but for most of that time, joseph e. johnston's view of the campaign had prevailed. it became the popularly accepted view of how the campaign in georgia had unfolded that year. johnston owed this success or his interpretation owed this success to hood was in command. they had not lost atlanta when johnston was in command. kind of hard to disguise that fact. hood was reduced to arguing but i held it longer than johnston would have. you know, this is sort of like but i did not inhale. [ laughter ] >> for another reason, johnston had a great reputation as a soldier when the war began. one he deserved after three decades of distinguished service in the u.s. army. he was experienced. he had been in no less than five branches of the army. the artillery, the engineers, the infantry, the quartermaster. he was a brave man as his wounds inflicted by mexicans, indians and yankees all showed. hood did not have the experience and reputation and the respect that johnston had at the beginning of the war. hood, as i said, had lost atlanta -- johnston had not suffered a visible battle

on the atlanta campaign and he was certain that i was going to tell him what a great general joseph e. johnston was. when i finished my talk, he got up to give me this little figure of joe johnston that he had made. he had a rather sheepish look on his face and he said would you like me to take this and make one of hood? what are you going to do saw off one of the legs? i mean that's what the doctor did. but it's a wonderful little thing. it's a nice item. anybody interested in the civil war would like to have this to put on the mantle piece. i was very glad to get it. i thanked him for it. took it back to the motel that night. i was going down to waco to speak down there. wrapped it up in an old dirty t-shirt, put it very carefully in my suitcase. went down to waco in the rental car the next day. spoke there, came back. went to the airport at dfw. checked the bag to go to washington because i was going up there to a smithsonian program, spend a few days at my brother's doing research in the archives. did that. jar still wrapped up in its t-shirt. went back after i finished to the airport, chec

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but for most of that time, joseph e. johnston's view of the campaign had prevailed. it became the popularly accepted view of how the campaign in georgia had unfolded that year. johnston owed this success or his interpretation owed this success to hood was in command. they had not lost atlanta when johnston was in command. kind of hard to disguise that fact. hood was reduced to arguing but i held it longer than johnston would have. you know, this is sort of like but i did not inhale. [ laughter ] >> for another reason, johnston had a great reputation as a soldier when the war began. one he deserved after three decades of distinguished service in the u.s. army. he was experienced. he had been in no less than five branches of the army. the artillery, the engineers, the artillery, the engineers, the infantry, the quartermaste captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008 hood had no experience and reputation and the respect that johnston had at the beginning of the war. but he did not have the experience and reputation and respect that hood had. hood, as i said,

the march to the sea through georgia, and general joseph e johnston who led the confederates through atlanta. a look at confederate weapons manufacturing during and after the fall of atlanta. >>> friday night on "american history tv," slavery and the cinema, beginning at 8:00 eastern with the look at depiction of slavery and films since the 1930s. and the passage of the 13th amendment in the movie "lincoln." and the 1939 movie "gone with the wind" and its depiction of southern society, all starting friday night at 8:00 eastern friday night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008 p.m. eastern, a discussion about british admiral george coburn and how he used washington, d.c.'s waterways to seize the city. all here, on c-span3. >>> next, sherman's 1864 atlanta campaign. including the union siege of the city, and the march to the sea. with university of west georgia professor keith bohannon. this is part of the summer conference. it's about an hour. >> before we get started, the map you see up here is a campaign map on the left side. the in

the march to the sea through georgia, and general joseph e johnston who led the confederates in atlanta during the spring and summer of 1864. and later, a look at confederate weapons manufacturing in central georgia during and after the fall of atlanta. >>> friday night on "american history tv", slavery and the cinema. a look at the depiction of slavery in the films since the 1930s. the 2012 movie "lincoln" and the debate and passage of the 13th amendment. a discussion about the 1939 movie "gone with the wind" and its depiction of southern society, friday night, 8:00 eastern, here on c-span3. >>> this weekend on "american history tv," we take a look back to 200 years ago this week. when british military forces set the white house and the u.s. capitol on fire. join us for a live panel discussion with authors and historians, saturday, at 1:00 p.m. eastern. and sunday at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern, a discussion about british admiral george coburn and how he used washington, d.c.'s waterways to seize the city. all here, on c-span3. >>> next, sherman's 1864 atlanta campaign. including the u

