this is a fair revenge for what happens the shenandoah valley.bennett is, in some weird believed that the destruction co more humane and civil. and he wrote i part that burning, per se is wrong. deny, but there may be ch justifiable but becomes duty instead of snatching from the hands of the ladies what they had saved from burning houses and throwing it back into flames. our men could be seen all over the city checking the fire or carrying trunks, etc. for the ladies. how beautiful. it' kind of moments. now, regardless of how soldiers justified taking war to civilian populations, there were some soldiershat it was acceptable in any form. they maintained throughout the conflict that it was wrong. they maintained that was unjust. and if you read diaries and letters of these soldiers throughout the course of the conflict, you see a lot of amples of how this type of aggressive activity really appalled them. so for in of 1864, sergeant the fifth michigan cavalry, as he oftentimes in his diary, he recorded how distraught he was over seein his command j

a little of shenandoah university trivia for you now. sheridan believed that migs, his death was not military act. he thought that since migs was killed essentially inside of union, that he had to be murdered. bushwhackers. and so without investigation into what happened, sheridan sought immediate revenge for the son of union quartermaster general montgomery c migs. sheridan ordered that every single home within dayton, virginia and a five mile radius ordered them burned to the ground. so the task of burning dayton virginia fell upon the shoulders of 116th ohio. when the buckeyes received order, they had some emotions. ohio guys are usually good, right? we have our ohio, some of our ohio contingent. so during the time in dayton and rockingham county, they spent some time in that community, got to know the people there. and i've never been in this position, but i would think it has to be a very difficult thing to do to burn down the home of someone you like someone you have gotten to know might be easier to destroy property. don't know th

so if you want josh to graduate from shenandoah or buy■7 ticket.ot, we'll see him next because he is supposed to graduate december, so hei do wae donors, whether you're you're giving donations or buying raffle tickets, these things make an impact. or the first time ever, the university fees mccormick civil wa to scholarships to and teachers institutions throughout the country. institute does is making history acceiband so we're able to do tt significant a significant ■way through, awarding scholarships. so thanks to all of you who ha donated to our efforts over the course of the years, a few other things before we start. so we are fortunate to hav c-span us today. so during the q&a session, i will=k have students with microphones. so if you have a please raise yourhone to get to you. well know i love to run a tight schedule. exist for a reason. it's to keep things on track. so if you have a question that would like to ask of one of our historians today aren't able to fit itregularly allotted time. all of our historians are happyo speak with you dur

one virginia's shenandoah county, the school board decided to take action voting five to one. change the names of two schools to that link to stonewall jackson, robert e lee, and turner ashby. all men who helped to lead the pro slavery states in the civil war but just last month, the school board, they reverse its decision. and in another five to one vote order, the names to be restored now, five students along with the end of lacp are suing the school board saying that decision creates a discriminatory environment for black students. and with me tonight is one of the students who was soon going her name is briana. i'm not going to give her last name, but also with me is kaitlan banner. briana is attorney with washington lawyers committee for civil rights and urban affairs, along with reverend cozy bailey. he is the end of lacp, virginia state college friends, president begin with you, briana, and thank you so much for being here. >> you're a student. you go to the newly renamed stonewall jackson high school. bring me into this moment when you first learned that your school wa

virginia pilot" says the fbi has identified a serial rapist as the person responsible for the 1996 shenandoahrk killings. officials say recently retested dna evidence links walter "leo" jackson sr. of cleveland to the murders of julianne williams and laura winans. the victims' bodies were found by park rangers at their campsite. jackson, who authorities said was responsible for at least three other violent sexual assaults, died in prison in 2018. >>> and "the san francisco chronicle" reports the fbi has raided the home of oakland's mayor sheng thao. fbi agents arrived at the property yesterday morning. they were seen carrying boxes from the home. agents served warrants at other homes and offices including california waste solutions. the company had previously been investigated over campaign contributions to oakland city officials including to thao when she was a city council member. the fbi acknowledged the raids but did not give a reason. >>> still to come, beware of fake ozempic. what you should know about the growing problem of counterfeit weight-loss drugs. problem of c weight-loss drugs.

