort ...

Retirement community for Union Soldiers here at Appomattox Courthouse, and they buy up land west of the village. They are unsuccessful in selling off these lots to Union Veterans, and they decide theyre going to dismantle the house and move it to washington d. C. And create a museum out of it. The house is dismantled. And unfortunately there is a financial panic in 1893 and the firm goes bankrupt. And all the supplies or materials outside start to rot away or are taken as souvenirs. The park service, when it takes over the facility in 1940 determines the one thing theyre going to do is rebuild...

Mcclaine house to discuss terms of surrender. University of richmond president ed airs provides the key note address and other speakers include decedents of key grant and lee aides who took part in that historic meeting. Also part of the program reenactments of grants arrival at the mcclaine house as well as lees departure following the surrender. This is about an hour and 45 minutes. My name is robin snyder and i am currently the acting superintendent at Appomattox Courthouse National Historical park. It is my distinct hopper on behalf of the National Parks service and the United States Posta...

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...

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...