have a 15-minute break and please be back here at 9:45 for kent masterson brown and his talk on george gordon immediate and the gettysburg campaign. 9:45. thank you so much. >> you're watching live coverage of the gettysburg civil war institute annual summer conference here on c-span 3's american history tv. we'll be back live in just over 10 minutes with author and historian kent masterson brown who will talk about union commander george gordon mead and the gettysburg campaign, until then more on the civil wars c-span city's tour that ooks at cities across america. >> today we are in casco bay, one mile off the mainland shore of portland, maine, and we're on hog island ledge where they built fort gorgeous in 1858 to help defend portland harbor and was completed in 1865 and was built with two sister forts off to the south there, fort prebble in the south and fort scammel on house island and designed to work in conjunction to defend the war. they think it was a civil war fort before it was funded long before civil war and approved by congress as a response to 1812, things that occurred much ea

finally, and of course this is the most important piece, george gordon meade, still very much at the head of the army of the potomac, the victor of gettysburg, he would chase after robert e. lee and the army of northern virginia. again, between the rapadan and the james. grant's grand strategy, which of course sounded nothing like the one in 1861, 18 62 or 1863, it might have is hired an initial burst of confidence. but again, in a key demonstration of 1864's volatilities, three of these five operations almost immediately met with disaster. instead of marching east, nathaniel banks, the former speaker of the house of representatives from massachusetts who owed his shoulder straps to political patronage, he decided to get himself invested in an ill-fated campaign up the red river in louisiana which climaxed with a colossal federal defeat in a place called mansfield. or sabine's crossroads on april 8,1864. on may 15, siegel met a confederate force under the command of a former united states vice president, john breckenridge who had served under james buchanan. siegel met up with brecke

well, my topic today is on george gordon meade, and meade here at gettysburg. and you know, it's interesting, when you look at all the great works on the gettysburg campaign, sometimes meade seems rather lost in the text. it's particularly true of the treatment meade gets on the first day at gettysburg. it's like he doesn't exist. or he's so passive that he's not worth talking about. and then even on july 2 and july 3, we get much the same kind of treatment of general meade. and so what i thought i would do today is talk to you a little bit about george meade and particularly george meade on july 1. and you might scratch your head and say well, he wasn't even here. he was at headquarters, which were in taunee town, 14 miles south of gettysburg. so why would you talk about him here? well, you'll find out. and let me start by reading to you some short sections from a number of texts with which we're all very familiar about gettysburg. and we'll start with edwin cottington, the dane of gettysburg scholars and his great book on the gettysburg campaign. here's edwar

and george gordon lead, who would often get his wife upset with what was going on at the front and would have to calm her down in subsequent letters. "no, no, i didn't quite mean that. you took me too far." letters, after all, are confidential statements for someone blowing off steam. people say things in private they would never say in public and sometimes they need to say it in order to get it out of their system before they move ahead, but people have read those letters and reread them and drawn lots of conclusions from them that we might want to you wereut -- gee, if caught on your workday saying something bad about someone you knew, what would people think about you? another commonality between mcclellan and grant in terms of their relationship to abraham lincoln. henry w. halleck. every civil war figure, it seems, is in chris -- in quest of a revisionist biographer who will make sure their hero is restored to his rightful place of civil waron figures. everybody has a revisionist biographer. bill marvel did a revisionist biography of burnside. there was a revisionist biography of jo

followed by kent masterson brown on union commander george gordon immediate at the battle of gettysburg. and at 3:15, a historical park director on the battle of the crater during the siege of petersburg. our coverage continues sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with new york historical society's jonathan landy ondy certification among african-american troops during the civil war. at 10:15, arizona state university's brook sitchson on abraham lincoln. then at 2:45, elizabeth of the university of virginia on elizabeth van lew who operated a spy ring out of richmond. watch this weekend on american history tv. n c-span3. >> next, a book tv exclusive. our cities tour visits fort worth, texas. to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for seven years now, we've

