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
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
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