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Of the key moments of the american civil war. They were in chattanooga for their 33rd annual meeting of the society of the army of the cumberland. That army had fought in march across middle tennessee in 1863, climbing mountains and reversing rivers before fighting confederate armies at chickamauga creek, in the greatest battle in the western theater of the war. In the minds of these veterans, chickamauga was not a union defeat, but rather the battle for the capture and permanent possession of the city where they were meeting, chattanooga. That capture of chattanooga eventually led to the capt...

Zimbabwe, how the industry is going from strength to strength. World leaders have condemned the killing of another hostage held by the Islamic State of iraq and levant. The group has released a video showing the beheading of alan henning, a British Volunteer captured while delivering aid to syria in december. Emma haywood reports. Reporter alan henning had no ties with syria, only a deep desire to help those in need. The married father of two travelled there last december as part of a british aid convoy, and had aid for syria tattooed on his arm. After the convoy crossed the border he was seiz...

Protest. In sao paolo where it is the last day of campaigning before brazilians go to the polls to vote for a new president. The former haitian president jeanclaude duvalier has died. Jeanclaude duvalier returned to haiti after 25 years in exile. His home coming shortly after a president ial election. When he died he was being accused of corruption and human rights abuses. When only 19 years old he took over presidency after the death of his father. His father, papa doc, had declared himself president for life, and his rule was enforced in large part by his personal militia, accused of killing...

To resandstorm for highlevel talks. So we begin this news hour with developments in syria and the fight against the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Syrian border town of kobane where fighting has driven thousands of people away. Surrendeaway. Kurds angry at the perceived lack of action. In its strongest statement yet the turkish government said it will do whatever it takes to prevent kobane from falling, and protect its troops t. Lets go to southeastern turkey. Just give us the latest situation on the ground. Reporter nick, artillery fire coming from kobane. Just behind me isil fighters ...

I cant remember when i first saw the picture, and i certainly did not know where cold harbor was at the time. Im sure i thought it was a port town somewhere in virginia. I may not remember in which book i first saw the photograph, but i know that immediately and lastingly linked the words cold harbor and death in my mind. In subsequent years, i came to read more about the events of the spring of 1864 that culminated at cold harbor, that deadly slog from the rapid ann to the james that saw the u. S. Suffer 50,000 casualties, in the confederacy, another 30,000plus, the bloodiest six weeks of the...