National military park. Were going to have him talk about the expert. He is everything you hope you find when you walk up to the desk of the park and you want to talk to that Great Southern gentleman with the great accent and he will tell you about southern charm. He has been told he is not southern enough. Is that right . Matt yes. I wish he would stop with the gentle man part. Eman part. E gentl gentleman, who was about to speak to you today. He comes from mississippi and well talk about the siege of mississippi. Anyone was ever have the opportunity to be was ever opportunity had the to be on a battlefield with him is kind of like having this immersive experience on the field. And it is kind of like having this standup comedy routine, where he charms hundreds of the visitors with his unique style. If you ever have the opportunity a listen to him speak, it is wonderful storytelling experience. Ado, i present matt atkinson. Matt i always hate the introduction. I think this may be the f
Talks on generals robert e. Lee and ulysses s. Grant. American history tv in prime time begins at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Matt atkinson is a former park ranger with the Vicksburg National military park. Next he talks about the 1863 siege of vicksburg and the confederate defense of the city. This 50minute talk was part of a symposium on great defenses of the civil war, host by the emerging civil war blog. Our next speaker today comes to us from gettysburg National Military park. Weve just heard from gettysburg and were going to have the get ea gettysburg talk about vicksburg. Matt is a nate irof mississippi. He is everything you hope to find when you walk to the desk at the park and you want to talk to the Great Southern gentleman with the great accent. He is going to tell you about southern charm. Ironically, this is a man i i heard has been told that hes not southern enough. Is that right . Yeah, it is. Wait until he opens his mouth. I just wish you would stop with the gentleman part. I w
Talks on generals robert e. Lee and ulysses s. Grant. American history tv in prime time begins at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Matt atkinson is a former park ranger with the Vicksburg National military park. Next he talks about the 1863 siege of vicksburg and the confederate defense of the city. This 50minute talk was part of a symposium on great defenses of the civil war, host by the emerging civil war blog. Our next speaker today comes to us from gettysburg National Military park. Weve just heard from gettysburg and were going to have the get ea gettysburg talk about vicksburg. Matt is a nate irof mississippi. He is everything you hope to find when you walk to the desk at the park and you want to talk to the Great Southern gentleman with the great accent. He is going to tell you about southern charm. Ironically, this is a man i i heard has been told that hes not southern enough. Is that right . Yeah, it is. Wait until he opens his mouth. I just wish you would stop with the gentleman part. I w
General grant, effectively ening the civil war. Well be live this afternoon for the next three hours as the commemoration continues today with reenactments of the gun stackings that took place on this day in 1865, when more than 22,000 general lees infantry troops turned over their weapons and battle flags. Also, later in our program, youll hear remarks from historian david bliegt who talks about the legacy of appomattox here at the park. Bru, first, we joined by the two men who played a starring role in thursdays ceremony, the surrender ceremony that you just saw here. We want to invite you to be part of the conversation. Glld what were you thinking as general lee rode away . Sadness. I felt for the confederate soldier. I knew they were suffering with the surrender after they had fought so hard for four long years. I felt the most climatic, the silence, no guns, no shouts, no battle songs. The silence was a sound that we had not heard for four years. And it occurred to me. General, yo
[ bell ringing ]the the fourth year of the war ending in the spring of 1865, of shermans march, the toils of petersburg, richmond fallen, the wars end, relief, grief and rejoicing. I call forth Sergeant Clark b. Hall, greatgreat grandson of charles h. Hall of the 13th mississippi infantry. A u. S. Marine corps veteran of sley, vietnam, and 1st lieutenant samuel mosley, a korean war veteran and winner of a silver star and a purple heart. [ bell ringing ] [ bell ringing ] [ bell ringing ] pr and now at precisely 3 15 on the afternoon of april 9, 2015, 5, bells will ring across america. [ applause ] as the department of labor calls for new Consumer Protections for workers saving for their tournament, National Economic Council Director will deliver a keynote address on the potential new rules at an event. Hell be followed by a discussion about the future policies. See the full event live beginning at 10 00 eastern own cspan. And later Vice President joe biden will talk about the Ukraine Ru