He talks about the lessons he has learned from past research including complex causes and responsibilities of the war. He is the author of the cause lost myths and realities of the confederacy. His talk was part of a symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. This years symposium here did not come together as smoothly as they often do and as smtly as i would like. Thats entirely my thought. It took me a long time before i arrived at a concept and a title that worked. My working title for a long time was the civil war bucket list, what you should know before you go. A title that just didnt sing for some reason. I want to thank our longsuffering panelists for bearing with me as i arrived at a workable concept and title. I did have a clear idea what have i wanted this symposium to be, a blend of wellknown speakers who would discuss what they learned about the civil war blended with lesser known speakers who you should want to know well and will want to know well and have them