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D he gives grant basically a twopart requirement, first to Bring Organization to the union war effort. And secondly to defeat the army of Northern Virginia. And grant goes about making it possible to carry out that charge with a vengeance. First he put together a Program Unlike any the war has yet seen. He realized up to this point battles would last a couple of days and armies would pull apart for months. Grant would not let that happen anymore. They would fight them until they were destroyed. He also realized the old goal of capturing territory didnt make sense anymore. Hence the goal would ...

I appreciate it. As i told you folks i talked with his morning, it is an honor for me to be here. There is Something Special about the battlefield here at cold harbor. I came about my interest in the american civil war, im sure like most of you did. I got it from my father. My dad was born in 1901 and a little town on the tennesseealabama border that was only 35 years after the end of the american civil war. As you might imagine, most of those old men sitting around the Grocery Store were confederate veterans. He grew up listening to their tall tales and talking with them about their battles. ...

150th anniversary of the battle of the crater, thank you, and welcome to those who have not attended the program this evening. I want to, before we get started, thank yous, specifically for st. Pauls church for allowing us this wonderful venue for our programs earlier today and for the one were about to have here this evening. I would like to thank the rector of the church, rick greenwood. I would also like to thank this evening the senior warden of the church, steven tuck, and steven is in the back, so give him a round of applause because hes keeping this open for tonight. But again, its one ...

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. Chris is a former historian. He is one of these men you could drop on any battlefield, and he can tell y...

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 battlefield, and he can tell you how many people were there, who their kernel was, and what their shoe...