they lead the troops in a counterattack against john brown, stonewall jackson turns up there. it's almost a prequel to "gods and generals." which was a prequel to "gettysburg." jefferson davis is leading the charge in congress. but in the final twist it's at brown's hanging, one of the guards is john wilkes booth, who later writes about being quite inspired by brown or talks to his sister about it. she writes about it. she calls him the great man of the century. here's a man that took an act that changed the course of american history, and that's ultimately what john wilkes booth then does in assassinating lincoln. >> chill bumps. i got 'em. i hope you all do, too. when you read this book, you're going to get more, because i'm going to tell you something that you do so remarkably well, and that is these names, they're names on history book pages for most people. you actually open up their hearts, their lives, their thoughts and fears to us. there are stories in here that are just astonishingly powerful, one of which is the story of african-american newby who was a freed black

i'd say stonewall jackson. we're gonna go with stonewall jackson. oh, no!rike, guys. it's fort bragg. fort bragg! i was gonna say fort bragg! i thought you said "what guy." all right, guys. that's your first strike. two more of those, and that's all she wrote. here's your next question for 100 bucks. up to 11 inches in diameter, the eye of what deep-sea creature is believed to be the largest in the animal kingdom? giant squid, i think. there's another word beyond giant, but it's a big squid. we're gonna go with the giant squid. giant, or colossal, squid is correct! talk to me, goose. that's right! talk to me, goose. all right. good job, guys. you're back on track. espoused by revolutionaries in nepal, the m.l.m. philosophy celebrates the teachings of marx, lenin, and what third figure? you got marx, lenin, so you got m.l. so it's probably chairman mao. mao. i would say mao. we're gonna go with mao. mao is correct! yeah! [ cheering ] all right, guys. you're up to 400 bucks. one strike. still have both of your shout-outs. things are looking pretty good. we ha

stonewall jackson, a leading part of the force, takes harper's ferry a few days before antietum, and that's why the battle happened. the union realizes lee has divided his army. they attack. and, as you said, as a result of antietum, which is seven miles from the kennedy farm, lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation. so, you know, this incredible journey in our history all occurs in this very tight geographic area. i mean, it really is quite stunning. this is the irony why i was sort of, not bashing lincoln, but suggesting that he wasn't the great emancipator initially that people imagined. he was actually on the conservative end of the anti-slavery spectrum. and this comes through again very much in his attitude towards brown. the great irony is that he eventually comes around to brown's position and that slavery -- this must become a war against slavery and ends up, you know, taking the step that begins to fulfill brown's mission, but also like brown, becomes a martyr through the cause. here's a final strange twist in their connection. one of the odd things about the harper's

lee highway and stonewall jackson high school? i don't think so. we would move to d.c. first.y then, i'm going to wager that there are a few virginiaens who after hearing all of that would suggest the feeling is mutual. but maybe that's just me talking. put your two cents in to mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be back at 11:00 along with anita and topper. log on any time to wusa9.com. have a great evening. we'll see you later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> is j. lo leaving "american idol"? >> i don't know if i can go for a third year. >> will she walk or is she playing hardball for more money? >>> then a kennedy ex-wife found dead. did she commit suicide? stay tuned for the latest. >>> clooney's ex in a bikini and in a body bag. playful on a yacht and then thrown overboard. the shocking stunt, did it go too far? >> i asked george clooney whether i could borrow his ex-girlfriend, things happen. >>> then, justin bieber's gq confessions. the drinking, the swear

stonewall jackson captured harper's ferry. they're not about to return to the union. on january 1, 1863 president lincoln issues the final emancipation proclamation as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion. want you to pay close attention to the president's language within the proclamation. he does not pretend this is a moral or humanitarian document. it is a practical war measure. a fit and necessary war measure for accomplishing the paramount objective of the war which is to preservative union and in this fit and necessary war measure president lincoln declared forever free all persons held as slaves in the ten states that were at war with the united states for their independence. in the five slave holding states that accepted abraham lincoln as president the emancipation proclamation did not apply because congress did not give the authority to president lincoln to seize property and declare free slaves in states that were loyal to the union, only in states in rebellion. in states that had to be brought back to the union by military conquest

lee, stonewall jackson, george mcclellan and james longstreet. the mexican war was america's first war of invasion. it was fought on multiple fronts across thousands of miles from the texas border to mexico city to san francisco bay, in snowy mountains and deserts, in summer heat and winter cold, on tropical beaches and in densely-populated cities. general zachary taylor's army fought on the rio grande river and northern mexico. i've got a map here. this is where the war started, and taylor's thrust into northern mexico followed this red line. the other, the second front that opened after about a year of the war was at veracruz by genuinefield scott. he landed here and marched 260 miles to mexico city. there are other fronts too. john c. fremont led fighting in california, general steven carryny marched from kansas to santa fe to san diego and fought two major battles outside los angeles. a brigade of mormons that followed kearney's path nearly starved. alexander donaldson led a famous troop of missouri volunteers from santa fe to chihuahua, mexi

if those two regiments hadn't been waiting fair when stonewall jackson came to chancellorsville the 11th core would have been far worse. the polish legion and this 26 wisconsin stood there and they saved, they made a stand for release in our. it might've mida been two full hours but substance -- schivnoski is trying to get them back saying you've got to pull back or pick completely annihilated. he is a brave guy and he sees the confederates all around him. the german speakers will not leave and they don't want to leave their dead and wounded and they don't want to flee. finally they come back and do a fighting withdrawal taking nearly 50% casualties. what did the newspaper headlines say? all the germans ran. you can't trust those emigrants. does this sound familiar to anybody? so they get no credit. so schivnoski and the germans are determined to show that they can fight as well or better than any native warn americans. frances channing makes a mistake in the flank collapses but you cannot blame frances channing barlow. he is wounded. most of all he is incredibly well-connected. he has a