she is currently working on a biography of george gordon meade.rior to her appointment at lsu, murray taught at the university of virginia and worked as a ranger here at gettysburg national military park for remarkably nine summers. is the author of 18 books, including most recently, "lincoln's mercenaries: economic motivation among union soldiers," due for release by lsu press in november 2018. some of his additional publications include lincolns autocrat, a place called appomattox, and the last depot, which won the lincoln prize as well as the douglas freeman history award. ofis working on a biography fitzjohn porter. bit onng to project a what we are try to accomplish you today -- here today and layout a bit of a foundation. at the very end of joan was magisterial work, "american hero, american myth," she puts a twist on the very famous groucho marx question that he would post on "you bet your life." who is really buried in grant's tomb? she asked is it a democratic hero? is it a butcher general? is it a corrupt politician? and what she is gett

among the topics, george gordon meade, the life of the common civil war soldier and president dwight eisenhower's connection to gettysburg. up first, judith he's berg talks about union -- union soldiers and pornography. she is also the director of the graduate program at villanova. she is the author of either books including civil war sisterhood, the united states cap -- sanitary commission and women's politics in transition. she is also the author it -- author of army at home, women and the civil war on the know are there and -- the northern home front. it is one of the few books that looks the experience of poor women on the northern home front, a topic that bill marvel spoke about yesterday when he gave his lecture on mercenary soldiers. army book is good, it is " at home." recently she is published a book published civil war, by the university of north carolina press. we have the copyright up here. it is worth your time. she is extraordinarily busy, i do not know how she does all that she does. she is the editor of the " journal of the civil war era" part of the society of civil

university on union troops and pornography, followed by author kent masterson brown on union commander george gordon knead at the battle of gettysburg. later, former pamplin historical park director wilson green on the battle of the creator during the siege of petersburg. our coverage continues monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, with new york historical society's jonathan landy on desertion among african american troops during the civil war. at 10:15, arizona state university's brooks simpson on president abraham lincoln and his relationship with his commanding generals, george mcclellan and use screen. -- and ulysses s. grant. lou whoe elizabeth ann operated us by ring out of richmond. watch this weekend on american three tv on c-span3. announcer: this week, the c-span bus travel to juneau, alaska as part of our 50 capitals toward, with the help of our cable partners. the bus continues the trip across alaska by ferry to the city of fanes, ahead of fairbanks. be sure to china's july 21 and 22, which will feature our visit to alaska. orch on the span,.org, listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: on thur

giesberg on union troops and pornography, followed by author kent masterson brown on union commander george gordon meade at the battle of gettysburg. and at 3:35, former pamplin historical park director wil greene on the battle of the crater during the siege of petering burgs. our coverage continues sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with new york historical society's jonathan lande on desertion of african-american troops during the civil war. at 10:15, arizona state university's brooks simpson on president abraham lincoln and his relationship with his commanding generals, george mcclellan and ulysses s. grant. then, elizabeth varon of the university of virginia on elizabeth van lew, who operated a spy ring out of richmond. watch this weekend on american history tv. on c-span3. >>> the c-span bus is in alaska this week for the 38th stop of our 50 capitals tour. we're in juneau with the help of cable partner gci. >> we're thrilled that c-span, one of the longtime programming partners, has chosen to visit alaska for the first time in 22 years as part of its 50 capital and cities tour. so, big shout out to

university's judith giesberg on union troops and pornography followed by kent masterson brown and george gordon mead at the battle of gettysburg. and later, historical park director, wilson greene, on the battle of the crater during the siege of petersburg. our coverage continues sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with new york historical society's jonathan landy on desertion of african-american troops during the civil war. at 10:15, arizona state university's brook simpson on president abraham lincoln and his relationship with his commanding generals, george mcclellan and euless s. grant. and elizabeth varon on elizabeth van lou who operated a spy ring out of richmond. watch this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. >>> the c-span bus is in alaska this week for the 38th stop of our 50 capitals tour. we're in juno with the help of our cable partner, gci. >> we're thrilled that c-span, one of the long-time programming partners, has chosen to visit alaska for the first time in 22 years. as part of its 50 capital and cities tour. so big shoutout to c-span. [ cheers and applause ] so for decades, gc

