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
This historic milestone comes at a time when grant star is rising. Ulysses s grante is being commemorated and proclamations and other special messages issued by states across the nation the District Of Columbia and living us president s. We have included in our dinner programs. Just one of the proclamations from grants birth state of ohio and all president ial messages that were available at the time of printing. What stands out in these messages . Also stands out in historys understanding of grants during the 21st century. Appreciation of his accomplishments is no longer confined to his military career in which he was the principal author of Union Victory during the civil war. It now extends to his presidency which included benchmarks in peace and equality that merit him a place in the pantheon of great president s. Grants contemporaries had no hesitation elevating him to the standing of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Its no coincidence that his funeral in 1885 saw at roughly
Ulysses s grante is being commemorated and proclamations and other special messages issued by states across the nation the District Of Columbia and living us president s. We have included in our dinner programs. Just one of the proclamations from grants birth state of ohio and all president ial messages that were available at the time of printing. What stands out in these messages . Also stands out in historys understanding of grants during the 21st century. Appreciation of his accomplishments is no longer confined to his military career in which he was the principal author of Union Victory during the civil war. It now extends to his presidency which included benchmarks in peace and equality that merit him a place in the pantheon of great president s. Grants contemporaries had no hesitation elevating him to the standing of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Its no coincidence that his funeral in 1885 saw at roughly 1. 5 million the largest gathering of people at any one time and pl
This historic milestone comes at a time when grant star is rising. Ulysses s grante is being commemorated and proclamations and other special messages issued by states across the nation the District Of Columbia and living us president s. We have included in our dinner programs. Just one of the proclamations from grants birth state of ohio and all president ial messages that were available at the time of printing. What stands out in these messages . Also stands out in historys understanding of grants during the 21st century. Appreciation of his accomplishments is no longer confined to his military career in which he was the principal author of Union Victory during the civil war. It now extends to his presidency which included benchmarks in peace and equality that merit him a place in the pantheon of great president s. Grants contemporaries had no hesitation elevating him to the standing of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Its no coincidence that his funeral in 1885 saw at roughly