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My good friend James Mcpherson. There comes a time in every soldiers career where therell be a sorrowful duty to perform. That duty today belongs to me. I have brought home the fallen body of my commander and my dearest friend. Major general James Mcpherson. Home to his grandmother, mother, family and to his friends. Mac and i met in tennessee and formed an instant friendship. Two young men from ohio whose personal lives and military careers were similar in nature. When general mcpherson was promoted as commander, he chose me as his chief engineer. I joined general mcpherson staff in mississip...

I begin with a word of invitation. Father in heaven, we, to this place tonight not to celebrate war, but to celebrate sacrifice, loyalty, bravery, and the things that have happened in our history to make as the great nation we are today. Lessons ofn from the history. May we not repeat the lessons that divide us, but may we repeat those lessons that make us strong. Tonight, dear lord, i thank you for the National Parks service and their hard work in bringing this event to our community, our state, and our nation. Do in this place this evening, and we humbly ask, dear father, that you bless our ...

Militaristic to the legislative with a panel that includes a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian annette gordonreed and james mike pearson. Its about one hour and 20 minutes. Over the new years weekend 9100 people visited the abuilding for the proclamation. Some were sitting by for hours for the time to read the words forever free and to see Abraham Lincolns signature. Although it didnt end slavery in america it fundamentally changed the character of the war. Overnight the union became a war for human liberation. For the nearly 4 million it was a symbol of hope. That hope of freedom was finally re...

And after the war. Some talk of choosing a name tabare as a free person and others describe the long searches to reunite their families. Milestones denied to and enslaved population, marriage, going to school now become popular for free people and our tremendous holdings that contains stories of the struggles and achievements. Historians on the panel looked at the records and as other Research Institutions and the investigations we are lucky to have them with us tonight. Leading the discussion tonight is annette gordonreed a Pulitzer Prize winner and the professor of history at harvard law sch...

Several weeks after the Appomattox surrender, over 100 casualties occurred at a showdown in Texas. It was a battle that didn't have to happen.