university's judith giesberg on union troops and pornography followed by kent master son brown on george gordon meade at the battle of gettysburg. later wilson greene on the battle of the crater during the siege of petersburg. our coverage continues sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with new york historical associate's jonathan lande on dis ergs among african-american troops during the civil war. at 10:15 arizona state university's brooks simpson or president lincoln and his relationship with george mcclel land and ulysses grant. then elizabeth varon on elizabeth van lew who separated a spy ring out of richmond. watch this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3. this afternoon president trump speaks about immigration and border security. we will have live coverage beginning at 2:30 eastern on c-span, also on c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> president trump's pick to lead the veterans' affairs department robert wilke will testify on wednesday. live coverage begins at 230 poik p.m. on c-span 3. you can also with the free c-span radio app. >>> earlier this month the senate agric

followed by the author kent masterson brown on george gordon meade. and later at 3:15, the former his, toal director on the battle of the crater during the siege of petersburg. our coverage continues with jonathan lande on desertion in the african-american troops during war. and then at 2:45, elizabeth varon of the university of virginia on elizabeth van lew who operated a spy ring out of richmond. watch this week on american history tv on c-span3. >>> the c-span bus is in alaska this week for the 38th stop of our 50 capitals tour. we're in juneau with the help of our cable partner. >> we're thrilled that c-span, one of the long time partners, has chosen to visit alaska for the first anaheim 22 years as part of its 50 capitals and cities tour. a big shout out to c-span. so for decades, gci has offered c-span to customers because we believe in the network mission to open to unfiltered trusted media resource, and gci supports the effort to inform and educate the nation on politics, history and current events. now, gci and the cable companies around the

because hogdy has alr criticized the way the schools have been operated here in prince george's county. chris gordon, news 4. >>> coming up next, a bird's eye view of a young boy's rescue and the high tech tool that helped police safely track him down. >>> also ahead on news 4, another famy desperate for answers after their son went to u2 concert and never returned home. the digital clue left behind and why his pare something awful has happened. >>> plus growing backlash over the bordersi cs. chuck todd joins us next as we take a closer look aanthe chaos d the confusion vo: "ludicrous." that's what the washington post calls the it's dirty politiclair.s. the washington post endorses air for montgomery county executive. "an energy and passion for innovation."st blair is "the chance of injectingty "a dose of vitalin a county innothaton."st badly needs it." david: we can invest more in our schools, expand pre-k and improve transportation ed we can do it without mtaxes when we create jobs. t that change we need. vo: david blair. democrat for montgomercounty executive. endorsed by the washington post. chr

campaign because he has already criticized how the schools are operated here in prince george's county. chris gordon, news 4. >>> tearfulay reunion t between a mother and son who had been separated at the u.s. border. they arrived at dwi marshal early this mning. e two had been separated in arizona last month aer making the long journey from guatemala. they're now seeking asylum here. overnment he federal and got her son back. they're going to live in texas while their alum claim i being decided. >>> now to the political angle on the crisi at the border. thousands of children still separated from their parents and confusion over how, when, and where they'll be reunited. president trump accused democrats of telling phoney stories about sadness at the border and he lays out an emotional counterargument. blayne alexander on capitol hill reporting for us and also threw respects a bit of a curve >> reporter: absolutely, leon, in fact he told them stop wasting your time when it comes to immigration. let's talk about those faces that we've see as we watch this debate kind of reach a fever pitch. for days i

you're right. 14, paul manafort, trump jr., george papadopoulos, carter page, jeff sessions, j.d. gordon, michael flynn, robert prince, rick gates, michael cohen and michael caputo. 14, count them, there they have up on the screen. so, john, this is the second russian who roger stone had contacts with which says -- says he forgot. the other was russian hacker guccifer who leaked the dnc hacked e-mails. how problematic is this for him or potentially the president? >> well, i would think roger would remember the fact that during watergate, several witnesses got prosecuted for perjury, for testimony in front of congress when they couldn't remember facts. the "i don't recall" is not always a very good defense to wanting to not tell the facts to a committee of congress. so, if there's any kind of external or corroborating evidence that he, indeed, did know about this, had recalled before, long before he testified before congress, it could be trouble for him. it could be more than problematic. it could be a criminal offense. >> i want you to watch this. this is back -- this is the president, p

