Van lew was published by Oxford University in 2003 and 13 prizes including the library of virginias peoples choice awards. She will speak to us about her new book, armies of deliverance which was published earlier this year by oxford. A review in the wall street holzer calledold the book a highly original and sweeping new study. I had the good fortune to hear liz speak on the subject a few weeks ago in hampton roads, virginia and im so glad we could have her here to speak to us. Please join me in welcoming elizabeth varon. [applause] can everyone hear me . Good. In his first time were message to congress delivered july 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln casts secession as the work of a small band of conspirators who had duped and cowed the south into submission. After drugging the public mind of their section for more than 30 years as lincoln put it, relied on coercion to bring many good men to a willingness to take up arms against the government. Theres much reason to believe, leggett speculated
The stories that many of us have never heard before. But the thing that i really like is tonights author is typical of the type of author that we have here. I encourage you about upcoming authors and 60 minutes correspondent scott kelly to talk about the stories he has done over the years i have read the book its fascinating but we have wonderful author programs i would encourage you to pick up a sheet i would also encourage you to come back to the museum. We have a fabulous exhibit call georgia on my screen. When carter was governor he established the Georgia Film Commission to bring movies to the state of georgia. Sweet home alabama, a whole bunch tyler perry stuff. The actual set from Stranger Things it is just really really good i would encourage you to come back for that but tonight is a special night tony horwitz is an awardwinning journalist from the graduate school of journalism and spent a decade overseas as a journalist over wars and conflicts into the wall street journal and
Year, 2019. Hes retired, 40 year as an editor and writer and newspaper and magazine industry some of those publications include usa today liberal both more sun the patriot news and your daily record in addition lot ron is edited National Magazines such as usa today sports hes been the editor in charge of the National Football League Coverage for usa today sports weekly, and he has managed the copy desk at harrisburg, when the newspaper want the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Native to michigan, a graduate of Central Michigan university, and he has returned as a guest speaker to the schools to journalism classes, as part of the schools visiting professional series. Iran and currently lives in york, pennsylvania, and has been a Gettysburg Foundation guide at the George Spangler farms Field Hospital since it opened in 2018. Without any further introduction, i would like to present to you, run cricket. applause thank you, tanya. Okay, we are good. Kenny, thank you, thank you all for coming. I arg
Harrisburg when the paper won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Ron is a native of michigan, a graduate of Central Michigan university, and has returned as a guest speaker as part of the schools hearst visiting professional series. Ron lives in york, pennsylvania and has been a Gettysburg Foundation guide since 2013. Without further introduction i would like to present to you ron kirkwood. [applause] mr. Kirkwood thank you. Ok, we are good. Tammy, thank you. Thank you all for coming. I argue in my book that the george and Elizabeth Spangler farm is the most important farm in the battle of gettysburg. Im going to address that first, then we will go into other factors, like the two hospitals that were on this property, and we are going to talk about the spanglers. To help me make my case union , line, army of the potomac line, day three. There is the George Spangler farm. It is close to the line. Everywhere it is close to the line. It is huge, 166 acres, it dominates behind the lines. Rhodes.
Kirk would talks about the spengler farm during the battle of gettysburg which was used as a union Army Headquarters and artillery reserve and field hospital. Oday we have today would. E have ron kirk had tired after a 40 year career as an editor in the newspaper and magazine industry. His publications include usa today, the baltimore sun, the harrisburg patriot news in the new york daily record. He managed the copy desk and harrisburg when the paper won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Ron is a native of michigan, graduate of Central Michigan university, and has returned as part of theker as hearst visiting professional series. Ron lives in york, pennsylvania and has been at Gettysburg Foundation guide since 2013. Youuld like to present to ron kirkwood. [applause] mr. Kirkwood thank you. Ok, we are good. Tammy, thank you. Thank you all for coming. Thegue in my book that george and Elizabeth Spangler farm is the most important farm in the battle of gettysburg. Im going to address that first