eric buckland. [applause] mr. buckland: good morning. in keeping with the theme on leadership, patrick and asked me to talk about john mosby so we could address a leader at the unit level, the tactical and operational level. there is no doubt that john mosby was a singularly outstanding combat commander, i think he is one of the few, if not the only commander during the civil war to actually put together a unit and commanded it all the way until the very end of the war when he disbanded the unit. i can't think of another regiment was formed where that commander, if you lived, continue to command. in many cases, they would have been promoted out of the job. he was a remarkable man, but i will make the case, it's with my title, i believe of the perfect man in the perfect place at the stars aligned for john singleton mosby. he had some luck in his success, a great deal of it had to do with his abilities. but i also think that the stars aligned to a certain extent in what he was able to do and you might say get away with over 26 months. to u

american history tv, historian eric buckland talks about the leadership qualities and military exploits of confederate colonel john s. mosby. after serving under jeb stuart early in the war, in 1863, he formed

. >> at 9:00, eric buckland talks about confederate colonel john as mosby. -- s. mosby. >> a couple of times lee complained that he was fighting into many small groups. this decentralized way he operated the not make sense. he needed to mask his forces and take one big target. that went completely against everything mostly was doing. he could have 3, 4, 5, 6 different combat patrols out on any given night. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. 70 years ago at harvard university, secretary of state george marshall outlined and economic relief plan to help europe recover from the devastation of world war ii.

. >> at 9:00, eric buckland talks about confederate colonel john as mosby. -- s. mosby. >> a couple of times lee complained that he was fighting into many small groups. this decentralized way he operated the not make sense. he needed to mask his forces and take one big target. that went completely against everything mostly was doing. he could have 3, 4, 5, 6 different combat patrols out on any given night. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. 70 years ago at harvard university, secretary of state george marshall outlined and economic relief plan to help europe recover from the devastation of world war ii. wordedl was eventually the nobel peace prize for what came to be known as the marshall plan. next on real america, a half hour u.s. army film from 1964 wordeddocumenting the destructn europe following world war ii, ongoing clashes between communists and non-communist forces, the creation of the marshall plan, in the formation of nato. ♪ >> 1945. as western armies sweep across germany, voices on the radios speaking english and russian. until finally those

. >> this weekend on american history tv, historian eric buckland talks about the leadership qualities and military exploits of confederate colonel john s mosby. here is a preview. force.as an economy of envision taking his force en masse and attacking theunion calvary unit in conventional manner. --would continue destructive disrupt them, make them worried, make them pull forces back to protect areas. mosby said he thought the greatest thing he had accomplished as a partisan to deprive union soldiers of sleep. anybody who is been in the military knows how precious sleep is. reason, thener just to escape the drudgery you are involved in, but often times, if you have been out on operations, on patrol, the sleep is wonderful. mosby felt that by his operating at night and coming into places where he was expected, he caused worry and angst amongst the union troopers, calvary especially. >> you can see the entire program at 9:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. american history tv, only on c-span3. >> new york city's bellevue hospital was founded in 1736. it is the oldest public hospital in the unit

. >> at 9:00, eric buckland talks about john s moseby. >> a couple of times general lee complained totewart that moseby was fighting in too many small groups. this decentralized way that he operated didn't make sense. he needed to mass his forces and pick one big target. that went completely against everything that moseby was doing. his effectiveness was the fact that he could have three, four, five, six different combat controls out on nil given night. >> for our complete american history tv schedule do to c-span.org. >> don't be afraid of your ambition, of your dreams, or evenly your anger. those are powerful forces, but harness them to make a difference in the world. stand up for truth and reason. >> remember this. nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy. following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right. >> remember what it felt like to gain that new perspective, to understand that new knowledge, to ace that test, to master a new skill or maximize your talents so that when live knocks you down --