park admits this does happenme some news 4 chris gordon is outside the park in prince george's county for youooking into the chances that this could happen to you or someone in your family. chris. scary. >> reporte doreen, the superman roller coaster reopened today. let's take a live look from above. chopper 4 shows us that the superman roller coaster is operating right now. during the afternoon rain it was closed down for a while for safety reasons. it apparently is back up and running. yesterday we are told track sensors caused it to stop, a controlled stop in a safe place. but that scared some of the riders and their families. this videoas taken by julia kim of fairfax. she also shot still photos. e watched with her two young children as her husband was stuck at the highest point of the superman ride o steel roller coaster. she says he had just bought a summer pass forhe whole family. >> he paid0, $almost $200 and he doesn't want to go back there. it's very sad. >> reporter: six flags sent us their training video explaining that what caused this roller coaste to stop is something t

reporter: i contacted prince george's public school frs a comm comment and was told by a spokes person they have not had a chance to review the audit and have no response. chris gordon, news 4. >>> maryland voters head to the poll next week. primaries will be held on tuesday for several hours and senate races in congress. as well as contests in montgomery and prince george's anunties. youead up on all the candidates on our nbc washington app and we'll have all the results on tuesday night at 11:00. >>> a news 4 i-team investigation finds hundreds of d.c. public school teachers do not have a license. when we come back, city leaders react scott macfarlane's report and what they want to see happen next. > plus a story we broke on the nbc washington app. iolent gang f a indicted for the murders twof t teens. >>> and we have details about a deadly crash during the test of a self-driving car. wait until you hear what the person behind the vo: "ludicrous." that's what the washington post calls the attacks on david blair. it's dirty politics. the washington post endorses blr for montgomery county executive. "an energy and passion for innovation." a dose of vitalitya county

. >> chris gordon is live outside of the park in prince george's county. working for skyou and looking io the chance fist this could happen to someone in your family. >> reporter: the roller coaster reopened today. sex flags says sensors along the tracks stopped the super man roller coaster at a safe place the way it's supposed to work, but yesterday at about this hour r was a harrowing experience for someler coaster riders and their families. this video was tape by julia kim of fairfax. she also shot still she watched with her two young children as her husband was stuck at the highest point of the super man ride of steel roller coaster. she says he had just bought a summer pass for the whole family. >> he paid almost $200 and he doesn't want to go back there. it's bad. >> reporter: six flags sent us their training video explaining that what caused this rollero coastertop is something anticipated. >> these control ride stops are proof that our ride safety system are working exactly asth should. >> reporter: a rider calledfr 9 the roller coaster. when rescu

george's county. tonight we're working for you looking into t chances this could happen to your family. ne 4 chris gordon is live for us at the park where yesterday's stuck roller coaster is already back in service. chris. >> reporter: well, the super man roller coaster reopened today six flags says it is safe explaining that tra sensors brought it to a controlled stop at a saf place. but yesterday at about this hour when it was stoppe it was a frightening experience for riders and their families. julia kim of fairfax took this video. she watched with her two young r children as t father was stuck high above them on thele x flags r coaster super man ride of steel. she says her husband who likes roller coasters told herhe was scared. >> he's a 40-year-old mnk. i thie was, like, crying. >> reporter: last april the joker's jinx had a medical malfunction that stranded riders. it tooknce george's county fire rescuers h threeours to remove each rider individually in these highngle a labor licensing and regulation which monitors safety a six flags tells us since july of en15 there have be four accidents requiri

gordon second lad foundation which helps families. he's served on a local aboard ad state board. oregon health and science university foundation. and the george w. bush center. his family history and his contextural understanding coming with it comes with his extensive business enterprise and problem solving relationship building and managing competing interests, ideally suit him for the task. i would also tell you he's a man of great character and a great mentor to two of his kids who had the good sense to go to a north carolina school. they are at duke university. i'm sorry you didn't have the grades to get into unc chapel hill but duke is a good plan b. mr. chair, thank you so much for holding this hearing. i could not think of a better person to take the post as ambassador to the eu, mr. gordon sondland. >> thank you, senator tillis. senator. >> thank you very much mr. chairman and let me make this a filibuster free zone and perhaps just have my remarks put in the record and give you a sense of why i'm here. i have known gordon sondland, known him in the pacific nohwest as gordony for well over a quarter of a century. senator murphy asked

that george gordon meade at the battle of gettysburg. and wilson green on the battle of the crater during the siege of petersburg. our coverage continues sunday at nymex :00 a.m. eastern with new york historica