That lament goes Something Like this. Young people are not interested in the civil war anymore. Civil war military history is on lifesupport. Nobody cares about the civil war after the sesquicentennial. Every time i hear that i have to politely push back. And the reason i do so in large part is because of the emerging civil war. It is a great honor and privilege for me to be here to support your work to support emerging civil war and all it has done in a remarkable space of five or six years. Truly incredible. I hope this weekend can be a real celebration of those efforts. First, a copy spine of marylands South Mountain. Sunday, september 14, 1862. Woefully outnumbered soldiers saw to stem the tide of a federal offensive. If successful it would defeat an already divided Confederate Army and curtailed and finish off robert e. Lees first invasion of the north. And three mountain passes almost unrivaled in its ferocity at , least in this point of the war, ensued. Breathless union and conf
Kentucky and is a 1971 graduate of Center College where he was later named a distinguished graduate. In 1974. He received his juris doctor degree from washington and Lee University school of law. He has practiced constitutional and Administrative Law for 45 years in lexington, kentucky and 26 years as council to webster chamberlain being and in washington, dc. Throughout his career as a constitutional attorney kenneth cultivated his advocation in history as a battlefield preservationist. He helped form the Perryville Battlefield Association and served as chairman of the perryville battlefield commission. He had a president ial appointment as chairman of the Gettysburg National military Parks Advisory Commission and served on the board of directors of the gettysburg foundation. He has spent time researching American History writing books and articles for scholarly presentations and giving towards of Civil War Battlefields to the avid American Civil War audience. All of kents books have
Internet work even harder. That is why we are providing lower income students access to affordable internet. So homework can just be homework. Along with these Television Companies support cspan 2 as a public service. Our next speaker is no stranger to the civil war community. Kent masterson brown was born in lexington, kentucky and was a graduate of center college, where he was later named a distinguished graduate. And 1974, he received his first doctorate degree from Washington University school of law. He practiced constitutional and Administrative Law and kentucky, and 26 years as counsel to webster chamberlain in washington d. C. Throughout his career as a attorney, he cultivated his avocation for history as a battlefield preservationist, he helped form the perryville battlefields association, and served as chairman of the commission. He had a president ial appointment as chairman of the Gettysburg National commission and served on the board of directors of the gettysburg foundati
Our next speaker is no stranger to the Civil War Community Kent Masterson. Brown was born in lexington kentucky and is a 1971 graduate of Center College where he was later named a distinguished graduate. In 1974. He received his juris doctor degree from washington and Lee University school of law. He has practiced constitutional and Administrative Law for 45 years in lexington, kentucky and 26 years as council to webster chamberlain being and in washington, dc. Throughout his career as a constitutional attorney kenneth cultivated his advocation in history as a battlefield preservationist. He helped form the Perryville Battlefield Association and served as chairman of the perryville battlefield commission. He had a president ial appointment as chairman of the Gettysburg National military Parks Advisory Commission and served on the board of directors of the gettysburg foundation. He has spent time researching American History writing books and articles for scholarly presentations and giv
How important was gettysburg. Right but i am honored. To present this mornings speakers. They are both exceptional people. Our first speaker will be professor gary gallagher. Who is the john l . No, is that the way its pronounced nau now . A Professor Emeritus in the history of the American Civil War and director of the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. Hes the author coauthor and editor of numerous civil war era works. He has served as president of the society of civil war historians and received the Tom Watson Brown book prize from the society in 2012 for his the union war. Prior to that honor his the confederate war was a finalist for the 1998 lincoln prize copies of his books including this one causes one lost and forgotten how hollywood and popular art shape what we know about the civil war. This one is there and i got this one because i hadnt read it yet, but there are several others that are available in the symposium bookstore. Please help me to welcom