russian and soviet history from the university of southern california and now resides in the anatolian shenandoahley, with her ryan following today's talk and will do some questions and answers book will be available to right out here for $15. i know some of have already she's kindly offered to sign copies of her book for you andersonalize them or whatever you like and. after that, we'll ask you to , for lunch in the next room. well, please join me morabito. wow. thank you, michelle. that really thoroughtiful intro. i much appreciate it. tremendous honor. i'm and so privileged to have this opportunity to speak at the ar luce news center for conservative women. and i've always deeply your work and your principles and of se, your magnificent namesake here and. it's so good to see all of you, so many familiar faces, so i wrote this book, the weaponization loneliness, because i believe that humanized relation is the greatest threat to freedom. but i don't believe most have a conscious grasp of that. and i don't think the fight they see the fight for freedom in that light. andt' so the breakdown of hu

russian and soviet history from the university of southern california and now resides in the anatolian shenandoah valley, with her husband, ryan following today's talk and will do some questions and answers book will be available to right out here for $15. i know some of have already bought it and she's kindly offered to sign copies of her book for you and personalize them or whatever you like and. after that, we'll ask you to join us, if you like, for lunch in the next room. well, please join me now in welcoming stella morabito. wow. thank you, michelle. that really thorough and beautiful introduction. i much appreciate it. and and thank you for this tremendous honor. i'm and so privileged to have this opportunity to speak at the clare boothe luce news center for conservative women. and i've always deeply your work and your principles and of course, your magnificent namesake here and. it's so good to see all of you, so many familiar faces, so i wrote this book, the weaponization loneliness, because i believe that humanized relation is the greatest threat to freedom. but i don't believe most have

lee and stonewall jackson are being restored to a couple of schools in shenandoah county, virginia. >k you. >> reporter: that reversal comes less than four years after the names were changed in response to the black lives matter movement. >> i don't think there has ever been a more recorded mini insurrection than what happened on january 6th, and yet we're still arguing about what happened. >> riot, insurrection. as i saw confederate battle flags in the halls of congress for the first time, they achieved something that robert e. lee and his army of northern virginia never got close to. they're physically in the halls of congress with the same battle flag that, you know, virginia units on this battlefield carried. and that's something i never thought i'd see. >> does it bother you? >> deeply. profoundly. >> because? >> we fought a four-year war that cost 700,000 lives. and to see that symbol, that flag, utilized in that way and to see it in that building was something that i think if you could go and reincarnate some of these union soldiers, these united states soldiers buried in that

there's a lot of great things about working at shenandoah university, but one of the great joys for me is is getting to interact with historians of considerable note who have contributed much to the field over the years. historians who i've admired from afar, his who have influenced the way that i think and the next historian is one such historian i haven't met dr. paul finkelman until about 9:00 this morning, but certainly have been very, very familiar and, heavily influenced by his very, very sound insightful and really at times revolutionary. so dr. paul finkelman is currently visiting professor marquette university school of law and he has had, needless to say, a very distinguished and continues to have a distinguished scholarly career. he is the author editor of more 50 books, has published more than 200 of you articles scholarly articles and book chapters. dr. finkelman is widely recognized as a leading expert in a variety of areas, including the american civil war. american legal history, constitutional law, slavery and law and religion the united states supreme court is quoted

grew up in the shenandoah valley. experience that far exceeds just who i am as a woman. so, i think that we need fresh voices in congress overall right now. we definitely need some change. my district has been represented by democrats 141 years. we don't just need women but rim bring fresh voices and change and really want to represent their people. nancy, how about you? why are you running and why is it important to elect republicans now to congress and females. >> this election is going to be consequential. in alaska specifically we have been hit so hard by the things this administration has done. president biden has issued over 60 executive orders that are basically trying to shut our state down. we are oil and gas and mining state minerals that the entire country needs. not just for production but national security. if we don't have those things in our country and we have to rely on other countries we have got to have a change in d.c. we have got to have president trump back in office. we need to get the course re

just to ironically just read an article in magazine where the author attributes to consider excess in shenandoah valley to the fact that they can control massive rocky mountain and they're able to see union troops, which throughout the course of the war. and they single knob and they can talk to other forces this is where they are and i just it's really true. yeah it's why preparing this talk i didn't i first i didn't look into that as much but yeah this issue of of being able to having the advantage of of people. right that's it's it's really important for commanders. right. by the way, also remember, it's a it's a tell us, you know, they're going to be using like optics and telescopes and things like that. right. and so that that thing allows you to extend the range and things that but the signals is important because how do you get the information, someone who can use it right. so. also good maps, right? so if there's a whole constellation of things that goes into this. you know, the important jedidiah hotchkiss maps with jackson having a sense of how long it took and be able to predict that

