cleburne pressed on.ht site of him plunging forward on foot, waving his cap in encouragement before he disappeared into the smoke of battle.yÑ6 it was the last time he ever saw him. many of oh cleburne's men did reach the main line. he was intermingled with those from other units as a deadly struggle reached the crescendo. patrick cleburne was though longer with them. when the fighting ceased in the darkness, rumors began to circulate in the army of tennessee that cleburne had not survived. the federal withdrawal during the night left the battlefield in confederate hands and the next morning the full scale of the previous days horrors was revealed. john mcquaid was out oh early, looking for the general. here he describes what he found not too far from the cotton gin. he was about 40 or 50 yards from the works. he lay flat on his back as if asleep. his military cap over his eyes. he had a new uniform.xp&çx it was unbuttoned and open. the lower part of the vest was unbuttoned and open. he wore a white linen

unfortunately, the reality is far from sending forth a wail, cleburne patrick cleburne -- patrick cleburne is relatively little-known in ireland. a plaque was placed on the house of his birth by visiting americans. in more recent years, a housing development nearby was named ws, and some were alsorelated featured in a military exhibition. , alongthis, cleburne with 200,000 irish born men and countless other irish-americans who fought in the american civil war remain largely forgotten in ireland. this is despite the fact that, along with world war i, the american civil war represents ireland's largest conflict in history when it comes to the number of men who served. indeed, if you take only the republic of ireland, it is the largest war we have ever fought in, the american civil war. it gives you a flavor of the international context. in ireland, there has been no major exploration of the role of irish people in the conflict. we have no national memorial to those of our immigrants who suffered as result of the american civil war. during the sesquicentennial event, we have not had a single

joseph cleburne died. he continued to combine the practice of medicine with farming and the revenue placed them on economic strain. much like my voice. patrick's brother returned from college to manage the estate. 16 euro patrick was en route to north cork. it was decided he would follow in his father's footsteps and become a medical. he started as an apprentice to dr. tom is justice. dr. -- dr. thomas justice. i want to turn to what i think is one of the most important documents when we want to look at patrick cleburne. the key formative experience and his early life. these are from the hall in dublin, 1845 when he took the exams he needed to begin medical studies. he was rejected but told to try again the following year. he did. in 1846 he set the exam hoping and probably expecting to set out on the path that would lead to security and comfort in the years ahead. he failed. that failure altered the course of his life. 17-year-old patrick cleburne had entered the hall as he had hoped, it is unlikely his l

cleburne pressed on. general goven caught site of him plunging forward on foot waving his cap in encouragement before he disappeared into the smoke of battle. it was the last time he ever saw him. many of oh cleburne's men did reach the main line. he was intermingled with those from other units as a deadly struggle reached the crescendo. patrick cleburne was though longer with them. when the fighting ceased in the darkness rumors began to circulate in the army of tennessee that cleburne had not survived. the federal withdrawal during the night left the battlefield in confederate hands and the next morning the full scale of the previous days horrors was revealed. john mcquaid was out oh early, looking for the general. here he describes what he found not too far from the cotton gin. he was about 40 or 50 yards from the works. he lay flat on his back as if asleep. his military cap over his eyes. he had a new uniform. it was unbuttoned and open. the lower part of the vest was unbuttoned and open. he wore a wh

host: next call comes from ethel in cleburne, texas, republican, please go ahead. caller: yes. the people that make our movies and stuff began to put out trash. they got potty mouths. they've got to where they're showing too much sex. we have people that make fun of people in other countries. we're not even able to do it on our own president without being shut down on the news not showing anything bad about him. what's the difference between him and korea? and on top of that, there's a lot of talk going on among people about this bad language in the movies and what they're doing. we can't even watch decent movies. they're talking about quit going to the movies at all because of this stuff. you can't watch but one because it's got bad language and other stuff in it. host: that'sethel in texas. mr. chang, any response? guest: this is really important. ethel, if this ofedse you, what you knead to do is talk to your neighbors and start a political movement and get to hollywood and give them that message. for instance i talked to a mother of an abducte in japan as i mentioned and sh

. >> damien shields talks about andlife of patrick cleburne his role during the battle of franklin. he enlisted in the confederate army where he rose through the rank of major general, voting to emancipate slaves to enlist them in the army. this is part of a series organized by the tennessee sesquicentennial commission. >> i will use my big boys to get everyone rounded back up for the next part of the program here today. about then, talking battle of franklin, the battle of nashville, and what this final campaign that we have talked about has meant to tennessee, southern history and american history. thanks everyone for coming out. like introducing a rock star. you have had the well-known acts, and the front acts. now you get to have the special event with our next speaker. isien shields

