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Eleanor roosevelt, at 8 00 eastern, on the original series first ladys. The public and private lives of the first ladies. From Martha Washington michelle obama. On American History tv on cspan3. All weekend long, American History tv is joining our history to showcase the of cincinnati, ohio. To learn more about the cities website. Visit our we continue with a look at the history of cincinnati. This is the cincinnati observatory center, situated in the center of the city six miles east of downtown. We call it the birthplace of american astronomy. Essentially what we call the carl sagan of the d...

Andersonville. And at the end of the war, w he ended up, i dont know how he got to washington, and died, ane is buried at arlington, and i just wondered what happened to the, at the end of the war to he the prisoners there. Have ma well, he might have been like some of the, again, some of the soldiers that i study. He might have made his way, you know, he might well have gone on to a place that camp parole and might have been in a hospital. There were army hospitals, e military hospitals. There was one in fairfax, impr virginia. Have been in one of those hospitals due to his endo imprisonment,...

Adjacent to the cemetery location is eric leonard, the chief of the historical site. He will be with us for the next hour to talk about the history of andersonville and why does consider the most notorious site of the civil war. We are joining our phone line so you can join the conversation. If you want to join the conversation, 2027488900. That is for eastern and central time zones. If in the pacific or Mountain Time zones, 2027488901. You can also post questions and comments on our facebook page. Facebook. Com cspanhistory. Mr. Leonard, thank you for him joining us this afternoon. Mr. Leonar...

Brotherhood. I know that with his persistence without his persistence, we would have never known this tale , nor how his existence on this earth created a family of future soldiers. Being o invention of the anon did researchmillers through the National Archives to uncover archives to pay a portrait of his ancestor. Like a puzzle, piece after piece, perfectly placed, these facts and figures help contribute to our now intimate, and personal, glimpse into a shared National History that comes directly from the genealogy of many family trees. Miller was himself a volunteer soldier. He chose to serv...

Different. It is a valor and honor. Those concepts take a different form here. And many respects, in a standard guess, they are prisoners of war, and then you move right back to the battles. Often, and addressing the story, there is an and knowledge of that, and then no detail, and you move on. Andersonville has a name brand recognition. The public often doesnt know any of the details beyond the name and that something unusual took place there. Host lets start with the basics. When was it built . What was its purpose . Mr. Leonard in the fall of 1863 as the Exchange System of the previous two ...