described the result as a helter skelter retreat and claimed that it was because union commander in the shenandoah valley had allowed confederate joe johnston to slip away and reinforce beauregard. the union and draconian stated his sudden arrival had created panic in the union ranks. the galveston news did better, describing it as a repulse, so decided. sometimes ed showed considerable sophistication. the oregonian explain how had been able to defeat two union armies by operating on interior lines a concept basic to understanding warfare. but common knowledge. the writer actually done research reading a pre war book by general henry w halleck in the summer of 1863, of course, was by the union victories at gettysburg and vicksburg. vicksburg got more attention because operations there had been occurring and covered for a long time. with gettysburg, the battle could hardly have been anticipated by when it was a surprise to both. vicksburg was. well understood. the union and dakota incorrectly speculated in may that the rebels might be trapped in vicksburg. accurately described the destruction of mi

after the war, he becomes president of washington college in the upper shenandoah around lexington, virginia. people have often scratch their heads, wondering why he became president of this little college, which was on the verge of extinction. most of its students had gone off to the war. most of its endowment had gone off to the war, too, and wasn't coming back. i think in large measure he took the job when it was offered to him because it got him as far away from washington, d.c. as he could get without violating the terms of his parole. remember, by that point, he was under indictment for treason. so he becomes president. he turns out to be a remarkably successful college president. this man knew how to shake the apples out of the tree. he brings in more than a quarter million dollars of endowment. money raises the student body from a dozen when he becomes president to over 400. i mean, that was that was a time in which that was a bigger student population than yale or the university o virginia. and yet his health continues to decline. and by 1870, his heart trouble has become so serious

after the war, he becomes president of washington college in the upper shenandoah around lexington, virginia. people have often scratch their heads, wondering why he became president of this little college, which was on the verge of extinction. most of its students had gone off to the war. most of its endowment had gone off to the war, too, and wasn't coming back. i think in large measure he took the job when it was offered to him because it got him as far away from washington, d.c. as he could get without violating the terms of his parole. remember, by that point, he was under indictment for treason. so he becomes president. he turns out to be a remarkably successful college president. this man knew how to shake the apples out of the tree. he brings in more than a quarter million dollars of endowment. money raises the student body from a dozen when he becomes president to over 400. i mean, that was that was a time in which that was a bigger student population than ye or the university of virginia. and yet his health continues to decline. and by 1870, his heart trouble has become so serious

described the result as a helter skelter retreat and claimed that it was because union commander in the shenandoah valley had allowed confederate joe johnston to slip away and reinforce beauregard. the union and draconian stated his sudden arrival had created panic in the union ranks. the galveston news did better, describing it as a repulse, so decided. sometimes ed shod ab sophistication. the oregonian explain how had been able to defeat two union armies by operating on interior lines a concept basic to understanding warfare. but common knowledge. the writer actually done research reading a pre war book by general henry w halleck in the summer of 1863, of course, was by the union victories at gettysburg and vicksburg. vicksburg got more attention because operations there had been occurring and covered for a long time. with gettysburg, the battle could hardly have been anticipated by when it was a surprise to both. vicksburg was. well understood. the union and dakota incorrectly speculated in may that the rebels might be trapped in vicksburg. accurately described the destruction of mississippi's

. >> here's what president biden said this afternoon these couples have been razi families shenandoah kids, just churches, school, pay taxes contributed our country living in the united states all this time fear and uncertainty we can fix that. >> and that's what i'm gonna do today politically, the white house under pressure from the advocacy groups, frustrated with an attempted crack down at the border and stricter asylum rules as of just a few weeks ago. >> and the campaign also trying to pit today hey, is move against the policy of former president donald trump, whom biden will be facing on a debate stage in just a week. a statement out today from biden campaign manager julie chavez rodriguez says, families belong together with 550,000 people impacted by today's move. >> it's the most sweeping executive action since dhaka, which in 2012 allowed some 832,000 young people whose immigrant parents brought them here to live and work freely in the us. >> but luck like daga, daga, this is also expected to face legal challenges, but the biden camp believes that because these individuals we

lee and stonewall jackson are being restored to a couple of schools in shenandoah county, virginia. > matter movement. memory? history? which ultimately triumphs? memory or history? >> memory usually triumphs. at least in the short term. >> reporter: i don't think there has ever been a more recorded mini insurrection than what happened on january 6th, and yet we're still arguing about what happened. are you seeing some of the same similarities that i'm seeing in what's happening today? >> to a degree. >> reporter: i mean, you don't have to if it's too hot a potato. >> it's a little hot for the parks service. what i remember from the january 6th riot, insurrection, is i saw confederate battle flags in the halls of congress for the first time. they achieved something that robert e. lee and his army in morning virginia never got close to. they are physically in the halls of congress with the same battle flag that virginia units on this battlefield carried. and that's something i never thought i'd see. >> reporter: does it bother you? >> be deeply. profoundly. >> reporter: because? >> we