Hosted the talk. Thank you for that brief introduction. I know everyone appreciates that. Welcome to georgia. I know many of you are traveling and are in our state probably for the first time. We specially ordered this weather for you. I know you have been on battlefields and im glad it has cooperated and we have been able to provide you with a great experience. We hope you will come back. I want to thank the Shenandoah Valley battlefields association for asking me to speak about somebody and something i have no idea when i started hitting my phd would become such an important part of my life. I cannot get away from general sherman. Topics ate to change some point and move into another area, but he is a fascinating person. A fascinating topic. I am delighted to see so many folks here. That you care this much about the civil war, battlefields, and preserving the battlefields. One of my favorite things to do is to hike battlefields. When you can unite the outdoors and the study of the ci
To provide you with a great experience. I am delighted you are in our state and hope you will come back. I want to thank the Shenandoah Valley battlefields association for asking me to speak about somebody and something i had no idea when i started hitting my phd would become such an important part of my life. I cannot get away from general sherman. The more i talk about it, the more people will be to talk more about it. I will have to change topics at some point and move into another area, but he is a fascinating person. And a fascinating topic. I am also delighted to see so many folks here. And that you care this much about the civil war, battlefields, and preserving the battlefields. One of my favorite things to do is to hike battlefields. I think its wonderful to get out, enjoy the outdoors and you can unite those two things. The outdoors and the study of the civil war, theres nothing else like it. Thank you for all you do come and the association does to help us preserve our battl
Anne sarah rubin appeared at the zoo so visible but is a natural tendency to discuss her book through the heart of dixie. She stood and took questions from the book festival audience. Its just under 15 minutes. Who would you offer. This afternoon we have Anne Sarah Rubin with us and she is an associate professor of history and director for the center of digital history and education at the university of ireland baltimore company. County, sorry baltimore country to receive 80 from Princeton University and hay and ph. D. From the university of virginia. Her study of the place of shermans march in American Culture and history entitled stuff for five was published in september 2014 by the university of North Carolina press. The project also has the multimedia component which can be found at shermans march. Org. Dr. Rubins first book a shattered nation they rise and fall of the confederacy, received the 2006 dave reno gave an from the organization of american historians were the most origin
And recovery. The morning. Good morning. Welcome to our panel on columbia burning a sesquicentennial reappraisal. My name is don doyle. I will make a few introductory remarks. I want to thank robin waits for all they did to make this such a success. Not just this panel, but the entire event. I think it has been a wonderful example of how to commemorate a painful episode in this citys history. Thanks especially to jessica whose idea it was to do something for this commemoration. We met over lunch, and from there it grew. We partnered with Historic Columbia. Sponsoring this event also is the History Center at the university of South Carolina. Another contributor was the graduate school at the university of South Carolina. Think all of you for your help and support. We brought for scholars four scholars together. We are beating almost exactly at the time, 150 years ago, that the union troops were crossing the river and coming towards the city, toward that moment at 10 00 in the morning wh
I want to thank those for all they did to make this such a success. Not just this panel, but the entire event. I think it has been a wonderful example of how to commemorate a painful episode in this citys history. Thanks especially to jessica whose idea it was to do something for this commemoration. We met over lunch, and from there it grew. We partnered with Historic Columbia. Sponsoring this event also is the History Center at the university of South Carolina. Another contributor was the graduate school at the university of South Carolina. Thank all of you for your help and support. We brought four scholars together. We are meeting almost exactly at the time, 150 years ago, that the union troops were crossing the river and coming towards the city, toward that moment at 10 00 in the morning when the city was formerly surrendered. We are meeting right here on market street. I am not an expert on this event in civil war history. I have written a book on the civil war called the cause of