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history tv" on n at 6:00 pm day eastern, and talk about the soldier patrick cleburne and the battle of franklin. a 1974 investigative piece kron tv on cisco's polices brutality in neighboring oakland. let us know what you think the programs you're watching. call us, email us, oor send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. this week on "q&a", katie pavlich on what she perceives as the hypocrisy of liberals. what is your problem of ted kennedy? >> well, this goes back to, like i said, where this idea the the book came from - - 2012 dnc convention where they were showing this tribute video because he had passed away. a women's ing him as rights champion, when he left a young woman to drown in his car. and if he had not gone back for nine hours to save his own behind, she would've probably survived. you can't do an entire video at claiming to be preaching and fighting the war glorify someone like that, wwhile not included as part of his life in a video about his women's rights record. >> sunday night at 8 o'clock eastern and pacific. to mark t

historian damion shields talks about the life of irish american soldier patrick cleburne and his role in the confederate arty -- army. and in 1974 investigative piece tv on the history of hospitality and neighboring oakland. find our complete schedule at least one -- at c-span.org. tweet at or #cspancomments. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> vice president joe biden attended the wedding ceremony of the national hanukkah menorah on the south lawn of the height -- white house. this part lasted 20 minutes. >> the word relates in the public view two ceremonies in celebrate -- and celebrations i could this one but the word also has its roots in hebrew and the word education. we dedicate, educate, we live, we celebrate. as part of these celebrations, instituted the national menorah essay contest where we have asked children from across the country, explain what hanukkah means to them. the authore to call of the winning entry for us today. >> what hanukkah means to me. it is a great way to remind us of great merit. . it means dedication. i think the word dedication beautifully d

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eastern on the civil war, the story and damien shiels talks about patrick cleburne and his role in the battle of franklin, tennessee. 1974y at 4:00, a investigative piece by san on polices korron tv brutality in neighboring oakland, california. let us know what you are watching . >> this month of the 10th anniversary of q1 day, and we are showing highlights. from 2005, kenneth feinberg's interview on the 9/11 victims compensation fund. 2007, robert novak honest his 50 years of reporting in washington. our.2008, renew could to from 2009, conservative commentator s.e. cupp. >> history bookshelf features popular history riders and heirs on american history tv. next, frederick kempe discusses his book, "divorcing the dictator: america's bungled affair with noriega." anniversary ofnd o the invasion of panama. frederick kempe delves into the history of panama. mr. kemp was a journalist for the wall street journal or he is not president and chief executive officer of the atlantic council. this is about an hour.

saturday, the life of irish american soldier patrick cleburne. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america, a 1974 investigated these by san francisco's kron on the history of police retaliated in oakland. find a complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a .reat >> in his annual reader and news conference, vladimir putin answered several questions on relations with ukraine and the state of his country's economy. external powers for the decline of the economy, but told reporters he thought the economy would be back on track within two years. he said new sanctions imposed by the u.s. and others were wrong and illegitimate. here is a 90-it portion of yesterday's news conference. >> good afternoon. i am glad to see you all here. in a good mood. the desire to ask questions, as he did lester, i will begin -- as we did lester, i will begin by giving you result of our work for the year. i will try to answer your question. thing, thethe main economic perimeter, inclu

on the civil war, a historian talks about the life of irish american soldier, patrick cleburne. and sunday afternoon at 4:00, a on thevestigative piece history of police brutality in a neighboring oakland. find our complete schedule on c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us -- e-mail us at -- or send us a tweet at -- conversation,n like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the hudson institute held a discussion on the role of the legislative branch and constitutional powers of congress, looking at whether there is a growing concentration of power in the executive ranch and what congress can do about it. other topics included the immigration order affordable , care act and the keystone xl pipeline. this is about an hour and 35 minutes. >> well, afternoon. i am arthur herman, senior fellow at the hudson institute. i want to welcome you those who are here and those in the audience of c-span what i will think will be a fascinating and unique event that is taking place right now in the discussion about present, past, and future of t

on the civil war, historian damian shields talks about the life of irish-american soldier patrick cleburne and his role in the confederate army during the battle of franklin, tennessee. and sunday afternoon at 4:00 on "real america," a 1974 investigative piece by san francisco's kron-tv on the history of police brutality in neighboring oakland. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org, or send us a tweet @c-sp @c-span #comments. join the conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> the united states has banned exports of most crude oil for almost 40 years. congress passed the ban in 1975 to try to reduce u.s. reliance on foreign oil. earlier this month, the house energy and commerce committee held a hearing to examine whether the crude oil ban should be lifted. >> i would like to call the hearing to order this morning. and before we get into the subject of the hearing, i would mention that this will be the last hearing in the 113th congress

on the civil war, historian damion shields talks about the life of irish-american soldier patrick cleburnerole in the confederate army during the battle of franklin, tennessee. and sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america a 1974 investigative piece by san francisco's kron-tv on the history of police brutality in neighboring oakland. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet @c-span #comments. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> a discussion now on foreign policy issues, including the fight against isis, the russia ukraine conflict, iran and its nuclear program, and nsa surveillance. you'll hear first from senator rand paul who is a member of the foreign relations committee followed by robert menendez. they spoke at the "wall street journal's" ceo council annual meeting here in washington, d.c. it's about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, if you may ask you to divert your attention from your colle

eastern on the civil war, historian dave damien shields talks about the life of irish soldier patrick cleburnehe battle of frequent, tennessee. and at 4:00 on "reel america," an investigative piece on the history of police brutality in neighboring oakland from kron-tv. find our schedule on c-span.org, and let us know about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org, or send us a tweet @cspan, #comments. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are welcoming back to our table mat lewis, a columnist at the "daily beast." jeb bush goes to facebook a strength has all right, i am actively thinking about this, i am going to set up a leadership packet raising money. guest: it seems like a smart move if he is raising money -- if he is going to run, with this executive, and the word on jeb bush is does he have the fire in the belly? he has not been any ballot for several years, so it has been a long time, and there is a question as to whetherquestion e has the fire in the belly. i t