and this is an image of the inside of the shiloh church on the battlefield of shiloh. so steve, i'll ask you the two questions that i said i was going to ask. why you agree to be part of the project. why did you select this place? before you do that, i really almost forgot to tell you where this book came from. i need to do this and particularly because i want to give credit to jay matthew who is the co-editor of the book with me. matt and i co-edited a book called "lens of war," to which a number of senior historians contributed essays on one image taken during the war that really spoke to them for whatever reason. and carol contributed to that book. ed couldn't. we asked him to. he had too many obligations. erin did and steve did and i did. matt and i talked about something we might do as a followup. matt asked a group of our friends and other senior scholars if they think about one place associated with the civil think about one place associated with the civil war, very distinctive place not a great battlefield not all of gettysburg, not a city enduring the war. but

the thing about shiloh church is that it was formed by a separate methodist congregation after 1844, started in 1851 and they left the church named union to form a proslavery church, then that church is in the middle of every aspect of the battle, so albertson and johnson's body is there and they use it as a hospital in a more and it's the headquarters of both armies and then it's destroyed mostly to take relics, people traveling one piece of it. so, the church was all but destroyed and so they rebuilt it but it's a good facsimile and my favorite part of the process is working with will and asking him, this is what's in my head and i want this church to be a place where you don't know if everyone has left or if everyone is about to come in, it sunup or some down because the sun is setting and it would look like a place of possibility where really we wouldn't make a war or maybe we would and that, they just got it so really hits a fantastic process. it says 4 to 6 and i am 4 to 6 inches from this thing [ laughter ] >> it's a fantastic process and one of the most rewarding things i've

shiloh in 1894. ontysburg becomes preserved february 11, and i bet you know the individual who spearheads the legislation to make gettysburg national military park. that's right. the iconic union victory becomes a place where union veterans and .onfederate veterans can meet you have seen some of these historic photographs before. you know some of the stories. on the a photograph hill. i have overlaid some of the names. some of these.ze general long street standing very prominently in the center. the governor of pennsylvania,and reunions of the civil war occurs here in gettysburg. 50 years later, tens of thousands of union, confederate veterans will camp on the battlefield and they will talk and share stories and reminisce. the president of the united is born in stanton virginia. this is the governor of virginia . he is here 50 years later. , and he gives a very typical address. we are not here to talk about , he tellss of the war listeners. you have seen these images before. this is probably one of t

shiloh is the loss of this innocence. the church was formed by a separate methodist congregation after the 1844. so it starts in 1851. they left a church named union to form this little pro slavery church. and then that church is in the middle of every aspect of the battle. so his body is this. they use it as a hospital and morgue and headquarters of both bodies and then destroyed. mostly to take relics, people traveling to the shiloh battlefield. so church was all but destroyed into tooth picks. they rebuilt it. it's a good facsimile and erected it in 2001. and my favorite part of this process is actually working with will and asking him, you know, this is what is in my head. and i want this church to be a place where you don't know if everybody's left or if everybody is about to come in. if it's sunup or sun down, if the lights come in the window, because the sunsetting or not, it would look like a place of possibility. maybe we wouldn't make a war or maybe we would. the image that he just got it is such a beautiful pic

chattanooga in 1890 antietam same year, shiloh in 1894, gettysburg becomes preserved or federal status at least on february 11, 1895 and i bet you know the individual who initiates or spearheads the legislation to make gettysburg a national military park. sex and the last is going to be vicksburg. now, we all, during the civil war institute talk about books you should read like i tell my students, i'm writing it down. read david blight's recent reunion. this is a beautiful conversation, an important conversation of how civil war battlefields or national memories are created and talks about reconciliation. battlefield that gettysburg tangible manifestations of reconciliation. so, the war department preserves the battlefield first and foremost as a memorial to the men who fought there. and, the battlefield, gettysburg particularly, the iconic union victory becomes a place where union veterans and confederate veterans can meet and you can see some of the historic photographs before and you know some of the stories, this is a photograph on e cemetery hill of union and confederate veterans,

