he was known as buford's hard hitter. buford once said i cannot teach him, he knows more than i do. grade, west point class of 1855. one of my favorites, he spent the rest of his life in my hometown. there was a monument to him at sign of my doctors offices as a kid. i always was a big admirer of david gregg. he was appointed to commanded division in the spring of 1864, 1863. hill will resign his commission in 1865. henry davies, a new york city lawyer, no military training before the war. , commands one of greg's brigades. john irving gregg, 6'5", they called him long john. he had no formal training. he became a very good commander during the civil war. capture just prior to the surrender at appomattox. not exactly a sterling attribute. alexander cummings, west point trained. he begins the war as lieutenant. during the civil war, he does some of the finest artillery work commanding the second united states artillery. he will play a big role in the story. on the confederate side, we have this fellow, wade hampton the third. reportedly the wealthiest man in the south. he was opposed

the cautionary tale of bill buford.perfectly good job as fiction editor at the prestigious "new yorker" magazine. at the undignified age of 53 he pretty much pulled up stakes, put his whole past life on hold, and defected to france, to learn how to cook. what happened to you anyway, buford? you used to have a good job, you hung out a couple nights with batali and next thing you know you're living in france. >> it's true. >> and cooking. >> i discovered a whole world that the rest of the world didn't seem to know about, just a very compressed and tense lifelong learned expertise and knowledge of food. it's not the food network and it's not glossy magazines and it's not something you get from reading a recipe book. it's something you get by just going deep. i was afraid of france because i knew if i went -- took on the subject of french food i would have to go really deep. so we went and we thought we'd stay for six months, and we stayed for five years. >> we meet at bouchon contrel. a bouchon is a uniquely lyonnaise inst

it begins with the death of john buford, the best the union had on december 16, 1863. after that you have the debalkal of the raid which ends up having kilpatrick being relieved of the third division of the army. they said kill pat trick is a hell of a dam fool. what does that tell you? ultimate my -- ultimately alfred pleasantton had one real supporter in the army and it was george gordon immediate. his testimony for the joint committee on the conduct of the ar when he testified that he wrote over to george gordon immediate and said general i'll give you a half-hour to prove yourself a great general by ordering a counterattack. i'll bet you my house and everybody else's house in this room that never happened. but pleasantton is another guy who was allergic to the truth. he had a real serious allergy problem. so immediate after this testimony -- meade revokes his basically authority of keeping pleasantton in command and he suddenly finds himself in missouri where he spends the rest of the war chasing sterling price. we've got a calvary core that needs a core commander

buford. >> matthew j. burke. >> thomas daniel burke. >> william francis burke junior. >> charles f.as e. burnett junior. >> donald j. burns. >> kathleen anne burns. >> keith james burns. >> john patrick burns trade. >> irena breslow. >> melton gb sila. >> thomas m. butler. >> patrick dennis burn. >> timothy g. burn. >> daniel cavellero. >> jesus batali cuday is. >> lillian azeris. >> brian joseph caggiano. >> steven dennis cappy arrow junior. >> and my husband of 30 years, fdny chief gerard barber. his grandchildren alexis, luke, thomas, alain and kate. my heart breaks that you are not here to enjoy them. love each of them from above and keep them safe. may god bless all those who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001 and those who continue to suffer from the aftermath. may god bless although serving in our fire departments, police departments and emergency services as well as the military here and abroad. may god bless america and may we never never forget. >> and my uncle michael we all been missing every day and we know you are watching over

. >> i haven't seen a guy that tough since buford in "walking tall." >> mark loved that show. >> markhat's incredible. >> "new york daily news" a texas preacher caught a package thief in the act holding her at gunpoint. delivers had gone missing from his porch. the pastor placed two phoney packages as he watched by with a gun. hours later when a middle age woman approached made her lion her stomach. the 52-year-old grandmother is ah-ha by the all thief. >> a gown pointed at her head. let's move on. on "morning joe" the realities of growing old, dr. ezekiel emanuel joins us -- designee says he wants to die at 75. designee says it's over. at 75 it should to be done. that's it. but first, "morning joe" exclusive. >> you think his crazy bother thinks that >> the case for war how the obama administration plans to defeat isis. secretary of state john kerry standing by. we'll be right back. in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs and