Was given at the dedication of a National Cemetery for soldiers killed during the civil war battle. This hourlong talk was part of a conference hosted by the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Our first speaker to kick off our conference is martin johnson. He is an associate professor of history at university of miami in ohio, where he teaches courses on Abraham Lincoln, the civil war, and modern europe. He earned his ph. D in 1993 from brown university. He has devoted much of his career to studying the 16th president of the united states. He is also the author of a number of books. In fact his first two books are on european history. One is on the paris commune. And the other is on the triefis affairs. Very diverse intellectual interest. Unlike most of us, can only right between 1861 and 1865. Martin certainly is able to go into other fields and to succeed in doing so. In 2014, martin earned the distinguished lincoln prize, lincoln prize as many of you know, is sponsored by Getty
Was given at the dedication of a National Cemetery for soldiers killed during the civil war battle. This hourlong talk was part of a conference hosted by the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Our first speaker to kick off our conference is martin johnson. He is an associate professor of history at university of miami in ohio, where he teaches courses on Abraham Lincoln, the civil war, and modern europe. He earned his ph. D in 1993 from brown university. He has devoted much of his career to studying the 16th president of the united states. He is also the author of a number of books. In fact his first two books are on european history. One is on the paris commune. And the other is on the triefis affairs. Very diverse intellectual interest. Unlike most of us, can only right between 1861 and 1865. Martin certainly is able to go into other fields and to succeed in doing so. In 2014, martin earned the distinguished lincoln prize, lincoln prize as many of you know, is sponsored by Getty
Was given at the dedication of a National Cemetery for soldiers killed during the civil war battle. This hourlong talk was part of a conference hosted by the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Our first speaker to kick off our conference is martin johnson. He is an associate professor of history at university of miami in ohio, where he teaches courses on Abraham Lincoln, the civil war, and modern europe. He earned his ph. D in 1993 from brown university. He has devoted much of his career to studying the 16th president of the united states. He is also the author of a number of books. In fact his first two books are on european history. One is on the paris commune. And the other is on the triefis affairs. Very diverse intellectual interest. Unlike most of us, can only right between 1861 and 1865. Martin certainly is able to go into other fields and to succeed in doing so. In 2014, martin earned the distinguished lincoln prize, lincoln prize as many of you know, is sponsored by Getty
War, is the war in 1864. Good morning. If you could all take a seat, please. I am pete carmichael, professor of history here at gettysburg college. I am also the director of the civil war institute. It is my pleasure this morning to introduce brooks simpson, the Asu Foundation professor of history at Arizona State university. He is a historian of 19th century america. The american presidency as well as the civil war and reconstruction. He has written extensively about ulysses s. Grant. He is the author of let us have peace . S grant and the politics of reconstruction, released in 1991. He is also the author of u. S. Grant triumph over adversity. That earned distinction as a New York Times notable book of the year. Just recently, he has published and edited a boeing by the library of america a volume by the library of america, voices of the civil war. Sharesy brooks Stephen Brooks shares. He has given talks focusing on the war and the east and we know he is a superb battlefield guide. M
Was more than just a state of mind, although it seems to take up space rentfree in the minds of many union civil and military leaders. The majoria was obstacle facing Union Military strategy for two reasons. The state contended the confederate capital, richmond, virginia, which soon became an obsessive point of attack for union planters. And because that capital was defended by none other than robert e lee and his army of Northern Virginia, the largest fighting force the confederacy had to offer, led by its most brilliant commander. Richmond,ons, lee and transfixed Union Military planners. Therefore poses a problem, and poses a problem. Ilitarily for Union Planners it is, after all, the home field of lee and his army. The army of Northern Virginia won all the big ones in virginia. If they left virginia, they might encounter a little difficulty, but in their home ballpark, they acquitted themselves exceedingly well against numerically superior union forces. How do you change that . Patt