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i trust our thing in september will not end up like shiloh. sometimes you could have about result and the confidence could steer you wrong, but most of the time it worked out for granted -- for grant. in order to have the confidence that you are right and have vetted will pay off the you, you had better be right most of the time. it, thewho don't make majority of the time, they end up being television commentators or something like that. [laughter] prof. woodworth: nothing against coaches who are television commentators, there are some good one. i hope gary patterson doesn't become a commentator for a long time. grant had the confidence going for him. again, i don't think that became something that did not cost grant some effort. grant some effort. he put effort into making up his mind, figuring out what he needed to do, deciding it was to do that, i'm going to stick with that course. it cost him. one time when you see the do, ae going effort , this was not an effortless thing, it was not just ho-hum, everything will go my way, it was the firs

it's different than shiloh. this battle producing 51,000 casualties in three days is the bloodiest conflict in american history. the man in the slide is a soldier here from the fifth mass who was wounded, his name is john chase. he was wounded by exploding shrapnel. he loses his arm and eye in the process. 51,000 casualties making the battle of gettysburg the bloodiest of the american civil war. and for many men in the army of the potomac, gettysburg becomes the defining point in the civil war. this is the battle that defines their experiences. and you see that play out in the years after the civil war during the commemorative era. unprecedented carnage, this should be a familiar photo. this is the trossel farm. the impact on the civilians. over 10,000 horses and mules die here in this battlefield. the men union and confederate soldiers are buried where they fell. shallow trench graves. something like this. and finally after the fight is over, when the guns and the artillery fall quiet, northern newspapers start

tell by hundreds of people here about your wife margie, and shiloh come in a voice you could almost hear at first, he did that. he began to tell his wife's story. the chaplain said anybody come around. this guy needs a hug right now. one after another, tens, dozens, hundreds of el pasoans surrounded him and hug him and put their hands on him he was crying and it was so powerful and cathartic for him, for us, for this community and for anyone in this nation who was taking the time to watch what was happening. that's just one of many stories that we have learned and we have witnessed over the last two weeks. flying home from las vegas, nevada, when i got the news young gentleman named chris walks up to me and he says i'm flying back to el paso so because i just learned that my mother, rosemary, has been shot at that walmart. i have no idea how she's doing, what her condition is nothing, no news. i said if it is any help, i, my wife amy, would love to join you. he said that would be great. i could use the help right now. we went over to unc. when you walk into that room, chris, and your mot

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calls around 5:30 tonight, drivers reported seeing flames along the southbound lanes of 101 near shiloh road in windsor. one fire official counted as many as seven spot fires. chp shut down one southbound lane as crews worked to put the fires out. press democrat talked with a battalion chief who said the fires were most likely caused by a malfunctioning vehicle that was towing a trailer. >>> another grass fire broke out around the same time. it burned about 140 acres west of 580 near patterson pass and midway. cal fire says warm and dry conditions helped the fire spread quickly. crews were able to contain the flames about an hour after getting the call. >>> now to livermore where a single engine plane crash landed this morning sending the pilot to the hospital. the plane developed an unknown problem and she decided to put the plane and down in a grassy field. the pilot was the only person on board that cessna 120. officials say she was in stable condition when taken to the hospital. >>> in butte county the pilot of a corporate jet aboard at a takeoff -- two passengers managed to get out

he's talking about shiloh. the great blood bath of american innocence.i didn't enjoy it as much as i enjoyed some sundays, i saw the monkeyed dance. i've seen this before, this kind of ironic minimal lysing and misdirection. i call it surrendering to the fatal absurd, and attitude that amounts to the undead anyway. i've more or less made up my mind to die and the circumstance there didn't seem anything else to do and as soon as he got past the point where he said i'm dead anyway the rest is gravy and as time went a lot easier. but, you see that in the civil war also. i've been living in hopes that the people would do something for these they've been talking about it for so long and i can't see that they've done anything so we've give up to the idea that we have to fight until we are killed. same idea. same notion. same conclusion. >> if i hadn't been a student of the civil war i would've been a student of world war i. there's an old argument about world war i that i accept, the inextricable defamation of 8 million people actually has a cultural effect. s

it was burning at long side the southbound lakes near shiloh road. check out that video. you can see all the smoke. fire crews say there were as many as seven spot fires. >>> the time is 62 12á. the 100 million-dollar plan to pave a lot of those banged up roads in oakland. up next the latest on the mayor's goal to fill pot holes. >> and support seems to be growing to reduce single use plastics in california. when we come back one lawmaker talks about why this is more troubling than ever. . >>> police are asking for help after a frightening shooting on market street. >> i'm going to call the police right now. >> police say there was some kind of confrontation at 6th and market before the shooting started. as other people ran away jenny heard the shots and reached for her phone to record what was happening. >> i started hearing popping sounds and then when i saw people start to run i knew, okay, it's not just fireworks. scared out of my mind. that's why i eventually ducked coached and everybody else. >> she said she has shared her video with police and one officer told us i

