Military historian Gregory Erwin talks about challenges the british army faced in adapting to north american terrain and battle tactics during the revolutionary war. The museum of the American Revolution, Pritzker Museum and the richard vann has foundation cohosts this event as part of a threeday international conference. My name is philip mead, director of Curatorial Affairs on the American Revolution, and it is my pleasure to welcome today to welcome to welcome today ,resident Gregory Urwin professor of American History from the revolution through world war ii. A longtimerwin is friend of this museum project. Thene of it is one of great advantages of being in philadelphia, that we can be close neighbors to the professor, whose work on the british army in the American Revolution is extensive and always inspiring of our exhibits and publications , and the development of our core exhibition. Professor urwin played a crucial role in the display of the story weighinged runways, the promis
A panel of historians looks at various aspects of the revolutionary warera military. Topics include George Washingtons and how historians use a soldiers personal memoirs or journals. By the society for historians of the early american republic. I want to welcome you. Have for very young historians today, so i feel a generation or two beyond. I will introduce them in a moment. Before i do, a word or two on why we are actually here. All of our historians are specialists on the American Revolution with a particular interest in its military aspects. As you learn from listening to them, their approaches for the for independence very considerably. There is no microphone here. We will hear remarks about gender, personal narratives, the influence of revolutionary statery service and formation. It, i think our panelists are going to illustrate the Central Point of all military history and that is the field encompasses virtually all perspectives historians can bring to bear. Military organizatio
He is completing an edited collection titled soldiers of the cross. The text will be out sometime later this spring. I think hes going to talk about rosecrans, but he is also instrumental to everything that we do at the center, especially to our Digital Projects and black virginians in blue. He is fundamental to our under graduate internship and Public Events like this. So i would like you all to join me in welcoming will kurtz. They dont usually let me talk at these things. Im afraid you are about to find out why. Ro rose cranes is kind of a downer and this is perhaps the first and last time we will talk about him in our day together. He may have mentioned him briefly and after he mentioned grants name for the fifth time, i kind of tuned him out. I dont hate grant. I hope you take that away from this talk. In fact i think that the failed relationship between general grant and rose cranes and rosecrans and Everything Else was detrimental to the union cause. Im going to talk about gener
To the Second Annual Kenneth Rendell lecture on importance of historical letters and documents. Ken rendell has been a dealer since 1959 in historical letters and documents dating from the renaissance to the present period. His business for many years included offices boston and the gallery in new york city encompassed politics. The law, art, literature, music, science, the military amongst, other areas. Ken has authored some of the standard reference volumes in this field, including his history comes to life. Ken has been a member of the grolier club since 1972 and is significant contributions to our club over course over 50 years. Reflect just a few of his many interests and areas of expertise. One of kens historical interests is the american frontier, the foundation of his 2004 book, the western of the American Dream. Its his own extensive collection of western american memorabilia here. And the club was fortunate to have a selection of this material on show in this very room in 200
The president of the grolier club and its my to welcome you to the Second Annual Kenneth Rendell lecture on importance of historical letters and documents. Ken rendell has been a dealer since 1959 in historical letters and documents dating from the renaissance to the present period. His business for many years included offices boston and the gallery in new york city encompassed politics. The law, art, literature, music, science, the military amongst, other areas. Ken has authored some of the standard reference volumes in this field, including his history comes to life. Ken has been a member of the grolier club since 1972 and is significant contributions to our club over course over 50 years. Reflect just a few of his many interests and areas of expertise. One of kens historical interests is the american frontier, the foundation of his 2004 book, the western of the American Dream. Its his own extensive collection of western american memorabilia here. And the club was fortunate to have a