[inaudible background conversations] [inaudible speaking] the panel is titled American History, renegades and sponsored by the Mississippi Library commission. Tracy carr, with the library commission, was in the room for the very first organizational meeting of the festival we couldnt do this without the Mississippi Library commission or libraries from all over the state so thank you very much for your support. We are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm, our gratitude to them. Our panelists are tom craven, eric j dolman and Peter Houlihan. You can purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can find the times are authors will be signing in your program. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 minutes then open the floor to questions. Please come to the podium in the center of the room to ask your questions. Help me welcome our moderator for this panel, kitty blunt director of Mississippi Department of archives and history. [applause] thank you. Im
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I am going to read this. Ural is the professor for the study of war in society at the university of southern mississippi, military historian by training, she specializes in 19thcentury American History with an emphasis on war during the civil war. She has published numerous articles, irishamerican ,olunteers in the union army and most recently the soldiers and families of the confederates most celebrated unit published in 2017. This book will be on sale. She will sign it for you after this presentation. You can get a coffee in the gift shop. This is her most recent publication. She is a past president of the Mississippi Historical society. She serves on the Editorial Board of the journal of the a in the civil war times magazine. Her most recent research involves the launch of civil war governors of mississippi project, which she directs. Collaborative partnership between the Mississippi Department of archives and history. The university of southern mississippi. Which will transcribe an