the atlanta campaign, and he was certain that i was going to tell him what a great general joseph e. johnstonas. when i finished my talk, they introduced him and he got up to give me this little figure of joe johnston that he had made. he had a rather sheepish look on his face, and he said, would you like me to take this and make one of hood? what are you going to do saw off one of the legs? i mean, that's what the doctor did. but it's a wonderful little thing. it's a nice item. anybody interested in the civil war would like to have this to put on the mantle piece. i was very glad to get it. i thanked him for it. took it back to the motel that night. i was going down to waco to speak to the roundtable down there and do some research at baylor. wrapped it up in an old dirty t-shirt, put it very carefully in my suitcase. went down to waco in the rental car the next day. spoke there, came back. went to the airport at dfw. checked the bag to go to washington because i was going up there to a smithsonian program, spend a few days at my brother's doing research in the archives. did that. jar still

we'll hear about general sherman's march to the sea through georgia as well as joseph e. johnston who led confederates in the summer of 1864. also a look at confederate weapons manufacturing in central georgia during and after the fall of atlanta. that's all coming up thursday night here on c-span3. >>> 200 years ago on august 24th, 1814, british soldiers routed american troops at the battle of boydens brg just outside washington, d.c. the victory left the nation's capital wide open to british forces who marched into the city and burned down the white house and the u.s. capitol. you can learn more about the burning of washington during the war of 1812 this thursday from author and historian anthony pitch at an event hosted by the smithsonian associated. our live coverage starts at 6:45 p.m. eastern. and more next saturday, august 23rd as we take you live for a panel discussion on the events of 200 years ago. that's live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next on the civil war, author cethen levin discussed the role of the u.s. colored troops in the ci

but for most of that time, joseph e. johnston's view of is the xam had prevailed.r one thin hood had failed. the confed razz had not -- and kind of hard to disguise that fact. food recalls reduced to arrangen that i held it longer than johnston had this is sort of like, i did not inhale. for another reason -- one he deserved, after three decades of distinguished service. he was experienced. he had been in no less than five branches of the arm, the artillery, the top ographical engineers, the quartermastr master. he was a brave man. hood had no reputation when the war began. he was obviously brave, too. he had lost a leg at chick amaulinga, but he did not have the experience and reputation and respect that johnston had. so you reduced to the argument, well, he was going to be defeated if he had remained in command. johnston also prevailed because his critics were in disrepute immediately after the war. jefferson davis was just reviled in the last years of the confedera confederacy. he was the failed leader of the lost cause. had the federal authorities not arrested

grant told sherman to move against the confederate army of tennessee commanded by general joseph e. johnstonand to break it up, then get into the interior of the enemy's country as far as you can, inflicting all the damages you can against their war resources. at the same time, sherman was supposed to prevent johnston from detaching elements of his army to reinforce either lee's army in virginia, or confederate forces out in louisiana. that is sherman's objective, then in the atlanta campaign. if you look at sherman's record during the civil war up until the spring of 1864, in many ways it's not that impressive. particularly if you look at his performance on the battlefield. if you look at chickisaw bluffs during the campaign of december of 1862, if you look at chattanooga and missionary ridge. sherman's attacks that sherman has launched in those battles have been piecemeal, they've been repulsed. he doesn't have a particularly impressive record on the battlefield. sherman's reputation then today rests primarily on what he did in 1864 and 1865 to implement grant's grand strategy. sherman tar

grant told sherman to move against the confederate armies of tennessee commanded by general joseph e. johnston, and to break it up, get into the interior of the enemies' country as far as you can and inflict as much damage as you can. at the same time, sherman was supposed to prevent johnson from detaching elements of his army to reinforce either lee's army in virginia or confederate forces out in louisiana. that is sherman's objective in the atlanta campaign. if you look at sherman's record during the civil war up until the spring of 1864, in many ways, it is not that impressive, particularly if you look at his performance on the battlefield. during the vicksburg campaign of 1862, chattanooga, missionary ridge, sherman -- the attack sherman launched in those battles were piecemeal and repulsed. he does not have a particularly impressive record on the battlefield. his reputation rest primarily on what he did in 1864 and 1865, the infamous grant's grand strategy. sherman targeted not only the armies of tennessee, but also the ability of the confederacy to wage war. during the campaign in the sp

we'll hear pout general sherman's march to the sea through georgia as well as joseph e. johnston who led through atlanta during the spring and summer of 1864, also a look at confederate weapons manufacturing during and after the fall of atlanta. it's all coming up tonight starting 8:15 eastern here on c-span3. >>> next, an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the battle of the crater. honoring the role of the u.s. colored troops. the battle of the crater took place july 30th, 1864, as part of the siege of petersburg. the ceremony includes the unveiling of a stamp by the u.s. postal service and remarks by historian james blankenship who details major events of the battle. held at petersburg national battlefield, this is an hour and fifteen minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. we thank you this morning for being here at petersburg national battlefield on the 150th anniversary of the battle of the crater. my name is chris brice, chief of interception for petersburg battlefield. for those with us at 5:30, we thank you again and welcome you again to the park. remark

we'll hear about general sherman's march to the sea through georgia as well as joseph e. johnston who led confederates in the summer of 1864. also a look at confederate weapons manufacturing in central georgia during and after the fall of atlanta. that's all coming up thursday night here on c-span3. >>> 200 years ago on august 24th, 1814, british soldiers routed american troops at the battle of boydens brg just outside washington, d.c. the victory left the nation's capital wide open to british forces who marched into the city and burned down the white house and the u.s. capitol. you can learn more about the burning of washington during the war of 1812 this thursday from author and historian anthony pitch at an event hosted by the smithsonian associated. our live coverage starts at 6:45 p.m. eastern. and more next saturday, august 23rd as we take you live for a panel discussion on the events of 200 years ago. that's live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next on the civil war, author cethen levin discussed the role of the u.s. colored troops in the ci

we'll hear about general sherman's march to the sea through georgia as well as general joseph e. johnston the confederates in atlanta. also a look at confederate weapons manufacturing in central georgia during and off the fall of atlanta. that's all coming up tonight starting at 8:15 eastern here on c-span3. >>> here are some of the highlights for this weekend. friday on c-span, in primetime, we'll visit important sites in the history of the civil rights movement. saturday night at 8:00, highlights from this year's new york ideas forum, including cancer biologist andrew hessle, and on sunday, q&a with new york congressman charlie rangel at 8:00 p.m. eastern. friday night at 8:00 on c-span2, "in-depth" with writer and religious scholar, reza aslan. saturday at 10:00, retired neurosurgeon and columnist ben carson. saturday at 11:00 p.m. eastern, lawrence goldstone, to be the predominant name in manned flight. american history tv on friday at 8:00 eastern, look at hollywood's portrayal of slavery. saturday night at 8:00, the 2 00th anniversary of the battle of bladensburg. find our televisio

we'll hear about general sherman's march to the sea through georgia and joseph e. johnston who led the confederates during the spring and summer of 1864. also, a look at confederate weapons manufacturing in central georgia during after after the fall. that's all coming up tonight at 8:15 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> next on the civil war, author kevin levin discusses the role of the u.s. colored troops in the civil war's battle of the crater and the way their contributions were remembered in the years following the civil war. organized by petersburg national battlefield, this is an hour and ten minutes. >> i'm chris bryce, chief of interpretation with petersburg national battlefield. for those of you who have been with us for the last couple of days, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the battle of the crater, thank you, and welcome to those who have not attended until our program this evening. i do want to, before we get started, just some thank yous, specifically for st. paul's church for allowing us this wonderful venue for our programs earlier today and for the one w

we'll hear about general sherman's march to the sea through georgia as well as joseph e. johnston who led confederates in the summer of 1864. also a look at confederate weapons manufacturing in central georgia during and after the fall of atlanta. that's all coming up thursday night here on c-span3. >>> 200 years ago on august 24th, 1814, british soldiers routed american troops at the battle of boydens brg just outside washington, d.c. the victory left the nation's capital wide open to british forces who marched into the city and burned down the white house and the u.s. capitol. you can learn more about the