I am the director of the Cyber Institute here at gettysburg college. Im also a member of the history department. And its my pleasure this afternoon to introduce to you trevor plant. Trevor is the director of the Textual Records Division at the National Archives building in washington, dc. Ill translate that for you all. Trevor has a very important job in the field of history. Trevor is the friend of every historian. Trevor is a really likable guy. But if you didnt like him and youre a historian, hes still going to be really nice to him because archivist have all the power. Now i got a double whammy there. My wife is an archivist, so i got archivist at home that i have to mind as well as the field as well. The archivist are again are indispensable to what we do in the field of civil war history, in particular. Youd be hard pressed to find a book that doesnt have the imprint of trevor. He knows the collections exceeding only well, and thats whats so crucial. When you work with an archivi
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is kaitlin edwards. Im the lead park ranger here at Andersonville National Historic Site. Welcome. I have the distinct pleasure of introducing our presenter today. So he is the distinguished professor of history and run fogelman, Research Professor at Lynn University in florida. He has published over 40 books, several of which have won awards and the latest of which is escape about libby prison in richmond, virginia, which will be we will be talking about today. So please welcome dr. Robert watson. Thanks, caitlin. So first off, thank you to Andersonville National Historic Site and the National Civil war. Our National Prisoner of war museum. Thanks, caitlin and gina and charles and the entire staff. Today, september 16th, which is national p. O. W. M. I. A. Recognition day, which is a day that is recognized. It was established by Congress Third friday in september to honor those who served, sacrificed, suffered as well as those that have no
Fogelman, Research Professor at Lynn University in florida. He has published over 40 books, several of which have won awards and the latest of which is escape about libby prison in richmond, virginia, which will be we will be talking about today. So please welcome dr. Robert watson. Thanks, caitlin. So first off, thank you to Andersonville National Historic Site and the National Civil war. Our National Prisoner of war museum. Thanks, caitlin and gina and charles and the entire staff. Today, september 16th, which is national p. O. W. M. I. A. Recognition day, which is a day that is recognized. It was established by Congress Third friday in september to honor those who served, sacrificed, suffered as well as those that have not yet come home. So its fitting, i suppose, all together proper that were here at andersonville to talk about one of the worst prisons in history on p. O. W. National p. O. W. And mia recognition day. Andersonville, of course, is the most infamous prison in american
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
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 welcome our professor gallagher whos topic this morning . Is going to be how should a