one of the famous illustrations of that moment would be shiloh. the desire to catch the forces when they are not entrenched or prepare. yet.are not united the forces are divided. thomas is in difficult circumstances but instead of being panicked or deciding i have to withdraw to a safer position, he continues to fight, launched a bayonet charge. and drove them back miles to this defensive position. this illustrated a characteristic that is very impressive. when he got to the confederate position, they had the rest of the day after a morning of fighting moving across rough casualties, all the all of the fact that you have to replace officers who have been struck down and troops running out of ammunition. thomas will follow the confederates to this position and try to position his men so that he can launch what he considers to be the coup de grace. fighting has, the taken place all for the day and the weather has been her and us. everything -- the weather has been horrendous. thomas decides not to. during the night, the confederates with one paddlew

he's talking about shiloh, the great bloodbath, i didn't enjoy it as much as i have enjoyed some sundays. i saw the monkey dance. i have seen this before. this kind of ironic minimizing and misdirection. i call it surrendering to the fatal absurd, and attitude that amounts to, i am dead anyway, so bring it. as for me, i made up my mind to die, it made things seem easier, in the circumstance, there didn't seem to be anything else to do. as soon as he got past that point, the rest is gravy. his time went a lot easier. but, you see that in the civil war, too. i had been living in hopes that they would do something, but they have been talking about it for so long, and i can't see that they have done anything, so we have given up to the idea that we have to fight until we are killed. same idea. same notion. same conclusion. if i hadn't been a student of the civil war, i would have been a student of world war i, there is an old argument about world war i, which i accept, the inexplicable definition of eight many people actually has a cultural effect. so, the argument that paul makes in great w

he is talking about shiloh, the great bloodbath of american innocence. i did not enjoy that as much as i did some sundays. [laughter] i have seen this before, this ironic minimal lysing and misdirection. i call it surrendering to the fatal absurd, an amount that amounts to, i'm dead anyways, so bring it. the idea made things easier. in the circumstance, there did not seem to be anything else to do. as soon as he got past the point where he said i'm dead anyway, his time went a lot easier. but you see that in the civil war too. i had been living in hopes that the people of in c -- north carolina would do something for peace, but they have been talking about it so long. up to the idea that we have to fight until we are all killed. same conclusion. if i had not been a student of the civil war, i would have been a student of world war i. there is an old argument about world war i, the inextricable decimation of 8 million people actually as a cultural effect. -- has a cultural effect. the argument made in "rate war in modern memory" is that world war i was th

dispatchers began getting calls about 5:30, drivers reported flames alongside the southbound lanes near shiloh road. one fire official reported as many as seven spot fires. chp shut down one southbound lane as crews worked to put the fires out. >>> in san francisco with the long-awaited park connecting the presidio main post at chrissy field is now one step closer to reality. dump trucks arrived this morning with loads of dirt for the site. the park will be built on top of the eastern tunnels of the presidio parkway. and will include a new transit center learning outpost and youth campus. the project is expected to be finished by next spring and have spectacular views of the bay. >>> temperatures did warm up today and some areas as much as 10 or 12 or 13 degrees so a warmer day, noticeable inland. 94 in antioch, up about 10 degrees. yesterday in the and temperatures were in the low 80s if you can remember that far back. today it is a big turnaround. 93 in livermore, 84 in vallejo, 85 in san jose, tomorrow's temperatures follow suit, pretty warm like these temperatures in the inland valleys and

is, it's sentimental for a while-- the flag's been through it, it's been shot, it's been through shiloh resignation, vietnam. and he talks about how the flag has been scandalized and disrespected. so you sit there and you think, well, wait, is he talking about the protesters, or is he talking about the folks who lied us through vietnam, and lied us through watergate? and the great thing about that song is you can project whichever perspective you are. and one of my big beliefs is that history has the capacity to create a more productive conversation. >> absolutely. >> because it gives us context. it gives us a sense of proportion. and you can open the aperture. because if you're on the right, you love tradition-- allegedly. if you're on the left, you love data and reason. and so, history's the one thing that enables us to come together, i think. >> and music has a way of opening those windows to see it in a different light, i think, when you look back at the music that's been a part of creating our nation. you know, we tend to look at historical figures as something in our past, as oppo

