Retirement would mean farewell. I am very pleased that, in his retirement, he remains a fixture in the commonwealth. As i think everybody knows, and appreciates, garys contributions to civil war studies are varied beyond his own scholarship which is writing and editing nearly 30 books and hundreds of articles and reviews. He has been a frequent contributor and columnist for popular civil war magazines, preservationists and battlefield guides. He is the Founding Editor of the most Popular Series of civil war the civil war america series. The students who are the prominent scholars in our field. In academia, there is a tradition that i dont know how popular these are but books that students write essays in honor of their mentors. Garys is going to have to be for volumes long to do it justice for all the students he has meant toward and the prominence and the work they are doing in the field today. It is a testament to garys work. All of these contributions have earned him the right to ta
Speech in richmond, virginia. Shes codirector for the study of war in society at the university of southern mississippi. She taught at Sam Houston State University which accounts in part for the topic of her program today. Now as you can see in your program, shes fully immersed in the history of mississippi where she led the student and Community Driven study of the mississippi confederate home and launched the civil war governors of mississippi project, a part they areship betwe partnership between the mi mississippi digital library. I should draw your attention to the theme you will hear from the introduction of our speakers, that their role as educators and as mentors of younger students. Dr. Ural is the former president of the Mississippi Historical society and serves on the board of trustees for the society of military history. Too many mississippi in one introduction. The academic journal of war and society and the magazine civil wartime times. As you can see, her scholarship exp
Personal list of speakers that ive been wanting to introduce to our audiences we talked about this and this may be your first public speech in richmond, virginia. She is a professor of history for the study of war in society at the university of southern mississippi. She taught previously in texas which accounts at least in part for the topic of our program today. As you can see in your program, she is fully immersed in the history of miss of mississippi. Recently, she launched the civil war governors of mississippi project. A partnership with the university of the southern of southern mississippi. I should draw your attention to the common theme you will hear in my introductions. Their role as educators and as mentors of younger students. Dr. Ural is a former president of the Mississippi Historical and serves on the board of trustees for the society of. And on several editorial boards. As you can see from the title of her book in the program, her scholarship explores the intersection
Research team that developed the first commercially successful self idc in u. S. Postage stamp. He has written 20 civil war and underground railroad books. Of generalgraphy william extra billy smith won multiple awards, including dr. James i robertson juniors literary prize for confederate history. He has also written several articles for the gettysburg magazine as well as other historical publications. Scott and his wife debbie reside in north pennsylvania. Scott. Scott thanks for coming today. Roles to talk about the of the railroads here in pennsylvania. I have written three books on the three railroads that ran between maryland and pennsylvania during the civil war. They were respectively from east to west, the philadelphia wilmington and baltimore railroads which ran through those three key cities, the north and central rail right which ran from harrisburg down to baltimore and the third key railroad that ran between maryland and pennsylvania during the civil war. The Cumberland V
Of history in American Comparative studies at Oberlin College and conservatory. Shes no stranger to virginia, having earned her, one of her m. A. s and phd at the university of virginia. At oberlin, she created the history design lab that allows students to develop projects involving methodological approaches ranging from oral history, podcast, historical fiction and public history. Remember what we said about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. The civiluthor of war and transformation of american citizenship. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Women,s slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say, explaining how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. Women,gram today free mobilizing emancipation and citizenship in wartime washington, d. C