i'm a blood weitzel. we have weitzel's in the confederate white house. we have some weitzels here today. probably more than in 150 years. welcome. this is major general godfrey weitzel. born in 1835, died in 1884 at 49. he was born in germany, a small town on the french-german border. his family immigrated in 1837. like many german immigrants, they immigrated to cincinnati, ohio to a neighborhood the called over the rhine. it reminded them of the rhine river valley, full of steamships and steeples. today if you go there it looks like it did 150 years ago. still preserved. the neighborhood is still home to german restaurants. you can picture what it looks like back in the day. his father's name was ludwig. the name was changed to a more american sounding name, lewis. lewis owned a grocery store in the over the rhine neighborhood. gottfried, the german name, and the younger son the father, louis, became active in politics and cincinnati. he was a democrat and was very influential in the neighborhood. he actually became a member of the school board, so he a

we don't always get it right. >> weitzel is back, too, dedicated to the church with his family.credits something he heard pope francis say early. >> that the church is like a field hospital. he was humble paying his own bills. he was getting rid of the glitter. >> reporter: if the ranks and pews swell, so could the number of people devoting his lives. >> he speaks to the heart. >> reporter: after the mass the pope will walk over to meet with patrick augusta and his fellow seminarians. >> i've seen many people my age come back to the church and there's just this new excitement, new vibrancy, you know, renewal in the church among young people. >> reporter: is there a certain realness that you think people feel? >> oh, absolutely huge. like he's human. he's so human. >>> whether you plan to see the pope or not, we have his latest schedule and road closures right now on our nbc washington app. search papal visit for all you need to know. >>> pope francis's visit comes with a lot of fanfare and a lot of traffic, some of which you may have already experienced. late night host jimmy fa

junction tv,ext on american history author william quatman talks about civil war general godfrey weitzel. he attended west point in the 1850's before joining the civil war on the union side. explores his military competence as well as his involvement in the fall and occupation of richmond in april, 1865. museum of the confederacy hosted this hour-long event. [applause] mr. quatman: it is a fascinating story, it is a story that very few civil war buffs know. i've given this talk all over the country and people are surprised, they have not heard of him before.