while cool springs does not compare to such notable engagements as antietam and shiloh and gettysburg outnumbered by almost a margin stock eating on display his remarkable tactical abilities as he shoveled troops to meet repeated attempts by robert rhodes's division ii crack their northern flank. james rickettsof to cross the shenandoah over the river to support him. and of course the dogged persistence of roads command to not relent. a persistence that resulted in his tactical victory. moref these things and proved important to those who fought at cool springs -- cool springs or were wounded. it is these individual stories like those of energy -- any civil war battlefield that give cool spring greater meeting. while forgotten today by some. there is no doubt that individuals such as colonel james washburn thought about cool spring for the remainder of his life. on the late afternoon of july 18, just as washburn had finished his task of hastily moving his buckeyes to the division-esque above northern flank, the confederate bullet passed through washburn's left i and exited the back of

was burning alongside the southbound lanes of shiloh. fire crews say there were as many as seven different spot fires. >>> a man accused of sexually assaulting children is set to appear in county court. the 57-year-old was first arrested last month on suspicious of molesting at least three boys in cases that went as far back as 1987. now investigators say that six more victims have come forward and he is facing more charges. some of the alleged assaults happened at a rec center. >>> now to the east bay where berkeley police are asking for the public's help as they search for a man who broke into two cars and stole laptops and other electronics. they are looking for the man in these photographs. the break-ins happened the morning of august 12th near telegraph and bancroft. >>> a man convicted of hitting a san francisco police officer with an suv has been given the maximum sentence of 12 years and eight moss. the 51-year-old willie flanagan was being investigated for a possible gun violation in 2017 when he tried to flee in a stolen van, c

i did not enjoy 6 april as well as i have enjoyed some sundays he's talking about shiloh. the great bloodbath of american innocence. i did not enjoy it as much as i've enjoyed some sundays. i've seen this before this kind of ironic minimal lysing and misdirection i call it surrendering to the fatal observed which doesn't amount anything so bring it. i've more or less made up my mind to die, it might make things easier in the circumstances it did not seem that there was anything else to do. as soon as he got past the point where he said i'm dead anyway, the rest is gravy, his time was a lot easier but you see, that was also in the civil war. in hopes that the people would do something for peace but they've been talking about it so long, i can't see that they've done anything so we have to give up to the idea that we have to fight until we are killed. abernathy. it's the same idea or notion. same conclusion. if i had not been a student of the civil war i would have been a student of world war i, there's the old argument about world war i which i accept, the inexplicable dest

i know there's a big graveyard near shiloh, but i want to know exactly where he is if you can tell me because i want to bring him home. then when the war ends civilian sometimes show up in different places in the south trying to find the bodies so they can take them home. the quarter master is still involved in this process, but civilians get involved themselves because they don't want to wait. it's very important that the remains are returned to the loved ones at home. >> and the army is a bureaucracy. you have to account for everything with paperwork. not only the remains, but his belongin belongings. it's a document that was called inventory of effects. it had to be filled out even if you couldn't find the effects as sometimes happened when the soldier's body wasn't identified. at least the paperwork needed filled out. we read a lot of letters by officers who privates were killed in the battlefield and when they get time they write a letter to the family sending them condolences. then the second part of the letter is pra ma tipragmatic de. i'll try to get you what's left as soon as

i know there is a big graveyard near shiloh and i want to know exactly where he is because i want to bring him home. and then when it ends civilians sometimes show up in different places in the south trying to find the bodies so they can take it home and the quartermaster is still involved in this process. civilians often get involved because they don't want to wait. it is important that the remains are returned. >> and the army is a bureaucracy so you have to account for everything not only the remains, but his belongings . it is a document that was called inventory of effects and it had to be filled out even if you couldn't find them sometimes happen if he was killed on the battlefield and maybe his body wasn't identified . at least the paperwork had to be filled out. read a lot of letters by officers and as soon as they get time to write a personal level letter informing them giving them condolences and very often the second half is maddock details. this is what was left behind and i will try to get it to you as as i can maybe the next time a guy goes on furlough he can deliver to

while cool springs does not compare statistically to notable engagements as antietam, shiloh, gettysburgf 2-1, putting on display his remarkable technical abilities as he shuffled troops to meet repeated attempts by confederate general robert rose division to crack the northern flank or the refusal of james ricketts to cross the shenandoah over the river to support him. and of course, the dogged persistence of roads command to not relent. a persistence that resulted in his tactical victory at cool springs. all of these things and more proved important to the union and confederate soldiers who followed at cool springs and their families. orularly those killed wounded -- particularly those killed or wounded in the battle. it is those stories like those in any civil war battlefield that give cool spring greater meaning. while forgotten today by some, there is no doubt that individuals such as colonel james washburn thought about cool spring for the remainder of his life. on the late afternoon of july 18, just as washburn had finished his task of hastily moving his buckeyes from the force of