Speakers will look at the history of their construction in the north and south, how they influence memories of the war and how Public Perception has changed. The American Civil War museum is hosting this symposium together of virginia and historyer for civil war. Well, good morning, everyone. Morning. Its wonderful to see you all here because i know we are competing with a fabulous day outside. We are thrilled to have you all with us. For the American Civil War symposium, im sandy treadway, director at the areary of virginia, and we delighted the library is serving as host for the program. Cosponsoring the program with the American Civil War museum is the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. I know many of you in the audience are regular attendees , but for thosem of you visiting your library for your first time today, i hope on your way out you will stop at the lobby desk and pick up and come back and be a regular for us, too. We have some great womens history p
It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
Virginia. Explore anere to aspect of the civil war that is very much in the news. It has been in the news for several years. Some of you have found these rancorous debates about civil justonuments traveling and wish the debates will go away. But you know it wont just go away. The constructive thing to do is to accept the debates is evidence that the subject of our institution, the American Civil War museum, is relevant today. Many of you are regulars to the events, history buffs to look learn you love to study history. I would like to extend a welcome to those of you who are new, the preservationists, in the audience. Museum of the the American Civil War center, we have always audit was our response thought it was our responsibility to engage constructively with issues arising from the civil war, whether that subject be monuments, the confederate battle flag or the discussion of slavery as the cause of the war. Today is to promote a constructive and civil consideration of civil war mon
Steve a couple of years ago. He lives in the shadow of atlantas great battlefield. Oure got talking, mutual publishers said when you sit down with steve, he will make eye contact with you and it is like his eyes will bore right through your head. I found that to be true, but what he didnt tell me and i discovered on my own is not only is steve intense, but he is also an intense pleasure. Talk about a man who is so deeply devoted to history. He is quick to jump up and remind everybody there was fighting too. We will shift from the campaign to look at the corresponding actions in georgia that led to atlanta. With the city on the brink of peril and the armies struggling and clashing. Steve davis put together the text and information for the Civil War Trust electronic version of the battle of atlanta. You can take a look at his handiwork there. He is a former book review editor. He is the current book review editor for civil war news. He has several books on the emerging Civil War Campaign