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Lees father, light horse harry lee had been with washington at yorktown and witnessed what he deemed to be the shameful behavior of lord corn wallacenr by sending a subordinate to formally surrender the british army. Lee would not shame the familys name by transferring the responsibility to a subordinate. As the small party left the apple tree site and reached the appomattox river, lees horse traveler stopped to drink. Continued into the village behind us. And encountered Wilmer Mclean who was outside of his house, perhaps looking to have a guard posted at his home. Mclean first showed him a b...

My name is robin snyder and it is my honor to welcome each and every one of you on this historic day in our nations history. This courthouse village stands as not just a symbol of wars and, but a place of departure for a transformed nation. The significance of what took place here settle the issue of who would be the victors of the american civil war, but many questions remained unanswered. Soldiers echoed their thoughts and letters and diary entries. Letters of Union Soldiers reflected jubilation, but also concerned. In the front lines of appomattox from james mulligan, he wrote though the ar...

Established the bargain that the white north and the white south would hold on to for generations. Despite the terrible cause, spite grant continued, quote, i do not question the sincerity of the si great mass of those who were great opposed to it. Sincerity. Indeed who could have doubted bted the sincerity of the confederacy, who had bled itself to death in pursuit of that cause. The confederacy was profoundly sincere. The soldiers were sincere in their longing to lead the United States. Sincere in their hatred of what they saw as an invading army. Nvadin sincere in their hatred of the abolit...

[ 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. [ applaus...

See her remarks live at 1 45 p. M. Eastern. And later the gop field grows by one, when former pennsylvania senator and 2012 prognosis candidate Rick Santorum joins the race. He will announce his accountsy in butler pennsylvania. See that live at 5 00 eastern, also on cspan. President ial candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. Here is a look at some books written by declared and potential candidates for president. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton looks back on her time serving in the Obama Administration, in hard choices. In American Dreams florida senator ma...